Is it the "thou" and the "thee" and the "He" and the "You" that keep us feeling separate and apart from the Father we are taught lives within?
That passing thought came to me as I read the above quote...possibly because I am coming to accept, to understand, to realize what I Am that I am means to me. Not just "means" but literally is to the unawakened me as I awaken to it.
Try it on: I Am my glory, and the exultation of my heart. I Am my hope and refuge in the time of my trouble.
Well, I like it...I Am brings a rightness to me...a nearness...that Thou does not.
For whatever reason, and for the first time because I've read this same quote without qualm every July 24th since 1993, this morning on reading it, I Am substituted itself. At first I resisted, assuming it was an idle thought, but the thought grew itself.
This I know, words spoken by saints, beloved religious figures and noted mystics best be left to stand. I'll try it on some other quotes before I try making it my own...it may or may not stick, not mine to decide.
God is so good to me.
Thank you.
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