Forgiveness and Relationships Articles

Brother, we need forgiveness of each other, for we will share in madness or in Heaven together. And we will raise our eyes in faith together, or not at all. Beside me is one who offers me the chalice of Atonement, for the Holy Spirit is in him. Would I hold your sins...

A Course in Miracles is really inseparable from the events that gave it birth. Those events are more than just the soil out of which it sprang. In hindsight, they turn out to be living parables of its teaching. And as such, they have the ability to illumine that...

We Course students are always struggling with forgiveness. It seems hard enough to wrap our heads around the way the Course defines the concept, let alone actually practice that way. And since forgiveness is universally acknowledged to be the central teaching of the...

This is one of my favorite sections in the Course. It is short, quite moving, and very beautiful. It provides another slant on the heart of salvation as the Course sees it, yet this slant is one that is probably surprising, and perhaps even a bit jarring, to most...

The following is a quick summary of both of our recent classes: ATTITUDES TOWARD OUR BROTHERS Appreciation I give you the appreciation that God accords you always, because you are His beloved Son in whom He is well pleased Blessing When you act insanely, you are...

Here are the dispositions I discussed in yesterday's class, along with the Course quotes I read and commented on. I'd love to hear any further reactions, questions, comments about this material, especially the qualities that struck you the most or felt the most...

Here is a list of the attitudes that I covered in yesterday's class, their definitions, and the Course quotes that describe them. Appreciate To value or regard highly or admire greatly. To recognize the worth, importance, goodness, or magnitude of. “Only one equal gift...

Here is a brief summary of Thursday's class. Any and all discussion is appreciated. Despite the fact that people often respond inappropriately to our actions, there is something in them that unerringly knows what they are receiving from us—ego or the Holy Spirit. This...

In yesterday’s class, I pointed out what a major issue friendship is for each of us. Do we have enough friends? Are we happy with the quality of our friendships? Why haven’t more people wanted to be our friend? Why aren’t our friends better friends to us? Those...

In the previous class, we looked at how we are currently alone and friendless; even the friendships we think we have are friendship mixed with its opposite: the perception of stranger and enemy. However, in truth, everyone is our "ancient friend," not a stranger, not...

Yesterday's class was on the benefits of forgiveness. These benefits are absolutely crucial, for they are what will motivate us to forgive. Lesson 68 says, "Perhaps you do not think you can let your grievances go. That, however, is simply a matter of motivation." If we...

The subject of the class was that forgiveness needs a rational justification. Because emotion follows thought, an emotional change like forgiveness must follow a change in thought; specifically, a change in how we see our brother and what he did. 13 justifications for...