Lesson 69: My grievances hide the light of the world in me.
This is one of my very favorite lessons in A Course in Miracles. The practice is a profoundly beautiful meditation.
In Lesson 69, Jesus makes this momentous statement, “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 Son disappear in the sunlight.”
The light of the world is what we are and where Reality resides. The tears of God’s Son disappear in Son-Light.
“Salvation is our only need. There is no other purpose here, and no other function to fill.” Lesson 43 told us that salvation is the undoing of what never was. Lesson 46 told us that forgiveness can truly be called salvation because it is the means by which illusions disappear. Section VII (The Dreamer of the Dream) in Chapter 27 (The Healing of the Dream) speaks about healing our perceptions.
As I said, Lesson 69, provides us with a profoundly beautiful meditation which guides us to move through misty clouds to the brilliant light beyond. Jesus tells us, “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 Himself will raise you from darkness into light. You are in accord with His Will. You cannot fail because your will is His.”
Although in other sections of the Course, Jesus makes it clear that God cannot know we are here because we are dreaming and we are actually with God and have never left God, he uses the language, “God Himself will raise you from darkness into light” because the memory of God is always retained within us. We call this memory the Holy Spirit, and the Holy Spirit is God’s Messenger, the Voice for God, humming the Truth always, and when we tune into that vibration is up to us.
Practicing the meditation in Lesson 69 is one sure way to tune in and Light Up.