ACIM Daily Lesson 361 This holy instant would I give to You. Be You in charge. For I would follow You, certain that Your direction gives me peace.
This holy instant would I give to You. Be You in charge. For I would follow You, certain that Your direction gives me peace.
Lesson 361
This holy instant would I give to You. Be You in charge. For I would follow You, certain that Your direction gives me peace.
1. And if I need a word to help me, He will give it to me. ²If I need a thought, that will He also give. ³And if I need but stillness and a tranquil, open mind, these are the gifts I will receive of Him. ⁴He is in charge by my request. ⁵And He will hear and answer me, because He speaks for God my Father and His holy Son.
I seriously needed to put the Holy Spirit in charge of my day. My mind was whirling with thoughts of what to do next because there was so much to do. I remembered that Today I will make no decisions by myself. (ACIM, T-30.I.2:2) And I remembered not to judge what to do or to judge the situations that will need my response. I am assuring myself of a peaceful day by asking the Holy Spirit to guide my every decision and by pausing often to receive that guidance.
The first guidance I received was to do this lesson.
At the same time, I felt the pull to clean away the Christmas chaos that I was too tired to tackle last night. I knew, though, that I will do better to follow the guidance I asked for. The housework isn’t going anywhere, and I will get to it at some point. As soon as I opened the lesson, I felt peaceful. I know that my day will remain peaceful as I continue to trust my Guide.
I needed help this morning, and He gave it to me. He gave me the thought I needed when I felt guilty this morning. He gave me direction when I thought I needed to follow the ego’s call to urgency where there was none. And He gave me a tranquil open mind when I asked for it. My cup runneth over with gratitude. Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life: And I will dwell in the house of the Lord forever.
This is an entry from my journal from years ago.
There are many ways He gives me what I need. One day, when my son got to my house, he was sick with an infection of some sort and felt awful. I felt the desire to reach out with healing thoughts, to see him healed. Then this thought appeared in my mind: “I can’t even heal myself. How could I heal him?” For a while, it seemed a perfectly reasonable statement. I felt guilty and unworthy.
A while later, when my mind was quiet, the Holy Spirit spoke so gently to me that it was like a feather falling softly into my mind. He said, “It is through healing that you are healed.” If I had not been still, I would not have even heard this thought. But as soon as I heard it, I laughed at my foolishness. I looked again at my son, and this time I knew that the sickness was a lie. How could the Son of God suffer? I refuse to feel sorry for him or regretful for his condition. I just know that it is not the truth.
As I did this, I saw other thoughts bubbling up.
I thought about how I talked about my own illness and how I worried about him. I thought about my advice and my warnings. I watched them rise up to the top so they could be recognized for what they were. It was uncomfortable at first, knowing how very unhelpful I was while all the time I thought I was being a loving mother. My discomfort at seeing my errors reminded me of shards of glass long buried under the skin working their way out. For a bit, it hurts, but then they are gone and no longer causing pain.
Thank you, Holy Spirit, for Your gentle guidance, Your thoughts, and Your help at my request. May I always turn to You.
Contemplation 2025
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