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OCTOBER 10

I AM ALIVE WITH THE CLEAN, FRESH LIFE OF SPIRIT

There if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away: behold all things are become new. 

II Corinthians 5:17

The Bible reminds us that it is the essential nature of God to ever renew and ever revitalize His creation. “Behold, I make all things new.”  This great healing, energizing activity is around us as a vital Presence and within us as a vital Life.  We did not create it, neither does our food, nor our exercise and play create it.  It is an impersonal gift from the Universal Spirit. Our food habits, our sleep, and our times of exercise merely keep the channels open for It to function through us more efficiently.  We are endowed with life, health and vitality by the Creative Principle of Being.  It is ours.  We either use it rightly and are healthy and fresh at all times, or we misuse it and are sick and depressed.  It is our individual responsibility.  Knowing the power of thought, we keep our minds filled with the idea of a fresh, clean life that is forever welling up within us and seeking releasement by means of us.

Divine Life can never grow stale, grow old, or wear out.  I know that God’s life is in me as my life now.  It is an endless stream of clean, fresh, vital energy.  It fills every cell and organ of my body with its healing presence.  I am renewed this day by the Life of Spirit working in and through me.  I am refreshed as I speak this word and know this truth.  I joyously respond to fresh life, and it joyously responds to me and is working in every part of my body.  I dedicate my thinking to this youth-giving Life of God.  Old conditions have now passed away, and fresh life is pouring through my being.  I am energized and vitalized by God.

OCTOBER 9

THE WORDS OF MY MOUTH, THE MEDITATIONS OF MY HEART AND THE ACTIVITIES OF MY HANDS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO INFINITE MIND

And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.  Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.  Ephesians 4: 24,25

The inner life of man is his most priceless possession.  In the center of our beings, we decide whether we shall be worthy of the Divine Life with which we have been endowed by the Creative mind of the Universe.  When the inner life is creative, orderly and growing then our outer activities are fine and true. We know the Law of Mind, and to be the sincere and creative people we hope to be, we have to be truly consecrated within.  We are equipped to speak the kindly word, to pray for others in the depths of our heart, and to do those things in the world which are constructive.  The equipment we have, but the impulse must arise within us to use it rightly.  God seeks through each of us to express all that Mind is, all that love is.

I believe that I was created by a perfect intelligence to be Its means of expressing thought and feeling.  I, therefore, dedicate myself this day to the original purpose of my being.  I cleanse my mind of all that is unworthy of a Spiritual Being.  I dedicate and consecrate the words of my mouth, the meditations of my heart and the activities of my hands to Almighty God.  Nothing shall cause me to be unkind, unloving or mean.  I believe that God indwells me as Mind, and this eternal Spirit is now blessing the world by means of me.  I know that all my inner capacities are now quickened for good.  I am strong in my determination to speak the Truth, love my fellowman, and act as the son of God. 

October 8

I AM SURROUNDED, UPHELD AND MAINTAINED BY A PERFECT MIND

     The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.  Job 33:4

The people in all ages who have lifted up their eyes unto the hills of God have felt a surrounding Presence and a sustaining Life.  They have been aware of an indwelling Power that was more than body, more than material living.  It has surged up within them and has given them the power of accomplishment.  Because this Presence is eternal, we can find It and let It use us today, as it did the Prophets and Wise of old.  The living Presence which surrounded Abraham, Moses, Isaiah and Jesus is around us now, and It asks that we behold It and think of It.   The Glory of God is upon us.  We, too, can lift up our thoughts and become its vessel of expression.  Infinite Mind surrounds us and is in us; Infinite Life sustains us; Infinite Power flows through us.  All fear is removed for we are certain of who we are and of what we are doing.  We arise from the “I can’t” belief into the “I will” knowing.

     I am surrounded, upheld and maintained by Mind.  This Mind is God, forever thinking through me.  It knows no impossibility, no weakness, no lack.  It loves to live abundantly by means of me.  It loves to express Power through my hands and my heart.  I am strong in the Strength of the Lord.  I am sustained in all my ways by the indwelling action of Truth.  I am upheld in righteousness and justice, for all that I am God is and ever shall be.  I walk the highways of Spirit, knowing only the good of my fellowman.  I rejoice in the Spirit which fills and floods me with peace.  This day is the day of Good, and I accept with joy new and finer experiences of life. 

OCTOBER 7

THERE ISN’T GOD AND MAN; THERE IS ONLY GOD AS MAN; AND I AM THAT MAN NOW

I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works: and that my soul knoweth right well.  How precious also are thy thoughts unto me.  O God! How great is the sum of them.  Psalms 139 – 14, 17

We believe in the divinity of man.  We believe that man is the individualization of all that God is. Infinite Mind is forever thinking by means of its beloved creation – man. Each of us stands in the midst of an omnipresent Intelligence, which seeks to express through us, and as we recognize (re-cognize, to know again) this relationship we become valuable instruments for good.  Man is God in action, and we must know this, believe this and act from this premise.  Then, we never plead with God to do something for us; rather, we rise in the integrity of our own being, and thinking rightly move into action to produce the good we need.  As we perceive this eternal process of our inner self as God thinking through us, we become conscious of great possibilities – and become co-creators with the Almighty of a good world, filled with good people living in justice, peace and love.

All that God is, is now in action through me.  Infinite Spirit fills me, Infinite Love surrounds me, Infinite Mind directs me.  There is no fear in my thought, for God’s thoughts are now my thoughts, and they are perfect.  The law of Mind produces my word into form right now. I declare that I am a prefect expression of God, and only God’s thoughts function in me this day.  No evil can come nigh me, for God is all there is in my world.  All is good for all is Love.  The peace that passeth all understanding is my peace now.  I rejoice in my Divinity and dedicate myself to its full expression in this hour. 

OCTOBER 6     

MY ENVIRONMENT IS SATURATED WITH THE PRESENCE OF GOOD

Thou wilt show me the path of life: in thy presence is fullness of joy; at thy right hand there are pleasures forever more.  Psalm 16:11

If we cannot demonstrate the presence of good where we are, we shall never be able to do it at what seems a better place.  The human mind likes to think that distant pastures are greener, but we know they are not.  Good is the result of right thinking based on right motives. It is not a location; it is an atmosphere which has to be revealed by us wherever we are.  There is no more of the presence of God in a great Cathedral than there is in your own home or office.  Principle is either everywhere evenly present and active, or it isn’t a principle.  An unpleasant environment is a challenge to us to see God in action at that place in the universe.  Jesus had the ability to see God everywhere and in all people.  He knew and demonstrated Omnipresence.  We, too, must make this demonstration right where we are, and we also know how to do it.

Where I am, God is.  The presence that fills every great Cathedral fills my home and my place of business today.  There is no confusion where I am, for the peace of the Almighty surrounds me, and I know it.  I live and move and have my being in the One Mind which is forever thinking rightly, thinking lovingly.  The harmony and the order of the universe now fill my life and world with good. I am surrounded by it.  I am filled with it.  I sense it in all things and find it in all people.  I joyously acknowledge God where I am at every instant.  The life, love and perfect action of Truth are mine now.  My environment is saturated with the presence of good, and I live in peace this day.

OCTOBER 5

I AM IMPORTANT TO GOD AND NECESSARY TO MAN

A man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God. 

I Corinthians 11:7

It is easy to discredit ourselves, indulge in self-criticism, and walk through life thinking we are unimportant.  But, we forget one thing – God never makes a mistake.  Infinite Mind can only create people with a value to themselves, and to the world.  Not one of us is unimportant. The smallest and least-heard instrument of a symphonic orchestra is vitally important at the time it is used.  Its music gives meaning and import to the entire ensemble.  The universe suffers a sense of incompleteness whenever we indulge in self-condemnation.  God made us to be important channels through which His Mind thinks and His Love acts.  Each of us has a definite and vital part to play in the whole life and love of this world.  A unique and valuable contribution to the good of all seeks to express through us, and as we know this, we become valuable expressions of life.

I am important to God, for His Intelligence created me and works through me, and God never makes a mistake.  Otherwise I wouldn’t be here.  My present work, environment and contacts are my opportunity to prove my spiritual worth.  I rise in the dignity of my Divine Heritage and walk this world as a Son of God.  Today, I give love and creative thought to all I meet, and to all with whom I associate.  I am a center through which God gives of Himself to His universe, and I know this and appreciate this.  I have faith in myself and in my fellowman.  I express in unique ways the gift of Life, the power of thought and the holiness of Love.  I am important to God and necessary to man.    

OCTOBER 4                                            

MY MIND IS ESTABLISHED IN GOD AND ONLY GOOD IS DRAWN TO ME

No man can come to me, except the Father which hath sent me draw him.  John 6:44

We believe that life to each of us is in accordance with our states of consciousness.  Jesus is the illustration to this age that man’s inherent Divinity can be quickened into new activities of consciousness, and thus new and better conditions can follow.  He knew that his mind was the individualization of God’s Mind.  He knew that as he thought rightly and loved greatly he would draw into his life people and conditions that were good.  As we dedicate our thinking and feeling to the Mind and Love of God, we too shall draw only that which is good, lovely and true into our experience, because our consciousness has no evil in it with which to draw the opposite.  No evil can long exist in the mind of anyone who loves Good and thinks rightly.  It automatically dissolves, and as it leaves it takes with it the unpleasant aspects of life.

The Father within me, my own eternal Self, is now in full action through me, and I am cleaned of all that is unworthy of God.  My consciousness is God’s Mind, individualized as myself, and Its ideas are perfect.  I am open and receptive to these Spiritual ideas, born of my Father-Mother God.  They are now established deeply within me, and they now direct my thinking and color my feeling.  Thus, shall no evil come nigh me, for there is nothing in me to attract it.  I give love, joy and creative activity in my world, and receive from it all that is good, and fine and true.  I accept this, and it is the Truth of this day.  I rejoice, give thanks and am glad. 

OCTOBER 21    

DIVINE PROSPERITY IS WORKING IN ALL MY AFFAIRS

If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasure. 

Job 36:11

Prosperity is the result of a mental atmosphere of faith and order induced within us through right thinking.  We should believe that the universe is planned for abundance, and that we as a living part of the Universal Intelligence have a share in the general riches.  Lack of supply to meet our needs is an indication of lack of spiritual development.  The more we understand ourselves as spiritual beings living in a spiritual universe the more that supply flows to us easily and naturally.  The disciplined mind can demonstrate prosperity, for it has provided the orderly channels necessary for it.  A disorderly mind usually has financial troubles as a result of its scattered thinking. We know that man’s mind is God’s mind in action, and we know that the Divine Mind is always orderly in its processes.  Jesus stated that as “first the blade, and then the ear, and then the full corn on the ear.” He knew that we have to provide a mental atmosphere of order and harmony in which the living ideas can grow. 

I live in a world that is filled with God’s abundance, and I now claim this as my  own.  The riches of the universe are open to me, and I partake of them in wisdom and joy.  All my affairs are under the law of prosperity.  Increased good flows to me from all directions and through all people.  There is no lack in my consciousness, for God’s ideas fill my thought and all is richness and opulence.  I am orderly in all my ways.  I am loving, kind and gracious.  I speak this day in terms of abundance.  I expect increased prosperity to take place in my world, for I know that God’s activity is alive in my affairs.  I now give thanks that the riches of God are mine to use and to enjoy in right ways. 

OCTOBER 3

I DO NOT LABOR:  I WORK FOR THE GLORY OF GOD AND THE GOOD OF MY FELLOWMAN

Come unto me all ye that labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.  For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.  Matthew 11:28, 30

Today, as metaphysicians we should be clear in our thoughts as to the difference between labor and work. The word “labor” infers drudgery, while the word “work” infers creative activity producing a just and fair profit for all concerned.  We are co-workers with God, co-workers with a Mind that knows exactly what to do and how to do it.  If we co-operate with the indwelling Presence of this Universal God-Mind, It makes our routine activities creative and joyous experiences.  If we condemn our jobs, our employers and our fellow workers, the law of cause and effect can only make our tasks heavier.  Jesus said to those who disliked their employment that there was a way of working that was easy and a burden that was light.  He told them to come unto his way of thinking and assured them that through this new and creative approach, a healthy change would take place in their business world.

My work in life is to express God and His ideas.  I do this joyously and lovingly in my home, my business and all my other activities.  I have faith that the life, love and intelligence of Spirit sustains me at every instant.  Therefore, I cannot be tired, exhausted or fatigued for within me is the sustaining Power of unlimited Mind. I work with ease, with accuracy and with order.  I know that through me God is giving something unusual and valuable into the world.  I now release His Mind into the activities of this day.  I dedicate and consecrate my thoughts and feelings to the Love of God, the Life of God and the perfect Action of Infinite Mind.