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I. Principles of Miracles, P 21 21 Miracles are natural signs of forgiveness. Through miracles, you accept God’s forgiveness by extending it to others.   Journal Later in the Text I am told that God does not forgive because God never condemns. So what is God’s forgiveness? It is the certainty that I have doneContinue reading “C 1: I. Principles of Miracles, P 21”

I. Principles of Miracles, P 20 20 Miracles reawaken the awareness that the spirit, not the body, is the altar of truth. This is the recognition that leads to the healing power of the miracle.   Journal Sometimes I get bad headaches and when that happens my first thought is, “What triggered this headache?” IContinue reading “C 1: I. Principles of Miracles, P 20”

I. Principles of Miracles, P 19 19 Miracles make minds one in God. They depend on cooperation, because the Sonship is the sum of all that God created. Miracles therefore reflect the laws of eternity, not of time. Journal Miracles occur on the level of mind, and so are outside time and space and bodies.Continue reading “C 1: I. Principles of Miracles, P 19”

I. Principles of Miracles, P 18 18 A miracle is a service. It is the maximal service you can render to another. It is a way of loving your neighbor as yourself. You recognize your own and your neighbor’s worth simultaneously. Journal When I was deciding what I wanted to take in college I thoughtContinue reading “C 1: I. Principles of Miracles, P 18”

I. Principles of Miracles, P 17 17 Miracles transcend the body. They are sudden shifts into invisibility, away from the bodily level. That is why they heal. Journal Nothing happens within the illusion. Nothing is improved, nothing is made worse, nothing is done at all. This is just a script being played out. There isContinue reading “C 1: I. Principles of Miracles, P 17”

I. Principles of Miracles, P 16 16 Miracles are teaching devices for demonstrating that it is as blessed to give as to receive. They simultaneously increase the strength of the giver and supply strength to the receiver. Journal Miracles are teaching devices. I almost missed the importance of that first statement. Miracles are not aContinue reading “C 1: I. Principles of Miracles, P 16”

I. Principles of Miracles, P 15 15 Each day should be devoted to miracles. The purpose of time is to enable you to learn how to use time constructively. It is thus a teaching device and a means to an end. Time will cease when it is no longer useful in facilitating learning.   JournalContinue reading “C 1: I. Principles of Miracles, P 15”

  I. Principles of Miracles, P 14 14 Miracles bear witness to truth. They are convincing because they arise from conviction. Without conviction they deteriorate into magic, which is mindless, and therefore destructive; or rather, the uncreative use of mind. Journal I understand that Miracles bear witness to the truth. They prove the truth toContinue reading “C 1: I. Principles of Miracles, P 14”

Principles of Miracles, P 13 13 Miracles are both beginnings and endings, and so they alter the temporal order. They are always affirmations of rebirth, which seem to go back but really go forward. They undo the past in the present, and thus release the future.   Journal I saw this miracle most clearly inContinue reading “C 1: I. Principles of Miracles, P 13”

Principles of Miracles, P 10-12 10 The use of miracles as spectacles to induce belief is a misunderstanding of their purpose. I used to believe that miracles were absolutely supposed to wow everyone and make them true believers. It never occurred to me that this was not their purpose until I read this. So whatContinue reading “C 1: I. Principles of Miracles, P 10, 11, 12”