This is a prayer that was given by Jesus to Bill Thetford – the co-scribe of the course. Bill was feeling cut off from reality, separated from his students in his worldly role as a teacher, and generally experiencing anxiety and fear. Through Helen, Jesus offered this prayer to Bill to assure him that as a Son of God, Bill was a real being capable of making direct contact with his Creator. 

In the prayer, ‘here’ does not mean a physical location; it denotes mental presence. It really refers to being present to God, available to God. It means rather, “Here I am, totally present to You, Lord.” Or, “I am with You, near You, able to communicate with You, my Creator.” Or, “My whole mind is on You, available to You.”

I would like to pray that my will be united with Thine, recognising that Thy perfect love will suffice (or correct) for my imperfect love.

I pray that I may accept the Atonement with conviction, recognising its inestimable worth, and my own divine worth as part of this identification with Thine.

I pray that my fear be replaced by an active sense of Thy love, and Thy continual willingness to help me overcome the split or divided will which is responsible for my difficulty with this.

I accept the divinity of the messages I have received, and affirm my will in both accepting and acting upon the Atonement principle.

Here I am Lord.