God speaks to us. Shall we not speak to Him? He is not distant. He makes no attempt to hide from us. We try to hide from Him, and suffer from deception. He remains entirely accessible. He loves His Son. There is no certainty but this, yet this suffices. He will love His Son forever. When his mind remains asleep, He loves him still. And when his mind awakes, He loves him with a never-changing Love.
If you but knew the meaning of His Love hope and despair would be impossible, for hope would be forever satisfied; despair of any kind unthinkable. His grace His answer is to all despair, for in it lies remembrance of His Love. Would He not gladly give the means by which His Will is recognized? His grace is yours by your acknowledgment. And memory of Him awakens in the mind which asks the means of Him whereby its sleep is done.
Today we ask of God the gift He has most carefully preserved within our hearts, waiting to be acknowledged. This the gift by which God leans to us and lifts us up, taking salvation's final step
Himself. All steps but this we learn, instructed by His Voice. But finally He comes Himself and takes us in His Arms, and sweeps away the cobwebs of our sleep. His gift of grace is more than just an answer. It restores all memories the sleeping mind forgot;all certainty of what love's meaning is.
God loves His Son. Request Him now to give the means by which this world will disappear, and vision first will come, with knowledge but an instant later. For in grace you see a light that covers all the world in love, and watch fear disappear from every face as hearts rise up and claim the light as theirs. What now remains that
Heaven be delayed an instant longer? What remains undone when your forgiveness rests on everything?
It is a new and holy day today, for we receive what has been given us. Our faith lies in the Giver, not our own acceptance. We acknowledge our mistakes, but He to Whom all error is unknown is yet the One Who answers our mistakes by giving us the means to lay them down, and rise to Him in gratitude and love.
And He descends to meet us as we come to Him, for what He has prepared for us He gives and we receive. Such is His Will because He loves His Son. To Him we pray today, returning but the words He gave to us through His Own Voice, His Word, His Love: Your grace is given me. I claim it now.
Father, I come to You. And You will come
To me who asks.
I am the Son You love.
✨ Summary & practice
Dare to claim the gift God has given you.
His grace is the answer to all despair. When you recognize it, it is yours. And the memory of Him awakens in your mind when you ask Him for the means by which your sleep ends. Today, you ask God for the gift He has carefully preserved within your heart, waiting to be recognized. This is the gift by which God leans toward you and takes you into His arms, sweeping away the cobwebs of your sleep. His grace restores all the memories you had forgotten.
This lesson connects with lesson 165 (not to deny the Thought of God) and lesson 166 (the gifts of God are given to me). Lesson 169 (by grace I live) is the natural continuation. Lesson 170 (no cruelty in God or in me) is the fruit of this grace received. Revisions 179 and 180 gather these ideas under the guiding thought that God is only Love. Claiming grace is not boldness, it is humbly recognizing what is already yours.
Practice:
Today, take a moment every hour to claim grace. You do not need to earn it. You do not need to be good enough. You only need to open your hand and say: “Your grace is given to me. I claim it now.” Then be silent and allow it to fill you. Grace is not a reward, it is a gift waiting to be accepted. It is here, now.
Claim your inheritance. God’s grace is yours.
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