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Let the Divine Child Within Flow
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Let the Divine Child Within Flow

Sometimes we forget that all our gifts and blessings flow from the God known by many names - even occasionally called “the universe.” In a way, we can think of every event as being conspired by the entirety of the universe, as all the preconditions and elements in the universe are dependent on each other directly or indirectly. If the universe did start as a “big bang” we can also think of every aspect of it being “entangled.” Moreover, our sages tell us that Divine Providence is inherent in every little thing, otherwise, it couldn’t direct the larger things. Further, when we come to believe in the reality of God’s nature within us and everything, as Christ said, “rivers of living water will flow from within [us].” To do this we have to open ourselves to the light of our inner child.

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