This holy instant, I would like to give it to You. Be in charge. For I would like to follow You, certain that Your direction gives me peace.
If I need a word to help me, He will give it to me. If I need a thought, He will give it to me as well. And if I need only quiet and a peaceful, open mind, these are the gifts I will receive from Him. He is in charge at my request. And He will hear me and answer me, because He speaks for God my Father and His holy Son.
EPILOGUE:
This course is a beginning, not an end. Your Friend goes with you. You are not alone. No-one who calls on Him can call in vain. Whatever troubles you, be certain that He has the answer, and will gladly give it to you if you simply turn to Him and ask it of Him. He will not withhold all answers that you need for anything that seems to trouble you. He knows the way to solve all problems and resolve all doubts. His certainty is yours. You need but ask it of Him, and it will be given you.
You are as certain of arriving home as is the pathway of the sun laid down before it rises, after it has set, and in the half-lit hours in between. Indeed, your pathway is more certain still, for it can not be possible to change the course of those whom God has called to Him. Therefore obey your will, and follow Him Whom you accepted as your voice, to speak of what you really want and really need. His is the Voice for God, and also yours. And thus He speaks of freedom and of truth.
No more specific lessons are assigned, for there is no more need of them. Henceforth, hear but the Voice for God and for your Self when you retire from the world, to seek reality instead. He will direct your efforts, telling you exactly what to do, how to direct your mind, and when to come to Him in silence, asking for His sure direction and His certain Word. His is the Word that God has given you. His is the Word you chose to be your own.
And now I place you in His hands, to be His faithful followers, with Him as Guide through every difficulty and all pain that you may think is real. Nor will He give you pleasures that will pass away, for He gives only the eternal and the good. Let Him prepare you further. He has earned your trust by speaking daily to you of your Father and your brother and your Self. He will continue; now you walk with Him as certain as is He of where you go; as sure as He of how you should proceed, as confident as He is of the goal, and of your safe arrival in the end.
The end is certain, and the means as well. To this we say “Amen.” We will be told exactly what God wills for us each time there is a choice to make. And He will speak for God and for your Self, thus making sure that hell will claim you not, and that each choice you make brings Heaven nearer to your reach. And so we walk with Him from this time on, and turn to Him for guidance and for peace and right direction. Joy attends our way. For we go homeward to an open door which God has held unclosed to welcome us.
We trust our ways to Him and say “Amen.” In peace we will continue in His way, and trust all things to Him. In confidence we wait His answers, as we ask His will in everything we do. He loves God’s Son as we would love him, and He teaches us how to behold him through His eyes, and love him as He does. You do not walk alone. God’s angels hover close, and all about. His Love surrounds you, and of this be sure: that I will never leave you comfortless.
✨ Summary & practice
This holy instant, give it to God, and let peace begin.
Here is the final lesson. This holy instant, give it to God. Let Him take charge. For it is by following Him that you find peace. Everything you have learned in these 365 lessons converges at this single point: surrender your separate will to divine guidance. If you need a word, He will give it. A thought, He will offer it. Calm, He will fill you. He is in charge because you have freely chosen Him. His answer is the peace you have sought throughout all these lessons.
The central idea of this final lesson is that the entire quest ends here. You have traveled a long way since the first lesson. You have learned that the world is not what you thought, that fear is not real, that love is all that exists, that you are the Son of God. But all this learning was only preparation for this moment: the surrender of each instant to God. The rest was theory; this is practice. And practice is everything.
This final lesson of the 365 closes the annual cycle with the same simple, profound practice. The 364 previous lessons have prepared you to live in God’s awareness every instant. Now, you have all you need. There are no more lessons to learn, only a practice to live. Each day is the first day of this practice. Each instant is an opportunity to offer your mind to God and receive His peace in return.
To celebrate this final lesson, take a moment to look back at the journey. Remember who you were at the beginning and who you are now. Give thanks for every lesson, every revelation, every moment of peace. Then, rise and live, not as a student who has finished school, but as an awakened being beginning your true life. Every instant is now a holy instant. You walk with God. And His peace is yours forever.
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