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LOVE LETTERS LOVE LETTERS LOVE LETTERS LOVE LETTERS LOVE LETTERS All That I Am All That I Am All That I Am All That I Am All That I Amrt of who we are. Gayle Gregory Gayle Gregory Gayle Gregory Gayle Gregory Gayle Gregory TO TO TO TO TO GOD GOD GOD GOD GOD

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All That I Am. This sequel to “Love Letter to God, Poems from the Heart”, consists of writings from April through December 2007. The Heart’s Win, the prominence of delirious YES is evident. These poems speak to the continued journey, the pure ecstasy of falling so deeply into Love that no desire for escape survives.

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LOVE LETTERSLOVE LETTERSLOVE LETTERSLOVE LETTERSLOVE LETTERS

All That I Am All That I Am All That I Am All That I Am All That I Amrt of who

we are.

Gayle Gregory Gayle Gregory Gayle Gregory Gayle Gregory Gayle Gregory

TOTOTOTOTOGODGODGODGODGOD

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TABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTSTABLE OF CONTENTS

JoyJoyJoyJoyJoy 7 7 7 7 7Not Yet BornNot Yet BornNot Yet BornNot Yet BornNot Yet Born 8 8 8 8 8Yeshua’s GraceYeshua’s GraceYeshua’s GraceYeshua’s GraceYeshua’s Grace 9 9 9 9 9God’s PlaygroundGod’s PlaygroundGod’s PlaygroundGod’s PlaygroundGod’s Playground 10 10 10 10 10Fully HereFully HereFully HereFully HereFully Here 1111111111The SlaveThe SlaveThe SlaveThe SlaveThe Slave 1212121212Bow LowBow LowBow LowBow LowBow Low 1414141414God Looking at GodGod Looking at GodGod Looking at GodGod Looking at GodGod Looking at God 1515151515100th Monkey100th Monkey100th Monkey100th Monkey100th Monkey 1616161616GraceGraceGraceGraceGrace 1717171717Great Heart of GodGreat Heart of GodGreat Heart of GodGreat Heart of GodGreat Heart of God 1818181818BlossomBlossomBlossomBlossomBlossom 19 19 19 19 19Suckling at God’s BreastSuckling at God’s BreastSuckling at God’s BreastSuckling at God’s BreastSuckling at God’s Breast 2020202020The KissThe KissThe KissThe KissThe Kiss 2121212121The Lord’s PrayerThe Lord’s PrayerThe Lord’s PrayerThe Lord’s PrayerThe Lord’s Prayer 2222222222I will...as GodI will...as GodI will...as GodI will...as GodI will...as God 2323232323Beneath it AllBeneath it AllBeneath it AllBeneath it AllBeneath it All 2424242424Beginner ForeverBeginner ForeverBeginner ForeverBeginner ForeverBeginner Forever 2525252525No gods Before YouNo gods Before YouNo gods Before YouNo gods Before YouNo gods Before You 2626262626All That I AmAll That I AmAll That I AmAll That I AmAll That I Am 2727272727Here I amHere I amHere I amHere I amHere I am 2828282828Boundaryless Expanded YesBoundaryless Expanded YesBoundaryless Expanded YesBoundaryless Expanded YesBoundaryless Expanded Yes 29 29 29 29 29Willing to be GodWilling to be GodWilling to be GodWilling to be GodWilling to be God 30 30 30 30 30Owned by GodOwned by GodOwned by GodOwned by GodOwned by God 3131313131HomeHomeHomeHomeHome 3232323232

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IN GRATITUDE

To my sons Joshua and Scott, whotaught me so many lessons, most ofwhich they are completely unaware.Children are such an amazing bless-ing. They teach by their very being,opening me, when I was willing, to seethe ways I had denied myself and oth-ers in mind’s great madness. I ampreciously blessed by their presencemore than they could ever know. Theirvery beingness shouted with opportu-nity and prepared the way for my evo-lution into a mother worthy of theirlove. I bow in humbled gratitude fortheir teachings. May they be blessed tofind such grand teachers.

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Gayle Gregory began writingthese poems, or rather they

began to be written through her, whileattending spiritual intensives with herteacher, Elle Collier Re. This sequelto “Love Letter to God, Poems fromthe Heart”, consists of writings fromApril through December 2007. TheHeart’s Win, the prominence of deliri-ous YES is evident. These poemsspeak to the continued journey, thepure ecstasy of falling so deeply intoLove that no desire for escape sur-vives.

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JOYJOYJOYJOYJOY

Joy!Dipped in LoveOnly forgiving

Nothing held backJoy!

Oh Joy!True purposeEmpty of all

But God

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NOT YET BORNNOT YET BORNNOT YET BORNNOT YET BORNNOT YET BORN

Not yet bornFully into

Light

Shadow’s depthsYet to

Uncover

More to forgiveMore toRedeem

The LightShines Brightly

Come

Tread deeperStill deeper

Into the Core

Come HomeGod awaitsYour Glory

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YESHUA’S GRACEYESHUA’S GRACEYESHUA’S GRACEYESHUA’S GRACEYESHUA’S GRACE

Yeshua,Grant us your GraceTake from our handsAll that we are ready

To Forgive

Poke usProd us

And show usThy way Home

Not letting us settleFor anything less

Than Being God

Give us reliefFrom our mind’s

Small storyThat creates

Such an ache of separationAnd begs us returnTo Full belonging

Ah…the reliefIs in the ache!

Such an amazing designThat brings us full circle

Home again

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GOD’S PLAYGROUNDGOD’S PLAYGROUNDGOD’S PLAYGROUNDGOD’S PLAYGROUNDGOD’S PLAYGROUND

Such an amazing worldThis playground

In which we liveJust for a moment

And in a flashWe are gone

Time spend in denialIn pushing away

The love that we requireIn holding ourselves back

From full releaseAn unholy delusion

Love simply, patientlyAwaits our YES

This world is our blessingIt is our cure

It is here we learn to loveIt is here we find Usefulness

It is here that we join the heavensAs we dive into each other’s hearts

Shattering this earthly windowInto the Divine

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FULLY HEREFULLY HEREFULLY HEREFULLY HEREFULLY HERE

I choose toBe fully here

To kissThe ground that

Embraces meTo love

This earthbodyThat allows

Intersection with theDivineTo be

God’s toolOf Love

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THE SLAVETHE SLAVETHE SLAVETHE SLAVETHE SLAVE

Slave to the mindSlave to love

We are alwaysIn servitude

Caught in thoughtsTrapped in wishes

Whirling inWhat we desire

Spinning inIn what we abhor

Or…

We can chooseTo be bowedIn surrender

To the mysteryTo raw unlimited reality

A slave to GoodIn service to All

Deeply openOur mind splintered

Upon the heart of God

One wayLimits and constricts

Promising freedom

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Delivering painBringing suffering

To newer and newer depthsAlways holding the promise

Just a little longerJust a bit higher

Promise without release

The God pathHolds no promise

Asks for allThat we have ever learned

That we have everThought ourselves to be

Appears dangerousAnd forbidding

When we are blessedWe see True Promise Here

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BOW LOWBOW LOWBOW LOWBOW LOWBOW LOW

I shall bow lowEnchanted by

The radiance ofEach God child

I am blessedTo encounter

Bow lowHumbly

Made wholeBy my lovingThe ONE

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GOD LOOKING AT GODGOD LOOKING AT GODGOD LOOKING AT GODGOD LOOKING AT GODGOD LOOKING AT GOD

Show me where I hold tightLoosen the debris

And sweep this vessel cleanFather, there is full understanding

Of the price you are askingNothing is allowed

Nothing can be keptEverything is to be given

A clean slateFor you to write uponIs all that can remain

Show me FatherAll that I still grasp

So that it can be givenTo your sweet Yeshua

Burned in the fireOf His Great Love

So that at lastI can stand nude before you

God looking at God

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16100100100100100ththththth MONKEY MONKEY MONKEY MONKEY MONKEY

When the YESIs big enough

It trips a switchFrom self to God

Come to the ocean’s edgeAll that is not Whole

Falls awayIn the moment

One dives intoThe Ocean

The hunt stopsThe endless prying looseOf old stories and griefs

Given with thatBlessed step

How big must Yes be?How does one know

The 1000th stepHas been taken

How many petalsMust open on the lotusWhen is yes – YES!

Keep saying itKeep saying YES

Until the question falls awayAnd becomes ANSWER

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GRACEGRACEGRACEGRACEGRACE

GraceSuch a marvelous word

Just a willingnessA full YES

Is all that is requiredDemon hidingIn the recesses

Hangers-onOf past memories

UnvanquishedAnd yet

Grace slips inTo claim me

YES my Lord!Yes and Yes and Yes!

I am YoursJust as I am

And You are mineI am so blessed

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GREAT HEART OF GODGREAT HEART OF GODGREAT HEART OF GODGREAT HEART OF GODGREAT HEART OF GOD

O, great heart of GodThis form you created

Is your palaceYour tabernacle

Your churchThis ‘I’ tires

Of claiming residenceAnd making much ado

About nothingLord, this Holy structure

Is yours for Thy planThe final Yes resounds

No more struggleAll no’s have wornOut their purposeHave brought their

Futility homeThis that I am

Has always been yoursAnd ‘I’ but a creative renter

The door is openUnlocked and torn down

Inviting the rightfulOwner to enter

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BLOSSOMBLOSSOMBLOSSOMBLOSSOMBLOSSOM

We are not so differentYou and I

I drink in your beautyAs I eagerly sip

The wine from Christ’s cupYour flame red blossoms

A reminder of my new birthInto each joyous moment

I breathe inInhaling the energetic soup

You breathe tooWhat a lesson you are

To any who stops and pausesAlong their busy way

Just beBe of full Use

Nothing less satisfies!

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SUCKLING AT GOD’S BREASTSUCKLING AT GOD’S BREASTSUCKLING AT GOD’S BREASTSUCKLING AT GOD’S BREASTSUCKLING AT GOD’S BREAST

FatherI do not know the truth of earth

It changes and shiftsWith the watching

I am contentTo be here

Without opinionWithout needTo influence

Without knowingAnything at all

I am a babeSuckling at God’s breast

Being filledWith each moment along

Such gratitudeSuch graceI am blessed

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THE KISSTHE KISSTHE KISSTHE KISSTHE KISS

Kissed by GodTaken apartMolecularly

Redressed anewAwareness

Without painWithout fearWithout want

Immensely pleasedTo be HereTo be Used

In any capacityNo where to goNothing to do

Beloved of GodEmbraced

And at Home

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THE LORD’S PRAYERTHE LORD’S PRAYERTHE LORD’S PRAYERTHE LORD’S PRAYERTHE LORD’S PRAYERMind’s interpretation; Heart needs none

Divine FatherDivine FatherDivine FatherDivine FatherDivine FatherBlessed MotherStanding in awe

Your perfection In-spiresMind surrenderedMind surrenderedMind surrenderedMind surrenderedMind surrenderedHeart of Full Use

In and as Love aloneThe gateless gate revealed

Trusting in Thy designTrusting in Thy designTrusting in Thy designTrusting in Thy designTrusting in Thy designUnfolding as moment-by-moment splendor

All needs metGift’s given for

Souls unique purpose aboundKnowing as we forgiveKnowing as we forgiveKnowing as we forgiveKnowing as we forgiveKnowing as we forgive

Our mind’s storyAll judgments of others

Fall cleanly awayFor no ‘other’ exists in the One

Remaining rooted in GodRemaining rooted in GodRemaining rooted in GodRemaining rooted in GodRemaining rooted in GodWants and desires dissolve

Home’s beacon awash with lightDraws us silently upward

Breathing the Heart-of-AllBreathing the Heart-of-AllBreathing the Heart-of-AllBreathing the Heart-of-AllBreathing the Heart-of-AllThis Love that we are

Awaits only recognitionAnd invites us into remembrance

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I WILL …AS GODI WILL …AS GODI WILL …AS GODI WILL …AS GODI WILL …AS GOD

Great Divine PresenceRemove my insensitivity,

The skeins of cotton from my earsI will listen as you listen

Remove my blindersThe cobwebs of delusion

I will see as you seeRemove the constriction

The NO surrounding my heartI will love as you love

Remove the chains of resistanceThe self-centeredness from my body

I will serve as you serveRemove all sense of self, of me, of mine

I shall dissolve into OnenessAnd forever more

Be blessed with Divine Union

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BENEATH IT ALLBENEATH IT ALLBENEATH IT ALLBENEATH IT ALLBENEATH IT ALL

Beneath fragmentationConnection

Beneath sorrowPure Joy

Beneath the ache of lonelinessAbsolute community

Beneath agitated resistanceSweet acceptanceBeneath aloneness

All ONE

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BEGINNER FOREVER BEGINNER FOREVER BEGINNER FOREVER BEGINNER FOREVER BEGINNER FOREVER

Of full useA beginner forever

In loveWith each momentSitting in AWE!

AH!!!!!Yes, my LORD

As you willThrough this vesselThis reverberation

Of YESThrough which

God speaksKnowing onlyThis momentPerfect use

UnawareAnd aware

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NO gods BEFORE YOUNO gods BEFORE YOUNO gods BEFORE YOUNO gods BEFORE YOUNO gods BEFORE YOU

To trustAbsolutely

To sayYES God

I serveOnly you

I haveNo other

‘gods’ before youNeither

HusbandSons

DaughtersFinancial security

My lifeMy death

Yours alone

Mine onlyTo bowIn thanks

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ALL THAT I AMALL THAT I AMALL THAT I AMALL THAT I AMALL THAT I AM

All that I amOffered in reverence

Bowed humblyTo the mystery

All that I amDancing with jubilationShimmering with Light

Electric with GodAll that I amOf full Use

Empty and willingTo be God’s Love

All that I amNothing held back

Yes, GodPresent at last!

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HERE I AMHERE I AMHERE I AMHERE I AMHERE I AM

HereHere I am

HomeRight hereRight now

WillingTo listen

To God aloneNo longerTrappedBy mind’s

WhineOpen

To loveAll

HereHere I am

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BOUNDARYLESSBOUNDARYLESSBOUNDARYLESSBOUNDARYLESSBOUNDARYLESS EXPANDED EXPANDED EXPANDED EXPANDED EXPANDED

YESYESYESYESYES

I am Come!To earth

At lastUse-full

A blessingTo All

NothingTo do

But BEJust LoveOnly God

HereFor All

ImmersedIn Self

BoundarylessExpanded

YES

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WILLING TO BE GODWILLING TO BE GODWILLING TO BE GODWILLING TO BE GODWILLING TO BE GOD

Willing to be GodHere on earth

To let goOf all my fearOf being here

WillingTo let God

AppearIn this form

WillingTo build a bridge

From heaven to earthWilling

To trustTo release

This shynessWilling

UnabashedlyBoldlyHere!

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OWNED BY GODOWNED BY GODOWNED BY GODOWNED BY GODOWNED BY GOD

God, there is only You!Every time I lay claim

To your kingdomI exorcise YouLeaving myselfAlone and lost

Closing the doorTo heaven

And wonderingHow to get in!

God, you are perfectionEmptiness dancing in sheer awe

I alone createThe separate senseIn claiming your dueI lay down my staff

My flag on ownershipContent to be

Owned by God

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HOMEHOMEHOMEHOMEHOME

Father, I have forgiven all back to the Whole.

(Silence)

You have yet to forgive your idea of separation dearone.

You create separation not I.You create me as separate when you see yourself as

a person.As long as your personhood remains

The door to heaven is only slightly ajar.Let go the entire game

And that includes the person playing.Come back dear one; come Home.

Relieve yourself of this unholy cross.There is but one way Home.

Leave all you have created and see that you havenever left.

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