I have conceived of time in such a way that I defeat my aim. If I elect to reach past time to timelessness, I must change my perception of what time is for. Time's purpose cannot be to keep the past and future one. The only interval in which I can be saved from time is now. For in this instant has forgiveness come to set me free. The birth of Christ is now, without a past or future. He has come to give His present blessing to the world, restoring it to timelessness and love. And love is ever-present, here and now.
Thanks for this instant, Father. It is now I am redeemed. This instant is the time You have appointed for Your Son's release, and for salvation of the world in him.
✨ Summary & practice
This instant is the only time there is, live it fully.
You have shaped time in a way that opposes your happiness. You live between past and future, regretting one and fearing the other, and thus miss the only moment that truly exists: now. The purpose of time is not to bind past and future together, but to allow you to be saved from time into the timeless. The only interval in which you can be saved is now.
The essential teaching of this lesson is that Christ’s birth is always now. It has no past or future. Christ has come to give His present blessing to the world, restoring it to timelessness and love. Love is forever present, here and now. Forgiveness comes to free you in this very instant. You do not need to wait for a liberating future or regret a past that is gone. Freedom is offered to you now, in the only time that is real.
This lesson is the culmination of all your work on time in previous lessons. You have seen that the past is an error and the future is in God’s hands. Here, you discover that only the present truly exists. Past and future are mental constructs with no reality. Forgiveness operates in the present; healing happens in the present. Each instant is an opportunity for rebirth, for liberation, for return to the timeless.
To live this lesson, train yourself today to be fully present. When you eat, eat. When you walk, walk. Whenever your mind drifts to past or future, gently bring it back to the present. Tell yourself: 'This instant is the only time there is. Forgiveness has come to free me now.' You will find peace dwelling in you to the extent that you are present. The past has no power over you, the future no hold. You are free, here and now.
You, it is now that you are redeemed. Let the present be your only time, and peace will be your only reality.
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