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− | I will be still an instant and go home. | + | I will be still an [[instant]] and go [[home]]. |
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| This world you seem to live in is not home to you. And somewhere in your | | This world you seem to live in is not home to you. And somewhere in your |
− | mind you know that this is true. A memory of home keeps haunting you, as | + | [[mind]] you know that this is true. A [[memory]] of home keeps [[haunting]] you, as |
| if there were a place that called you to return, although you do not recognize | | if there were a place that called you to return, although you do not recognize |
− | the voice, nor what it is the voice reminds you of. Yet still you feel an alien | + | the [[voice]], nor what it is the voice reminds you of. Yet still you feel an [[alien]] |
− | here, from somewhere all unknown. Nothing so definite that you could say | + | here, from somewhere all [[unknown]]. Nothing so definite that you could say |
− | with certainty you are an exile here. Just a persistent feeling, sometimes not | + | with [[certainty]] you are an [[exile]] here. Just a persistent [[feeling]], sometimes not |
| more than a tiny throb, at other times hardly remembered, actively | | more than a tiny throb, at other times hardly remembered, actively |
| dismissed, but surely to return to mind again. | | dismissed, but surely to return to mind again. |
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− | No one but knows whereof we speak. Yet some try to put by their suffering | + | No one but knows whereof we speak. Yet some try to put by their [[suffering]] |
− | in games they play to occupy their time, and keep their sadness from them. | + | in [[games]] they [[play]] to occupy their time, and keep their sadness from them. |
− | Others will deny that they are sad, and do not recognize their tears at all. | + | Others will [[deny]] that they are sad, and do not [[recognize]] their tears at all. |
− | Still others will maintain that what we speak of is illusion, not to be | + | Still others will maintain that what we speak of is [[illusion]], not to be |
− | considered more than but a dream. Yet who, in simple honesty, without | + | considered more than but a [[dream]]. Yet who, in simple [[honesty]], without |
− | defensiveness and self-deception, would deny he understands the words we | + | [[defensiveness]] and self-[[deception]], would deny he [[understands]] the words we |
| speak? | | speak? |
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− | We speak today for everyone who walks this world, for he is not at home. | + | We speak today for everyone who walks [[this world]], for he is not at [[home]]. |
− | He goes uncertainly about in endless search, seeking in darkness what he | + | He goes uncertainly about in endless search, seeking in [[darkness]] what he |
| cannot find; not recognizing what it is he seeks. A thousand homes he | | cannot find; not recognizing what it is he seeks. A thousand homes he |
− | makes, yet none contents his restless mind. He does not understand he | + | makes, yet none contents his restless mind. He does not [[understand]] he |
| builds in vain. The home he seeks can not be made by him. There is no | | builds in vain. The home he seeks can not be made by him. There is no |
− | substitute for Heaven. All he ever made was hell. | + | [[substitute]] for [[Heaven]]. All he ever made was [[hell]]. |
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− | Perhaps you think it is your childhood home that you would find again. The | + | Perhaps you think it is your [[childhood]] [[home]] that you would find again. The |
− | childhood of your body, and its place of shelter, are a memory now so | + | childhood of your [[body]], and its place of [[shelter]], are a [[memory]] now so |
− | distorted that you merely hold a picture of a past that never happened. Yet | + | [[distorted]] that you merely hold a picture of a [[past]] that never happened. Yet |
| there is a Child in you Who seeks His Father's house, and knows that He is | | there is a Child in you Who seeks His Father's house, and knows that He is |
− | alien here. This childhood is eternal, with an innocence that will endure | + | alien here. This childhood is [[eternal]], with an [[innocence]] that will [[endure]] |
− | forever. Where this Child shall go is holy ground. It is His Holiness that | + | forever. Where this Child shall go is [[holy]] ground. It is His Holiness that |
− | lights up Heaven, and that brings to earth the pure reflection of the light | + | [[lights]] up Heaven, and that brings to earth the pure [[reflection]] of the light |
| above, wherein are earth and Heaven joined as one. | | above, wherein are earth and Heaven joined as one. |
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− | It is this Child in you your Father knows as His Own Son. It is this Child | + | It is this Child in you [[your Father]] knows as His Own Son. It is this Child |
− | Who knows His Father. He desires to go home so deeply, so unceasingly, | + | Who knows His Father. He [[desires]] to go [[home]] so deeply, so unceasingly, |
− | His voice cries unto you to let Him rest a while. He does not ask for more | + | His [[voice]] [[cries]] unto you to let Him [[rest]] a while. He does not ask for more |
| than just a few instants of respite; just an interval in which He can return to | | than just a few instants of respite; just an interval in which He can return to |
− | breathe again the holy air that fills His Father's house. You are His home as | + | [[breathe]] again the holy air that fills His Father's house. You are His home as |
| well. He will return. But give Him just a little time to be Himself, within the | | well. He will return. But give Him just a little time to be Himself, within the |
− | peace that is His home, resting in silence and in peace and love. | + | [[peace]] that is His home, resting in [[silence]] and in [[peace]] and [[love]]. |
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− | This Child needs your protection. He is far from home. He is so little that | + | This Child needs your [[protection]]. He is far from [[home]]. He is so little that |
− | He seems so easily shut out, His tiny voice so readily obscured, His call for | + | He seems so easily shut out, His tiny [[voice]] so readily obscured, His call for |
− | help almost unheard amid the grating sounds and harsh and rasping noises | + | help almost unheard amid the grating sounds and harsh and rasping [[noises]] |
− | of the world. Yet does He know that in you still abides His sure protection. | + | of the world. Yet does He know that in you still abides His sure [[protection]]. |
| You will fail Him not. He will go home, and you along with Him. | | You will fail Him not. He will go home, and you along with Him. |
− | This Child is your defenselessness; your strength. He trusts in you. He came | + | This Child is your defenselessness; your [[strength]]. He [[trusts]] in you. He came |
− | because He knew you would not fail. He whispers of His home unceasingly | + | because He knew you would not fail. He [[whispers]] of His home unceasingly |
| to you. For He would bring you back with Him, that He Himself might stay, | | to you. For He would bring you back with Him, that He Himself might stay, |
| and not return again where He does not belong, and where He lives an | | and not return again where He does not belong, and where He lives an |
− | outcast in a world of alien thoughts. His patience has no limits. He will wait | + | [[outcast]] in a world of alien thoughts. His [[patience]] has no limits. He will wait |
− | until you hear His gentle Voice within you, calling you to let Him go in | + | until you hear [[Ta|His gentle Voice within you]], calling you to let Him go in |
| peace, along with you, to where He is at home and you with Him. | | peace, along with you, to where He is at home and you with Him. |
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− | When you are still an instant, when the world recedes from you, when | + | When you are still an [[instant]], when the world recedes from you, when |
− | valueless ideas cease to have value in your restless mind, then will you hear | + | valueless ideas cease to have [[value]] in your restless [[mind]], then will you hear |
− | His Voice. So poignantly He calls to you that you will not resist Him | + | [[Ta|His Voice]]. So poignantly He calls to you that you will not [[resist]] Him |
− | longer. In that instant He will take you to His home, and you will stay with | + | longer. In that instant He will take you to His [[home]], and you will stay with |
− | Him in perfect stillness, silent and at peace, beyond all words, untouched by | + | Him in [[perfect]] [[stillness]], silent and at peace, beyond all [[words]], untouched by |
− | fear and doubt, sublimely certain that you are at home. | + | [[fear]] and [[doubt]], sublimely certain that you are at home. |
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− | Rest with Him frequently today. For He was willing to become a little Child | + | [[Rest]] with Him frequently today. For He was willing to [[become]] a little Child |
− | that you might learn of Him how strong is he who comes without defenses, | + | that you might learn of Him how [[strong]] is he who comes without [[defenses]], |
− | offering only love's messages to those who think he is their enemy. He | + | offering only [[love]]'s messages to those who think he is their [[enemy]]. He |
− | holds the might of Heaven in His hand and calls them friend, and gives His | + | holds the might of [[Heaven]] in His hand and calls them friend, and gives His |
| strength to them, that they may see He would be Friend to them. He asks | | strength to them, that they may see He would be Friend to them. He asks |
| that they protect Him, for His home is far away, and He will not return to it | | that they protect Him, for His home is far away, and He will not return to it |
− | alone. | + | [[alone]]. |
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− | Christ is reborn as but a little Child each time a wanderer would leave his | + | Christ is reborn as but a little Child each time a [[wanderer]] would leave his |
− | home. For he must learn that what he would protect is but this Child, Who | + | [[home]]. For he must learn that what he would [[protect]] is but this Child, Who |
− | comes defenseless and Who is protected by defenselessness. Go home with | + | comes defenseless and Who is [[protected]] by defenselessness. Go home with |
− | Him from time to time today. You are as much an alien here as He. | + | Him from time to time today. You are as much an [[alien]] here as He. |
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− | Take time today to lay aside your shield which profits nothing, and lay | + | Take time today to lay aside your [[shield]] which [[profits]] nothing, and lay |
− | down the spear and sword you raised against an enemy without existence. | + | down the spear and sword you raised against an [[enemy]] without [[existence]]. |
− | Christ has called you friend and brother. He has even come to ask your help | + | Christ has called you [[friend]] and brother. He has even come to ask your help |
− | in letting Him go home today, completed and completely. He has come as | + | in letting Him go [[home]] today, completed and completely. He has come as |
− | does a little child, who must beseech his father for protection and for love. | + | does a little child, who must beseech his father for [[protection]] and for [[love]]. |
− | He rules the universe, and yet He asks unceasingly that you return with | + | [[Master Son|He rules the universe]], and yet He asks unceasingly that you return with |
− | Him, and take illusions as your gods no more. | + | Him, and take [[illusions]] as your gods no more. |
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− | You have not lost your innocence. It is for this you yearn. This is your | + | You have not lost your [[innocence]]. It is for this you yearn. This is your |
− | heart's desire. This is the voice you hear, and this the call which cannot be | + | [[heart]]'s [[desire]]. This is the [[voice]] you hear, and this [[the call]] which cannot be |
| denied. The holy Child remains with you. His home is yours. Today He | | denied. The holy Child remains with you. His home is yours. Today He |
− | gives you His defenselessness, and you accept it in exchange for all the toys | + | gives you His defenselessness, and you [[accept]] it in exchange for all the toys |
− | of battle you have made. And now the way is open, and the journey has an | + | of [[battle]] you have made. And now the way is open, and the [[journey]] has an |
| end in sight at last. Be still an instant and go home with Him, and be at | | end in sight at last. Be still an instant and go home with Him, and be at |
− | peace a while | + | [[peace]] a while |
| [[Category: Workbook I]] | | [[Category: Workbook I]] |
| + | [[Category: Home]] |
| + | [[Category: Stillness]] |