Many people feel disconnected from God, not because God has withdrawn, but because the heart has become overwhelmed, crowded, and spiritually exhausted. Jesus teaches that the ability to perceive God depends on the condition of the heart, and when the heart is burdened or divided, God feels distant. Yet the lamp of the soul has not gone out; it is simply waiting to be uncovered. When we choose stillness, honesty, forgiveness, and prayer, our inner sight returns, and we redisc
