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ED BASEL March 10, 1961 Friends, our Lenten lesson this morning is THE ORAOI OF 0(H)# The Grass of God* The Grace of Ood Is a tern that Is used very so Ideas in the Old Testament and which is hardly used st ell in the Gospels but Is ussd a great deal in the hooka of the He* Teetaawnt beginning with the Bool of Acts, Thle has s meaning for us* It tails us that ths Grass of God is sooet ing which ons experiences after he has eons Into ths Jsaus Christ say of Ilfs* Vory foe peopls experience the Oreo# of Qod before, or if they hare not coos into ths Jesus Christ way, because ths Jssus Christ say was concerned alnoet ontlrsly with demonstrating and sharing this wonder* ful exp< rienos, called In the Bible, the Grsoe of God* The purpose of our lesson this morning will bo to explain what the (Brace of God la and how it can be experiensod by any person who is willing to go through ths acceptance of it* But before we talk about It we want to talk about the law, first, Because the- Grace of God le a part of this great something called ths law, 1 will go back to ths Old Testament f ir s t , in ths Old Testament the law is called Jehovah or The Lord, Jehovah and The Lord refer to the same th ng. They refer to a phaso of this something called the law. But whan the lord or Jehovah is used ae the ayaibol for the lew it refers to a certain phaso of tho law called cause and effect. Cause and offset ie not the whole I mp , folks. It is Just part sf ths law, A Phase of the law. It la not the whole law. Bos shat is the last iell, if I sera to really explain what the law Is X would be up hers a ll weak. But 1 will try and make it as brief and simple as possible, Every person, every

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ED BASEL March 10, 1961

F rien d s, our Lenten lesson th is morning i s THE ORAOI OF 0(H)#

The Grass of God* The Grace of Ood I s a te rn th a t I s used very

so Ideas in the Old Testament and which i s hard ly used s t e l l in the

Gospels bu t Is ussd a g rea t dea l in the hooka of the He* Teetaawnt

beginning with th e Bool of A cts, Thle has s meaning fo r us* I t

t a i l s us th a t th s Grass of God i s sooet ing which ons experiences

a f te r he has eons In to th s Jsaus C h ris t say of I lf s * Vory foe

peopls experience the Oreo# of Qod b e fo re , or i f they hare not

coos in to th s Jesus C h ris t way, because ths Jssu s C h ris t say was

concerned a ln o e t o n t l r s ly w ith dem onstrating and sharing th is wonder*

fu l exp< r ien o s , ca lled In the B ib le , the Grsoe of God* The purpose

of our lesson th i s morning w ill bo to exp lain what the (Brace of God

la and how i t can be experiensod by any person who i s w illin g to

go through th s acceptance o f it* But before we ta lk about I t we

want to ta lk about the law, f i r s t , Because the- Grace of God le a

p a r t o f th is g re a t something ca lled ths law, 1 w ill go back to ths

Old Testament f i r s t , in th s Old Testament the law i s c a lle d Jehovah

or The Lord, Jehovah and The Lord r e f e r to the same th ng. They re fe r

to a phaso o f th is something c a lle d the law. But whan the lo rd or

Jehovah i s used ae the ayaibol fo r th e lew i t r e fe r s to a c e r ta in phaso

of tho law c a lle d cause and e f f e c t . Cause and o f f s e t ie not the whole

I mp, fo lk s . I t i s Ju st p a r t s f th s law, A Phase of the law. I t la

not the whole law . Bos sh a t is the l a s t i e l l , i f I se ra to re a lly

exp lain what the law Is X would be up hers a l l weak. But 1 w ill try

and make i t a s b r ie f and simple a s p o ss ib le , Every person, every

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person i s the s p i r i t of God made M n lf e i t and conscious of s e l f .

And w ithin every person are a l l o f the q u a l i t ie s o f God. w* are

one with our Fether-Hother-God in r e a l i ty and In s p i r i t . However,

we are a lso la what Is s a i le d th e humem consciousness and t h i s phase

©f ns which we c a l l o s . Id Hebei, or you. whatever your le e t

p re sen t, t h i s i s your unfolding human consciousness. Hew t h i s phase

of us gees through tuny experiences, hakes many t r i a l s and e r ro rs .

Hss saany ups sad downs, many in s and o u ts . A ll o f those various

experience* in what we o a l l l i f e ere gone through by th is phase of

u e . the huatn consciousness. How. to he lp th i s human eons©iousness

of us unfold and grow in to a sura and permanent r e a l is a t io n of tru th

th e re has bssn c rea ted fo r our b en e fit a g rea t la a . And th is law la

an a c t iv i ty which always, always, always works in u s . through u s . and

for u s . fo r our own h ighest good, th is law la th e law of our h ighest

Coed. I t I s always in o pera tion . I t i s always working. I t never

fa lls* However. In one phase of our development o r unfoldmant, th is

lew . whieh i s fo r our h ighest good, takes s c e r ta in fo ra of a c t iv i ty

whieh in the Old Testament i s c a lle d . The ,ord or Jehovah. And i t i s

the law o f cause and e f fe c t and I t la th ia phase o f law which most

people e re fa m ilia r w ith and under whieh moat people a re l iv in g , a t

the p resen t moment. And th is i s how th a t phase o f the lew works.

Svery thought, every fo o lin g , every word, th a t wa aaeapt In our

conscious phase of mind goes In to what we o a l l consciousness. And the

type of though ts, the type o f words, end the type of fe e lin g s th a t we

accept determ ine die ch a rac te r o r die s ta te o f ©ur coneolousnece. The

s ta te of eonaelou&neee we are In a t may moment determ ines the character

of d ie cond ition th a t we meet In l i f e . In mind, in body, end in a f fa i r e .

In o ther words, according to the say os th lu k . according to the

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way we fM l» m A accordInf to th* say we speak, do wo encounter

the cond itions In mind, body, and a f fa irs* This i s one of the

b a s is fundamentals tru th s of metaphysics* T his Is c a lled cause

and o ffse t* Under th i s la s i f one em its to dhange conditions in

h is l i f e tie m ist change h is thoughts mid f e l ln g e e a d words* I f

ones thoughts, fe e lin g s , and words improve then ones cond ition in

n ind , body, and a f f a i r s improve* Xf fries thoughts, words, and cotions

and fe e lin g s a re negative and d e s tru c tiv e then ones cond itions in l i f e

d e te rio ra te* scota* p a in fu l and d if f ic u l t* I t i s an o ld , e ld sto ry

almost any In te l l ig e n t person knows th is and as a r e s u l t aso-t a l e r t

In te l l ig e n t people try to cooperate w ith th is las* That la they

se teh th e i r thought, they c . t r o l th e ir fe e l in g , they w ig tk th e i r

words before they speak, they get themselves 1 to a harmonious and

p o s itiv e way of th in k in g , f e e l i ng, and speaking* And aa a re s u l t

they have very wonderful b le ss in g s in th e i r l iv e s . In f e e t , on# type

of prayer la based jpom th i s en tire ly * Tfcjat l a , i f my prayer i s

p o s it iv e , a f f irm a tiv e , and agrees with the l e t t e r o f th e la s then

I s i l l get good r e s u l t s in ay prayer* Utoier th is phase of the la s ,

fo lk s , ones p rayers a re ensnared accord! g to ones s t a t s of consciousness*

Wo* th a t i s the po in t th a t I have been lead ing up to* Under the Old

Testam ent, l a s of cause and e f f e c t , the answer mi# g a te to h is prayers

depends e n t i r e ly upon h is p resen t s ta te of consciousness* I s th is

the whole s to ry ? Is t h i s always the say i t s go t to be? Are ay prayers

always going to be answered according to my p resen t s ta te of

oonselettm ess? What do you th ink? He* th e re la something g re a te r

than th is* This something which i s g re a te r l a o s lle d the Groce of God

which comas to a person aa an axperlar.ee a f t e r he fo llow s the Jesus

C h ris t way of liv in g * Set before that* Before th a t he can be ever

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•o good* Ho sen bo over co p ious. !?• 0 *n bo the most honest sad

decent and a lean l iv in g person In the o r ld , bu t i f tie hso no t

r o s i ly followed the Jesus C hris t way, ho la s t i l l function ing underi

th e lew o f earnse and o ffo o ts , s h i l t 1» good* i t Is good, th ere Is

nothing wrong with i t , but i t i s U nited* I t says, your p rayers

s h a l l be answered bu t they s h a ll be answered according to your

p resen t s ta te o f conseiousnees. I f your p resen t s ta te of consciousness

i s negative an* upset then you are going to smst negative and upset

cond itions and your prayers w ill be delayed in th e i r answer* I f you

are la an u p lif te d , p o s itiv e s ta te o f consciousness—good fo r you—

you are going to newt b lessin g s and your prayers w il l be answered

quickly and s a tis fa c to r ily * Hut i t e l l depends upon our s ta te of

consciousness* That I s qu ite s re sp o n s ib il i ty folks* I bate to th ink

th a t my prayers are always going to here to be answered aooording to

Ed Rebel** presen t s ta te of consciousness. And th a t is ore of the

reasons why X have chosen the Ja m s C hrist way, beeausa through the

Jesus C h ris t way of l iv in g one e n te rs in to a new lament!on of th e

law* A new aspect of I t whioh was not known before and w lob la

g re a te r than the old phase c e lle d cause and e ffec t* And here we

come In to the Craoa of Ood*

The e rase o f (tod la th i s ) Ood loves ms* Ood understands ms*

Regardless o f my p resen t stm ts of consciousness* Th sre i t I s folks*

That Is th e Orsee o f Cod. Cod loves me* Ood understands ns and

(Jed w il l answer ay preyers In Hie p e rfec t wsy* Regardless of my

p resen t s t s te o f consciousness* In o ther words, th s answer to my

p rsyar no longer depends e n t ire ly upon my s t s t e of sense Saneness*

I t new depends upon God*s lev s fo r me* Oed*s undelete ding o f ne*

God* a fo rg ivensse towards ms* His w ill o f ab so lu te good* Ret ju s t

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•hull la njr a t alia oi; consciousness but God and God only* Mow fo lk s *

Shan th is occurs than a g roat transform s* on takas place la a

parson* a prayer a c tiv ity * And tha r e s u l t s s .io h one aacountars l a

h is d a lly liv ing* Bo* r ig h t liars or»o of o« say b# question ing

l a th i s manner. lou say* doss th is wean I f 1 dsoids th a t 1 wsut to

accept tha Grace of God th a t 1 noe i no longer th in k about causa and

o f f s e t . Thai X then d o n 't haw any co rrid a a t a l l about consciousness.

X d o n 't have to catch sy sords or keep ay thoughts p o s itiv e and

constructive* th a t X can l e t oy s ta te of consciousness do anything

th a t I t wants. X a o a 't have to e a rs about th a t anymore baeause X an

undsr Clod's Grass, do. i t does not assn th a t , fo lk s . I t weans th a t

the law of cause and a f f e c ts s t i l l i s in o p era tio n . %* s t i l l do have

to keep our s ta t s o f u naclcusness co n stru c tiv e and nerm alo u s, but

i t simply taeans tiia t ws no longer nave to depend upon th a t s ta te o f

consciousness fo r tha answer to p rayer. eobuee alien vs a r t depending

upon tha s ta te of consciousness thou we ga t sh a t a re c a lle d speoiflo

r e s u l t s . But when we a re depending e n t i r e ly upon God's Grace, tho

answer to every prayer i s sons th ing f a r g re a te r than our present

s t a t s o f Consol oneness could have cono laved . Mo* In the lias Testament

»• ga t the f i r s t glimpse of somebody p u ttin g h e rse lf com pletely la

the a rse s of God, rathe., than cause and e f f e c t , in -h* example o f Mary,

the uother of Je su s . Shs i s the f i r s t ch a rac te r In the Bible to

dem onstrate th e a c t of p lac in g c o o 's s e l f consciously under the Grace

o f God* where she I s to ld th a t mi» i s going to cenoieve and a l l of

the d e ta i l s o f t\w b i r th of her #.114 and her in a s d is te ly re upon** to

th is is«MM.behold the hand maiden of the herd. Be i t done unto m

according to thy cord, here la a woman p u ttin g h e rs e lf e n tire ly

under God's love and understanding, l i t .inking about* veil* a * X

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roo iy fo r tit lo r A» I in tho rii*h% I t « u of oanooiouoaooof Howo t

boon o fP ”*i f r tr l o»ou#d& fo r th to? Mono of th o t . Mo arguing, oo

^ • • t lo i t ln g i but o ooaploto tu rn ing oror o f hor l l f o to Mod* Mo I t

Mono tmto m oooordlng to Thy ooHU Look ohnt tho onowor Tho

p n i t l i t th in g th o t over hoppoaod to any woaoa on th io p lono t, tho

b i r th of • Mon, Jo#uo C h ris t. Wo hovo o thor oaowplro of t h i s . Vary

opootooulor oxonsploo In tho l i f e of Joouo. In tho Gordon of Gothooaono

•boro BO woo fcor-ptod fo r o eocaont to go book to tho low o f o ouao

and o ffo o t, whon ifo ooid , *0, Ity Fothor, i f i t bo poooiblo roaovo

th io c u ff tram no.** Put than lacaodiotoly going book to tho Grooo of

Ood Ho ooid , "Movortholoso not ay w ill but -rhino bo Mono#* la othor

wordo, Ood t tru o t you oowplotoly# Coaplotoly# I g iro ay wholo oolf

ovor to y o u r w ill of good fo r no# Look o t tho rowult# Uio gr<>otoot

w totory over known by way paroon on th io p lo n o t, tho ovoro casing of

4ooth and tho oooontotion in to oanl»prooont s p i r i tu a l eanooiouonooo#

And wo hovo cm# tnoro tOMiwpl i f ro * Joouo whoro tho Orooo of Cod

woo or.torod into# On tho orooo, w ith tho ainp le wordo, " in to Thy

hand I ooanond ay o p irito # " Mow, fo lk o , in tho tooohlnga of Joouo

Hi giwoo uo o wary b o o u tlfu l porwblo or o liogo ry , i f you prof o r ,

in which ho pwowwooo oonporoo tho low o f eouoo ond o ffoo t ond tho

Grooo of Ood# And tho ro o u lt of b rin g in thooo two o to too of

oonooiouonooo ond ho loowoo uo froo to toko cnr oholoo# which oc-o

wo o h o ll choose# And X w il l reed tho poroblo to you ond them wo w il l

go ovor *0 b r ie f ly i to nooning# Thio 1» found in kotthow, Chapter 20,

beg inring e i th th o f i r o t were#. I t boglno by toying, i or tho Kingdom

o f Heaven io l ik e unto o coon# But fo r purpoooo o f th io loooon lo t uo

©bongo i t and to y , Tho Grooo o f Ood, hoeouoo th io io whnt he 1» •••*%

ta lk in g about# Tho arooo of Ood io l lk o unto o non th o t io o house* hold o r who wont w it oorly in tho norning to h iro lab o re rs in to hio

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vi&«7 «H« And when t tn y h&d a reed fo r a penny * day ne sen t than

in to Ilia v ineyard . And ha want out about the th ird hour and turn

o th e rs standing In the market plane Id le and unto then he said*

"Go ye a lso In to the vineyard and whatsoever ia r ig h t X w ill give

you,” And they went th e i r way. Again he went out about the s ix th

and the n in th hour and did lik ew ise . And about the e leven th hour

he went out and found othere standing and ha says unto then* “why

stand ye here a l l th e day id le t* they say unto hlw* "beeauae no nan

hath h ired u s ,M Ha aald unto Shea, "Go ye a lso In to the v ineyard ,*

And when evening was oosw the „ord of the vineyard a a lth unto h ie

atewart* " s a i l the la b o re rs end pay them th e i r h ire* beginning rrosi

the l a s t un to the f i r s t , ” And when they cans th a t were h ired about

the eleventh hour they received , every man* a penny. And when the

f i r s t mam they supposed th a t they would receive ore bu„ they likew ise

rece ived , every wan, a penny. And when they received I t they

murmured ag a in s t the householder saying, thaae l a s t have spent but

one hour end thou h a s t wade then equal unto us who have born the

burden of the day In the eoorehlng h e a t," But he answered and said

to th es i," frien d s , X do thee no wrong. D idst t cu no t agree with as

fo r a pennyf fake up taHtoeoe* th a t wh oh la th ine and go thy way.

I f I t la ay w il l to g ive unto th is l a s t , even as unto thee* i s i t not

law ful f o r we to do Mast X w ill w ith ay own. Or i s th ine eye e v i l

beeauae X aa good." ho the l a a t aha.1 be f i r s t and the f i r s t la s t* '

A m agnificent parable i f I t la understood, Jesus la here* of o~urse*

speaking In th e language o f u n iv e rsa l symbology as he always did*

Did you know th a t fo lks* This la a very im portant th ing to understand

the teaoaioga of Jesus co rrec tly* Jesus, when l a l a ta lk in g about

paople wad timm doing th in g s . Mo i s doing the same th ing th a t the Old -

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f H t m l v r l t t r i did only Hi I s opoaklng I t* Ha la no t t c l k l r |

ft^ntl hunon *«!ng. pooplo. individual#* Ho lo la l te y g about man&rim

ond f t i l i s p v&thin t w y poroan eeneoieeonono* Hmr Klo porabloo

or# in te rp n o ted th a t nay t in y rovool t e o l r Inn anoaiay* m l 1* ooo

t e a t f t lo to ! l in y no hsro* W r i t o f a l l* tho houooholdor* o r tm

Lord o f t n vtnoyavd x y n a l i , o r oouroo* tho l a s . tho Ian of

oar h lghoot good* fha loo o f our bolny* dohoooh of I f t footon—1«

Ood indw olling G hriot l a f t* Hon Toi l i a n l . tho v ta o y n d In oor

ooaoolouaaaoa ond tho U f i oo i r a liv in g * f ta y «ro ono* Onr

•Q B M lw ooas and our l i f t * f t * tfto lobor o r o l a tho v lnoyood

ropnooont our temigfctg. our fo o lln g o . onr vordo, ond our p i ty i r a ,

th lo h go to oorfc In omisoloiiafiooa to grodnoo tho h u l l o f tho

v lnayard . th o f ro l to o f oonooloitonoao* Tho noyoo gold to tho

lo to ro rg r opr• o u t tho r o tu l t e th a t no go t oooordtng to oun thought#*

foo llngo . ond pny « ra« ond osrdo. oordo and p m n o oould t o

ayoonywmo. In o thor vordo. tho oagoo paid t o tho lobororo ra g raaan t

mm onoooro to our gnayoro* low* tho f t r o t group of l a ta v iN go to

swrk a f te r naklng an ogroooon§ fo r o ponny* fhoy noro dogoodlag

upon h a i r oy rs anon t ra th o r than H n l r ts v d 'o Jurt sonan t aa to o l a t

van r ig h t* Or * h a t ho o l l lo d to glvo th a n . Shay d id n o t teoo t tea t*

Iho teod . thoy tru s te d teoftr ogpoonont s h u t non fo r a goany* t e f

labors* a l l day and tetqr a r t o aao tly t e a t t e y haft on road to* fhono

«ao no teoot lag* teo ro «ao no teonlny aniy f r om te a og room ait I t n d

g a it* iu t teoy w n no t aat&aflad* fh i* ro graaan t e . folfca. thooa

teoughta and foo llnyo and teoao grayora s h i f t oo u t t e r o r aaoog t o h ite

aro dopondlag upon tea loo of aouao and offoot* In ottaor oordo.

proylng fo r ooaoteloy ogoolflo tlo o n ao th i s lo what I th la ll I wont*

Z oont o rod aodlUoo* AU r ig h t . I ham to m to ld th a t I f I pray#

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t f X i f f t r a i Xf X b f U t w , X m b < s l A « l 2 im l« So X mfcm an

agr a i oanA with ay Lard fo r th a t rod aad lllaa* tha pamy* and X

X I f f l l i , ! M t l i U l affirm * X koap my r U io a an th a t M

ooA&Uoo* M i X work, work* work* X’ U §a% I t . But i t won’ t s a t i s fy

no . Xt won’ t . Xt won’t . Hooouoo i t la a th in g and th in g s aovor

t r u ly s a t i s f y . I won owoo got o h M lin f th a t way. X hare a tooth*

atha* X want th a t to o th baa lad . AU r lsh t* an X agvos how th a t io

«wlBl to bs Aotao. X «hall go to a A antiat s a t haws i t p u l l s i . AU

rig h t* th a t to ay afraamant oaf ao X do th a t . X pray* X affiant*

owarythlng ia r ig h t* I go to tho A an tia t and X got i t p u lls* . Barf o a t

onooar* th a t wao tka agrooaant* th a t wao tha anawar. Thara ia nothing

wrong w ith th ia* folks* nothing wrong a t a U . th la w il l wark h a t

i t ia a i in i t a d nay o f p ray ing . And probably* i f you w i l l pardon ny

«iyi»g aa* tha moat rnmrnm way th ia i t wood ia* X want a hatband.

Tow wan gat a huibanA* anybody oan got a hnabaad I f aka wanta ana

badly anmtgb* 9 n t I f th a t io a U th a t aha wants* th a t l a a U th a t

•ha 1« gonna g a t . And th a t daodn’ t s a t is fy b a r .

VaU# wa a U know what th ia l a . t h i a ia whan wa go in to a pra y ar

PMidAanndnawMniaga ■ ■at a n yariod o n t o an a«aroamant. x m atin g th a lan

a f aaaaa nod a f f a a t . X want i t* X a m * * I t* X hwap tha p lo tu rs In

W hind* yna* X w lU g a t tha f a m th a t X hawa a g m d t a . But I t won’t

d a tla fy a n . fh ia U th a broad whiah Asaa n o t s a t i s f y . And tha w atar

th a t a a d ria lia than h i r s t ag a in , festts ta l in d about i t many tlm sg .

a group a f

ga l a ta th a w

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Oil no In th ia s to ry .

who da no t b ind th a irao lv o a to an agraonant. H a

L ta wawk* t r u s t l g XOOJ* to th a w lU o f tho Lord o f

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don’t

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pay the* because o f the work they are <kt&|« They go In to work

and to t ru s t th e s i l l of th a Lord of t e vineyard# And as a re eu lt

they g a t f a r nor# than thay deserved and rauch ouch aora than they

pars n a lly e sp o tted . This i s a p e rfec t d e sc rip tio n of one who prays

In th is sar-nnart Pi eying under tha race of clod ra th e r than atoavdtag

to the la s of cause and a ffec t# In th is case , one who world prey,

would *jo In to h is Inner chamber and tu rn everything over to h is God*

hot only th e need th a t he any be praying about b u t he w il l a lso turn

h is p resen t s t a t s o f consciousness owe to rod# Ha w ill tu rn h is ubte,

h is f e a r s , h is u n b e lie f over to God# In o ther words, look, stock,

and h a r r a l l over to Ood. Ood w ill answer ay p rayer in His p erfec t

way because He loves no, because He understands a e , and if' th is is

true reg a rd le ss o f the s ta te of o ^ sc io u a m sa I say be n a t th is

ooasmfc# I m not depending upon ay s te -e of oouseiousness, the

agreement, I era depe.ding on Ood, a ;d God only , Tfhen a person does

th is he i s under tha Grace o f God and h is answer w ill be something

f a r g re a te r than he th ink# he deserves, and f a r g re a te r than h ie

preiiant s ta te o f #on#e£ousn#ss would have* adm itted possible# flow

o ik s , the lesson to bo 1 a mod hero la t i e * th e next t in e wo have

to pray about nonething, a h ea lin g , a p ro sp erity need, s no adjustment

in our hxmm r e la te anahips, gay th ing a t a l l t, a t we have to pray ebo-t#

And i f wo eaten ourselvog being oonaerae ’ about, w ell, whet U my

consciousness a t t .!• tim e, have I enoug > f a i th , have my thought#

been p o s itiv e enough, have I been a good enough boy th a t Ood w ill

lis te n # X m g e ttin g tense a -1 a.xiuua about my s ta te of o j .sclousness

before 1 pray# Don’ t do i t . rop th a t . Don't coseem o u rse lf s i th

that# Go s t r a i ght in to the p ra y Ir with th is though t, I m y be in a

s l ig h t ly negative s ta te of consciousness# 1 »ay have been worrying

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