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IT GIVES ME GREAT COMFORT TO BELIEVE that there never was, and never will be, a time when my essence was not beloved by God. As the wonderful mystic, Julian of Norwich, suggested when she said, “Between God and the soul, there is no between,” I've come to realize that the distance I can feel between myself and God is not created by Her but by me. She is ever present, the pure emanation of heart-energy, attempting to love me into the awareness that I, too, am, in essence, heart-energy.

One of our most important spiritual tasks is to come to the realization of God's unending and unconditional love. The security of knowing that God loves us is the cornerstone of our soulgrowth. As Anne Morrow Lindbergh said, “The most exhausting thing in life . . . is being insecure.” Insecurity is exhausting, because it's riddled with fear and, therefore, barricades us from our hearts. Fear and love cannot coexist, and so, when we are in a state of fear, we cannot access the love that surrounds us constantly.

For many of us, this love is hard to experience. To give you a sense of security with God, the Beloved, allow yourself to close your eyes and imagine that you are in a beautiful place where you feel comfortable and accepted. Rest in the peace of your place. Begin to breathe deeply, in through your nose and out through your mouth. With each inhalation, draw into your heart a feeling of well-being, and as you exhale give yourself permission to breathe out any feelings of stress or uneasiness.

As you become more relaxed, notice that you are holding in your arms someone whom you genuinely love. It may be a baby or child, a pet, or a loved one. Breathe into your heart and allow love to flow from it to the other person's heart. After a few minutes, very gently change places and feel yourself being held in the lap of a benevolent presence who loves you deeply and unconditionally. If this is difficult for you, without judgment, become the holder again and pour love from your heart onto the person being held. Feel the outpouring of love surround you as it enfolds them. Slowly allow the picture to alter and imagine yourself feeling loved as you nestle in the welcoming lap of God.

Before the beginning God loved me.

God is loving me now.