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<center>'''Light and joy and peace abide in me.'''</center>

<center>'''Light and joy and peace abide in me.'''</center>

Light and joy and peace abide in me.

Light and joy and peace abide in me.

In our longer exercise periods today, which would be most profitable if done for the first five minutes of every waking hour, begin by stating the truth about your creation:

In our longer exercise periods today, which would be most profitable if done for the first five minutes of every waking hour, begin by stating the truth about your creation:

<center>Light and joy and peace abide in me.</center>

<center>''Light and joy and peace abide in me.''</center>

<center>My sinlessness is guaranteed by God.</center>

<center>''My sinlessness is guaranteed by God.''</center>

Then put away your foolish self-images, and spend the rest of the practice period in trying to experience what God has given you, in place of what you have decreed for yourself.

Then put away your foolish self-images, and spend the rest of the practice period in trying to experience what God has given you, in place of what you have decreed for yourself.

You may not be willing or even able to use the first five minutes of each hour for these exercises. Try, however, to do so when you can. At least remember to repeat these thoughts each hour:

You may not be willing or even able to use the first five minutes of each hour for these exercises. Try, however, to do so when you can. At least remember to repeat these thoughts each hour:

<center>Light and joy and peace abide in me.</center>

<center>''Light and joy and peace abide in me.''</center>

<center>My sinlessness is guaranteed by God.</center>

<center>''My sinlessness is guaranteed by God.''</center>

Then try to devote at least a minute or so to closing your eyes and realizing that this is a statement of the truth about you.

Then try to devote at least a minute or so to closing your eyes and realizing that this is a statement of the truth about you.

If a situation arises that seems to be disturbing, quickly dispel the illusion of fear by repeating these thoughts again. Should you be tempted to become angry with someone, tell him silently:

If a situation arises that seems to be disturbing, quickly dispel the illusion of fear by repeating these thoughts again. Should you be tempted to become angry with someone, tell him silently:

<center>Light and joy and peace abide in you.</center>

<center>''Light and joy and peace abide in you.''</center>

<center>Your sinlessness is guaranteed by God.</center>

<center>''Your sinlessness is guaranteed by God.''</center>

You can do much for the world's salvation today. You can do much today to bring you closer to the part in salvation that God has assigned to you. And you can do much today to bring the conviction to your mind that the idea for the day is true indeed.

You can do much for the world's salvation today. You can do much today to bring you closer to the part in salvation that God has assigned to you. And you can do much today to bring the conviction to your mind that the idea for the day is true indeed.

[[Category: Workbook I]]

[[Category: Workbook I]]