When we see God as separated from us, the process of perception of His perfection will be full of obstacles and slow. When we know that He operates within us and that we can identify with His perfection we can relax into Him and know that all is well as it is.
St. Paul recommends that when we pray we should "do as if we had already received". This is the TRUE POWER!
A senryu forms now in my mind:
Your essence Divine
lights our hearts and makes us strong
in Your love we bloom
Love and Joy.
Margherita

Woman surrounded by the Light (www.drnature.net)

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