ACIM Lesson 356 Prayer

"Sickness is but another name for sin. Healing is but another name for God. The miracle is thus a call to Him."
This lesson equates sickness with sin, suggesting that both are attempts to separate ourselves from God's truth. It teaches that healing, on the other hand, is synonymous with God, reflecting a return to our true identity as His sinless Son. We are to recognize that sickness is a defense against the truth of our spiritual nature, and that healing involves aligning with God's love and letting go of the ego's illusions.
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 356.

Sickness is but another name for sin.

Healing is but another name for God.

The miracle is thus a call to God.

Father,

You promised you would never fail to answer any call I might make to you.

Father,

It does not matter where I am,

What seems to be my problem,

Nor what I believe I have become.

I am your child,

And you will answer me.

The miracle reflects your love,

And thus it answers me.

Your name replaces every thought of sin,

And who is sinless cannot suffer pain.

Your name gives answer to your child,

Because to call your name is but to call my own.

Sickness is but another name for sin.

Healing is but another name for God.

The miracle is thus a call to God.

Nothing real can be threatened.

Nothing unreal exists.

Herein lies the peace of God.