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− | Now are we one with Him Who is our Source. | + | Now are we one with Him Who is [[our Source]]. |
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− | What time but now can truth be recognized? The present is the only time | + | What [[time]] but [[now]] can [[truth]] be recognized? The present is the only time |
| there is. And so today, this instant, now, we come to look upon what is | | there is. And so today, this instant, now, we come to look upon what is |
− | forever there; not in our sight, but in the eyes of Christ. He looks past time, | + | forever there; not in our [[sight]], but in the eyes of Christ. He looks past time, |
− | and sees eternity as represented there. He hears the sounds the senseless, | + | and sees [[eternity]] as represented there. He hears the sounds the senseless, |
| busy world engenders, yet He hears them faintly. For beyond them all He | | busy world engenders, yet He hears them faintly. For beyond them all He |
− | hears the song of Heaven, and the Voice for God more clear, more | + | hears the song of [[Heaven]], and the [[Voice]] for God more clear, more |
| meaningful, more near. | | meaningful, more near. |
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− | The world fades easily away before His sight. Its sounds grow dim. A | + | The world fades easily away before His sight. Its [[sounds]] grow dim. A |
− | melody from far beyond the world increasingly is more and more distinct; | + | [[melody]] from far beyond the world increasingly is more and more distinct; |
− | an ancient call to which He gives an ancient answer. You will recognize | + | an ancient [[Calling|call]] to which He gives an ancient answer. You will [[recognize]] |
| them both, for they are but your answer to your Father's Call to you. Christ | | them both, for they are but your answer to your Father's Call to you. Christ |
− | answers for you, echoing your Self, using your voice to give His glad | + | answers for you, [[echoing]] [[your Self]], using your voice to give His glad |
| consent; accepting your deliverance for you. | | consent; accepting your deliverance for you. |
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− | How holy is your practicing today, as Christ gives you His sight and hears | + | How [[holy]] is your [[practicing]] today, as Christ gives you His sight and hears |
− | for you, and answers in your name the Call He hears! How quiet is the time | + | for you, and answers in your name [[the Call]] He hears! How [[quiet]] is the time |
| you give to spend with Him, beyond the world. How easily are all your | | you give to spend with Him, beyond the world. How easily are all your |
− | seeming sins forgot, and all your sorrows unremembered. On this day is | + | seeming [[sins]] forgot, and all your sorrows unremembered. On this day is |
− | grief laid by, for sights and sounds that come from nearer than the world are | + | [[grief]] laid by, for sights and sounds that come from nearer than the world are |
− | clear to you who will today accept the gifts He gives. | + | clear to you who will today [[accept]] the gifts He gives. |
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− | There is a silence into which the world can not intrude. There is an ancient | + | There is a [[silence]] into which the world can not intrude. There is an ancient |
− | peace you carry in your heart and have not lost. There is a sense of holiness | + | [[peace]] you carry in your [[heart]] and have not lost. There is a sense of [[holiness]] |
− | in you the thought of sin has never touched. All this today you will | + | in you the thought of sin has never [[touched]]. All this today you will |
− | remember. Faithfulness in practicing today will bring rewards so great and | + | remember. [[Faithfulness]] in practicing today will bring rewards so great and |
| so completely different from all things you sought before, that you will | | so completely different from all things you sought before, that you will |
− | know that here your treasure is, and here your rest. | + | know that here your treasure is, and here your [[rest]]. |
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− | This is the day when vain imaginings part like a curtain, to reveal what lies | + | This is the day when vain imaginings part like a curtain, to [[reveal]] what lies |
| beyond them. Now is what is really there made visible, while all the | | beyond them. Now is what is really there made visible, while all the |
− | shadows which appeared to hide it merely sink away. Now is the balance | + | [[shadows]] which appeared to hide it merely sink away. Now is the [[balance]] |
− | righted, and the scale of judgment left to Him Who judges true. And in His | + | righted, and the scale of [[judgment]] left to Him Who judges true. And in His |
− | judgment will a world unfold in perfect innocence before your eyes. Now | + | judgment will a world [[unfold]] in perfect [[innocence]] before your eyes. Now |
− | will you see it with the eyes of Christ. Now is its transformation clear to | + | will you see it with the eyes of Christ. Now is its [[transformation]] clear to |
| you. | | you. |
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− | Brother, this day is sacred to the world. Your vision, given you from far | + | Brother, this day is sacred to the world. Your [[vision]], given you from far |
− | beyond all things within the world, looks back on them in a new light. And | + | beyond all things within the world, looks back on them in a new [[light]]. And |
− | what you see becomes the healing and salvation of the world. The valuable | + | what you see [[becomes]] the [[healing]] and [[salvation]] of the world. The valuable |
− | and valueless are both perceived and recognized for what they are. And | + | and valueless are both [[perceived]] and recognized for what they are. And |
− | what is worthy of your love receives your love, while nothing to be feared | + | what is [[worthy]] of your love receives your [[love]], while nothing to be feared |
| remains. | | remains. |
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− | We will not judge today. We will receive but what is given us from | + | We will not judge today. We will [[receive]] but what is given us from |
− | judgment made beyond the world. Our practicing today becomes our gift of | + | [[judgment]] made beyond the world. Our practicing today becomes our gift of |
− | thankfulness for our release from blindness and from misery. All that we | + | [[thankfulness]] for our release from blindness and from [[misery]]. All that we |
− | see will but increase our joy, because its holiness reflects our own. We | + | see will but increase our [[joy]], because its holiness [[reflects]] our own. We |
| stand forgiven in the sight of Christ, with all the world forgiven in our own. | | stand forgiven in the sight of Christ, with all the world forgiven in our own. |
− | We bless the world, as we behold it in the light in which our Savior looks | + | We [[bless]] the world, as we behold it in the light in which our [[Savior]] looks |
− | on us, and offer it the freedom given us through His forgiving vision, not | + | on us, and offer it the [[freedom]] given us through His forgiving vision, not |
| our own. | | our own. |
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| Open the curtain in your practicing by merely letting go all things you think | | Open the curtain in your practicing by merely letting go all things you think |
| you want. Your trifling treasures put away, and leave a clean and open | | you want. Your trifling treasures put away, and leave a clean and open |
− | space within your mind where Christ can come, and offer you the treasure | + | space within [[your mind]] where Christ can come, and offer you the treasure |
− | of salvation. He has need of your most holy mind to save the world. Is not | + | of [[salvation]]. He has need of your most holy [[mind]] to save the world. Is not |
− | this purpose worthy to be yours? Is not Christ's vision worthy to be sought | + | this [[purpose]] worthy to be yours? Is not [[Christ's vision]] worthy to be sought |
− | above the world's unsatisfying goals? | + | above the world's unsatisfying [[goals]]? |
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| Let not today slip by without the gifts it holds for you receiving your | | Let not today slip by without the gifts it holds for you receiving your |
− | consent and your acceptance. We can change the world, if you acknowledge | + | [[consent]] and your acceptance. We can [[change]] the world, if you acknowledge |
− | them. You may not see the value your acceptance gives the world. But this | + | them. You may not see the [[value]] your [[acceptance]] gives the world. But this |
− | you surely want; you can exchange all suffering for joy this very day. | + | you surely want; you can exchange all [[suffering]] for joy this very day. |
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− | Practice in earnest, and the gift is yours. Would God deceive you? Can His | + | [[Practice]] in [[earnest]], and the gift is yours. Would God [[deceive]] you? Can His |
− | promise fail? Can you withhold so little, when His Hand holds out complete | + | [[promise]] fail? Can you withhold so little, when His Hand holds out complete |
| salvation to His Son? | | salvation to His Son? |
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| [[Category: Workbook I]] | | [[Category: Workbook I]] |