Reader Comments on This Is a Course for Miracle Workers: Please Clock In
by Greg Mackie. Read the article.
As a Catholic Christian, I am in awe of the words in this message today, about our part in Christ's salvation work. St. Paul told us that he was completing "what is lacking in the sacrifice of our Lord." Col. 1:24. That is a verse that sometimes causes stumbling. To be an assistant to the Lord is truly a call to perform miracles, and in no way diminishes what He did for us.
I am grateful for His call to be part of the salvation of the world.
Thanks,
—Susan
Recently I purchased the Hugh Lynn Cayce Version of the Course and after reading just 50 pages of this version my understanding of the Course has changed. I used to think that the point of the Course was like a self-help book, designed to make us happier and bring miracles into my life. Now I understand that the Course is actually a training program for the miracle-working, not necessarily receiving. Of course, I believe one must receive miracles (from Jesus or the Holy Spirit) in order to work miracles and as a byproduct of miracle working one is happier. But the "work" depends on us. It may seem like a minute point, but in my mind an important one—approaching the Course as a training program for miracle workers is different than approaching it as a self-help book in which one may start with, "What is this book going to do for me?" It also contradicts the sometimes apathetic view that since the world is an illusion, we need not try to change or improve it. This "shift in perception" of the Course has made a big difference for me and this basic point seems missing or not as clear in the final edited version. But the HLC version really seems to spell it out right at the bat.
I used to think the final edited version was "the" version. Today, it doesn't matter to me what the one official version is supposed to be. I just know that I've received a lot of clarity for the Course in the HLC version. It's interesting to me that I came upon this realization of "training for miracle workers" upon reading the beginning of the HLC and then Greg Mackie writes something similar so soon after this insight.
Thank you Circle of Atonement. I think you are one of the very rare entities attempting to give the Course a very serious and scholarly look. It's not just another self-help guide, but, I believe, divine words meant to be studied just as much as Shakespeare, Dante, or the Bible.
—Christopher James
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