God speaks to us. Shall we not speak to Him? He is not distant. He makes
no attempt to hide from us. We try to hide from Him, and suffer from
deception. He remains entirely accessible. He loves His Son. There is no
certainty but this, yet this suffices. He will love His Son forever.
When his mind remains asleep, He loves him still. And when his mind
awakes, He loves him with a never-changing Love.
If you but knew the meaning of His Love hope and despair would be
impossible, for hope would be forever satisfied; despair of any kind
unthinkable. His grace His answer is to all despair, for in it lies
remembrance of His Love. Would He not gladly give the means by which His
Will is recognized? His grace is yours by your acknowledgment. And
memory of Him awakens in the mind which asks the means of Him whereby
its sleep is done.
Today we ask of God the gift He has most carefully preserved within our
hearts, waiting to be acknowledged. This the gift by which God leans to
us and lifts us up, taking salvation’s final step Himself. All steps but
this we learn, instructed by His Voice. But finally He comes Himself and
takes us in His Arms, and sweeps away the cobwebs of our sleep. His gift
of grace is more than just an answer. It restores all memories the
sleeping mind forgot; all certainty of what love’s meaning is.
God loves His Son. Request Him now to give the means by which this world
will disappear, and vision first will come, with knowledge but an
instant later. For in grace you see a light that covers all the world in
love, and watch fear disappear from every face as hearts rise up and
claim the light as theirs. What now remains that Heaven be delayed an
instant longer? What remains undone when your forgiveness rests on
everything?
It is a new and holy day today, for we receive what has been given us.
Our faith lies in the Giver, not our own acceptance. We acknowledge our
mistakes, but He to Whom all error is unknown is yet the One Who answers
our mistakes by giving us the means to lay them down, and rise to Him in
gratitude and love.
And He descends to meet us as we come to Him, for what He has prepared
for us He gives and we receive. Such is His Will because He loves His
Son. To Him we pray today, returning but the words He gave to us through
His Own Voice, His Word, His Love:
“Your grace is given me. I claim it now.
Father, I come to You. And You will come
To me who asks. I am the Son You love.”