Lesson 59 - Review of Lesson 41 to 45

 Lesson 59: Relying on Divine Vision and Strength

Description:

In this episode of Deep Dive in A Course in Miracles, we explore Lesson 59, which centers on a series of spiritual affirmations emphasizing God’s constant presence. The lesson highlights our complete dependence on God for vision, strength, and thought, teaching that true perception and inner peace arise solely from this divine connection. It encourages us to reject the illusions of the material world and embrace divine vision and mind. Join us as we reflect on how relying on God as the ultimate source of truth and healing transforms our experience of life. 🎧✨

Briefing Doc:

Key Themes in A Course in Miracles - Lesson 59

Lesson 59 from A Course in Miracles emphasizes God’s constant presence within us and the importance of relying on Him for vision, strength, and thought. The excerpts highlight several core themes:

1. God’s Omnipresence and Its Implications:

• God is always with us: “How can I be alone when God always goes with me?” (41). This statement underscores the inseparability of our connection with the divine.

• Certainty and peace in God: God’s presence eliminates doubt and turmoil: “How can I be uncertain or doubt myself when perfect certainty abides in Him? How can I be disturbed by anything when He rests in me in absolute peace?” (41).

• Divine love and joy: God envelops us in love and joy, dispelling suffering: “How can I suffer when love and joy surround me through Him?” (41).

• Our perfection in God: Because God is within us, we are perfect: “I am perfect because God goes with me wherever I go.” (41).

2. Vision as a Gift from God:

• Transcending physical perception: “Let me not rely on my own eyes to see today.” (42). The lesson invites us to abandon limited physical vision for divine sight.

• The Vision of Christ: “The vision of Christ is His gift, and He has given it to me.” (42). This divine gift allows us to perceive reality beyond appearances.

• Understanding eternity: “Let me call upon this gift today so that this day may help me understand eternity.” (42). Using Christ’s vision reveals eternal truths.

3. God as the Source of Vision and Truth:

• Seeing through God: “I can see what God wants me to see. I cannot see anything else.” (43). True vision comes only through God; anything else is an illusion.

• Choosing illusions: Thinking we can see independently of God leads to illusions: “This is what I choose when I think I can see apart from Him. This is what I choose when I try to see through the body’s eyes.” (43).

• Replacing physical vision: “But the vision of Christ has been given me to replace them. It is through this vision that I choose to see.” (43). Christ’s vision supersedes our limited perception, revealing truth.

4. God as the Light of Vision:

• Inability to see in darkness: “I cannot see in darkness. God is the only light.” (44). Without God, we are blind to reality.

• Seeing through God: “Therefore, if I am to see, it must be through Him.” (44). True sight comes only through divine guidance.

• Welcoming divine vision: “Let me welcome the vision and the happy world it will show me.” (44). Embracing God’s vision leads to joy and truth.

5. God as the Mind with Which We Think:

• Unity of thought with God: “I have no thoughts I do not share with God. I have no thoughts apart from Him because I have no mind apart from His.” (45). Our thoughts are inseparably connected to God’s.

• Sharing divine thoughts: “As I am part of His Mind, my thoughts are His and His Thoughts are mine.” (45). This unity affirms our communion with God’s divine wisdom.

Conclusion:

Lesson 59 calls us to acknowledge God’s constant presence within us and to rely on Him for our vision, strength, and thoughts. By surrendering to His guidance, we transcend the limitations of physical perception and embrace enduring truth, joy, and peace.