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I  am all around you, hovering over you even as you seek my face. I am nearer than you dare believe, closer than the air you breathe. If my children could only recognize my presence, they would never feel lonely again. I know every thought before you think it, every word before you speak it. My presence impinges on your innermost being. Can you see the absurdity of trying to hide anything from me? You can easily deceive other people, and even yourself, but I read you like an open, large-print book.

Deep within themselves, most people have some awareness of my imminent presence. Many people run from me and vehemently deny my existence because my closeness terrifies them. But my own children have nothing to fear, for I have cleansed them by my blood and clothed them in my righteousness. Be blessed by my intimate nearness. Since I live in you, let me also live through you, shing my light into the darkness.

即使在你寻求我面的时候，我就在你的四围，盘旋在你头上。我比你敢相信的更近，比你呼吸的空气中更贴近。如果我的子民能够认识我的同在，他们将永远不再感到孤独。你的每个念头在你思考之前我就知道，你要说的每一个字在你说出之前【我就晓得】。我的同在触及你内心的最深处。你能看到试图向我隐瞒任何事情的荒谬吗？你可以轻易地欺骗他人，甚至是欺骗自己，但我像阅读一本大字印刷的敞开书一样读懂你。

大多数人在他们自己内心深处都有一些对我即将来临的同在的意识。许多人逃离我，极力地否认我的同在，是因为我的临近使他们感到恐惧。但我的儿女无需害怕，因为我已经用我的血洁净了他们，使他们穿上了我公义的外袍。愿你因我亲密的临近而蒙福。既然我住在你里面，请让我通过你而活，将我的光照进黑暗之中。