365 March 12

365 A Year of Daily Wisdom from Ernest Holmes

Identification

"Spiritual mind treatment is an affirmation of the Divine Presence in and through all things, all people, and all events. There is one intelligent Law governing all things. We live in this Divine Presence and may consciously use this Universal Law. But someone might ask, How does our prayer, our treatment, or our affirmation reach the person, place, or the thing we wish to help? This question is answered when we come to realize that we are individualized expressions of the One Life.

Whenever we identify our thinking with some person or thing, we identify him or her or it as the object of that thinking, and automatically, because there is One Law operating, the result of that thinking will be for that person or thing. Since the focus of our treatment or prayer is in the One Mind, the mere act of identifying our affirmation with that person or thing brings about an effect upon him, her, or it.

Today I am identifying myself, everyone else, and everything I do with the Divine Presence. I am not trying to influence people. I am not holding thoughts to make things happen. I am not concentrating Divine energies for any purpose whatsoever. Rather, I am still, knowing that God is over all, in all, and through all. Through my affirmation I am watching, expecting, and knowing that there will be a reaction through whatever I identify with my word. Therefore, I am at ease; I am at peace. I affirm the Divine Presence and Its manifestations as happiness, prosperity, and well-being for everyone. We dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.”

Excerpt From 365 Science of Mind Ernest Holmes