Lesson 40: I am blessed as a Son of God.
Lesson 40 begins, “Today we will begin to assert some of the happy things to which you are entitled, being what you are.” I love this phrase, “being what you are” and it helps to capitalize it like this, “being What You Are”. Our true state is one of pure Being, beyond words, intellectual concepts, beyond human comprehension. Being What We Are, what we truly are, is our natural state of undifferentiated oneness, ineffable yet recognized when we encounter our true Self.
When Jesus gives us Godly attributes and happy things to which we are entitled, we use them as confirmations of Reality; not positive affirmations with which to buoy ourselves up. “I am blessed as a Son of God,” and “I am happy, peaceful, loving and contented” are inarguable statements, which, if given pure attention, will blossom within us.
I also very much appreciate Jesus telling us, “If you forget [to do the lesson], try again. If there are long interruptions, try again. Whenever you remember, try again.” This reminds me of the Sufi poem, Come Again (by Rumi, I think) which has been put to music and sung by many. Here’s one of my favorite versions.
