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This internal struggle led Keith to divert his focus toward
wealth creation to support charitable causes, hoping that financial
contributions could serve as his form of service to God. He found
success in e-commerce and saw real estate as another promising
avenue for income. However, his wife believed that Keith’s true
calling was to restore the truth through writing rather than pursuing
financial success to satisfy the divine calling he felt deep within.
Despite her belief, Keith remained convinced that achieving
financial success would allow him to make a more significant
impact. He reasoned that this approach would enable him to
contribute more effectively to God’s work than by starting a writing
project he felt ill-prepared for, one that would likely take an
indefinite amount of time to complete.

2007: A Midnight Call from Mary: A Sacred Encounter and the
Hidden Flame of God's Promise

In 2007, Keith felt a deep calling from Mother Mary to visit
her rose garden at St. Vincent De Paul Church, a call that came
after nearly two years of resisting God’s will for him to write the
Christian version of the Tao Te Ching. His wife, Tracy, strongly
advised against the visit, especially since it meant going to
downtown Los Angeles after midnight—a time and place filled with
potential danger. Despite her concerns, Keith decided to go,
assuring her he would return home safely.

At this point in his life, Keith felt uncertain about his future
due to the financial burdens he had recently created, compounded
by a sense of having disobeyed God, which weighed heavily on
him. He had lost eight homes during the real estate crisis and