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− | Into His Presence would I enter now. | + | Into His [[Presence]] would I enter [[now]]. |
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− | This is a day of silence and of trust. It is a special time of promise in your | + | This is a day of [[silence]] and of [[trust]]. It is a special time of [[promise]] in your |
− | calendar of days. It is a time Heaven has set apart to shine upon, and cast a | + | calendar of days. It is a time [[Heaven]] has set apart to shine upon, and cast a |
− | timeless light upon this day, when echoes of eternity are heard. This day is | + | timeless light upon this day, when [[echoes]] of [[eternity]] are heard. This day is |
− | holy, for it ushers in a new experience; a different kind of feeling and | + | holy, for it ushers in a new [[experience]]; a different kind of [[feeling]] and |
− | awareness. You have spent long days and nights in celebrating death. Today | + | [[awareness]]. You have spent long days and nights in celebrating [[death]]. Today |
− | you learn to feel the joy of life. | + | you learn to feel the [[joy]] of life. |
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− | This is another crucial turning point in the curriculum. We add a new | + | This is another crucial [[turning point]] in the curriculum. We add a new |
− | dimension now; a fresh experience that sheds a light on all that we have | + | [[dimension]] now; a fresh experience that sheds a light on all that we have |
− | learned already, and prepares us for what we have yet to learn. It brings us | + | learned already, and [[prepares]] us for what we have yet to learn. It brings us |
| to the door where learning ceases, and we catch a glimpse of what lies past | | to the door where learning ceases, and we catch a glimpse of what lies past |
− | the highest reaches it can possibly attain. It leaves us here an instant, and we | + | the highest reaches it can possibly [[attain]]. It leaves us here an instant, and we |
− | go beyond it, sure of our direction and our only goal. | + | go beyond it, sure of our [[direction]] and our only [[goal]]. |
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− | Today it will be given you to feel a touch of Heaven, though you will return | + | Today it will be given you to feel a [[touch]] of [[Heaven]], though you will return |
− | to paths of learning. Yet you have come far enough along the way to alter | + | to [[paths]] of [[learning]]. Yet you have come far enough along the way to alter |
− | time sufficiently to rise above its laws, and walk into eternity a while. This | + | time sufficiently to rise above its [[laws]], and walk into eternity a while. This |
− | you will learn to do increasingly, as every lesson, faithfully rehearsed, | + | you will learn to do increasingly, as every lesson, [[faithfully]] rehearsed, |
| brings you more swiftly to this holy place and leaves you, for a moment, to | | brings you more swiftly to this holy place and leaves you, for a moment, to |
− | your Self. | + | [[your Self]]. |
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− | He will direct your practicing today, for what you ask for now is what He | + | He will direct your [[practicing]] today, for what you ask for now is what He |
| wills. And having joined your will with His this day, what you are asking | | wills. And having joined your will with His this day, what you are asking |
− | must be given you. Nothing is needed but today's idea to light your mind, | + | must be given you. Nothing is needed but today's idea to [[light]] [[your mind]], |
− | and let it rest in still anticipation and in quiet joy, wherein you quickly leave | + | and let it [[rest]] in still [[anticipation]] and in [[quiet]] [[joy]], wherein you quickly leave |
| the world behind. | | the world behind. |
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− | From this day forth, your ministry takes on a genuine devotion, and a glow | + | From this day forth, your ministry takes on a genuine [[devotion]], and a [[glow]] |
− | that travels from your fingertips to those you touch, and blesses those you | + | that travels from your fingertips to those you [[touch]], and [[blesses]] those you |
− | look upon. A vision reaches everyone you meet, and everyone you think of, | + | look upon. A [[vision]] reaches everyone you meet, and everyone you think of, |
− | or who thinks of you. For your experience today will so transform your | + | or who thinks of you. For your [[experience]] today will so [[transform]] [[your |
− | mind that it becomes the touchstone for the holy Thoughts of God. | + | mind]] that it becomes the touchstone for the holy [[Thoughts of God]]. |
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− | Your body will be sanctified today, its only purpose being now to bring the | + | Your [[body]] will be sanctified today, its only [[purpose]] being now to bring the |
− | vision of what you experience this day to light the world. We cannot give | + | [[vision]] of what you experience this day to [[light]] the world. We cannot give |
− | experience like this directly. Yet it leaves a vision in our eyes which we can | + | experience like this directly. Yet it leaves a [[vision]] in our eyes which we can |
| offer everyone, that he may come the sooner to the same experience in | | offer everyone, that he may come the sooner to the same experience in |
− | which the world is quietly forgot, and Heaven is remembered for a while. | + | which the world is quietly forgot, and [[Heaven]] is remembered for a while. |
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− | As this experience increases and all goals but this become of little worth, | + | As this [[experience]] increases and all [[goals]] but this become of little [[worth]], |
− | the world to which you will return becomes a little closer to the end of time; | + | the world to which you will return becomes a little closer to the end of [[time]]; |
− | a little more like Heaven in its ways; a little nearer its deliverance. And you | + | a little more like [[Heaven]] in its ways; a little nearer its deliverance. And you |
| who bring it light will come to see the light more sure; the vision more | | who bring it light will come to see the light more sure; the vision more |
− | distinct. The time will come when you will not return in the same form in | + | distinct. The time will come when you will not return in the same [[form]] in |
− | which you now appear, for you will have no need of it. Yet now it has a | + | which you now [[appear]], for you will have no need of it. Yet now it has a |
− | purpose, and will serve it well. | + | [[purpose]], and will serve it well. |
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− | Today we will embark upon a course you have not dreamed of. But the | + | Today we will embark upon a [[course]] you have not dreamed of. But the |
− | Holy One, the Giver of the happy dreams of life, Translator of perception | + | Holy One, the Giver of the [[happy]] [[dreams]] of [[life]], Translator of [[perception]] |
− | into truth, the holy Guide to Heaven given you, has dreamed for you this | + | into [[truth]], the [[Ta|holy Guide]] to Heaven given you, has dreamed for you this |
− | journey which you make and start today, with the experience this day holds | + | [[journey]] which you make and start today, with the experience this day holds |
| out to you to be your own. | | out to you to be your own. |
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− | Into Christ's Presence will we enter now, serenely unaware of everything | + | Into Christ's [[Presence]] will we enter now, serenely unaware of [[everything]] |
− | except His shining face and perfect Love. The vision of His face will stay | + | except His shining face and perfect [[Love]]. The [[vision]] of His face will stay |
− | with you, but there will be an instant which transcends all vision, even this, | + | with you, but there will be an instant which [[transcends]] all [[vision]], even this, |
| the holiest. This you will never teach, for you attained it not through | | the holiest. This you will never teach, for you attained it not through |
− | learning. Yet the vision speaks of your rememberance of what you knew | + | learning. Yet the vision speaks of your remembrance of what you knew |
| that instant, and will surely know again. | | that instant, and will surely know again. |
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| [[Category: Workbook I]] | | [[Category: Workbook I]] |