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A Course in Miracles Lesson #232
“Be in my mind, my Father, through the day."
Be my mind through the day. As you see, I've left out the word "in" and also “my Father” from our daily ACIM lesson subject. By doing this, the statement says to me what I know it is meant to be saying. When reading it with these words left in, immediately I go to a place where there is something I need to gain in order to somehow manage to be pure enough for this Mind to be in me. This was first pointed out to me by Mary Baker Eddy in the below quote. And it was brought to realization by leaving "in" out of the following verse: “Let this mind be in you, which was also in Christ Jesus.” (Phil 2:5) Let this Mind be me, which was also ... This referenced Mind is ours. It is not in us. We are it. This slight difference in wording allows me to see this truth and know that it's possible -- even probable! – for it to be realized now. And I've left out the word "Father" for much the same reason. The human connotations which have been given to this term overwhelm some people, perhaps even me, although I've worked hard to give up any idea of a man in the clouds giving favor! In doing this, I urge you to not worry about semantics and other word games we tend to play with ourselves. But if something causes me discomfort in the wording of these spiritual exercises, I have no problem with changing the words, until my thought about them has changed. After all, this is what it's all about: changing our thought.
Mary Baker Eddy quote:
“IN: A term obsolete in Science if used with reference to Spirit, or Deity.”
Science & Health Page 588:22-23
