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Embracing the Openness of Innocence: A Path to True Freedom

In a world that often praises certainty and control, a profound wisdom emerges from the concept of “the openness of innocence.” This isn’t about being naive or uninformed, but rather cultivating a deeper state of receptivity and trust that can transform our experience of life. It’s an invitation to release the illusion of knowing it all and instead, open ourselves to a vast, benevolent guidance that has always been present.

When we find ourselves at a crossroads, unsure of the next step, our initial reaction might be anxiety or frustration. Yet, this very state of “unknowing” can be a powerful gateway. Rather than scrambling for answers or clinging to preconceived notions, a moment of genuine uncertainty offers a precious opportunity for openness. When we believe we already know, our minds tend to close, creating a rigid structure that can block new perspectives and divine inspiration. This presumed knowledge can become a form of control, a subtle attempt to orchestrate outcomes, which ultimately limits our experience. True openness, however, is a vast, unburdened space where authentic wisdom can truly blossom.

Indeed, innocence, in this context, is not a lack of experience but an absence of pretense. It’s a clean slate, a state of being utterly available to life without the filters of judgment, fear, or the need to manipulate. This profound innocence becomes a powerful form of knowledge—a deep, intuitive understanding that transcends mere facts or learned behaviors. It embodies freedom, allowing us to move through life unencumbered by the heavy weight of trying to steer every outcome. Attempts to control our circumstances, others, or even ourselves, are often futile. We may believe we are clever in our strategies, but such efforts often lead to frustration, as life’s intricate symphony operates on countless strings beyond our limited reach.

Our resistance to the natural flow of life often manifests as a desire for control. When we hold back, object, or cling to fear, we inadvertently create obstacles for ourselves. Pushing against the current of life isn’t truly living it. We might believe we possess the ability to orchestrate our own lives and even the world’s grand design, but the instruments of existence are far too vast and complex for any single individual to master. Our role is not to play every note, but to connect with the ultimate conductor, the universal force that effortlessly plays all chords. This connection is not one of binding chains but of freeing love, a profound attachment that liberates rather than restricts.

This liberating connection allows for paradoxes—we can express our individuality, even our frustrations, and still remain intrinsically connected to our Source. We are never truly separate from the divine wellspring of life from which we emanate. To disconnect from this Source would be like a satellite without its moon, or a boat utterly adrift without a harbor. While our human nature sometimes leads us to prioritize our individual desires, becoming engrossed in the “toys” of worldly pursuits, the deeper truth is that our lives are part of a grander design, a divine gift to be lived in alignment with its origin.

Acknowledging our innocence is not a surrender to helplessness; it is a powerful embrace of wisdom. This innocence, free from barriers and the myth of control, allows us to be carried by a higher power—a force that elevates us beyond earthly limitations to a state of boundless freedom and joy. When we truly surrender the illusion of control, we are, in essence, surrendering to our highest Self. This powerful act opens us to growth, to being a vessel of universal love, and to recognizing our inherent connection to the radiant light that shines from within us.

This journey of surrender culminates in a profound sense of gratitude. It’s a heartfelt acknowledgment that we are fashioned from love, worthy of faith, and entrusted with a divine purpose on Earth. To embrace the openness of innocence is to become a bearer of this radiant love, to allow it to shine through our actions and illuminate the world. It is a joyful recognition of our origin and our eternal connection to the Source that continuously creates and sustains us—a gladness that blossoms into deep, abiding gratefulness for the gift of life itself. This profound wisdom, found in spiritual reflections like Heavenletters, invites us all to step into a life of greater freedom, purpose, and peace.

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The Openness of Innocence | Heavenletters

Jul 16 2026

God said:

It’s a good thing when you don’t know what to do, when you don’t know what to say or what to write. It is good because then you offer openness. When you know, or know for sure, you offer closedness. And closedness is control. Openness is not.

Of course, openness has to be true. An appearance of openness while you are sure inside that you know the answer is not openness but a m**********n of it.

Innocence is unknowing. Innocence is openness. Innocence is the greatest knowledge of all. It is a clean slate. It is openness. It is freedom.

It is not controlling.

All your attempts at control are false anyway. You really do know better. You play a game with yourself, and you think you are smart with it, but you just haven’t learned. Or time and time again, you learn, and then forget right away.

You who need no bolstering try to bolster yourself. How can you lift yourself? It doesn’t work. You cannot carry yourself. You can walk yourself, but you cannot carry yourself.

Let in the reality that I carry you. A force of life carries you, and be open to it.

When you resist, you control. You think you control. Holding back is a form of control. It is your way of stating your objection or fear or resolve or the fact of your existence, but it is really an obstacle you put in front of yourself. Pushing away life is not living it.

You may think you know how to orchestrate life, yours and the world’s, but there are very few strings on your guitar. Infinite are the strings that play out life, and your fingers cannot begin to reach them. Your feet do not reach the pedals of the grandest piano in the world.

But you can reach to Me. You do reach to Me. I, who play all the chords, am stringless. I am attached to nothing but to you. My attachment is nonattachment. My attachment is a freeing love. I attach you to freedom. I cut any strings that bind us. But a cord of love connects us.

We are connected but not bound.

And that is how you can stamp your feet at life or shake your fist at Me, and We can still be Oneness.

You think your life is yours, but it is Mine. I gave it to you, but it was Mine to give. You cannot disconnect from your Source. You really don’t want to, for then you would be a satellite without a moon. You would be a boat without a place to dock. You would be a pen without a hand to hold it.

Sometimes you want your individuality more than you want Me. Then you are My wayward child who gets rapt in the toys he plays with.

Heretofore, you have always thought that it was good to know what you were doing. Now I am telling you that you may have thought you knew, but you never did. You who are innocent might as well acknowledge your innocence.

Innocence is not helpless. It is wise. It is helpful. Your innocence is helpful to Me because innocence erects no barriers to Me. Your innocence allows Me to carry you. And I carry you high. I carry you beyond Heaven to Heavenness. You might as well surrender to Me, for it is your Self you surrender to. When you surrender your myth of control, you are saying:

“Dear God, help me to grow. Help me to grow into your love. Help me to be the bearer of it. Help me to know I emanate from You. Help me to know that I am Your light. Help me to brighten all of Earth with Your light as it shines from my eyes. Help me to know Your thinking and to make it my own. Help me to know that I am Your worthy thought on Earth. Help me to know that I am worth Your love and faith in me. Help me to have faith in You Who has faith in me. Help me to know that You fashioned Me from Your heart of love, and that I am that which You fashioned. Help me to love You, not for Your power and glory, but because I am love. Help me, Your child on Earth, to know what You want and how to fulfill it in Your name, not mine. And for this, I am glad. My gladness can be called gratefulness. And I am glad that You made me and call me Yours.”

Heavenletter #251 Published on: July 7, 2001

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