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December 19, 1993

December 19, 1993

====Opening====

====Opening====

WILL: Greetings, my students, it is I, your teacher, Will, who loves you. I would like to welcome our guest. We like to see new faces among the old.

WILL: Greetings, my [[students]], it is I, your teacher, Will, who [[loves]] you. I would like to [[welcome]] our guest. We like to see new [[faces]] among the old.

====Lesson====

====Lesson====

I would like to speak today of those kindnesses that are so oft time neglected toward our own families. Many people, in beginning the spiritual journey, put more energy toward helping others outside the family and completely forget that that charity and love by rights ought to begin within one's own home. How many times we take offense from a family member over small issues that, when coming from someone else outside our own family, a stranger, we would so easily overlook. This is sometimes difficult to understand with hindsight why it is. It seems so easy to hurt those we love. It is also easy to take those we love for granted. With a stranger this doesn't happen for we have no history with them.

I would like to speak today of those [[kindnesses]] that are so oft time neglected toward our own [[families]]. Many people, in beginning the [[spiritual]] [[journey]], put more [[energy]] toward helping others outside the [[family]] and completely forget that that [[charity]] and love by rights ought to begin within one's own [[home]]. How many times we take [[offense]] from a family member over small issues that, when coming from someone else outside our own [[family]], a [[stranger]], we would so easily overlook. This is sometimes [[difficult]] to [[understand]] with hindsight why it is. It seems so easy to hurt those we [[love]]. It is also easy to take those we [[love]] for granted. With a [[stranger]] this doesn't happen for we have no [[history]] with them.

Over the next week I would like to ask all of you to look within your family and try to recognize those times when you become short, when you take for granted or hold back considerations that you would give to a stranger. Change those times into the loving, into the giving, into the understanding times. Family is so important. Family is the foundation upon which your future spiritual life will flow. He doesn't only work through you to strangers. He works through you to all people. More often with your family members if you but give Him a chance.

Over the next week I would like to ask all of you to look within your [[family]] and try to [[recognize]] those times when you become short, when you take for granted or hold back [[considerations]] that you would give to a [[stranger]]. [[Change]] those times into the loving, into the giving, into the [[understanding]] times. [[Family]] is so important. Family is the [[foundation]] upon which your [[future]] spiritual [[life]] will [[flow]]. He doesn't only work through you to [[strangers]]. He works through you to all people. More often with your [[family]] members if you but give Him a [[chance]].

====Closing====

====Closing====

The hour grows late so I will leave you now with my blessing, admonishing you, as always, to seek the Father first. Let Him fill you from the fountain that knows no end. Shalom.

The hour grows late so I will leave you now with my [[blessing]], [[admonishing]] you, as always, to seek [[the Father]] first. Let Him fill you from the [[fountain]] that knows no end. [[Shalom]].