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Opening Prayer and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_of_Saint Francis Prayer of St. Francis]

Opening Prayer and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prayer_of_Saint Francis Prayer of St. Francis]

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Stillness]]'''''====

===='''''[[Stillness]]''''', '''''[[Growth]]'''''====

Daniel: "Good afternoon my dear [[friends]]. I am Daniel, your [[teacher]]. As we have been together over these many months, there has occurred within your [[beings]] much [[growth]], [[change]], and [[understanding]]. The first step in this [[process]] came about through the [[act]] of [[faith]] in your desire to know [[the Father]]. The second reason for your [[growth]] and changes has come about because of [[courage]], that great gift that you were willing to draw from, to give you the [[impetus]] to be willing to be open and to allow yourselves to [[change]] and grow. [[Courage]] was the step [[necessary]] to bring this about, and as I look around at you this evening I see before me very [[courageous]] and spiritual beings who, despite the [[happenings]] of a [[material]] life, are ever willing to pick up from life's [[trials]] and to carry forward. [[Courage]] is [[essential]] in the human [[domain]]. It is even more essential in the [[spiritual]], for it does take courage, fed through spiritual [[channels]], to bring about [[change]] within the human realm. When you lay yourself open to [[the Father]], you allow His [[divinity]] to nourish and feed all of those areas that are [[essential]] for human life, that are essential for [[spiritual]] life. I [[encourage]] you to work on being ever [[attuned]] to allowing the [[fruits of the Spirit]] to be nurtured, to become a part of your [[being]]. And you know full well now, my dear [[friends]], how these fruits can be enhanced, can be brought to life through and for you. Time spent in [[prayer]], in [[worship]], and in [[stillness]] with [[the Father]] ensures the [[individual]] of receiving these gifts. And gifts they are, not only for you in your [[individual]] life, but any [[soul]], any [[personality]] or being who is gifted with these fruits will, likewise, be a fruit bearer for those whom they come into [[contact]] with, your [[brothers and sisters]].

Daniel: "Good afternoon my dear [[friends]]. I am Daniel, your [[teacher]]. As we have been together over these many months, there has occurred within your [[beings]] much [[growth]], [[change]], and [[understanding]]. The first step in this [[process]] came about through the [[act]] of [[faith]] in your desire to know [[the Father]]. The second reason for your [[growth]] and changes has come about because of [[courage]], that great gift that you were willing to draw from, to give you the [[impetus]] to be willing to be open and to allow yourselves to [[change]] and grow. [[Courage]] was the step [[necessary]] to bring this about, and as I look around at you this evening I see before me very [[courageous]] and spiritual beings who, despite the [[happenings]] of a [[material]] life, are ever willing to pick up from life's [[trials]] and to carry forward. [[Courage]] is [[essential]] in the human [[domain]]. It is even more essential in the [[spiritual]], for it does take courage, fed through spiritual [[channels]], to bring about [[change]] within the human realm. When you lay yourself open to [[the Father]], you allow His [[divinity]] to nourish and feed all of those areas that are [[essential]] for human life, that are essential for [[spiritual]] life. I [[encourage]] you to work on being ever [[attuned]] to allowing the [[fruits of the Spirit]] to be nurtured, to become a part of your [[being]]. And you know full well now, my dear [[friends]], how these fruits can be enhanced, can be brought to life through and for you. Time spent in [[prayer]], in [[worship]], and in [[stillness]] with [[the Father]] ensures the [[individual]] of receiving these gifts. And gifts they are, not only for you in your [[individual]] life, but any [[soul]], any [[personality]] or being who is gifted with these fruits will, likewise, be a fruit bearer for those whom they come into [[contact]] with, your [[brothers and sisters]].

The Father has [[provided]] each [[individual]] on this [[plane]] with His own [[Being]], with the [[Thought Adjuster]] so that He is ever present with each and every one of you. In His [[goodness]], His broadness, He has given to His [[ascending mortals]] on [[all spheres]] a [[Creator Son]] and through these Creator Sons, your [[Christ]] [[Michael]], the Christ Michael of my [[planet]] as well, is given the best [[example]] of how to live a [[mortal]] [[existence]], yet be within a [[divine]] spiritual existence as well. And I ask you to recall from your [[reading]] the [[Urantia Book]] how often did Christ [[Michael]] go off to spend [[time]] with the [[Father]]? For it was through this time spent that the [[human]] aspect of Christ [[Michael]] was able, like yourself, to get in [[contact]] with the [[Indwelling Spirit]], to get in contact with [[the Father]]. And it was during these times that the [[human]] Jesus became ever more aware of His [[divine]] nature, far greater, of course, than any of the [[ascending creatures]] of the spheres of His [[local universe]]. Yet it is like Him that you also come into that [[understanding]] of your [[divine]] [[nature]].

The Father has [[provided]] each [[individual]] on this [[plane]] with His own [[Being]], with the [[Thought Adjuster]] so that He is ever present with each and every one of you. In His [[goodness]], His broadness, He has given to His [[ascending mortals]] on [[all spheres]] a [[Creator Son]] and through these Creator Sons, your [[Christ]] [[Michael]], the Christ Michael of my [[planet]] as well, is given the best [[example]] of how to live a [[mortal]] [[existence]], yet be within a [[divine]] spiritual existence as well. And I ask you to recall from your [[reading]] the [[Urantia Book]] how often did Christ [[Michael]] go off to spend [[time]] with the [[Father]]? For it was through this time spent that the [[human]] aspect of Christ [[Michael]] was able, like yourself, to get in [[contact]] with the [[Indwelling Spirit]], to get in contact with [[the Father]]. And it was during these times that the [[human]] Jesus became ever more aware of His [[divine]] nature, far greater, of course, than any of the [[ascending creatures]] of the spheres of His [[local universe]]. Yet it is like Him that you also come into that [[understanding]] of your [[divine]] [[nature]].

===='''''[[Self Realization]]''''', '''''[[Balance]]'''''====

===='''''[[Self Realization]]''''', '''''[[Balance]]'''''====

When the [[mortals]] of [[this sphere]] begin to come into [[self realization]] they are coming into the [[reality]] of their [[God]] natures as well. And this is the very [[necessary]] step that must be taken to bring [[the worlds|planets]] or a planet into [[Light and Life]]. [[Self realization]], the [[understanding]] and [[acceptance]] of [[God-consciousness]], is [[necessary]]. For when you have met [[the Father]] in a [[personal]] experience you are forever [[changed]]. And the [[life]] that you lead begins to [[change]] and [[grow]] and over time [[reflects]] more [[spiritual]] [[attributes]], less human [[animalistic]] characteristics. You become more and more in [[awareness]], conscious awarenes, of the [[Indwelling Spirit]]. And this allows you to make that [[transformation]] from a person who sees [[life]] and life's [[purpose]] as [[material]] gain; rather you now see the [[purpose]] of life through spiritual eyes, thusly bringing you into greater [[love]], more [[desire]] to be of [[service]] to one another, more desire to let go of those things which bring about [[error]]. These things include [[power]], [[greed]], and the lack of [[personal]] [[responsibility]] for [[actions]]. These, my [[friends]], can only be rectified, laid to their rest, when the [[individuals]] of the realm get back or come back into spiritual [[alignment]], God-centeredness, [[God-consciousness]].

When the [[mortals]] of [[this sphere]] begin to come into [[self realization]] they are coming into the [[reality]] of their [[God]] natures as well. And this is the very [[necessary]] step that must be taken to bring [[the worlds|planets]] or a planet into [[Light and Life]]. [[Self realization]], the [[understanding]] and [[acceptance]] of [[God-consciousness]], is [[necessary]]. For when you have met [[the Father]] in a [[personal]] experience you are forever [[changed]]. And the [[life]] that you lead begins to [[change]] and [[grow]] and over time [[reflects]] more [[spiritual]] [[attributes]], less human [[animalistic]] characteristics. You become more and more in [[awareness]], conscious awarenes, of the [[Indwelling Spirit]]. And this allows you to make that [[transformation]] from a person who sees [[life]] and life's [[purpose]] as [[material]] gain; rather you now see the [[purpose]] of life through spiritual eyes, thusly bringing you into greater [[love]], more [[desire]] to be of [[service]] to one another, more desire to let go of those things which bring about [[error]]. These things include [[power]], [[greed]], and the lack of [[personal]] [[responsibility]] for [[actions]]. These, my [[friends]], can only be rectified, laid to their rest, when the [[individuals]] of the realm get back or come back into spiritual [[alignment]], God-centeredness, [[God-consciousness]].