Lesson 298: I Love You Father And I Love Your Son.

🌟 A Course in Miracles (ACIM) Daily Lessons & Insights with Hope Johnson

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Gratitude unlocks the door to love without fear. In this profound exploration of Lesson 298 from A Course in Miracles, we discover how thanksgiving becomes the bridge that carries us from separation to recognition of our eternal reality.
Have you noticed how defensiveness creates barriers against the very love you seek? This lesson reveals that when we approach life with gratitude, those defenses naturally soften. The love we've been searching for isn't something we need to manufacture or find elsewhere—it's already present, simply waiting for us to clear our vision through forgiveness and open our hearts through gratitude.
We contrast the "senseless journeys, mad careers and artificial values" that have consumed so much of our energy with the simplicity of resting in love's presence. The ego uses nostalgia as a clever tool to keep us longing for past experiences that never truly satisfied us. Yet when we release our attachment to specific forms and recognize that "nothing in the field can satisfy," we discover something remarkable—we are the joy we've been seeking. As appearances come and go, we can remain grounded in the eternal current of love that flows between Creator and creation.
The practice is beautifully simple: notice three things daily that reveal divine presence in your life, feel grateful for them, and whenever fear or irritation arise, choose gratitude instead. Through this practice, we discover that "forgiveness removes obstacles, gratitude opens the heart," creating the perfect conditions for love to shine through unobstructed. Join us in this transformative remembrance that "every act of love remained eternal" while all our false pursuits ultimately end in nothing.

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פרקים

1. Introduction to Lesson 298 (00:00:00)

2. Gratitude as Bridge to Love (00:01:39)

3. End of Meaningless Pursuits (00:03:20)

4. Letting Appearances Come and Go (00:05:01)

5. Forgiveness Removes, Gratitude Opens (00:08:04)

6. Closing Reflections on Love (00:11:18)