03 Jul 2024 Comments Off on Declaration of Independence
Declaration of Independence
In Chapter 4 of A Course in Miracles, Jesus tells us, “The Kingdom is perfectly united and perfectly protected, and the ego will not prevail against it. Amen.” He explains that this statement, “is written in the form of a prayer because it is useful in moments of temptation. It is a declaration of independence. You will find it very helpful if you understand it fully.” (T-4.III.1:12-2:3) How do we understand it fully?
By sinking down and inward in contemplation of the deeper wisdom expressed in those words. We do not need to intellectually understand. We need to trust that praying to the Holy Spirit within will reveal the meaning of the statement. Especially since we are also told in Chapter 4 that we are the Kingdom of Heaven.
Jesus clarifies that the the phrase the Kingdom of Heaven is within you is inaccurate because the Kingdom of Heaven is you. The only way to accept the power implicit in knowing ourselves as the Kingdom is to lean on God’s Guidance through His Emissary, the Holy Spirit.
Paradoxically, our independence is discovered through our dependence on our elder brother, Jesus, and the Voice for God, the Holy Spirit. They are actually One and the Same. As are We, in our collective essence, the Sonship.
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