My higher power is within all of us... Me, you, everyone ... God shines brightest when we come together, for whatever reason, as long as the purpose of coming together is to not harm each other.
Ananda... I sense God within you, in fact he burns brightly... Look inside yourself, you'll find Him there. What are you afraid of? You are looking in all the right places, and He's there, but first you have to find Him inside you, then you might be blinded, because then you'll see Him everywhere!
Mark