The Circle of Atonement - Dedicated to A Course in Miracles
Daily Reading
Workbook Lesson:Lesson # 245—Your peace is with me, Father. I am safe. [more] Lesson Index.
Text Reading: T-21.In-I—Introduction & The Forgotten Song.
Lesson & Reading Plan Calendar
Today's Inspiration: Do you not think the world needs peace as much as you do? Do you not want to give it to the world as much as you want to receive it? For unless you do, you will not receive it. (T-8.IV.4:1-3)
Robert's Blog
Why do we need the Holy Spirit to heal our minds? (September 1, 2010)
I have been pondering this question since early in my time with the Course. If healing our minds just comes down to learning the truth, why can't we heal our minds ourselves? Why do we need the Holy Spirit to do that for us? Read the rest of this entry »
A Better Way Newsletter
August Issue of A Better Way #104 by Robert Perry. This month's article is "What Is Vision? Getting a Handle on This Key Concept through Actual Examples," by Robert Perry. The Course tells us that its goal is true perception, which it also calls Christ's vision, or usually just vision. But what is vision? In this article, rather than discussing vision from a theoretical standpoint, Robert presents real-life examples of people seeing with vision. Click here to read A Better Way.
Integrated ACIM
In our online copy of the entire text of A Course in Miracles, each section and paragraph contains links to all the articles and commentaries of ours that reference that section or paragraph. In all, it contains over 6,700 such links. Therefore, if you need clarity on a particular statement in the Course, you can just go to that place and click on the "related articles" link. If you want clarity on a certain section or lesson, you can go there and click on the "commentary" link. Links in green are available to everyone. Links in red are to commentaries and articles available in our various reading programs and the Circle Course Community. You must be subscribed to the program to access the links in red.
Articles
Another "Loving the Armed Robber" Story - With a Twist by Greg Mackie. Those of you who frequently read these Course Meets World pieces may recall the story of Mohammad Sohail, the convenience store clerk who responded to an armed robber with love and forgiveness. Recently I read a story that was strikingly similar — but with an unexpected twist that has given me rich food for thought about miracle workers and the effect of their miracles on those who receive them.
Did we co-create the whole creation with God? by Greg Mackie. Question: In the Text, chapter 30, section II.3:5-6 it says: "What lies in you has joined with God Himself in all creation's birth. Remember Him Who has created you, and through your will created everything. Not one thing but gives you thanks, for it is by your will that it was born." This is the first time that I recall the Course saying that we created, with God, the whole creation. Perhaps you could clear this up for me.
Tolerance by Robert Perry. We tend to value high standards, yet the ugly side of our high standards is intolerance. The higher our standards, the narrower the range in which we will feel all right. The key to peace is tolerance, and the key to tolerance is letting go of judgment.
Helen and Bill's Joining: A Window onto the Heart of A Course in Miracles by Robert Perry. What is the heart of the Course? What is the point at which it all comes together. This article views Helen and Bill's joining in "a better way" as that point, as the example of what the Course is trying to have happen in the lives of all of its students.
Honesty by Robert Perry. We all lie, at least in little ways, usually to save our image. Yet a real feeling of wholeness can only come from a kind of ultra-honesty, an honesty more total than we have conceived. That is what A Course in Miracles is calling us to.
Our Purpose
Our purpose is to be a bridge into the profound and unparalleled wisdom of A Course in Miracles. We clarify the Course's often difficult language in order to make possible a deeper understanding of its teachings. We then help you put those teachings into practice, explaining how to apply them in your everyday life.
Our work grows out of our commitment to be as faithful as possible to what A Course in Miracles says. It also grows out of our years of dedication to walking this path ourselves and to helping others walk it. Our deepest desire is to see the Course's purpose realized in the lives of students and in the world.
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The Missing Piece
About
2,000 years ago Jesus offered a revolutionary message to the world
which, even now, has not been fully grasped. The church quickly
institutionalized his radical teachings into an organized religion
about worshipping him, obscuring the true meaning of his
transformative message. It is our belief that Jesus has appeared
again to humanity in the pages of
A Course in Miracles to
frame his ancient message for contemporary ears. As the authentic
voice of Jesus, A Course in Miracles provides the crucial
"missing piece" that supplies the healing Jesus
originally intended for the world. An important part of our mission
here at the Circle of Atonement is to ensure that Jesus'
vital message will never be lost to the world again.
Read our piece,
"The Promise of the Course: A Statement of Intent".
