The purpose of A Course in Miracles is to become a living demonstration of God's Love by merging into the "I am" Presence, our true Identity as Christ. It is a powerful tool for catapulting us into this experience of what we are, through the release of all that we are not. It requires first that we step fully into our function as a "minister of God," "miracle worker," "teacher of God," etc., and release all other self-concepts we have held.