In this mind-opening episode of A Course in Miracles podcast, Jennifer Hadley dismantles the deeply ingrained belief that God punishes us for being sinful, revealing instead that all punishment is self-inflicted through projection of our own guilt and shame. Drawing from ACIM Chapter 3 and Lesson 189, she shares her personal breakthrough of recognizing how she used self-destructive behaviors like drinking and overeating not just to numb herself, but to reinforce her belief that she was bad and deserved punishment—a pattern she traces to centuries of religious conditioning about being sinners. Through the "law of seeing" principle, Jennifer demonstrates that when we feel God's love within us, we perceive a world of mercy, but when we harbor self-hatred, we see only fear and cruelty, ultimately inviting listeners to release these ancient patterns of guilt before entering the new 9-year cycle in 2026. To learn more about A Course in Miracles please visit Powerofloveministry.net. For the transcript of this episode and more please visit LivingACourseinMiracles.com. We are still as God created us - perfect, innocent and free. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
