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Group: Pocatello, Idaho

 

 

 

Opening prayer and Prayer of St. Francis

Opening prayer and Prayer of St. Francis

Daniel: "Good afternoon my friends; I am Daniel, your teacher and friend. I come to you today with a commitment to you as a guide in helping you in your spiritual ascent. I come in service, to serve Christ Michael and His work in bringing the Father's Kingdom into the hearts and souls of Urantians. As a teacher I am always pleased to hear your comments and to know that the work that is being done is, indeed, working in your lives. For you to come together and discuss openly, helps you to see with broader perspective; and helps you in fine tuning those parts of your character, which is that part of the personality of who you are, that changes and grows. Character formation does not take place if one resides in a glass ball. It can only come about through daily experiencing life; and as you experience life you are beginning to see that you are desiring that the path that you are taking follows that of the Father's will in your life. If you were, of course, born perfect, these experiences would not be necessary.

Daniel: "Good afternoon my friends; I am Daniel, your teacher and friend. I come to you today with a commitment to you as a guide in helping you in your spiritual ascent. I come in service, to serve Christ Michael and His work in bringing the Father's Kingdom into the hearts and souls of Urantians. As a teacher I am always pleased to hear your comments and to know that the work that is being done is, indeed, working in your lives. For you to come together and discuss openly, helps you to see with broader perspective; and helps you in fine tuning those parts of your character, which is that part of the personality of who you are, that changes and grows. Character formation does not take place if one resides in a glass ball. It can only come about through daily experiencing life; and as you experience life you are beginning to see that you are desiring that the path that you are taking follows that of the Father's will in your life. If you were, of course, born perfect, these experiences would not be necessary.

 

As you are imperfect ascending beings you utilize all of your experiences to a greater extent when you are in the framework of keeping the Father as your guide. Keeping the Father as your guide, as the One Whom you wish to serve, is not a haphazard event. It is the real commitment. It is a real desire on your part to, 'Be ye perfect as the Father is'. As ascending beings you can survive this world; you can go on eternally without the knowledge of the Father on this plane. Those of you that are fortunate to begin on this level with desiring to know and follow the Father are laying the groundwork to not only bring yourself to greater love, forgiveness, and tolerance, but you are also helping your brothers and sisters along as well.

As you are imperfect ascending beings you utilize all of your experiences to a greater extent when you are in the framework of keeping the Father as your guide. Keeping the Father as your guide, as the One Whom you wish to serve, is not a haphazard event. It is the real commitment. It is a real desire on your part to, 'Be ye perfect as the Father is'. As ascending beings you can survive this world; you can go on eternally without the knowledge of the Father on this plane. Those of you that are fortunate to begin on this level with desiring to know and follow the Father are laying the groundwork to not only bring yourself to greater love, forgiveness, and tolerance, but you are also helping your brothers and sisters along as well.

You, my friends, are, indeed, lights to others. You are not always aware of this. It is important to be with the Father so that you are able to keep your light bright and glowing. Time spent with the Father nourishes this light. Time spent away brings layers and veils around the light, making it hard to see, not only for others, but, my friends, (do you see?) it becomes hard for you, yourself, to see, to know, and to feel. God is for everyone! He is alive only to the degree that you allow Him to be in your life! Through courage, the act of allowing God to be paramount, this is a step in keeping the light bright for others as well as for yourself. This week think about courage. Ask yourself questions regarding your courage. Ask the Father to fortify you that you may continually, courageously know Him, love Him, and serve Him. I will now accept questions."

You, my friends, are, indeed, lights to others. You are not always aware of this. It is important to be with the Father so that you are able to keep your light bright and glowing. Time spent with the Father nourishes this light. Time spent away brings layers and veils around the light, making it hard to see, not only for others, but, my friends, (do you see?) it becomes hard for you, yourself, to see, to know, and to feel. God is for everyone! He is alive only to the degree that you allow Him to be in your life! Through courage, the act of allowing God to be paramount, this is a step in keeping the light bright for others as well as for yourself. This week think about courage. Ask yourself questions regarding your courage. Ask the Father to fortify you that you may continually, courageously know Him, love Him, and serve Him. I will now accept questions."

 

C2: "Daniel, this is C2. In working with people in recovery and my own recovery from life, the Serenity Prayer that encourages us to have courage and wisdom, and then somewhere in Southern California it is, 'Lord, grant me the courage to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference'. And then there is an addendum I found. I'm not exactly sure how it goes but 'Lord, grant me the courage to hang in there with what I know is right, even at the expense of this sort of serenity', even though I know that it might not make any difference, be committed to a principle and in doing so that continues to give us serenity by being at one with the principles of God and love. Can you say more about that, because I would like to share that with people in recovery, but it seems counterproductive sometimes if they don't understand what else that means?"

C2: "Daniel, this is C2. In working with people in recovery and my own recovery from life, the Serenity Prayer that encourages us to have courage and wisdom, and then somewhere in Southern California it is, 'Lord, grant me the courage to accept the things I cannot change, courage to change the things I can, and wisdom to know the difference'. And then there is an addendum I found. I'm not exactly sure how it goes but 'Lord, grant me the courage to hang in there with what I know is right, even at the expense of this sort of serenity', even though I know that it might not make any difference, be committed to a principle and in doing so that continues to give us serenity by being at one with the principles of God and love. Can you say more about that, because I would like to share that with people in recovery, but it seems counterproductive sometimes if they don't understand what else that means?"

B1: "Daniel, this is B2. I didn't respond to your comments just because I didn't know if you were through. And you asked how we felt about it. And I know you know because you were there. Good old me, with my self doubt, I had some reservations; whereas B3 accepted what happened on face value. But my reservations were based partly on some errors I have made in the past. We have talked about this even in the group. I am just really scared to think that I am hearing from someone other than Alkon who I am quite familiar with. But if I had had to bet at the point whether that was really you, I would have bet it was, but I had some doubts. So I just wanted to let you know. Thank you for your reassurance. And you told us to keep practicing, so we will do that. Thank you, Daniel."

B1: "Daniel, this is B2. I didn't respond to your comments just because I didn't know if you were through. And you asked how we felt about it. And I know you know because you were there. Good old me, with my self doubt, I had some reservations; whereas B3 accepted what happened on face value. But my reservations were based partly on some errors I have made in the past. We have talked about this even in the group. I am just really scared to think that I am hearing from someone other than Alkon who I am quite familiar with. But if I had had to bet at the point whether that was really you, I would have bet it was, but I had some doubts. So I just wanted to let you know. Thank you for your reassurance. And you told us to keep practicing, so we will do that. Thank you, Daniel."