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− | I will accept Atonement for myself. | + | I will [[accept]] [[Atonement]] for myself. |
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− | Here is the end of choice. For here we come to a decision to accept | + | Here is the end of [[choice]]. For here we come to a [[decision]] to accept |
− | ourselves as God created us. And what is choice except uncertainty of what | + | ourselves as [[God]] created us. And what is choice except uncertainty of what |
− | we are? There is no doubt that is not rooted here. There is no question but | + | we are? There is no [[doubt]] that is not rooted here. There is no [[question]] but |
− | reflects this one. There is no conflict that does not entail the single, simple | + | reflects this one. There is no [[conflict]] that does not entail the single, simple |
| question, "What am I?" | | question, "What am I?" |
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− | Yet who could ask this question except one who has refused to recognize | + | Yet who could ask this question except one who has refused to [[recognize]] |
| himself? Only refusal to accept yourself could make the question seem to be | | himself? Only refusal to accept yourself could make the question seem to be |
− | sincere. The only thing that can be surely known by any living thing is what | + | [[sincere]]. The only thing that can be surely known by any living thing is what |
− | it is. From this one point of certainty, it looks on other things as certain as | + | it is. From this one point of [[certainty]], it looks on other things as certain as |
| itself. | | itself. |
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− | Uncertainty about what you must be is self-deception on a scale so vast, its | + | Uncertainty about what you must be is [[self]]-[[deception]] on a scale so vast, its |
− | magnitude can hardly be conceived. To be alive and not to know yourself is | + | [[magnitude]] can hardly be conceived. To be alive and not to know yourself is |
− | to believe that you are really dead. For what is life except to be yourself, | + | to [[believe]] that you are really dead. For what is [[life]] except to be yourself, |
| and what but you can be alive instead? Who is the doubter? What is it he | | and what but you can be alive instead? Who is the doubter? What is it he |
− | doubts? Whom does he question? Who can answer him? | + | doubts? Whom does he [[question]]? Who can answer him? |
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| He merely states that he is not himself, and therefore, being something else, | | He merely states that he is not himself, and therefore, being something else, |
| becomes a questioner of what that something is. Yet he could never be alive | | becomes a questioner of what that something is. Yet he could never be alive |
| at all unless he knew the answer. If he asks as if he does not know, it merely | | at all unless he knew the answer. If he asks as if he does not know, it merely |
− | shows he does not want to be the thing he is. He has accepted it because he | + | shows he does not want to be the thing he is. He has [[accepted]] it because he |
− | lives; has judged against it and denied its worth, and has decided that he | + | lives; has judged against it and denied its [[worth]], and has [[decided]] that he |
| does not know the only certainty by which he lives. | | does not know the only certainty by which he lives. |
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− | Thus he becomes uncertain of his life, for what it is has been denied by him. | + | Thus he becomes uncertain of his [[life]], for what it is has been [[denied]] by him. |
− | It is for this denial that you need Atonement. Your denial made no change | + | It is for this denial that you need [[Atonement]]. Your denial made no [[change]] |
− | in what you are. But you have split your mind into what knows and does not | + | in what you are. But you have split [[your mind]] into what knows and does not |
− | know the truth. You are yourself. There is no doubt of this. And yet you | + | know the [[truth]]. You are yourself. There is no doubt of this. And yet you |
| doubt it. But you do not ask what part of you can really doubt yourself. It | | doubt it. But you do not ask what part of you can really doubt yourself. It |
| cannot really be a part of you that asks this question. For it asks of one who | | cannot really be a part of you that asks this question. For it asks of one who |
| knows the answer. Were it part of you, then certainty would be impossible. | | knows the answer. Were it part of you, then certainty would be impossible. |
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− | Atonement remedies the strange idea that it is possible to doubt yourself, | + | [[Atonement]] remedies the [[strange]] [[idea]] that it is possible to doubt yourself, |
| and be unsure of what you really are. This is the depth of madness. Yet it is | | and be unsure of what you really are. This is the depth of madness. Yet it is |
− | the universal question of the world. What does this mean except the world is | + | the [[universal]] [[question]] of the world. What does this mean except the world is |
− | mad? Why share its madness in the sad belief that what is universal here is | + | mad? Why [[share]] its madness in the sad [[belief]] that what is universal here is |
| true? | | true? |
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− | Nothing the world believes is true. It is a place whose purpose is to be a | + | Nothing the world [[believes]] is true. It is a place whose [[purpose]] is to be a |
− | home where those who claim they do not know themselves can come to | + | [[home]] where those who claim they do not know themselves can come to |
− | question what it is they are. And they will come again until the time | + | [[question]] what it is they are. And they will come again until the time |
| Atonement is accepted, and they learn it is impossible to doubt yourself, | | Atonement is accepted, and they learn it is impossible to doubt yourself, |
− | and not to be aware of what you are. | + | and not to be [[aware]] of what you are. |
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− | Only acceptance can be asked of you, for what you are is certain. It is set | + | Only [[acceptance]] can be asked of you, for what you are is certain. It is set |
− | forever in the holy Mind of God, and in your own. It is so far beyond all | + | forever in the holy [[Mind of God]], and in your own. It is so far beyond all |
− | doubt and question that to ask what it must be is all the proof you need to | + | doubt and question that to ask what it must be is all the [[proof]] you need to |
− | show that you believe the contradiction that you know not what you cannot | + | show that you [[believe]] the [[contradiction]] that you know not what you cannot |
| fail to know. Is this a question, or a statement which denies itself in | | fail to know. Is this a question, or a statement which denies itself in |
| statement? Let us not allow our holy minds to occupy themselves with | | statement? Let us not allow our holy minds to occupy themselves with |
| senseless musings such as this. | | senseless musings such as this. |
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− | We have a mission here. We did not come to reinforce the madness that we | + | We have a [[mission]] here. We did not come to reinforce the madness that we |
− | once believed in. Let us not forget the goal that we accepted. It is more than | + | once believed in. Let us not forget the [[goal]] that we [[accepted]]. It is more than |
− | just our happiness alone we came to gain. What we accept as what we are | + | just our [[happiness]] alone we came to gain. What we accept as what we are |
| proclaims what everyone must be, along with us. Fail not your brothers, or | | proclaims what everyone must be, along with us. Fail not your brothers, or |
| you fail yourself. Look lovingly on them, that they may know that they are | | you fail yourself. Look lovingly on them, that they may know that they are |
| part of you, and you of them. | | part of you, and you of them. |
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− | This does Atonement teach, and demonstrates the Oneness of God's Son is | + | This does [[Atonement]] teach, and demonstrates the [[Oneness]] of God's Son is |
− | unassailed by his belief he knows not what he is. Today accept Atonement, | + | unassailed by his [[belief]] he knows not what he is. Today accept Atonement, |
− | not to change reality, but merely to accept the truth about yourself, and go | + | not to change [[reality]], but merely to accept the truth about yourself, and go |
− | your way rejoicing in the endless Love of God. It is but this that we are | + | your way rejoicing in the endless [[Love of God]]. It is but this that we are |
| asked to do. It is but this that we will do today. | | asked to do. It is but this that we will do today. |
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− | Five minutes in the morning and at night we will devote to dedicate our | + | Five minutes in the [[morning]] and at [[night]] we will devote to [[dedicate]] our |
− | minds to our assignment for today. We start with this review of what our | + | [[minds]] to our assignment for today. We start with this review of what our |
| mission is: | | mission is: |
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| <center>''I will accept Atonement for myself,For I remain as God created me.''</center> | | <center>''I will accept Atonement for myself,For I remain as God created me.''</center> |
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− | We have not lost the knowledge that God gave to us when He created us | + | We have not lost the [[knowledge]] that [[God]] gave to us when He created us |
| like Him. We can remember it for everyone, for in creation are all minds as | | like Him. We can remember it for everyone, for in creation are all minds as |
− | one. And in our memory is the recall how dear our brothers are to us in | + | one. And in our [[memory]] is the recall how dear our brothers are to us in |
− | truth, how much a part of us is every mind, how faithful they have really | + | truth, how much a part of us is every mind, how [[faithful]] they have really |
− | been to us, and how our Father's Love contains them all. | + | been to us, and how [[our Father]]'s Love contains them all. |
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− | In thanks for all creation, in the Name of its Creator and His Oneness with | + | In thanks for all [[creation]], in the Name of its [[Creator]] and His [[Oneness]] with |
| all aspects of creation, we repeat our dedication to our cause today each | | all aspects of creation, we repeat our dedication to our cause today each |
− | hour, as we lay aside all thoughts that would distract us from our holy aim. | + | hour, as we lay aside all [[thoughts]] that would [[distract]] us from our holy aim. |
− | For several minutes let your mind be cleared of all the foolish cobwebs | + | For several minutes let your mind be cleared of all the [[foolish]] cobwebs |
− | which the world would weave around the holy Son of God. And learn the | + | which the world would [[weave]] around the holy Son of God. And learn the |
− | fragile nature of the chains that seem to keep the knowledge of yourself | + | fragile nature of the chains that seem to keep the [[knowledge]] of yourself |
− | apart from your awareness, as you say: | + | apart from your [[awareness]], as you say: |
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| <center>''I will accept Atonement for myself,''</center> | | <center>''I will accept Atonement for myself,''</center> |