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A Course in Miracles Lesson 69 My Grievances Hide the Light of the World in Me.
No one can look upon what your grievances conceal,
Because your grievances are hiding the light of the world in you.
Everyone stands in darkness,
And you beside them.
But as the veil of your grievances is lifted,
You are released with them.
Share your salvation now with those who stood beside you when you were in hell.
They are your brothers,
Your sisters,
In the light of the world that saves all of you.
Today let us make another real attempt to reach the light in you.
Before we undertake this in our more extended practice period,
Let us devote several minutes to thinking about what we are trying to do.
We are literally attempting to get in touch with the salvation of the world.
We are trying to see past the veil of darkness that keeps it concealed.
We are trying to let the veil be lifted,
And to see the tears of God's child disappear in the sunlight.
Let us begin our longer practice period today with the full realization that this is so,
And with real determination to reach what is dearer to us than all else.
Salvation is our only need.
There is no other purpose here,
And no other function to fulfill.
Finding salvation is our only goal.
Let us end the ancient search today by finding the light in us and holding it up for everyone who searches with us to look upon and rejoice.
Think of your mind as a vast circle,
Large enough to walk through,
Surrounded by a layer of heavy,
Dark clouds.
You can see only the clouds,
Because you seem to be standing outside the circle and quite apart from it.
From where you stand,
You can see no reason to believe there is a brilliant light hidden by the clouds.
The clouds seem to be the only reality.
They seem to be all there is to see.
Therefore you do not attempt to go through them and past them,
Which is the only way in which you would be really convinced of their lack of substance.
We will make this attempt today,
Now.
And a few moments thinking about what you are trying to do for yourself by moving through the clouds.
Now be quiet.
Now that you have thought about the importance of what you are trying to do for yourself and the world,
Try to settle down in perfect stillness,
Remembering only how much you want to reach the light in you today,
Now.
Let's practice.
Very quietly now,
With your eyes closed,
Try to let go of all the content that generally occupies your consciousness.
Think of your mind as a vast circle,
Large enough to walk through,
Surrounded by a layer of heavy dark clouds.
Determine to go past the clouds.
Reach out and touch them in your mind.
Brush them aside with your hand.
Feel them resting on your cheeks and forehead and eyelids as you go through them.
Go on.
The clouds cannot stop you.
Walk through the clouds to the light now.
I'll be silent.
If you are doing the exercises properly,
You will begin to feel a sense of being lifted up and carried ahead.
Your little effort and small determination call on the power of the universe to help you,
And God will raise you from darkness into light.
You are in accord with God's will.
You cannot fail because your will is God's will.
Be certain that God has heard you and answered you.
You may not recognize the answer yet,
But you can indeed be sure that it is given you and you will yet receive it.
Try as you attempt to go through the clouds to the light to hold this confidence in your mind.
Try to remember that you are at last joining your will to God's.
Try to keep the thought clearly in mind that what you undertake with God must succeed.
Then,
Let the power of God work in you and through you that God's will and yours be done.
In the shorter practice periods,
Which you will want to do as often as possible in view of the importance of today's idea to you and your happiness,
Remind yourself that your grievances are hiding the light of the world from your awareness.
Remind yourself also that you are not searching for it alone and that you do not know where to look for it.
Let's practice again.
Everything of your mind is a vast circle large enough to walk through,
Surrounded by a layer of heavy,
Dark clouds.
These clouds are your grievances.
You can see only the clouds.
There is a brilliant light hidden by the clouds.
The clouds,
Your grievances,
Seem to be the only reality.
It is all you can see.
So,
As you prepare to brush aside the clouds and proceed to walk through the circle into the light,
Say to yourself,
My grievances hide the light of the world in me.
I cannot see what I have hidden.
Yet I want to let it be revealed to me for my salvation and the salvation of the world.
Also,
Be sure to tell yourself,
If I hold this grievance,
The light of the world will be hidden from me.
Walk through the clouds to the light.
Determine to go past the clouds.
Reach out and touch them in your mind.
Brush them aside with your hand.
Walk through the circle.
Now be quiet while you do this.
My grievances hide the light of the world in me.
I cannot see what I have hidden.
Yet I want to let it be revealed to me for my salvation and the salvation of the world.
If you are tempted to hold anything against anyone today,
Say to yourself,
My grievances hide the light of the world in me.
I cannot see what I have hidden.
If I hold this grievance,
The light of the world will be hidden from me.
My grievances hide the light of the world in me.
Nothing real can be threatened.
Nothing unreal exists.
Herein lies the peace of God.
