Lesson 48: There is nothing to fear.
Statements from Lesson 48 that stand out to me:
“The idea for today simply states a fact.” How amazing that “There is nothing to fear” is, from Jesus’ point of view, simply a fact. How wonderful that I am willing to believe him.
“The presence of fear is a sure sign that you are trusting in your own strength.” This is a logical follow-up to yesterday’s lesson; good reinforcement.
“It is very easy to recognize [there is nothing to fear]. But it is very difficult to recognize [there is nothing to fear] for those who want illusions to be true.” Always a light slap in the face to acknowledge that if I’m having difficulty feeling fear-free that means I still want illusions to be true. Or as Jesus puts it, “The presence of fear is a sure sign that you are trusting in your own strength.”
The word “interference” has evolved into “inter-fear-ence” for me. Fear inserts itself into my experience of myself and seemingly divides One-ness into two-ness ad infinitum (ad infinitum is the ego’s mimicry of God’s Infinity).
By the way, I really appreciate the way Rupert Spira explains “illusion” (not sure it lines up exactly with ACIM, but still find it useful): Is the World Real or Just an Illusion?