ACIM Lesson 243 Prayer

"Today I will judge nothing that occurs."
This lesson emphasizes the unreliability of our physical senses, describing them as "mechanisms of illusion" that were made to deceive and replace Reality with illusions of separation. It encourages us to refrain from making judgments based on what our bodily senses show us, as these perceptions are incomplete and misleading. Instead, the lesson advises opening our minds to the Holy Spirit's guidance, recognizing that only God's Creation truly exists, and that attempting to judge based on our limited perceptions is an act of attacking God.
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.

Transcript

A Course in Miracles,

Lesson 243 Today I will judge nothing that occurs.

I will be honest with myself today.

I will not think that I already know what must remain beyond my present grasp.

I will not think I understand the whole from bits of my perception which are all that I can see.

Today I recognize that this is so,

And so I am relieved of judgments that I cannot make.

Thus do I free myself and,

What I look upon,

To be in peace as God created us.

Father,

Today I leave creation free to be itself.

Father,

I honor all creation's parts,

In which I am included.

Father,

We are one,

Because each part contains your memory.

Truth must shine in all of us as one.

Today I will judge nothing that occurs.

Nothing real can be threatened.

Nothing unreal exists.

Herein lies the peace of God.