Commentary on ACIM Lesson 333

© 2010 Rev. David Seacord

Today I am en route to New Mexico for (God willing) two financially productive weeks, so it may come to pass that this Commentary will carry some of my adventures when I am guided to share them.

Earlier today as I left the lower warmer desert and climbed up into the mountains I noticed the dark clouds I was driving towards, and began to have gratitude for my lifetime of good winter driving skills. Sure enough, before too long I was on snowy roads. All seemed well for a good many miles, but suddenly the road dropped into a steep canyon and I felt my road grip change. I let off the accelerator and lightly touched the brake to test traction.... and found I had no traction.... I was sliding on black ice. Releasing the brake so the tires would roll again, I continued to slow down and rounded a curve to see ahead of me the flashing lights of emergency vehicles and stopped cars in the road.

Both to signal the several cars behind me, and to get stopped asap, I executed multiple quick hard braking, then releasing, then quick hard braking again. As I got closer to the line of stopped cars ahead of me I also started looking for which ditch was I going to go into if I couldn't get stopped in time.

That eventuality did not come to pass, as Grace protected all of us and we made orderly stops. But on getting out of the car, it was treacherously difficult to not slip and fall... it was that icy.

We all had to wait over an hour for the accident (no injuries, thank God) to get taken care of and the road sanded and traffic rolling again. I'm back on the interstate now, having made it though the mountains.

Life is like that too. After a challenge, we 'return to normal business as usual'. But during the challenge, there are always moments that could go 'either way'. Learning to Love God is learning to be grateful for the way it did go, and the gifts that gave us. For me tonight, I received the gift of awakening a bit more into 'never take anything for granted'.

Namaste,

David

PS.... Darla... please do not share this with Mom.

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Lesson 333

Forgiveness ends the dream of conflict here.

Conflict must be resolved. It cannot be evaded, set aside, denied, disguised, seen somewhere else, called by another name, or hidden by deceit of any kind, if it would be escaped. It must be seen exactly as it is, where it is thought to be, in the reality which has been given it, and with the purpose that the mind accorded it. For only then are its defenses lifted, and the truth can shine upon it as it disappears.

Father, forgiveness is the light You chose to shine away all conflict and all doubt, and light the way for our return to You. No light but this can end our evil dream. No light but this can save the world. For this alone will never fail in anything, being Your gift to Your beloved Son.