By Gonny Reverend Kenneth Price, a dear Facebook friend, recently wrote a beautiful piece titled “Did Jesus write A Course in Miracles? “ His words touched me…clear, honest, and deeply resonant. While I won’t repeat his message word-for-word, I do feel inspired to reflect on the same question in my own way.
So… did Jesus really write the Course?
It’s tempting to think of Jesus as the man in sandals, with long hair and a peaceful gaze, walking through Galilee two thousand years ago. Healing the sick, turning water into wine, rising from the dead. If that Jesus dictated the Course, it would feel like quite the miracle.
But maybe… that’s not the full picture.
Maybe the Course invites us to see this question from a completely different angle.
No holy fax machine….just inner receptivity
Helen Schucman, who scribed the Course, was far from our typical spiritual channel. She was a clinical psychologist, a skeptic, and not fond of the word “Jesus” at all. And yet, for seven years, she heard an inner voice…calm, loving, clear.
Was that the voice of the historical Jesus?
Or… was it something much greater?
If you’ve ever read the Course, you’ll notice there’s no talk of turning water into wine. No walking on water. No mention of churches, robes, or religious rituals. Instead, we get statements like:
“I am not a body.”
“There is no world.”
“Nothing real can be threatened. Nothing unreal exists.”
These are not ‘religious’ statements. They are radical invitations.
They don’t come from a person, but from a state of consciousness that lives in all of us.
And that state of mind is what the Course calls the “Christ Mind”.
Jesus as a symbol not a historical figure
The voice Helen heard called itself “Jesus.” But the Course makes it clear: this isn’t the crucified king, the church figure, or someone from a history book.
Jesus, in the Course, is a symbol of universal awakening…a presence of love that transcends all form.
That’s why the Course tells us:
“A universal theology is impossible, but a universal experience is not only possible but necessary.” (C-in.2:5)
The Course is not here to give us a new belief system—it’s here to bring us back to an inner knowing. To a peace that goes far beyond words.
It’s not about Helen. Not about Jesus. It’s about YOU.
So the real question isn’t:
“Did Jesus write the Course?”
The real question is:
“Am I willing to listen to the Voice of Love within me?”
“Am I willing to become still enough to remember Who I am?”
That Voice is already there.
Not male or female.
Not religious or anti-religious.
Not historical—but eternal.
And once you truly hear it, it won’t matter anymore who said the words.
Because you’ll know: this is Love speaking.
And you can only smile, and rest in that.
So… did Jesus write A Course in Miracles?
Yes.
But not as a man.
Not as a carpenter.
Not as a figure from the past…but as the Christ.
And the Christ is not a person….it’s a presence.
A shared identity. A field of pure light.
It cannot be captured in form, but it can be remembered in stillness.
Helen tuned in.
And if you’re willing…..you can too!
With love and light,
G.