LESSON TWENTY SEVEN

TRANSCRIBER’S NOTE: The Course text is in bold face. The Guidance is in normal type 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.

Workbook PART I

L e s s o n 27

Above all else I want to see.

I’ve been blind to God’s Reality for eons. And that has been hell! Now I intend to see, and see Reality. I want the Gifts of God and not the ego’s.

¹ Today’s idea expresses something stronger than mere determination. It gives vision priority among your desires. You may feel hesitant about using the idea on the ground that you are not sure you really mean it. This does not matter. Be like a child playing make-believe adult. You will grow into Your desire, no matter how faint it now seems to be. The purpose of today’s exercises is to bring the time when the idea will be wholly true a little nearer.

So be diligent, for it is worth it!

² There may be a great temptation to believe that some sort of sacrifice is being asked of you when you say you want to see above all else. If you become uneasy about the lack of reservation involved, add:

³ Vision has no cost to anyone. That’s including Me!

⁴ If fear of loss still persists, add further:

⁵ It can only bless. Not just Me, but each One of my Brothers.

⁶ The idea for today needs many repetitions for maximum benefit. It should be used at least every half hour, and more often if possible. You might try for every 15 or 20 minutes. It is recommended that you set a definite time interval for using the idea when you wake or shortly afterwards and attempt to adhere to it throughout the day. Self-discipline may be needed to circumvent the ego. It will not be difficult to do this, even if you are engaged in conversation or otherwise occupied at the time. You can still repeat one short sentence to yourself without disturbing anything that is going on. Let it be Your sweet and silent mantra.

⁷ The real question is how often will you remember? How much do you want today’s idea to be true? Answer one of these questions, and you have answered the other. Nothing is an accident; You either want God, or else You must want the ego. You will probably miss several applications and perhaps quite a number. The ego has had its sway over You for eons; thus it is resisting You. Just be persistent! Do not be disturbed by this, but do try to keep on your schedule from then on. If only once during the day you feel that you were perfectly sincere while you were repeating today’s idea, you can be sure that you have saved yourself many years of effort. I speak the Truth here. Each small victory over the ego has such great results!