No-one can look upon what your grievances conceal. Because your
grievances are hiding the light of the world in you, everyone stands in
darkness, and you beside him. But as the veil of your grievances is
lifted, you are released with him. Share your salvation now with him who
stood beside you when you were in hell. He is your brother in the light
of the world which saves you both.
Today let us make another real attempt to reach the light in you. Before
we undertake this in our more extended practice period, let us devote
several minutes in thinking about what we are trying to do. We are
literally attempting to get in touch with the salvation of the world. We
are trying to see past the veil of darkness that keeps it concealed. We
are trying to let the veil be lifted, and see the tears of God’s Son
disappear in the sunlight.
Let us begin our longer practice period today with the full realization
of all this, and real determination to reach what is dearer to us than
all else. Salvation is our only need. There is no other purpose here,
and no other function to fulfill. Learning salvation is our only goal.
Let us end the ancient search today, by finding the light in us and
holding it up for everyone who searches with us to look upon and
rejoice.
Very quietly now, with your eyes closed, try to let all the content
which generally occupies your consciousness go. Think of your mind as a
vast round area, surrounded by a layer of heavy dark clouds. You can see
only the clouds because you seem to be standing outside the whole area,
and quite apart from it.
From where you stand, you can see no reason to believe there is a
brilliant light hidden by the clouds. The clouds seem to be the only
reality. They seem to be all there is to see. Therefore you do not
attempt to go through them and past them, which is the only way in which
you would be really convinced of their lack of substance. We will make
this attempt today.
After you have thought about the importance of what you are trying to do
for yourself and the world, try to settle in perfect
stillness, remembering only how much you want to reach the light in you
today, – now. Determine to go past the clouds. Reach out and touch them
in your mind; brush them aside with your hand; feel them resting on your
cheeks and forehead and eyelids as you go through them. Go on; clouds
cannot stop you.
If you are doing the exercises properly, you will begin to feel a sense
of being lifted up and carried ahead. Your little effort and small
determination call on the power of the universe to help you, and God
Himself will raise you from darkness into light. You are in accord with
His Will. You cannot fail because your will is His.
Have confidence in your Father today. And be certain that He has heard
you and has answered you. You may not recognize His answer yet, but you
can indeed be sure that it is given you, and you will yet receive
it. Try, as you attempt to go through the clouds to the light, to hold
this confidence in your mind. Try to remember that you are at last
joining your will to God’s. Try to keep the thought clearly in mind that
what you undertake with God must succeed. Then let the power of God work
in you and through you, that His Will and yours may be done.
In the shorter practice periods, which you will want to do as often as
possible in view of the importance of today’s idea to you and your
happiness, remind yourself that your grievances are hiding the light of
the world from your awareness. Remind yourself also that you are not
searching for it alone, and that you do know where to look for it. Say,
then:
“My grievances hide the light of the world in me.
I cannot see what I have hidden.
Yet I want to let it be revealed to me,
for my salvation and the salvation of the world.”
Also, be sure to tell yourself:
“If I hold this grievance, the light of the world will be hidden from
me.”
if you are tempted to hold anything against anyone today.