Claiming Your Divine Grace

ACIM Lesson 168 – Your grace is given me. I claim it now.

From the LIVE Stream, Sunday September 1, 2024.
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The Gift of Grace

In this week’s session, we explore a profound truth through ACIM Lesson 168: “Your grace is given me. I claim it now.” This simple yet powerful statement invites us to recognise and embrace the ever-present grace of the Divine in our lives.

The Flow of Divine Grace

The more we open ourselves to God, the more abundantly His grace flows into us. As we live in the ego and move towards soul-consciousness, we create space for grace to flood our lives. This transition is key to experiencing the fullness of divine grace.

Living in Spirit

Paramahansa Yogananda beautifully captured this concept when he said:

I live, move and have my being in Spirit, as a fish lives in the water, and a bird in the air. I will consciously draw strength, health, and happiness from this all-enveloping Presence.

— Paramahansa Yogananda

This vivid imagery reminds us that grace is not external, but the very medium in which we exist.

What is the Cause of You Not Feeling the Grace of God?

If you’re not feeling God’s grace, you might wonder why. The answer lies in our own vibration. Grace is a vibration that comes from living with an attitude of love, praise, and gratitude. God’s grace is abundantly available to everyone at all times. If you don’t feel it, it’s often because you’ve moved out of the vibration of Love where grace is natural.

The Transformative Power of Grace

A Course in Miracles beautifully expresses the transformative power of grace:

For in grace you see a light that covers all the world in love, and watch fear disappear from every face as hearts rise up and claim the light as theirs. W.164

This reminds us that grace is not just a personal experience, but a force that can heal the world.

Grace as Our Natural State

Remember, God has bestowed His grace upon every heart, therefore Grace is the natural state of every Son of God. When you’re not in a state of grace, you’re out of your natural environment and will not function well! This disconnect can make everything feel like a strain because you weren’t created for the environment you’ve made for yourself! You were created for grace.

Anchoring the Light of Grace

Together, let us anchor the light of Grace by accepting the Love of God within a world of seeming hate and fear. By doing so, we not only transform our own experience but contribute to the healing of the world around us.

Next Steps to Prepare

  1. Read ACIM Lesson 168: Your grace is given me. I claim it now.
  2. Reflect on moments when you’ve felt divine grace in your life.
  3. Practice living with an attitude of love, praise, and gratitude throughout your day.
  4. Set aside time for meditation or prayer, focusing on opening yourself to the flow of grace.
  5. Notice when you feel disconnected from grace and gently guide yourself back to that loving vibration.
  6. Journal about your experiences with grace and how it affects your daily life.

In love, praise, and gratitude of the Divine, let us embrace and claim the grace that is eternally ours.

Dehyana

Lesson 168
Your grace is given me. I claim it now.

1. God speaks to us. ²Shall we not speak to Him? ³He is not distant. ⁴He makes no attempt to hide from us. ⁵We try to hide from Him, and suffer from deception. ⁶He remains entirely accessible. ⁷He loves His Son. ⁸There is no certainty but this, yet this suffices. ⁹He will love His Son forever. ¹⁰When his mind remains asleep, He loves him still. ¹¹And when his mind awakes, He loves him with a never-changing Love.

2. If you but knew the meaning of His Love, hope and despair would be impossible. ²For hope would be forever satisfied; despair of any kind unthinkable. ³His grace His answer is to all despair, for in it lies remembrance of His Love. ⁴Would He not gladly give the means by which His Will is recognized? ⁵His grace is yours by your acknowledgment. ⁶And memory of Him awakens in the mind that asks the means of Him whereby its sleep is done.

3. Today we ask of God the gift He has most carefully preserved within our hearts, waiting to be acknowledged. ²This the gift by which God leans to us and lifts us up, taking salvation’s final step Himself. ³All steps but this we learn, instructed by His Voice. ⁴But finally He comes Himself, and takes us in His Arms and sweeps away the cobwebs of our sleep. ⁵His gift of grace is more than just an answer. ⁶It restores all memories the sleeping mind forgot; all certainty of what Love’s meaning is.

4. God loves His Son. ²Request Him now to give the means by which this world will disappear, and vision first will come, with knowledge but an instant later. ³For in grace you see a light that covers all the world in love, and watch fear disappear from every face as hearts rise up and claim the light as theirs. ⁴What now remains that Heaven be delayed an instant longer? ⁵What is still undone when your forgiveness rests on everything?

5. It is a new and holy day today, for we receive what has been given us. ²Our faith lies in the Giver, not our own acceptance. ³We acknowledge our mistakes, but He to Whom all error is unknown is yet the One Who answers our mistakes by giving us the means to lay them down, and rise to Him in gratitude and love.

6. And He descends to meet us, as we come to Him. ²For what He has prepared for us He gives and we receive. ³Such is His Will, because He loves His Son. ⁴To Him we pray today, returning but the word He gave to us through His Own Voice, His Word, His Love:

⁵Your grace is given me. ⁶I claim it now.
Father, I come to You.⁸And You will come to me who ask.
⁹I am the Son You love.

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