What is A Course in Miracles?

A Course in Miracles (ACIM) is a spiritual curriculum of 365 lessons designed to transform perception and restore inner peace.

How to practice the lesson of the day?

Read the lesson in the morning, apply it throughout the day, and use the summary to deepen your understanding.

Lesson 220 : Review (200) | I Choose Peace

I am not a body.

I am free.

For I remain as God created me.

[200] There is no peace except the peace of God

Let me not wander from the way of peace, for I am lost on other roads than this.

But let me follow Him Who leads me home, and peace is certain as the Love of God.

I am not a body.

I am free.

For I remain as God created me.

✨ Summary & practice

Review: the only peace there is

The review of lesson 200 concludes this series of reviews by affirming that there is only one peace, the peace of God. The refrain "I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me" resonates as the final word on any attempt to find peace elsewhere. The reviews you have just completed (lessons 201 to 220) are important because they have consolidated the previous twenty lessons into a solid foundation. This final review is like the keystone that locks it all together. By affirming there is only one peace, you cut short all vain searches that would lead you away from truth.

Lesson 200 asked you to seek no further. The review adds a prayer: "Let me not stray from the path of peace, for I am lost on any other road. But let me follow Him Who leads me home, and peace is as certain as God's Love." This prayer humbly acknowledges that without guidance, you wander. But with the Guide, peace is certain.

During this final review of the first cycle, take a moment to measure how far you've come. From lesson 181 to this review 220, you have explored the nature of perception, forgiveness, identity, and peace. Now, these ideas are no longer foreign: they are beginning to become part of you. The review is the seal authenticating this learning. The peace of God is not a future reward but a present presence.

Practice:

To close this review period, take a moment of silence. Repeat the refrain slowly: "I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me." Then add: "There is only one peace, the peace of God." Give thanks for the guidance received during these reviews. Commit to continuing your practice, for truth is not learned once and for all: it is lived each instant. Peace accompanies you now, as certain as God's Love.

Reviews are the anchor points that keep the boat of your consciousness from drifting away from truth: without them, the winds of the world would carry you far from the shore of peace.