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"You do not understand forgiveness.
As you see it, it is but
a check upon overt attack,
without requiring correction
in
your mind.
It cannot give you peace
as you perceive it.
It is not what God intended
it to be for you.
The Problem
When you "forgive" a sin,
there is no gain to you directly.
You give charity to one unworthy,
merely to point out that you are better,
on a higher plane than
he whom you forgive.
He has not earned your charitable tolerance,
which you bestow on one unworthy of the gift,
because his sins have lowered him
beneath a true equality with you.
It holds out a gift to him,
but hardly to yourself.
Thus is forgiveness basically unsound;
a charitable whim,
benevolent yet undeserved,
a gift bestowed at times,
at other times withheld.
The sin that you forgive is not your own.
Someone apart from you committed it.
And if you then are gracious unto him
by giving him what he does not deserve,
the gift is
no more yours than was his sin.
The Answer
In silence, close your eyes upon the world
that does not understand forgiveness,
and seek sanctuary in the quiet place
where thoughts are changed
and false beliefs laid by.
Ask for help in understanding
what it really means.
Be willing to be taught.
Then spend a quiet moment,
opening your mind to
His correction and His Love.
And what you hear of Him
you will believe,
for what He gives
will be received by you.
All that I give is given to myself.
And if you only catch a tiny glimpse
of the release that lies in the idea
we practice for today,
this is a day of glory
for the world."
ACIM Lesson 126 Excerpts
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