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Bertrand:

 

[More on SERVICE]

This is Bertrand, I am your teacher. I welcome you to the class this evening and as always, it is my pleasure to be here and of service to you. Our lesson last week concerns service and because of its grand importance in the ascension career, I would like for it again to be our topic of discussion.

This is Bertrand, I am your teacher. I welcome you to the class this evening and as always, it is my pleasure to be here and of service to you. Our lesson last week concerns service and because of its grand importance in the ascension career, I would like for it again to be our topic of discussion.

 

As we spoke last week, service should be your grand desire. It should be the goal of all of your outworking. One moment [Pause]. The love of service, the outworking of service is our supreme goal. We need...[Pause]... I apologize for the delay. Within the realm of the morontia career, service plays an ever-widening and important role. As you advance from sphere to sphere, that advancement is accomplished through increased service. You are continually presented with wonderful opportunities and choices that you may make in which you may be of service to not only your fellow ascenders, but you are also afforded the opportunity to volunteer for service on the spheres of time and space.

As we spoke last week, service should be your grand desire. It should be the goal of all of your outworking. One moment [Pause]. The love of service, the outworking of service is our supreme goal. We need...[Pause]... I apologize for the delay. Within the realm of the morontia career, service plays an ever-widening and important role. As you advance from sphere to sphere, that advancement is accomplished through increased service. You are continually presented with wonderful opportunities and choices that you may make in which you may be of service to not only your fellow ascenders, but you are also afforded the opportunity to volunteer for service on the spheres of time and space.

These opportunities, similar to the Teaching Mission of which I am part, are looked upon as the grandest of opportunities. As we peruse the lists of possible service ventures, we are aided by inner-communication with our Thought Adjusters, with their guidance leading us in directions that would be most appropriate for our spiritual growth. It is through this service realm that our spiritual growth is achieved. On this sphere, there are many ascending mortals who are here for the specific service of serving mankind in its evolution toward a higher level, toward that age of light and life.

These opportunities, similar to the Teaching Mission of which I am part, are looked upon as the grandest of opportunities. As we peruse the lists of possible service ventures, we are aided by inner-communication with our Thought Adjusters, with their guidance leading us in directions that would be most appropriate for our spiritual growth. It is through this service realm that our spiritual growth is achieved. On this sphere, there are many ascending mortals who are here for the specific service of serving mankind in its evolution toward a higher level, toward that age of light and life.

That is Michael's message for this evening. Signa is not with us this evening. She is on assignment elsewhere. Do you have questions?

That is Michael's message for this evening. Signa is not with us this evening. She is on assignment elsewhere. Do you have questions?

 

BERTRAND: There are multiple service opportunities no matter what work environment you may find yourself in. Personally, it is more stimulating, more personally satisfying to be involved in a type of labor that you desire. Many who are fortunate to have that type of work are quite happy and have also many opportunities for service. Those who are in jobs that are just jobs for them, must be creative in their search for service opportunities. It is definitely more difficult with the latter to find the energy, to pursue spreading the light of God, but it certainly can be done. If you are happy in what you do, your light is also shining brightly and many will be drawn to you.

 

 

 

 

 

BERTRAND

 

There are multiple service opportunities no matter what work environment you may find yourself in. Personally, it is more stimulating, more personally satisfying to be involved in a type of labor that you desire. Many who are fortunate to have that type of work are quite happy and have also many opportunities for service. Those who are in jobs that are just jobs for them, must be creative in their search for service opportunities. It is definitely more difficult with the latter to find the energy, to pursue spreading the light of God, but it certainly can be done. If you are happy in what you do, your light is also shining brightly and many will be drawn to you.

Further, there is a natural exuberance that you exhibit in your daily life if you are happy at your pursuits. This exuberance certainly carries over into many other aspects of your life. That is all.

Further, there is a natural exuberance that you exhibit in your daily life if you are happy at your pursuits. This exuberance certainly carries over into many other aspects of your life. That is all.

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STUDENT: Good evening Bertrand, this is David. Did I understand you to say that on the mansion worlds our Thought Adjusters sort of lead us into different service areas?

 

Good evening Bertrand, this is David. Did I understand you to say that on the mansion worlds our Thought Adjusters sort of lead us into different service areas?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Teaching Mission has many broad goals and objectives but it is only a small part of the total energy and forces that are being made ready to assist this planet. Yes, there is much being done. For yourself personally, seek that inner guidance, for Michael has said whatever you do for the least of these, you also do unto me. It does not matter whether your service is to the spirit or to the body, all is of value. Does that answer your question?

A little bit. I am curious as to what you mean that a lot is being done. I am thinking of something I heard in the Ham tape. There was a person in that study group that had been coming up with a plan, he thought with the help of his Thought Adjuster, for the homeless, to kind of solve that problem. How do we mobilize, to really make a difference in some of these really big areas. It seems like a lot of times the answer has been that it has been left to us to work out as an evolutionary planet. Is that true or if Michael wants this planet to change rapidly...

STUDENT: Pretty much but how would I be aware of that, is that a subliminal type thing?

BERTRAND

BERTRAND: No, with your morontia mind, you are much more able to communicate much more directly with your Thought Adjuster. There is no veil before your eyes.

Some of what you say is true. Some of the decisions must be mortally inspired, but also understand that the Most Highs do rule in the realms of men. There is change being made, there is direction being given, there are new plans being put into effect to assist those who are able to help the poor and needy as well as the spiritual uplift of those who are in need through outworkings of the re-connection of the circuits to this planet. Since I am personally involved in the plans and execution of the plans outside of the Teaching Mission I am not able to comment as to the specifics. Only just to say to you that while things appear on the surface to be out of control, they are not. Steps are being taken to correct those errors caused by past planetary administrators. Is that more help?

STUDENT: Bertrand, I have a question about the teaching corps that you are a part of. As far as I am aware, so far, all the teachers are working with groups who have some basis in The Urantia Book and maybe a little more broadly, at least in Christian traditions. Is there a plan in the future for teachers to approach groups coming from Muslim or other non-Christian, but monotheistic groups? Or will humans have to convert those groups so to speak?

STUDENTYes, that is encouraging. BERTRAND: Are there any more questions this evening?

BERTRAND: I understand your question. Only about 75% of the existing teaching groups today are Urantia Book based, with Urantia Book readers, those who have knowledge of and have spent some time studying the book. The other 25% are spiritually led mortals who have gathered together through their own leadings and have sought, desired, outside spiritual help, and they also have had transmitter-receivers prepared and teachers assigned. As their group progresses, eventually all of them will be introduced to The Urantia Book and they will become readers but not all at this time are even aware of The Urantia Book.

STUDENT

STUDENT: Can you take that a little further though, the second part of my question was, this other 25%, are they basically coming from a Christian background?

Bertrand I have a question regarding the presidential candidates that may be of assistance in the service and reconstruction of this teaching. We here on Urantia are approaching an election [1992 race], there are three candidates [Bush, Clinton, Perot].

BERTRAND: They are quite broad in their human make-up from religious philosophy though most have an understanding of the Christian religion, yes. There are several who are not affiliated with any particular religion.

STUDENT

STUDENT: And maybe you don't know whether that is going to be through us reaching others or in other words, are you going to approaching say Chinese groups of non-Christians?

Can you direct us in the person that would be the most service oriented towards this goal on this planet from a spiritual base?

BERTRAND: I think I understand your point. The initial contact was, of course through Urantia Book reading mortals because of their ability for quick acceptance and understanding the ability of exhibiting that faith leap that would allow them to accept the Teaching Mission. Yes, we will be broadening our scope to include all of the peoples of the planet, Christian and non-Christian alike, because those are evolutionary religions and all evolutionary religions stand the need for revelation from time to time. The Christian religion has received a most major epochal revelation and this epochal revelation is not just for the Christian religion but for all the peoples of the planet. We will be spreading out our mission to include those peoples, it will not be necessary for the existing classes of Urantia Book readers to be involved in that effort unless of course, it is their choice to do so. But, it is not in the plan for that to take place.

Yes I could.(LAUGHTER) But as many of you are aware, we are prohibited from involving ourselves in the political economic realm of this sphere. Our primary objective is in spiritual uplift. I am sorry.

BERTRAND: It will require that faith leap into the acceptance that Jesus is our local universe Creator Son. The Urantia Book, while it does support much of what has become the evolutionary Christian religion, is not intended, or was not intended, to be an addendum to the Christian religion. It truly does stand alone. Much of what is in the Christian religion today, as I mentioned earlier, has been changed from what it originally was during Jesus' time. Much of his teachings do exist but there is much of many of the other evolutionary religions of that time also. In order for the apostles as they spread out in their teaching zeal, they were counting numbers. They were interested in increasing the number of believers and in order to do so, they were required to compromise, to give a little, in order to attract other groups of believers, other groups of believers in evolutionary churches that were there at that time. Evolutionary religions, there were no churches. Does that help to answer your question?

[Bertrand’s Advice to Become A T/R]10/23/92

STUDENT: You may have answered this before, do you have a time-frame in mind for the teachings to reach most of the planet?

Bertrand, several months ago Martha had indicated she might be receptive to becoming a transmitter-receiver [T/R]. How would she go about developing this?

STUDENT: Bertrand when you talk about service that the Thought Adjuster guides each person to service that is best, are you speaking mostly of spiritual service and uplifting or also, I keep thinking of things like homeless, famine and starvation. It is so overwhelming, the problems. Are we ever to get outside help as to solutions other than working with our Thought Adjuster and working it out evolutionarily? Or are there beings that will help us formulate a plan that will really make a difference, not a temporary difference like giving food that will last a day, but something that can really change the circumstances.

BERTRAND

BERTRAND: The Teaching Mission has many broad goals and objectives but it is only a small part of the total energy and forces that are being made ready to assist this planet. Yes, there is much being done. For yourself personally, seek that inner guidance, for Michael has said whatever you do for the least of these, you also do unto me. It does not matter whether your service is to the spirit or to the body, all is of value. Does that answer your question?

There are several steps. First of course, as you know, you must seek the Stillness and listen. When you are in a position where you believe that a teacher is attempting a transmission you must practice. You must begin to transmit what you feel is being broadcast to you. This can be most easily done with an assistant, someone who can ask questions and record answers. Does that help?

STUDENT: A little bit. I am curious as to what you mean that a lot is being done. I am thinking of something I heard in the Ham tape. There was a person in that study group that had been coming up with a plan, he thought with the help of his Thought Adjuster, for the homeless, to kind of solve that problem. How do we mobilize, to really make a difference in some of these really big areas. It seems like a lot of times the answer has been that it has been left to us to work out as an evolutionary planet. Is that true or if Michael wants this planet to change rapidly...

That helps very much, thank you. . . . .

STUDENT: Yes, that is encouraging. BERTRAND: Are there any more questions this evening?

[Does Lightning Affect Transmissions?]10/23/92

BERTRAND: And your question?

This might be rather mundane, but, does the lightening in this storm effect your travels here from Yosemite?

STUDENT: Bertrand, several months ago Martha had indicated she might be receptive to becoming a transmitter-receiver [T/R]. How would she go about developing this?

BERTRAND

BERTRAND: There are several steps. First of course, as you know, you must seek the Stillness and listen. When you are in a position where you believe that a teacher is attempting a transmission you must practice. You must begin to transmit what you feel is being broadcast to you. This can be most easily done with an assistant, someone who can ask questions and record answers. Does that help?

No.

STUDENT: That helps very much, thank you. . . . .

STUDENT

STUDENT: This might be rather mundane, but, does the lightening in this storm effect your travels here from Yosemite?

No, but I will say that it does have some effect on the transmitting and receiving aspects of this evening. James has had difficulty in transmitting some of my words, thought patterns. In the beginning, several of my pauses were to make adjustments to compensate for this atmospheric disturbance.

BERTRAND: No, but I will say that it does have some effect on the transmitting and receiving aspects of this evening. James has had difficulty in transmitting some of my words, thought patterns. In the beginning, several of my pauses were to make adjustments to compensate for this atmospheric disturbance.

BERTRAND: So for this evening, I am going to bid you all a fond farewell. Remember our Creator Son is with you, seeks to uplift you, cares about you, and understands your toil. I bid you farewell.