What Does A Course In Miracles Teach?

In his book Journey Without Distance: The Story Behind A Course in Miracles, Robert Skutch offers us the following explanation of what The Course teaches:

Those who study the Course recognize early in the lessons that what they are actually learning is how to perceive in a new way. They must unlearn a system that is based on the belief in a physical reality, for the Course states that our only reality is Spirit and our conflict comes from vacillating between the two thought systems. One belief holds we are born into bodies for a short time--to experience some joy, some pain, some happiness, some grief, and eventually death. The other belief, the Course's belief, is that we are created in our Creator's image, which is Spirit. In truth we are not bodies; we are extensions of the thought of God. Although our natural inheritance is a state of love, we have chosen to dream that we have separated ourselves from our source, and in so doing we think we have sinned. Based on that misperception comes all our guilt, and out of guilt comes fear. We can learn to release this fear and undo our mistaken sense of sin and guilt only through the practice of forgiveness, for it is by forgiving others that we learn to forgive ourselves, and thus our illusions of separation can be healed. As the Course states "All healing involves replacing fear with love."

Many of the members of the Fellowship for Today have been long time students of A Course In Miracles. Some of the speakers who address the Fellowship during Sunday Service are also students of the Course. If you are interested in learning more, there are several ongoing study groups that we sponsor. All are open-ended, and you are welcome to drop in at any time. Any of the study group facilitators will be happy to answer any questions you may have.

• Wednesdays 9:15 a.m. at the Fellowship for Today office 2722 E. Michigan Ave., Ste. 101, Lansing, MI 48912 Call Kathleen Coe for more information (517) 482-7219.

• Wednesdays 6:00-7:00 p.m. at the Fellowship for Today office 2722 E. Michigan Ave., Ste. 101, Lansing, MI 48912 Call Bill Diedrich for more information (517) 332-0176.

• Thursdays 7:30-8:45 p.m. at the Fellowship for Today office 2722 E. Michigan Ave., Ste. 101, Lansing, MI 48912. Call Jeff Tomboulian for more information (517) 980-1504