by Regiena Heringa
Everything you see, everything you breathe, everything you feel is the touch
of the hand of God.
This God which is Love, without condition or commitment, this God which is light
and compassion, beauty, integrity and creation, this God of beauty and of love,
exists in all of you, in every moment of your existence.
It is the hand of God which directs your lives.
It is the hand of God which blesses you, guides you and protects you, comforts
you and encourages you.
It is the hand of God which caresses you, which touches the tear that falls
from your cheek and turns it into raindrops and dewdrops for nature to absorb
and to create.
All is Love, before all else.
All is Light before all else.
Love yourselves utterly and completely.
Love every breath that you take and every step that you make.
Love your thoughts and your ideas.
Love your self-worth and ideals.
Love with every intake of breath from the universe.
The hand of God touches you as gently and lovingly as the softest feather touches
the throat of the sparrow.
When you touch beauty, you touch the hand of God.
When you touch the hand of God, you are in his friendship and in his union.
In touching the hand of God, you are completing the circle of life.
Do not break the circle, for in breaking the circle you are breaking your heart.
When you are breaking your heart, you are breaking away from love.
When you break away from love, you are in total isolation.
When you are in total isolation, you cannot love yourself completely and truly.
Let God be with you forever.
The force
of God lies within your cupped hand.
As you take your hand and cup it in a stream to drink its water
So do you drink from the grace of God.
This God which is deep inside of you
This God of beauty and grace, is with you every moment you breathe.
The strength of all existence lies deep within you.
It lies within the heart
Within the beat of the drum
And within the sound of the winged bird.
The strength of God is your strength.
It is the strength of the eagle which soars
Of the storm which blows
And of the birth of the first shoot in the spring soil.
Do not give up.
Do not discourage
But follow in the footsteps of Love.
Follow
with your eye and with your heart, the leaf as it falls, yellow, from its branch
to the earth.
This voyage of beauty and experience is a voyage of determination and of grace.
And such is your voyage upon this dear and trembling earth.
Do not forsake the hand of another.
Do not forsake the anxiety of another.
Forgive.
Forget not.
And love.
Arch your
back and gaze into the golden sun of renewal and hope which awaits you
This renewal and hope which is the face of God shining upon you
Which guides you gently
Which asks no questions and demands no result.
This is the love of the universe.
This is the love of all matter.
This is the future and the past and the present of humanity.
Move your body back from the motion and movement which causes you turbulence
and stress.
Move far away from discord and agitation and move close to the inner light of
love
Which is forever lit
Which is forever within you to listen and to counsel.
Back away from discordance and move into this marvellous moment of renewal
Of blessing and of vital beingness.
This is the place of God.
This is the harmony of all matter.
This is the heaven and the home which you so sincerely and desperately seek.
It is within where you will find greatest brilliance.
It is within where you will escape the slings and arrows of misfortune and expectation.
Go within your very selves to discover the light of God
The illumination of the universes
And the peace of soul and spirit.
All is within and lies within.
Do not curve your lives and bodies.
Keep them straight, strong and in goodness.
Herein lies the key to love, to full and complete love.
The softest breath of the bird in its nest
the gentlest flow of water which tickles and touches
the rock and stone
the sweetest song of the sparrow
in such early morning mist
these are the visions of God
within your very heart and soul.
These are the visions and touchings
of Love within Love.
Never doubt your existences.
Keep forever within your hands
the breath of Light
the touch of Love
and the never-ending realization
that all what you see
all what you hear, feel and touch
is the smile of God upon your cheek.
Never dismay
for when you dismay you lose this exquisite balance
between Love and death.
Verily there is no death.
And yet upon the earth of time
you constantly struggle
to eliminate death.
Stay deep and true to the inner sense
for the inner sense is truly God.
It is the delicate lace-work of God's smile
God's Love and total understanding.
Continue and finish your physical lives
as wide and vibrant
and as infinitely beautiful
as the whitest wing of the dove.
'Tis but a passing
and once again
you are with God.
The space wherein you dwell is the space of divinity.
It is the space of soul and no other.
This precious space wherein you dwell is your true home.
It is the space of light and love.
It is the space which touches all.
It is the space of pure understanding and of compassion.
This is where your soul resides,
where the fountain of youth is eternal,
where the birds sing so sweetly and forever.
This is the space of heart and soul.
Feel this space tenderly with fingertip and with gratitude,
for you are the space
and you are in the space.
You are God
and you are in God.
In this manner you sleep forever
and in this manner you live forever.
'Tis the Light which guides
the Love which fills you up
and the touch of God on your hand which reminds you
that you are forever in this sacred space.
What is his is yours.
What is yours is ours
and what is ours is for everyone.
Touch the circle of light and love
and you touch the souls of all
for you are in the space of soul
in the space of divinity.
You are indeed in the face of God.
Let the
love of God
remain forever
in the very centre of your heart and your life.
There is no one place
more splendid,
more loving
or more caring
than the centre of God.
This is where you belong
not only when the winds rise
and the dark skies roll towards you,
but this is also your place
when the blue skies sing
the songs of understanding,
when the soul soars high above your daily worries.
Remember,
always remember
that as the sun turns to moon
and the flower turns to seed
so do you turn and change
from silence to laughter
and from frown to smile.
Do not remain in a moment of disturbance.
Let this moment pass quickly
and find once again
the love, the strength and the trust of God
and of his universe.
The pat on the shoulder
is the caress of one soul to another.
The word of encouragement,
the quick nod of the head,
is the proof that you are as sweet and as fresh
and as beautiful
as the finest drop of dew in the embrace of early morning.
Let your mind
and let your heart
remain clear and intense as the crystal within your earth,
for you are the earth and
you are the stars
which delicately tread in
the light of God.
Set free
the bird in your clasped hand.
Set in motion the love that you feel and
which tingles throughout your entire existence.
Let go of this fear of flying and
let peace radiate within and without.
There is no more need to curse the darkness
or to let fall the creature from the hand so tightly clasped.
The need now is to let fly, high into the heavens,
your visions of self
and the happiness of heart.
Clouds will always gather
and storms will always dissipate.
So steady the being
and bring into the mind the realization that
God
is in every sound and in every movement of thought
which flutters in and out of your consciousness.
Therefore, creature of habit, let go of confine and disillusion
and fly up and high
where the only true home of all lies within the eye of Love
and within the very twinkle of the star at night.
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