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OrEd-T-25.3-Savior From the Dark.217. The Holy Spirit is the frame God set around the part of Him that I would see as separate. Yet the frame is joined to its Creator, one with Him, and with His masterpiece. This is the frame's purpose, and I do not make the frame into the picture when I choose to see the Holy Spirit in place of the picture. The frame that God has given serves His purpose, and not my purpose which is apart from His. It is my separate purpose that obscures the picture, and cherishes the frame instead of the picture. God has set His masterpiece within a frame that will endure forever, when mine has crumbled into dust. Yet I will not think that the picture is in any way harmed. What God creates is safe from all corruption, unchanged and perfect in eternity. 18. As I accept the Holy Spirit as my brother's frame, instead of the body, I will see God's masterpiece. Seeing its loveliness, I understand the Mind that thought it, not in flesh and bones, but in a frame as lovely as Itself. The Holy Spirit's holiness lights up the sinlessness the frame of darkness hides, and casts a veil of light across the picture's face, and reflects the light that shines from the picture to its Creator. This face was never darkened because I saw it in a frame of death. God kept it safe, so I might look on it and see the holiness that He gave it. 19. Within the darkness, I see the savior from the dark, and understand my brother as our Father's Mind shows him to me. He will step out of the darkness as I look on him, and I will see the dark no more. The darkness did not touch him, nor me who brought him forth to see. Our sinlessness is one. His gentleness becomes my strength, and we gladly look within and see the holiness that is there, because of what I saw in my brother. He is the frame in which my holiness is set, and what God gave is given both of us. If my brother does not see the masterpiece in himself, and only sees a frame of darkness, it is my holy function to see in him what he does not see. This is the shared vision that looks on Christ, instead of seeing death. 20. How could the Lord of Heaven not be glad if I appreciate His masterpiece? He could only offer thanks to me who love His Son as he does. He would make known to me His love if I share His praise of what He loves. God cherishes creation as the perfect Father that He is. And His joy is made complete when any part of Him joins in His praise, and shares His joy. This brother is His perfect gift to me. And He is glad and thankful when I thank His Son for being what he is. And all His thanks and gladness shine on me who would complete His joy. And thus is my joy completed. No ray of darkness can be seen by those who make their Father's happiness complete and theirs with His. The gratitude of God Himself is freely offered to everyone who shares His purpose. It is not His Will, nor mine, to be alone. 21. By forgiving my brother, I cannot separate myself from him nor his Father. I need no forgiveness, for the wholly pure have never sinned. I give then, what He has given me, so I may see God's Son as one, thanking the Father as He thanks me. All God's praise is given me, for what I give is His, and giving it, I learn to understand His gift to me. And I give to the Holy Spirit what He offers to the Father and the Son alike. Nothing has power over me except His Will and mine, who only extend His Will. It was for this I was created and my brother with me, and at one with me. 22. We are the same, as God Himself is one, and not divided in His Will. And we must have one purpose, since God gave the same to both of us. His Will is brought together as we join in will, that we be made complete, by offering completion to our brother. I will not see in him the sinfulness he sees, but give him honor that I may esteem myself and him. To each of us is given the power of salvation, that escape from darkness into light is ours to share. May we see as one, what has never been separate, nor apart from all God's equally given love.