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− | I walk with God in perfect holiness. | + | I walk with [[God]] in perfect [[holiness]]. |
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− | Today's idea but states the simple truth that makes the thought of sin | + | Today's [[idea]] but states the simple [[truth]] that makes the thought of [[sin]] |
− | impossible. It promises there is no cause for guilt, and being causeless it | + | impossible. It [[promises]] there is no cause for [[guilt]], and being causeless it |
| does not exist. It follows surely from the basic thought so often mentioned | | does not exist. It follows surely from the basic thought so often mentioned |
− | in the text; ideas leave not their source. If this be true, how can you be apart | + | in [[ACIM|the text]]; ideas leave not their source. If this be true, how can you be apart |
− | from God? How could you walk the world alone and separate from your | + | from God? How could you walk the world alone and [[separate]] from your |
− | Source? | + | [[Source]]? |
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− | We are not inconsistent in the thoughts that we present in our curriculum. | + | We are not inconsistent in the thoughts that we present in our [[curriculum]]. |
− | Truth must be true throughout, if it be true. It cannot contradict itself, nor be | + | [[Truth]] must be true throughout, if it be true. It cannot [[contradict]] itself, nor be |
| in parts uncertain and in others sure. You cannot walk the world apart from | | in parts uncertain and in others sure. You cannot walk the world apart from |
− | God, because you could not be without Him. He is what your life is. Where | + | God, because you could not be without Him. He is what your [[life]] is. Where |
− | you are He is. There is one life. That life you share with Him. Nothing can | + | you are He is. There is one life. That life you [[share]] with Him. Nothing can |
| be apart from Him and live. | | be apart from Him and live. |
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− | Yet where He is, there must be holiness as well as life. No attribute of His | + | Yet where He is, there must be holiness as well as life. No [[Paper 3 - The Attributes of God|attribute of His]] |
− | remains unshared by everything that lives. What lives is holy as Himself, | + | remains unshared by [[everything]] that lives. What lives is holy as Himself, |
− | because what shares His life is part of Holiness, and could no more be sinful | + | because what [[shares]] His life is part of Holiness, and could no more be sinful |
− | than the sun could choose to be of ice; the sea elect to be apart from water, | + | than the [[sun]] could choose to be of ice; the sea elect to be apart from water, |
− | or the grass to grow with roots suspended in the air. | + | or the grass to grow with [[roots]] suspended in the air. |
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− | There is a light in you which cannot die; whose presence is so holy that the | + | There is a [[light]] in you which cannot die; whose [[presence]] is so holy that the |
− | world is sanctified because of you. All things that live bring gifts to you, | + | world is [[sanctified]] because of you. All things that live bring gifts to you, |
− | and offer them in gratitude and gladness at your feet. The scent of flowers is | + | and offer them in [[gratitude]] and gladness at your feet. The [[scent]] of flowers is |
− | their gift to you. The waves bow down before you, and the trees extend their | + | their gift to you. The [[waves]] bow down before you, and the trees extend their |
− | arms to shield you from the heat, and lay their leaves before you on the | + | arms to shield you from the [[heat]], and lay their leaves before you on the |
− | ground that you may walk in softness, while the wind sinks to a whisper | + | ground that you may walk in softness, while the [[wind]] sinks to a [[whisper]] |
| round your holy head. | | round your holy head. |
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− | The light in you is what the universe longs to behold. All living things are | + | The light in you is what [[the universe]] longs to behold. All living things are |
− | still before you, for they recognize Who walks with you. The light you carry | + | still before you, for they [[recognize]] Who walks with you. The light you carry |
− | is their own. And thus they see in you their holiness, saluting you as savior | + | is their own. And thus they see in you their holiness, [[saluting]] you as [[savior]] |
− | and as God. Accept their reverence, for it is due to Holiness Itself, which | + | and as God. [[Accept]] their [[reverence]], for it is due to Holiness Itself, which |
− | walks with you, transforming in Its gentle light all things unto Its likeness | + | walks with you, [[transforming]] in Its gentle light all things unto Its likeness |
| and Its purity. | | and Its purity. |
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− | This is the way salvation works. As you step back, the light in you steps | + | This is the way [[salvation]] works. As you [[step]] back, the light in you steps |
− | forward and encompasses the world. It heralds not the end of sin in | + | forward and [[encompasses]] the world. It [[heralds]] not the end of [[sin]] in |
− | punishment and death. In lightness and in laughter is sin gone, because its | + | [[punishment]] and [[death]]. In lightness and in [[laughter]] is sin gone, because its |
− | quaint absurdity is seen. It is a foolish thought, a silly dream, not | + | quaint [[absurdity]] is seen. It is a [[foolish]] thought, a silly [[dream]], not |
| frightening, ridiculous perhaps, but who would waste an instant in approach | | frightening, ridiculous perhaps, but who would waste an instant in approach |
− | to God Himself for such a senseless whim? | + | to [[God]] Himself for such a senseless whim? |
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− | Yet you have wasted many, many years on just this foolish thought. The | + | Yet you have wasted many, many years on just this foolish [[thought]]. The |
− | past is gone, with all its fantasies. They keep you bound no longer. The | + | [[past]] is gone, with all its [[fantasies]]. They keep you bound no longer. The |
− | approach to God is near. And in the little interval of doubt that still remains, | + | approach to God is near. And in the little interval of [[doubt]] that still remains, |
− | you may perhaps lose sight of your Companion, and mistake Him for the | + | you may perhaps lose sight of [[Ta|your Companion]], and mistake Him for the |
| senseless, ancient dream that now is past. | | senseless, ancient dream that now is past. |
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| "Who walks with me?" This question should be asked a thousand times a | | "Who walks with me?" This question should be asked a thousand times a |
− | day, till certainty has ended doubting and established peace. Today let | + | day, till [[certainty]] has ended doubting and established [[peace]]. Today let |
− | doubting cease. God speaks for you in answering your question with these | + | doubting cease. God speaks for you in answering your [[question]] with these |
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