Today is a day of special dedication. We take a stand on but one side
today. We side with truth and let illusions go. We will not vacillate
between the two, but take a firm position with the One. We dedicate
ourselves to truth today, and to salvation as God planned it be. We will
not argue it is something else, we will not seek for it where it is not.
In gladness we accept it as it is, and take the part assigned to us by
God.
How happy to be certain! All our doubts we lay aside today, and take our
stand with certainty of purpose, and with thanks that doubt is gone and
surety has come. We have a mighty purpose to fulfill, and have been given
everything we need with which to reach the goal. Not one mistake stands
in our way. For we have been absolved from errors. All our sins are
washed away by realizing that they were but mistakes.
The guiltless have no fear, for they are safe and recognize their
safety. They do not appeal to magic, nor invent escapes from fancied
threats without reality. They rest in quiet certainty that they will do
what it is given them to do. They do not doubt their own ability,
because they know their function will be filled completely, in the
perfect time and place. They took the stand which we will take today,
that we may share their certainty, and thus increase it by accepting it
ourselves.
They will be with us; all who took the stand we take today will gladly
offer us all that they learned and every gain they made. Those still
uncertain, too, will join with us, and, borrowing our certainty, will
make it stronger still. While those as yet unborn will hear the call we
heard, and answer it, when they have come to make their choice again. We
do not choose but for ourselves today.
Is it not worth five minutes of your time each hour to be able to accept
the happiness that God has given you? Is it not worth five minutes
hourly to recognize your special function here? Is not five minutes of
the hour but a small request to make in terms of a reward so great it
has no measure? You have made a thousand losing bargains
at the least.
Here is an offer guaranteeing you your full release from pain of every
kind, and joy the world does not contain. You can exchange a little of
your time for peace of mind and certainty of purpose, with the promise
of complete success. And since time has no meaning, you are being asked
for nothing in return for everything. Here is a bargain that you cannot
lose. And what you gain is limitless indeed!
Each hour today give Him your tiny gift of but five minutes. He will
give the words you use in practicing today’s idea the deep conviction
and the certainty you lack. His words will join with yours, and make
each repetition of today’s idea a total dedication, made in faith as
perfect and as sure as His in you.
His confidence in you will bring the light to all the words you say, and
you will go beyond their sound to what they really mean. Today you
practice with Him, as you say:
“I will accept my part in God’s plan for salvation.”
In each five minutes that you spend with Him, He will accept your words
and give them back to you all bright with faith and confidence so strong
and steady they will light the world with hope and gladness. Do not lose
one chance to be the glad receiver of His gifts, that you may give them
to the world today.
Give Him the words, and He will do the rest. He will enable you to
understand your special function. He will open up the way to happiness,
and peace and trust will be His gifts, His answer to your words. He will
respond with all His faith and joy and certainty that what you say is
true. And you will have conviction then of Him Who knows the function
that you have on earth as well as Heaven. He will be with you each
practice period you share with Him, exchanging every instant of the time
you offer Him for timelessness and peace.
Throughout the hour, let your time be spent in happy preparation for the
next five minutes you will spend again with Him. Repeat today’s idea
while you wait for the glad time to come to you again. Repeat it often,
and do not forget each time you do so, you have let your mind be readied
for the happy time to come.
And when the hour is gone, and He is there once more to spend a little
time with you be thankful, and lay down all earthly tasks, all
little thoughts and limited ideas, and spend a happy time again with
Him. Tell Him once more that you accept the part which He would have you
take, and help you fill, and He will make you sure you want this choice,
which He has made with you and you with Him.