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Prioritizing our loyalties, prioritizing that which we would take as our own and that which we can let go for whatever [[reason]], but basically because it does not serve that which you believe to be your [[destiny]] path.  Just as [[love]] must be redefined on each new successive level of [[growth]], that which you discern to be of value, in terms of your [[tools]], teaching [[techniques]], [[administrative]] abilities, ministering [[manner]]isms and so forth, gleaning is another way of refining that which is [[uniquely]] yours for your destiny path.  All destiny paths lead to the same place, but they are not all the same.  You are given a [[personality]] and a certain [[predestination]].  If you are always setting aside what is important to your personal [[development]], to accommodate others’ opinions or leanings, then you are short-changing your own experiential [[journey]].  

Prioritizing our loyalties, prioritizing that which we would take as our own and that which we can let go for whatever [[reason]], but basically because it does not serve that which you believe to be your [[destiny]] path.  Just as [[love]] must be redefined on each new successive level of [[growth]], that which you discern to be of value, in terms of your [[tools]], teaching [[techniques]], [[administrative]] abilities, ministering [[manner]]isms and so forth, gleaning is another way of refining that which is [[uniquely]] yours for your destiny path.  All destiny paths lead to the same place, but they are not all the same.  You are given a [[personality]] and a certain [[predestination]].  If you are always setting aside what is important to your personal [[development]], to accommodate others’ opinions or leanings, then you are short-changing your own experiential [[journey]].  

This [[mortal]] life you life is not here simply to aggravate you and irritate you, nor are the [[relationships]] you find yourself in, or the [[work]]ing situations you take upon yourself, these are aspects of life unfolding and there are indeed lessons to be learned therein.  The lessons are to help you in your task of being all that you can be.  And only you know what that is.  Only you have the antenna to hone in on those messages that speak to you.  You know what you need and when you hear what you need to hear, it is [[music]] to your ears. It may be [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dance_of_Disappointment-2000-08-18 disappointing] to [[discover]] that to others it sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard or something quite flat and uninteresting, but this should in no way detract from your [[enthusiasm]] and your [[determination]] to follow that leading.  It requires great [[personal]] [[courage]] to “follow your [[dream]]” whether anyone approves or not, whether anyone understands or not, whether anyone joins you in the [[process]] or not.  

This [[mortal]] life you life is not here simply to aggravate you and irritate you, nor are the [[relationships]] you find yourself in, or the [[work]]ing situations you take upon yourself, these are aspects of life unfolding and there are indeed lessons to be learned therein.  The lessons are to help you in your task of being all that you can be.  And only you know what that is.  Only you have the antenna to hone in on those messages that speak to you.  You know what you need and when you hear what you need to hear, it is [[music]] to your ears. It may be [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Dance_of_Disappointment-2000-08-18 disappointing] to [[discover]] that to others it sounds like fingernails on a chalkboard or something quite flat and uninteresting, but this should in no way detract from your [[enthusiasm]] and your [[determination]] to follow that leading.  It requires great [[personal]] [[courage]] to “follow your [[dream]]” whether anyone approves or not, whether anyone understands or not, whether anyone joins you in the [[process]] or not.  

===='''''[[Destiny]]'''''====

===='''''[[Destiny]]'''''====

If you do embark upon a path in which you have the benefit of [[associates]] and companions, so much the better in terms of [[learning]] [[teamwork]] – a very important lesson to be learned, and a [[practice]] which will be utilized throughout [[eternity]].  But don’t fall into the lazy [[habit]] of doing what others do simply because you don’t enjoy the rigors of following your own destiny path, which can sometimes be quite [[Solitude|lonely]].  This is the [[trial]] of the [[agondonter]].  The thrill, however, of being an agondonter is knowing that even if no one else [[understands]] where you are coming from,  what your [[motivations]] are, what your goal is, what your task is, even if you yourself are not quite clear on what it might be, your [[faith]] will keep you in pursuit of that which calls to you.  You will glean for yourself that which is for you, and you will make it your own.  

If you do embark upon a path in which you have the benefit of [[associates]] and companions, so much the better in terms of [[learning]] [[teamwork]] – a very important lesson to be learned, and a [[practice]] which will be utilized throughout [[eternity]].  But don’t fall into the lazy [[habit]] of doing what others do simply because you don’t enjoy the rigors of following your own destiny path, which can sometimes be quite [[Solitude|lonely]].  This is the [[trial]] of the [[agondonter]].  The thrill, however, of being an agondonter is knowing that even if no one else [[understands]] where you are coming from,  what your [[motivations]] are, what your goal is, what your task is, even if you yourself are not quite clear on what it might be, your [[faith]] will keep you in pursuit of that which calls to you.  You will glean for yourself that which is for you, and you will make it your own.  

The [[good]] [[thing]] is that as you go along, you will have amassed a great treasure of acquisitions and [[experiences]], and letting go of some, again, leaves room for yet new and other experiences.  And so for an eternity you will be gleaning the right [[choice]] for you to make. “Shall I take this, and leave that behind? Or shall I leave all this behind and wait until I hear/ [[sense]]/ feel that which is my [[destiny]]?”  

The [[good]] [[thing]] is that as you go along, you will have amassed a great treasure of acquisitions and [[experiences]], and letting go of some, again, leaves room for yet new and other experiences.  And so for an eternity you will be gleaning the right [[choice]] for you to make. “Shall I take this, and leave that behind? Or shall I leave all this behind and wait until I hear/ [[sense]]/ feel that which is my [[destiny]]?”  

   

   

Living is a social [[event]], in the main.  You come together to socialize and [[share]] for many reasons – to rejoice in each other’s company; to stave off [[fear]] and [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Loneliness-2001-04-12 loneliness]; to enjoy mutual stimulation of the [[imagination]]; to amplify your own praise and [[worship]]; to confide in one another.  And there are also reasons for you to experience those [[moments]] which must be called [[existential]], when you alone are in view, when you must decide for yourself and feel your own feelings and grapple with your own fears and rejoice in your own accomplishments.  

Living is a social [[event]], in the main.  You come together to socialize and [[share]] for many reasons – to rejoice in each other’s company; to stave off [[fear]] and [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Loneliness-2001-04-12 loneliness]; to enjoy mutual stimulation of the [[imagination]]; to amplify your own praise and [[worship]]; to confide in one another.  And there are also reasons for you to experience those [[moments]] which must be called [[existential]], when you alone are in view, when you must decide for yourself and feel your own feelings and grapple with your own fears and rejoice in your own accomplishments.  

   

   

This is a good exercise for when you pursue your course through the [[portal]]s of [[death]] into the [[Mansion Worlds|next level of existence]].  The more [[confidence]] you have in your [[soul]]’s ability to glean that which is right and [[good]], real and appropriate, ordinary and natural for it to do and assimilate, the more easy it will be for you to relinquish your life in the [[flesh]] and [[embrace]] the [[unknown]] of the upcoming [[morontia]] [[existence]].  

This is a good exercise for when you pursue your course through the [[portal]]s of [[death]] into the [[Mansion Worlds|next level of existence]].  The more [[confidence]] you have in your [[soul]]’s ability to glean that which is right and [[good]], real and appropriate, ordinary and natural for it to do and assimilate, the more easy it will be for you to relinquish your life in the [[flesh]] and [[embrace]] the [[unknown]] of the upcoming [[morontia]] [[existence]].  

Like you, I am [[happy]] to participate and impressed with how it works, which I admit, I confess, I don’t [[understand]] either but I am just glad it does.  I have come to [[trust]] this and not worry about the particulars, rather to believe that God cares about us and whatever it is that we present of our concerns in [[faith]] of His hearing and [[responding]], the magnificent [[Creator]] of all-that-is will indeed find a way to respond to His seeking [[children]].  This has been the way it is since [[primitive]] times; even the most primitive [[beings]] who act in faith and reach for [[Deity]] are rewarded with a glimpse of something that [[assures]] them they are heading in the right direction.  Such a wonderful [[Parent]] Who observes our every step and caters to our every real need.  

Like you, I am [[happy]] to participate and impressed with how it works, which I admit, I confess, I don’t [[understand]] either but I am just glad it does.  I have come to [[trust]] this and not worry about the particulars, rather to believe that God cares about us and whatever it is that we present of our concerns in [[faith]] of His hearing and [[responding]], the magnificent [[Creator]] of all-that-is will indeed find a way to respond to His seeking [[children]].  This has been the way it is since [[primitive]] times; even the most primitive [[beings]] who act in faith and reach for [[Deity]] are rewarded with a glimpse of something that [[assures]] them they are heading in the right direction.  Such a wonderful [[Parent]] Who observes our every step and caters to our every real need.  

   

   

Your [[dilemma]] is not unlike the dilemma of millions of others.  At this juncture of [[planetary]] [[evolution]] it is becoming a cultural commendation -- this [[understanding]] that we have / humans have / you have / life has been doing it is way for so long and yet now the [[light]] is shining such that you see the need for a [[New Age|new way]]. The hoards, the clans, the tribes had a way of doing [[things]] and within this grouping there was safety, [[security]], comfort, [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Conformity. conformity].  And yet as you evolve and as you begin to glean the possibilities of greater [[reality]] for yourself, greater opportunities for soul expansion and [[spirit]] [[illumination]], you see that what you have been doing, while good, is in many ways mediocre.  It is [[standard]].  It is acceptable.  It is even [[necessary]] and [[normal]] but it is also stifling and boring and dull.  

Your [[dilemma]] is not unlike the dilemma of millions of others.  At this juncture of [[planetary]] [[evolution]] it is becoming a cultural commendation -- this [[understanding]] that we have / humans have / you have / life has been doing it is way for so long and yet now the [[light]] is shining such that you see the need for a [[New Age|new way]]. The hoards, the clans, the tribes had a way of doing [[things]] and within this grouping there was safety, [[security]], comfort, [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Conformity. conformity].  And yet as you evolve and as you begin to glean the possibilities of greater [[reality]] for yourself, greater opportunities for soul expansion and [[spirit]] [[illumination]], you see that what you have been doing, while good, is in many ways mediocre.  It is [[standard]].  It is acceptable.  It is even [[necessary]] and [[normal]] but it is also stifling and boring and dull.  

   

   

You have been gleaning your own [[potential]], child! And finding yourself wanting the [[opportunities]] now that will be presented to you will present indeed another great step in your [[Ascension Career|eternal career]], in the adventure of becoming more godlike, even becoming more of who you are, and I stress that because normally when one says “more godlike” they think in terms of lofty, [[holy]], saintly, and God is actually quite [[Foundation|fundamental]].  God works; God gets His hands dirty.  God is involved in [[everything]] you are involved in, and so really all you need to do is bring God more into your conscious life, [[embrace]] the idea more consciously that you share your life with Deity and it will inherently and [[automatic]]ally take on another [[dimension]] than that which you knew as a simple cell in the mortal [[organism]] of your [[society]], your tribe, your clan, your [[culture]].  

You have been gleaning your own [[potential]], child! And finding yourself wanting the [[opportunities]] now that will be presented to you will present indeed another great step in your [[Ascension Career|eternal career]], in the adventure of becoming more godlike, even becoming more of who you are, and I stress that because normally when one says “more godlike” they think in terms of lofty, [[holy]], saintly, and God is actually quite [[Foundation|fundamental]].  God works; God gets His hands dirty.  God is involved in [[everything]] you are involved in, and so really all you need to do is bring God more into your conscious life, [[embrace]] the idea more consciously that you share your life with Deity and it will inherently and [[automatic]]ally take on another [[dimension]] than that which you knew as a simple cell in the mortal [[organism]] of your [[society]], your tribe, your clan, your [[culture]].  

===Closing===

===Closing===

Are there other matters pending?  (Pause)  Then I will take that as a cue to draw our time together to a close.  It has been a [[joy]] and a [[privilege]] to be with you this evening. I reserve Light Line for myself when I have the opportunity, although it is always interesting and how varied are the many visitors who have come to [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Lightline_TeaM Light Line] to teach and lead and encourage those of you who [[tune]] in and who may not have a local [[group]] to go to for support.  It is a vital [[service]] anytime an avenue is instituted that allows others to come together in [[service]] to [[truth]], [[beauty]] and [[goodness]], and on that [[note]] I will bid you adieu until our next opportunity, but not before having the [[chance]] to acknowledge the sanction of our [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:5._RELATION_OF_MASTER_SONS_TO_THE_UNIVERSE Master Son] [[Michael]] who smiles upon our gatherings in [[faith]] of our [[desire]] to know God and be more like Him.  Amen and farewell.

Are there other matters pending?  (Pause)  Then I will take that as a cue to draw our time together to a close.  It has been a [[joy]] and a [[privilege]] to be with you this evening. I reserve Light Line for myself when I have the opportunity, although it is always interesting and how varied are the many visitors who have come to [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Lightline_TeaM Light Line] to teach and lead and encourage those of you who [[tune]] in and who may not have a local [[group]] to go to for support.  It is a vital [[service]] anytime an avenue is instituted that allows others to come together in [[service]] to [[truth]], [[beauty]] and [[goodness]], and on that [[note]] I will bid you adieu until our next opportunity, but not before having the [[chance]] to acknowledge the sanction of our [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_21#21:5._RELATION_OF_MASTER_SONS_TO_THE_UNIVERSE Master Son] [[Michael]] who smiles upon our gatherings in [[faith]] of our [[desire]] to know God and be more like Him.  Amen and farewell.

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