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==Session 28==
==Session 28==
===='''''[[Stillness]]''''', '''''[[Fear]]'''''====
April 19, 1999
April 19, 1999
TARA: Last night I asked for deep [[mind]] [[training]] and I [[awoke]] this a.m. [[feeling]] that you may have more for us regarding the [[stillness]], especially why we seem to [[resist]] this [[practice]]. Please respond if this is correct. Thank you.
TEACHERS BERTRAM and MALCOM: Yes indeed, we have an [[admonition]] for you all. It is very, very important that you practice this [[discipline]], first and foremost for your own [[soul]] nurturance, and for your [[connection]] with [[the Father]]. As we have said before you need this connection to your source of [[being]].
Recall [[the Master]]’s [[180:2 The Vine and the Branches|lesson of the vine]]. You cannot bear much fruit without this [[connection]]. You are the branches where the buds appear, the blossoms form and the fruit is borne.
We could say this in [[modern]] terms today. It is keeping your [[connection]] open with Head Office. You are the workers in the field and you must stay in [[contact]] to know what is going on in the company and what you are [[expected]] to do in your area of [[expertise]]. It all comes down to you, through E-mail, fax, or computer, but all lines must be clear and [[receptive]] to the dictations and commands from the Boss. In the [[stillness]] you make contact with your Divine Boss, through the vine to [[Ta|your Source]].
Today life is much more [[complicated]] and the natural [[flow]] of nurturance through the vine is often impeded. There are more [[temptations]], more [[stress]] on the systems, less time to just stop and smell the roses, less time to stop and [[reflect]], more [[distractions]], ingrain [[habits]] and conditioning. This is not to say that previous [[generations]] did not also have their conditioning and environments to deal with. Earning a living was very labourious, the acquisition of [[food]] took up much of their [[time]] and they did not have all your labour saving devices.
[[Mankind]] has always had his excuses, but the primary reason in any age, why you seem to avoid this [[divine]] [[contact]], is [[fear]]. Yes, fear little one, and that is what I want to address here.
You have all been conditioned to “[[fear]] the [[wrath]] of God.” Remember the [[old testament]] stories of the wrathful God slaying the enemies of the Israelites, casting out [[Adam and Eve]] for their sins, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodom_and_Gomorrah Sodom and Gomorrah]], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Job_%28biblical_figure%29 poor Job] and his [[afflictions]], the [[destruction]] of mankind in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flood_myth the flood], and finally the wrath of an unmerciful God who sought [[justice]] through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atonement_in_Christianity innocent blood, shed on a cross by His own Son]! Is it any wonder that you recoil at the thought of being in the very [[presence]] of such a God in the [[stillness]] alone. And if you close your eyes, in the [[darkness]]!!
Our little ones, our little children, we [[understand]] your [[fears]], [[the Father]] understands your fears and he loves you and [[desires]] to enfold you in His loving arms, to [[comfort]] you and [[reveal]] Himself to you as a loving Father. You have nothing to fear, little ones, nothing at all!
[[Christ Michael]] came to [[reveal]] the true Father in heaven to you, and he said if you have seen me, you have seen the Father. There has never been on [[Urantia]] a greater display a greater example of [[love]] for [[mankind]]. He exemplified to us a loving God, a [[merciful]] and loving parent with fatherly [[affection]] for each and everyone of His children. He knows each and everyone of you. He wants you to know that He is nearer to you than even your hands and feet because He does indeed dwell within you.
*He wants you to truly [[trust]] Him and to walk with Him daily, to get to know Him as [[your Father]], your friend, your [[guide]].
*He wants you to stay [[connected]] to Him so He can [[guide]] you and help you and nurture you in your [[soul growth]] and [[development]].
*He wants you to [[progress]] forward and upward to His [[Paradise]] Home to be with Him for all [[eternity]], to [[share]] His vast [[domains]] that He has [[prepared]], and is preparing for you.
*He wants you to be [[courageous]] and [[faithful]] and full of child-like [[trust]] of Him.
*He wants to abolish all your [[fears]] and wipe away all your misconceptions of Him and His plans for you.
That is why [[this Mission]] was commissioned by [[Christ Michael]], under the [[leadership]] of His faithful and trusted [[Melchizedeks|Melchizedek staff of teachers]]. Our sole [[purpose]] is the [[soul development]] of all of the Father’s children and the upliftment of [[the Master]]’s sphere of nativity into the first stages of [[light and life]].
Now see and [[understand]] the importance of your deep mind [[training]] and the benefit of practicing the [[discipline]] of the [[stillness]]. Yes, you must discipline yourself and create for yourself this practice, this new [[habit]] of being with the Father in the [[quietness]] of your [[mind]].
[[The Master]] would [[admonish]] you to “be not afraid for I am with you always even unto the end of the age.” He wills that you be [[strengthened]] in your [[faith]] and [[trust]] and in your [[love]] of [[the Father]], for He loves you more than you [[realize]]. The Fathers’ will never [[forsake]] you.
It would behoove you to seriously [[study]] the [[Part 4|life and teachings of Jesus]] in your [[Urantia Text]], so that you can truly get to know and [[understand]] the Father through Him.
Now wash away all your [[fears]] that hold you back from this [[relationship]] with [[the Father]] in the [[quietness]] of your mind, for therein is your [[strength]] and your [[comfort]] and your support to face the [[future]] and beyond. It is your [[refuge]] from all your [[trials]] of [[life]], your source of help to overcome all your [[fears]].
Know indeed that you dwell in a friendly universe that is here to help and teach you in your eternal [[Ascension|ascent to Paradise]], now and beyond your mortal [[existence]] of flesh on [[Urantia]].
So little ones, have [[faith]] and be of good cheer, for you are loved indeed by a loving Father who awaits to [[embrace]] you now, in your [[Stillness|still moments]] with Him, and when you arrive upon His Holy Isle of [[Paradise]].
We will close now [[encouraging]] you to practice and become [[habitual]] in your [[quiet time]]s with [[the Father]].
Your [[companion]], [[friend]] and [[guides]], Bertram and Malcom
==Session 29==
==Session 29==
April 20, 1999
April 20, 1999
