Atonement  

Petra Maria

Atonement is to be in one mind, melting in one.
There is no separation between you and me. We are all one in/with god.
There are no grievances, fear, anger, hate etc. Also no love as you know it, and no fun as you know it, etc. Because deep inside you there is freedom and peace from outside time and space. You are - in this moment forever and ever. Here and now. And that’s it.
 
 “It can only be accepted within you by releasing the inner light” (Chapter2, section3, Paragraph1 Sentence1)
That is the only part of your mind that is real, real with god. You can do nothing for it. Atonement is received and offered. It is one of the biggest longing of the human being, and also the biggest fear you have.
You can’t have a part of atonement, so it's either there or not.

ACIM is for me the best help to accept the atonement. In the lesson 139 I learn to accept atonement. (Read paragraph L.139 P. 1, 2, 3 )
If there is doubt, just stand still only for one moment. Trust for one moment that all what is, is good as it is now.  Don’t analyze it. Accept it, say yes, whatever it is, and let the feeling come up. Don't put it aside, but accept it and then let it go. That is what healing is. And healing and atonement are identical.
 
Forgiveness means healing. That must be understood for the teacher for God if they make progress. “And when the teacher fails to heal, it is because he has forgotten who he is.” (Manuel for teacher Nr.22-5) At first believe that you are the son of God and then see it in all your brothers, look behind all the stuff the body makes and see the light, which shines so clear and big. It is yours also. Now God can say: this is my beloved Son, created perfect and forever so.
 
A few days ago I listened to a song from Michael Jackson: Speechless. That is what I am when I feel that my brother and I are one. I listened to this song again and again and I was totally speechless. The love God gives to you is so big and absolute. All what he wants for you is peace and love and freedom.
 
Atonement is to forgive what never happened. Yeh. It never happened. To forgive it only for my peace, so that I can be what I really am. Because you are the only one. There is nobody outside of you. Jump over the shadow. It's a German expression and means: do something you think you cannot do. Jump over the edge and then you can see, test it, only you for yourself.
Atonement is what forgiveness is. Than separation is gone, and God and his beloved Son are one. Thank you.
You are a teacher of God and a teacher of God has accepted the atonement.