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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]].

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.