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L E C T U R E
"LOVE CASTETK OUT EEAR"
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HR. CJLART.ES FILLMORE
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U N I T Y A U D I T O R I U M
913 T r a c y A ve nue , K a n s a s C i t y , M i s s o u r i .
HEALING MEET IUG, WEDNESDAY, J ANUARY 1 5 , 1915
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T h is q u e s t i o n p r e s e n t s i t s e l f : "Which i s t h e g r e a t e r
i n c e n t i v e t o r i g h t a c t i o n - f e a r o r l o v e " ? I w i l l r e p e a t t h a t :
"Which i s t h e g r e a t e r i n c e n t i v e t o r ig h t a c t i o n - f e a r o r l o v e ? "
P e o p le who have been t a u g h t i n P r a c t i c a l C h r i s t i a n i t y ,
do n o t h e s i t a t e i n a n sw e r in g t h a t q u e s t i o n ; b u t you would be s u r -t h e r e
p r i s e d how w i d e l y * i s i n g r a i n e d i n t o t h e r a c e th o u g h t t h e n e c e s
s i t y o f p u n ish m en t f o r w r o n g - d o in g . A l l o f o u r p e n a l i n s t i t u t i o n s
a r e founded and c a r r i e d on w i t h t he id e a t h a t pun ish m en t i s t h e
t h i n g so u g h t ; t h a t t h e o b j e c t o f t h e i n s t i t u t i o n i s t o p u n i s h men f o r
t h e i r t r a n s g r e s s io n s o f t h e lav/.
Now, t l i i s comes f rom ages and ages of e d u c a t i o n . Away
b a ck u n d e r t h a t o l d Mosaic Law, you w i l l remember, t h a t was t h e "Eye
f o r t h e eye , and t h e t o o t h f o r t h e t o o t h " ; b u t J e s u s r e f u t e d i t . He
s a i d "Bo, I g iv e you a new l a w . Love one a n o t h e r ; do good t o them
t h a t d i s p i t s f u l l y use y o u " . He i n a u g u r a t e d a n o t h e r m o t i v e , a n o t h e r
rem edy, and t h a t was L ove . But i t h a s t a k e n us a l o n g t im e , as a
r a c e , t o r e a l i z e , t o a p p r e c i a t e t h a t l o v e i s a s t r o n g e r i n c e n t i v e t o
r i g h t a c t i o n , i t i s a more p o t e n t remedy t h a n p un ishm en t o r f e a r , b e
c a u se a l l p u n i sh m e n t i s b a se d upon f e a r .
Bow, t h i s q u e s t i o n h a s v i t a l import t o e v e r y one o f u s ,
b e c a u s e we have i n h e r i t e d t h e r a c e i d e a ; and i t may be t h a t we a r e ,
somwhere i n o u r s u b c o n s c i o u s , c a r r y i n g t h a t "eye f o r eye and t o o t h
f o r t o o t h " t h o u g h t , and i t i s a f f e c t i n g u s ; i t i s w eak en in g some of
o u r g l a n d s , o r some o f o u r m u sc le s i n t h e s u b c o n s c i o u s ; i t i s p a r
a l y z i n g some n e r v e . C o n s e q u e n t ly , we must u n d e r s t a n d t h e s i t u a t i o n ;
and s e t o u r s e l v e s r i g h t on t h a t p a r t i c u l a r s u b j e c t .l a y h o ld of i t ,
Bo, i t i s n ' t a d i s c u s s i o n o f a n c i e n t law , n o r i s i t a m a t
t e r t h a t c o n c e rn s u s , as t o how o u r j a i l s a r e c o n d u c te d ; h u t how a r e
we c o n s i d e r i n g t h e s i t u a t i o n ; what i s y o u r i d e a abou t th e most po
t e n t remedy f o r r i g h t a c t i o n ?
When you c a l l up t h a t h o y and s a y t o him, " I am g o in g t o
p u n i s h you, son , f o r t h a t " ; a r e you u s i n g t h e o l d Mosaic law , o r
a r e you u s i n g t h e law o f J e s u s C h r i s t ? When you t e l l t h e c h i l d ,
"How, he c a r e f u l . You w i l l h u r t y o u r s e l f . How, i f you do t h a t ,
you w i l l g e t p u n i s h e d f o r i t " - i s t h a t th e o l d Mosaic l a w , o r t h e
law of J e s u s C h r i s t ? When you s a y t o y o u r s e l f , "Well now, I would
l i k e t o do t h a t , h u t I know i f I do, so m e th in g w i l l happen t o me. I
know I w i l l have t h a t o ld c o n d i t i o n come on a g a i n " .
How, we a r e g e t t i n g r i g h t h a c k to home, d o n ' t you see?
I s t h a t t h e r i g h t remedy? I fo u n d n o t l o n g ago t h a t I was r e f r a i n i n g
f rom d o in g a c e r t a i n t h i n g b e c a u se I was a f r a i d of g e t t i n g p u n i s h e d .
That i s , I knew when I d i d a c e r t a i n t h i n g , I s u f f e r e d some d i s
c o r d a n t c o n d i t i o n i n my body, and I r e f r a i n e d f ro m do in g t h a t t i l i n g
f r o m t h e f e a r o f s u f f e r i n g . And I found I was b e in g p u l l e d a s u n d e r
a lm o s t b y two c u r r e n t s o f th o u g h t w h ic h were ru n n in g t h r o u g h me, and
I was i n a s t a t e o f d i s c o r d , and I d i d n ’t know what was t h e m a t t e r ,
a n d I f e l t d i s t u r b e d , and t h e S p i r i t showed me i n a dream t h a t I was
a f r a i d o f t h e r e s u l t of my a c t i v e t h o u g h t , t h e r e s u l t o f my a c t i o n s .
We spoke t h e o t h e r n i g h t , i n t h e M y s t ic and O c c u l t i s t
s c h o o l s t h e y have a symbolism o f one e n t e r i n g a t u n n e l w i t h a
b r i g h t chamber a t the o t h e r end . You see a s t a r , b u t you have t o
p a s s t h r o u g h t h i s w ho le chamber o f h o r r o r s , i n which you meet a l l
k i n d s of enem ies and a n im a l s , a n d t h o s e t h i n g s which oppose t h e man
W ell now, what a r e t h o s e t i l i n g s ? Why, t h o s e a r e a l l i n
t h e s u b c o n s c i o u s . T h is Kingdom o f Heaven, o r t h i s chamber o f l i g h t
i s deep w i t h i n t h e so u l o f e v e r y one o f u s , b u t , i n o r d e r t o r e a c h
i t , we have t o p a s s t h r o u g h a l l t h e s e t h o u g h t s t h a t we have b u i l t
up i n u s , and t h e y a re t i g e r s and l i o n s a n d w o lv es , and t h e y a r e
a n g r y h o r s e s and m u ley cows, and a l l th o se t h i n g s t h a t you dream
a b o u t as c h as in g , you - s e r p e n t s , and b i r d s o f p r e y , and a t h o u s a n d
a n d one t h i n g s - f a l l i n g down p r e c i p i c e s , and b e i n g drowned i n t h e
w a t e r . You dream about a l l t h o s e t h i n g s . That i s , when you g e t
i n t o y o u r s u b c o n s c i o u s , you a r e g o in g t h r o u g h t h i s chamber o f h o r
r o r s t o w a rd s t h e p ro m ised l a n d .
How, th o s e c o n d i t i o n s have b e e n b u i l t up, n e a r l y a l l o f
them, t h r o u g h t h i n k i n g . T h a t i s t ru e They are c r e a t i o n s o f t h e
mind, o r i t s i g n o r a n c e , and when we b e g in t o s t r a i g h t e n o u r s e l v e s
o u t , t h a t i s , t h e r e g e n e r a t i o n s e t s i n , a l l t h o s e s u b c o n s c i o u s s t a t e s
must be s e t r i g h t . Bu t , when you g e t down t h e r e , o r you p a s s th rough
t h i s chamber o f h o r r o r s , you a re a f r a i d o f the c o n d i t i o n s , you a r e
a f r a i d o f t h e a n im a l s and t h e s e r p e n t s and th e t e r r o r s t h e r e s e t
f o r t h , a n d some p e o p le r e f r a i n f rom g o i n g i n t o t h e r e g e n e r a t i v e p r o
c e s s on t h a t v e r y a c c o u n t .
T ha t i s j u s t e x a c t l y what t h e S p i r i t showed me. I was
a f r a i d of my own t h o u g h t c r e a t i o n . How, we know t h a t i f one h a s t h e
power t o make a t h i n g , he h a s t h e power t o unmake i t , and i f you a r e
i n a n y way s u f f e r i n g f ro m t h e s e c o n d i t i o n s , why you n e v e r w i l l g e t
i n t o che Kingdom o f God, you w i l l n e v e r e n t e r t h e chamber o f L i g h t .
I n o'-.uer w o rd s , you must f i x up a l l o f y o u r c r e a t i o n s . When you do
i t "boldly and f e a r l e s s l y , i n l o v e , t h e y s im p ly m e l t away. T h ey
have no power h u t what you g iv e them, and 1 1 , i n t h e name ox D x v m e
L o v e , t h e F o r g i v i n g Love, you w i th d raw t h a t power ~ t h e y are d i s
s o l v e d , d i s p e r s e d . T h ey o n ly l i v e f ro m y o u r t h o u g h t .
Nov; t h e n , a l l o f th e e v i l , and a l l o f t h e e v i l e f f e c t s o f
e v i l i n o u r m in d s , a re s u s t a i n e d e i t h e r b y o u r w i l l i n g , l o v i n g
th o u g h t - and e v e r y t im e t h a t you do a n y t h i n g o f y o u r own f r e e w i l l ,
t h e r e i s a c e r t a i n amount o f l o v e goes i n t o i t - a s I s a y , e i t h e r
s u s t a i n e d t h r o u g h y o u r l o v i n g
Those a r e t h e two m o t iv e s t o
i f you hav e t r a n s g r e s s e d t h e
c e r t a i n amount o f p u n i s h m e n t .
t h o u g h t , o r t h r o u g h y o u r f e a r t h o u g h t ,
a l l a c t i o n s . And i f you have done wrong,
law m a l i c i o u s l y , o f c o u rs e t h e r e i s a
I w o u ld n ’t t a k e away a l l t h o u g h t o f
p u n i s h m e n t . I t h i n k t h o s e p e o p le who u se m a l i c e o f f o r e t h o u g h t , p a
pot h e l a w y e r s s a y , t o do e v i l , why, t h e y must e x p e c t t h e p u n i s h m e n t .
But where we, w i t h o u t t h o u g h t o f e v i l , w i t h o u t m a l i c e , i n o u r c h i l d
i s h i g n o r a n c e , do t h i n g s t h a t B r in g d i s c o r d a n t r e s u l t s , t h a t c r e a t e
e v i l c o n d i t i o n s , I d o n ' t t h i n k i t i s n e c e s s a r y t o p u n i s h o n e . I t
i s n ' t n e c e s s a r y t o p u n i s h y o u r s e l f ; i t i s n ' t n e c e s s a r y t o h o l d up th e
t h o u g h t o f f e a r . We need e d u c a t i n g , t h a t i s i t . We n eed a f u l l e r
u n d e r s t a n d i n g , a i d w i t h i t , t h e c o n s c i o u s n e s s t h a t God, t h e Loving
B a t h e r , i s a lw ay s w i t h you, and t h a t A l l - f o r g i v i n g Love i s a lw ay s
r e a d y t o t a k e away t h e f e a r , t h e i g n o r a n c e , and a l l of i ^ s r e
s u l t s .
how, t h i s i s a w o n d e r f u l c u r a t i v e a g e n t , t h i s i s a w onder
f u l c u r a t i v e power. A man s a i d t o me n o t l o n g ago, "Why, I have got
t o have h e a l t h . T h e re i s a c e r t a i n m u sc le i n my b o d y t h a t I have
' ’ g e t t i n g w o rs e .
to t h e d o c t o r , and he s a i d t h a t i t i s n e c e s s a r y t o s t r e t c h i t . I t
h a s “been c o n t r a c t e d , and he h a s b e e n s t r e t c h i n g i t " . He s a i d ,
" I t has b e e n s t r e t c h e d too f a r ; I am in p a i n c o n t i n u a l l y ; i r r i t a t i o n
h a s s e t i n , and I want t o know i f you can h e l p me". I saw a t once
i t was i n h i s m in d . That man had cau sed t h e m usc le t o c o n t r a c t
t h r o u g h s u b c o n s c i o u s f e a r . I s a i d , "Why c e r t a i n l y . A l l you nave to
do now i s t o g e t h o l d o f t h o u g h t s o f t h e o m n ip re se n t l o v e o f God,
and t h a t , t h r o u g h t h a t Love, a l l y o u r s i n s a r e f o r g i v e n " , he s a i d ,
"That i s s o . I have b e e n a m ig h t y b a d man". "Y es ," I s a i d , " I knew
t h a t . I c o u ld see i t on y o u r f a c e " . He s a i d , " I am n o t r e a l l y a
b ad man a t h e a r t . I have j u s t b een bad t h r o u g h a s s o c i a t i o n " . I s a i d
" I know t h a t t o o " . Then I s a i d , " I f you had a young man b e f o r e
you, a n d you knew t h a t man h a d n ' t been b a d , m a l i c i o u s l y bad , but
bad t h r o u g h a s s o c i a t i o n , you
would you?" "1 1 0 ", he s a i d ,
n e ed e d u c a t i n g ; y o u r b o d y ns
we w i l l j u s t b e g i n t h e educa
a b o u t 5 - 0 0 o ' c l o c k , you t a k e
w o u l d n ' t f e e l l i k e p u n i s h i n g him,
" I would e d u c a te h im ." I s a i d , "You
eds e d u c a t i n g ; t h a t s u b c o n s c io u s mind
t i n g . That w i l l be t h a t e v e ry day ,
up t h e h e a l i n g l o v e o f God, a n d t h a t
God d o e s n ' t p u n i s h any o f h i s c h i l d r e n f o r a n y t r a n s g r e s s i o n s , f o r
a n y f a l l i n g : s h o r t , and you d o n ' t want t o p u n i s h y o u r s e l f . You w i l l
s a y , 'God f o r g i v e s me. There i s no t h o u g h t o f p u n ish m en t ; t h e r e
i s no t h o u g h t of p e n a l t y f o r a n y t h i n g you have done" . "Nbw, t h e
f a c t i s t h a t God d o e s n ' t h o l d a g a i n s t us a t h o u g h t t h a t lie i s go
in g t o whip us o r p u n i s h u s , o r p u t us i n j a i l , o r t i e u s up b y
t h e thumbs and f l a i l u s , o r a n y th i n g o f t h a t k i n d . God i s Love;
God i s t h e g r e a t b a s i s ; and t h a t man to o k up t h e t h o u g h t o f Love.
At f i r s t , he sa i d , he d i d n ' t ge t any r e s u l t s ; b u t f i n a l l y he g o t
h e a l e d b e c a u s e he r ed u c ed h i s mind t o a p e r f e c t harmony, and t h a t
r e a c t e d upon t h e weak, i r r i t a n t m u s c le , and he g o t w e l l , p e r m a n e n t l y
v e i l - d i d n ' t have t o have h i s m u s c le s s t r e t c h e d b y t h e d o c t o r ' s
i n s t r u m e n t s .
We know t h e t r u e remedy f o r e v e r y e v i l i s t o d e s i r e w i t h
t h e r i v h t t h o u g h t , and a d j u s t t h e t h o u g h t t o t h e D i v i n e Mind. B u t ,
i n d e a l i n g w i t h o u r s e l v e s and o u r f e l l o w s , we must remember t h a t
Love f u l f i l l s t h e law, and i f you r e a d o f some g r e a t c r i m i n a l , and
you t h i n k t h a t man ought t o be h ung , he ought t o be s e v e r e l y p u n i s h
ed, you sh o u ld be c a r e f u l about t h a t , b ecau se you a r e t r y i n g a law
opposed an d d i f f e r e n t f ro m t h a t o f God. T h a t man sh o u ld be educa ted ,
and a l l men s h o u l d be e d u c a t e d . Our j . a i l s s h o u ld be i n s t i t u t i o n s
where men a r e t a u g h t t h e l a w . And you can see t h a t t h e r e i s a g r e a t
change gone on i n t h e l a s t few y e a r s , r i g h t i n t h i s one t h i n g - i n
e d u c a t i n g t h e c r i m i n a l s , d o in g away w i t h t h e s e v e r e p u n ish m en t ; and
t h e r e fo rm i n t h a t r e s p e c t h a s j u s t b e g u n . E v e ry man t h a t does
wrong sh o u ld go t o s c h o o l an d be t a u g h t t h e r i g h t . b e w i l l a l l uo
r i g h t i f we know t h e r i g h t . I do r i g h t when I a b s o l u t e l y know t h e
r i g h t . I may do i t t h r o u g h m o t i v e s o f f e a r , b u t t h e r e I must know
m y s e l f . I f you f i n d y o u r s e l f d o in g t h i n g s b e c a u se you a r e a f r a i d
o f t h e law , why, g e t a l i t t l e c l o s e r t o God, and s a y t o th e F a t h e r ,
" I want t o do t h i n g s ; I want t o do a l l t h i n g s b e c a u s e I l o v e t o do
i t , n o t b e c a u se I am a f r a i d o f p u n i s h m e n t . Then you l o v e t o do
e v e r y t h i n g ; t h e n a l l t h a t you do becomes a j o y . Your whole l i f e i s
t r a n s f o r m e d when you lo v e t o d o , when you o n l y t h i n k o f l o v i n g t o do
t h e w i l l o f God.
¥o?/ , we can a l l l i v e u n d e r t h a t l a w . I t i s j u s t a m a t t e r
o f a l i t t l e a t t e n t i o n e v e r y day, e v e r y moment, t o t h e t h o u g h t t h a t
" I l o v e t o do t h i s , and I lo v e t o do t h a t . I l o v e I l o v e t o do my
work, j u s t a s a c h i l d l o v e s t o p l a y . I d o n ' t t h i n k about t h e b u r
den; I d o n ' t t h i n k abou t t h e p a i n ; I d o n ' t t h i n k o f a n y t h i n g , j u s t
t h e l o v i n g t o do i t . " And, t h r o u g h t h i s law o f d raw ing upon your
r e s o u r c e s w i t h i n , you p r e t t y soon s e t i n t o a c t i o n a l o v e - b a t t e r y .
E v e r y one of us h a s a l o v e - b a t t e r y . You know where t h a t i s . R ig h t
h e r e a t t h e h e a r t ; and when 3/011 c e n t e r y o u r a t t e n t i o n t h e r e , i t
b e g i n s t o g e n e r a t e , and t h e Love j u s t g o es out in e v e r y t h i n g you do.
You become a h e a l i n g power, a c e n t e r o f l o v e , a c e n t e r t h a t w i l l
work lo v e i n t o a LI t h a t you do, i n a l l y o u r a f f a i r s , i n t o your v e r y
b o d y . T h i s power of Love i s so m e th in g beyond o u r c o n c e p t . We
t a l k a bou t th e power o f e l e c t r i c i t y ; we t a l k about t h e power of
st earn; we talk about the power of wat e r ; we talk about the power of
light. There is nothing equal to the p o \wer of Love. That is 8.
fact . So, if you wa nt ;a real power; if you want to do s omethin p*
that w ill be eternal aid everlast ing; if you want your business t 0
s u c c e e d , s e n d t h e power o f lo v e i n t o i t . But you c a n ' t s e n d t h a t
out from j u s t y o u r h e a d . Why, i f you want t o h e lp t h e b u s i n e s s ;
i f you want t o h e l p p e o p l e , you must have y o u r w i r e s i n t o y o u r b a t
t e r y , and t h e n t h e power goes o u t . T ha t i s t h e l a w .
Then, q u ic k e n t h e power w i t h i n ; c l a im God i s in you, and
s e t t h i s kingdom i n t o a c t i o n t h r o u g h r e a l i z i n g f i r s t t h e s e w o n d e r fu l
t r u t h s , t h a t Love i s th e f u l f i l l i n g o f t h e law; t h a t t h e r e i s a power
in Love, an A lm ig h ty power; t h a t we, e v e r y one o f u s , a r e b a t t r i e s
t h r o u g h which, t h i s i n f i n i t e c u r r e n t of Love i s e x p r e s s in g i t s e l f ,
and i t i s e x p r e s s i n g
c e p t i v e t o i t ; t h i n k
and p u t o u t a l l f e a r
i t s e l f more aa d more as we make o u r s e l v e s r e
adout i t , and t h i n k how s t r o n g and l a r g e we a re
How, i f you f i n d t h a t you have a t r e m b l y f e e l i n g i n any
p a r t o f y o u r body , i t i s l a c k o f l o v e . There i s a f e a r t h o u g h t ,
i t may be f e a r of p u n i s h m e n t , f e a r o f t r a n s g r e s s i o n , f e a r of a n im a l s
f e a r o f f r i e n d and f o e . We sometimes are a f r a i d o f o u r f r i e n d s ;
t h a t i s , we a re a f r a i d of t h e i r c r i t i c i s m . A l i t t l e t h i n g l i k e t h a t
w i l l c a u se you t o be sh a k y so m e t im es . You are a f r a i d o f what p e o
p l e t h i n k a b o u t you, s a y o f you. Now, i f you have your h e a r t f i l l
ed w i t h l o v e , t h a t f e a r won’ t count a t a l l ; and t h e way t o make
y o u r b o d y h a rm o n io u s i s t o f i l l i t w i t h th e v e r y S u b s ta n c e of Love,
and , as I sa y , i f t h e r e i s a weak s p o t i n you anywhere , deny f e a r
a n d a f f i r m l o v e , and you w i l l h e a l i t .
I have s e e n t h i s remedy t r i e d a g a in and a g a i n , i n n e a r l y
a l l k i n d s o f d e s e a s e s where weakness comes in - where t h e r e i s some
weak g l a n d , o r weak f u n c t i o n s - t h e r e i s a lw ays a f e a r as t h e cause
o f t h a t w eak n e ss , and t h e s t r o n g e s t t h o u g h t of b u i l d i n g t h a t you can
have i s l o v e .
So, f o r any c o n d i t i o n - I d o n ' t c a r e what i t i s - t r y
t h i s Love T r e a tm e n t , and you w i l l f i n d i t w i l l w o r k . Yoo. c a n h e a l
■courseIf t h r o u g h i t . You can h e a l o t h e r s j you can become a h e a l e r
b y t a k i n g as t h e t e x t e v e r y day, " I c a s t out a l l f e a r , and I p u t
i n i t s p l a c e a l l L o v e . " Why, i f you c o u ld s t i c k t o t h o s e two t e x t s ,
and u se t h o s e two s t a t e s o f mind, you m ight become t h e g r e a t e s t
h e a l e r in th e w o r l d . But we d o n ' t s t i c k t o o u r p r o p o s i t i o n . T h a t
i s t h e t r o u b l e w i t h us h e a l e r s . When a p a t i e n t comes t o u s w i t hi
some d i s e a s e , i n s t e a d o f s im p ly d e n y in g i t , a n d s a y in g t h e r e i s no
r e a l i t y i n i t , we d o n ’t c r i t i c i s e - o r we do c r i t i c i s e - and we see
t h e e r r o r , and i t beg in. s t o f i x i t s e l f i n o u r mind; and you c a n ' t
h e a l w i t h o u t l o v e . E r r o r n e v e r h e a l s e r r o r ; e v i l n e v e r h e a l s e v i l .
I t i s t h e a l l - f o r g i v i n g power of Love t h a t does t h e work .
So, i f you want t o be a s u c c e s s f u l h e a l e r , d o n ' t a l lo w
i t t o e n t e r i n t o y o u r mind; d o n ' t see t h o s e t h i n g s . J u s t t h i n k a bou t
h e a l t h , t h e Supreme F o r g i v i n g Power o f God 's l o v e . D o n ' t h o ld
anybody in e v i l s t a t e s o f mind. D o n ' t s a y , t o p e o p le : "You w i l l
' g e t i t i n t h e n e c k ' f o r t h a t ; you w i l l be p u n i s h e d f o r t h a t . " You
have no r i g h t t o l a y down t h e law o f p u n i s h m e n t . You a re n o t h e r e
a s t h e ju d g e o f God, and you w i l l n e v e r do t h i s h e a l i n g i f you
v i n e L ove . I d o n ' t c a r e what t h e c o n d i t i o n i s . I s a y "God f o r
g i v e s you . I d o n ' t p a s s judgment on y ou . I t d o e s n ' t make a h i t o f
d i f f e r e n c e what you do, I know t h a t t h e A l l - f o r g i v i n g Love o f God
i s e q u a l t o t h e c o n d i t i o n . "
How, we w i l l t a k e t h a t u p , and we w i l l d e m o n s t r a t e i t .
D e m o n s t r a t i o n a lw ays f o l l o w s t o th e e x t e n t t h a t we can g e t t h e D i
v i n e Harmony i n t o t h e D iv in e Love. J e s u s C h r i s t came t o save us
f ro m t h e s i n s of f e a r - among many o t h e r e v i l s - e s p e c i a l l y t h e s i n
of f e a r . And I s a y t o you, l e t u s t a k e up t h e t h o u g h t t h a t I am
n o t a f r a i d o f e v i l ; I am n o t a f r a i d o f t h e r e s u l t of my e v i l a c t s
I an n o t a f r a i d o f my e v i l p r o p e n s i t i e s , and I s a y t o you t h e lo v e
o f Cod f o r g i v e s you; t h e l o v e o f God p u t s you out 0f s e r v i c e ; you
d o n ' t b o t h e r me any l o n g e r . I am n o t a f r a i d o f a n y c o n d i t i o n i n
my body, b e c a u s e I know t h e cower o f D iv in e Love w i l l t a k e c a r e of
me and a l l o f my t h o u g h t s and a f f a i r s .
Now, i f you w i l l t a k e t h a t power o f God 's Love i n t o your
mind, i t w i l l do wonders f o r you; i t w i l l work out p rob lem s t h a t
you p r o b a b l y have b e e n i n doubt and d i s c o u r a g e d a b o u t , b e c a u s e you
h a v e n ' t p u t enough o f th e d i s s o l v i n g , cem en t in g power o f lo v e i n t o
them . Love cem ents and b r i n g s t o g e t h e r . Love i s t h e g r e a t e s t mag
n e t i n t h e w o r l d , and y e t , a t t h e same t im e , i t i s th e g r e a t e s t
d i s i n t e g r a t i n g f o r c e when i t i s p u t i n t o a c t i o n u n d e r th e D i v i n e
Lav/.
Let u s t r y t h e power o f D iv in e Love h e r e t o n i g h t . You
know t h i s lo v e i s a lw ays p r e s e n t . You d o n ' t have t o go up i n t o
t h e Heavens o r down i n t h e e a r t h , n o r a c r o s s th e s e a s t o see i t , b u t
i t i s a lw ay s r i g h t h e r e p r e s e n t . I t i s a P r i n c i p l e . I t i s t h e one
P r i n c i p l e t h a t h a s more f o r c e , and i n c o r p o r a t e s more o f t h e e le m e n t s
a n d powers o f D i v i n e Mind t h a n any o t h e r ; and we can u se i t and
hav e i t t o e x p r e s s i t s e l f t h r o u g h u s , i f we w i l l o n l y g ive i t an
o p p o r t u n i t y .
Wow, we w i l l be s t i l l , and t r y to r e a l i z e th e l o v e - God
i s Love, fan d t h a t t h a t Love i s a lw ays p r e s e n t w i t h u s , b u t e s p e c
i a l l y r i g h t now. The power of D i v i n e Love f o r g i v e s me f o r a l l of
my s i n s a n d a l l of t h e e f f e c t s o f ray s i n s . L e t u s h o l d t h a t t h o u g h t .
( S i l e n c e ) .
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