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==Session==

==Session==

===Opening===

===Opening===

Elyon (Jonathan TR):  I [[greet]] you all, I am Elyon, and I acknowledge your [[diligence]] in seeking ways whereby you may assist our [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:5._RELATION_OF_MASTER_SONS_TO_THE_UNIVERSE Sovereign Son] in elevating [[Urantia]] to higher levels of [[Art of Living|living]].   

Elyon (Jonathan TR):  I [[greet]] you all, I am Elyon, and I acknowledge your [[diligence]] in seeking ways whereby you may assist our [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:5._RELATION_OF_MASTER_SONS_TO_THE_UNIVERSE Sovereign Son] in elevating [[Urantia]] to higher levels of [[Art of Living|living]].   

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Potential]]'''''====

====''[[Potential]]''====

While you look about your world and find many factors that are  in great need of upliftment, you also behold a [[planet]] that has advanced quite some ways since the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Century times when Michael] [[Paper 121 - The Times of Michael's Bestowal|was here]] as [[Jesus]].  When he looked at his fellows he saw them in two ways:  One, the [[human being]]s that they were at the current level of [[evolution]], and two, the great [[potential]] that resided in each one, some potentials that were not ever to be [[expressed]] in a short human life.  But Michael could see that [[soul]] [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Accepting_The_Father%27s_Treasure-2003-03-09 treasure], and in such an [[observation]] he could fully [[forgive]] the [[errors]] that are made by those who do not know the greater way, the higher [[truth]].  

While you look about your world and find many factors that are  in great need of upliftment, you also behold a [[planet]] that has advanced quite some ways since the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1st_Century times when Michael] [[Paper 121 - The Times of Michael's Bestowal|was here]] as [[Jesus]].  When he looked at his fellows he saw them in two ways:  One, the [[human being]]s that they were at the current level of [[evolution]], and two, the great [[potential]] that resided in each one, some potentials that were not ever to be [[expressed]] in a short human life.  But Michael could see that [[soul]] [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Accepting_The_Father%27s_Treasure-2003-03-09 treasure], and in such an [[observation]] he could fully [[forgive]] the [[errors]] that are made by those who do not know the greater way, the higher [[truth]].  

As you [[work]] with your fellow [[beings]] I [[encourage]] you to also look with a spiritual [[Vision|eye]] and [[perceive]] those great [[potentials]] within them.  Though you may be irritated by an [[action]] in the brief [[moment]], you can [[love]] them knowing of the greatness that [[Inner Life|resides within]], and that it is only a matter of [[time]] before there is a self [[discovery]], and they come to [[actualize]] those inner [[traits]] of [[divine]] [[goodness]].

As you [[work]] with your fellow [[beings]] I [[encourage]] you to also look with a spiritual [[Vision|eye]] and [[perceive]] those great [[potentials]] within them.  Though you may be irritated by an [[action]] in the brief [[moment]], you can [[love]] them knowing of the greatness that [[Inner Life|resides within]], and that it is only a matter of [[time]] before there is a self [[discovery]], and they come to [[actualize]] those inner [[traits]] of [[divine]] [[goodness]].

===='''''[[Assurance]]'''''====

====''[[Assurance]]''====

Michael carried himself on your world with great [[assurance]].  This assurance revealed a deep [[connection]] with his divine [[Father]].  It was soulful in its [[certainty]].  It was a recognition of his [[eternal]] [[nature]], and it [[cause]]d him to be able to [[react]] to any [[event]] that occurred about him with that higher [[perspective]].  With such assurance he could [[forgive]] those who condemned him. He could teach [[truth]] even while the mob may be heckling him.  He could love even one who exhibited great [[Grotesque|ugliness]], for he saw within each the [[presence]] of his divine [[Father]].  He knew of the long road of [[ascension]] that every soul will make if they are willing.  He could see the greatness of their future [[Paradise]] [[attainment]]. If you can but look upon your fellows with this in [[mind]], divine [[love]] and divine [[light]] will radiate from you. Many will come to be soothed and nourished by your presence and your [[charm]].  But there is a secret to being able to do what the master did, and that is for you to be able to perceive within yourself those same eternal [[potentials]] and [[attainments]] where it is true that you [[love]] your neighbor only as you love yourself.  

Michael carried himself on your world with great [[assurance]].  This assurance revealed a deep [[connection]] with his divine [[Father]].  It was soulful in its [[certainty]].  It was a recognition of his [[eternal]] [[nature]], and it [[cause]]d him to be able to [[react]] to any [[event]] that occurred about him with that higher [[perspective]].  With such assurance he could [[forgive]] those who condemned him. He could teach [[truth]] even while the mob may be heckling him.  He could love even one who exhibited great [[Grotesque|ugliness]], for he saw within each the [[presence]] of his divine [[Father]].  He knew of the long road of [[ascension]] that every soul will make if they are willing.  He could see the greatness of their future [[Paradise]] [[attainment]]. If you can but look upon your fellows with this in [[mind]], divine [[love]] and divine [[light]] will radiate from you. Many will come to be soothed and nourished by your presence and your [[charm]].  But there is a secret to being able to do what the master did, and that is for you to be able to perceive within yourself those same eternal [[potentials]] and [[attainments]] where it is true that you [[love]] your neighbor only as you love yourself.  

===='''''[[Progress]]'''''====

====''[[Progress]]''====

When one hungers for a goal, is striving fervently to attain such goals, a stumble will not bring that [[person]] down.  It will merely cause a temporary scramble as effort is made to regain [[balance]] and forward [[momentum]].  That momentary interruption is forgotten [[instantly]] as the individual pushes for that goal.  You see that in your [[athletics]], the immature one will throw a fit and quit, but the pro will pursue.  It is because that athlete has the [[assurance]] of [[skill]] that has been [[witness]]ed over [[time]] with great [[practice]].  

When one hungers for a goal, is striving fervently to attain such goals, a stumble will not bring that [[person]] down.  It will merely cause a temporary scramble as effort is made to regain [[balance]] and forward [[momentum]].  That momentary interruption is forgotten [[instantly]] as the individual pushes for that goal.  You see that in your [[athletics]], the immature one will throw a fit and quit, but the pro will pursue.  It is because that athlete has the [[assurance]] of [[skill]] that has been [[witness]]ed over [[time]] with great [[practice]].  

When Michael said, “Whatsoever you do to the least among you, you do for me” he was teaching how important the small [[actions]] are in the greater scheme of [[cosmic]] [[progress]].  If you can forgive yourself at the time when you perceive that you are the least among all, you are allowing the [[love]] of Michael to become infused into your [[being]] where he may [[minister]] to your [[soul]].  When you [[discover]] the presence of [[grace]] and feel the warmth of divine love you would aim that spiritual assuredness which empowers you to forgive not only the little but the great [[errors]] of others.  You know that over the course of time your [[motive]] is to do the divine will, to comprehend [[truth]], to foster [[beauty]], and to present [[goodness]].  Those [[episodes]] of error are merely transient blips, and you continue on in your pursuit of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]].  Following such a stumble you see more clearly the cause of your error, and you become more [[center]]ed in the goal of your [[attainment]].  If you can allow this for yourself, you can allow this for others.  

When Michael said, “Whatsoever you do to the least among you, you do for me” he was teaching how important the small [[actions]] are in the greater scheme of [[cosmic]] [[progress]].  If you can forgive yourself at the time when you perceive that you are the least among all, you are allowing the [[love]] of Michael to become infused into your [[being]] where he may [[minister]] to your [[soul]].  When you [[discover]] the presence of [[grace]] and feel the warmth of divine love you would aim that spiritual assuredness which empowers you to forgive not only the little but the great [[errors]] of others.  You know that over the course of time your [[motive]] is to do the divine will, to comprehend [[truth]], to foster [[beauty]], and to present [[goodness]].  Those [[episodes]] of error are merely transient blips, and you continue on in your pursuit of [[the Father]] in [[heaven]].  Following such a stumble you see more clearly the cause of your error, and you become more [[center]]ed in the goal of your [[attainment]].  If you can allow this for yourself, you can allow this for others.  

===='''''[[Perspective]]'''''====

====''[[Perspective]]''====

Michael knew in his time that entire villages would never [[comprehend]] what he knew deep within him.  He knew that even centuries would pass and great [[groups]] of people would still not comprehend, that they would stumble along in [[ignorance]].  But he taught them the [[truth]] and revealed the [[light]] nonetheless.  He loved them deeply regardless, for when time has run its course all [[beings]] in [[time and space]] will be [[perfect]], fully [[experience]]d in [[Supremacy]], fully revealing of the [[Thought Adjuster|divine within]].  Today you work for Michael just as in years past he worked for the Father.  You work knowing that [[Nebadon]] is incomplete in its [[attainment]] of [[Light and Life]], that your world is one of the trailing within this local universe, that the planetary stumble is only a transient [[episode]] of [[error]], and that the goal is still ahead, and the [[desire]] of all [[lightworkers]] is still there to [[attain]] it.  

Michael knew in his time that entire villages would never [[comprehend]] what he knew deep within him.  He knew that even centuries would pass and great [[groups]] of people would still not comprehend, that they would stumble along in [[ignorance]].  But he taught them the [[truth]] and revealed the [[light]] nonetheless.  He loved them deeply regardless, for when time has run its course all [[beings]] in [[time and space]] will be [[perfect]], fully [[experience]]d in [[Supremacy]], fully revealing of the [[Thought Adjuster|divine within]].  Today you work for Michael just as in years past he worked for the Father.  You work knowing that [[Nebadon]] is incomplete in its [[attainment]] of [[Light and Life]], that your world is one of the trailing within this local universe, that the planetary stumble is only a transient [[episode]] of [[error]], and that the goal is still ahead, and the [[desire]] of all [[lightworkers]] is still there to [[attain]] it.  

It is my [[desire]] to provide some time for you to interact with me.  If you have questions or comments you may ask me.  

It is my [[desire]] to provide some time for you to interact with me.  If you have questions or comments you may ask me.  

Gerdean:  As you presented, Jesus had this tremendous self [[confidence]].  He had the [[ideal]] [[parents]], Mary and Joseph.  Of the top three they were the best of the best.  He had some [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Advantages_of_the_Greater_Family-1995-10-13 advantages].  Of course that’s no excuse for those of us who don’t come from the best of the best.  It provides us with [[Context|circumstances]] we have to grapple with.  I am not confident.  In The [[Urantia Book]] Michael promised to restore self respect to those who had lost it and curtail it in those who had too much. It’s a struggle to maintain that self confidence especially in this [[environment]] of trespassing and forgiving, screwing up and making amends, muddling through, as I [[trust]] we are all doing.  I [[lament]] that we don’t have the same sort of self confidence Jesus had.  

Gerdean:  As you presented, Jesus had this tremendous self [[confidence]].  He had the [[ideal]] [[parents]], Mary and Joseph.  Of the top three they were the best of the best.  He had some [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Advantages_of_the_Greater_Family-1995-10-13 advantages].  Of course that’s no excuse for those of us who don’t come from the best of the best.  It provides us with [[Context|circumstances]] we have to grapple with.  I am not confident.  In The [[Urantia Book]] Michael promised to restore self respect to those who had lost it and curtail it in those who had too much. It’s a struggle to maintain that self confidence especially in this [[environment]] of trespassing and forgiving, screwing up and making amends, muddling through, as I [[trust]] we are all doing.  I [[lament]] that we don’t have the same sort of self confidence Jesus had.  

When he lived everyone didn’t have a [[Thought Adjuster]].  That’s a [[different]] circumstance.  He recognized whether they were indwelt or not.  I suppose we need to assume everybody is.  Some people sure don’t [[act]] like it!  

When he lived everyone didn’t have a [[Thought Adjuster]].  That’s a [[different]] circumstance.  He recognized whether they were indwelt or not.  I suppose we need to assume everybody is.  Some people sure don’t [[act]] like it!  

===='''''[[Humility]]'''''====

====''[[Humility]]''====

When I fall short and apologize so many people [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Humility_Is_Not_Weakness-2005-03-28 think that’s a sign of weakness] and throw it up in my face.  “Aah, you apologize.  That means you know you are [[guilty]]!”  It’s a struggle to keep our [[spirit]] and our confidence up.  It’s good to sit and listen to the teachers [[encourage]] us and remind us of what is [[essential]], what we are aiming for.  Thank you, Elyon.  

When I fall short and apologize so many people [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Humility_Is_Not_Weakness-2005-03-28 think that’s a sign of weakness] and throw it up in my face.  “Aah, you apologize.  That means you know you are [[guilty]]!”  It’s a struggle to keep our [[spirit]] and our confidence up.  It’s good to sit and listen to the teachers [[encourage]] us and remind us of what is [[essential]], what we are aiming for.  Thank you, Elyon.  

Elyon:  You are welcome and I will comment.  You recall the record of the fellow who said, “Lord, I believe, help my unbelief.”[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_158_-_The_Mount_of_Transfiguration#158:5._JESUS_HEALS_THE_BOY]  That may be considered a sign of weakness, to have unbelief.  But truly he expressed great strength in the desire to face that unbelief, to be taught, to be uplifted.  The [[universe]] call that all souls become [[perfect]] as the Father in heaven is perfect is often met with great impatience, that perfection will be had if not now in the next [[moment]].  The [[desire]] is to pass the test rather than to continue passing tests, and this is what being perfect is all about, it’s perfecting [[continuum|continually]].  

Elyon:  You are welcome and I will comment.  You recall the record of the fellow who said, “Lord, I believe, help my unbelief.”[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_158_-_The_Mount_of_Transfiguration#158:5._JESUS_HEALS_THE_BOY]  That may be considered a sign of weakness, to have unbelief.  But truly he expressed great strength in the desire to face that unbelief, to be taught, to be uplifted.  The [[universe]] call that all souls become [[perfect]] as the Father in heaven is perfect is often met with great impatience, that perfection will be had if not now in the next [[moment]].  The [[desire]] is to pass the test rather than to continue passing tests, and this is what being perfect is all about, it’s perfecting [[continuum|continually]].  

I too [[share]] your sense of frustration.  When I pursue higher levels of [[universe]] [[perspective]] and higher [[standards]] of [[character]] [[expression]], I [[immediately]] [[discover]] my shortcomings, and I feel that I have yet a long way to go.  As you [[ascend]] this [[wonderful]] [[dimension]] of [[mansonia]] you will come to appreciate the great assistance, ministers and [[angels]], who are ever willing to help.  This [[evolutionary]] world you are on now [[functions]] often from the mode of [[survival]], that the fittest win.  This is why Jesus taught [[service]], that the world needs to learn to help one another, to not always be victor and the other vanquished.  But in the [[progress]] of a fellow there is progress for your own being.  To acknowledge one’s weakness, to admit one’s [[error]], is to be able to [[progress]].  Even in the face of ridicule you are advancing.  Those who make such ridiculing [[statements]] are delaying their own progress and are therefore in need of your [[love]].  

I too [[share]] your sense of frustration.  When I pursue higher levels of [[universe]] [[perspective]] and higher [[standards]] of [[character]] [[expression]], I [[immediately]] [[discover]] my shortcomings, and I feel that I have yet a long way to go.  As you [[ascend]] this [[wonderful]] [[dimension]] of [[mansonia]] you will come to appreciate the great assistance, ministers and [[angels]], who are ever willing to help.  This [[evolutionary]] world you are on now [[functions]] often from the mode of [[survival]], that the fittest win.  This is why Jesus taught [[service]], that the world needs to learn to help one another, to not always be victor and the other vanquished.  But in the [[progress]] of a fellow there is progress for your own being.  To acknowledge one’s weakness, to admit one’s [[error]], is to be able to [[progress]].  Even in the face of ridicule you are advancing.  Those who make such ridiculing [[statements]] are delaying their own progress and are therefore in need of your [[love]].  

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