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Let us begin:

Let us begin:

Will: The love of God surrounds us. The love of God enfolds us. The love of God supports us. Wherever we gather, He is.

Will: The [[love]] of [[God]] [[surrounds]] us. The love of God enfolds us. The love of God [[supports]] us. Wherever we gather, He is.

Good evening, my blessing on all of you. I am your Teacher Will, who loves you.

Good evening, my [[blessing]] on all of you. I am your Teacher Will, who loves you.

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

It is not the things you do in life that matters to God, to your companions, or to you. It is not the things that you do, but your way of doing them that matters. The great mistake of the modern christian religions is the mistake of scribes; they looked upon the events of the Teacher's life and recorded His actions, but not His way of acting. For the thing that sets the true Son of God apart from all others is His way of going about the things that express the will of the Heavenly Father. It's not the actions themselves, and the goals, while significant, are not the basis for deciding the worth of an effort. We've said before, that the only useful rule for determining which path among the number of choices is the most likely to be the path preferred by the Heavenly Father, is the path with the most love in it. That path is most likely to be pleasing, it is also the path most likely to be productive for both actor and observers, for both giver and recipients. Our Teacher lived a fully human life that was remarkable not for the event, but for His manner of living. His life was remarkable for His method of dealing with people. For His solutions which required all His creative intelligence and his willingness to deal with people as individuals, to look into their lives and hearts for the answers to the problems which confronted them. This is how He went about doing good. Each of you has your own life to live. Each of you will live that life in some greater or lesser proportion of cooperation with other people. In some cases intimate and in some cases remote. We request that as you live your lives, you also go about dispensing good, not in the form of material things, but in the form of proper, loving, respectful, concern for the sensitivities and needs and spiritual progress of those whom you meet in the ordinary course of events of life. That is what is asked. You do not need to go somewhere. There is work all around. It is not necessary for you to do any particular thing, but what is asked is that you go about these things in a way that is responsive to the leadings of the Adjuster and your best appreciation, your best intellectual appreciation of what most closely conforms to the Father's will, regarding any proposed course of conduct. It is not what you do, but the spirit in which it is done. That is where we will look to see the will of the Father.

It is not the [[things]] you do in [[life]] that matters to [[God]], to your [[companions]], or to you. It is not the things that you do, but your [[Manner|way]] of doing them that matters. The great mistake of the [[modern]] [[christian]] religions is the mistake of [[scribes]]; they looked upon the [[events]] of the Teacher's life and recorded His [[actions]], but not His ''way'' of acting. For the thing that sets the true ''Son of God'' apart from all others is His ''way'' of going about the things that [[express]] the will of the [[Heavenly Father]]. It's not the [[actions]] themselves, and the [[goals]], while significant, are not the basis for [[deciding]] the [[worth]] of an [[effort]]. We've said before, that the only useful rule for determining which path among the number of [[choices]] is the most likely to be the path preferred by the [[Heavenly Father]], is the path with the most [[love]] in it. That path is most likely to be pleasing, it is also the path most likely to be productive for both [[actor]] and [[observers]], for both giver and recipients. [[The Master|Our Teacher]] lived a fully [[human]] life that was remarkable not for the [[event]], but for His [[manner]] of living. His life was remarkable for His [[method]] of dealing with people. For His solutions which required all His [[creative]] [[intelligence]] and his willingness to deal with people as [[individuals]], to look into their lives and hearts for the answers to the [[problems]] which confronted them. This is how He went about doing [[good]]. Each of you has your own life to live. Each of you will live that life in some greater or lesser [[proportion]] of [[cooperation]] with other people. In some cases [[intimate]] and in some cases [[remote]]. We request that as you live your lives, you also go about dispensing [[good]], not in the form of [[material]] things, but in the form of proper, [[loving]], respectful, concern for the [[sensitivities]] and needs and [[spiritual progress]] of those whom you meet in the ordinary [[course]] of [[events]] of life. That is what is asked. You do not need to go somewhere. There is [[work]] all around. It is not necessary for you to do any particular [[thing]], but what is asked is that you go about these things in a [[Manner|way]] that is responsive to the [[leadings]] of the [[Adjuster]] and your best [[appreciation]], your best [[intellectual]] appreciation of what most closely [[conforms]] to [[the Father's will]], regarding any proposed [[course]] of conduct. It is not what you do, but the [[spirit]] in which it is done. That is where we will look to see [[the will of the Father]].

===Closing===

===Closing===

Shalom

[[Shalom]]

All: Shalom

All: Shalom

==Session 4==

==Session 4==

April 3, 1994

April 3, 1994