Undoing the Way We See Things Now.
Lesson 29
God is in everything I see.
The idea for today explains why you can see all purpose in everything. It explains why nothing is separate, by itself or in itself. And it explains why nothing you see means anything. In fact, it explains every idea we have used thus far, and all subsequent ones as well. Today’s idea is the whole basis for vision.
2 You will probably find this idea very difficult to grasp at this point. You may find it silly, irreverent, senseless, funny, and even objectionable. Certainly God is not in a table, for example, as you see it. Yet we emphasized yesterday that a table shares the purpose of the universe. And what shares the purpose of the universe shares the purpose of its Creator.39
3 Try then, today to begin to learn how to look on all things with love, appreciation, and open-mindedness. You do not see them now. Would you know what is in them? Nothing is as it appears to you. Its holy purpose stands beyond your little range. When vision has shown you the holiness that lights up the world, you will understand today’s idea perfectly. And you will not understand how you could ever have found it difficult.
4 Our six two-minute practice periods for today should follow a now familiar pattern: Begin with repeating the idea to yourself, and then apply it to randomly chosen subjects about you, naming each one specifically.
5 Try to avoid the tendency toward self-directed selection, which may be particularly tempting in connection with today’s idea because of its wholly alien nature. Remember that any order which you impose is equally alien to reality. Your list of subjects should therefore be as free of self-selection as possible. For example, a suitable list might include:
God is in this coat.
God is in this magazine.
God is in this finger.
God is in this lamp.
God is in that body.
God is in that door.
God is in that cup.
6 In addition to the assigned practice periods, repeat the idea for today at least once an hour, looking slowly about you as you say the words unhurriedly to yourself. At least once or twice you should experience a sense of restfulness as you do this.
Personal Notes: “God is in everything I see.” How exciting! In practicing this today, it gives me such great joy and lightheartedness, remembering and knowing that God is in EVERYTHING! As I was outside this morning, the frigid January, PA winds were ripping at my scarf, and what Joy and warmth flooded my soul as I said “God is in the wind! God is in the air I breathe!” Exercising this idea for today gives a whole new vision on everything. In paragraph 2, last sentence there is a #39foot note in the ACIM Complete and Annotated Edition, stating (what we are seeing in the table, then, is God’s purpose-we are seeing the table as there to serve His purpose. And since God’s purpose is one with Him, by seeing His purpose in the table, we are seeing God in the table). While reviewing this lesson to post, I had to chuckle to myself in reading paragraph 3, were it says, when vision comes, you will not understand how you ever found it difficult, because my study brother and I were just marveling at that yesterday, what seemed difficult and elusive, now seems so simple when choosing and asking to see with the eyes of Jesus. I pray for all my family of the Beloved and myself for continued guidance, protection and illumination of purpose in The Way, The Truth, The Life in Jesus, Amen. Thank you for sharing with me. Walk in Love my friend!
God is Love
Love is God
I choose Love 