"For our Soul is so deep-grounded in God, and so endlessly treasured, that we may not come to the knowing thereof till we have first knowing of God, which is the Maker, to whom it is oned."
Julian of Norwich (Ch. 56)
We really can't think of ourselves apart from God or think of God apart from ourselves, for we are oned to God and IN God our Maker. We exist only and always in God, treasured and loved, always embraced in God's loving presence. We don't face anything alone, for we are in God, and God faces everything together with us. In fact, nothing comes to us in our lives without coming to God first. Every lack or need we have is already filled because we are in God, and God is full and lacks nothing. If we want to know who we are we can only truly know ourselves as being IN God. Our whole identity is wrapped up in Him.
So we can say with assurance: "I am in God. It is a fact of my existence. I cannot think of myself apart from God. I don't live anywhere else but in God. I don't do anything apart from Him. I don't face anything apart from Him. There is not "me," there is "we." I am accepted and I am embraced. I am protected and I am safe. I am filled and I am blessed. My whole life is wrapped up in God. My whole identity is in Him who is Love. I am held by Love, I am wrapped up in Love, I am sustained by Love, I am one with Love, I am identified in Love!"
"Whoever is united with the Lord is one with him in spirit."
1 Corinthians 6:17 (NIV)
A Prayer: It is a relief to know that I cannot be apart from You. It is a relief to know we have always been together!