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Elevation of Consciousness

Taken from Volume I of the January 1953  Bridge

Out of this twenty-four hour period, I AM going to ask you to devote five minutes, preferably at the same hour three times a day, morning, noon and evening to turning your attention to the active Presence of God that beats your heart, feeling deeply, the Light from that Presence filling your body, mind, world and affairs. During this time the following meditation may be used:

Oh Thou Infinite Holy Presence of God, the Divine Source of all, hallowed be Thy Sacred Name. We bow before Thee in gratitude, praise and thanksgiving for Thy Supreme Presence in the Universe. Because Thou Art, I AM! We return to Thee, Almighty One, all the power and dominion which we have ever vested in any imperfect manifestation, visible or invisible, for Thou art the All Power of the Universe and there is no other power that can act. Let Thy Will be done in us now. Let Thy Kingdom be manifest across the face of this Earth, through the hearts of all who are so blessed as to live upon it. Oh Supreme Beloved One, as we lift our hearts, our vision, our consciousness toward Thee, release the substance of Thy Self to each of us, according to our requirements, that as we move forward in Thy Name and upon Thy Service, we shall not be found wanting. We ask forgiveness for all the transgressions of Thy Law of Love and Harmony for ourselves and all humankind, for the forces of the elemental kingdom and the kingdom of nature. Endow us now with Thy Power and Desire to so forgive all who have ever caused us distress back unto the very beginning of time. Because Thou Art with us and in us, we fear no evil, for there is no power apart from Thee which can hurt, destroy, or despoil life's beauty of expression. Thou are the strength and power by which we move ever in the Path of Righteousness and now, Oh Father of Light, show us the full glory we had with Thee in the beginning, before this world was. So be it!