Category Archives: Prayer

The God Governs Teleprayer

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Join me for “The God Governs Teleprayer” – a year-long opportunity to lift up your government with prayer.

DAY: Mondays (throughout 2025)
TIME: 7:30 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

This brief, weekly gathering is dedicated to:

  • Recognizing God’s government as the only government.
  • Knowing that God’s Love and Intelligence are working through and as the leaders and decision makers throughout the world.
  • Discerning and experiencing God’s Omnipotence in government.

The format is simple. The call will open with a short Truth statement followed by a period of Silence. All lines will be muted, and the call will last approximately 8-10 minutes.

All are welcome. Please feel free to share this invitation with like-minded individuals.

Call-In Number: (978) 330-9214 (free if calling within the United States)

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It Works And Here’s Why

You and Joel Goldsmith (Infinite Way) suggest that one should pray, “God, all I want is you.” How will that heal me? Is there something here I don’t understand?

Before I dive into the answer, here’s a story that proves the practicality of this God-focused type of prayer.

Years ago, I thought I was dying. I was alone, and suddenly blood was everywhere. The pain had me curled up on the bedroom floor. I thought I was beyond the point of healing, so I prayed, “God, I don’t want a healing, all I want is You. Let me experience your Presence.” Soon, fear gave way to peace, and I fell asleep. When I woke up the next morning, I was completely healed.

Are you in pain, or do you have an urgent need? A prayer like this doesn’t seem to address your immediate concern, and that’s why people say it’s impractical – even foolish. Nevertheless, it has proven effective when all other prayer suggestions have failed. Here’s why.

Many people pray “to” God believing that God reaches into “His” heavenly goody-bag, pulls out a blessing and rushes it to them. If prayer traffic is heavy, it might take a while – a long while. All of this presupposes separation. First, that God and the person praying are separate, and second, that God and the so-called blessing are separate. Neither is true.

Whatever your need seems to be – health, peace, love, prosperity, happiness, etc. – God is the source of your good. God is not only the source of your good, GOD IS THE GOOD ITSELF. God is All.

For an example, let’s take Health. God does not have Health to give. God is Health. Should you have a health concern and you pray, “God, all I want is you,” your realization of God’s Presence (the answer to your prayer) results in the realization of Omnipresent Health. Yes, Health is present right where you are. The same is true of any seeming need.

Because God is All, when you have God, you have All. That’s why the prayer is the most practical prayer you can pray.

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A Better Government (Part 2)

Answer This Question

In the last post, I promised we would get the so-called “bad guys” out of office. Let’s unseat these corrupt, power-mad, inept politicians and replace them with wise, efficient, selfless leaders. You and I can do this, but first answer this question. Who made them?

Be careful how you answer because there’s only one correct answer. Any other answer denies God as the only Presence. Here’s the correct answer: They never were made. God Identified is the only Identity. This Truth aligns completely with God’s Allness.

There’s A Snake — Or Is It?

No one can deny that these crooked, corrupt hacks do seem to exist, and their appearance does seem convincingly real. But, judging by appearances, a rope has often been mistaken for a snake. However, a closer look reveals the supposed snake to be nothing more than a coiled rope.

Similarly, a closer look at those villains sitting in positions of power reveals the living Christ (the living Presence of God). Some people, who were too afraid to take a closer look, still believe a snake was coiled in the corner of the garage. Are you too afraid to take a closer look at your “snakes” in government? Are you too afraid to be wrong? Too afraid to see that your snakes were mis-perceived ropes?

Let’s get to the point of this post. Since divinity is the Reality of every Identity, you can pull that divinity into visibility by keeping your focus on the Truth of any Identity. How do you think Practitioners heal? The bigger question is: Are you willing to focus on the Reality of your “snakes?” If you’re willing, here are a few suggestions on how to proceed.

Just A Few Suggestions

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This first step is a must: Forgive yourself. Forgive yourself for believing that any government (or leaders in government) has power over your well-being (or the well-being of anyone). You profess that God is the only Power, then let it be so.

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Next, ask yourself, “Am I willing to drop my human estimation of all leaders in government?” Note the word “willing.” If your answer is “No,” you can stop reading now.

If your answer is “Yes,” take the political leader and government official(s) that concern you most. [As an aside, my choice is Kim Jong Un.] If it helps, call them by name, and say, “As God is the only Presence, I am willing to perceive your Identity as God Identified.” If you can’t wrap your heart around that, how’s this? “I am willing to behold you in the image and likeness of Love, Light, Peace, and Intelligence – all that God Is.”

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Here’s the last step. During one of your prayer periods, take any government leader into your prayer and ask “your” God-Consciousness, “Tell me who this Identity called __________ really is. What is his/her true nature?” Listen for the answer. God will reveal the true nature of this Identity. You may have to do this many times, but it is worth it.

You may be more inclined to take a whole body of government and ask, “What is the Truth about this body of government that I need to know?”

Will this do any good? Will this have any effect on the government where you live? Yes! As stated earlier, when you discover, acknowledge and hold fast to one’s True Identity, you will pull it into visibility. However, no change has happened. The changeless I AM simply revealed Itself.

Should you follow the suggestions above, I promise the benefits will be more than satisfactory – even if those in power are replaced by more suitable government officials.

The true litmus test is not what seems to happen “out there,” but what happens in your perception. Your perception of government and government leaders will change, and that change will be consistent with God being the only Presence and Power. No longer will you judge by appearances. You will judge by God’s Allness.

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So You Want To Pray For The World

Here’s The Good News

The world is hastening to hell in a gas-filled hen basket. Disease is running rampant. Threats of war loom in every corner. Violence is spreading like a wild virus. Corruption lurks throughout national and international governments. It’s a mess. People who pray are wondering, “When will it stop, and how can I help this troubled world?”

Here’s the good news: There is no help for a troubled world. None at all. Yet, the World is not in a hopeless situation.

It Gets Clearer When You Shrink The World

Let’s shrink this apparent world situation to a mere fraction of itself – the troubled body. Certainly human aids such as pills and surgery help the body, but their help is temporary. The hip is replaced, blood pressure is lowered, kidney stones are removed, but the body is still vulnerable to disease.

These temporary measures offer new hope for anyone suffering from pain, disease and disability, but a temporary patch-up job does not wholly satisfy. What you and I want is the experience of permanent wholeness. This is where a spiritual approach to the Body is needed.

When you call a Practitioner for help with a “sick” body, does the Practitioner dig into your medical history? Does the Practitioner suggest special diets or exercises? The answer to both questions, as you know, is no.

What does the Practitioner do? “I turn completely away from the appearance of a mortal, born body and focus my attention on the true Body – God.” That’s one Practitioner’s answer. The purpose of turning away from the appearance is to get a clearer realization of the One Body that is constituted of Wholeness and Perfection.

Many Practitioners will not even bother to ask the nature of the complaint. Why? Because they know the troubled body is not body at all. God is All, and All is always well. There is One Body and that Body is God.

Scaling Things Up Again

Let’s scale the personal body back up to the World Body. Your Body and the World Body is the One Body – Perfect, Whole and Onederful.

If the World Body seems sick or troubled, you’d treat it exactly as you would Aunt Dora’s Body. You don’t focus your attention on the troubles and try to resolve them with human effort. Instead, you turn your attention completely away from the World Body (which is nothing but a microcosm of the One Body) and focus on the One Body – God.

You may ask yourself, “What do I know about God?” Your answer may be, “Well, I know God is Love.” That’s a great launching pad for further contemplation which may go like this: “The One Presence is Love, so All is Love. The World is Love. It moves in Love and as Love. Love is all there is of the World.”

This is a short contemplation, but notice how comforted you feel. Anxiety and fear have drained away. You feel an assurance that all is really well. But you’re not done yet.

You’ve said the right words, but now it’s time to dive deeper and grab the pearl of Truth that upholds those words. It’s time to “be still and know.” Simply ask your God-Consciousness, “What more do I need to know?” Now listen. A Truth will be revealed.

This Is How You’ll Know

A question I’m often asked is, “How do I know that I’ve experienced a Revelation?” In the context of this post, here is the answer. When your view (perception) of the world shifts from the appearance to the Truth, you know that you’ve experienced genuine Revelation.

Will This Work?

Will this help the world? When you follow the suggestions in this post, it will do the most important thing. It will help you overcome your misperception of the world. Like Christ Jesus, you will know, “I have overcome the world.” This will prove to be a benefit to you and so-called others.

There’s a once popular African-American spiritual made famous by the great gospel singer, Mahalia Jackson. Its most popular line is “Soon I Will Be Done with the Troubles of the World.” You don’t have to wait until after a supposed death to be done with the troubles of the world. Now is the time, and today is the day for you to be done looking at, discussing and ruminating over a seemingly troubled world. God Is All, and All is always well.

There will be no post in August. However, in September we will return with a new feature that you will enjoy very much.

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The Spiritual Detox – Try It!

Every morning Emma starts her day with a cup of hot lemon water. For lunch she slurps on a green smoothie laced with protein powder. Some days it’s just cups of herbal tea and green-tea smoothies. Other days it’s bowls of chia-seed pudding and cold glasses of cucumber and mint infused water. As you’ve probably guessed, Emma is on a detox diet. A trend I thought had died and gone to diet hell is back, and more popular than ever.

Detox diets are supposed to rid the body of toxins and waste products. Their effectiveness is debatable. However, dedicated detoxers say that after a 7-day detox their skin is clearer, digestion is better, and they have unlimited energy. I think the detoxers are onto something, but it has nothing to do with teas, water, juices.

Behind every so-called human activity there is a spiritual principle. When you understand the principle, you can ditch the human activity and never look back. The spiritual principle behind the detox diet is purity. This is the pure Truth: GOD IS ONE, INFINITE, INDIVISIBLE PRESENCE, UNCONTAMINATED BY ANOTHER PRESENCE AND POWER.

Let’s make a turn and discover how this plays out as a spiritual practice. What follows is all about a SPIRITUAL DETOX.

Just as teas, juices and water are the essentials of a body detox diet, prayer, contemplation and silence are the basics of a spiritual detox. But this is not just any kind of prayer. It’s pure prayer – prayer purged of any desire for person, place, condition or thing. How do you know if your prayer is pure?

When you pray, what do you hope the end result will be? A healing? More money? Harmony in your affairs? A new home? If you’re detoxing, hope is a prayer toxin. When your prayer is pure, there’s only one expected goal: to know or experience more of the Presence of God. That’s it.

I encourage you to try this two-step 30-day Spiritual Detox. Here’s how:

STEP 1

The first step is the “Intention Step.” In a Spiritual Detox Diet, your intention is to consciously know and experience more of God’s Presence. That’s it!

STEP 2

In this step, you listen to hear the still small voice of your God Consciousness.

You may feel the need to use some words to segue into the silence. Bible passages or words from your favorite book will suffice. If you are new to this type of prayer, I suggest that you state words of intention as you enter the silence: “God, all I want is a realization of your Presence.”

As you state your intention, remind yourself:

  • “I am not hoping for a healing. All I want is realization.”
  • “I am not hoping for more money. All I want is realization.”
  • “I am not hoping to change or improve anything in my life. All I want is realization.”

Note my repetitive use of the word hoping. It’s there for a reason due to its toxic effect. Many so-called Truth students lead into the silence with all the right words. They say, “God, all I want is you,” but their prayer is riddled with hope that their problem(s) will instantly disappear. The problem, and not God, is the focus of these tainted prayers. This won’t do.

Pure prayer does solve problems. Pure prayer does heal sick bodies, and it does work what some call miracles. But how? Pure prayer reveals that God, and God’s Omnipresent Perfection is, and has always been the only Presence. In other words, pure prayer reveals there are no problems to be solved. Only God exists.

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Have A Lot Of Problems? Try Praying This Way

One of our readers asked this question: If there are multiple appearances, is the intention to get clarity one at a time or all inclusive?

She Was Drowning In Problems And Didn’t Know How To Pray

The third chapter of my first book, God is All, opens with the story of Alice Ross. Her cheating husband left her with two sick children and a sister strung out on drugs. She’s unemployed and about to lose her home. Her friends tell her, “Don’t worry, just pray about it,” but Alice doesn’t know where to start. She thinks to herself, “I have so many problems, I don’t know what to pray about first.”

Many people seem to be in Alice’s situation. There are so many problems; they don’t know where to start. When they focus their prayers on one situation, the others get worse. In faith, they soldier on, but it seems like a losing battle.

How do you solve this problem? How do you pray when it appears you are drowning in problems?

Don’t Pray About The Wrong Problem

Years ago, I was working on a challenging piece by Chopin. The fingers must move up and down the keyboard at a dizzying speed. There were many challenging sections. I thought the problems were a weak fourth finger, lack of finger independence, and a lazy thumb. I worked for weeks on these problems, but nothing improved.

Frustrated, I sat down at the keyboard to examine my approach more carefully. I made a startling discovery. I had only one problem – wrist rotation. Once I corrected that, I was flying up and down the keyboard faster than a cheetah chasing a gazelle.

The point of this story is that in every case where it seems like you have many problems, you have only one. When you correct the one, you resolve them all. The problem, obviously, is not wrist rotation, but it is THE BARBARIC BELIEF THAT THERE IS A PRESENCE AND POWER OTHER THAN GOD.

When you think you are drowning in a sea of problems, there is only one problem – the belief that there is another presence, power, or activity other than God. Do you want to handle all of your problems with a single prayer? Pray to discern God’s Presence as the entirety of your Life.

Prayer That Gets To The Root Of The Problem

Your prayer could look like this (using your own words, of course): “God let me discern your Presence in and as every area of ‘my’ Life.” You can shorten this by praying, “God, all I want is you. Reveal Thyself.” Just be mindful that you are not addressing a God outside of you.

Never mind the seeming dualism in this prayer. That will be handled with the realization of God’s Presence. Now you may be wondering how often to pray this prayer. The answer is simple: until God reveals Itself in a clear and unmistakable way.

The first time you try this and your problems are resolved, you’ll probably think, “It’s like magic. I didn’t even have to think about my problems and they all disappeared.” From then on, you’ll never have to worry about how many problems you seem to have. All that matters is a clear realization that God is All.

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Having A Hard Time With Silent Prayer?

Allen, you write so much about silent prayer, but I find it difficult. Every time I give it a try all kinds of thoughts pop up. One time my prom date popped up, and I hadn’t seen or heard from him in thirty years. Can you give me some suggestions to help with these thoughts?

Like other Truth “teachers,” I speak and write about the importance of silent prayer. Because I believe it is an essential practice, I hammer away at the nail of silent prayer like a crazed carpenter. Silent prayer is important, but it’s not the end goal. Silent prayer is a means to an end, and that end is Revelation. And nothing facilitates Divine Revelation like silent prayer.

But, as the questioner points out, silent prayer has its challenges. The main challenge is handling those random, unrelated thoughts that buzz around in your mind while you’re trying to listen to the “still small voice.” Here’s how most have handled it: They stopped doing it. That’s not a wise choice. Without the practice of silent prayer, you can believe God is All, you can affirm God’s Allness, but you can never know that God is All. That truth must be revealed, and silent prayer expedites that Revelation.

In past writings, I’ve suggested many ways to deal with these busy-bee thoughts. In one post, I urged you to stop trying to still your mind. That is a game you cannot win. In this post, I’m sharing what I’ve found to be the least frustrating and the most effective practice to deal with those pesky, unwanted thoughts.

When your silent session begins, know that thoughts will come up. Let them. That’s right. Don’t fight them. Don’t try to mentally swat them away. Just let them come. However, at the outset know this: THOUGHTS HAVE NO POWER TO OBSTRUCT, HINDER OR DELAY MY REALIZATION OF GOD.

Isn’t that comforting? Because those irksome thoughts have no power to obstruct Revelation, you don’t have to fight them. They are no longer your enemy. They are powerless. You may have to refocus your attention many times, but the fighting is over.

Have you ever watched the sun peek through the clouds? That’s how Revelation emerges through a cloud of unwanted thoughts. It’s a beautiful experience, but you will only know it once you’ve tried it.

Don’t give up on silent prayer. Try this approach for a few weeks and see for yourself how effective it is.

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I Simply Held On To Truth And Was Healed

The Question

Allen, I’ve read many stories of people in the so-called metaphysical community who were healed just by merely holding fast to the idea that “I am well,” despite being seriously ill. Yet, there are many others who tried the same approach, and they didn’t fare as well. Why?

The Whole Story Wasn’t Told

Many people have read or heard such stories. After being uplifted and inspired they thought, “If he can do it, I can do it too.” There were many painful days, but they held on. Results of medical examinations gave no hope, but they held on. Day in and day out they kept repeating, “I am well,” but things did not turn out well for them.

In each instance of success, all that was shared and reported was “I simply held onto the fact that I am well.” This was the publicly known version of the story. The part that was never spoken or printed holds the answer to their success. I’m going to share a story with you.

God, Please Let Me Die

It was not a fatal disease, but according to Thomas, from morning to night, his body screamed out in pain. Weeks went by and Thomas was completely healed. When he shared his testimony, Thomas said, “Despite the pain and limited mobility, I simply maintained that I am well.” To the hearers it seemed a simple but effective approach. However, those in his spiritual circle knew the entire story.

One night feeling hopeless and frustrated, Thomas sat up in his bed and cried, “God, please make me well or just let me die.” A voice replied, “Because I am well, Thomas, you are well.” Thomas caught the vision. Despite his aches and pains, Thomas knew that he was well. He didn’t hold onto a Revelation. The Revelation held onto him. Soon, his body was free of all aches and pains.

Don’t Judge By Appearances!

When holding onto a spiritual idea doesn’t work, it’s because there was no Revelation supporting it. In these instances, “holding on” demands monstrous mental effort. And that approach is not sustainable.

For a moment, I’m switching to a different subject: appearances. After a paragraph or two, you will see why.

“Judge not according to appearances,” said Jesus. That was good advice. Things are not always what they appear to be. The sun isn’t really sitting on top of the Redwood tree, and the train tracks do not come together in the distance. Yet both appear to be so.

The Other Appearances

Keep those facts in mind and broaden Jesus’ counsel to mean judge not according to sensory testimony. As well as seeing, it includes hearing, tasting, feeling and smelling. How often have you heard a baby crying in the alley, only to discover it was a just a cat in heat?

The so-called human senses can be deceived. They can all report the presence of something that isn’t there. All of these deceptions can be lumped in the category of appearances. An appearance is something that seems to be but is not. The last two words are the most important – is not.

If you’ve been reading this blog for a while, it’s because you sense or even know that God is All – the only Presence and Power. Think about what this means. It means that you know, despite any appearance, that ALL IS WELL. Answer this question with one word. Why, in the midst of your seeming difficulty, is it so hard for you to say “I am well?” Here’s your honest answer: APPEARANCES.

You can appear to be so sick, pained, or infirmed, that it seems impossible for you to say, “I am well.” However, consciously knowing that the appearance (like the flat earth) is not present, empowers you to say it with conviction. Consciously knowing what is true is the ability to, as the questioner wrote, hold fast to an idea and be healed. Of course, the healing is nothing more than the Revelation of God’s Presence.

In the last paragraph, consciously knowing is italicized because it is the key to remaining steadfast despite the appearances. Consciously knowing Truth, despite appearances, is the result of Revelation. When Thomas cried out, “God please make me well,” Revelation kicked in and revealed, “Because I am well, Thomas, you are well.”

What I Thought Was Real, Isn’t

At that moment, Thomas’ perception of his reality changed. Revelation does that. Before that sublime moment, he perceived himself as a sick man, and a host of appearances supported that perception. After his experience, Thomas perceived himself as a well man – regardless of appearances.

Are you asking, “Allen, if the appearances continue to hang around such that you still have to hold on to Truth, what good is the Revelation?” The answer is simple. Once you know (via Revelation) that appearances have no genuine presence (or power), their days are numbered if the healing is not instantaneous.

The Bottom Line — God Is All

All that you have just read boils down to this: When Revelations changes your perception of reality, you don’t hold fast to Truth, you simply know the Truth. GOD IS ALL.

Recipe For A Great New Year

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You, like everyone else, want this so-called new year to be a great year. You want to be done with those chronic problems. You want to experience better health, greater happiness and abundant prosperity. Bottom line: You want to experience total fulfillment in every area of your life. Why not!

This post is about you enjoying a great year, and if the suggestions are followed, this year may seem magical. Joel Goldsmith, the founder of Infinite Way, once wrote, “There is no external change without an internal development. You may wonder as you go through the years with no apparent change in your affairs, why this thing called God isn’t doing something for you. You can go on for your entire career and still find no increase or improvement unless there is inner expansion, a broadening of spiritual vision.”

Using his words as a springboard, here’s a short recipe for a wonderful year.

Give Up Your Definition Of A Wonderful Year

If you can define or picture what a wonderful year might be, already your year is limited. Just like God cannot be defined or pictured, a year constituted of God cannot be defined or pictured.

No matter how lofty and wonderful the definition, or how grand the picture, it’s going to have some human-perception baggage attached to it. A prisoner held in a gold cell is still in jail. No matter how magnificent your definition of a wonderful year is, it is still limited. Let go of your idea of a good year.

Leave Your Problems Alone And Get A Divorce

Stop working on your problems. Stop praying, meditating and contemplating to resolve your problems.

Your problems may seem devastating – even life-threatening; nevertheless, stop working on them. For just this year, give up using God (Truth) to solve your problems. It’s selfish.

If you are a Bible reader, did you notice that Christ Jesus never taught people to pray about their problems? Yes, he did say, “Ask and it shall be given.” He was talking about the kingdom of God. Ask for the kingdom of God (the realization of God), and you’re guaranteed to get that kingdom.

Did you huff and puff when I stated that asking God to solve your problems is selfish? When you pray to solve your problems, where is your attention? On your self. When you contemplate, hoping that it will untangle a knotty problem, where is your attention? On your self. All of this attention on your self is plain self-ish-ness.

But, what self is it? This sick and troubled self cannot be included in the Allness of God. If so it would be perfect. If it is a self separate from God, where could it exist? God is Infinite.

Answer this one question about this problem-laden self that’s swaddled in so much prayerful attention: Is it the God-Self? No! Tell the absolute truth: It is no self at all. Why pray to heal a self that doesn’t exist? The same is true of a seemingly vexed or troubled self. It doesn’t exist. What’s more, you are not that self. Someone once wrote, “What tears are wasted upon illusions.” More prayers than tears have been wasted upon a self that doesn’t exist. There’s no better way to divorce your Self from that self than to stop praying for that non-existent self.

Go For The Gold

I once wrote about a woman who was surprisingly healed of an incurable disease (AIDS). After her doctors gave her a few months to live, she decided to make the most of her remaining time.

She did not hope or pray for healing. At that time, no one had ever been healed of AIDS, so she decided not to waste her time praying to be healed. She believed in reincarnation, and she wanted a head start in the next life. So this woman decided to learn as much about God as she could in her remaining days.

Every prayer and meditation had one purpose – knowing God via revelation. All of this God-focused attention resulted in her healing.

There are many stories like hers where people were freed from tormenting circumstances by forgetting all about the problem and focusing all of their prayerful attention on knowing God – directly.

Reader, you don’t need disease or difficulty to drive you to know God (via direct revelation). Today you can choose to learn as much about God as you can. Each God-discovery will yield an experience far greater than you can imagine. Get started today and the year has to be a great year.

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Remember This

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During a challenging time, I was all out of prayers and words. Desperately, I cried out, “Consciousness, you’ve got to give me something – anything – to hold on to.”

I waited in silence, but nothing happened. When I was just about to open my eyes, the words came, and they were enough.

Never forget, You Are the One Presence.
Never forget, You Are the One Power.
Never forget, You Are Eternal Life.
Never forget, You Are the Light that is the World.
Never forget, What I AM, You Are.

As there is no personal Truth, I leave you with the same words – slightly altered.

Always remember, You are the One Presence.
Always remember, You are the One Power.
Always remember, You are Eternal Life.
Always remember, You are the Light that is the World.
Always remember, What I AM, You Are.

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