On Tuesday I posted a brief video, ‘The You Miracle’, in which I referenced a quote from Marianne Williamson.

Here is the quote from which I drew excerpts:

Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we our powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness which most frightens us. We ask ourselves, Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, and fabulous? Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. Your playing small does not serve the world. There is nothing enlightened about shrinking so that other people will not feel insecure around you. We are all meant to shine, as children do. We were born to make manifest the glory of God that is within us. It is not just in some of us; it is in everyone and as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give others permission to do the same. As we are liberated from our own fear, our presence automatically liberates others.

Marianne Williamson
Excerpt from:
A Return to Love: Reflections on the Principles of “A Course in Miracles“

While there’s a lot of truth and good inspiration in Williamson’s observation here, I would disagree that the “the glory of God” is “in everyone”. Yes, all of mankind, each one of us, is meant to reflect the image of God, but due to our fallen nature we have to rely on Him to fill us with His spirit and light in order to shine it forth.