need; and they can say with Me, “All that the Father hath is mine.”

But until that time comes, I must need grow thy soul and teach thy mind through experience, through bringing to thee those who will call forth from within thee those qualities of self that still hinder My perfect expression as Love. Just so long as there is anything in thee that can be hurt, troubled or concerned, will I bring things that will hurt, trouble or concern thee.

Not until thou art abiding in Me, established in My Perfect Love, which is My Consciousness, canst thou be free from self and its claims, and therefore I must show thee all of self and cause it to hurt and trouble thee until of thyself thou wilt turn to Me and want only to abide in My Love.

Thy soul is thy consciousness, and all things that exist to thee dwell in thy consciousness. Thy consciousness is thyself. Thou art thy consciousness. Therefore all that is not Selfless Love dwells only in thy consciousness, and is not of Me and rebels against Me.

But I AM the Light of Love ever dwelling within the darkness of selfishness and separation, and My Light ever shines. And as It shines, It shows to thee all of the nature of self that still remains, by the hurt and troubles self continues to attract.

When thy mind turns within to Me and truly seeks to free itself from these forces of self, then I draw its consciousness within where I can show it those qualities which must be redeemed by Love, the only saving and freeing Power.

Ye may say, “But I do try to love, and to see only the Christ in others, but these qualities of self are too strong for me.” Yea, they are too strong, as long as ye look at them and fear them. There is only one way—thou must turn within to Me and look only for thy guidance and strength.

And if thou wilt then wait upon Me, with thy hands clasped tightly in Mine as a little child, and with mind and heart ever fixed on Me, trusting Me completely, thou wilt find in what seems a miraculous way that thy troubles will have disappeared and that I have taken care of everything.

But it will not be miraculous, but only natural, for with thy mind thus fixed on Me in such perfect trust, thy consciousness

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