Day 20

Text:

Judgment and the Authority Problem

"Judgment is the process on which perception but not knowledge rests." "Judgment always involves rejection." "One of the illusions from which you suffer is the belief that what you judged against has no effect." "All uncertainty comes from the belief that you are under the coercion of judgment. You do not need judgment to organize your life, and you certainly do not need it to organize yourself." "The strain of constant judgment is virtually intolerable." "God offers only mercy. Your words should reflect only mercy ,because that is what you have received and that is what you should give. Justice is a temporary expedient, or an attempt to teach you the meaning of mercy. It is judgmental only because you are capable of injustice." "All fear comes ultimately, and sometimes by way of very devious routes, from the denial of Authorship. The offense is never to God, bu only to those who deny Him. To deny His Authorship is to deny yourself the reason for your peace, so that you see yourself only in segments. This is strange perception is the authority problem."

Workbook:

Lesson 20

"I am determined to see."

This is the first time I have been asked to really invest myself in this process. I am determined to see things the way that they really are.