ACIM Lesson 282 Contemplation

"I will not be afraid of love today."
This lesson emphasizes that our true nature is love, as we are created by God whose Name is Love. It encourages us to accept ourselves as God created us, recognizing our true Identity as the Child He loves. The lesson teaches that fear is simply a mistake, a false name we have given ourselves, and that we can choose to recognize the truth of our being instead. By affirming that we will not be afraid of love, we are making the decision to awaken from dreams of death and insanity, and to embrace the reality of our oneness with God and all creation.

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 282 I will not be afraid of love today.

I will not be afraid of love today.

If I could realize this today,

Salvation would be reached for all the world.

This the decision not to be insane.

To accept myself as God Himself,

My Father,

And my Source.

This decision created me.

This the determination not to be asleep in dreams of death.

This decision,

The determination not to be asleep while truth remains forever living in the joy of love.

This decision,

The choice to recognize my Higher Self.

My Higher Self,

Whom God created as the child He loves.

My Higher Self,

Who remains my one identity.

Father,

Your name is Love,

And so is my name Love.

Such is the truth.

Can the truth be changed by merely giving it another name?

The name of fear is simply a mistake.

Let me not be afraid of truth today.

I will not be afraid of love today.

If I could realize this today,

Salvation would be reached for all the world.

I will not be afraid of love today.

This the decision not to be insane.

To accept myself as God Himself,

My Father,

And my Source.

This decision created me.

Today,

I make the determination not to be asleep in dreams of death.

I have made the decision not to be asleep while truth remains forever living in the joy of love.

Today I make the choice to recognize my Higher Self.

My Higher Self,

Whom God created as the child He loves.

My Higher Self,

Who remains my one identity.

Father,

Your name is Love,

And so is my name Love.

Such is the truth.

Can the truth be changed by merely giving it another name?

The name of fear is simply a mistake.

Let me not be afraid of truth today.

I will not be afraid of love today.

Nothing real can be threatened.

Nothing unreal exists.

Herein lies the peace of God.