August 1

You should strive for a union between your purposes in life and the purposes of the Divine Principle directing the universe... In merging your heart and mind with the heart and mind of the Higher Power, a oneness of purpose results, which only those who experience it can even dimly realize. That oneness of purpose puts you in harmony with God and with all others who are trying to do His will.

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August 2 Pocket Gods and Graven Images

Whenever we give power to anything but God, we are making that thing into a graven image. For example, we give power to our ailments, particularly if it is a favorite ailment... We are making a graven image of these things. It is only when we take power away from them that we can heal them.

You can demolish a stone statue and burn a wooden one. The way to destroy mental images is to stop thinking of them and giving them power.

Around the Year with Emmet Fox  (Excerpt)

August 6

Refilling with the spirit is something you need every day. For this refilling with the spirit, you need these times of quiet communion, away, alone, without noise, without activity. You need this dwelling apart, this shutting yourself away in the very secret place of your being, away alone with your Maker. From these times of communion you come forth with new power. This refilling is the best preparation for effective work. When you are spiritually filled, there is no work too hard for you.

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August 6  Expressing What You Are

Nothing ever dies from the outside. No one can kill your character. No one can kill your peace of mind. No one can kill your business, or your reputation, or anything that is yours. You can,but nobody else can. No man or woman was ever yet destroyed from the outside.

Many people waste their lives in thinking how they are being hurt, or damages, or injured by other people; how good they could be, what marvelous things they could do, if it were not for others. So long as you believe that, you cannot progress. As soon as you know that nobody can hurt you, then you are free to overtake any mistakes, and to be and do the things you want.

Around the Year with Emmet Fox .  (Excerpt)