ACIM Lesson 352 Contemplation

"Judgment and love are opposites. From one come all the sorrows of the world. But from the other comes the peace of God Himself."
This lesson highlights the stark contrast between judgment and love, emphasizing that judgment leads to sorrow, while love brings peace. It teaches that forgiveness, which reflects God's love, sees only sinlessness and judges not, offering us a path back to our true identity and peace. By choosing forgiveness over judgment, we release the blocks to love and open ourselves to the peace of 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 352 Judgment and Love are opposites.

From one come all the sorrows of the world.

From the other comes the peace of God himself.

Father,

Forgiveness looks on sinlessness alone and judges not.

Through this I come to you.

Judgment will bind my eyes and make me blind.

Love,

Reflected in forgiveness here,

Reminds me you have given me a way to find your peace again.

Father,

I am redeemed when I elect to follow in this way.

You have not left me comfortless.

Father,

I have within me both the memory of you and the one who leads me to it.

Father,

I would hear your voice and find your peace today.

I would love my own identity and find in it the memory of you.

Father,

Forgiveness looks on sinlessness alone and judges not.

Through this I come to you.

Judgment will bind my eyes.

Love,

Reflected in forgiveness here,

Reminds me you have given me a way to find your peace again.

In this way,

You have not left me comfortless.

Father,

I have within me both the memory of you and the one who leads me to it.

Father,

I would hear your voice and find your peace today.

I would love my own identity and find in it the memory of you.

Judgment come all the sorrows of the world.

Above comes the peace of God himself.

Father,

I would hear your voice and find your peace today.

Father,

I would love my own identity and find in it the memory of you.

Nothing real can be threatened.

Nothing unreal exists.

Herein lies the peace of God.