Commentary on ACIM Lesson 290

© 2010 Rev. David Seacord

My present happiness is all I see.

I read these Commentaries each morning, just like most of you do. They often seem written by someone else, and they often have an important message for me too. Sometimes I also see I didn't say something as well as I'd hoped.

This mornings Commentary was like that, especially the last line of the last paragraph: For love connected to Source, this is just not a problem. I'm mentioning this to correct how that might have landed.... to clarify that the words "this is just not a problem" were meant as is understood when spoken conversationally, as, for instance, in answering a request by saying, "sure, not a problem".... I apologize for omitting the inflectional punctuation, which may have been confusing.

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To ask for the strength to do the will of the God/Godess/True Reality is our fast-track focus for today. This strength has already be given us, but for us to receive it, we must remember to ask for it. This is where the importance of mind training comes in. For what is training? It is simply the building of habits, so that when we are confounded, we default to our training, our habits. If they are consciously constructed, they will serve us in good stead. If they are haphazard, they may, or they may not.

In any case, asking for strength and guidance is the best way to establish our correct relationship with our Source, whatever your preferred form.... for Source is always the Creator, and we are the created, given by grace and with spiritual maturity, the self-knowing of being like "a Son to the Father".

The benefits of this correct relationship are spiritual protection while in this world, and the power to be a clear channel of God's Joy. Getting that Joy-current flowing requires very little, and nothing that we do not already have in abundance.

Here is my current understanding. To active Joy and Happiness, simply serve others until you see you could have been them. Then continue to serve until you see the deeper truth... that you actually are.

Namaste,

David

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Lesson 290

My present happiness is all I see.

Unless I look upon what is not there, my present happiness is all I see. Eyes that begin to open see at last. And I would have Christ's vision come to me this very day. What I perceive without God's Own Correction for the sight I made is frightening and painful to behold. Yet I would not allow my mind to be deceived by the belief the dream I made is real an instant longer. This the day I seek my present happiness, and look on nothing else except the thing I seek.

With this resolve I come to You, and ask Your strength to hold me up today, while I but seek to do Your Will. You cannot fail to hear me, Father. What I ask have You already given me. And I am sure that I will see my happiness today.