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Gerdean:  I want to say a little [[focusing]] [[prayer]] here:  Michael, I come to you in the [[Stillness]] and in the company of these [[wonderful]] people. We’d like to hear from our [[mentors]] on high who want to teach us and nurture us in the ways that you would have us go. [[Encourage]] us and set us straight where [[necessary]]. Send us the [[words]], the [[teachers]], the [[concepts]] that would best serve us, and thank you for all your [[blessings]]. And Happy Birthday.*

Gerdean:  I want to say a little [[focusing]] [[prayer]] here:  Michael, I come to you in the [[Stillness]] and in the company of these [[wonderful]] people. We’d like to hear from our [[mentors]] on high who want to teach us and nurture us in the ways that you would have us go. [[Encourage]] us and set us straight where [[necessary]]. Send us the [[words]], the [[teachers]], the [[concepts]] that would best serve us, and thank you for all your [[blessings]]. And Happy Birthday.*

   

   

TOMAS:        Good evening, [[faithful]] [[friends]], I am Tomas. I will come in and [[companion]] you this evening, along with others who are apprised of your [[focus]]. We see the [[light]] go on and are [[encouraged]], [[activated]], as you are when you see something that appeals to you happening. It is not [[difficult]] to learn to [[focus]] on that which is [[engaging]], but it is a cultivated taste, a learned [[pattern]] that once learned is hard to unlearn, difficult to forget, like you say, riding a bicycle; once you know how you can pick it up easily enough under any new circumstance or [[environment]]. It has been my [[privilege]] these many years to help you [[navigate]] the [http://www.railstotrails.org/index.html bike trails], to [[encourage]] you to stop and rest when you have worn yourself out with your [[efforts]], and to [[encourage]] you to continue when you have lingered long enough.  

TOMAS:        Good evening, [[faithful]] [[friends]], I am Tomas. I will come in and [[companion]] you this evening, along with others who are apprised of your [[focus]]. We see the [[light]] go on and are [[encouraged]], [[activated]], as you are when you see something that appeals to you happening. It is not [[difficult]] to learn to [[focus]] on that which is [[engaging]], but it is a cultivated taste, a learned [[pattern]] that once learned is hard to unlearn, difficult to forget, like you say, riding a bicycle; once you know how you can pick it up easily enough under any new circumstance or [[environment]]. It has been my [[privilege]] these many years to help you [[navigate]] the [https://www.railstotrails.org/index.html bike trails], to [[encourage]] you to stop and rest when you have worn yourself out with your [[efforts]], and to [[encourage]] you to continue when you have lingered long enough.  

   

   

I am also going to commend the [[efforts]] of the [[Monjoronson]] team for their studious approach to these lessons with the questions submitted by a mediator, for that gives the [[T/R]] the [[peace]] of [[mind]] of knowing that the need is being met without their having to provide any sort of [[stimulation]] or promotion from their own [[superconsciousness]].  You know this is a [[co-creative]] [[effort]], and we do use the [[minds]] and faculties of the [[transmitters]], that when there is not much to [[work]] with it is beneficial to have the direction that questions provide.  We have been fortunate with this one, Gerdean, who has, over the years, been able to pick up the ball and run with it with the slightest of hints and indications of what we were going to [[discuss]].

I am also going to commend the [[efforts]] of the [[Monjoronson]] team for their studious approach to these lessons with the questions submitted by a mediator, for that gives the [[T/R]] the [[peace]] of [[mind]] of knowing that the need is being met without their having to provide any sort of [[stimulation]] or promotion from their own [[superconsciousness]].  You know this is a [[co-creative]] [[effort]], and we do use the [[minds]] and faculties of the [[transmitters]], that when there is not much to [[work]] with it is beneficial to have the direction that questions provide.  We have been fortunate with this one, Gerdean, who has, over the years, been able to pick up the ball and run with it with the slightest of hints and indications of what we were going to [[discuss]].

It is true that many people like to [[think]] that they serve and then [[feel]] the reward of having been of [[service]], and certainly there is an amount of [[gratification]] that comes from being of [[service]] and dong a job well done, but the most [[spontaneous]] and productive kind of service is that which comes from your cup running over, just simply because your [[heart]] is filled with [[love]] for your [[existence]] and [[the Source]] of your [[existence]].  There is no drying up of this Source; it is endless. Whereas, when you seek to serve from an [[intellectual]] or a [[social]] [[point of view]], you grow weary and need [[encouragement]] from others and from on high to continue your [[efforts]].  This kind of [[service]] will certainly never be denied or decried, but it does burn out, unlike the [[effects]] of the [[gifts of the spirit]] that keep giving, that keep pouring forth even when you have relinquished all claim to [[fame]] and [[power]].  This is truly when [[the Spirit]] speaks best.  But it is also endearing to see how you all are striving to serve in your own right, through your own [[choices]], in your own [[manner]], as you [[perceive]] is your [[duty]] and your [[joy]], according to your inclinations, your [[talents]], your [[skills]], and your [[temperament]].

It is true that many people like to [[think]] that they serve and then [[feel]] the reward of having been of [[service]], and certainly there is an amount of [[gratification]] that comes from being of [[service]] and dong a job well done, but the most [[spontaneous]] and productive kind of service is that which comes from your cup running over, just simply because your [[heart]] is filled with [[love]] for your [[existence]] and [[the Source]] of your [[existence]].  There is no drying up of this Source; it is endless. Whereas, when you seek to serve from an [[intellectual]] or a [[social]] [[point of view]], you grow weary and need [[encouragement]] from others and from on high to continue your [[efforts]].  This kind of [[service]] will certainly never be denied or decried, but it does burn out, unlike the [[effects]] of the [[gifts of the spirit]] that keep giving, that keep pouring forth even when you have relinquished all claim to [[fame]] and [[power]].  This is truly when [[the Spirit]] speaks best.  But it is also endearing to see how you all are striving to serve in your own right, through your own [[choices]], in your own [[manner]], as you [[perceive]] is your [[duty]] and your [[joy]], according to your inclinations, your [[talents]], your [[skills]], and your [[temperament]].

   

   

“[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_48#48:7._MORONTIA_MOTA Life is but a day’s work; do it well.]” And that includes the [[service]] [[opportunities]] that are presented to you either through your [[consciousness]] or through those [[channels]] of living [[water]] that are like [[waves]] washing over you, carrying you along with the others to the distant shores.  

“[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_48#48:7._MORONTIA_MOTA Life is but a day’s work; do it well.]” And that includes the [[service]] [[opportunities]] that are presented to you either through your [[consciousness]] or through those [[channels]] of living [[water]] that are like [[waves]] washing over you, carrying you along with the others to the distant shores.  

   

   

It is [[virtually]] impossible not to be of [[service]].  One would have to [[isolate]] themselves completely from [[humanity]] and close off their [[consciousness]].  Those of you who live [[dynamic]] lives, who encounter others in your [[work]] place or your [[neighborhood]], in the marketplace, over the [[internet]], are all in the [[process]] of serving some way somehow the needs of others.  This is like the [[currency]] of the [[universe]].  As you give to others, they feel enriched and they want to give to others as well. Some of the [[service]] projects you get into are admittedly [[doomed]] to fail and some are comical to [[observe]] but this is all a part of the [[learning]] [[process]].  [[Eventually]] and [[gradually]] you learn what feels successful, what feels productive, and what feels right for you regardless of the feedback from others, although feedback from others is a very important [[quality]]. Just as the [[character]] of [[children]] is formed by the [[encouragement]] of their [[parents]], so is the [[social]] [[character]] of you formed by the acknowledgement and [[appreciation]] by your [[peers]].  [[Criticism]] also is a [[quality]] that will help forge your [[service]] paths. [[Criticism]] is not nearly as [[pleasant]] or as endearing but it is also a [[necessary]] part of your rising to the occasion of serving as you feel called to do.  

It is [[virtually]] impossible not to be of [[service]].  One would have to [[isolate]] themselves completely from [[humanity]] and close off their [[consciousness]].  Those of you who live [[dynamic]] lives, who encounter others in your [[work]] place or your [[neighborhood]], in the marketplace, over the [[internet]], are all in the [[process]] of serving some way somehow the needs of others.  This is like the [[currency]] of the [[universe]].  As you give to others, they feel enriched and they want to give to others as well. Some of the [[service]] projects you get into are admittedly [[doomed]] to fail and some are comical to [[observe]] but this is all a part of the [[learning]] [[process]].  [[Eventually]] and [[gradually]] you learn what feels successful, what feels productive, and what feels right for you regardless of the feedback from others, although feedback from others is a very important [[quality]]. Just as the [[character]] of [[children]] is formed by the [[encouragement]] of their [[parents]], so is the [[social]] [[character]] of you formed by the acknowledgement and [[appreciation]] by your [[peers]].  [[Criticism]] also is a [[quality]] that will help forge your [[service]] paths. [[Criticism]] is not nearly as [[pleasant]] or as endearing but it is also a [[necessary]] part of your rising to the occasion of serving as you feel called to do.  

The gift of life is a greater gift than most people [[realize]]. It certainly goes beyond your life and reaches into the far reaches -- not just of other people but into the [[atmosphere]], into all that goes into making up a world of [[time and space]]. What a [[marvel]] it is! What a tremendous [[opportunity]] you have been given! You almost cannot go wrong. You almost cannot lose.  You would have to deliberately go out of your way to make a real mess in order to make a dent in the [[wonder]] and [[glory]] that is your world.  [Pause]

The gift of life is a greater gift than most people [[realize]]. It certainly goes beyond your life and reaches into the far reaches -- not just of other people but into the [[atmosphere]], into all that goes into making up a world of [[time and space]]. What a [[marvel]] it is! What a tremendous [[opportunity]] you have been given! You almost cannot go wrong. You almost cannot lose.  You would have to deliberately go out of your way to make a real mess in order to make a dent in the [[wonder]] and [[glory]] that is your world.  [Pause]

   

   

I speak to you as sons and daughters of god.  I speak to you as [[conscious]] and [[intelligent]] [[children]] of [[Michael]] and his [[Nebadonia|consort]]. I speak to you as believers because you hear me. We know there are those who are lost, who are unaware of the [[wonders]] of [[existence]], who indeed find life a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_149#149:5._LESSON_REGARDING_CONTENTMENT vale of tears], who regret having been [[born]], who are filled with [[anger]] and [[hatred]] at their [[circumstances]]. This is the [[chaos]] out of which emerges the sun [sic]. Bask in the light of the sun [sic], those of you who have sought the [[light]], and in your [[gratitude]] be open to let your [[light]] shine on others as you pass by and serve in this [[capacity]] of being a [[light]] unto their feet, a smile on a dreary day, a helping hand in the face of their burdens, a twinkle of the eye that confers upon them [[encourage]]-ment and [[assurance]] that they are not alone and that they can do this. They can do it.  You have [[faith]] in them.

I speak to you as sons and daughters of god.  I speak to you as [[conscious]] and [[intelligent]] [[children]] of [[Michael]] and his [[Nebadonia|consort]]. I speak to you as believers because you hear me. We know there are those who are lost, who are unaware of the [[wonders]] of [[existence]], who indeed find life a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_149#149:5._LESSON_REGARDING_CONTENTMENT vale of tears], who regret having been [[born]], who are filled with [[anger]] and [[hatred]] at their [[circumstances]]. This is the [[chaos]] out of which emerges the sun [sic]. Bask in the light of the sun [sic], those of you who have sought the [[light]], and in your [[gratitude]] be open to let your [[light]] shine on others as you pass by and serve in this [[capacity]] of being a [[light]] unto their feet, a smile on a dreary day, a helping hand in the face of their burdens, a twinkle of the eye that confers upon them [[encourage]]-ment and [[assurance]] that they are not alone and that they can do this. They can do it.  You have [[faith]] in them.

   

   

How people [[respond]] to this simple [[assurance]]!  Their [[Adjusters]] thrill to the [[challenge]] that is set before them. This is our challenge – turning on the [[light]] and walking in the light. This is the [[service]] we [[perform]] innately, [[inherently]], [[intuitively]]. In this [[attitude]] of [[service]] I greet you and [[welcome]] you to [[share]] your light with me and with others in this forum.  [Pause]  Fear not the [[opportunity]] now to [[express]] yourself, to bring forth your concerns, your struggles, your [[challenges]], your questions, your quandaries and your victories. You know how we [[love]] to hear from you in this [[personal]] [[ministry]] aspect of our [[association]]. If my co-worker Merium were to speak up she would say “Stretch!”  “Open the windows of your [[mind]]; let the [[air]] blow through,” and “Fluff up the pillows so you are ready to engage with others.”  Are there questions?

How people [[respond]] to this simple [[assurance]]!  Their [[Adjusters]] thrill to the [[challenge]] that is set before them. This is our challenge – turning on the [[light]] and walking in the light. This is the [[service]] we [[perform]] innately, [[inherently]], [[intuitively]]. In this [[attitude]] of [[service]] I greet you and [[welcome]] you to [[share]] your light with me and with others in this forum.  [Pause]  Fear not the [[opportunity]] now to [[express]] yourself, to bring forth your concerns, your struggles, your [[challenges]], your questions, your quandaries and your victories. You know how we [[love]] to hear from you in this [[personal]] [[ministry]] aspect of our [[association]]. If my co-worker Merium were to speak up she would say “Stretch!”  “Open the windows of your [[mind]]; let the [[air]] blow through,” and “Fluff up the pillows so you are ready to engage with others.”  Are there questions?

TOMAS:        You are surely [[welcome]]. It is and has been my [[pleasure]] to be a part of this [[Teacher Corps]] at this time in [[Urantia]]’s unfolding.  Michael is here and would like to greet you in [[response]] to your many greetings and well wishes.  One moment.

TOMAS:        You are surely [[welcome]]. It is and has been my [[pleasure]] to be a part of this [[Teacher Corps]] at this time in [[Urantia]]’s unfolding.  Michael is here and would like to greet you in [[response]] to your many greetings and well wishes.  One moment.

   

   

JESUS:          Greetings, my [[children]].  I am coming to you as your fellow, your [[peer]], as [[Jesus]] rather than as the [[Master Son]].  It is my [[birth]], after all, that you [[celebrate]]. The acknowledgement of my [[existence]] on this world -- your world, our world -- is something we [[share]], that we enjoy, that bonds us in a special way. We [[understand]] the [[customs]] and conditions of this world. [http://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_A.D. 2,000 years ago] was not that long ago. The holidays and festivities have not that much changed. The need to [[celebrate]] is still with us and the gift of life is something that loved ones [[bestow]] upon each other.

JESUS:          Greetings, my [[children]].  I am coming to you as your fellow, your [[peer]], as [[Jesus]] rather than as the [[Master Son]].  It is my [[birth]], after all, that you [[celebrate]]. The acknowledgement of my [[existence]] on this world -- your world, our world -- is something we [[share]], that we enjoy, that bonds us in a special way. We [[understand]] the [[customs]] and conditions of this world. [https://www.wikipedia.org/wiki/1_A.D. 2,000 years ago] was not that long ago. The holidays and festivities have not that much changed. The need to [[celebrate]] is still with us and the gift of life is something that loved ones [[bestow]] upon each other.

   

   

We had birthday acknowledgements in my [[home]] – and there were many! We didn’t necessarily have the presents and gifts and festivities you have today.  We did not go to Chucky Cheese Pizza or the Golden Corral for dinner, but we did acknowledge the anniversary of each other’s [[birth]] and we loved one another. We were glad we existed.  Even though there were squabbles and fights among us, particularly the more [[belligerent]] among us, there was the [[opportunity]] to resolve the [[problem]] and make up, become [[friends]], resolve the situation and go on, and this endeared us to each other as can only be had in a [[family]] setting. And this is what I [[share]] with you, those of you who have brothers and sisters in the [[flesh]], and [[parents]] who pass on not only the [[tradition]] but the sentiment of being glad for your [[birth]], of being glad you are alive, of testifying that your life has enriched them.  This is an example of [[service]] that [[Tomas]] spoke about.  When you wish someone a “happy birthday” you are being of service to them because you are acknowledging their [[existence]] and your [[joy]] in their being a part in your life.

We had birthday acknowledgements in my [[home]] – and there were many! We didn’t necessarily have the presents and gifts and festivities you have today.  We did not go to Chucky Cheese Pizza or the Golden Corral for dinner, but we did acknowledge the anniversary of each other’s [[birth]] and we loved one another. We were glad we existed.  Even though there were squabbles and fights among us, particularly the more [[belligerent]] among us, there was the [[opportunity]] to resolve the [[problem]] and make up, become [[friends]], resolve the situation and go on, and this endeared us to each other as can only be had in a [[family]] setting. And this is what I [[share]] with you, those of you who have brothers and sisters in the [[flesh]], and [[parents]] who pass on not only the [[tradition]] but the sentiment of being glad for your [[birth]], of being glad you are alive, of testifying that your life has enriched them.  This is an example of [[service]] that [[Tomas]] spoke about.  When you wish someone a “happy birthday” you are being of service to them because you are acknowledging their [[existence]] and your [[joy]] in their being a part in your life.

It would do you well to also see what a tremendous advantage you have in the tremendous [[perspectives]] available to you, but I am sure I need not remind you what to be grateful for.  Your [[gratitude]] is obvious in the enduring [[peace]] that I feel in your midst and your delightful countenance as I look out over you in this sea of [[tranquility]].  [Pause] Are there other questions or concerns or comments, since we have this opportunity?  [Pause]  The [[quietude]] lifts up as a fragrance and honors the Divine Upholder; in [[Stillness]] we sit in [[humble]] [[joy]] of His kingdom, His [[power]] and [[glory]].  It is [[blessed]] to be able to sustain ourselves in this [[atmosphere]] of [[peace]] and [[love]], [[harmony]] and mutual [[service]].  It is also true that the time will come when [[the Father]] Himself will say, “Enough! I have been [[worship]]ped enough.  You have obeyed and honored enough.  Go now into the fields and be about the [[business]] of planting [[seeds]] in the [[hearts]] and [[minds]] of those who have not yet seen Me. Speak to those who have not yet heard My Voice. Represent me as you go about your business, [[the Father]]’s [[business]], in the kingdoms of men.”

It would do you well to also see what a tremendous advantage you have in the tremendous [[perspectives]] available to you, but I am sure I need not remind you what to be grateful for.  Your [[gratitude]] is obvious in the enduring [[peace]] that I feel in your midst and your delightful countenance as I look out over you in this sea of [[tranquility]].  [Pause] Are there other questions or concerns or comments, since we have this opportunity?  [Pause]  The [[quietude]] lifts up as a fragrance and honors the Divine Upholder; in [[Stillness]] we sit in [[humble]] [[joy]] of His kingdom, His [[power]] and [[glory]].  It is [[blessed]] to be able to sustain ourselves in this [[atmosphere]] of [[peace]] and [[love]], [[harmony]] and mutual [[service]].  It is also true that the time will come when [[the Father]] Himself will say, “Enough! I have been [[worship]]ped enough.  You have obeyed and honored enough.  Go now into the fields and be about the [[business]] of planting [[seeds]] in the [[hearts]] and [[minds]] of those who have not yet seen Me. Speak to those who have not yet heard My Voice. Represent me as you go about your business, [[the Father]]’s [[business]], in the kingdoms of men.”

===Closing===

===Closing===

“[http://www.bartleby.com/198/1.html Let us go then, you and I],” as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.s._eliot the poet] has set forth.  But before you go, I would like to see you open the windows of your [[mind]], fluff up your pillows of contentment, and [[assure]] me that you are ready to go back into the world, into the [[blessed]] routines of life, the securities and insecurities encountered, the [[adventures]] and [[challenges]] of the daily life, knowing you can return to this spot any time. You can create this spot and dwell with [[the Father]] anytime.  It has been such a [[joy]] for me this evening, [[friends]], students, [[children]], to be your [[mentor]].  I regret you have not opened up to me with your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora's_box Pandora’s box] of [[problems]] but perhaps, it being the season for acknowledging Michael’s [[birth]] as a babe, we are in a [[moment]] of [[reverence]] and I cannot discourage or disdain such.  I will thus leave you here in this state of [[repose]], knowing that you are well in hand.

“[https://www.bartleby.com/198/1.html Let us go then, you and I],” as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T.s._eliot the poet] has set forth.  But before you go, I would like to see you open the windows of your [[mind]], fluff up your pillows of contentment, and [[assure]] me that you are ready to go back into the world, into the [[blessed]] routines of life, the securities and insecurities encountered, the [[adventures]] and [[challenges]] of the daily life, knowing you can return to this spot any time. You can create this spot and dwell with [[the Father]] anytime.  It has been such a [[joy]] for me this evening, [[friends]], students, [[children]], to be your [[mentor]].  I regret you have not opened up to me with your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pandora's_box Pandora’s box] of [[problems]] but perhaps, it being the season for acknowledging Michael’s [[birth]] as a babe, we are in a [[moment]] of [[reverence]] and I cannot discourage or disdain such.  I will thus leave you here in this state of [[repose]], knowing that you are well in hand.

   

   

Amen and farewell.     

Amen and farewell.     

===Note===

===Note===

The [[Urantia Book]] reveals that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] was born at noon on August 21 in the same [[manner]] as all babies before that day and since have come into the world.  He was wrapped in the clothes which [[Mary (Jesus' mother)|Mary]] had brought along for such a [[contingency]] and laid in a near-by manger. For a full disclosure, read [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#PAPER_122:_BIRTH_AND_INFANCY_OF_JESUS Urantia Paper 122, Birth and Infancy of Jesus]

The [[Urantia Book]] reveals that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] was born at noon on August 21 in the same [[manner]] as all babies before that day and since have come into the world.  He was wrapped in the clothes which [[Mary (Jesus' mother)|Mary]] had brought along for such a [[contingency]] and laid in a near-by manger. For a full disclosure, read [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#PAPER_122:_BIRTH_AND_INFANCY_OF_JESUS Urantia Paper 122, Birth and Infancy of Jesus]

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