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I am nearer than you think, richly present in all your moments. You are connected to me by love-bonds that nothing can sever. However, you may sometimes feel alone because your union with me is invisible. Ask me to open your eyes so that you can find me everywhere. The more aware you are of my presence, the safer you feel. This is not some sort of escape from reality; it is tuning in to ultimate reality. I am far more real than the world you can see, hear, and touch. Faith is the confirmation of things we do not see and the conviction of their reality, perceiving as real fact what is not revealed to the senses.

我比你所想的更靠近你，豐盈地出現在你的每個瞬間。你與我通過無法割舍的愛的紐帶相連。然而，你有時可能會感到孤獨，因為你與我之間的聯結是無形的。請懇求我打開你的眼睛，這樣你就能在任何地方找到我。你對我的同在越有意識，你就會感到越安全。這並不是逃避現實，而是與終極現實相調和。我比你所能看到、聽到和觸摸的世界更加真實。信未見之事的確據，是對它們真實性的篤定，是將未被感官揭示的事實視為真實。