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− | Your grace is given me. I claim it now. | + | Your [[grace]] is given me. I claim it now. |
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− | God speaks to us. Shall we not speak to Him? He is not distant. He makes | + | [[God]] speaks to us. Shall we not speak to Him? He is not distant. He makes |
| no attempt to hide from us. We try to hide from Him, and suffer from | | no attempt to hide from us. We try to hide from Him, and suffer from |
− | deception. He remains entirely accessible. He loves His Son. There is no | + | [[deception]]. He remains entirely accessible. He loves His Son. There is no |
− | certainty but this, yet this suffices. He will love His Son forever. When his | + | certainty but this, yet this suffices. He will [[love]] His Son forever. When his |
− | mind remains asleep, He loves him still. And when his mind awakes, He | + | [[mind]] remains [[asleep]], He loves him still. And when his mind [[awakes]], He |
− | loves him with a never-changing Love. | + | loves him with a never-changing [[Love]]. |
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− | If you but knew the meaning of His Love, hope and despair would be | + | If you but knew the [[meaning]] of [[His Love]], [[hope]] and despair would be |
− | impossible. For hope would be forever satisfied; despair of any kind | + | impossible. For hope would be forever [[satisfied]]; despair of any kind |
− | unthinkable. His grace His answer is to all despair, for in it lies | + | unthinkable. His [[grace]] His answer is to all despair, for in it lies |
− | remembrance of His Love. Would He not gladly give the means by which | + | remembrance of His Love. Would He not gladly give [[the means]] by which |
− | His Will is recognized? His grace is yours by your acknowledgment. And | + | [[His Will]] is recognized? His grace is yours by your acknowledgment. And |
− | memory of Him awakens in the mind that asks the means of Him whereby | + | [[memory]] of Him awakens in the mind that asks the means of Him whereby |
| its sleep is done. | | its sleep is done. |
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− | Today we ask of God the gift He has most carefully preserved within our | + | Today we ask of God the gift He has most carefully [[preserved]] within our |
− | hearts, waiting to be acknowledged. This the gift by which God leans to us | + | [[hearts]], waiting to be acknowledged. This the gift by which God leans to us |
− | and lifts us up, taking salvation's final step Himself. All steps but this we | + | and lifts us up, taking [[salvation]]'s final [[step]] Himself. All steps but this we |
− | learn, instructed by His Voice. But finally He comes Himself, and takes us | + | learn, instructed by [[Ta|His Voice]]. But finally He comes Himself, and takes us |
| in His Arms and sweeps away the cobwebs of our sleep. His gift of grace is | | in His Arms and sweeps away the cobwebs of our sleep. His gift of grace is |
| more than just an answer. It restores all memories the sleeping mind forgot; | | more than just an answer. It restores all memories the sleeping mind forgot; |
− | all certainty of what Love's meaning is. | + | all [[certainty]] of what Love's [[meaning]] is. |
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− | God loves His Son. Request Him now to give the means by which this | + | God loves His Son. Request Him now to give [[the means]] by which this |
− | world will disappear, and vision first will come, with knowledge but an | + | world will disappear, and [[vision]] first will come, with [[knowledge]] but an |
− | instant later. For in grace you see a light that covers all the world in love, | + | instant later. For in grace you see a [[light]] that covers all the world in love, |
− | and watch fear disappear from every face as hearts rise up and claim the | + | and watch [[fear]] disappear from every [[face]] as [[hearts]] rise up and claim the |
− | light as theirs. What now remains that Heaven be delayed an instant longer? | + | light as theirs. What now remains that [[Heaven]] be [[delayed]] an instant longer? |
− | What is still undone when your forgiveness rests on everything? | + | What is still undone when your [[forgiveness]] rests on [[everything]]? |
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− | It is a new and holy day today, for we receive what has been given us. Our | + | It is a new and [[holy]] day today, for we [[receive]] what has been given us. Our |
− | faith lies in the Giver, not our own acceptance. We acknowledge our | + | [[faith]] lies in the Giver, not our own [[acceptance]]. We acknowledge our |
− | mistakes, but He to Whom all error is unknown is yet the One Who answers | + | mistakes, but He to Whom all [[error]] is unknown is yet the One Who answers |
| our mistakes by giving us the means to lay them down, and rise to Him in | | our mistakes by giving us the means to lay them down, and rise to Him in |
− | gratitude and love. | + | [[gratitude]] and [[love]]. |
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− | And He descends to meet us, as we come to Him. For what He has prepared | + | And He [[descends]] to meet us, as we come to Him. For what He has [[prepared]] |
− | for us He gives and we receive. Such is His Will, because He loves His Son. | + | for us He gives and we [[receive]]. Such is [[His Will]], because He loves His Son. |
− | To Him we pray today, returning but the word He gave to us through His | + | To Him we [[pray]] today, returning but the word He gave to us through His |
| Own Voice, His Word, His Love: | | Own Voice, His Word, His Love: |
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− | <center>''Your grace is given me. I claim it now.''</center> | + | <center>''Your [[grace]] is given me. I claim it now.''</center> |
| <center>''Father, I come to You.''</center> | | <center>''Father, I come to You.''</center> |
| <center>''And You will come to me who ask.''</center> | | <center>''And You will come to me who ask.''</center> |
− | <center>''I am the Son You love.''</center> | + | <center>''I am the Son You [[love]].''</center> |
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| [[Category: Workbook I]] | | [[Category: Workbook I]] |