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− | I am at home. Fear is the stranger here. | + | I am at [[home]]. [[Fear]] is the [[stranger]] here. |
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− | Fear is a stranger to the ways of love. Identify with fear, and you will be a | + | Fear is a stranger to the ways of [[love]]. Identify with fear, and you will be a |
− | stranger to yourself. And thus you are unknown to you. What is your Self | + | stranger to yourself. And thus you are [[unknown]] to you. What is [[your Self]] |
− | remains an alien to the part of you which thinks that it is real, but different | + | remains an [[alien]] to the part of you which thinks that it is real, but different |
| from yourself. Who could be sane in such a circumstance? Who but a | | from yourself. Who could be sane in such a circumstance? Who but a |
− | madman could believe he is what he is not, and judge against himself? | + | madman could [[believe]] he is what he is not, and judge against himself? |
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| There is a stranger in our midst, who comes from an idea so foreign to the | | There is a stranger in our midst, who comes from an idea so foreign to the |
− | truth he speaks a different language, looks upon a world truth does not | + | [[truth]] he speaks a different [[language]], looks upon a world truth does not |
− | know, and understands what truth regards as senseless. Stranger yet, he does | + | know, and [[understands]] what truth regards as senseless. Stranger yet, he does |
− | not recognize to whom he comes, and yet maintains his home belongs to | + | not [[recognize]] to whom he comes, and yet maintains his home belongs to |
| him, while he is alien now who is at home. And yet, how easy it would be | | him, while he is alien now who is at home. And yet, how easy it would be |
| to say, "This is my home. Here I belong, and will not leave because a | | to say, "This is my home. Here I belong, and will not leave because a |
| madman says I must." | | madman says I must." |
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− | What reason is there for not saying this? What could the reason be except | + | What [[reason]] is there for not saying this? What could the reason be except |
− | that you had asked this stranger in to take your place, and let you be a | + | that you had asked this [[stranger]] in to take your place, and let you be a |
| stranger to yourself? No one would let himself be dispossessed so | | stranger to yourself? No one would let himself be dispossessed so |
− | needlessly, unless he thought there were another home more suited to his | + | needlessly, unless he [[thought]] there were another home more suited to his |
| tastes. | | tastes. |
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− | Who is the stranger? Is it fear or you who are unsuited to the home which | + | Who is the stranger? Is it [[fear]] or you who are unsuited to the home which |
− | God provided for His Son? Is fear His Own, created in His likeness? Is it | + | God [[provided]] for His Son? Is fear His Own, created in His likeness? Is it |
− | fear that love completes, and is completed by? There is no home can shelter | + | fear that love completes, and is completed by? There is no home can [[shelter]] |
| love and fear. They cannot coexist. If you are real, then fear must be | | love and fear. They cannot coexist. If you are real, then fear must be |
− | illusion. And if fear is real, then you do not exist at all. | + | [[illusion]]. And if fear is real, then you do not exist at all. |
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− | How simply, then, the question is resolved. Who fears has but denied | + | How [[simply]], then, the [[question]] is resolved. Who fears has but [[denied]] |
| himself and said, "I am the stranger here. And so I leave my home to one | | himself and said, "I am the stranger here. And so I leave my home to one |
| more like me than myself, and give him all I thought belonged to me." Now | | more like me than myself, and give him all I thought belonged to me." Now |
− | is he exiled of necessity, not knowing who he is, uncertain of all things but | + | is he [[exiled]] of [[necessity]], not knowing who he is, uncertain of all things but |
| this; that he is not himself, and that his home has been denied to him. | | this; that he is not himself, and that his home has been denied to him. |
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| What does he search for now? What can he find? A stranger to himself can | | What does he search for now? What can he find? A stranger to himself can |
− | find no home wherever he may look, for he has made return impossible. His | + | find no [[home]] wherever he may look, for he has made return impossible. His |
− | way is lost, except a miracle will search him out and show him that he is no | + | way is lost, except a [[miracle]] will search him out and show him that he is no |
− | stranger now. The miracle will come. For in his home his Self remains. It | + | stranger now. The miracle will come. For in his home his [[Self]] remains. It |
| asked no stranger in, and took no alien thought to be Itself. And It will call | | asked no stranger in, and took no alien thought to be Itself. And It will call |
− | Its Own unto Itself in recognition of what is Its Own. | + | Its Own unto Itself in [[recognition]] of what is Its Own. |
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− | Who is the stranger? Is he not the one your Self calls not? You are unable | + | Who is the stranger? Is he not the one [[your Self]] calls not? You are unable |
| now to recognize this stranger in your midst, for you have given him your | | now to recognize this stranger in your midst, for you have given him your |
− | rightful place. Yet is your Self as certain of Its Own as God is of His Son. | + | rightful place. Yet is your [[Self]] as certain of Its Own as God is of His Son. |
− | He cannot be confused about creation. He is sure of what belongs to Him. | + | He cannot be [[confused]] about [[creation]]. He is sure of what belongs to Him. |
− | No stranger can be interposed between His knowledge and His Son's reality. | + | No stranger can be [[interposed]] between His [[knowledge]] and His Son's [[reality]]. |
| He does not know of strangers. He is certain of His Son. | | He does not know of strangers. He is certain of His Son. |
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− | God's certainty suffices. Who He knows to be His Son belongs where He | + | God's [[certainty]] suffices. Who He knows to be His Son belongs where He |
| has set His Son forever. He has answered you who ask, "Who is the | | has set His Son forever. He has answered you who ask, "Who is the |
− | stranger?" Hear His Voice assure you, quietly and sure, that you are not a | + | stranger?" Hear His Voice [[assure]] you, [[quietly]] and sure, that you are not a |
− | stranger to your Father, nor is your Creator stranger made to you. Whom | + | stranger to [[your Father]], nor is your [[Creator]] stranger made to you. Whom |
| God has joined remain forever one, at home in Him, no stranger to Himself. | | God has joined remain forever one, at home in Him, no stranger to Himself. |
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− | Today we offer thanks that Christ has come to search the world for what | + | Today we offer thanks that [[Christ]] has come to search the world for what |
− | belongs to Him. His vision sees no strangers, but beholds His Own and | + | belongs to Him. His [[vision]] sees no strangers, but beholds His Own and |
− | joyously unites with them. They see Him as a stranger, for they do not | + | [[joyously]] [[unites]] with them. They see Him as a stranger, for they do not |
− | recognize themselves. Yet as they give Him welcome, they remember. And | + | [[recognize]] themselves. Yet as they give Him welcome, they remember. And |
− | He leads them gently home again, where they belong. | + | He leads them gently [[home]] again, where they belong. |
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| Not one does Christ forget. Not one He fails to give you to remember, that | | Not one does Christ forget. Not one He fails to give you to remember, that |
− | your home may be complete and perfect as it was established. He has not | + | your home may be complete and [[perfect]] as it was established. He has not |
− | forgotten you. But you will not remember Him until you look on all as He | + | forgotten you. But you will not [[remember]] Him until you look on all as He |
− | does. Who denies his brother is denying Him, and thus refusing to accept | + | does. Who denies his brother is [[denying]] Him, and thus refusing to [[accept]] |
− | the gift of sight by which his Self is clearly recognized, his home | + | the gift of [[sight]] by which his [[Self]] is clearly recognized, his [[home]] |
− | remembered and salvation come. | + | remembered and [[salvation]] come. |
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| [[Category: Workbook I]] | | [[Category: Workbook I]] |