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− | I can give up but what was never real. | + | <center>'''I can give up but what was never real.'''</center> |
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− | I sacrifice illusions; nothing more. And as illusions go I find the gifts | + | |
− | illusions tried to hide, awaiting me in shining welcome, and in readiness to | + | I [[sacrifice]] [[illusions]]; nothing more. And as illusions go I find the gifts |
− | give God's ancient messages to me. His memory abides in every gift that I | + | illusions tried to hide, awaiting me in [[shining]] welcome, and in readiness to |
− | receive of Him. And every dream serves only to conceal the Self which is | + | give God's ancient messages to me. His [[memory]] abides in every gift that I |
| + | [[receive]] of Him. And every [[dream]] serves only to conceal [[the Self]] which is |
| God's only Son, the likeness of Himself, the Holy One Who still abides in | | God's only Son, the likeness of Himself, the Holy One Who still abides in |
| Him forever, as He still abides in me. | | Him forever, as He still abides in me. |
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− | Father, to You all sacrifice remains forever inconceivable. And so I cannot | + | |
− | sacrifice except in dreams. As You created me, I can give up nothing You | + | :''Father, to You all sacrifice remains forever inconceivable. And so I cannot'' |
− | gave me. What You did not give has no reality. What loss can I anticipate | + | :''sacrifice except in dreams. As You created me, I can give up nothing You'' |
− | except the loss of fear, and the return of love into my mind? | + | :''gave me. What You did not give has no reality. What loss can I anticipate'' |
| + | :''except the loss of fear, and the return of love into my mind?'' |
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