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'''My salvation comes from me.'''

<center>'''My salvation comes from me.'''</center>

 

 

My salvation comes from me.

My salvation comes from me.

Begin these practice periods by repeating the idea for today, adding a statement signifying your recognition that salvation comes from nothing outside of you. You might put it this way:

Begin these practice periods by repeating the idea for today, adding a statement signifying your recognition that salvation comes from nothing outside of you. You might put it this way:

:My salvation comes from me.

<center>''My salvation comes from me.''</center>

:It cannot come from anywhere else.

<center>''It cannot come from anywhere else.''</center>

Then devote a few minutes, with your eyes closed, to reviewing some of the external places where you have looked for salvation in the past;--in other people, in possessions, in various situations and events, and in self-concepts that you sought to make real. Recognize that it is not there, and tell yourself:

Then devote a few minutes, with your eyes closed, to reviewing some of the external places where you have looked for salvation in the past;--in other people, in possessions, in various situations and events, and in self-concepts that you sought to make real. Recognize that it is not there, and tell yourself:

:My salvation cannot come from any of these things.

<center>''My salvation cannot come from any of these things.''</center>

:My salvation comes from me and only from me.

<center>''My salvation comes from me and only from me.''</center>

Now we will try again to reach the light in you, which is where your salvation is. You cannot find it in the clouds that surround the light, and it is in them you have been looking for it. It is not there. It is past the clouds and in the light beyond. Remember that you will have to go through the clouds before you can reach the light. But remember also that you have never found anything in the cloud patterns you imagined that endured, or that you wanted.

Now we will try again to reach the light in you, which is where your salvation is. You cannot find it in the clouds that surround the light, and it is in them you have been looking for it. It is not there. It is past the clouds and in the light beyond. Remember that you will have to go through the clouds before you can reach the light. But remember also that you have never found anything in the cloud patterns you imagined that endured, or that you wanted.

For the short and frequent practice periods today, remind yourself that your salvation comes from you, and nothing but your own thoughts can hamper your progress. You are free from all external interference. You are in charge of your salvation. You are in charge of the salvation of the world. Say, then:

For the short and frequent practice periods today, remind yourself that your salvation comes from you, and nothing but your own thoughts can hamper your progress. You are free from all external interference. You are in charge of your salvation. You are in charge of the salvation of the world. Say, then:

:My salvation comes from me.

<center>''My salvation comes from me.''</center>

:Nothing outside of me can hold me back.

<center>''Nothing outside of me can hold me back.''</center>

:Within me is the world's salvation and my own.

<center>''Within me is the world's salvation and my own.''</center>

[[Category: Workbook I]]

[[Category: Workbook I]]