07.23.23 "Miracles Heal the Body – Tell Me How I Am Wrong"

For as long as I have been involved with ACIM there has been a debate about whether believing that miracles can heal the body is “correct” ACIM application or not. To me this debate seems strange since there are so many passages which say EXACTLY that. Here’s one, "Thus is the body healed by miracles because they show the mind made sickness and employed the body to be victim or effect of what it made." (OrEd.Tx.28.26) People say that even mentioning body healing is "wrong" because ACIM is all about the mind and not the body. Unfortunately, for this group there are a lot of direct statements that say that the body is definitely healed by miracles. Here’s another, "Now is the body healed because the source of sickness has been opened to relief." (OrEd.WkBk.136.19)

In order to counter-act passages like this, the 'mind only experience' people have to explain why Jesus would have said such direct things that state clearly and unambiguously that the body is healed. "If the mind can heal the body but the body cannot heal the mind, then the mind must be stronger. Every miracle demonstrates this." (OrEd.Tx.6.62) If you’ve been around ACIM circles for awhile I’m sure you’ve encountered these discussions. In order to hold onto the idea that even mentioning body healing is a mistake, ACIM people have had to believe sometimes ACIM doesn’t actually mean what it says and is only speaking symbolically or perhaps metaphorically. I will not go down that pathway.

I will NOT interpret against the clear message of ACIM. Join the CMC on Sunday and in the discussion, if you disagree, tell me why I am wrong. I will listen.

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