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DATE: May 2, 1996

 

 

 

 

5. The Great Religious Leaders

 

 

 

 

 

TOMAS: I am Tomas.

TOMAS: I am Tomas.

I will return in a moment. I am consulting as to my lesson for this evening. (I will parenthetically state that there are so many lessons I am eager to devote time to, that I am a kid in a candy store and have opted to consult with my support group for their input.)

I will return in a moment. I am consulting as to my lesson for this evening. (I will parenthetically state that there are so many lessons I am eager to devote time to, that I am a kid in a candy store and have opted to consult with my support group for their input.)

 

It has been determined that the topic of prayer is worthy of further consideration, and I am reminded of a phrase used in this evening's lesson, to-wit: cosmic stamina, for I see that you have great stamina in many concerns and I see now, too, that you are embarked on a path of effective prayer, and so, in order that your enthusiasm may continue and your prayers may long be effective, I will spend a moment discussing this thing called cosmic stamina.

It has been determined that the topic of prayer is worthy of further consideration, and I am reminded of a phrase used in this evening's lesson, to-wit: cosmic stamina, for I see that you have great stamina in many concerns and I see now, too, that you are embarked on a path of effective prayer, and so, in order that your enthusiasm may continue and your prayers may long be effective, I will spend a moment discussing this thing called cosmic stamina.

Consider the spirit as an organ, one which you will become. It is like any organ when new and unused: weak. As an infant has muscles undirected, in learning to walk those muscles are developed and built sufficiently that once the child is coordinated and encouraged, it can stand on the muscles of its legs to toddle and walk and run, and the same is true in the organ of your spiritual becoming. As a beginner, starting out on any new regime, practice develops strength.

Consider the spirit as an organ, one which you will become. It is like any organ when new and unused: weak. As an infant has muscles undirected, in learning to walk those muscles are developed and built sufficiently that once the child is coordinated and encouraged, it can stand on the muscles of its legs to toddle and walk and run, and the same is true in the organ of your spiritual becoming. As a beginner, starting out on any new regime, practice develops strength.

I have myself witnessed that over the course of weeks that we have met together, your stamina has increased. Your aptitude toward our process has developed and allowed you to begin to perceive that you might gain greatly from the resonance of certain inflections or phrases or concepts which are brought to the fore, and so your muscles are developing, your disciplines are taking shape, your stamina is becoming inclusive of the steadfastness required to take the time to relish and savor and ponder and chew that food, taking in that nourishment, which will feed your muscles which will give fuel to that in you which craves to be strong and unswerving in its attempts to attain spiritual communion and effectiveness in your ministries .

I have myself witnessed that over the course of weeks that we have met together, your stamina has increased. Your aptitude toward our process has developed and allowed you to begin to perceive that you might gain greatly from the resonance of certain inflections or phrases or concepts which are brought to the fore, and so your muscles are developing, your disciplines are taking shape, your stamina is becoming inclusive of the steadfastness required to take the time to relish and savor and ponder and chew that food, taking in that nourishment, which will feed your muscles which will give fuel to that in you which craves to be strong and unswerving in its attempts to attain spiritual communion and effectiveness in your ministries  

Cosmic stamina, my friends, is superior to physical stamina, in that you will not always be physical, but you will always be part of the cosmic neighborhood, and if you are to emerge into the morontia realms intact, aware of your departure from here and your arrival there, you would do well to develop that cosmic stamina which will aid you in the process of translating from a being of the flesh to a being of morontial substance.

Cosmic stamina, my friends, is superior to physical stamina, in that you will not always be physical, but you will always be part of the cosmic neighborhood, and if you are to emerge into the morontia realms intact, aware of your departure from here and your arrival there, you would do well to develop that cosmic stamina which will aid you in the process of translating from a being of the flesh to a being of morontial substance.

I understand that we are somewhat hard-pressed for time among you this evening and so I will open the floor for sharing as it may occur. My friends, the floor is yours.

I understand that we are somewhat hard-pressed for time among you this evening and so I will open the floor for sharing as it may occur. My friends, the floor is yours.

 

Student: Well, when we were praying out loud, I really enjoyed it tremendously! It was a wonderful experience, and yet I wanted to feel that I was sitting in my Father's lap, as you had suggested, and I was never quite able to pull that off myself. I think some of the other people here were able to do that.

Student: Well, when we were praying out loud, I really enjoyed it tremendously! It was a wonderful experience, and yet I wanted to feel that I was sitting in my Father's lap, as you had suggested, and I was never quite able to pull that off myself. I think some of the other people here were able to do that.

And so as the day begins, as the lights begin to come on in the windows, your light will be shining and you will be awake to greet the Son.

And so as the day begins, as the lights begin to come on in the windows, your light will be shining and you will be awake to greet the Son.

 

My friends, it is truly an honor for me to be your friend. The joint hosts who attend with me, your friends in the unseen realms, and I are heartened by your beatific repose. This peace: let it remain with you as you go through your days. Let it sustain you and nourish you and nurture your cosmic stamina.

My friends, it is truly an honor for me to be your friend. The joint hosts who attend with me, your friends in the unseen realms, and I are heartened by your beatific repose. This peace: let it remain with you as you go through your days. Let it sustain you and nourish you and nurture your cosmic stamina.

Go in peace. Farewell.

Go in peace. Farewell.