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− | Only salvation can be said to cure. | + | Only [[salvation]] can be said to [[cure]]. |
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− | "Cure" is a word that cannot be applied to any remedy the world accepts as | + | "Cure" is a word that cannot be applied to any remedy the world [[accepts]] as |
− | beneficial. What the world perceives as therapeutic is but what will make | + | beneficial. What the world [[perceives]] as therapeutic is but what will make |
− | the body "better." When it tries to heal the mind, it sees no separation from | + | the [[body]] "better." When it tries to heal the [[mind]], it sees no [[separation]] from |
| the body, where it thinks the mind exists. Its forms of healing thus must | | the body, where it thinks the mind exists. Its forms of healing thus must |
− | substitute illusion for illusion. One belief in sickness takes another form, | + | [[substitute]] [[illusion]] for illusion. One belief in sickness takes another form, |
| and so the patient now perceives himself as well. | | and so the patient now perceives himself as well. |
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| He is not healed. He merely had a dream that he was sick, and in the dream | | He is not healed. He merely had a dream that he was sick, and in the dream |
− | he found a magic formula to make him well. Yet he has not awakened from | + | he found a [[magic]] [[formula]] to make him well. Yet he has not [[awakened]] from |
| the dream, and so his mind remains exactly as it was before. He has not | | the dream, and so his mind remains exactly as it was before. He has not |
− | seen the light that would awaken him and end the dream. What difference | + | seen the [[light]] that would awaken him and end the dream. What [[difference]] |
− | does the content of a dream make in reality? One either sleeps or wakens. | + | does the content of a dream make in [[reality]]? One either [[sleeps]] or [[wakens]]. |
| There is nothing in between. | | There is nothing in between. |
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− | The happy dreams the Holy Spirit brings are different from the dreaming of | + | The [[happy]] [[dreams]] the [[Holy Spirit]] brings are different from the dreaming of |
| the world, where one can merely dream he is awake. The dreams | | the world, where one can merely dream he is awake. The dreams |
− | forgiveness lets the mind perceive do not induce another form of sleep, so | + | [[forgiveness]] lets the mind [[perceive]] do not induce another form of sleep, so |
− | that the dreamer dreams another dream. His happy dreams are heralds of the | + | that the dreamer dreams another dream. His happy dreams are [[heralds]] of the |
− | dawn of truth upon the mind. They lead from sleep to gentle waking, so that | + | dawn of truth upon [[the mind]]. They lead from sleep to [[gentle]] waking, so that |
− | dreams are gone. And thus they cure for all eternity. | + | dreams are gone. And thus they cure for all [[eternity]]. |
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− | Atonement heals with certainty, and cures all sickness. For the mind which | + | [[Atonement]] heals with [[certainty]], and cures all sickness. For the mind which |
− | understands that sickness can be nothing but a dream is not deceived by | + | [[understands]] that sickness can be nothing but a dream is not [[deceived]] by |
− | forms the dream may take. Sickness where guilt is absent cannot come, for | + | [[forms]] the dream may take. Sickness where guilt is [[absent]] cannot come, for |
| it is but another form of guilt. Atonement does not heal the sick, for that is | | it is but another form of guilt. Atonement does not heal the sick, for that is |
| not a cure. It takes away the guilt that makes the sickness possible. And that | | not a cure. It takes away the guilt that makes the sickness possible. And that |
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− | Peace be to you who have been cured in God, and not in idle dreams. For | + | Peace be to you who have been cured in [[God]], and not in idle [[dreams]]. For |
− | cure must come from holiness, and holiness can not be found where sin is | + | cure must come from [[holiness]], and holiness can not be found where sin is |
− | cherished. God abides in holy temples. He is barred where sin has entered. | + | cherished. God abides in holy [[temples]]. He is barred where [[sin]] has entered. |
− | Yet there is no place where He is not. And therefore sin can have no home | + | Yet there is no place where He is not. And therefore sin can have no [[home]] |
| in which to hide from His beneficence. There is no place where holiness is | | in which to hide from His beneficence. There is no place where holiness is |
| not, and nowhere sin and sickness can abide. | | not, and nowhere sin and sickness can abide. |
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− | This is the thought that cures. It does not make distinctions among | + | This is the [[thought]] that cures. It does not make distinctions among |
| unrealities. Nor does it seek to heal what is not sick, unmindful where the | | unrealities. Nor does it seek to heal what is not sick, unmindful where the |
− | need for healing is. This is no magic. It is merely an appeal to truth, which | + | need for [[healing]] is. This is no [[magic]]. It is merely an [[appeal]] to [[truth]], which |
− | cannot fail to heal and heal forever. It is not a thought that judges an illusion | + | cannot fail to heal and heal forever. It is not a thought that judges an [[illusion]] |
− | by its size, its seeming gravity, or anything that is related to the form it | + | by its size, its seeming [[gravity]], or anything that is related to the form it |
− | takes. It merely focuses on what it is, and knows that no illusion can be real. | + | takes. It merely [[focuses]] on what it is, and knows that no illusion can be real. |
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− | Let us not try today to seek to cure what cannot suffer sickness. Healing | + | Let us not try today to seek to cure what cannot suffer [[sickness]]. [[Healing]] |
| must be sought but where it is, and then applied to what is sick, so that it | | must be sought but where it is, and then applied to what is sick, so that it |
| can be cured. There is no remedy the world provides that can effect a | | can be cured. There is no remedy the world provides that can effect a |
− | change in anything. The mind that brings illusions to the truth is really | + | [[change]] in anything. [[The mind]] that brings illusions to the truth is really |
| changed. There is no change but this. For how can one illusion differ from | | changed. There is no change but this. For how can one illusion differ from |
− | another but in attributes that have no substance, no reality, no core, and | + | another but in [[attributes]] that have no substance, no [[reality]], no core, and |
| nothing that is truly different? | | nothing that is truly different? |
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− | Today we seek to change our minds about the source of sickness, for we | + | Today we seek to change our minds about the [[source]] of [[sickness]], for we |
− | seek a cure for all illusions, not another shift among them. We will try today | + | seek a cure for all [[illusions]], not another shift among them. We will try today |
− | to find the source of healing, which is in our minds because our Father | + | to find the source of healing, which is in our minds because [[our Father]] |
| placed it there for us. It is not farther from us than ourselves. It is as near to | | placed it there for us. It is not farther from us than ourselves. It is as near to |
− | us as our own thoughts; so close it is impossible to lose. We need but seek it | + | us as our own [[thoughts]]; so close it is impossible to lose. We need but seek it |
| and it must be found. | | and it must be found. |
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| We will not be misled today by what appears to us as sick. We go beyond | | We will not be misled today by what appears to us as sick. We go beyond |
− | appearances today and reach the source of healing, from which nothing is | + | [[appearances]] today and reach the [[source]] of [[healing]], from which nothing is |
− | exempt. We will succeed to the extent to which we realize that there can | + | exempt. We will succeed to the extent to which we [[realize]] that there can |
| never be a meaningful distinction made between what is untrue and equally | | never be a meaningful distinction made between what is untrue and equally |
− | untrue. Here there are no degrees, and no beliefs that what does not exist is | + | untrue. Here there are no [[degrees]], and no [[beliefs]] that what does not exist is |
− | truer in some forms than others. All of them are false, and can be cured | + | truer in some forms than others. All of them are [[false]], and can be cured |
| because they are not true. | | because they are not true. |
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− | So do we lay aside our amulets, our charms and medicines, our chants and | + | So do we lay aside our [[amulets]], our [[charms]] and [[medicines]], our [[chants]] and |
− | bits of magic in whatever form they take. We will be still and listen for the | + | bits of [[magic]] in whatever form they take. We will be still and [[listen]] for the |
− | Voice of healing, which will cure all ills as one, restoring saneness to the | + | [[Voice]] of healing, which will cure all ills as one, restoring saneness to the |
| Son of God. No voice but this can cure. Today we hear a single Voice | | Son of God. No voice but this can cure. Today we hear a single Voice |
− | which speaks to us of truth, where all illusions end, and peace returns to the | + | which speaks to us of [[truth]], where all [[illusions]] end, and peace returns to the |
− | eternal, quiet home of God. | + | [[eternal]], quiet [[home]] of God. |
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− | We waken hearing Him, and let Him speak to us five minutes as the day | + | We [[waken]] hearing Him, and let Him speak to us five minutes as the day |
− | begins, and end the day by listening again five minutes more before we go | + | begins, and end the day by [[listening]] again five minutes more before we go |
− | to sleep. Our only preparation is to let our interfering thoughts be laid aside, | + | to [[sleep]]. Our only [[preparation]] is to let our interfering thoughts be laid aside, |
| not separately, but all of them as one. They are the same. We have no need | | not separately, but all of them as one. They are the same. We have no need |
− | to make them different, and thus delay the time when we can hear our | + | to make them [[different]], and thus [[delay]] the time when we can hear [[our |
− | Father speak to us. We hear Him now. We come to Him today. | + | Father]] speak to us. We hear Him now. We come to Him today. |
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− | With nothing in our hands to which we cling, with lifted hearts and listening | + | With nothing in our hands to which we cling, with lifted [[hearts]] and listening |
− | minds we pray: | + | minds we [[pray]]: |
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| <center>''Only salvation can be said to cure.''</center> | | <center>''Only salvation can be said to cure.''</center> |
| <center>''Speak to us, Father, that we may be healed.''</center> | | <center>''Speak to us, Father, that we may be healed.''</center> |
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− | And we will feel salvation cover us with soft protection, and with peace so | + | And we will feel [[salvation]] cover us with soft [[protection]], and with peace so |
− | deep that no illusion can disturb our minds, nor offer proof to us that it is | + | deep that no [[illusion]] can disturb our [[minds]], nor offer [[proof]] to us that it is |
− | real. This will we learn today. And we will say our prayer for healing | + | real. This will we learn today. And we will say our prayer for [[healing]] |
| hourly, and take a minute as the hour strikes, to hear the answer to our | | hourly, and take a minute as the hour strikes, to hear the answer to our |
− | prayer be given us as we attend in silence and in joy. This is the day when | + | prayer be given us as we attend in [[silence]] and in [[joy]]. This is the day when |
| healing comes to us. This is the day when separation ends, and we | | healing comes to us. This is the day when separation ends, and we |
| remember Who we really are. | | remember Who we really are. |