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The two characteristics of a grievance
Lesson 68 of A Course in Miracles
Welcome to Daily Miracles, a running commentary on the 365 lessons of A Course in Miracles, an influential spiritual text from the 1970s. I am James Leroy Wilson and I invite you to join me as I go through this material for the first time.
Love holds no grievances. (ACIM, W-68)
A grievance has two characteristics:
- You feel someone has power over you, in some way.
- You feel you are morally superior to that person.
It’s in that morally superior position that you want to take power back. You want the other person to beg for forgiveness before you grant it.
These thoughts create separation, but a friendship divided cannot stand. Thoughts of power, of superiority and inferiority, are illusions in the maze. Everybody’s trying to figure things out instead of enjoying time with each other.
Other people didn’t hurt you because they couldn’t hurt you. Whatever they were lashing out at wasn’t you, but an illusion; they’re not seeing the real you.
But you can see them for real. You can see them as love, as the divinity incarnate.
James Leroy Wilson writes Daily Miracles, The Daily Bible Chapter, JL Cells, and The MVP Chase. Thanks for your subscriptions and support!
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