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Love
is really the only thing that matters,
and love is joy…
It all seemed so simple.
If we’re kind, we’ll have joy.
—Embraced By The Light, page 114
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Dearest Friends,
I appreciate all who are praying for our world and know many of you join me in surrounding our world with as much love as we can! Our prayers make a difference. I was shown this. Nonetheless, our world must change for the better or it will face a refiner’s fire. I wrote about this in 1999 when I published my book “The Ripple Effect."
We have billions of spirit brothers and sisters with whom we share this life, and we are collectively responsible for this world we live on. We all lend our energy to it. Our thoughts, words, actions, talents, and light blend to form a collective environment and experience. Our combined energy helps create or destroy the well being of each person. Therefore, each action of each individual blesses or lessens the welfare of every other. This interdependence of all things living and non-living is perhaps best understood by our native peoples—in America and elsewhere. By listening to their teachings and weaving them into our own ways, we may bring a simple and priceless harmony into our lives that is missing. Each soul is unique, but the principles of life are eternal.
We have all noticed the increase of calamity and natural disaster. In witnessing the terrible suffering on earth, some wonder just how constant God’s love is to allow such terrible things to occur.
Natural afflictions of the world come for many reasons, but we must put them all under the general heading of “Blessings.” Some afflictions come as a result of personal choice. Smoking, for example, can lead to lung cancer. Overeating can lead to diabetes or heart problems. Fear and anxiety produce their own forms of ailment. Some physical conditions occur as a result of our spiritual health. But every opposition is a gift from God and can be used to refine spiritual awareness and increase love if we choose to use them this way. The same is true for earthquakes, famine, pestilence, and other natural disasters. We knew before coming here that some trials would be very traumatic and that we might not understand them or learn all we could from them. But we volunteered for them anyway, seeking all things that might refine us, humble us, and empower us to use our divine gifts to overcome and grow beyond these adversities. We hoped and we covenanted that by enduring these trials we would return to God stronger and more like him.
However, knowing that we chose to endure tragedy, and knowing that God allows it, does not make tragedy any less painful. The pain is part of the growth process, with the greater pain often triggering the greater growth. At times the pain or the calamity can be so severe that we need the love and prayers of others to enable us to endure it. The increase of love and prayer leading to greater faith among people may be the purpose behind some disasters. Or this may be one purpose among many as multiple truths are taught to all involved. A loving God allows tragedies to occur because he loves us and knows exactly what we need and what we can endure in order to grow.
We live in troubling times. Evil seems to be reaching new depths and broader acceptance in the lives of many. But truth is also expanding in the world, surging with new light and new ideas and generating exciting opportunities and challenges. For many this is a frightening time as old orders change and new values seep in. Time is speeding up. “What is the world coming to?” is a question as old as the world but perhaps more applicable today than ever. But regardless of its condition, this precious world is ours. We chose to come to it, and we chose this period of time in which to come. Many of us were among the strong ones, ready and determined to come and bless this world in these chaotic times. And now is our chance!
Our action or lack of action will have an impact. Planet Earth possesses a spirit, a life-force all its own. In a very real way it is a living entity. Currently the earth suffers from evil and abuse heaped upon it over time. It suffers from the misuse of its energy by man, and this abuse has taken its toll. Mankind has now changed the nature of the energy within and surrounding the earth. Like a magnetic force, this energy is beginning to pull and distort the earth’s harmony, throwing natural forces off balance. If we do not return to the truths of God, seasons will continue to be altered, earthquakes will split the earth, floods will rage, disaster will follow disaster, and all this will be a direct result of our collective disregard for universal laws. Our actions magnified by billions of souls will literally change our environment, spiritually followed by physically.
As dire and unavoidable as this sounds, we must not become fatalistic. We have the power to reverse this process! As I came back from death, I was shown many catastrophes that await the earth if mankind collectively continues to break universal laws. These catastrophes are not for our punishment; they come as natural results of our choices. We determine our own destiny and will face the evil or good that we create. I was told that denying our Creator, who is God himself, would be the foremost cause of these consequences. So I was given to know that calamities need never occur if we will bring ourselves into harmony with God and the universe. We can restore the spiritual balance of our creation if we choose to.
And many are choosing to! Our world stands on the brink of a spiritual renaissance, a revival of spirituality that will sweep the earth and change it in significant ways. To effect these changes, the great Awakening has already begun. Light and knowledge have begun to flow from heaven in greater intensity. Those sensitive to it will respond and fill their lives with this light and knowledge. Evil, by its opposing nature, is rising up to challenge this Awakening. But the harder the opposition, the harder the angels and good people will work to create it. If not for evil and its polarizing effects, the Awakening in fact could not happen as quickly as it will. God has set this in motion, and it will not be stopped. Once he begins a work, his energy quickly fills it and expands until the work is finished. The world will suffer greatly through this process of rebirth, but its outcome is sure—not just because God has ordained it, but because millions of good people will exercise their free will to embrace this gift from heaven. We can fail individually, but we will not fail collectively.
Those who understand the message of God’s love must share it with courage and confidence. People not yet sure in spiritual truth will be supported and guided by those who are sure until they come into their own understanding. We can and will see our world cleansed of all evil and blanketed with a greater glory, even the glory and love of God. But we must each believe and act in that belief. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
My precious brothers and sisters, my prayers are with you as you gather your families and loved ones to greater strength in the Lord. May his blessings pour upon you in all that you do I pray in the name of the Savior of our world, amen.
In his eternal love,
Betty
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“Above All Else, Love One Another”
Betty reads from The Ripple Effect, pages 144-148, 159
As I stood in the presence of Christ he spoke these words: “Above all else, love one another.” He was firm, emphatic. This was the most important truth I would learn in my experience with him, and he wanted me to understand it, to feel its full impact. It is the most important thing we can know. To love is the reason we exist. To learn to love more fully is the reason we have come to earth. Love is the energy which holds the universe in place. It is the gateway through which we return to our Creator. It can conquer any problem, ease any suffering, heal any disease. Love creates and magnifies the joys of life. And, at the moment of death, love turns all earthly pain into indescribable bliss.
We were conceived in love spiritually, and love is the center of our beings. It is the energy of our souls, the spark of our divine nature. Being made of love, we cleave to it and seek it in all that we do. When we do not have it, or when we have lost it, we grieve. Its presence or absence colors our every action. It is life. It is happiness. It is salvation itself. “God is love; and he that dwelleth in love dwelleth in God, and God in him.” (1 John 4:16)
On earth our spirits miss the electrifying power of God’s love. Our minds are veiled, but our spirits remember his love, and silently we cry for its comfort and soothing warmth. Some of us spend our lives weaving in and out of relationships, searching for the essence of this divine emotion, hunting it, craving it, but never finding it in this world. Some of us cry to God for this love, expecting him to send it to us through another person. But it first must come from ourselves. . .
God knows how desperately lonely we are. He knows how difficult it is to develop true love in a world of heartache and mistrust. To help us he has given sources and examples of love. Many of us have been nurtured by loving parents. Some have loving brothers and sisters. Some receive joyful self-sufficient love from friends or religious leaders—love which demands nothing but gives freely. Some find it in a baby’s face. Some in the arms of a spouse. Some even in the eyes of a stranger. And many of us find love in the words and spirit of our Lord. When we are ready to start emulating this kind of love in our own beings, we will find sources of it in others.
...Love is an emotion of energy that unless expressed, remains unseen. It has power to change the universe. It is endless, it never dies. It cannot hurt, it cannot possess, it cannot withhold. God is Love. He created us in his image. And we have the power in the flesh to express love for God, love for self and love for all humankind. The Apostle John, so loved of Christ, tried to lead us to this understanding. “Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God.” (1 John 4:7)”
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I too, doubted God’s hand in my life for many years and had to learn to trust him upon my return from the spirit realm. I had been shown that knowledge precedes faith and through my near-death experience, I had been given knowledge of God. But now I needed to internalize that knowledge in my own heart so that it might become faith and trust in him.
Prayer was the key to this process. At first I did not know how to connect with God in prayer and often felt my prayers were unheard, let alone answered! But as I thought about my own children and how frustrated I become when they are silent and I can tell they are struggling. Often I see their needs before they tell me, yet honor their choices, not wanting to interfere. I remembered Jesus asking me how much I loved my children and then saying to me “How much greater is the Father's love...” And so at first I began to practice blind faith in prayer. The following scripture comes to mind: “How excellent is thy loving kindness, O God! Therefore the children of men put their trust under the shadow of thy wings.” (Psalms 36:7)
I saw that I could trust in prayer. I knew and believed that if I asked for God’s will to be done in my life, my prayers would be answered in their time. I began to exercise my faith by prayer, as I had learned, thanking God for all things, no matter how negative they first appeared. I could now see that God was teaching me how to be patient and wait on him. Trusting him, believing in him, and knowing that he really is in control, I knew he will give us, his beloved children, the righteous desires of our hearts when we ask for them. I asked for his help and guidance to endure my most difficult moments and future trials to the end. —The Awakening Heart, page 25
Through this process, I began to understand and believe that God’s will for me is for my good, just as my will is for my own children.
When I internalized more of my understanding of God’s will for me, I felt a sense of freedom and peace that sank deep into me, like a breath of sweet almond blossoms to my soul. My spirit began to swell again as it had when I first recognized the truth and love that existed with God. —The Awakening Heart, pages 42-43
It always comes back to love, and in learning to place our trust in our Heavenly Father we must exercise our faith in him by opening our hearts to his love. His love is unconditional for all of us and is always available to us in every circumstance. And because of the universal law of giving and receiving—what we share with others expands and grows.
As we allow ourselves to believe in God and to accept his love, a quiet joy will rekindle our souls, a joy we will instantly want to share with others. And as we share it lovingly, that spark of joyful heaven will begin to swell within us, filling our entire souls. Then we will begin to discover the truth that heaven is everywhere we allow it to be, and it resides in us just as we once resided in it. Then, each of us will be blessed to know for ourselves, what words can never convey. —The Ripple Effect, page 13
We must remember that there is more to our daily lives than can be seen with our mortal eyes. We can learn to trust the power of heaven, these “unseen” forces of good—we can choose to place our trust in God and seek his will!
I Trust in the Unseen World of God
I thought [God] was doing nothing but watch me suffer, when he had already taken care of my needs. Once again I had trusted in what I could see and not in the unseen.
The Awakening Heart - page 64
For we walk by faith, not by sight... 2 Corinthians 5:7
Father, forgive me when I cannot see your hand in my life and so question your wisdom or doubt your love and concern for me. Teach me to trust your ability to see my future and know what is best for me. If that is to give me your silence or to let me pass through trials, increase my faith and endurance and my courage to wait upon you. For I know that your loving hand, even when hidden, is over me always. Thank you for teaching me faith in what I cannot see.
Affirmation: God blesses me in marvelous and unseen ways.
—Embraced By The Light Prayers and Devotions for Daily Living, entry for July 20 |
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...God does have absolute power, and there is no room for Satan in the Kingdom of God. In this sense we might regard the master of evil as an illusion, because he is already defeated by the power of Christ . . . To develop our highest potential, to become like God, we need to gain that love which only opposition allows us to gain. Without an opposing energy, our power to love would never be strengthened sufficiently to allow us to progress in the eternities. —The Ripple Effect, pp. 81-82
Evil exists in this world for a purpose. We want to grow from the opposition in our lives rather than succumb to it. To do this, we need to learn to discern the nature of evil:
It is a tree that bears bitter fruit that can always be detected over time. Evil will take on any form necessary to tempt us, to test us, to claim us, hoping we don’t look too closely at its real composition. Remember, like cleaves to like.
. . . It is important to recognize that Satan, the Deceiver, masterfully uses our own fears to hold us captive. Fear is the opposite of love. It warps and destroys love’s power to heal and to expand us. Some of us in this life and in the world to come are afraid to go to the Light and accept Christ’s love. And Christ will not force us; rather, he gently and ever so patiently guides us along. During my near-death experience, my transformation by his healing love began in the darkness before I ever saw him. This love grew in me until my fears departed and I believed I was accepted of him. Then I couldn’t be held from him and went to his light. While in darkness, each of us has the right to feel God’s love. But we must accept it. Light and darkness cannot occupy the same space; it is an impossibility. . . his love for everyone is the same. It is without conditions or limits. And it is the only anecdote against fear and the Evil One. —The Ripple Effect, p. 83-84
 To battle evil, we need only serve God. And we can increase our capacity to serve him as we earnestly seek his will and follow the spiritual principles we have learned. Jesus taught us that “The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be full of darkness (Matthew 6:22-23). Yet there are many who focus on negative, looking for evil, fueling it with their fears, obsessing upon darkness rather than focusing upon the light of God.
To dwell upon a thought is to give it energy. To act upon a thought is to give it life. The Lord discusses this principle in Mark 7:15. “There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him; but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.” When we give something place within our nature, it manifests itself physically and spiritually. Giving place to negative thoughts by repeating them, pondering them, gnawing on them, gives them energy and thus the power to transform us into their image.
. . . Bits of darkness may creep into us because mortality is a test that teaches and strengthens us, but we are children of God and like him are beings of truth and beauty and light. Ugliness in all its forms is foreign to our true nature.
Often we can recognize something evil inside as it is mirrored back by people around us. In this way we can learn and grow. —The Ripple Effect, p. 85
I also wrote about this in my book The Awakening Heart in the chapter “The Gift to Heal.”
I knew that spiritual healing must precede physical and mental healing and that we determine whether our spirits draw on the positive or the negative energy available to us. I had been shown that the self-centeredness of depression can create further illness and that the cycles of fear and guilt that draw one into darkness are Satan’s greatest tools...I began to see now, for the first time, many of my own weaknesses and recognized that I had the ability to overcome my own creations. —The Awakening Heart, p. 32
People make wrong choices, not because they set out to hurt themselves, but because they have not yet learned to choose good. And as each of us make right choices, allowing our own light to shine, we can help others learn to do the same.
Those who understand the message of God’s love must share it with courage and confidence. People not yet sure in spiritual truth will be supported and guided by those who are sure until they come into their own understanding. We can and will see our world cleansed of all evil and blanketed with a greater glory, even the glory and love of God. But we must each believe and act in that belief. “For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life” (John 3:16). —The Ripple Effect, pp. 92-93
 How do we battle evil? By not giving into it!
I saw the evil in surrendering to one of Satan's greatest tools—my personal cycles of guilt and fear. I understood that I had to let go of the past. If I had broken laws or sinned, I needed to change my heart, forgive myself, and then move onward. If I had hurt someone, I needed to start loving them—honestly--and seek their forgiveness. If I had damaged my own spirit, I needed to approach God and feel his love again—his healing love. Repentance can be as easy as we make it—or as difficult. When we fall down, we need to get up, dust ourselves off, and get moving again. If we fall down again, even a million times, we still need to keep going; we're growing more than we think. —Embraced By The Light, pages 69-70
We can overcome the darkness in our lives by picking up the spiritual tools freely available to each of us. One of the most powerful is the gift of prayer. We must remember that our Heavenly Father wants to hear from us and we need only talk to him—which we can do at any time and anywhere. We can open our eyes to his hand in our lives and then thank him for the blessings he gives us. And most especially, we can choose to love!
“Love one another,” Jesus had said. “If you can do that, all else will be fine.” —The Awakening Heart, page 44
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Only God knows for sure. I’ve read many letters and accounts of those who had a near-death experience and visited heaven as I did. Some did not believe in Jesus before their experience—yet met him anyway and recognized him immediately. Others did believe in Jesus while here but met someone else. We must trust our Heavenly Father’s plan and will.
I believe we will all meet Jesus eventually. In the mean time, until our appointed time in this life is complete—we can reach for greater understanding of our Savior and his teachings. We can prayerfully replace our fears with trust in God and his will for us, knowing he is over all things and has the perfect plan for us. As we gain greater knowledge of God’s unconditional love and eternal plan for his children, we will find our fears begin to dissipate and can look forward to the time when we are blessed to meet Jesus.
“Of all knowledge, however, there is none more essential than knowing Jesus Christ. I was told that he is the door through which we will all return. He is the only door through which we can return. Whether we learn of Jesus Christ here or while in the spirit, we must eventually accept him and surrender to his love.”
—Embraced By The Light, page 85
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Betty Praying with Eagle
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Saturday, February 4th
Jesus Is a Glorious Being
I would vividly recall each moment spent with Jesus...I remembered his incredible countenance, and how powerfully it reminded me that, other than God, my eternal Father, none other was greater than he.
—The Awakening Heart - page 14
We beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father, full of grace and truth.
John 1:14
Father, thank you for sending Jesus to earth and for blessing me with his perfect example to follow. As I learn to be guided by his light help me to become as he is. Bless me to extend his example by sharing his wisdom and his ways with others.
Affirmation: I share my wisdom of God like Jesus by following in his ways.
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Heavenly Encounters
 “When Jesus Called Me Home”
My Stillborn Daughter – The Sweetest Love I’ve Ever Felt
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God’s Tiny Miracles
What helped this woman not only survive but endure the long and painful recovery of a terrible accident?
Everything that can go wrong does during this woman’s pregnancy—yet she keeps her faith and Jesus keeps his promise.
Do we have Guardian Angels? This mother and her special needs adopted daughter report that indeed we do!
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Letters to Betty
Dan shares the answer Jesus gave when he asked why his experience was not like Betty’s.
Shelia is comforted reading “Embraced” to now have a glimpse of heaven after the recent loss of her dad.
Sue is lead to a Facebook post of Betty’s exactly when needed to find Betty’s comforting prayer.
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Acts of Kindness
Betty’s daughter, Cheryl, shares an act of kindness she and her niece received from a stranger while enduring a long wait in E.R. Her desire to keep this ripple moving gives her an eagerness to “pay it forward” for someone else that is contagious!
Maria learns miraculously that even a patient who is completely disoriented and incommunicable is touched more deeply by loving kindness than we are aware.
While eating at a local restaurant this mother is reminded by a nun that we were all young at one time and to be patient with our little ones.
During an unsuspecting trip to the grocery store while feeling low, an “angel” of kindness appears in the Deli whose love for God and Jesus continues to ripple through Peggy’s life today.
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