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I address now you who would be [[diligent]], you who would be movers and shakers, you who would act on behalf of your [[beliefs]], on behalf of [[Michael]], on behalf of that which you [[love]] and hold dear in terms of your [[spiritual]] life. There are ways to go about getting things accomplished and your world is well versed in many [[techniques]] of accomplishing things and I would refer you to our [[Source and Center]] and the [[divine]] plan that unfailingly gets the job done.

I address now you who would be [[diligent]], you who would be movers and shakers, you who would act on behalf of your [[beliefs]], on behalf of [[Michael]], on behalf of that which you [[love]] and hold dear in terms of your [[spiritual]] life. There are ways to go about getting things accomplished and your world is well versed in many [[techniques]] of accomplishing things and I would refer you to our [[Source and Center]] and the [[divine]] plan that unfailingly gets the job done.

When [[Jesus]] walked on your world it reached a point when one day he said to his would-be [[apostles]], "Follow me" and they did. And the results of their [[efforts]] altered the climate on [[Urantia]] for the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_christianity subsequent 2,000 years]. There is now yet a new and [[modern]] [[revelation]] to Urantia through The [[Urantia Book]], and it is a reminder, in part, of the invitation and [[admonition]] that those who would make a [[difference]] would follow him even still.

When [[Jesus]] walked on your world it reached a point when one day he said to his would-be [[apostles]], "Follow me" and they did. And the results of their [[efforts]] altered the climate on [[Urantia]] for the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_christianity subsequent 2,000 years]. There is now yet a new and [[modern]] [[revelation]] to Urantia through The [[Urantia Book]], and it is a reminder, in part, of the invitation and [[admonition]] that those who would make a [[difference]] would follow him even still.

Lo, the Master has been gone from [[Urantia]] in the flesh these many years, and so his invitation to follow him [[becomes]] another chapter. No longer is he here to sit in the [[flesh]] with us, to [[counsel]] with us, to [[encourage]] us, and to flood our [[minds]] with his advanced [[understandings]], but he has said "[[180:3|I am the Way]]" and so still we are to follow him. We cannot follow him as the original [[apostles]] did in those long-gone days, but we can follow him in our lives today by and through [[180:4|his gift]] to [[Urantia]], to you, which he [[Paper 194|poured out upon his departure]] and upon his reclamation of [[divinity]], and that is, of course, the Spirit of Truth.

Lo, the Master has been gone from [[Urantia]] in the flesh these many years, and so his invitation to follow him [[becomes]] another chapter. No longer is he here to sit in the [[flesh]] with us, to [[counsel]] with us, to [[encourage]] us, and to flood our [[minds]] with his advanced [[understandings]], but he has said "[[180:3|I am the Way]]" and so still we are to follow him. We cannot follow him as the original [[apostles]] did in those long-gone days, but we can follow him in our lives today by and through [[180:4|his gift]] to [[Urantia]], to you, which he [[Paper 194|poured out upon his departure]] and upon his reclamation of [[divinity]], and that is, of course, the Spirit of Truth.

Those of you who have opted to go forward, to [[embrace]] the [[divine]] [[presence]], to seek to know God in your personal religious [[experience]], your personal lives have activated those [[spiritual gifts]] and can also [[discern]] the benefit of working with an [[appreciation]] of the [[Spirit of Truth]]. Have I been too vague, Mary Theresa?

Those of you who have opted to go forward, to [[embrace]] the [[divine]] [[presence]], to seek to know God in your personal religious [[experience]], your personal lives have activated those [[spiritual gifts]] and can also [[discern]] the benefit of working with an [[appreciation]] of the [[Spirit of Truth]]. Have I been too vague, Mary Theresa?

Mary Theresa: No, because I sort of misunderstood, in the beginning. I was wondering is there a [[connection]] with the "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_again_%28Christianity%29 born again]" people. We were talking about being born again. Is this the more or less the same thing, that we just have to open up to it? We all have it, we all have been born with it, in other words, and we just have to [[accept]], and want to know God, and, no, you [[explained]] it beautifully. Thank you.

Mary Theresa: No, because I sort of misunderstood, in the beginning. I was wondering is there a [[connection]] with the "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_again_%28Christianity%29 born again]" people. We were talking about being born again. Is this the more or less the same thing, that we just have to open up to it? We all have it, we all have been born with it, in other words, and we just have to [[accept]], and want to know God, and, no, you [[explained]] it beautifully. Thank you.

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Celeste: I read in The [[Urantia Book]] one day that if your [[mind]] isn't working well, you should take on the [[mind]] of [[Jesus]]. ([[48:6|48:6.26]])

Celeste: I read in The [[Urantia Book]] one day that if your [[mind]] isn't working well, you should take on the [[mind]] of [[Jesus]]. ([[48:6|48:6.26]])

Remember that [[Jesus]], in his dealings with his [[apostles]] would sometimes speak -- what word shall I use? Firmly. Strongly. Swiftly. -- in order for them to [[understand]]. Being Christlike does not [[necessary]] mean being a doormat or saccharine in sweetness. Our [[goal]] is to become real, to become a [[reflection]] of [[The Father]], which, as you [[read]] today, has a vast span of [[possibility]]. It includes [[science]], [[art]], and [[religion]], you know, and, therefore, it can include [[mercy]] and [[wisdom]] and [[justice]] as well as sweetness and [[light]].

Remember that [[Jesus]], in his dealings with his [[apostles]] would sometimes speak -- what word shall I use? Firmly. Strongly. Swiftly. -- in order for them to [[understand]]. Being Christlike does not [[necessary]] mean being a doormat or saccharine in sweetness. Our [[goal]] is to become real, to become a [[reflection]] of [[The Father]], which, as you [[read]] today, has a vast span of [[possibility]]. It includes [[science]], [[art]], and [[religion]], you know, and, therefore, it can include [[mercy]] and [[wisdom]] and [[justice]] as well as sweetness and [[light]].

It is important to expand your [[comprehension]] of [[The Father]] to break down those genteel doors painted by your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_religion historic forefathers of religion]. [[Angels]] and [[saints]] have been [[symbolic]] of [[qualities]] of God for a long time, but they are mere manmade [[icons]] of an [[understanding]] of this God that is all-powerful, all-present in his [[greatness]] as well as his [[goodness]].

It is important to expand your [[comprehension]] of [[The Father]] to break down those genteel doors painted by your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_religion historic forefathers of religion]. [[Angels]] and [[saints]] have been [[symbolic]] of [[qualities]] of God for a long time, but they are mere manmade [[icons]] of an [[understanding]] of this God that is all-powerful, all-present in his [[greatness]] as well as his [[goodness]].

Being [[honest]] when [[necessary]] should not make you feel awkward. You have the [[Spirit of Truth]] within you, Mary Theresa. You have the [[strength]] within you, within your [[God-consciousness]], to do what must be done if you are called upon to do it. You have the strength of this all-powerful Center. Do not make [[light]] of your [[capacities]], for there is in you One who can if you cannot.

Being [[honest]] when [[necessary]] should not make you feel awkward. You have the [[Spirit of Truth]] within you, Mary Theresa. You have the [[strength]] within you, within your [[God-consciousness]], to do what must be done if you are called upon to do it. You have the strength of this all-powerful Center. Do not make [[light]] of your [[capacities]], for there is in you One who can if you cannot.