Workshop 9: Healing and the Last Judgment Through A Course in Miracles
This workshop includes a concise teaching followed by a guided meditation to support lived practice through A Course in Miracles.
Overview
In this ninth workshop of a twelve-part A Course in Miracles series, we explore prayer, judgment, and the meaning of the Last Judgment as taught by the Course. We look at why human judgment is unreliable, how prayer is often misdirected toward changing form, and why God’s Will can never include pain, punishment, or loss.
This session reframes prayer as a request to see truly rather than to control outcomes—and presents The Last Judgment as God’s final judgment of total innocence, forgiveness, and unchanging love. As judgment is released and truth is welcomed, fear dissolves and peace is restored.
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Part 1 - The Teaching: Prayer, Judgment, and God’s Final Answer
Have you ever judged a person or a situation—only to learn later you were completely wrong?
I believe all of us have.
And yet we still rely on our judgment constantly: what something “means,” what should happen next, what we “need,” who is right, who is wrong, what we deserve, and what God should do for us.
This is where prayer and judgment become deeply intertwined.
Why Prayer Often Feels Confusing
Many people wonder:
Why do some prayers seem answered while others do not?
Are we doing something wrong?
Does God sometimes say no—or give us pain “for our own good”?
I don’t accept the idea that a loving God sends suffering as a lesson or a punishment. Love without condition cannot also be the author of loss.
So, what’s happening?
A Course in Miracles points to a simple problem:
We do not know what we truly want.
We judge a situation, decide what the “solution” should look like, and then ask God to deliver the form we chose.
But if our judgment is faulty, then our asking is often faulty, too.
The Prayer That Always Works
The Course teaches that prayer is always answered—but never in a way that increases fear.
So, the real question becomes:
What are we truly praying for? And what is the most effective form of prayer?
If we are praying to control form, we remain trapped in form.
If we are praying to change appearances, we stay dependent on appearances.
But if we pray for truth, something deeper happens.
Prayer becomes:
Help me see this correctly.
Show me what is true.
Correct my perception.
Let me be released from fear.
This is the kind of prayer the ego cannot use against you—because it restores peace instead of reinforcing conflict.
As it states in A Course in Miracles:
“Everyone who ever tried to use prayer to ask for something has experienced what appears to be failure. This is not only true in connection with specific things that might be harmful, but also in connection with requests that are strictly in line with this course. The latter in particular might be incorrectly interpreted as “proof” that the course does not mean what it says. You must remember, however, that the course states, and repeatedly, that its purpose is the escape from fear.” (ACIM, T-9.II.1:1-4)
“Yet it is equally certain that no response given by Him will ever be one that would increase fear.” (ACIM, T-9.II.3:3)
“God’s laws are always fair and perfectly consistent. By giving you receive. But to receive is to accept, not to get.” (ACIM, T-9.II.11:3-5)
“This is the way, and the only way to have His answer, because His answer is all you can ask for and want. ⁵ay, then, to everyone:
Because I will to know myself, I see you as God’s Son and my brother.” (ACIM, T-9.II.12:4-6)
Therefore, the highest form or prayer, is to pray to know the Truth. To see all forms of separation - all other people - as part of your One Self. Nothing else matters, nothing else is true, and all else will be given in the light of this truth.
It truly is, the answer to all our prayers; the one correction on which all illusion rests.
The Last Judgment: Not Condemnation, But Innocence
The phrase “Last Judgment” can sound frightening—like condemnation, punishment, or final sentencing.
But the Course reverses that completely.
The Last Judgment is God’s judgment of total innocence.
It is the recognition that:
Nothing real has been harmed.
No one’s true Self has been damaged.
What God created remains unchanged.
Being a guilty, separate body is not the truth of Who You Are.
The Course says this about The Last Judgment:
“The final judgment on the world contains no condemnation. For it sees the world as totally forgiven, without sin and wholly purposeless. Without a cause, and now without a function in Christ’s sight, it merely slips away to nothingness. There it was born, and there it ends as well. And all the figures in the dream in which the world began go with it. Bodies now are useless, and will therefore fade away, because the Son of God is limitless.” (ACIM, W-pII.10.2:1-6)
And God’s final judgment is this:
You are still His holy Son—forever innocent, forever loving, and forever loved.
How This Changes Prayer Immediately
When the teaching from the Course on The Last Judgment becomes the foundation for our prayers, prayer becomes very simple:
We stop asking for “better illusions.”
We stop bargaining with outcomes.
We stop insisting the world must change first.
Instead, we ask for the shift:
Let me see with Christ’s vision.
Let me recognize our collective innocence.
Let me want truth more than I want my ego-story to be real.
And as judgment is laid aside, peace begins to return—often in very practical ways—because a healed mind naturally experiences a healed world.
A Clean Practice for Daily Life
When your prayers are filled with feel fear, uncertainty, or pressure to control, remember these three simple steps:
Pause.
Admit you do not know what anything is for.
Ask for truth instead of an outcome.
Put into a simple prayer:
Holy Spirit, decide for me.
Correct my perception.
Let Your Last Judgment replace my judgment.
Let me see innocence in all things.
This is the prayer that restores peace—because it requests what is real.
The Last Judgment is not the end of the world, but rather, the beginning of the new. This is our only prayer. Amen
Part 2 - Guided Meditation: Healing and the Last Judgment
This meditation was adapted from A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 73: I will there be light.
Settle and Prepare
Okay, let’s begin.
You may close your eyes if you wish or watch this meditation (click here or the link below.) It is comprised of peaceful nature scenes from my farm and other quiet moments during my travels. These recordings are intentionally simple and grounding, created to support stillness, inner listening, and a gentle return to presence as the meditation is received.
Now, bring your attention to sound.
Notice the farthest sound you can perceive.
Now the closest.
And then the quiet space between sounds.
Now listen for something closer than any other sound:
your breathing.
Feel the breath moving in… and out…
Slow and gentle.
Deep, comfortable, soothing and even breaths.
Now bring awareness to your chest.
Notice the movement of your chest with each breath, in and out.
Try and feel the rhythm of your heartbeat. Just become aware that your heart is moving.
Just noticing it.
In this moment, nothing is required of you.
You are safe.
You are here and you are fully in the present moment.
A Helper of Light
Now imagine a gentle presence beside you—quiet, loving, and calm.
A helper of light who judges nothing about you.
You may envision an angel, a loved one or another aspect of Divine Love.
Feel this presence as warmth and kindness—like pure peace standing near.
Let this presence rest a hand lightly at the crown of your head…
then a hand on each of your shoulders… as if easing you into stillness.
And as this loving presence touches you, you feel a healing white light begin to fill your entire body… Spreading down through your abdomen, your legs, and all the way down to your feet and into your toes.
Continue to breathe in… and out…
Wings of Light
Now imagine soft wings of light unfolding from your back.
Not heavy—just luminous and free. They are part of your light-body, not physical body.
With each breath, these wings become more present, more open.
You do not force anything. Just continue to be aware of your breath and the unfolding of your wings of light.
You simply allow yourself to broaden, extend and unfold.
Feel the spaciousness behind you… as if your mind is making room for Heaven.
Rising Into Quiet
Now, together, with your Companion, your Loving Presence beside you, you will fully extend your wings and begin to rise higher and higher towards the Light within you as I slowly count up from one to ten.
You are going towards the Source of Light that has given you life - your Source and Center - God Himself.
Now, with the help of these wings, imagine rising gently above a layer of clouds—
the clouds of worry…
the clouds of judgment…
the clouds of fear.
You begin to rise without struggle. Your wings beat effortlessly, and easily.
So let us journey on…
One… your wings lift you with ease and agility… feel yourself becoming lighter as you are no longer bound to the physical realm…
Two… you feel lighter with each wing beat upward… you are strong and it is effortless to raise yourself…
Three… You are feeling so good as you allow your wings to carry you higher and higher, moving deeper into peace and tranquility…
Four… You have a sense of peaceful joy as you continue to rise above the clouds… your angel is right there beside you, smiling and enjoying this wonderful journey with you…
Five… You know you are going somewhere really really good… you feel joyful anticipation for what awaits you above the clouds of all your earthly concerns…
Six… Your wings do not tire… instead they become stronger with each downward beat… your angel ever near you… supporting your strength, holding your hand.
Seven… Feeling light and nearly transparent… your wings continue to carry you onward and upward through the clouds…
Eight… you are becoming lighter and lighter as you continue to climb higher and higher…
Nine… your wings seem to carry you as though you are completely weightless… You begin to see light breaking through the clouds above you… The clouds are thinning as you reach the top of them…
Ten… you are high above the physical realm now… you break through the clouds and all of your earthly cares and concerns. You have reached a place where you are completely free of your body and all material problems…
You now stand before a Great Light.
I would like you to pause here… There is no need to beat your wings… this is as far as you can go… you have reached a very sacred place within you… and there is no need to fly any further.
Here is where you will join with God’s Will. Here is where you accept your Oneness with All Creation and your Creator, the One Who brought you into existence.
This Great Light is not blinding, not harsh—but tender, steady, and safe.
Here, you do not plead.
You do not bargain.
You do not defend.
Here, you simply are, as God Created you in truth.
The Prayer
Now we will pray an authentic, holy prayer:
I will there be light.
Let me behold the light that reflects God’s Will and mine.
And with these words, let every grievance soften.
Let every judgment loosen its grip.
You do not need to solve anything right now.
You only need to be willing to see things differently.
And now we pray:
I will there be light.
Darkness is not my will.
Now rest in quiet and let the Light encompass you, enfolding you in healing Love, without judgment, without condemnation, but only joyousness at your Homecoming.
As you rest here for a few moments, let us repeat this heartfelt prayer one more time:
I will there be light. Let me behold the light that reflects God’s Will and mine. I will there be light. Darkness is not my will.
Returning With Peace
And now, without losing any of the peace and happiness you are feeling right now, we will begin the reawakening process. You will clearly and vividly remember everything you experienced, heard or felt during your journey within.
You will awaken as I count up to five. When I reach the number five, you will become fully alert and wide-awake.
One… You are beginning to feel more awake. You feel the weight of your body, your feet, your legs, your arms, your torso and your head.
Two… Now you are becoming more aware of your surroundings… Feeling satisfied, safe and comfortable.
Three… You’re looking forward to the profound positive results from this deeply healing meditation.
Four… Feeling absolutely happy and wonderful and more and more awake
Five… Now you are wide-awake and fully alert. Open your eyes and be present.
Welcome back. You did beautifully. Thank yourself for this time spent with God, His Peace and His Light. It is a gift to your highest Self that knows no limits in Healing and Love.
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This meditation is also shared as a recorded video, spoken in my natural voice and accompanied by peaceful nature scenes from my farm and other quiet moments during my travels. These recordings are intentionally simple and grounding, created to support stillness, inner listening, and a gentle return to presence as the meditation is received.
(VIDEO LINK COMING OCTOBER!)
Explore the Full Teaching Workshop Series
Workshop 1: Healing and Abundance
Workshop 3: Healing and Forgiveness
Workshop 5: Healing and Grievances
Workshop 6: Healing and the Holy Spirit
Workshop 7: Healing and True Sight
Workshop 8: Healing and the Second Coming
Workshop 9: Healing and the Last Judgment
Workshop 10: Healing and Creation
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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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