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WB Lesson 187

These thoughts stood out to me in this workbook lesson.

Ideas must first belong to you, before you give them.
Protect all things you value by the act of giving them away, and you are sure that you will never lose them. Yet value not its form. It is the thought behind the form that lives unchangeable.

Never forget you give but to yourself. Likewise, what you deny to others you are denying to yourself.

The thought of sacrifice gives rise to all the forms that suffering appears to take. And sacrifice is an idea so ludicrous that sanity dismisses it at once. If the thought occurs, its very presence proves that error has arisen and correction must be made. Your blessing will correct it. Given first to you, it now is yours to give as well.

No form of sacrifice and suffering can long endure before the face of one who has forgiven and has blessed himself.

The lilies (of forgiveness) that your brother offers you are laid upon your altar, with the ones you offer him beside them.
The great illusion of the fear of God diminishes to nothingness before the purity that you will look on here.
The blessedness you will behold will take away all thought of form, and leave instead the perfect gift forever there, forever to increase, forever yours, forever given away.
And as we look within, we see the purity of Heaven shine in our reflection of our Father’s Love.

Now are we blessed, and now we bless the world. What we have looked upon we would extend, for we would see it everywhere. For where we see it, it will be returned to us in form of lilies we can lay upon our altar, making it a home for Innocence Itself, [Christ] Who dwells in us and offers us His Holiness as ours.

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WB Lesson 174

These thoughts came to mind with today’s lesson.

WB 174   God is but Love, and therefore so am I.
    Into His Presence I would enter now.
    Today I learn to give as I receive.

I am only Love, for I remain as God created me. I did not make myself. I am as God created me. Being only Love I cannot harm nor be harmed.

Love does not threaten, coerce, attack or condemn. Those are attributes made by a sick mind being immersed in fantasy. It is an ego dream.

Let me remember there is no separation. Let me remember I am one with God. Let me remember that peace is my only goal. When I choose peace then I have the condition for understanding which precedes knowing that comes from Love.
Let me remember my will is God’s Will. Let me remember only Love is real.

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All That Changes

These thoughts came to mind this morning:

All that changes is not real.
What is changeless is eternal like its Source.

If for just an instant you could accept this idea (what changes is not real) all thought of judgment would be seen as meaningless.

The body changes as the mind directs—- the body changes so it is not real. The body was made as a defense against the truth. The body but reflects the beliefs the mind holds, the values it would acquire. The question then is: what do you want? Do you know?  The question “What is it for?” asks, is used to make separation real or used to release from illusion?

The body can used for a different purpose, with Holy Spirit’s direction. It can reflect the Love of Source and bring the light of peace to every mind.

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Accepting Happiness

This morning’s thought was: that I don’t know what makes me happy. I have tried the ego’s way to have happiness and it never works.

It is only my thoughts that give me unhappiness. The discontent, conflict of goals, insecurity and sense of worthlessness only come from my confused thoughts. That is why forgiveness is necessary and what I need to practice. Forgiving or giving up the thoughts that are false is all that I have been asked to do. It is only my false thinking that gives me despair, unrest and grief. This is not God’s Will for me or anyone. Yet as long as I cherish (value) being a separate individual, the split mind will defend its belief system.

I need to constantly remind myself that I do not know. I do not know what anything is for, but I have with me the Voice, the Answer, that will tell me.

With unbiased observation I can look at the insane thoughts of separation. I can allow the Light to shine on them. With understanding that is not my own, I can let go of the thoughts that are meaningless. As I learn what is valueless I recognize there is no loss. My foolish thoughts are nothing and have no reality. To let go of my thoughts is accepting forgiveness; seeing only innocence is accepting happiness.

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Morning Thoughts

If I hold judgment in my mind about anything or anyone, then I will be projecting guilt. If I think that separation is real, I will project guilt, because my perception will give me the witnesses of what I believe. That is how illusions can be as strong as truth. As long as I think that I am separate, self contained, individual, I will be fearful of everything outside of me. When I am fearful I am not at peace and cannot be aware of the Love that surrounds me and I am part of.

As I become aware of my fear thoughts, I ask for help from my holy Self. I take the wrong minded thoughts to the truth. I ask for my mind to be washed and my thoughts purified. I am willing to have a change in attitude, change the illusions to truth, to see the Love that is in everything as Love created it. Instead of trying to make Love fit my illusions, I let Love be Itself in all ways, and in all my doings.

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