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Although it is [[noble]] for the [[human]] [[mind]] to reach for an increasingly accurate description of [[deity]], for it is a beneficial legacy for all the [[creatures]] to follow in the centuries that roll by to have platforms from which they may establish and stage their understanding of [[God]], this is not the shaping of spirit I speak of today. I speak of the shaping of spirit as spirit indwells and fuses and moves through you. We may hunger for a definition of God; God hungers for the shape of finite and does so satisfy this [[desire]] of the divine through you, each one.  

Although it is [[noble]] for the [[human]] [[mind]] to reach for an increasingly accurate description of [[deity]], for it is a beneficial legacy for all the [[creatures]] to follow in the centuries that roll by to have platforms from which they may establish and stage their understanding of [[God]], this is not the shaping of spirit I speak of today. I speak of the shaping of spirit as spirit indwells and fuses and moves through you. We may hunger for a definition of God; God hungers for the shape of finite and does so satisfy this [[desire]] of the divine through you, each one.  

True, from the creature perspective we each seek to conform more fully to those qualities of [[divinity]] that we understand to be the Father’s [[volition|will]. This is acceptable in the [[sight]] of God. And we have another task, and that is to provide the arena wherein the Father may take shape within the finite world. That is why you are indwelt by [[the Father]], by [[Michael]], and by [[Mother Spirit]]; not only to bring you into their [[presence]] but for you to bring their presence into your world. While we each have [[standards]] and [[ideal]]s we reach for, aspire toward, we have also the [[freedom]] of [[expression]] that provides the variety of [[experience]] sought for as the [[Absolute]] infuses itself into the limitations of the [[finite]].

True, from the creature perspective we each seek to conform more fully to those qualities of [[divinity]] that we understand to be the Father’s [[volition|will]]. This is acceptable in the [[sight]] of God. And we have another task, and that is to provide the arena wherein the Father may take shape within the finite world. That is why you are indwelt by [[the Father]], by [[Michael]], and by [[Mother Spirit]]; not only to bring you into their [[presence]] but for you to bring their presence into your world. While we each have [[standards]] and [[ideal]]s we reach for, aspire toward, we have also the [[freedom]] of [[expression]] that provides the variety of [[experience]] sought for as the [[Absolute]] infuses itself into the limitations of the [[finite]].

You might say we are all like carnival balloons. We each are filled with spirit, but we can be tied into many shapes, twisted and altered to reveal a different [[pattern]]. Yes, we may wish to fully [[fathom]] the [[content]] of the air that fills our balloons, but along with that is the privilege of providing the shape for that air to be manifest. What is [[stillness]] but the filling of the balloons, creating the opportunity for spiritual pressure to inflate you that you may take shape and that you may give shape to spirit within. You are in the same position as [[Jesus]] was so many centuries ago. You have a [[duty]] to your own well-being to more deeply comprehend the nature of God and to establish a strong fellowship with Him. But you also have the responsibility of revealing to your fellows precisely what you have discovered in your [[inner life]].

You might say we are all like carnival balloons. We each are filled with spirit, but we can be tied into many shapes, twisted and altered to reveal a different [[pattern]]. Yes, we may wish to fully [[fathom]] the [[content]] of the air that fills our balloons, but along with that is the privilege of providing the shape for that air to be manifest. What is [[stillness]] but the filling of the balloons, creating the opportunity for spiritual pressure to inflate you that you may take shape and that you may give shape to spirit within. You are in the same position as [[Jesus]] was so many centuries ago. You have a [[duty]] to your own well-being to more deeply comprehend the nature of God and to establish a strong fellowship with Him. But you also have the responsibility of revealing to your fellows precisely what you have discovered in your [[inner life]].

I pause now and remain in your [[presence]].

I pause now and remain in your [[presence]].

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

Mark: I pray to be awakened to the need to ask to be that receptacle that the spirit of the Father may fill us to overflowing, that we may drip our overflowing [[essence]] of the Father as we go through our daily activities, that we be so full of the Father’s [[love]] that we can’t help but splash it on others as we make our way through this life. Thank you.

Mark: I pray to be awakened to the need to ask to be that receptacle that the spirit of the Father may fill us to overflowing, that we may drip our overflowing [[essence]] of the Father as we go through our daily activities, that we be so full of the Father’s [[love]] that we can’t help but splash it on others as we make our way through this life. Thank you.

Elyon: Yes, this is true. As example, imagine two glasses on a table filled with a liquid, both clear. A simple description that ended there would reveal no [[difference]]s. Yet, as you have said, interacting with each glass of liquid brings deeper understanding, not simply through an observation, but through experience. If you [[touch]]ed a match to both and one took to flame, and the other put the match out; clearly there are two different items in your view. The more you interact, the deeper your understanding. As your understanding expands, the more [[intimate]] your interaction.

Elyon: Yes, this is true. As example, imagine two glasses on a table filled with a liquid, both clear. A simple description that ended there would reveal no [[difference]]s. Yet, as you have said, interacting with each glass of liquid brings deeper understanding, not simply through an observation, but through experience. If you [[touch]]ed a match to both and one took to flame, and the other put the match out; clearly there are two different items in your view. The more you interact, the deeper your understanding. As your understanding expands, the more [[intimate]] your interaction.

Michael: My beloved, I extend myself to be acknowledged by you through this form of [[audible]] reception. I am Michael.

Michael: My beloved, I extend myself to be acknowledged by you through this form of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Sense#Audition audible] reception. I am Michael.

[[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] has been credited with being the one referred to when I said that [http://urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper157.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper157.html&line=74#mfs upon this rock I will build my kingdom]. Peter has pleased me greatly with his effort at building the kingdom of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christendom Christendom]. Yet there is another element to this phrase that is often overlooked. I today speak to you in support of Elyon’s lesson.

[[Peter, the Apostle|Peter]] has been credited with being the one referred to when I said that [https://urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=https://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper157.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper157.html&line=74#mfs upon this rock I will build my kingdom]. Peter has pleased me greatly with his effort at building the kingdom of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christendom Christendom]. Yet there is another element to this phrase that is often overlooked. I today speak to you in support of Elyon’s lesson.

When I completed my mission here on [[Urantia]], you understand how I ended my career of vicegerency as a [[Creator Son]] and transitioned into my current standing as [http://urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=http://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper33.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper33.html&line=60#mfs Master and Sovereign]. Until I finished this bestowal I was preparing the kingdom. Now the preparations are over, and the kingdom is being built, built with the materials of my previous bestowals, built with the infusion of the [[creative]] [[powers]] of my consort [[Nebadonia]]. This rock, [[Urantia]], became the starting point for the construction. What was once ages of preparation is now a vast effort and drive toward completion. Upon this rock of Urantia I build my kingdom. You will not see temples. You will not see road signs saying, “Two miles ahead is the kingdom”. So, where am I building this kingdom on this rock? I trust you know the answer. The kingdom is within you, my children.

When I completed my mission here on [[Urantia]], you understand how I ended my career of vicegerency as a [[Creator Son]] and transitioned into my current standing as [https://urantia.org/cgi-bin/webglimpse/mfs/usr/local/www/data/papers?link=https://mercy.urantia.org/papers/paper33.html&file=/usr/local/www/data/papers/paper33.html&line=60#mfs Master and Sovereign]. Until I finished this bestowal I was preparing the kingdom. Now the preparations are over, and the kingdom is being built, built with the materials of my previous bestowals, built with the infusion of the [[creative]] [[powers]] of my consort [[Nebadonia]]. This rock, [[Urantia]], became the starting point for the construction. What was once ages of preparation is now a vast effort and drive toward completion. Upon this rock of Urantia I build my kingdom. You will not see temples. You will not see road signs saying, “Two miles ahead is the kingdom”. So, where am I building this kingdom on this rock? I trust you know the answer. The kingdom is within you, my children.

There is much work to be done, great [[adventure]]s ahead. It has been ordained from the [[Isle of Paradise]] that all is well in [[Nebadon]], that our efforts are proceeding according to the Father’s will. You may doubt; you may be unassured at times, but the kingdom is being built, and the [[foundation]] is solid. I give you my dedication as one who has completed my [[training]]. In fullness and [[power]] with [[love]] I am with you.

There is much work to be done, great [[adventure]]s ahead. It has been ordained from the [[Isle of Paradise]] that all is well in [[Nebadon]], that our efforts are proceeding according to the Father’s will. You may doubt; you may be unassured at times, but the kingdom is being built, and the [[foundation]] is solid. I give you my dedication as one who has completed my [[training]]. In fullness and [[power]] with [[love]] I am with you.

Mark: Likewise, Michael, we seek your [[presence]] and love in our circle and our lives that we may be closer to you, that we may be open vessels through which your love may pour to those around us. We seek this above all else. Thank you for your gifts.

Mark: Likewise, Michael, we seek your [[presence]] and love in our circle and our lives that we may be closer to you, that we may be open vessels through which your love may pour to those around us. We seek this above all else. Thank you for your gifts.

===Closing===

===Closing===

Elyon: This is Elyon. I close our meeting today and encourage you to give shape to spirit, to revive form to the formless, to let your light so shine to allow your radiance to be received by others. I leave you with one small image to ponder.

Elyon: This is Elyon. I close our meeting today and encourage you to give shape to spirit, to revive form to the formless, to let your light so shine to allow your radiance to be received by others. I leave you with one small image to ponder.

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