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I rule my mind, which I alone must rule.
I have a kingdom I must rule. At times it does not seem I am its king at all. It seems to triumph over me, and tell me what to think, and what to do and feel. Yet it has been given me to serve whatever purpose I perceive in it. My mind can only serve. Today I give its service to the Holy Spirit to employ as He sees fit. I thus direct my mind and set it free to do the Will of God.
Father, my mind is open to Your Thoughts, and closed today to every thought but Yours. I rule my mind, and offer it to You. Accept my gift, for it is Yours to me. [Lesson 236.]
Now would I be as God created me.
Today I will arise in glory and allow the light in me to shine upon the world. I bring the world the tidings of salvation which I hear as God my Father speaks to me. I behold the world that Christ would have me see, aware it ends the bitter dream of death; aware it is my Father’s Call to me.
Christ is my eyes, and He the ears that listen to the Voice for God. Father, I come to You through Him Who is Your Son, and my true Self as well. Amen. [Lesson 237.]
On my decision all salvation rests.
Father, Your trust in me has been so great, I must be worthy. You created me, and know me as I am. And yet You placed Your Son’s salvation in my hands, and let it rest on my decision. I must be beloved of You indeed. And I must be steadfast in holiness as well, that You would give Your Son to me in certainty that he is safe Who still is part of You, and yet is mine, because He is my Self.
And so we pause to think how much our Father loves us, and how dear His Son, created by His Love, remains to Him Whose Love is made complete in him. [Lesson 238.]
The glory of my Father is my own.
Let not the truth about ourselves today be hidden by a false humility. Let us instead be thankful for the gifts our Father gave us. Can we see in those with whom He shares His glory any trace of sin and guilt? And can it be that we are not among them, when He loves His Son forever and with perfect constancy, knowing he is as He created him?
We thank You, Father, for the light that shines forever in us. We honor it, because You share it with us. We are one, united in this light and one with You, at peace with all creation and ourselves. [Lesson 239.]
Fear is not justified in any form.
Fear is deception. It attests that you have seen yourself as you could never be, and therefore look upon a world which is impossible. Not one thing in this world is true. It does not matter the form in which it may appear. It witnesses but to your own illusions of yourself. Let us not be deceived. We are the Sons of God. There is no fear in us, for we are each a part of Love Itself.
How foolish are our fears! Would You allow Your Son to suffer. Give us faith to recognize Your Son, and set him free. Let us forgive him in Your Name and feel the love for him which is Your Own as well. [Lesson 240.]
(3.) What Is the World?
The world is false perception. It is born of error. It will remain no longer than the thought that gave it birth is cherished. When the thought of separation has been changed to one of true forgiveness, the world will be seen in quite another light, one which leads to truth, where all the world must disappear and all its errors vanish. Now its source has gone, and its effects are gone as well.
The world was made as an attack on God. It symbolizes fear. And what is fear except love’s absence? Thus the world was meant to be a place where God could not enter, where His Son could be apart from Him. Here was perception born, for knowledge could not cause such insane thoughts. But eyes deceive, and ears hear falsely. Now mistakes become quite possible, for certainty has gone.
The mechanisms of illusion have been born instead. Now they go to find what has been given them to seek. Their aim is to fulfill the purpose which the world was made to witness and make real. They see in its illusions but a solid base where truth exists, upheld apart from lies. Yet everything that they report is but illusion which is kept apart from truth.
As sight was made to lead away from truth, it can be redirected. Sounds become the call for God, and all perception can be given a world. Follow His light, and see the world as He beholds it. Hear His Voice alone in all that speaks to you. Let Him give you peace and certainty, which you have thrown away, but Heaven has preserved for you in Him.
Let us not be satisfied until forgiveness has been made complete. Let us not attempt to change our function. We must save the world. We who made it must behold it through the eyes of Christ, that what was made to die can be restored to everlasting life.
