04.14.24 "Our Health or Sickness Is NOT the Roll of the Dice"

Everyone deserves to be healed. There are no exceptions. No one is being punished by sickness, nor does God withhold healing from anyone for any reason. "No one deserves to lose. And what would be unjust to him cannot occur. Healing must be for everyone because he does not merit an attack of any kind." (OrEd.Tx.25.83) If God is not attacking the sick, what then is happening when sickness manifests.

I suppose sickness could just be chance – capricious and whimsical – a random event that just comes to people. The world tried to teach me that for many years. I don't think I ever truly believed it. There are many in the world who do. It's like we all throw the "health dice" and we all get whatever the dice roll. ACIM tells us this "chance" idea is not true. "No accident nor chance is possible within the universe as God created it, outside of which is nothing. Suffer, and you decided sin was your goal." (OrEd.Tx.21.17)

So if it's not God bringing sickness to people, and it's not chance ... that only leaves one other option. People are bringing sickness unto themselves. "The body is released because the mind acknowledges 'this is not done to me, but I am doing this.' And thus the mind is free to make another choice instead." (OrEd.Tx.28.27) All self healing requires this level of absolute personal responsibility. More simply, "I have done this thing, and it is this I would undo." (OrEd.Tx.27.88) This level of 100% responsibility is difficult for many people to come from, even long term ACIM students. However we all must do the best we can, getting strength and guidance from the Holy Spirit every step of the way.

Join me this Sunday as we explore this important foundation for being a miracle worker.

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