Changes

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

As ever, I have enjoyed [[listening]] in, [[observing]] your [[friendship]], watching your observations especially as they pertain to your [[witnessing]] the outward [[manifestation]] of so much [[change]] [[Inner Life|within]]. You mentioned tonight this recent [[tragedy]]. Of course there are so many tragedies unfolding in your world at any [[moment]], it is difficult to sort them out, but in particular in the United States where a [[representative]] was shot and others killed in the [[context]] of a sort of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_meeting town meeting]. Naturally, this [[exhibits]] the [[fragility]] that you are [[experiencing]] in this [[moment]] as you pass from one [[stage]] of living to another.  

As ever, I have enjoyed [[listening]] in, [[observing]] your [[friendship]], watching your observations especially as they pertain to your [[witnessing]] the outward [[manifestation]] of so much [[change]] [[Inner Life|within]]. You mentioned tonight this recent [[tragedy]]. Of course there are so many tragedies unfolding in your world at any [[moment]], it is difficult to sort them out, but in particular in the United States where a [[representative]] was shot and others killed in the [[context]] of a sort of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Town_meeting town meeting]. Naturally, this [[exhibits]] the [[fragility]] that you are [[experiencing]] in this [[moment]] as you pass from one [[stage]] of living to another.  

===='''''[[Circuits]]''''', '''''[[Integration]]'''''====

===='''''[[Circuits]]''''', '''''[[Integration]]'''''====

It is not an easy [[transition]], and of course, we have repeated our [[appreciation]] of your willingness to forge ahead amidst so much [[turbulence]]. But let us [[focus]] upon your [[observations]] of heightened levels of [[integration]] which arise due to increased [[spiritual]] [[pressure]] that are result of numerous [[factors]] impinging upon your world. You know of course of the [[influence]] of renewed [[circuitries]]. There are as well [[cosmic]] [[rays]] of influence arising from [[exposure]] to the larger [[culture]] of this [[cosmos]] of which you are a part. Then there are the issues of your [[planet]]’s [[adjustment]] where wrenching [[changes]] are underway, geologically, socially, economically, and politically, many of which are [[resisted]] and all of which are a [[source]] of [[difficulty]].  

It is not an easy [[transition]], and of course, we have repeated our [[appreciation]] of your willingness to forge ahead amidst so much [[turbulence]]. But let us [[focus]] upon your [[observations]] of heightened levels of [[integration]] which arise due to increased [[spiritual]] [[pressure]] that are result of numerous [[factors]] impinging upon your world. You know of course of the [[influence]] of renewed [[circuitries]]. There are as well [[cosmic]] [[rays]] of influence arising from [[exposure]] to the larger [[culture]] of this [[cosmos]] of which you are a part. Then there are the issues of your [[planet]]’s [[adjustment]] where wrenching [[changes]] are underway, geologically, socially, economically, and politically, many of which are [[resisted]] and all of which are a [[source]] of [[difficulty]].  

===='''''[[Stress]]''''', '''''[[Resistance]]'''''====

===='''''[[Stress]]''''', '''''[[Resistance]]'''''====

You know from your [[experience]] as [[parents]], [[spouse]]s, and [[children]] that in any [[home]] where there is added [[pressure]] due to external [[forces]], “[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuse_%28explosives%29 fuses]” are a bit shorter to say the least. So you [[hopefully]] can look upon these [[events]] with a little bit of [[perspective]] derived from your own [[mortal]] experience. I would endeavor to enlarge upon this and attempt to infuse some of my own perspective, and that is to say whereas you may have enjoyed certain [[freedoms]] you could call them arising from [[relative]] [[isolation]] even with your fellow beings due to lower levels of [[population]] at an earlier [[phase]] of living as well as a more settled [[social]] arrangement, again only [[relatively]] speaking, for [[Urantia]] as you know, has effectively never had a [[stable]] social, [[cultural]] [[environment]] in which to live. However with the increased [[sensitivities]] to [[spiritual]] [[gravity]] that is drawing you and your fellows ever closer to one another, you are witnessing [[predictable]] [[resistance]] as well as the [[adjustments]] that require quite a bit of time spent in [[stillness]] with [[our Father]], and I say this to reiterate what you have heard for years, [[teachers]] speaking of the value of time spent with our Father.  

You know from your [[experience]] as [[parents]], [[spouse]]s, and [[children]] that in any [[home]] where there is added [[pressure]] due to external [[forces]], “[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuse_%28explosives%29 fuses]” are a bit shorter to say the least. So you [[hopefully]] can look upon these [[events]] with a little bit of [[perspective]] derived from your own [[mortal]] experience. I would endeavor to enlarge upon this and attempt to infuse some of my own perspective, and that is to say whereas you may have enjoyed certain [[freedoms]] you could call them arising from [[relative]] [[isolation]] even with your fellow beings due to lower levels of [[population]] at an earlier [[phase]] of living as well as a more settled [[social]] arrangement, again only [[relatively]] speaking, for [[Urantia]] as you know, has effectively never had a [[stable]] social, [[cultural]] [[environment]] in which to live. However with the increased [[sensitivities]] to [[spiritual]] [[gravity]] that is drawing you and your fellows ever closer to one another, you are witnessing [[predictable]] [[resistance]] as well as the [[adjustments]] that require quite a bit of time spent in [[stillness]] with [[our Father]], and I say this to reiterate what you have heard for years, [[teachers]] speaking of the value of time spent with our Father.  

===='''''[[Stillness]]''''', '''''[[Enlightenment]]'''''====

===='''''[[Stillness]]''''', '''''[[Enlightenment]]'''''====

You will [[recognize]] that such [[blessings]] as arise within you as a result of additional [[exposure]] to [[First Source|the One]] who sees [[all things]] in [[perspective]], the perspective of [[Paradise]]; it affords you the [[opportunity]] to see likewise, and even in the [[context]] of a rapidly shifting [[material]] [[environment]] where your legs may ''[[literally]]'' be pulled from beneath you resulting in not a little [[injury]] or [[embarrassment]]. But with additional [[exposure]] to [[First Source|the Source]] of [[all things]], you can more readily look upon your [[experience]] with the [[levity]] that is indicative of [[Spirit]] itself.  

You will [[recognize]] that such [[blessings]] as arise within you as a result of additional [[exposure]] to [[First Source|the One]] who sees [[all things]] in [[perspective]], the perspective of [[Paradise]]; it affords you the [[opportunity]] to see likewise, and even in the [[context]] of a rapidly shifting [[material]] [[environment]] where your legs may ''[[literally]]'' be pulled from beneath you resulting in not a little [[injury]] or [[embarrassment]]. But with additional [[exposure]] to [[First Source|the Source]] of [[all things]], you can more readily look upon your [[experience]] with the [[levity]] that is indicative of [[Spirit]] itself.  

Have you not seen [[experienced]] [[souls]] stumbling in a rather awkward [[manner]] and laughing at themselves? I am sure you have, and I am sure you have been able to do this as well, enjoying the [[hilarity]] of your own [[human]] [[experience]]. This is an [[attribute]] of spirit [[enlightenment]], and I use the word enlightenment in a more [[literal]] sense perhaps than your [[culture]] is inclined to consider, for how deeply embedded is it in your [[traditions]] of [[religion]] to talk about [[enlightenment]] as some [[state]] of [[being]] that awaits one after a long arduous [[process]] of highly [[disciplined]] spiritual [[practice]]? Well, yes, this is true, however, it is not a [[static]] state. It is a state in which you are [[fluid]], it is a state of [[being]] in [[process]] of [[growing]] ever lighter in every [[moment]], and as the grip of [[material]] [[gravity]] around you lessens in its [[ardor]], the hold that it has upon you, this is only true to the extent that there has emerged a stronger [[attraction]] for you that [[spiritual]] gravity has upon your [[mind]] by [[virtue]] of the [[repetition]] of [[choosing]] to [[do the will of our Father]], that as your [[text]] so well describes as simply showing yourself willing to [[share]] the [[inner life]] with [[our Father]] who so readily joins you in the [[struggles]] of [[time]].

Have you not seen [[experienced]] [[souls]] stumbling in a rather awkward [[manner]] and laughing at themselves? I am sure you have, and I am sure you have been able to do this as well, enjoying the [[hilarity]] of your own [[human]] [[experience]]. This is an [[attribute]] of spirit [[enlightenment]], and I use the word enlightenment in a more [[literal]] sense perhaps than your [[culture]] is inclined to consider, for how deeply embedded is it in your [[traditions]] of [[religion]] to talk about [[enlightenment]] as some [[state]] of [[being]] that awaits one after a long arduous [[process]] of highly [[disciplined]] spiritual [[practice]]? Well, yes, this is true, however, it is not a [[static]] state. It is a state in which you are [[fluid]], it is a state of [[being]] in [[process]] of [[growing]] ever lighter in every [[moment]], and as the grip of [[material]] [[gravity]] around you lessens in its [[ardor]], the hold that it has upon you, this is only true to the extent that there has emerged a stronger [[attraction]] for you that [[spiritual]] gravity has upon your [[mind]] by [[virtue]] of the [[repetition]] of [[choosing]] to [[do the will of our Father]], that as your [[text]] so well describes as simply showing yourself willing to [[share]] the [[inner life]] with [[our Father]] who so readily joins you in the [[struggles]] of [[time]].

===='''''[[Service]]'''''====

===='''''[[Service]]'''''====

These [[events]] of [[violence]] that you [[witness]] around you [[function]] as an [[opportunity]] for you to be in [[service]], to [[console]] those who may be upset for whatever reason, obviously, for the [[injuries]] sustained to the [[bodies]] and the [[families]] of those adversely affected, but also those who are threatened by what are taken to be the loss of their living as this growing [[tide]] of [[spiritual]] [[grace]] literally floods your world, and again, of course, you may recall there is [[physical]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood flooding] unfolding all around your world, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife wildlife] responding to various [[adverse]] conditions, manmade and made by [[nature]], but all alike having a [[Death|lethal]] impact upon their life forms. All of these [[things]] are emblematic of a [[shift]] of your [[planetary]] [[orientation]], and it befalls those who have [[prepared]] themselves for [[service]] in this trying moment to extend your [[hearts]] in [[prayer]] sending forth this [[love]] we are to shower as many as possible with the [[blessings]] of [[assurance]] that all is well, not necessarily in the world around you, no, but in this [[Inner Life|world within]] you where we stand [[together]] as one [[family]] [[united]] in one [[purpose]], to extend [[our Father]]’s [[love]]. This is the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_rally rallying call] for all [[mortal]] [[beings]] upon your [[planet]] at this time.  

These [[events]] of [[violence]] that you [[witness]] around you [[function]] as an [[opportunity]] for you to be in [[service]], to [[console]] those who may be upset for whatever reason, obviously, for the [[injuries]] sustained to the [[bodies]] and the [[families]] of those adversely affected, but also those who are threatened by what are taken to be the loss of their living as this growing [[tide]] of [[spiritual]] [[grace]] literally floods your world, and again, of course, you may recall there is [[physical]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood flooding] unfolding all around your world, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildlife wildlife] responding to various [[adverse]] conditions, manmade and made by [[nature]], but all alike having a [[Death|lethal]] impact upon their life forms. All of these [[things]] are emblematic of a [[shift]] of your [[planetary]] [[orientation]], and it befalls those who have [[prepared]] themselves for [[service]] in this trying moment to extend your [[hearts]] in [[prayer]] sending forth this [[love]] we are to shower as many as possible with the [[blessings]] of [[assurance]] that all is well, not necessarily in the world around you, no, but in this [[Inner Life|world within]] you where we stand [[together]] as one [[family]] [[united]] in one [[purpose]], to extend [[our Father]]’s [[love]]. This is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_rally rallying call] for all [[mortal]] [[beings]] upon your [[planet]] at this time.  

===='''''[[Compassion]]'''''====

===='''''[[Compassion]]'''''====

Some have referred to their [[hearts]] being broken, and each of your [[know]] the excruciating [[pain]] of a mortal heartbreak. Draw from the [[depth]] of your own [[experience]], from this deep well of [[compassion]] born from your personal acquaintance with these [[vicissitudes]] and extend the hand of your [[soul]] to your fellow [[beings]] struggling to keep [[pace]] with this rising [[tide]] of [[illumination]]. And yes, it is drawing you [[together]], and such togetherness is not always [[welcome]], for as you know perhaps from your recent holiday visits how easily [[human]] [[families]] can grow [[tense]] being with each other even for a short time. This is a [[symptom]] of your [[legacy]] of [[isolation]].  

Some have referred to their [[hearts]] being broken, and each of your [[know]] the excruciating [[pain]] of a mortal heartbreak. Draw from the [[depth]] of your own [[experience]], from this deep well of [[compassion]] born from your personal acquaintance with these [[vicissitudes]] and extend the hand of your [[soul]] to your fellow [[beings]] struggling to keep [[pace]] with this rising [[tide]] of [[illumination]]. And yes, it is drawing you [[together]], and such togetherness is not always [[welcome]], for as you know perhaps from your recent holiday visits how easily [[human]] [[families]] can grow [[tense]] being with each other even for a short time. This is a [[symptom]] of your [[legacy]] of [[isolation]].  

Students: Good night.

Students: Good night.

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