There is nothing you can hold against reality. All that must be forgiven are the illusions you have held against your brothers. Their reality has no past, and only illusions can be forgiven. God holds nothing against anyone for He is incapable of illusions of any kind. Release your brothers from the slavery of their illusions by forgiving them for the illusions you perceive in them. Thus will you learn that you have been forgiven, for it is you who offer them illusions. In the holy instant this is done for you in time, to bring you the true condition of Heaven.
A Course in Miracles Chapter 16, Section VII, Paragraph 9
When you read this paragraph, you may be thinking "What the hell is this talking about?", but if you read it slowly and let the words soak into you, you may feel the peace and truth that emanate from these words. To me, it is saying that there is nothing to forgive, because we are all as God created us, perfect. He sees us as we truly are, but we see each other through the veil of our illusions. If we trust that God is right, and we are all, at our core, divine sparks of infinite love, it will be easier to look past the illusions of this world to forgive our brothers (and sisters) and ourselves.
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