Source 10  I Am Without Need

•  Trust Prayer

.».  Opening
    One way you can support yourself is by enhancing your trust.  The trust we are seeking (praying for) here is your trust primarily of the Universe.  Will you trust that the Universe is there for you?  Show that trust through prayer.  You can use this prayer as a mantra (for meditation) as well.  You might start to feel the gap between prayer and meditation closing and possibly becoming one.  Is this to experience the void?  You decide…  See trust through your relationship with the Universe.
       Note:  In the Practice we typically use the vernacular of trust relates to the Universe and faith to (in) God.   We distinguish between God and the Universe to aid in understanding, ultimately there is no distance between you, the Universe and God.

.».  The Prayer
       + May I trust.
       While in your prayer pose repeat the prayer may I trust with the intention of enhancing the support you receive through the Universe.  The wording of may I has an element of forgiveness to it.  As you forgive yourself for what you have done/didn’t do you will open the space for trust.  Forgive, learn to trust yourself, receive…
       Note:  We purposely use through here rather than from.  The energy you receive though your relationship with the Universe.  You are a Being of the Universe and the energy flows through you. 
       There are two forgiveness Topics in the Practice: E2. Forgiveness and S12. Prayer of Forgiveness.

»  Expressions
Trust is:
» Trust, let the money be support, let the stillness be support.
       Trust is a path to support, receiving.
» Trust is action.
       Learning to trust and then advancing your trust of the Universe (and self) are steps you can take towards being that action (S5. Action).

Work on trust:
» I feel like I’m being asked to trust.
       + No one is asking you to do anything.  There is an opportunity to trust and receive, that’s choice (S5. Choice).
» How do I trust?  
       + What broke your trust?  You drive yourself nuts.
       The relationship between you and the ego (S11. Ego) is a place to start to identify that break from trust.
» Through awareness that the choices I made (with the intention of creating pain to me) I’m realizing I can’t trust myself.  How to live?
       + Do the work…be (S1. Do Be Create).
       This may seem a bit extreme and you might think “that’s not me, I don’t intentionally try to hurt myself”.  Ever looked at your phone a little too long and then had to rush increasing your susceptibility to pain?  Work on trust… do the work.
       While running down the stairs to turn off the burning pot imagine the phone rings mid way down.  For a connected Being in that moment they might notice time slows and the idea (S11. Idea) whispers in ‘be careful’ as they lightly (almost involuntarily) grasp the railing on their way down the stairs.  Disconnected and using struggle/suffering as their means to evolve the idea is ignored (drowned out by the ego), the pain may follow (S3. Awareness).  Blaming (S5. Responsibility) “them” for calling at an inappropriate (perspective) moment could be your excuse.
» Stop causing the World pain.
       You are of this World (of the pain, of the joy, of the life).  Not trusting (yourself) creates pain for you, pain for them (S2. Them).  This is not about blame or what you are doing wrong (perspective) it’s about changing your point of view to realize it’s unnecessary (S10. I Am Without Need).  That doesn’t mean it will be easy…
» Me to the Universe: you can trust me.
       + No but you (Universe) can have trust in me.
      The idea is the Universe is not looking to trust you (E1. Unnecessary Declarations, » Promise), the Universe has trust in you and then shares with you energy to move forward.
       You are the connection of trust and supporting yourself (S3. Supporting Yourself, » Trust).  
» Feel the trust.
       Work on discovering the feeling.
       Note:  There was a strong feeling that trust is different than you might think…

.».  Examples
    If you find yourself always running late possibly try the trust prayer.  We often question if something works or not (relates to trust).  Imagine you are someone who runs late (or whatever your issue).  You say the prayer and nothing in your life changes, the process doesn’t work?   Imagine you don’t say the prayer but realize you no longer want to rush and be late, you no longer want (need) all that stress in your life.  Your life changes, the process still doesn’t work?  
       Is your intention to prove the process works (or not) or to change your life?  Realize change comes through trust not proof (S1. Foundational Principles).  Set out to change your life and if the process is proven to work along the way that’s ok.  The focus always comes back to your life changing.  It’s only your ego that is interested in proving something right/wrong, you (S11. The You) are interested in life (living).  When you are not interested in life then it’s ego (or pain)…

.».  Summary
     Trust is ongoing.  You are inside the Universe, the Universe is inside of you.  This circular relationship highlights the nature of ongoing trust.  You are expanding, the Universe is expanding.
     You may come round to the awareness the prayer is about trusting yourself…

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