For those of you studying A Course in Miracles, and following it through the year, we are now on lessons 311 – 320. The theme is the Last Judgement. This is a play on the biblical theme that is loaded with fear about being found wanting at the end of the world, which of course makes us feel lacking right now. However this is the distorted version that the ego has created to keep us feeling bad and separate. Actually God’s final judgement on us, is the same as it ever was, which is that we are wholly innocent and pure, loving and loved, limitless and changeless.
The lessons take us through a wonderful process of realising how we think, or judge ourselves, creates exactly how we see the world. When we judge our selves or others as being guilty or wrong or inadequate, that is how we see the world. Choosing to see ourselves, and each other, as loving or lovable, as whole, with nothing wrong or lacking, then we start to see and experience a completely different world!
I was so thrilled when I discovered Jesus’ take on judgement in ACIM. He tells us that in truth we are never able to judge anything, because we never have the full picture, and in any case, our physical eyes cannot tell us truth. But we have another faculty of vision inside of us, and that is an organ of love. It sees without any need of the physical eye. In ACIM language, this vision is called Christ’s vision. It is a gift every single human being has latent inside us. With this vision we see through all fear, all pain, all ideas of wrong doing or right doing. With this vision judgement does not exist as the ego understands that word.
Using the faculty of Christ’s vision is what enables us to forgive. It is up to us to decide whether or not we want to forgive, whether or not we want to see with the eyes of Love. I find it takes practice, daily, to keep choosing and summoning the courage to choose this loving way of seeing the world. The more we practice the easier it becomes and the “ah ha” moments arrive when we find we have forgiven.
The greatest gift we can give ourselves, or each other, is the gift of forgiveness, the gift of seeing each other with the eyes of Love. Will you join me today?
In love and friendship,
Annie.
Forgiveness is the Key to Happiness 
HI Annie
A hello from me – I’ve got Ken Wapnicks commentary on the lessons in seven books – really helpful and that is how I do the lessons – I’m on 100.
How are you? I don’t know how these blogs work – will this be posted automatically. Anyway be good to connect around the Course
Love
Robin
Dear Robin,
Yes, I have also been using Ken W’s commentary on the lessons… sometimes I find it incredibly helpful, like a whole new dimension of understanding opens up.
Would love to connect with you, been too long! let me know when you are going to be in the south.
love and blessings, Annie.