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TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE: In His Guidance, He has asked Me to capitalize the pronouns You and We as an acknowledgement of the Divinity of All of Us, an acknowledgement of Equality, an expression of His Love and respect for You.  

When You see the word 'YOU'  capitalized in the Guidance, know that He is not just speaking to YOU, He is honoring YOU.   

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"Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire, Thou still small Voice of Calm."₁

"And o'er earth's troubled angry sea I see Christ walk, And come to me, and tenderly, Divinely talk."₂

Belovèd Brothers and Sisters, those of You who are working with the daily Lessons from A Course In Miracles, and those of You who aren't, I trust You are understanding the purpose of these Lessons, which is to encourage You to make no decisions by Yourself, on Your own, but rather to Join with Me, the Father, Your Guide, or the Holy Spirit. And let Us Guide You. Our Guidance is the "journey without distance" that brings You back Home to Life, to Love, to Heaven.

The only "distance" would be the unwillingness to Join, to Listen, and be Guided. The "journey" is the mental movement from unwillingness to willingness. To open up Your mind's eye to see the Truth, the Love right where You are.

Centuries ago I was quoted as saying: "Search the Scriptures, for in them You think You have eternal Life, and they are they which testify of Me." (John 5:39) In other words, prophesy Me.

What I was really saying was that in studying the same Scriptures as I, You too are able to overcome death and find eternal Life right here and now.

And because it was not understood, this mistaken teaching has kept Me on a pedestal as Someone 'special', and stopped You from healing as I did, and overcoming death as I did. And as long as You keep choosing to die, You keep staying in the dream till You make a different choice. This choice is what We call Awakening. And Heaven stands waiting, longing for Your Homecoming. Each One of You is so important to God, Our loving Father-Mother.

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¹ John Greenleaf Whittier

Dear Lord and Father of (Us All),
Forgive our foolish ways!
Reclothe us in our rightful mind,
In purer lives Thy service find,
In deeper reverence, praise.

 

In simple trust like theirs who heard
Beside the Syrian sea
The gracious calling of the Lord,
Let us, like them, without a word
Rise up and follow Thee.

 

O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
Where Jesus knelt to share with Thee
The silence of eternity
Interpreted by love!
 

With that deep hush subduing all
Our words and works that drown
The tender whisper of Thy call,
As noiseless let Thy blessing fall
As fell Thy manna down.

 

Drop Thy still dews of quietness,
Till all our strivings cease;
Take from our souls the strain and stress,
And let our ordered lives confess
The beauty of Thy peace.

 

² Christ My Refuge

O'er waiting harpstrings of the mind
There sweeps a strain,
Low, sad, and sweet, whose measures bind
The power of pain,

 

And wake a white-winged angel throng
Of thoughts, illumed
By faith, and breathed in raptured song,
With love perfumed.

 

Then His unveiled, sweet mercies show
Life's burdens light.
I kiss the cross, and wake to know
A world more bright.

 

And o'er earth's troubled, angry sea
I see Christ walk,
And come to me, and tenderly,
Divinely talk.

 

Thus Truth engrounds me on the rock,
Upon Life's shore,
'Gainst which the winds and waves can shock,
Oh, nevermore!

 

From tired joy and grief afar,
And nearer Thee, -
Father, where Thine own children are,
I love to be.

 

My prayer, some daily good to do
To Thine, for Thee;
An offering pure of Love, whereto
God leadeth me.

(Poems by Mary Baker Eddy, pp. 12, 13)