Hello Miracle Family,

There are a few truths I come back to again and again. Not because you haven’t heard them, but because the ego is counting on you to forget them. That’s why we repeat. That’s how we learn. And this week, as we worked with A Course in Miracles Lesson 155, I felt how deeply Spirit wanted us to slow down and let some of this really land.

Here are the three things I most want you to take with you from this class.

1. You are not your body, and you are not your disease.

When something shows up in the body, the ego jumps in right away with fear and judgment. It says, “This is wrong. This is a problem. This means something about you.” But I want you to hear me. This is not your disease. This is your classroom.

The body isn’t here to define you. It’s not your identity or your enemy. It’s a communication device, and it reflects what you’ve been thinking so you can choose again. It’s not an attack or a punishment. It’s showing you something that’s ready to be healed.

There was a time I believed symptoms were something I had to fight or fix. But the more I’ve practiced the Course, the more I’ve seen that healing doesn’t come from struggling against the body. It comes from asking to see it differently. I had to reframe how I saw my body. Not as a victim. Not as a problem. But as part of my mind’s learning process.

Reflective question:
What if this physical situation is not something wrong, but something ready to be seen through love?

2. What you see is a reflection of what you’ve chosen to value.

One of the most confronting ideas in the Course is that everything I see reflects the thoughts I’ve accepted as true. Everything. Not just the pretty stuff. That means my bank account, my relationships, my health. All of it is mirroring what I’ve believed about myself and the world.

This isn’t about blame. It’s about power. If I’m seeing lack, then at some level I’ve valued scarcity. If I’m feeling afraid, I’ve been rehearsing fear. And if I’m judging someone in front of me, that’s showing me something I’m still holding inside myself.

That’s not shame. That’s feedback. And when I can see it as feedback, I can ask for new perception instead of going into guilt or defense. I had to realize that trying to change the image — the outer world — without changing the thought behind it doesn’t do anything. The shift has to happen in the mind. That’s where the miracle is.

Reflective question:
What part of my life is reflecting a belief I’m finally willing to release?

3. Guidance doesn’t come through control. It comes when I step back and listen.

The ego tells you that if you’re not in control, everything’s going to fall apart. It tells you to figure it out, fix it, hustle harder. That’s how we end up anxious, drained, and disconnected. Not because we’re bad. But because we’re trying to do Spirit’s job.

Lesson 155 says, “I will step back and let Him lead the way.” I’ve had to learn what that looks like in real life. For me, it means I pause. I breathe. I stop trying to be the teacher. Because if I’m still trying to control the outcome, I can’t hear the answer. Guidance doesn’t push. It waits for willingness.

So when I feel that ego rise up, when I feel the urge to defend or fix or take over, I’ve learned to ask, “Holy Spirit, what would You have me see here? What would You have me do or not do?” The answer always feels like peace. It doesn’t feel like panic. Sometimes it says, “Say nothing.” Sometimes it says, “Be still.” But it never adds fear. It always brings clarity.

Reflective question:
Where in my life do I need to stop trying to teach and start listening instead?

We don’t need to get this perfect. The Course isn’t asking us to perform holiness. It’s asking us to practice remembering it. Every time you catch yourself trying to do it all alone, that’s not failure. That’s just another opportunity to choose again.

You don’t have to believe these ideas to use them. You don’t have to feel ready. You just have to be willing. Say it until it starts to land. Say it until peace starts to come through. Say it until your life begins to reflect the truth.

If you haven’t watched this week’s class yet, or want to hear it with fresh ears, you can find the replay in your Mighty Companion Community members' area. And as always, your Mighty Companion Study Guide is there to help you go deeper with what’s rising in you now. Check out the updates to Earl Purdy’s ACIM Language of Love Glossary, an ever-evolving list of substitutions that can help make reading ACIM easier.

With love,
Earl

P.S. If you need anything, I’m here. Just reach out: earlpurdy@earlpurdy.com