Notes on the Text of A Course in - Stephen Wingate

eligious leaders, and is what the Christian Church
has done with Jesus.
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Your special relationships are the classroom in which
the Holy Spirit teaches you of the holy relationship.
Special relationships are not to be discarded, but are
transformed as we turn to the Holy Spirit for
guidance.
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As we shift back and forth from the special
relationship to the holy relationship we may feel a
sense of disruption and fluctuation in our
relationships. One day we may feel love and
forgiveness toward others, the next day we may feel
resentment and anger. Our purpose is to continue to
turn to the Holy Spirit for guidance to learn the
lessons offered to us through relationships in our
daily lives.
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Forgiveness is all inclusive. To exclude even one
person from love and forgiveness is an attempt to
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turn the holy relationship into a special relationship.
You must see the entire Sonship in Light or you will
remain in your own darkness.
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The ego will resist forgiveness, love and complete
acceptance, because unconditional love, forgiveness,
and all inclusive acceptance mean the end of the
ego's specialness. Resistance is to be expected as part
of the learning process.
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The forgiven world is a synonym for the real world.
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The Light filled picture of the holy instant disappears
into the Great Light Who is God. While its beauty is
unparalleled, we are terrified of the Great Light as it
means the end of our special separate existence.
End Chapter Seventeen