The end of suffering can not be loss. The gift of everything can but be gain. You only give. You never take away. And You created me to be like You, so sacrifice becomes impossible for me as well as You. I, too, must give, and so all things are given unto me forever and forever. As I was created, I remain. Your Son can make no sacrifice, for he must be complete, having the function of completing You. I am complete because I am Your Son. I cannot lose, for I can only give. And everything is mine eternally.
The mercy and the peace of God are free. Salvation has no cost. It is a gift that must be freely given and received, and it is this that we would learn today.
✨ Summary & practice
You are not asked to make a sacrifice to find God’s peace.
The end of suffering cannot be a loss. Giving up everything can only be a gain. God only gives; He never takes. And He created you to be like Him, so sacrifice is as impossible for you as it is for Him. You, too, must give. Thus all things are given to you eternally. You are complete because you are God’s Son. You cannot lose, for you can only give, and all is already yours.
The central idea is that sacrifice is an ego concept, not a divine one. The ego tells you that to gain something, you must lose something else. That to be spiritual, you must give up the world’s pleasures. That to be loved, you must sacrifice yourself. This is completely false. God asks for no sacrifice. His mercy and peace are free. Salvation has no cost. It is a gift freely given and freely received. Nothing is lost, everything is gained.
This lesson is the good news you have needed. Previous lessons spoke of letting go of fear, of making the 'sacrifice' of fear. But this is not a sacrifice in the sense of losing something real. The earlier lessons prepared you to understand that fear is not real, that you lose nothing by releasing it. Here, you receive full confirmation: sacrifice is impossible in God’s reality. You have nothing to lose, ever.
To live this lesson today, release every thought of sacrifice. If you catch yourself thinking that following God costs you something, or that forgiveness deprives you of something, correct that thought immediately. Say: 'I am not asked to make a sacrifice. God’s gift is free.' Then act generously, knowing that giving is not losing. Give your time, your attention, your love. You will find that the more you give, the more you receive.
God asks no sacrifice. His peace is free. Simply open your heart and receive it without fear.
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