T. 23. Intro. 1 – 3. Jesus: “Do you not see in sinlessness the opposite of frailty and weakness? Innocence is strength, and nothing else is as strong. The sinless have no fear, for ‘sin’ of any kind is weakness. The ‘show of strength’ attack would make conceals it not, for how can the unreal be hidden?
No one is strong who believes he has an enemy, and no one can attack unless he thinks he has one. Belief in ‘enemies’ is therefore the belief in weakness, and what is weak is not the Will of God. Being opposed to the Will of God, it would have to be His enemy! But God must then be feared as an opposing will!
How strange indeed becomes this war against yourself! Everything you use on behalf of your belief in sin, you will believe can hurt you, and so it becomes your enemy. And you will fight against it, and try to weaken it because of this; and you will think you have succeeded, and then attack again! It is as certain you will fear what you attack, as it is sure that you will love what you perceive as sinless!
He walks in peace who travels sinlessly along the way love shows to him. For love walks with him there, protecting him from fear. And he will see only the sinless, who can not attack! Walk you in glory, with your head held high, and fear no evil!
The innocent are safe because they share their innocence by seeing it in everyone. Nothing they see is seen as harmful, for their awareness of the truth releases everything from the illusion of harmfulness. And what once seemed harmful, itself now stands shining in their innocence, released from sin and fear, and happily returned to love.
The innocent share the strength of love because they have looked on innocence. And every error has disappeared, simply because they saw it not as such. Who looks for glory finds it where it is. Where could it be but in the innocent?”