Lesson 222

God is with me. I live and move in Him.

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Lesson Practice

Today's lesson — "God is with me. I live and move in Him." — invites you into a deeper experience of the Course's central teaching. As with every lesson in the workbook, the emphasis is on application rather than intellectual understanding. Let the idea for today accompany you throughout your day.

Begin your practice periods by repeating the idea slowly to yourself. Then close your eyes and let your mind be still for a moment. Don't try to force any particular experience — simply hold the idea gently in your awareness and notice what arises.

Throughout the day, return to today's idea whenever you remember. Each time you apply it — especially in moments of stress, conflict, or uncertainty — you strengthen your connection to the peace that lies beneath all surface appearances.

Key Themes

• God: This lesson touches on the Course's teaching about God, inviting you to explore what this means in your direct experience.
• Oneness: This lesson touches on the Course's teaching about oneness, inviting you to explore what this means in your direct experience.
• Life: This lesson touches on the Course's teaching about life, inviting you to explore what this means in your direct experience.
• Truth: This lesson touches on the Course's teaching about truth, inviting you to explore what this means in your direct experience.

Practice Notes

• Repeat the idea for today slowly and with intention at the start of each practice period
• Close your eyes and sit quietly for a moment after repeating the idea
• Apply the idea specifically to situations and people throughout your day
• Don't judge yourself if you forget — simply return to the idea when you remember
• Let the practice be gentle and without pressure

Contemplation

Sit with today's idea for a few quiet moments. There is no need to analyze or understand it intellectually. The workbook's approach is experiential — understanding comes through practice, not through thinking about practice.

What would your day look like if you truly held this idea in mind? How might your responses to people and situations shift? Let these questions rest lightly in your awareness without demanding answers.

From Walking the Workbook

The second lesson under What Is Forgiveness? is a present-tense recognition.

God is with you. You are living in God, moving in God. Not metaphorically. Structurally. The Course's claim has always been this. Today the prayer states it directly.

For most practitioners, the Part II lessons feel different from Part I. They are less instructive, more devotional. The mind is being invited into a relationship rather than a discipline. The relationship has been the underlying truth the whole year. The Part II lessons name it.

For today. Repeat the prayer. God is with me. I live and move in Him. Carry it through the day. The carrying is the practice.

A musical companion to today's lesson is available below.

Walking the Workbook, Volume Two is the ACIM.live companion for Lessons 121 through 240 — the middle third of the year, including the central forgiveness lessons and the opening of Part II. Read more about the book →

*This is original commentary and practice guidance, not the Course text itself. For the complete lesson, please visit The Foundation for Inner Peace.*