Library of Christ Mind Teachings
ACIM Original Edition
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1 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.
2 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.
3 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.
4 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.
5 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.
6 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!
7 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.
8 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:
9 I will accept my part in God’s plan for salvation.
10 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.
11 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.
12 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.
13 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.