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− | When I am healed I am not healed alone. | + | When I am [[healed]] I am not healed [[alone]]. |
− | Today's idea remains the central thought on which salvation rests. For | + | Today's [[idea]] remains the central [[thought]] on which [[salvation]] rests. For |
− | healing is the opposite of all the world's ideas which dwell on sickness and | + | healing is the opposite of all the world's ideas which dwell on [[sickness]] and |
| on separate states. Sickness is a retreat from others, and a shutting off of | | on separate states. Sickness is a retreat from others, and a shutting off of |
− | joining. It becomes a door that closes on a separate self, and keeps it | + | joining. It [[becomes]] a door that closes on a separate [[self]], and keeps it |
− | isolated and alone. | + | [[isolated]] and alone. |
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− | Sickness is isolation. For it seems to keep one self apart from all the rest, to | + | Sickness is [[isolation]]. For it seems to keep one self apart from all the rest, to |
− | suffer what the others do not feel. It gives the body final power to make the | + | suffer what the others do not [[feel]]. It gives the body final [[power]] to make the |
− | separation real, and keep the mind in solitary prison, split apart and held in | + | separation real, and keep [[the mind]] in solitary [[prison]], split apart and held in |
| pieces by a solid wall of sickened flesh, which it can not surmount. | | pieces by a solid wall of sickened flesh, which it can not surmount. |
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− | The world obeys the laws that sickness serves, but healing operates apart | + | The world [[obeys]] the [[laws]] that sickness serves, but [[healing]] operates apart |
| from them. It is impossible that anyone be healed alone. In sickness must he | | from them. It is impossible that anyone be healed alone. In sickness must he |
− | be apart and separate. But healing is his own decision to be one again, and | + | be apart and separate. But healing is his own [[decision]] to be one again, and |
− | to accept his Self with all Its parts intact and unassailed. In sickness does his | + | to [[accept]] his Self with all Its parts intact and unassailed. In sickness does his |
− | Self appear to be dismembered, and without the unity that gives It life. But | + | [[Self]] appear to be dismembered, and without the [[unity]] that gives It life. But |
− | healing is accomplished as he sees the body has no power to attack the | + | healing is accomplished as he sees the body has no power to [[attack]] the |
| universal Oneness of God's Son. | | universal Oneness of God's Son. |
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− | Sickness would prove that lies must be the truth. But healing demonstrates | + | Sickness would prove that lies must be the [[truth]]. But [[healing]] demonstrates |
− | that truth is true. The separation sickness would impose has never really | + | that truth is true. The [[separation]] sickness would impose has never really |
− | happened. To be healed is merely to accept what always was the simple | + | happened. To be healed is merely to accept what always was the [[simple]] |
| truth, and always will remain exactly as it has forever been. Yet eyes | | truth, and always will remain exactly as it has forever been. Yet eyes |
− | accustomed to illusions must be shown that what they look upon is false. So | + | accustomed to [[illusions]] must be shown that what they look upon is [[false]]. So |
| healing, never needed by the truth, must demonstrate that sickness is not | | healing, never needed by the truth, must demonstrate that sickness is not |
| real. | | real. |
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− | Healing might thus be called a counter-dream, which cancels out the dream | + | Healing might thus be called a counter-[[dream]], which cancels out the dream |
− | of sickness in the name of truth, but not in truth itself. Just as forgiveness | + | of sickness in the name of [[truth]], but not in truth itself. Just as [[forgiveness]] |
| overlooks all sins that never were accomplished, healing but removes | | overlooks all sins that never were accomplished, healing but removes |
− | illusions that have not occurred. Just as the real world will arise to take the | + | [[illusions]] that have not occurred. Just as the real world will arise to take the |
− | place of what has never been at all, healing but offers restitution for | + | place of what has never been at all, healing but offers [[restitution]] for |
− | imagined states and false ideas which dreams embroider into pictures of the | + | imagined states and [[false]] ideas which dreams embroider into pictures of the |
| truth. | | truth. |
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− | Yet think not healing is unworthy of your function here. For anti-Christ | + | Yet think not healing is unworthy of your [[function]] here. For [[anti-Christ]] |
− | becomes more powerful than Christ to those who dream the world is real. | + | becomes more powerful than [[Christ]] to those who dream the world is real. |
− | The body seems to be more solid and more stable than the mind. And love | + | The body seems to be more solid and more stable than the [[mind]]. And [[love]] |
− | becomes a dream, while fear remains the one reality that can be seen and | + | becomes a dream, while [[fear]] remains the one [[reality]] that can be seen and |
− | justified and fully understood. | + | justified and fully [[understood]]. |
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− | Just as forgiveness shines away all sin and the real world will occupy the | + | Just as forgiveness [[shines]] away all [[sin]] and the real world will occupy the |
− | place of what you made, so healing must replace the fantasies of sickness | + | place of what you made, so [[healing]] must replace the [[fantasies]] of sickness |
| which you hold before the simple truth. When sickness has been seen to | | which you hold before the simple truth. When sickness has been seen to |
− | disappear in spite of all the laws that hold it cannot but be real, then | + | disappear in spite of all the [[laws]] that hold it cannot but be real, then |
| questions have been answered. And the laws can be no longer cherished nor | | questions have been answered. And the laws can be no longer cherished nor |
− | obeyed. | + | [[obeyed]]. |
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− | Healing is freedom. For it demonstrates that dreams will not prevail against | + | [[Healing]] is [[freedom]]. For it demonstrates that [[dreams]] will not prevail against |
− | the truth. Healing is shared. And by this attribute it proves that laws unlike | + | the truth. Healing is [[shared]]. And by this [[attribute]] it proves that laws unlike |
− | the ones which hold that sickness is inevitable are more potent than their | + | the ones which hold that sickness is [[inevitable]] are more potent than their |
− | sickly opposites. Healing is strength. For by its gentle hand is weakness | + | sickly opposites. Healing is [[strength]]. For by its [[gentle]] hand is [[weakness]] |
| overcome, and minds that were walled off within a body free to join with | | overcome, and minds that were walled off within a body free to join with |
| other minds, to be forever strong. | | other minds, to be forever strong. |
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− | Healing, forgiveness, and the glad exchange of all the world of sorrow for a | + | Healing, [[forgiveness]], and the glad exchange of all the world of sorrow for a |
− | world where sadness cannot enter, are the means by which the Holy Spirit | + | world where sadness cannot enter, are [[the means]] by which the [[Holy Spirit]] |
− | urges you to follow Him. His gentle lessons teach how easily salvation can | + | urges you to follow Him. His gentle lessons teach how easily [[salvation]] can |
− | be yours; how little practice you need undertake to let His laws replace the | + | be yours; how little [[practice]] you need undertake to let [[His laws]] replace the |
− | ones you made to hold yourself a prisoner to death. His life becomes your | + | ones you made to hold yourself a [[prisoner]] to [[death]]. His life becomes your |
− | own, as you extend the little help He asks in freeing you from everything | + | own, as you extend the little help He asks in freeing you from [[everything]] |
− | that ever caused you pain. | + | that ever caused you [[pain]]. |
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− | And as you let yourself be healed, you see all those around you, or who | + | And as you let yourself be [[healed]], you see all those around you, or who |
− | cross your mind, or whom you touch or those who seem to have no contact | + | cross [[your mind]], or whom you [[touch]] or those who seem to have no contact |
− | with you, healed along with you. Perhaps you will not recognize them all, | + | with you, healed along with you. Perhaps you will not [[recognize]] them all, |
| nor realize how great your offering to all the world, when you let healing | | nor realize how great your offering to all the world, when you let healing |
| come to you. But you are never healed alone. And legions upon legions will | | come to you. But you are never healed alone. And legions upon legions will |
− | receive the gift that you receive when you are healed. | + | [[receive]] the gift that you receive when you are healed. |
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− | Those who are healed become the instruments of healing. Nor does time | + | Those who are healed become the instruments of healing. Nor does [[time]] |
− | elapse between the instant they are healed, and all the grace of healing it is | + | elapse between the [[instant]] they are healed, and all the [[grace]] of healing it is |
− | given them to give. What is opposed to God does not exist, and who accepts | + | given them to give. What is opposed to God does not exist, and who [[accepts]] |
− | it not within his mind becomes a haven where the weary can remain to rest. | + | it not within his [[mind]] becomes a [[haven]] where the weary can remain to rest. |
| For here is truth bestowed, and here are all illusions brought to truth. | | For here is truth bestowed, and here are all illusions brought to truth. |
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− | Would you not offer shelter to God's Will? You but invite your Self to be at | + | Would you not offer [[shelter]] to [[God's Will]]? You but invite [[your Self]] to be at |
− | home. And can this invitation be refused? Ask the inevitable to occur, and | + | [[home]]. And can this invitation be refused? Ask the [[inevitable]] to occur, and |
− | you will never fail. The other choice is but to ask what cannot be to be, and | + | you will never fail. The other [[choice]] is but to ask what cannot be to be, and |
| this can not succeed. Today we ask that only truth will occupy our minds; | | this can not succeed. Today we ask that only truth will occupy our minds; |
− | that thoughts of healing will this day go forth from what is healed to what | + | that [[thoughts]] of healing will this day go forth from what is healed to what |
| must yet be healed, aware that they will both occur as one. | | must yet be healed, aware that they will both occur as one. |
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− | We will remember, as the hour strikes, our function is to let our minds be | + | We will remember, as the hour strikes, our [[function]] is to let our minds be |
− | healed, that we may carry healing to the world, exchanging curse for | + | healed, that we may carry healing to the world, exchanging [[curse]] for |
− | blessing, pain for joy, and separation for the peace of God. Is not a minute | + | [[blessing]], [[pain]] for [[joy]], and [[separation]] for the [[peace]] of God. Is not a minute |
| of the hour worth the giving to receive a gift like this? Is not a little time a | | of the hour worth the giving to receive a gift like this? Is not a little time a |
− | small expense to offer for the gift of everything? | + | small expense to offer for the gift of [[everything]]? |
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− | Yet must we be prepared for such a gift. And so we will begin the day with | + | Yet must we be [[prepared]] for such a gift. And so we will begin the day with |
| this, and give ten minutes to these thoughts with which we will conclude | | this, and give ten minutes to these thoughts with which we will conclude |
| today at night as well: | | today at night as well: |
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| <center>''When I am healed I am not healed alone.''</center> | | <center>''When I am healed I am not healed alone.''</center> |
− | <center>''And I would share my healing with the world,''</center> | + | <center>''And I would [[share]] my [[healing]] with the world,''</center> |
− | <center>''that sickness may be banished from the mind of God's one Son,''</center> | + | <center>''that sickness may be banished from the [[mind of God]]'s one Son,''</center> |
− | <center>''Who is my only Self.''</center> | + | <center>''Who is my only [[Self]].''</center> |
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− | Let healing be through you this very day. And as you rest in quiet, be | + | Let healing be through you this very day. And as you rest in [[quiet]], be |
− | prepared to give as you receive, to hold but what you give, and to receive | + | prepared to give as you [[receive]], to hold but what you give, and to receive |
− | the Word of God to take the place of all the foolish thoughts that ever were | + | the Word of God to take the place of all the [[foolish]] [[thoughts]] that ever were |
− | imagined. Now we come together to make well all that was sick, and offer | + | [[imagined]]. Now we come [[together]] to make well all that was sick, and offer |
− | blessing where there was attack. Nor will we let this function be forgot as | + | [[blessing]] where there was [[attack]]. Nor will we let this function be forgot as |
− | every hour of the day slips by, remembering our purpose with this thought: | + | every hour of the day slips by, remembering our [[purpose]] with this thought: |
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| <center>''When I am healed I am not healed alone.''</center> | | <center>''When I am healed I am not healed alone.''</center> |