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only brings us illusions of limitation, pain and death. He helps us see that this is not what we really
want. He helps us remember that the truth lies beyond the illusions of separation.

As we stick with the Course day by day, our minds are slowly changed. We are led to let go of what
we thought was real. We are led to see all the forms of separation for what they really are, which is a
defense against God. We are led to open our minds to the truth that we are in Heaven now and
never left. We are led to understand that it is only our wanting separation that continues to make
the forms of separation we see appear real. Jesus tells us, "Ask with desire." (5:1) We always get
what we want in our heart of hearts.

Holy Spirit, I open my mind to You. I want Your healing Light, Your healing peace, Your healing
understanding. I want to let go of denying the truth. I open my mind to Your thoughts. I let Your
thoughts comfort me and heal my mind of all false images. I will let my mind be healed today and
accept the truth. The truth is I am still in God and of God. All is one in God.

As I continue to work daily with the Course, my values are changing. As I realize that something I
value is bringing me pain or sadness or fear, I let it go. More and more I realize that all I really want is
to remember God's Love for me. No substitute will ever satisfy me. I am doing less looking for love in
all the wrong places. Life is much simpler now. There is less efforting. Less energy is put into trying to
make the circumstances of the moment fit my image of what they should be to make me happy.

Glimpses of the happiness available to me in God show me that all the forms of this world cannot
come close to offering me the happiness I really want. Nothing in this world can offer me that
happiness. Likewise, nothing in this world can keep me from it. It is only my mistaken idea that
something in this world offers me something I want that interferes with my awareness of the peace
and joy already given me by God.

I am deeply grateful to know that the Holy Spirit is always in my mind, ready to lead me Home to the
Heaven of God's Love. My only job now is to practice listening to His guidance. In any moment that I
feel apprehensive or uncertain, I will use that as a reminder to turn to Him for His guidance and His
vision. He will show me with certainty what is truly valuable and show me the valuelessness of the
empty images that I have mistaken for reality. This is my path to peace and certainty. It is my path to
eternal Life. It is my path to freedom.

The above comments reflect my process as well and help me to articulate it. Sometimes I become
discouraged by my apparent lack of progress and forget to see how far I have come. I see now, that I
am experiencing denial of the truth and allowing it to hide from me God's perfect Will for me.

I really appreciated the passage from today's lesson that reassures us that sureness is not required,
only desire. I tend to forget that and start thinking that because I doubt, I cannot have it. My desire
is strong and with each lesson I do and with each small success, it becomes stronger.

Lessons by Marlyn Marval Feb 23th thru April 9th 2015