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Group: Nashville, Tennessee

 

 

 

 

[Editor’s Note: The father of one of our group died this week and another member became a grandmother for the first time. ]

Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and I welcome each one here this evening. The great progression of life moves forward with the celebration of a new birth and the sadness of a death. Life as a material being is quite brief but fully preparatory for life everlasting.

Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and I welcome each one here this evening. The great progression of life moves forward with the celebration of a new birth and the sadness of a death. Life as a material being is quite brief but fully preparatory for life everlasting.

 

Everyone comes into full consciousness rather gradually. We have spoken of the gradual awareness of self growing as a part from other selves. During life, the soul grows as a result of continual moral decisions. Gradually, there comes a dawning when there is consciousness of something finer and more enduring than the brief candle of human life.

Everyone comes into full consciousness rather gradually. We have spoken of the gradual awareness of self growing as a part from other selves. During life, the soul grows as a result of continual moral decisions. Gradually, there comes a dawning when there is consciousness of something finer and more enduring than the brief candle of human life.

Are there any questions at this time?

Are there any questions at this time?

 

Q: Yes, Ham, thank for this beautiful rendering of a life I have been wondering about. Can you tell me please if my dad optioned to waken to this splendor or otherwise?

Q: Yes, Ham, thank for this beautiful rendering of a life I have been wondering about. Can you tell me please if my dad optioned to waken to this splendor or otherwise?

Every person is given a full chance to choose life eternal or death eternal. You cannot fully choose during this life and this life alone in most cases. Most suicides are rash actions to escape pain. They are not necessarily actions to deny themselves life everlasting and they are not treated as such. Your father's suicidal tendencies, his deep melancholia, were largely a chemical imbalance. When he is awakened he will awaken without the pain. His mind will be clearer and he will have ample opportunity to readjust and to make the supreme decision at a later time. In all likelihood you will be waiting for him on his awakening as you were there for his departure, you can also be there for his arrival if this is your choice. Do not be concerned about his well being for he will be well taken care of and have no consciousness of the time between death and new life. This new life will be a time of great rejoicing for your mother will also awaken fully restored and the pain of this life will be a dim memory. Many times people wish to have a chance to undo some things that were done, to say some things that should have been said, and the Father in his mercy gives ample time for these reparations.

Every person is given a full chance to choose life eternal or death eternal. You cannot fully choose during this life and this life alone in most cases. Most suicides are rash actions to escape pain. They are not necessarily actions to deny themselves life everlasting and they are not treated as such. Your father's suicidal tendencies, his deep melancholia, were largely a chemical imbalance. When he is awakened he will awaken without the pain. His mind will be clearer and he will have ample opportunity to readjust and to make the supreme decision at a later time. In all likelihood you will be waiting for him on his awakening as you were there for his departure, you can also be there for his arrival if this is your choice. Do not be concerned about his well being for he will be well taken care of and have no consciousness of the time between death and new life. This new life will be a time of great rejoicing for your mother will also awaken fully restored and the pain of this life will be a dim memory. Many times people wish to have a chance to undo some things that were done, to say some things that should have been said, and the Father in his mercy gives ample time for these reparations.

Q: Ham, I have a question. You told us that when we arrive in the mansion worlds we will be energized and youthful. Does that mean we will be in human form, will we actually look the way we do now?

Q: Ham, I have a question. You told us that when we arrive in the mansion worlds we will be energized and youthful. Does that mean we will be in human form, will we actually look the way we do now?

Ham: Yes, very similar. Let me clarify, you will look the way you always hoped to look. The flaws and problems and things of this nature will be erased. It is a wonderful thing to be fully yourself and to have this beautiful being reflected in the morontia body. Yes, of course my dear, likewise you do well and you are finding little by little greater love within yourself and greater love surrounding you. It is a wonderful aspect of life that love always finds an outlet, love finds a purpose. The love which you bestow so generously on family and friends will find its way back to you in ways you do not dream of. Be at ease in all these things for the Father loves you very much as you know and is desirous that you should be completely happy. Have faith in his loving control of your life.

Ham: Yes, very similar. Let me clarify, you will look the way you always hoped to look. The flaws and problems and things of this nature will be erased. It is a wonderful thing to be fully yourself and to have this beautiful being reflected in the morontia body. Yes, of course my dear, likewise you do well and you are finding little by little greater love within yourself and greater love surrounding you. It is a wonderful aspect of life that love always finds an outlet, love finds a purpose. The love which you bestow so generously on family and friends will find its way back to you in ways you do not dream of. Be at ease in all these things for the Father loves you very much as you know and is desirous that you should be completely happy. Have faith in his loving control of your life.

Q: Desmond asks:

Q: Desmond asks:

Ham: Of course, the teaching mission is part of the effort to foster spiritual growth and stable spiritual growth. The Urantia book as well is designed to help stabilize the minds of spiritually led mortals. Your society has changed quite a bit since those words were written. There is now a greater acceptance of spiritual paths which are not conforming to the old ways. Part of this concern about functioning safely was that at that time if humans had spiritual experiences which took them outside the bounds of traditional religion, there was very little room for them, no where for them to feel safe offering these experiences to others. Sometimes when a human's adjuster becomes self-acting, it precipitates a psychological crises and there is some time lapse between this occurrence and the calming down of the person, the grounding again of that person and the smooth functioning in society to resume. And during the early part of the century, psychotic episodes sometimes landed a person in a rather permanent psychiatric facility, lobotomies were performed, and so forth. But now, there is greater awareness, less fear of people who experience the world somewhat differently. Not that there is less fanaticism, but there is less fear of unusual behavior. There is also less fear of seeking psychiatric help during periods of instability and this is very heartening as well. Spiritual progress is not dependent upon anything but the willingness to be spiritually led. In other words, it is not dependent upon genetic factors and so forth.

Ham: Of course, the teaching mission is part of the effort to foster spiritual growth and stable spiritual growth. The Urantia book as well is designed to help stabilize the minds of spiritually led mortals. Your society has changed quite a bit since those words were written. There is now a greater acceptance of spiritual paths which are not conforming to the old ways. Part of this concern about functioning safely was that at that time if humans had spiritual experiences which took them outside the bounds of traditional religion, there was very little room for them, no where for them to feel safe offering these experiences to others. Sometimes when a human's adjuster becomes self-acting, it precipitates a psychological crises and there is some time lapse between this occurrence and the calming down of the person, the grounding again of that person and the smooth functioning in society to resume. And during the early part of the century, psychotic episodes sometimes landed a person in a rather permanent psychiatric facility, lobotomies were performed, and so forth. But now, there is greater awareness, less fear of people who experience the world somewhat differently. Not that there is less fanaticism, but there is less fear of unusual behavior. There is also less fear of seeking psychiatric help during periods of instability and this is very heartening as well. Spiritual progress is not dependent upon anything but the willingness to be spiritually led. In other words, it is not dependent upon genetic factors and so forth.

 

 

Go in peace my children. You are all doing very well. My love and prayers are with you each, farewell.

Go in peace my children. You are all doing very well. My love and prayers are with you each, farewell.