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===Topic: ''Concept of Gentleness''===
===Group: [[Pocatello TeaM]]===
==Facilitators==
===Teacher: [[Daniel]]===
===TR: [[Debbie Roberts|Rutha]]===
==Session==
===Opening===
Opening [[prayer]]
Daniel: "My [[friends]], I am Daniel, your [[teacher]] and [[guide]]. I welcome all of you to this gathering and I am [[happy]] that you are all working as [[human being]]s with a growing expansion of your [[divine nature]]. Your daily [[prayers]], [[quiet time]], [[actions]] and your dealings with others are beginning to show more and more [[progress]], in that you are beginning to take the higher roads with more [[enlightenment]]. This will become a solid and continual part of your life as you commit yourselves to [[the quiet]], to the work with your [[Indwelling Spirit]]. Note that it is truly not possible to know that [[guidance]] unless there is [[faith]] and this [[understanding]] of the [[First Source and Center]].
===Lesson===
And so, my [[friends]] it is with great [[joy]] for your friends on this side to see that our [[brothers and sisters]] on this [[plane]] are grasping, growing, and are working through the [[struggles]] of [[material]] life. For through these [[struggles]] and through the [[unfoldings]] of life itself you have begun that long [[ascent]] in search of the [[divine]] nature [[inherent]] within. Therefor at this time let me extend my [[love]] to each of you. It is always the teacher who knows real [[gratification]] in seeing [[students]] evolve, grasp, and [[grow]], when concepts are brought to [[light]] for the [[individual]]. You, my [[students]], have taken many steps over the last two years. These have involved much time in [[soul]] searching and there is now at this time a need to look back and [[realize]] that you have been risk takers, you have not been complacent. You have indeed seen that light at the end of the tunnel. You have traversed one tunnel and you will again find another tunnel that will, again, lead you on a [[journey]] that will bring you added [[enlightenment]] and will bring you another [[step]] closer to that [[understanding]] of the [[First Source and Center]].
===='''''[[Gentleness]]'''''====
Even as I am somewhat ahead of you, I am, in my own timeframe, beginning to grasp greater [[concepts]] of that [[One Source]]. It is my [[joy]] to report to you that the [[journey]] ahead, while there is often toiling, is also [[gratifying]] and will [[strengthen]] you for later [[service]] as an [[ascending being]], as a [[Finaliter]], which you most [[assuredly]] will reach at some [[point]]. My lesson this evening is upon the [[concept]] of [[gentleness]].
During this season of your earthly time of [[preparation]] for the [[birth]] of Christ [[Michael]]([[Advent]]), let this be a time when you [[consider]] the aspect of [[gentleness]]. There are many other [[words]] that can be given in its place: mild [[manner]]ed, [[tender]] hearted, [[loving]], and [[compassionate]]. Many of these can fit into the same mold as gentleness. One of the characteristics that is [[attributed]] to Christ [[Michael]] was His [[gentleness]], His gentle [[nature]]. This is not to be confused with the [[negative]] connotation where He, Christ Michael could be walked upon and trampled, but rather look at the concept of gentleness in the aspect that He treated all [[human being]]s, all His [[brothers and sisters]], with the same [[respect]] and [[love]] in a gentle [[manner]], reaching out to all. His [[heart]] and compassion for men often overcame His [[nature]]. And in many [[quiet]] times this gentleness for all overcame Him. At those times He sat in quietness with the [[First Source and Center]] receiving [[strength]] and nourishment so that He could then go out into the world not to [[change]] [[everything]], but rather to plant the [[seeds]], to give gently to each of His brothers and sisters that they, themselves, could [[experience]] and bring about [[change]] in their own lives. This is the gentleness that I ask you to consider during this week as you work through the many [[activities]] that this [[season]] calls for; to take time to [[evaluate]] ways in which you, yourselves, can be more [[tenderhearted]], more [[compassionate]], more mild and more gentle with one another, as well as with yourselves.
There are , of course, [[activities]] that I could ask you to do during this week in [[considering]] gentleness. However it is really more [[soul growth]] promoting if you will take the time yourselves to look at this [[concept]] as to what it means to you, and how you best can bring about and approach your [[relationships]], etc., in a gentle [[manner]]; being [[respectful]], [[loving]], caring, and giving, while at the same time realizing that you cannot [[change]] the world. You can only plant [[seeds]] and you can help your [[brothers and sisters]] along as you [[grow]] yourselves.
A gentle approach often [[speaks]] much more convincingly than does the [[aggressive]] nature. I call upon [[the teachers]] in this room, I call upon those who have [[Parenting|raised children]], those who have dealt with others in [[relationships]]; have you not seen first hand how much more [[effective]] your [[ideas]] become, how much more [[effective]] your words are if they are spoken lovingly and gently and perhaps, softly, than those that are given in haste, in [[anger]], and in loud intonation? As you work through [[relationships]] this week, strive to find that area of gentleness that is most [[effective]]. Allow gentleness to become also a part of your [[nature]]. Often in overcoming old [[habits]] one must be very [[conscious]] of breaking them and instilling new [[thought]] processes. And so, for those who are needing to erase and let go of old [[habits]], you may need to devise ways to help bring about a new [[change]] and to consciously become [[aware]] of the [[concept]] of gentleness.
This is then an [[assignment]] for you, to look to the ways in which you can bring a little more gentleness and [[compassion]] into [[this world]], a little more [[respect]] for your brothers and sisters. With that I will end this lesson opening up for [[questions]]."
===Dialogue===
N1: "Daniel, I don't have a question. I just wanted to say 'thank you'. It [[amazes]] me how well you pick your lessons. I needed to hear that. Thank you."
Daniel: "My dear, this week you will work through many [[ideas]] in order to bring about more [[gentleness]] in your [[nature]], toward yourself especially and to [[others]]. This will be, if you so [[choose]] and work, a time of much [[growth]]."
N1: "Thank you Daniel."
B5: "Daniel, this is B5. I am glad to be here with you again."
Daniel: "Hello, B5."
B5: "I have been [[feeling]] really [[good]] lately, a lot of [[spiritual growth]], I believe. It used to be that I would only feel these things, these internal feelings when I was either [[speaking]] with you in these [[meetings]] or talking with my teacher or [[reading]] [[the book]]. But I have noticed lately [[concepts]] of different [[ideas]] have hit me just watching television, just watching people in a restaurant, at really odd times, grasping different ideas. One of those was when I was watching TV the other day and it had some [[stories]] on a guy that was being transported from place to place in time trying to help people. And he [[appeared]] in a room to help a lady. And she didn't see him appear, materialize. She turned around and was startled and asked who he was and how he had gotten there. He said that this wasn't important, that he had some [[information]] for her. Things turned out well. At the time it struck me that it was real important as far as the [[God]] concept and the [[Melchizedeks]] and things of this sort because they could probably appear at any time and [[startle]] us. But the [[effect]] of that would probably be one of making us as [[humans]] feel inferior, feel [[scared]], feel like we needed to obey every word they said. And it struck me that that is not the concept that is trying to be
taught. It struck me that the concept wasn't of [[fear]], . ..well, let me put it this way. If an [[angel]] were to appear and tell me to do something I would probably do it, regardless of what it was! But that is not the [[idea]]. The idea is, I feel like, to learn and [[understand]] so that we don't have the fear and it is more a personal [[attainment]] of knowledge so that I that I want to do those things, was the thought that hit me at that time that certainly I have been [[struggling]] with for a long time. Do you have any comment on this?"
===='''''[[Teaching Mission]]''''', '''''[[Free will]]'''''====
Daniel: "Yes, indeed! By and large this [[Teaching Mission]] is not geared to have upon this [[earth]] many groups of people, many [[individuals]] that are following like [[robots]]; but rather that you, the [[individual]], are given the [[information]] regarding your [[divine nature]] allowing you to take that which is [[truth]] and to utilize that truth to grow in your own [[potential]]. This is God's way. Had God [[decreed]] that all would [[automatically]] follow His will, then there would be [[seven]] [[perfected]] [[universes]]. Rather in the [[overcare]] of the [[First Source and Center]] it is a given that there is [[free will]]. This is [[mandated]] for all [[Ascending sons|ascending]] and [[Descending Sons|descending beings]]. Through the overcare of the [[First Source and Center]] is there also given [[knowledge]]. And through knowledge, [[understanding]], and [[experience]] is there given to the individual that choice to either say, 'Thy will be done' or not be done.
[[Happy]] and [[joyful]] are we on this side when our [[students]], like yourselves, are able to utilize the [[experiences]] of life to recognize and to make that [[connection]] of a [[truth]] as you have done. This is part of the [[Teaching Mission]], to give to you [[guidance]]; and then to allow you who are [[committed]] and you who are all [[endowed]] with great minds to make those choices to grow spiritually and to make that connection with [[universal]] truth. As you [[prepare]] the ground, so shall the [[seeds]] that are planted within your own soil be fortified, watered and cared for by your [[faith]], your willingness to turn over to [[the Father]], and by your [[time]] that you spend in [[the quiet]].
It is this [[quiet time]] that is really the water and fertilizer and nutrients that causes those [[seeds]] that have been planted in you to take [[root]] and [[grow]]. We cannot even put into [[words]] that would be understood by you the [[joy]] we feel in your growth, my son, my [[friend]]! And so please, all of you, remember that it is not just here in this kind of [[environment]] with me speaking, that [[truth]] will become evident for you. Rather, you will find your greatest truth as you [[experience]] life. The [[hope]] that I have is that the [[guidance]] and teachings given in [[this Mission]] will help you to recognize the truth when it is presented to you. [[Teachers]] build frameworks. [[Students]] fill in and continue to put in all of the studs, nails, panels, and wall coverings that make the house. [[The teachers]] give the framework, but you must do the [[work]] of completion. As I said earlier, I am well pleased with the construction that you all have so far completed."
B5: "Thank you Daniel. I have one other question. It's a bold one. At the [[risk]] of sounding [[egotistical]], I realize that I don't [[understand]] and grasp [[everything]]; and I realize it will be more than a lifetime before I ever do. My understanding at the beginning of these groups when I was first introduced was that we may be called upon to do something to help the [[Teaching Mission]]. And I guess my question is this. I don't know if I am ready or if I ever will be, but at this time is there a job for me?"
Daniel: "Your job, my dear [[friend]], is to continue to [[grow]] [[individually]] in your own [[understanding]] and in your own way. As you continue to become whole and healed, as you continue to grow in [[enlightenment]], and as you continue to temper all of your dealings in [[prayer]] and in [[stillness]], will you naturally be of [[service]] to others. The [[Teaching Mission]] at this point is not to say that you will do this and you will do that; but to allow you to grow within so that your [[Thought Adjuster|Inner Light]]
becomes so much a part of your whole [[being]] that you naturally will reach out and serve. You have already begun this. You are already in the [[process]] of planting [[seeds]] for others. You have been and all of you will continue to be the [[apostles]] through your [[actions]], your [[thoughts]], and through the dealings you have with [[others]]. This is the work that is asked of you now; to willingly come to [[the Father]] daily, that in that [[quiet time]] you are fed and you are given what is [[necessary]] for your life's dealings, for the [[unfolding]] of life. Do not be overly concerned with the [[desire]] to serve in only one capacity, but rather realize that service comes in many [[forms]]: a simple [[smile]], a help to your [[neighbor]], a ride for your neighbor, any type of [[activity]] which shows you have that [[gentle]] nature as does Christ [[Michael]]. [[Service]] is loving one another. Service is trying to [[understand]] your [[brothers and sisters]]. Service is [[forgiving]] one another. Service is manifold. Does this help in any way? B5: "Yes, it does. I pretty well knew that all along, but [[thought]] I would ask to see if there was anything more, I guess. Thank you Daniel, very much."
Daniel: "You are doing very well. Do not be overly concerned. Just continue to stay the [[path]], to reach inwardly, to grasp that [[Indwelling Spirit]] urging and prompting you. This will [[guide]] in knowing what you are to be about. [[The will of the Father]] is made known through daily [[contact]]. Do you see?"
B5: "Yes, I see. Although it is not [[necessary]], may I ask you to [[confirm]] what my teacher told me last week about by spiritual name being Breylon?"
Daniel: "This is correct. Do you have [[doubts]]?"
B5: "I have no doubts about the name, because that would mean that I would have to doubt Avalon. I am just not sure of the spelling. That's why I asked."
Daniel: "The spelling is correct. One moment please."
===='''''[[Growth]]'''''====
Avalon: "I am Avalon. I have come here today to verify for you, B5, my [[reality]]. It is with the [[joy]] of my [[being]] that I can come through another transmitter/receiver and say to you that as long as you are [[committed]] to following [[the Father's will]], will you be able to continue to make [[contact]] with me. My friend, we will work [[together]] so that the [[service]] that you [[desire]] to give can be brought into [[reality]]. I thank Daniel for this time and I say to all of you in this group that it is an [[honor]] for me tonight to speak with you. I have been [[anticipating]] that when B5 came to this meeting that I would be allowed to say a few [[words]].
And so to all of you let me say this. The time of [[change]] is not necessarily just a [[time]] [[reference]], but rather the time of change is a [[continual]] thing. As you go through your daily life you will [[witness]] change constantly, not always [[radically]], but slowly in increments. It is these increments of change and [[growth]] toward a more [[divine]] and spiritual [[reality]] that [[the Teachers|we teachers]] in the [[Teaching Mission]] are [[hoping]] to bring about. As the [[growth]] and change is given in through the spiritual so shall it be [[eventually]] seen more and more in [[society]], so will it become [[reflected]] there as well. And so while I have heard you speak this evening on [[hope]] let me say that, indeed, there is much hope! For there are many, many on this [[plane]] who are seeking to grow inwardly. And as this continues, so will it be seen outwardly. Again, I say to you, hold [[hope]] as a [[virtue]] which will carry you through many times of disharmony and disequilibrium. My friends, I wish to take my leave now. I thank you for allowing me this [[opportunity]] to speak. I give you my [[love]]. And B5, let me tell you my love for you is great. I am Avalon. Good evening."
B5 and group: "Thank you, Avalon."
V1: "Daniel, thank you for the lesson tonight on gentleness. I think at this time of year first graders are just so terribly excited and to hold down the lid for the next three weeks in a gentle manner is a real challenge! It was exactly what I needed to hear. And I thank you and all the teachers for that which I know has happened in my own life in these two years."
Daniel: "You are most welcome V1. I will be with you on many occasions.."
V1: "Oh, Dear!"(much [[laughter]])
Daniel: "..not as an overseer, but as a friend in [[support]]. For these times are difficult indeed for you all. And let me say this to squelch your [[fears]], and perhaps S1's as well(more laughter). I have been with you often in your room. The [[children]] that you teach are those [[innocent]] beings that have just received that [[Thought Adjuster|Gift of the Father]] in their minds. They are just beginning spirits. And so, you have great [[responsibility]] in giving them [[love]], which you are showing to be very capable of. [[Love]] speaks to the [[soul]]. Do not feel that this [[responsibility]] is to be held over your head. Just give of the [[heart]] and you will be giving so much more than you are [[aware]] of. All of you, take [[heart]] in that as you reach out to one another do so by reaching out from the [[heart]], not because you feel [[obligated]] or because it is a 'have to', but because you really want to! This is real [[love]] in [[action]]."
V1: "Thank you Daniel."
S1: "Daniel, this is S1. And I want to tell you 'thank you' for that [[assurance]]. I will definitely need your [[presence]] with me as I have one little boy in my classroom who is very [[depressed]] right now. He is going through a hard time. His [[father]] died [[Christmas]] day. And this is his first anniversary. So whatever [[guidance]] and [[assurance]] you can give me, I would appreciate. Thank you."
Daniel: "As you pray daily, keep in [[mind]] this little child. Hold for him that he will not become a [[victim]] of this circumstance, but will utilize the [[experience]], as difficult and as hard as it is humanly, as an avenue for further spiritual [[growth]]. Even as young as this child is, [[spiritual growth]] is possible. And so continue to [[understand]] his human [[misery]]. Give him love but pray for [[spiritual growth]] to come from this earthly [[tragedy]]."
S1: "Thank you."
C2: "Daniel, this is C2. I have just been [[listening]] and just living and [[responding]] to the gifts that are given to me by whomever, by the [[Indwelling Spirit]], by my [[guides]], by Christ [[Michael]], by our [[First Source and Center]], certainly by you and all those other people who hold me in the palm of their hand, do they hear my [[thanks]] as well? I don't hear my teachers in an...I hear them in a knowing sense but certainly not in the [[transmitting]] kind of sense. But as I relay my thanks to the Spirit, do they hear those?"
Daniel: "Of course they do."
C2: "I [[assumed]] they did, but I just.."
===='''''[[Guidance]]'''''====
Daniel: "[[The universe]] as you know it is so [[limited]]. As you [[transcend]] you will realize that there is a [[connectedness]] between [[all things]] and all [[beings]]. And any [[response]], any [[love]], any emotional [[feeling]] is understood. You are correct in knowing that even though you may not be hearing and receiving and [[transmitting]] as D3 is now, does not mean that you have not heard or have not been given other means of [[understanding]]. This is a very important [[concept]] for all of you to [[realize]], that just because you may not hear a teacher through [[thought]] or the 'otherness' associated with your hearing does not mean that you are not given [[tools]] in other areas and in other ways, and that
you are not being [[guided]]. Divine guidance is there for those who ask. Ask and you shall [[receive]]. It does not matter how you receive. What matters is that you open up so that whatever avenue is conducive for any particular time or place will be that avenue through which you will receive. You all have [[received]] in many instances and shall continue to do so."
C2: "I guess it is very reassuring that I can say 'thank you' to whomever. I can throw it out to [[the universe]] just like you got to do with [[love]]; and it's like the [[stars]] that shine and their grasp is felt and that [[connectedness]] is there. So thank you, Daniel."
Daniel: "You are most [[welcome]]."
===='''''[[Guardian Angels]]'''''====
B5: "Daniel, this is B5 again. I was [[reading]] in the [[Urantia Book]] last night about the [[Seraphim]]. It seems like I found a spot in there that said that these Seraphim or [[Guardian Angels]] don't promote new [[thoughts]] in a person's head, but they could [[intensify]] thoughts and [[feelings]] that lead to spiritual [[enlightenment]], and so on, and help you feel stronger and become more aware of them. The way I undestood that, is that correct?"
Daniel: "Indeed are your [[angels]] ever ready to [[lead]] and guide you into [[circumstances]] whereby you are able to [[grow]] and to make [[choices]]. The [[Indwelling Spirit]], that Father Fragment within, works through the [[mind]] in helping you in [[growing]] and grasping [[concepts]]. Your angels are there to [[guide]] you through [[life]], aiding you by [[encouraging]] you to take [[bolder]] and broader and [[riskier]] steps in [[soul growth]], in [[understanding]], in not being too complacent."
B5: "Thank you."
B1: "Daniel, let me add my word of thanks to you on your [[topic]] for this evening. It certainly was timely. I have much to relearn. You know that so I don't need to [[interact]] with you about that. But thanks for bringing that to my [[attention]]."
Daniel: "You are very [[perceptive]] of many things and knowledgeable. It is the [[wise]] person that realizes that their [[faults]] are not something that are written in stone, but rather those [[characteristics]] that can be dropped to the wayside, those things which need not be perpetuated, but are only trappings of the moment. All of you are [[growing]] in this aspect, and seeking to rectify those [[faults]], those areas where you are stuck. It is not an easy battle. There are many relapses. It is only when you do not get up and try again that you [[perpetuate]] the circumstance. Keep rising to the occasion and in [[good]] [[humor]] and see these as [[opportunities]]. It is unwise to see the [[trials]] of life as [[victimizing]]. Rather it is often helpful to [[laugh]] at one's own frailties, and yet be able to work to correct them.
===Closing===
My friends, this week as I leave you, think of the [[circumstances]] and the [[nature]] of Christ [[Michael's birth]]. He was not born the great and mighty [[king]], but the [[gentle]] babe in the manger. It was this gentle babe that changed the world! It is the greatness of Christ [[Michael]], His [[love]] and [[gentleness]] that is now still changing the world and bringing it to higher and higher heights. A gentle nature behooves us all. As you [[prepare]] for this [[birth]] let the gentle nature of Christ Michael's [[being]] be part of the rebirth of which you speak. My [[friends]], I leave you my [[peace]] and my [[love]]. Good evening."
Group: "Good evening Daniel."
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