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− | There is no love but God's. | + | There is no [[love]] but [[God]]'s. |
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− | Perhaps you think that different kinds of love are possible. Perhaps you | + | Perhaps you think that [[different]] kinds of love are possible. Perhaps you |
| think there is a kind of love for this, a kind for that; a way of loving one, | | think there is a kind of love for this, a kind for that; a way of loving one, |
− | another way of loving still another. Love is one. It has no separate parts and | + | another way of loving still another. Love is one. It has no [[separate]] parts and |
− | no degrees; no kinds nor levels, no divergencies and no distinctions. It is | + | no [[degrees]]; no kinds nor levels, no divergencies and no distinctions. It is |
| like itself, unchanged throughout. It never alters with a person or a | | like itself, unchanged throughout. It never alters with a person or a |
− | circumstance. It is the Heart of God, and also of His Son. | + | circumstance. It is the [[Heart]] of [[God]], and also of His Son. |
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− | Love's meaning is obscure to anyone who thinks that love can change. He | + | Love's [[meaning]] is obscure to anyone who thinks that love can [[change]]. He |
| does not see that changing love must be impossible. And thus he thinks that | | does not see that changing love must be impossible. And thus he thinks that |
− | he can love at times, and hate at other times. He also thinks that love can be | + | he can love at times, and [[hate]] at other times. He also thinks that love can be |
| bestowed on one, and yet remain itself although it is withheld from others. | | bestowed on one, and yet remain itself although it is withheld from others. |
− | To believe these things of love is not to understand it. If it could make such | + | To [[believe]] these things of love is not to [[understand]] it. If it could make such |
− | distinctions, it would have to judge between the righteous and the sinner, | + | distinctions, it would have to [[judge]] between the [[righteous]] and the sinner, |
| and perceive the Son of God in separate parts. | | and perceive the Son of God in separate parts. |
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− | Love cannot judge. As it is one itself, it looks on all as one. Its meaning lies | + | Love cannot [[judge]]. As it is one itself, it looks on all as one. Its meaning lies |
− | in oneness. And it must elude the mind that thinks of it as partial or in part. | + | in oneness. And it must elude [[the mind]] that thinks of it as partial or in part. |
− | There is no love but God's, and all of love is His. There is no other principle | + | There is no love but God's, and all of love is His. There is no other [[principle]] |
− | that rules where love is not. Love is a law without an opposite. Its | + | that rules where love is not. Love is a [[law]] without an opposite. Its |
− | wholeness is the power holding everything as one, the link between the | + | wholeness is the [[power]] holding [[everything]] as one, the link between [[the |
− | Father and the Son which holds Them Both forever as the same. | + | Father]] and [[the Son]] which holds Them Both forever as the same. |
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− | No course whose purpose is to teach you to remember what you really are | + | No [[course]] whose [[purpose]] is to [[teach]] you to remember what you really are |
− | could fail to emphasize that there can never be a difference in what you | + | could fail to emphasize that there can never be a [[difference]] in what you |
− | really are and what love is. Love's meaning is your own, and shared by God | + | really are and what [[love]] is. Love's meaning is your own, and [[shared]] by God |
| Himself. For what you are is what He is. There is no love but His, and what | | Himself. For what you are is what He is. There is no love but His, and what |
− | He is, is everything there is. There is no limit placed upon Himself, and so | + | He is, is [[everything]] there is. There is no [[limit]] placed upon Himself, and so |
| are you unlimited as well. | | are you unlimited as well. |
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− | No law the world obeys can help you grasp love's meaning. What the world | + | No [[law]] the world [[obeys]] can help you grasp love's [[meaning]]. What the world |
− | believes was made to hide love's meaning, and to keep it dark and secret. | + | believes was made to hide love's meaning, and to keep it [[dark]] and [[secret]]. |
− | There is not one principle the world upholds but violates the truth of what | + | There is not one principle the world upholds but violates the [[truth]] of what |
| love is, and what you are as well. | | love is, and what you are as well. |
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− | Seek not within the world to find your Self. Love is not found in darkness | + | Seek not within the world to find [[your Self]]. Love is not found in [[darkness]] |
− | and in death. Yet it is perfectly apparent to the eyes that see and ears that | + | and in [[death]]. Yet it is perfectly apparent to the eyes that see and ears that |
− | hear love's Voice. Today we practice making free your mind of all the laws | + | hear love's [[Voice]]. Today we [[practice]] making [[free]] your mind of all the laws |
| you think you must obey; of all the limits under which you live, and all the | | you think you must obey; of all the limits under which you live, and all the |
− | changes that you think are part of human destiny. Today we take the largest | + | changes that you think are part of human [[destiny]]. Today we take the largest |
− | single step this course requests in your advance towards its established goal. | + | single [[step]] [[ACIM|this course]] requests in your advance towards its established [[goal]]. |
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− | If you achieve the faintest glimmering of what love means today, you have | + | If you [[achieve]] the faintest glimmering of what [[love]] means today, you have |
− | advanced in distance without measure and in time beyond the count of years | + | advanced in [[distance]] without [[measure]] and in time beyond the count of years |
− | to your release. Let us together, then, be glad to give some time to God | + | to your release. Let us [[together]], then, be glad to give some time to [[God]] |
| today, and understand there is no better use for time than this. | | today, and understand there is no better use for time than this. |
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− | For fifteen minutes twice today escape from every law in which you now | + | For fifteen minutes twice today [[escape]] from every law in which you now |
− | believe. Open your mind and rest. The world that seems to hold you | + | [[believe]]. Open [[your mind]] and [[rest]]. The world that seems to hold you |
− | prisoner can be escaped by anyone who does not hold it dear. Withdraw all | + | [[prisoner]] can be escaped by anyone who does not hold it dear. Withdraw all |
− | value you have placed upon its meager offerings and senseless gifts, and let | + | [[value]] you have placed upon its meager offerings and senseless gifts, and let |
| the gift of God replace them all. | | the gift of God replace them all. |
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− | Call to your Father, certain that His Voice will answer. He Himself has | + | Call to [[your Father]], certain that [[Ta|His Voice]] will answer. He Himself has |
− | promised this. And He Himself will place a spark of truth within your mind | + | [[promised]] this. And He Himself will place a spark of [[truth]] within your mind |
− | wherever you give up a false belief, a dark illusion of your own reality and | + | wherever you give up a [[false]] [[belief]], a dark [[illusion]] of your own reality and |
− | what love means. He will shine through your idle thoughts today, and help | + | what love means. He will [[shine]] through your idle thoughts today, and help |
− | you understand the truth of love. In loving gentleness He will abide with | + | you understand the truth of love. In loving [[gentleness]] He will abide with |
| you, as you allow His Voice to teach love's meaning to your clean and open | | you, as you allow His Voice to teach love's meaning to your clean and open |
− | mind. And He will bless the lesson with His Love. | + | mind. And He will [[bless]] the lesson with [[His Love]]. |
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− | Today the legion of the future years of waiting for salvation disappears | + | Today the legion of the [[future]] years of waiting for [[salvation]] disappears |
| before the timelessness of what you learn. Let us give thanks today that we | | before the timelessness of what you learn. Let us give thanks today that we |
− | are spared a future like the past. Today we leave the past behind us, | + | are spared a future like the [[past]]. Today we leave the past behind us, |
| nevermore to be remembered. And we raise our eyes upon a different | | nevermore to be remembered. And we raise our eyes upon a different |
− | present, where a future dawns unlike the past in every attribute. | + | [[present]], where a future [[dawns]] unlike the past in every [[attribute]]. |
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− | The world in infancy is newly born. And we will watch it grow in health | + | The world in [[infancy]] is newly born. And we will watch it [[grow]] in [[health]] |
− | and strength, to shed its blessing upon all who come to learn to cast aside | + | and [[strength]], to shed its blessing upon all who come to learn to cast aside |
− | the world they thought was made in hate to be love's enemy. Now are they | + | the world they thought was made in [[hate]] to be love's [[enemy]]. Now are they |
| all made free, along with us. Now are they all our brothers in God's Love. | | all made free, along with us. Now are they all our brothers in God's Love. |
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| We will remember them throughout the day, because we cannot leave a part | | We will remember them throughout the day, because we cannot leave a part |
− | of us outside our love if we would know our Self. At least three times an | + | of us outside our love if we would know our [[Self]]. At least three times an |
− | hour think of one who makes the journey with you, and who came to learn | + | hour think of one who makes the [[journey]] with you, and who came to learn |
− | what you must learn. And as he comes to mind, give him this message from | + | what you must learn. And as he comes to [[mind]], give him this message from |
− | your Self: | + | [[your Self]]: |
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| <center>''I bless you, brother, with the Love of God, which I would share with you.''</center> | | <center>''I bless you, brother, with the Love of God, which I would share with you.''</center> |