Who has been doing all this, and what is the purpose; for there must be a purpose—a wise and loving one, or else why do it?

You say, God, or the Father, did it. But we say, You did it all! No, not the you that you know; but the REAL You—You who have lived in many bodies, have used many personalities like John Smith or Mary Doe; and when you had them trained and developed, You accomplished with them the work You sought to do. This John Smith personality that You are using in this life You are now finishing to shape so that You can soon enter and possess him and can actually BE the Self of him—Your Self, which You intended from the beginning.

But You, remember, are not John Smith, but are a Son of God, working in and directing the John Smith part of you from deep within your soul, and knowing the end before the beginning. And that end is surely a good and beneficent one, or why all the trouble?

Listen, you who are concerned about this question; aye, you who are passing through such trials and tribulations—no matter how desperate or severe and how pressing the need of help; for the surest and most effective help possible and the answer to all your questions is right here available for your use and is but waiting for you to accept it,—hear these words of truth from your Divine Self, a Son of God:

“My dear child, you have been clearly shown who I am, what I am doing and what I intend for you; and that you of yourself are nothing and can do nothing.

“Then can you not now trust Me to do what is best for you, and can you not realize that I intend only the