Marianne M. to Heavenletters:
I am a new subscriber to Heaven Letters and I have loved and benefited from hearing from God daily. But I must share a concern with you.
In the April 18 response to Judith, who gave a friend some Heaven Letters, and her friend didn't want more, it was stated as a possible reason that "beneath that may be their lack of sense of self-worth. You have to know or at least suspect that you are worth something to be worth Heaven Letters."
I must tell you that I felt a bit disheartened by reading that. I must be honest in letting you know that it felt judgmental. I don't want to judge others who don't understand Heaven Letters, and especially I don't want to speculate about their self-worth. It seems to go against the wonderful words in an earlier Heaven Letter about being nonjudgmental.
Thank you for everything.
God to Marianne M.:
Dear Marianne, the sweetness of your heart and soul shines forth. Here you are wanting to protect Judith's friend from being judged. And here you are challenging Me just the slightest gentlest way. Contrary ideas or contradictions do not fit in with your concept of God. And I thank you for bringing your thoughts out. Important that this be brought out.
Sometimes when someone is dedicated to something, as you are to nonjudgment, they notice it everywhere. Judgment IS rampant. It's not hard to find.
I know You were not judging Me, Marianne. You observed and noted what you saw as a contradiction. And you perhaps wondered if that comment had truly been Mine or had been misheard.
Let Me clarify. I did say it. Those were My words. In words to this effect, I said that one reason why someone may not choose to read Heavenletters is that they don't believe they are good enough to come that close to Me. They don't have the sense of worth.
Now, they don't know they feel that. They aren't bad to feel that or to turn down Heaven. Did I come across as though they were? Did it feel to you that I was picking on Judith's friend? Forgive Me if I gave the impression that those who do choose to read Heaven are better than those who don't. We are talking about sense of worth, not worth.
This is interesting too, Marianne, because even those who do read Heavenletters don't consciously know they're worth it. Even those who write My words don't know they're worth it. Maybe all of you think you snuck in and got past the door by mistake and haven't been found out yet.
Marianne, all of My children do not have the sense of worth they merit. Virtually all. If they did, they would be like Christ who knew My value and knew his to Me and his to himself.
When I speak of sense of worth, I am not talking as the world talks. The world sees confidence and self-esteem, but what I speak of is not in the realm of how you walk, what you achieve, how you dress, and so on. Not even what you think about yourself. Someone may think he's the cat's meow and still have no sense of his worth. His true worth. Plenty of the most confident people in the world have no idea of their worth. Not the slightest idea.
Sense of worth and worth itself are not the same.
Forgive Me if I made the implication that Judith's friend was not worthy. You are all worthy. You just haven't discovered that yet.
An earlier Heavenletter made reference to the difference between observation and judgment. Judgment usually has an emotional overtone. The judger feels superior to the judged, better than, holier than. A comparison is made, and one is found lacking. Or the one who compares may compare himself down and not up.
You may look at someone and notice they are taller than another. That is not judgment. One is five inches taller than the other. When you say someone is too short to reach the top of the refrigerator, that is not judgment. If you think that someone who is short is inferior, that is judgment.
Some people bumped into Heaven and chose to continue to read it. Some people bumped into Heaven and chose not to. Many have not yet come across it. That is fact. If it is inferred that one who reads Heaven is better than one who does not, that is judgment.
I have also said that when something is labeled good fortune or misfortune, that is judgment, so then I will be guilty of judgment because I do say that you are fortunate that Heaven is available and that you read it.
I want to answer your heart, dear Marianne. Have I?
The worth of all My children is the same.
Your sense of this grand worth varies.
How much am I worth?
You the same.
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Kasie to God:
Dearest God, thank You from the depths of my heart! I did know this answer, but as I read it and experience the tenderness of it, there are many tears washing away the pain. It really is as it should be and there is nothing to change.
I love You.
Kasie to Heavenletters:
Oh, Gloria, when I look out the window I see that the sky itself has tears today. And they are good because the earth here has been in need of them as much as I've needed mine. I have to laugh a little because it feels like God is showing me that I AM the earth and sky and that they are me and how could I think otherwise.
There is no mistake in the timing of my response to Heaven.
Hugs and Kisses to you.
Bev to Heavenletters:
I wanted to let you know that my mother died early this morning very peacefully. My brother was with her. I spent the day yesterday with her and knew she would not last the week. I was surprised it happened so quickly, but I guess you are never ready.
My mother went very gracefully surrounded by so much love. We are at peace. Now we have to drive to Springfield for four days for the service and the shiva.
I should be back here on Wednesday and then back home sometime next week.
I am going to do some Godwriting tonite — haven't done too much this past week.
I will be in touch. Much love.
God to Bev and family:
I welcomed your mother. We will talk more in your own heart, Bev. Share that with your dear sister and brother.