A Course in Miracles Workbook Daily Lesson 296, Year 2022

ACIM Daily Lesson 296 The Holy Spirit Speaks Through Me Today 1. The Holy Spirit needs my voice today, that all the world may listen to Your Voice, and hear Your Word through me.

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The Holy Spirit Speaks Through Me Today

1. The Holy Spirit needs my voice today, that all the world may listen to Your Voice, and hear Your Word through me. ²I am resolved to let You speak through me, for I would use no words but Yours, and have no thoughts which are apart from Yours, for only Yours are true. ³I would be savior to the world I made. ⁴For having damned it I would set it free, that I may find escape, and hear the Word Your holy Voice will speak to me today.

2. We teach today what we would learn, and that alone. ²And so our learning goal becomes an unconflicted one, and possible of easy reach and quick accomplishment. ³How gladly does the Holy Spirit come to rescue us from hell, when we allow His teaching to persuade the world, through us, to seek and find the easy path to God.

He needs my voice today.

We are the ones who damned the world, so we are the ones who must set it free. This is our mission, our purpose for being here. We do this as we allow the Holy Spirit to speak through us to persuade the world to find the easy path to God. I do this every day as I facilitate courses and counsel when asked. But just as importantly, I do this when I speak kindly to someone in pain. I do this when someone attacks, and I see past the attack to the fear they are experiencing. Then I can offer solace rather than defense.

Every day there are opportunities to love my brothers.

Opportunities to remind them in small ways that we are one. This is the Holy Spirit speaking through me. When I notice the garbage man was picking up my trash, I stepped out to thank him. The clerk at the corner store was rude; I smiled and thanked her. When my daughter said she didn’t know how to go about selling her car, I helped her. When my son was sharp with me, I waited for Spirit to give me words before I responded.

Our lives can be how we allow His teachings to persuade the world through us. In fact, it must be. No matter what lovely words we say, if our actions aren’t loving, we will not do what we came to do. I try never to make someone feel guilty or leave someone feeling bereft of love. I am not perfect at this, none of us are, but when I fail in my mission, I simply choose again. This is the way we both teach and learn, and it is the way we save the world and find our own escape.

I have had occasions to allow the Holy Spirit to speak through me.

Several people have been sent to me to work with who are not Course students. Left on my own, this would be a challenge for me. Fortunately, I am not on my own. I only have to step back from deciding what I should say and how and let the words be given to me. This is really very simple. I ask for this help, pause a moment and then start talking. I trust that what I say will be helpful because I asked.

So far, so good, as they say. Haha. Actually, it always works perfectly. I am so very grateful.

Today, my goal is to teach only what I want to learn. As I remember that I am always teaching, I realize I must remain aware all the time. I keep my heart open to give and receive love, and that makes it so much easier. It also helps to set a strong intention at the beginning of the day to be sure my learning goal is unconflicted throughout the rest of the day.

Regina’s Tips

Since the mind is good at lying to us, and we could be fooled into thinking we’ve transcended the false self when we haven’t, our current special theme gives us another clue to pay attention to.

It’s helpful to have this clarity because it keeps us from fooling ourselves. As long as we have any fearful perceptions, spiritual intuition is needed.

My Thoughts

When I was newer to the Course but after I had been in it long enough to have made some progress, I would sometimes think that I had transcended the self, or at least wondered if I had. But then I would notice fearful perceptions and realize I wasn’t through. Now when there are fewer of those fearful perceptions, and I have periods of time when there are none, but then something will trigger a fear, and I will see that there is more to be healed.

Regina also said this.

Over the last two days, you have discovered something that is helpful for you to learn. When you have fully learned something, a change occurs. Until a change occurs that signifies the learning is complete, you are still learning.

Teaching is a way of learning. However, there are many ways to teach.

My Thoughts

Regina suggests contemplative journaling as a way to discover how you are meant to teach. I don’t need to do this because I am clear on this part of my purpose, but I think she is right about the need to ask if you don’t know. I like to journal when I have a question. Since I have developed a habit of this, it is the simplest way for me to do it. I ask the question, pause for a moment or two, and then I start writing. I write until I feel complete. Jesus says that Holy Spirit speaks to me all through the day, and I believe him, so I always hear the answer.

This entry was from 2011, when I was still filled with uncertainty.

Holy Spirit, I feel burdened this morning with the weight of my illusion. What would you say to me this morning about this lesson? I don’t feel much like your instrument this morning.

Holy Spirit: You know what to do about the wayward thoughts in your mind, Myron. Give them to me. I will purify them, and when they return to you, they will be weightless, and your mind will be clear. Would you choose to spend your day weighed down with ego concerns, or would you be My Voice today? I need you, and the reward is great.

Me: I don’t know what I was thinking. Just because I have these muddy thoughts does not mean I have to believe them. I don’t have to keep them either. Holy Spirit, it seems that I have more to do than I can do. I don’t know which task I should focus on and I think about leaving some undone and then feel afraid of the consequences. I start to feel frozen in indecision, and I feel tired and want to do nothing.

Holy Spirit: Your discomfort with this situation is not caused by too much to do, dear one.

Your discomfort will vanish when you let go of the impossible task of deciding for yourself. You can’t know all the consequences of each decision, how you will be affected now and in the future, and how others will be affected. You can’t know the true purpose of each choice, what it means to you, and to the Sonship.

That is the burden that weighs you down. Do not make any decisions on your own. Give Me that job. Ask Me what I would have you do in each moment today. You have often done this and know how simple it is. This will free your mind so you can be My Voice today. This will free your mind so you can be joyful and give that joy to others today.

Me: Yes, of course. Really, I don’t know what I was thinking. I give you these thoughts, Holy Spirit, and I ask Your Guidance in all things today. I want to know what You would have me do, and I will to do only that. Holy Spirit, I have no desire to pretend that I have a will separate from God’s. Thank you.

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