ACIM Lesson 232
Be in my mind, my Father, through the day.
This prayer is not only for the quiet of morning or the stillness before sleep. It is a prayer for the middle of life—for the conversation, the decision, the irritation, the moment when fear would speak before love has had a chance.
To ask, “Be in my mind, my Father, through the day,” is to remember that I do not have to meet any moment alone. I can pause. I can listen. I can allow another way of seeing to arise before I respond.
Perhaps this is how the end of fear is practiced: not all at once, but one ordinary moment at a time.
A Listening Practice
Before entering the silence, you may wish to listen to today’s Prayer Song.
Let the words and music be with you for a while. There is nothing to understand and nothing you need to accomplish.
When the music ends, allow the quiet to remain.
Rest with the lesson.
Listen.