Lesson 92

Miracles are seen in light, and light and strength are one.

The body's eyes cannot see, the brain cannot think. It is God's strength in you that is the light in which you see, as it is His Mind with which you think. Your weakness sees through the body's eyes, peering into darkness, beholding the likeness of itself; the small, the weak, the sickly and the dying, those in need, the helpless and afraid, the sad, the poor, the starving and the joyless. These are seen through eyes that cannot see and cannot bless. Strength overlooks these things by seeing past appearances. It sees with light, it sees itself, Self appears. Strength is the truth about you; weakness is an idol falsely worshipped and adored that strength may be dispelled, and darkness rule where God appointed that there should be light.

Strength comes from truth. Weakness cannot see a purpose in forgiveness and in love. It sees all others different from itself, and nothing in the world that it would share. It judges and condemns, but does not love. It fears, and it attacks and hates itself, and darkness covers everything it sees, leaving its dreams as fearful as itself. No miracles are here, but only hate. It separates itself from what it sees, while light and strength perceive themselves as one. The light of strength is constant, sure as love, forever glad to give itself away, because it cannot give but to itself. No one can leave without a miracle before his eyes, and strength and light abide in his heart.

The strength in you will offer you the light, and guide your seeing so you do not dwell on idle shadows that the body's eyes provide for self-deception. Strength and light unite in you.