It is good to have respect for Me, for then you will have comparable respect for yourself. I am, of course, not speaking of show of respect but that simple glow of respect from your heart. Outward respect has its place, yet I am speaking of respect. It is interesting, the word respect. Re means again. And if spect is related to sight, then it means to look again. Maybe it means Take another look. Maybe it means Look again. Maybe it means Take a double-take.
I AM God.
Respect for Me is not keeping your distance. It means coming closer to Me. This is the respect I want. An informal gathering of Our One Self in an informal tribute to our Oneness. Afar We are not. It is metaphorical to speak of Me as on a throne and you, a subject, at My feet. We are One, after all.
Respect for Me is keep Me in your heart. It is acknowledging that We are One and the Same. This is truly hard to compute, and yet this is what is. We are One. I talk to Myself when I talk to you. It is a habit of Mine and not one I can break or desire to break. I desired to know Me, and, now, so I get to know Me through the image of you. Let the concept of separation be at rest. You were made in My image, and I look at My image. I look close-up. Now I suggest that My image look close-up at Me.
We are in each other's heart in that I see Myself in you, and you in Me, and I see that there is One of Me, that's all, One of Me with a reflection, a reflection that sees itself as independent of Me when it is, in fact, Me, I, God of Wonders.
This means, dear ones, in effect, I was always, and so you are always too. Your birth on Earth is a movie, for you who are still inhabiting My heart think you are off somewhere - does that mean I think I am off somewhere in play-acting? Why don't I just stay Home Myself and not stir up the possibility of drama and put Me through it, Me in the shape of you. I do exist. I am all that exists. You are an image of Me that may have forgotten to look into the mirror of My eyes.
There is one light in the world, and I Am the light. You are the light too. You are My eyes looking out. And now I ask you to be My eyes looking in and to admire the Oneness that I AM and that you ARE.
I look at My eyes in a mirror, and I see your eyes looking into Mine. I see an Infinity of mirrors, and you see a maze. You see an excursion. You are on a scooter, and you scoot around the Earth, trying to make sense of it when, all the while, the thing to do is to look into My eyes which are the reflection of yours.
I created prisms of Myself. One prism, many light shafts. Still, only One Prism. Light falls from Me, and light rises to Me. You are My light rising to your Source, and I AM your Source. I created the company of stars so that I may see Myself.
And so I say I serve Myself through you as you gain experience through Me. We are a Union of Light.