This sermon discusses the "Accepting the Atonement" prayer from A Course in Miracles, using the story of Bill Thatford to illustrate how holding oneself aloof from the path manifests and how to overcome it. The speaker analyzes Bill's struggles with passive resistance, disinterest, and a lack of will in his spiritual journey, offering guidance from Jesus's messages to Helen Schucman. The sermon emphasizes the importance of actively engaging one's will in spiritual growth, contrasting it with the tendency to passively surrender.