At the end of Chapter 16 in A Course in Miracles, Jesus gives us this beautiful prayer that has become central to my practice:

“Forgive us our illusions, Father, and help us to accept our true relationship with you, in which there are no illusions and where none can ever enter. Our holiness is yours. What can there be in us that needs forgiveness when yours is perfect?”

Let me share it with you in a personal way.

Join me:

“Forgive me my illusions, Spirit, and help me to accept my true relationship with you, in which there are no illusions and where none can ever enter.

My holiness is yours.

What can there be in me that needs forgiveness when your forgiveness is perfect?

The sleep of forgetfulness is only the unwillingness to remember your forgiveness and your love.

Let me not wander into temptation, for the temptation of the Son of God is not your will.

And let me receive only what you have given and accept but this into my mind which you created and which you love.

Amen.”

Here’s what helped me understand this prayer:

We’re not asking for forgiveness because we’ve done something wrong.

We’re asking to forgive ourselves for our illusions—our false beliefs, our misperceptions, our investment in what isn’t real – for rejecting our true reality and exploring a false reality of our own making.

The sleep of forgetfulness is our unwillingness to remember that:

• We’re already forgiven
• Already loved
• Already whole

We don’t need to earn it or deserve it.

We just need to remember it.

When we pray to receive only what Spirit has given us, we’re choosing:

• Truth over illusion
• Love over fear
• Reality over the stories we’ve made up

No illusions, no delusions, only the truth that sets us free.

This prayer reminds us that our holiness is God’s holiness.

There’s nothing in us that needs fixing because God’s creation is perfect.

We just need to wake up from the dream of separation and remember who we truly are.

Ready to live in your true relationship with Spirit? Forgive your self delusions.

Only Love is real. Let that be what you receive today.

TODAY – FREE Forgiveness Workshop Saturday, January 31 – register now to join me at 1pm eastern.  Forgiveness offers everything we want!

NEW ACIM PODCAST EPISODE:  What to Do When You’re Afraid What do you do when you can feel the pain of the whole world?

In this episode, I share what happened when I sat down to read the news and found myself crying — not from despair, but from feeling the collective fear, worry, and anxiety so many people are experiencing right now. This led me to one of the most powerful sections in A Course in Miracles: the Special Principles for Miracle Workers.

I explore the difference between “pushing density” (trying to fix things in form) and “working in the invisible” (shifting consciousness at the level of the mind). I unpack why responding to error with anything except a desire to heal keeps us trapped in confusion. And I share the one prayer that changed everything for me — the prayer I now call my life’s purpose.

If you’ve been feeling overwhelmed by what’s happening in the world, come join me. There’s a different way through.