I was filled with joy to be in my spiritual home, and I wanted to stay. But I was told that it was not yet my time to die, and that I had a mission to complete on earth before my spirit could return to that place of love again. I understood that each of us has a mission in this life, although we are not allowed to remember what our mission is; after I was shown mine, and my spirit agreed to return to my body to complete it, it was removed from my memory, and I remained unable to remember it ater my return to earth.
My near-death experiences was just the beginning of my spiritual journey. I understood the importance of sharing my experience and the truths I learned, and I began by describing them in the book Embraced By The Light. Since then, my journey has continued with moments of great joy and periods of great challenge. Along the way, my awakening to God has revealed many more remarkable truths, and has led me to people whose trials and triumphs are powerful reminders of why we are here. I have learned much more from my journey, but more than anything else, I have seen the hand of God at work in all of our lives. it is in that spirit that I now share some of the journey's I've taken and lessons I've learned in The Awakening Heart.
We have now reached a crossroads, and a Great Awakening has begun in the world. People are hungry for answers and meaning in their lives. We are finally ready for God's message of love, and one ofour missions on earth is to growin the spirit by sharing that love. My prayer is that God will use this book to bring all of us a little closer to completing our missions according to his will.

Betty J. Eadie
April 1996