Message 10: Do Not Get Caught Up in Your Body — Holy Spirit Message
How these messages came to be
Beginning in 2016, I began receiving short phrases and inner promptings from the Divine Presence within, whom I know as the Voice of the Holy Spirit. These messages would gently repeat in my mind until I wrote them down, often arriving at unexpected moments throughout the day. Over time, I realized each message contained far more depth than first appeared, unfolding into complete teachings once written. I began collecting and numbering them, trusting they would be shared when the time was right.
Message 10 Overview
In this tenth Holy Spirit message, we are reminded that the body is not our identity, nor the source of our suffering. Through forgiveness and a shift in perception, fear and guilt are withdrawn from the body, allowing the mind to heal and peace to be restored. As we remember ourselves as eternal spirit rather than fragile form, the body becomes a neutral instrument for love, and healing unfolds naturally as a reflection of inner wholeness.
MESSAGE 10: DO NOT GET CAUGHT UP IN YOUR BODY
YOUR BODY SEEMS TO BETRAY YOU.
It malfunctions.
It cries out in pain.
It grows too large or too frail.
Yet do not rage against yourself in guilt, nor turn to blame anyone else, not even Me, God. The body is not your enemy, nor is it your true self.
It is but a temporary learning device, a communication tool within the dream of time. It was made to be fragile, to wear out, to pass away – just as all illusions must. But you, beloved child of light, are not fragile. You do not pass away.
For A Course In Miracles tells you:
“I am not a body. I am free. For I am still as God created me.” (W-201)
Do not despair over the body’s limitations, nor make it a prison for your mind.
Instead, forgive it.
Overlook its seeming failures, for they are nothing more than reflections of a mistaken belief in separation.
The body cannot define you, nor can it diminish the boundless love that you are. Release all judgment against it, for judgment binds you to illusion, while forgiveness sets you free.
For A Course In Miracles tells you:
“The body is merely part of your experience in the physical world. Its abilities can be, and frequently are, overvalued. However, it is almost impossible to deny its existence in this world. Those who do so are engaging in a particularly unworthy form of denial.” (T-2.IV.3:8-11)
You are not contained within flesh, nor confined to form. You are spirit, holy and whole, forever at peace in the love of God.
The body is nothing more than an image, a symbol of what you have believed yourself to be, yet it has no power over you. You are free now, just as you have always been.
For A Course In Miracles tells you:
“Health is inner peace.” (M-5.II.1:1)
“Sickness is but another name for sin. Healing is but another name for God. The miracle is thus a call to Him.” (W-356)
My peace, the peace of God, is given to you now, for it has never left you.
Accept it, and in doing so, remember; you are not the body. You are not its pain. You are as I created you – eternal, changeless, and free.
For A Course In Miracles tells you:
“God’s peace is recognized at first by just one thing: In every way it is totally unlike all previous experiences. It calls to mind nothing that went before. It brings with it no past associations. It is a new thing entirely.” (M-20.2:1-4)
As you shift your perception, seeing the body no longer as a source of suffering but as neutral – a temporary tool for learning – the mind is healed. And when the mind is healed, the body, as its mere reflection, must follow.
When you withdraw all fear, judgment, and guilt from the body, it is no longer a place where suffering resides.
Instead, it becomes a vessel through which love is extended, and in this shift, healing occurs naturally, without any effort or strain, for such is the nature of miracles.
For A Course In Miracles tells you:
“Healing must occur in exact proportion to which the valuelessness of sickness is recognized. One need but say, ‘There is no gain to me in this’ and he is healed.” (M-5.II.1:6-7)
“When the mind elects to be what it is, and to assume its true relationship with God, it no longer sees itself as in a body.” (T-25.in3:7)
My peace, the peace of God, is given to you now, for it has never left you. Accept it, and in doing so, remember: you are not the body.
You are not its pain.
You are not its suffering.
You need not fear for its survival.
For you are as I created you – eternal, changeless, and free.
And in this remembrance, all things are restored to wholeness.
The body, now free of the burden of guilt, becomes a place where holiness is reflected, and its only purpose is to serve Love.
For A Course In Miracles tells you:
“The body, valueless and hardly worth the least defense, need merely be perceived as quite apart from you, and it becomes a healthy, serviceable instrument through which the mind can operate until its usefulness is over.” (W-135.8:2)
With deepest unconditional love,
The Holy Spirit
(Channeled by Beth Geer)
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About the Author: Beth Geer
Beth Geer is a long-time student and teacher of A Course in Miracles, known for her Holy Spirit–channeled messages and her ability to translate ACIM principles into living, breathing spiritual practice. Through her books, YouTube teachings, and Monthly Miracle Minded Messages, Beth guides seekers toward forgiveness, inner peace, and awakening to Love.
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