Once upon a time, there was a radiant soul, a perfect thought in the mind of God, who dwelled in eternal peace and joy in absolute union with The Father. But in a fleeting moment—one that never truly happened—he dreamed a tiny, mad idea: "What if I could be separate? What if I could exist apart from my Source? I want to create my own world and be my own god.” And in that instant, the Son of God forgot to laugh. The thought of separation was believed and the dream of the world was born. The soul fell into a deep sleep… Within its dream, he saw itself as a body, wandering through a world of time, change, and loss. he lived life after life, being born again and again into new bodies in new stories. he searched for love but found only fleeting glimpses, for everywhere he looked, there was fear, guilt, suffering, and the inevitability of death. Believing he had shattered its connection with God, the soul felt alone, exiled from its home, burdened by an unremembered sorrow. The world and body he created became for him a place to hide from his Creator, they became his attempt to deny Truth and Reality and to prove the reality of the ego, the false self…. But even in the depths of its dream, a quiet Voice whispered—“You are still as God created you. The separation never happened. Come home.” Yet the sleeping soul, afraid of God’s imagined wrath, ran deeper into the dream, seeking escape in illusions. Then gradually, tired of wandering and weary of suffering, the ego’s armor began to wear down and the soul began to be surrendered enough to listen. A ray of light that had shined from the beginning more and more was allowed to shine into his mind. The Voice of the Holy Spirit, the voice of and for God gently reminded him that forgiveness would undo all fear and that only love is real. He began to apply himself to the One Curriculum, to removing the blocks to love’s presence, to practicing forgiveness. He undertook the great work of retraining the mind and correcting perception. The soul began to awaken, remembering that all he had ever feared was an illusion of its own making. he saw that every brother and sister was a reflection of itself, and in forgiving them, he forgave itself. The dream dissolved, and light flooded in, revealing the truth that had never changed: He was still One with God, still resting in the Heart of Heaven, still the Christ, the holy Son of God. More and more the Kingdom became reflected on Earth and Miracles became ordinary occurrences. The Son drank deeply from the Chalice of Atonement and tasted the nectar of Salvation. And as the last shadow of the dream faded he discovered himself to be in the Real World, the soul laughed—for he had never left, had never sinned, and had always been Home. Finally, The Father took the Final Step and lifted the Son totally back into the Kingdom of Heaven to be seated eternally at the right hand of The Father. Amen