My First Miracle
Miracles are natural signs of forgiveness. Through miracles you accept God's forgiveness by extending it to others. (T-1.I.21)
Soon after starting my study of the Course I had a car to sell. I was all of twenty years old. I had bought the car used myself and it seemed to me to be in good shape. What was not in good shape was visible – I had dented the driver’s side door and it had been repaired but not painted. And the air conditioning didn’t work. All of this was obvious to the young couple who came to look it over. They had just had a baby and were looking for a second car in which the new mother could run errands. They liked the car. They gave me a check and I gave them the title and went out and bought myself a moped.
A few days later the young man called me and told me off. The car was a lemon. They had been screwed by me, etc. I felt terrible. I had not intended to dupe them. When I got off the phone I was very upset. I decided that before my upset went further, I would let go of this situation. I sat down and pictured the young couple in the Light and sent love to them. Over the next few days I did this whenever something would make me think of what had happened. After a while I had let go of it and didn’t think about it.
A week after the first phone call the young man called me again. They loved the car! They were very happy with it and wanted to thank me. They had gotten a good deal! He never mentioned, even indirectly, the first phone call. I was as stunned by this call as I was by the first one. It seemed as if the first call had never happened. And I realized it hadn’t. It had been erased, forgiven. It didn’t exist.
What are some of your miracles?
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Soon after starting my study of the Course I had a car to sell. I was all of twenty years old. I had bought the car used myself and it seemed to me to be in good shape. What was not in good shape was visible – I had dented the driver’s side door and it had been repaired but not painted. And the air conditioning didn’t work. All of this was obvious to the young couple who came to look it over. They had just had a baby and were looking for a second car in which the new mother could run errands. They liked the car. They gave me a check and I gave them the title and went out and bought myself a moped.
A few days later the young man called me and told me off. The car was a lemon. They had been screwed by me, etc. I felt terrible. I had not intended to dupe them. When I got off the phone I was very upset. I decided that before my upset went further, I would let go of this situation. I sat down and pictured the young couple in the Light and sent love to them. Over the next few days I did this whenever something would make me think of what had happened. After a while I had let go of it and didn’t think about it.
A week after the first phone call the young man called me again. They loved the car! They were very happy with it and wanted to thank me. They had gotten a good deal! He never mentioned, even indirectly, the first phone call. I was as stunned by this call as I was by the first one. It seemed as if the first call had never happened. And I realized it hadn’t. It had been erased, forgiven. It didn’t exist.
What are some of your miracles?
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Comments
The Miracle is an expression of an inner awareness of Christ and the acceptance of His Atonement. T-1.I.44
When I accept the miracle my mind is flooded with love and gratitude for the very situation that had me so upset a moment before.
I can upset myself, make myself angry with my "brother" and then experience tremendous gratitude for the witness who showed up in my dream to show me how I secretly talk to myself. Ego is exposed. This patch of guilt comes undone.