Thanksgiving Blessings!
The teachings of Emmet Fox highlight the importance of
thanksgiving. The attitude of thanksgiving opens the way for the fulfillment of
our righteous desires. Fox tells us "Thanksgiving is the action of both faith
and love. Faith perceives the good that is awaiting our claim; love unifies us
with the good we desire in body, mind, and affairs"
Emmet Fox often recommended "The Presence," a treatment he penned and printed on
a pocket
size card. When Fox was asked which of his books or pamphlets was the most
important thing he had ever written, he reached into his pocket and pulled out
The Presence
Card.
The Presence -
God is the only Presence and the only Power. God is fully present here with me,
now. God is the only real Presence - all the rest is but shadow. God is perfect
Good, and God is the cause only of perfect Good. God never sends sickness,
trouble, accident, temptation, nor death itself; nor does He authorize these
things. We bring them upon ourselves by our own wrong thinking. God, Good, can
cause only good. The same fountain cannot send forth both sweet and bitter
water. I am Divine Spirit. I am the child of God. In God I live and move and
have my being; so I have not fear. I am surrounded by the Peace of God and all
is well. I am not afraid of people; I am not afraid of things; I am not afraid
of circumstances; I am not afraid of myself; for God is with me. The Peace of
God fills my soul, and I have no fear. I dwell in the Presence of God, and no
fear can touch me. I am not afraid of the past; I am not afraid of the present;
I am not afraid for the future; for God is with me. The Eternal God is my
dwelling place and underneath are the ever-lasting arms. Nothing can ever touch
me but the direct action of God Himself, and God is Love. God is Life; I
understand that and I express it. God is Truth; I understand that and I express
it. God is Divine Love; I understand that and I express it. I send out thoughts
of love and peace and healing to the whole universe: to all trees and plants and
growing things, to all beasts and birds and fishes, and to every man, woman and
child on earth, without any distinction. If anyone has ever injured me or done
me any kind of harm, I fully and freely forgive him now, and the thing is done
forever. I loose him and let him go. I am free and he is free. IF there is any
burden of resentment in me I cast it upon the Christ within, and I go free.
God is Infinite Wisdom, and that Wisdom is mine. That Wisdom leads and guides
me; so I shall not make mistakes. Christ in me is a lamp unto my feet. God is
Infinite Life, and that Life is my supply; so I shall want for nothing. God
created me and He sustains me. Divine Love has foreseen everything, and provided
for everything. One Mind, One Power, One Principle. One God, One Law, One
Element. Closer is He than breathing, nearer than hands and feet. I am Divine
Sprit, the Child of God, and in the presence of God I dwell forever. I thank God
for Perfect Harmony.
Wishing you hope, joy, peace, good health, favor, and love at this Thanksgiving
season! You are indeed a great blessing to our ministry in behalf of the works
and teachings of Emmet Fox.