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I seek but what belongs to me in truth.
I seek but what belongs to me in [[truth]].
Today's idea continues with the thought that joy and peace are not but idle
Today's idea continues with the [[thought]] that [[joy]] and [[peace]] are not but idle
dreams. They are your right, because of what you are. They come to you
[[dreams]]. They are your right, because of what you are. They come to you
from God, Who cannot fail to give you what He wills. Yet must there be a
from [[God]], Who cannot fail to give you what He wills. Yet must there be a
place made ready to receive His gifts. They are not welcomed gladly by a
place made ready to [[receive]] His gifts. They are not welcomed gladly by a
mind that has instead received the gifts it made where His belong, as
[[mind]] that has instead received the gifts it made where His belong, as
substitutes for them.
[[substitutes]] for them.
Today we would remove all meaningless and self-made gifts which we have
Today we would remove all meaningless and self-made gifts which we have
placed upon the holy altar where God's gifts belong. His are the gifts that
placed upon the holy [[altar]] where God's gifts belong. His are the gifts that
are our own in truth. His are the gifts that we inherited before time was, and
are our own in truth. His are the gifts that we [[inherited]] before [[time]] was, and
that will still be ours when time has passed into eternity. His are the gifts
that will still be ours when time has passed into [[eternity]]. His are the gifts
that are within us now, for they are timeless. And we need not wait to have
that are within us now, for they are timeless. And we need not wait to have
them. They belong to us today.
them. They belong to us today.
Therefore, we choose to have them now, and know, in choosing them in
Therefore, we [[choose]] to have them now, and know, in choosing them in
place of what we made, we but unite our will with what God wills, and
place of what we made, we but [[unite]] our will with what God wills, and
recognize the same as being one. Our longer practice periods today, the
[[recognize]] the same as being one. Our longer practice periods today, the
hourly five minutes given truth for your salvation, should begin with this:
hourly five minutes given truth for your [[salvation]], should begin with this:
<center>''I seek but what belongs to me in truth,''</center>
<center>''I seek but what belongs to me in truth,''</center>
<center>''And joy and peace are my inheritance.''</center>
<center>''And joy and peace are my inheritance.''</center>
Then lay aside the conflicts of the world that offer other gifts and other
Then lay aside the [[conflicts]] of the world that offer other gifts and other
goals made of illusions, witnessed to by them, and sought for only in a
[[goals]] made of [[illusions]], witnessed to by them, and sought for only in a
world of dreams.
world of dreams.
All this we lay aside, and seek instead that which is truly ours, as we ask to
All this we lay aside, and seek instead that which is truly ours, as we ask to
recognize what God has given us. We clear a holy place within our minds
recognize what God has given us. We clear a [[holy]] place within our [[minds]]
before His altar, where His gifts of peace and joy are welcome, and to
before His altar, where His gifts of [[peace]] and [[joy]] are welcome, and to
which we come to find what has been given us by Him. We come in
which we come to find what has been given us by Him. We come in
confidence today, aware that what belongs to us in truth is what He gives.
[[confidence]] today, aware that what belongs to us in truth is what He gives.
And we would wish for nothing else, for nothing else belongs to us in truth.
And we would [[wish]] for nothing else, for nothing else belongs to us in truth.
So do we clear the way for Him today by simply recognizing that His Will
So do we [[clear]] the way for Him today by simply [[recognizing]] that His Will
is done already, and that joy and peace belong to us as His eternal gifts. We
is done already, and that [[joy]] and [[peace]] belong to us as His eternal gifts. We
will not let ourselves lose sight of them between the times we come to seek
will not let ourselves lose [[sight]] of them between the times we come to seek
for them where He has laid them. This reminder will we bring to mind as
for them where He has laid them. This reminder will we bring to mind as
often as we can:
often as we can:
<center>''I seek but what belongs to me in truth.''</center>
<center>''I seek but what belongs to me in [[truth]].''</center>
<center>''God's gifts of joy and peace are all I want.''</center>
<center>''God's gifts of [[joy]] and [[peace]] are all I want.''</center>