ACIM Lesson 228 Contemplation

"God has condemned me not. No more do I," emphasizes the importance of releasing self-condemnation and embracing the truth of our inherent holiness as known by God. The lesson encourages us to reject our self-imposed guilt and the false image of ourselves as sinful, recognizing that God's knowledge of our holiness is the true reality. By accepting this divine perspective, we can experience liberation from self-judgment and align with the truth of our spiritual identity.
All quotes are from A Course in Miracles, copyright ©2007, Third Edition used with permission from the publisher and copyright holder, the Foundation for Inner Peace, 448 Ignacio Blvd., #306, Novato, CA 94949.

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A Course in Miracles,

Lesson 228 God has condemned me not,

No more do I.

My Father knows my holiness.

Shall I deny His knowledge?

Shall I believe in what His knowledge makes impossible?

Shall I accept as true what God proclaims as false?

Or shall I take God's Word for what I am,

Since God is my Creator,

And God is the One who knows the true condition of His Child?

Father,

I was mistaken in myself because I failed to realize the Source from which I came.

I have not left that Source to enter in a body and to die.

Father,

My holiness remains a part of me,

As I am part of You.

My mistakes about myself are dreams.

I let these dreams go today.

Father,

I stand ready to receive Your Word alone for what I really am.

I will not accept as true what God proclaims as false.

I will take God's Word for what I am,

Since God is my Creator.

God knows my true condition.

Father,

I failed to realize the Source from which I came.

I have not left my Source to enter in a body only to die.

Father,

I am part of You.

My holiness remains a part of me.

My mistakes about myself are dreams.

I let these dreams go today.

Father,

I was mistaken in myself.

Father,

I stand ready to receive Your Word alone for what I really am.

My Father knows my holiness.

Shall I deny His knowledge?

Nothing real can be threatened.

Nothing unreal exists.

Therein lies the peace of God.