even if I’m in prison, just talking another prisoner out of hurting someone, or continuing to
hurt himself—I’m going to have to forgive, and stop punishing, myself.
Excellent. You understand.
I do understand. I really do. And I haven’t abandoned everything I’ve been told in our
conversations. I just need a tool now. A tool with which I can create a real friendship with You
at last.
Yes, You are. Even before I’ve asked, You’ve answered.
As always.
As always. So tell me, how can I learn to trust?
By not having to.
I can learn to trust by not having to trust?
That’s right.
Help me here.
If I don’t want or need anything from you, do I have to trust you for anything?
I suppose not.
You are correct.
So the highest level of trust is not having to trust?
You are correct again.
But how can I get to a place of not wanting or needing any-thing from You?
By realizing that it’s already yours. That whatever you need is already yours. That even
before you ask, I will have answered. Therefore, asking is not necessary.
Because I don’t have to ask for what I already have.