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The [[Holy Spirit]] will give you only what is yours, and will take nothing in return. For what is yours is [[everything]], and you [[share]] it with [[God]]. That is its [[reality]]. Would the Holy Spirit, Who wills only to restore, be capable of misinterpreting the [[question]] you must ask to learn his answer? You have heard the answer, but you have misunderstood the question. You believe that to ask for [[guidance]] of the Holy Spirit is to ask for deprivation.

The [[Holy Spirit]] will give you only what is yours, and will take nothing in return. For what is yours is [[everything]], and you [[share]] it with [[God]]. That is its [[reality]]. Would the Holy Spirit, Who wills only to restore, be capable of misinterpreting the [[question]] you must ask to learn his answer? You have heard the answer, but you have misunderstood the question. You believe that to ask for [[guidance]] of the Holy Spirit is to ask for deprivation.

Little child of God, you do not understand your Father. You believe in a world that takes, because you believe that you can get by taking. And by that perception you have lost sight of the real world. You are afraid of the world as you see it, but the real world is still yours for the asking. Do not deny it to yourself, for it can only free you. Nothing of God will enslave his Son whom he created free and whose freedom is protected by his being. Blessed are you who are willing to ask the truth of God without fear, for only thus can you learn that his answer is the release from fear.

Little [[child of God]], you do not [[understand]] [[your Father]]. You [[believe]] in a world that takes, because you believe that you can get by taking. And by that [[perception]] you have lost [[sight]] of the real world. You are [[afraid]] of the world as you see it, but the real world is still yours for the asking. Do not deny it to yourself, for it can only free you. Nothing of God will enslave his Son whom he created free and whose [[freedom]] is protected by his [[being]]. [[Blessed]] are you who are willing to ask the [[truth]] of God without fear, for only thus can you [[learn]] that his answer is the release from fear.

Beautiful child of God, you are asking only for what I promised you. Do you believe I would deceive you? The Kingdom of Heaven is within you. Believe that the truth is in me, for I know that it is in you. God's Sons have nothing they do not share. Ask for truth of any Son of God, and you have asked it of me. Not one of us but has the answer in him, to give to anyone who asks it of him.

[[Beautiful]] child of God, you are asking only for what I [[promised]] you. Do you believe I would [[deceive]] you? The [[Kingdom of Heaven]] is within you. Believe that the [[truth]] is in me, for I know that it is in you. God's Sons have nothing they do not [[share]]. Ask for truth of any Son of God, and you have asked it of me. Not one of us but has the [[answer]] in him, to give to anyone who asks it of him.

Ask anything of God's Son and his Father will answer you, for Christ is not deceived in his Father and his Father is not deceived in him. Do not, then, be deceived in your brother, and see only his loving thoughts as his reality, for by denying that his mind is split you will heal yours. Accept him as his Father accepts him and heal him unto Christ, for Christ is his healing and yours. Christ is the Son of God Who is in no way separate from his Father, Whose every thought is as loving as the Thought of his Father by which he was created. Be not deceived in God's Son, for thereby you must be deceived in yourself. And being deceived in yourself you are deceived in your Father, in whom no deceit is possible.

Ask anything of God's Son and his Father will answer you, for [[Christ]] is not [[deceived]] in his Father and his Father is not deceived in him. Do not, then, be deceived in your brother, and see only his loving [[thoughts]] as his [[reality]], for by denying that his [[mind]] is split you will [[heal]] yours. [[Accept]] him as his Father accepts him and heal him unto Christ, for Christ is his healing and yours. Christ is the Son of God Who is in no way [[separate]] from his Father, Whose every [[thought]] is as loving as the Thought of his Father by which he was created. Be not deceived in God's Son, for thereby you must be deceived in yourself. And being deceived in yourself you are deceived in your Father, in whom no deceit is possible.

In the real world there is no sickness, for there is no separation and no division. Only loving thoughts are recognized, and because no one is without your help, the help of God goes with you everywhere. As you become willing to accept this help by asking for it, you will give it because you want It. Nothing will be beyond your healing power, because nothing will be denied your simple request. What problems will not disappear in the presence of God's answer? Ask, then, to learn of the reality of your brother, because this is what you will perceive in him, and you will see your beauty reflected in his.

In the real world there is no [[sickness]], for there is no [[separation]] and no division. Only loving [[thoughts]] are recognized, and because no one is without your help, the help of God goes with you [[everywhere]]. As you become willing to [[accept]] this help by asking for it, you will give it because you want It. Nothing will be beyond your [[healing]] [[power]], because nothing will be denied your simple request. What [[problems]] will not disappear in the [[presence of God]]'s answer? Ask, then, to learn of the [[reality]] of your brother, because this is what you will [[perceive]] in him, and you will see your [[beauty]] [[reflected]] in his.

Do not accept your brother's variable perception of himself for his split mind is yours, and you will not accept your healing without his. For you share the real world as you share Heaven, and his healing is yours. To love yourself is to heal yourself, and you cannot perceive part of you as sick and achieve your goal. Brother, we heal together as we live together and love together. Be not deceived in God's Son, for he is one with himself and one with his Father. Love him who is beloved of his Father, and you will learn of the Father's Love for you.

Do not [[accept]] your brother's [[variable]] [[perception]] of himself for his split mind is yours, and you will not accept your [[healing]] without his. For you [[share]] the real world as you share Heaven, and his healing is yours. To [[love]] yourself is to heal yourself, and you cannot perceive part of you as sick and achieve your [[goal]]. Brother, we heal [[together]] as we live together and love together. Be not deceived in God's Son, for he is one with himself and one with [[the Father|his Father]]. Love him who is beloved of his Father, and you will learn of the Father's Love for you.

If you perceive offense in a brother pluck the offense from your mind, for you are offended by Christ and are deceived in him. Heal in Christ and be not offended by him, for there is no offense in him. If what you perceive offends you, you are offended in yourself and are condemning God's Son whom God condemneth not. Let the Holy Spirit remove all offenses of God's Son against himself and perceive no one but through his guidance, for he would save you from all condemnation. Accept his healing power and use it for all he sends you, for he wills to heal the Son of God, in whom he is not deceived.

If you perceive [[offense]] in a brother pluck the offense from [[your mind]], for you are offended by [[Christ]] and are [[deceived]] in him. Heal in Christ and be not offended by him, for there is no offense in him. If what you perceive offends you, you are offended in yourself and are [[condemning]] God's Son whom God condemneth not. Let the [[Holy Spirit]] remove all offenses of God's Son against himself and perceive no one but through his [[guidance]], for he would save you from all condemnation. [[Accept]] his [[healing]] power and use it for all he sends you, for he wills to heal the Son of God, in whom he is not deceived.

Children perceive frightening ghosts and monsters and dragons, and they are terrified. Yet if they ask someone they trust for the meaning of what they perceive, and are willing to let their own interpretations go in favor of reality, their fear goes with them. When a child is helped to translate his "ghost" into a curtain, his "monster" into a shadow, and his "dragon" into a dream he is no longer afraid, and laughs happily at his own fear.

[[Children]] [[perceive]] frightening [[ghosts]] and [[monsters]] and [[dragons]], and they are terrified. Yet if they ask someone they [[trust]] for the meaning of what they [[perceive]], and are willing to let their own [[interpretations]] go in favor of [[reality]], their fear goes with them. When a child is helped to [[translate]] his "ghost" into a curtain, his "monster" into a [[shadow]], and his "dragon" into a [[dream]] he is no longer afraid, and laughs happily at his own [[fear]].

You, my child, are afraid of your brothers and of your Father and of yourself. But you are merely deceived in them. Ask what they are of the Teacher of reality, and hearing his answer, you too will laugh at your fears and replace them with peace. For fear lies not in reality, but in the minds of children who do not understand reality. It is only their lack of understanding that frightens them, and when they learn to perceive truly they are not afraid. And because of this they will ask for truth again when they are frightened. It is not the reality of your brothers or your Father or yourself that frightens you. You do not know what they are, and so you perceive them as ghosts and monsters and dragons. Ask what their reality is from the One Who knows it, and he will tell you what they are. For you do not understand them, and because you are deceived by what you see you need reality to dispel your fears.

You, my child, are afraid of your brothers and of [[your Father]] and of yourself. But you are merely [[deceived]] in them. Ask what they are of the [[Teacher]] of [[reality]], and hearing his answer, you too will [[laugh]] at your [[fears]] and replace them with [[peace]]. For fear lies not in reality, but in the minds of children who do not [[understand]] reality. It is only their lack of understanding that frightens them, and when they learn to perceive truly they are not afraid. And because of this they will ask for [[truth]] again when they are frightened. It is not the reality of your brothers or your Father or yourself that frightens you. You do not know what they are, and so you perceive them as ghosts and monsters and dragons. Ask what their reality is from the One Who knows it, and he will tell you what they are. For you do not understand them, and because you are deceived by what you see you need reality to dispel your fears.

Would you not exchange your fears for truth, if the exchange is yours for the asking? For if God is not deceived in you, you can be deceived only in yourself. Yet you can learn the truth about yourself from the Holy Spirit, Who will teach you that, as part of God, deceit in you is impossible. When you perceive yourself without deceit, you will accept the real world in place of the false one you have made. And then your Father will lean down to you and take the last step for you, by raising you unto himself.  

Would you not exchange your [[fears]] for [[truth]], if the exchange is yours for the asking? For if [[God]] is not [[deceived]] in you, you can be deceived only in yourself. Yet you can [[learn]] the truth about yourself from the [[Holy Spirit]], Who will teach you that, as part of God, [[deceit]] in you is impossible. When you perceive yourself without deceit, you will [[accept]] the real world in place of the [[false]] one you have made. And then [[your Father]] will lean down to you and take the last [[step]] for you, by raising you unto himself.  

[[Category: Chapter 11 - God or the Ego]]

[[Category: Chapter 11 - God or the Ego]]