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− | Let not my mind deny the Thought of God. | + | Let not my [[mind]] deny the [[Thought of God]]. |
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− | What makes this world seem real except your own denial of the truth that | + | What makes this world seem real except your own [[denial]] of the [[truth]] that |
− | lies beyond? What but your thoughts of misery and death obscure the | + | lies beyond? What but your thoughts of misery and [[death]] obscure the |
− | perfect happiness and the eternal life your Father wills for you? And what | + | perfect [[happiness]] and the [[eternal]] life [[your Father]] wills for you? And what |
− | could hide what cannot be concealed except illusion? What could keep from | + | could hide what cannot be concealed except [[illusion]]? What could keep from |
− | you what you already have except your choice to see it not, denying it is | + | you what you already have except your [[choice]] to see it not, denying it is |
| there? | | there? |
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− | The Thought of God created you. It left you not, nor have you ever been | + | The [[Thought of God]] created you. It left you not, nor have you ever been |
− | apart from it an instant. It belongs to you. By it you live. It is your Source of | + | apart from it an instant. It belongs to you. By it you live. It is [[your Source]] of |
− | life, holding you one with it, and everything is one with you because it left | + | life, holding you one with it, and [[everything]] is one with you because it left |
− | you not. The Thought of God protects you, cares for you, makes soft your | + | you not. The Thought of God [[protects]] you, cares for you, makes soft your |
− | resting place and smooth your way, lighting your mind with happiness and | + | [[resting]] place and smooth your way, lighting [[your mind]] with [[happiness]] and |
− | love. Eternity and everlasting life shine in your mind, because the Thought | + | [[love]]. Eternity and everlasting life shine in your mind, because the Thought |
| of God has left you not, and still abides with you. | | of God has left you not, and still abides with you. |
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− | Who would deny his safety and his peace, his joy, his healing and his peace | + | Who would deny his safety and his [[peace]], his [[joy]], his [[healing]] and his peace |
− | of mind, his quiet rest, his calm awakening, if he but recognized where they | + | of mind, his [[quiet]] rest, his calm [[awakening]], if he but recognized where they |
− | abide? Would he not instantly prepare to go where they are found, | + | abide? Would he not instantly [[prepare]] to go where they are found, |
− | abandoning all else as worthless in comparison with them? And having | + | [[abandoning]] all else as worthless in comparison with them? And having |
| found them, would he not make sure they stay with him, and he remain with | | found them, would he not make sure they stay with him, and he remain with |
| them? | | them? |
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− | Deny not Heaven. It is yours today, but for the asking. Nor need you | + | Deny not [[Heaven]]. It is yours today, but for the asking. Nor need you |
− | perceive how great the gift, how changed your mind will be before it comes | + | [[perceive]] how great the gift, how changed [[your mind]] will be before it comes |
− | to you. Ask to receive, and it is given you. Conviction lies within it. Till you | + | to you. Ask to [[receive]], and it is given you. [[Conviction]] lies within it. Till you |
− | welcome it as yours, uncertainty remains. Yet God is fair. Sureness is not | + | welcome it as yours, uncertainty remains. Yet God is [[fair]]. Sureness is not |
− | required to receive what only your acceptance can bestow. | + | required to receive what only your [[acceptance]] can bestow. |
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− | Ask with desire. You need not be sure that you request the only thing you | + | Ask with [[desire]]. You need not be sure that you request the only thing you |
− | want. But when you have received, you will be sure you have the treasure | + | want. But when you have [[received]], you will be sure you have the treasure |
| you have always sought. What would you then exchange for it? What would | | you have always sought. What would you then exchange for it? What would |
− | induce you now to let it fade away from your ecstatic vision? For this sight | + | induce you now to let it fade away from your [[ecstatic]] [[vision]]? For this sight |
− | proves that you have exchanged your blindness for the seeing eyes of | + | proves that you have exchanged your [[blindness]] for the seeing eyes of |
− | Christ; your mind has come to lay aside denial, and accept the Thought of | + | Christ; [[your mind]] has come to lay aside denial, and accept the Thought of |
− | God as your inheritance. | + | God as your [[inheritance]]. |
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− | Now is all doubting past, the journey's end made certain, and salvation | + | Now is all doubting past, the [[journey]]'s end made certain, and [[salvation]] |
− | given you. Now is Christ's power in your mind, to heal as you were healed. | + | given you. Now is Christ's [[power]] in your mind, to heal as you were [[healed]]. |
− | For now you are among the saviors of the world. Your destiny lies there and | + | For now you are among the saviors of the world. Your [[destiny]] lies there and |
− | nowhere else. Would God consent to let His Son remain forever starved by | + | nowhere else. Would God [[consent]] to let His Son remain forever [[starved]] by |
− | his denial of the nourishment he needs to live? Abundance dwells in him, | + | his denial of the nourishment he needs to live? [[Abundance]] dwells in him, |
− | and deprivation cannot cut him off from God's sustaining Love and from his | + | and [[deprivation]] cannot cut him off from [[Love of God|God's sustaining Love]] and from his |
− | home. | + | [[home]]. |
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− | Practice today in hope. For hope indeed is justified. Your doubts are | + | [[Practice]] today in [[hope]]. For hope indeed is justified. Your [[doubts]] are |
| meaningless, for God is certain. And the Thought of Him is never absent. | | meaningless, for God is certain. And the Thought of Him is never absent. |
− | Sureness must abide within you who are host to Him. This course removes | + | Sureness must abide within you who are [[host]] to Him. [[ACIM|This course]] removes |
− | all doubts which you have interposed between Him and your certainty of | + | all doubts which you have [[interposed]] between Him and your certainty of |
| Him. | | Him. |
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− | We count on God, and not upon ourselves, to give us certainty. And in His | + | We count on [[God]], and not upon ourselves, to give us [[certainty]]. And in His |
| Name we practice as His Word directs we do. His sureness lies beyond our | | Name we practice as His Word directs we do. His sureness lies beyond our |
− | every doubt. His Love remains beyond our every fear. The Thought of Him | + | every [[doubt]]. His Love remains beyond our every [[fear]]. The Thought of Him |
− | is still beyond all dreams and in our minds, according to His Will. | + | is still beyond all [[dreams]] and in our minds, according to [[His Will]]. |
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