We waken hearing Him, and let Him speak to us five minutes as the day begins, and end the day by listening again five minutes more before we go to sleep. ²Our only preparation is to let our interfering thoughts be laid aside, not separately, but all of them as one. ³They are the same. ⁴We have no need to make them different, and thus delay the time when we can hear our Father speak to us. ⁵We hear Him now. ⁶We come to Him today.
With nothing in our hands to which we cling, with lifted hearts and listening minds we pray:
²Only salvation can be said to cure.
³Speak to us, Father, that we may be healed.⁴And we will feel salvation cover us with soft protection, and with peace so deep that no illusion can disturb our minds, nor offer proof to us that it is real. ⁵This will we learn today. ⁶And we will say our prayer for healing hourly, and take a minute as the hour strikes, to hear the answer to our prayer be given us as we attend in silence and in joy. ⁷This is the day when healing comes to us. ⁸This is the day when separation ends, and we remember Who we really are. (A Course in Miracles, W-140.11–12. See also ACIM Lesson 140 Insights.)
The ego equates happiness with salvation. It looks for special relationships or circumstances that it believes will make it happy. A common thought is, “I will be happy when… or if…”. The last place the ego looks for peace and happiness is within the mind. It has denied the one Source where salvation is found.
Our true Self is eternally united with the Source of peace, joy and Love. To become aware of this Source, it is helpful to pause to set aside the ego’s thoughts. As we let our mind settle into the quiet peace within, we find the Love we thought was missing.
Joy abounds as we join in the eternal giving and receiving of Love. This is our salvation, our happiness. Today will be a happy day with this practice.
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