V. The Function of the Miracle Worker
1. Before miracle workers are ready to undertake their function in this world, it is essential that they fully understand the fear of release. ²Otherwise they may unwittingly foster the belief that release is imprisonment, a belief that is already very prevalent. ³This misperception arises in turn from the belief that harm can be limited to the body. ⁴That is because of the underlying fear that the mind can hurt itself. ⁵None of these errors is meaningful, because the miscreations of the mind do not really exist. ⁶This recognition is a far better protective device than any form of level confusion, because it introduces correction at the level of the error. ⁷It is essential to remember that only the mind can create, and that correction belongs at the thought level. ⁸To amplify an earlier statement, spirit is already perfect and therefore does not require correction. ⁹The body does not exist except as a learning device for the mind. ¹⁰This learning device is not subject to errors of its own, because it cannot create. ¹¹It is obvious, then, that inducing the mind to give up its miscreations is the only application of creative ability that is truly meaningful.(ACIM, T-2.V.1:1-11)