Father, I give You all my thoughts today. I would have none of mine. In place of them, give me Your Own. I give You all my acts as well, that I may do Your Will instead of seeking goals which cannot be obtained, and wasting time in vain imaginings. Today I come to You. I will step back and merely follow You. Be You the Guide, and I the follower who questions not the wisdom of the Infinite, nor Love whose tenderness I cannot comprehend, but which is yet Your perfect gift to me.
Today we have one Guide to lead us on. And as we walk together, we will give this day to Him with no reserve at all. This is His day. And so it is a day of countless gifts and mercies unto us. (A Course in Miracles Workbook Lesson 233, W-pII.233. See also ACIM Lesson 233 Insights.)
The ego is a control freak. It is dedicated to wresting control from our Creator and making a world that will keep God out. Its strategy is to flood our thoughts with images of judgment, fear and guilt. It seems we must be constantly building walls to protect ourselves from immediate or future danger. Our preoccupation with defense makes the Thoughts of Love we share with God unwelcome. We have given our “life” to the ego whose final wish is our death as proof of its successful plan to make a world it controls.
It is time to give our thoughts to God today. He will guide us to remember that all we really want is God’s gifts of perfect peace, limitless Love and joy beyond this world. As we step back and follow we will remember Love whose tenderness we cannot comprehend. This is our practice for today.
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