Thoughts for the week:

December 6

If your intuitive nature is well developed, you will seldom need to use formal statements [in prayer]. This is excellent - for who will trouble to climb a ladder when he is strong enough to leap over the wall? However, many people lose the ability to receive intuitional messages when worried or frightened. Then the ladder will probably be their salvation.

Nevertheless, it must not be overlooked that very many people do all their praying with formal statements of Truth, but not through repeating affirmations like  a parrot. Those who work like a parrot inevitably make the parrot's demonstration - they remain in a cage. Of a good prayer who used the same phrases may times it was said by a friend: "He constantly used the old affirmations, but he stuffs them with fresh feeling every time."

Around the Year with Emmet Fox   (Excerpt)

December 8 Four Don'ts

Don't hurry. You are going to live forever - somewhere. In fact, you are in eternity now; so why rush?

Don't worry. You belong to God, and God is Love; so why fret?

Don't condemn. As you cannot get under the other fellow's skin, you cannot possibly know what difficulties he has had to meet... You are not perfect yourself and might be much worse in his shoes.

Don't resent. If wrong has been done, the Great Law will surely take care of it. Rise up in consciousness and set both yourself and the delinquent free. Forgiveness is the strongest medicine.

Around the Year with Emmet Fox   (Excerpt)

December 9

We are all seeking something, but many do not know what they want in life. They are seeking something because they are restless and dissatisfied, without realizing that faith in God can give an objective and a purpose to their lives. Many of us are at least subconsciously seeking for a Power greater than ourselves because that would give a meaning to our existence. If you have found that Higher Power, you can be the means of leading others aright, by showing them that their search for a meaning to life will end when they find faith and trust on God as the answer. 

24 Hours a Day

December 11

Most of us have had to live through the dark part of our lives, the time of failure, the nighttime of our lives, when we were full of struggle and care, worry and remorse, when we felt deeply the tragedy of life. But with our daily surrender to a Higher Power comes a peace and joy that make all things new. We can now take each day as a joyous sunrise gift from God to use for Him and for other people. The night of the past is gone, this day is ours. 

24 Hours a Day