Principles 41–45

Treatment 2: Density

41. Miracles arise from a miraculous state of mind. By being One, this state of mind goes out to anyone, potentially even without the awareness of the miracle worker. The impersonal nature of miracles is because the Atonement itself is one, uniting all creations with their Creator.

42. The miracle is an expression of an inner awareness of Christ, and the acceptance of Atonement. The mind is then in a state of grace, and naturally becomes gracious, both to the Host within and the stranger without. By bringing in the stranger, the holiness of both is recognized.

43. A miracle is never lost. It touches many people you do not even know, and sometimes produces unforeseen changes in forces of which you are not even aware. The extent of the miracle need not be your concern. The miracle will always bless you.

    The miracles you are not asked to perform have not lost their value. They are still expressions of your own state of grace, but the interpersonal aspect of the miracle should be Christ-controlled because of Christ's complete awareness of the Whole Plan. The impersonal nature of miracle-mindedness ensures your grace, but only Christ is in a position to know where peace can be bestowed and truly accepted.

44. Miracle-mindedness means miracle-readiness. Readiness means that you should always keep your perceptions straight, so that you will always be ready, willing, and able. You must be ready to listen, willing to learn, and able to do.

45. Awe and worship are not appropriate responses to miracles. They are correctly applicable to revelation which an experience of unspeakable love. Awe and worship imply that one of a lesser order stands before one of a greater order. This is the case only when one stands before its Creator. The Holy Spirit is the Bringer of Revelations. Revelations are indirectly inspired by me because I am close to the Holy Spirit, and alert to Your revelation-readiness. I can thus bring down to them more than You can draw down.

    The miracle, on the other hand, is a sign of love among equals. Equals cannot be in awe of one another because awe implies inequality. It is therefore an inappropriate reaction to worship the miracle worker. An elder sibling is entitled to respect for their greater experience, and a reasonable amount of obedience for their greater wisdom. Yet, there is nothing about a miracle worker which cannot be attained by any Creation of God.

    The miracle worker has nothing that does not come from God. The main difference between the new and the truly advanced miracle workers is that the latter have nothing else. This leaves them in a state of true wholeness, which begins as only a potential in those who are not yet miracle-minded. We bridge the distance to revelation as one more experienced on the one hand, and as a willing Child of God on the other. My own devotion to God's Creations has placed me in charge of the Atonement, which I can accomplish only to the extent to which I can share it.