My dearest, most beloved, child. You have spent a lifetime longing after Me. Yet even with your most diligent efforts I have seemed unattainable. Giving up seemed easy, yet you pressed on. You have always known I was out there, somewhere in the distance, obscured and mocked by life’s trials. As you wondered in vain, “Where, oh where, have I missed you, My Lord?”
I was beside you in the shadows, waiting for you to recognize Me, hidden in all your circumstances, the prize your fingers often touched, and the very path you were walking on. There has not been one moment of each day that I was not with you. Instead of removing the storms, I journeyed with you through them. Instead of stopping the flood, I rode in the boat with you. Instead of preventing the pain, I bore it alongside you. Your body feels frail to you, yet I chose that very body and live in it with you. You and I are inseparable. The very life within you is My gift and My breath is your breath.
Though life seems uncertain, and the path filled with pain. Your purpose with Me is secure and your journey will end in sheer delight. Continue with Me, My child, for I will never leave you or forsake you. I AM your Creator, your life, your joy, and your hope. I love you more than I love anything else, and you are forever Mine. Shalom