A Course in acim app Miracles (ACIM) is a three-volume set of channeled literature, consisting of a Text, Workbook, and Manual for Teachers.

The Course defines a miracle as a change of perception. The miracle shifts the mind's focus away from disease, inequality, and separation to a spiritual reality characterized by wholeness, equality, and unity.
It is a gift

A miracle is an event that is beyond the normal limits of natural and scientific laws. It is usually attributed to some supernatural or praeternatural cause, such as the actions of a deity, a magician, a miracle worker, a saint, or a religious leader.

A gift is something given without any expectation of receiving something of equal value in return. For example, if you give someone cash or property to help them with a tough time, that’s considered a gift. And if you loan someone money for no interest or forgive a loan from a previous year, that’s also a gift!

It’s interesting that the IRS considers any asset that’s given to someone without expecting anything in return to be a gift. That’s why if you lend your friend $5,000 or give them your house for free, you’ll have to fill out a gift tax form and pay taxes on that money!

But the idea that a miracle must violate a law of nature is problematic. It requires a belief in the existence of some sort of natural law, and that is not a universal view among people who believe in God.

In addition, a violation of a law of nature implies that it is impossible for something to occur, and that is not an ideal condition. It is, in fact, possible for a miracle to violate a law of nature.

This is the reason why many philosophies are able to argue that there are no such things as natural laws. They do so by construing natural laws as descriptive, not prescriptive.

However, even this construal still leaves open the question of how something can violate a law of nature. If a putative law has broad scope, great explanatory power, and appealing simplicity, then it might make sense to retain that law instead of creating a vastly more complex law to accommodate the non-repeatable counter-instance of that law.

But if there are no such laws, then the only way to explain a non-repeatable counter-instance is to abandon the notion that such events occur outside the productive power of natural causes. In this case, a definition of the term “miracle” as a violation of a law of nature is problematic, not only because it requires a belief in the existence of some kind of natural law, but also because it implies that something cannot happen, and that is not an ideal condition.
It is a service

The acim definition of miracle is "the maximum service one individual can render another".
It is a way of honoring those in need by loving them as yourself.It is a way of showing the world that it is better to give than to receive. It is a demonstration that we can love without fear and that the greatest gift we can give to others is their own true perception of themselves.

God’s creations are very holy, and the miracle honors their holiness by bringing it out into light where it belongs. It also dispels man’s illusions about himself, that his holiness can hide in darkness, and that his body cannot be healed.

The miracle reveals the Spirit at the center, and places it where Souls can communicate directly. It also rearranges the levels and places all of reality in proper perspective. This is healing, because sickness comes from confusion of the levels.

Miracles are an important means of learning. They lessen the need for time in the horizontal or longitudinal perceptions, because they introduce an interval from which both doer and receiver emerge much farther along in time than would have been the case had they been left alone to their own devices.

They are an essential part of the healing process, because they shift the receiver’s mind away from erroneous perceptions and enfuse it with true perception. They are the result of the work of the Holy Spirit in both the doer and the receiver.

The Course teaches that if the miracle worker simply accepts true perception for himself, the Holy Spirit will engineer all other aspects of the miracle. The miracle worker must put aside his own will to allow the Holy Spirit to work through him and in the receiver.

ACIM has had a profound effect on many people, even outside its core group of students. Its three-volume set of books has sold more than three million copies worldwide, and has been translated into twenty-five languages.
It is a healing

The Course defines a miracle as an occurrence of mind-to-mind healing. It is a transforming experience that changes the receiver’s perception and relationships.

The miracle worker heals the receiver through a loving perception of his real nature, which is whole and perfect. She sees him as God did, and knows that he does not deserve his problem.

When the miracle worker heals, she experiences her own perfection and wholeness, and she feels that she is reawakening it in the receiver. In this way, the miracle worker’s own mind is healed and she is no longer separated from God.

This is a significant departure from the traditional idea of the miracle as a spiritual service that involves the work of the Holy Spirit. Rather, the Course says that the miracle is a mystical experience in which the Holy Spirit mediates between the Father and Son and brings forth the healing needed by the receiver.

In addition to this, the Course teaches that a miracle is not an event that occurs because the receiver has been physically healed. Instead, it is a revealing of the illusion that the body is real.

A miracle is therefore not a flashy display of paranormal power. It is a transforming experience that focuses the mind on forgiveness, true perception, and the holy instant.

It is also a healing of the mind because it brings the illusions in the receiver’s mind to truth, which dispels them and restores him to his true perception. The miracle also enables the receiver to recognize that his illusions are false, and thus is a form of atonement for his mistakes and misperceptions.

The Course demonstrates that the miracle can be practiced by anyone, and it does not require any special powers or physical ability. In fact, the Course suggests that anyone who is willing to forgive and use forgiveness can heal their mind and bodies.
It is a change of perception

A miracle is not the creation of something new, but a correction in perception. It removes the blocks of fear and guilt in your mind, allowing a glimpse of timeless joy that is available to you in the present moment.

A Course in Miracles defines a miracle as a change of perception, which occurs when you are seeing something one way and suddenly you are seeing it another way. It is like the shift that happens when you look at a magic eye illustration (where a three-dimensional picture is hidden in a two-dimensional image) or a figure-ground optical illusion.

There are many different kinds of miraculous effects. For instance, someone who was sick gets well or two people who were at war become peaceful. But what is the true nature of these miracles?

The Course says that a miracle is simply a change in perception, and it does this by asking the Holy Spirit to change your perception of something. When you are seeing something from a negative point of view, and you ask the Holy Spirit to see it in a positive way, He will change your perception.

This can happen in a variety of ways, including the use of words or a smile or a gesture. However, it is important to remember that this is a change of perception, and it must be communicated in a way that the receiver can understand without feeling threatened or intimidated.

For this reason, the Course uses the language of spiritual inspiration and deep psychological understanding, rather than religious terminology. It also combines intellectually sophisticated thought systems with deep spiritual understanding of such phenomena as belief and defense systems, perception and identity.

In the Course, there are people who are trapped in a destructive pattern from which there seems to be no escape and who are trying to find an “other way.” Bill gives Helen his gift of his perception, which she accepts and then returns to him, agreeing to join him in this other way. They enter into a holy encounter and transcend the separateness that had been foundational to their old pattern.