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DORENDA: Well, you can always count on me for a question!

DORENDA: Well, you can always count on me for a question!

Hi, Tomas. Welcome. Happy [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Sunday Palm Sunday], and I'm so glad you're here! This is so great to start. So that was first and foremost. Most of all I don't have anything except a full [[heart]] to bring, but at some point in the next few lessons, one thing I would be interested in talking about is in dealing with fellow workers, of the [[balance]] between applying what is right and what is [[good]], working with different [[egos]], and kind of turning the course away from [[fear]] into a more positive way. I don't know if I've [[expressed]] that very well or not, but at some point in the next few lessons, that would be of great interest to me as a topic.

Hi, Tomas. Welcome. Happy [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Sunday Palm Sunday], and I'm so glad you're here! This is so great to start. So that was first and foremost. Most of all I don't have anything except a full [[heart]] to bring, but at some point in the next few lessons, one thing I would be interested in talking about is in dealing with fellow workers, of the [[balance]] between applying what is right and what is [[good]], working with different [[egos]], and kind of turning the course away from [[fear]] into a more positive way. I don't know if I've [[expressed]] that very well or not, but at some point in the next few lessons, that would be of great interest to me as a topic.

TOMAS: Daughter, greetings. I pause to [[touch]] your brow, to bless you in your openness and [[honest]] heartfelt [[desire]] to better serve. The breadth of your concern will give us subject matter for many afternoons, for there are so many varieties of flowers and weeds that grow along the [[path]] you walk. So there will be different [[methods]] of relating to different [[personalities]], depending upon how best you might serve the moment.

TOMAS: Daughter, greetings. I pause to [[touch]] your brow, to bless you in your openness and [[honest]] heartfelt [[desire]] to better serve. The breadth of your concern will give us subject matter for many afternoons, for there are so many varieties of flowers and weeds that grow along the [[path]] you walk. So there will be different [[methods]] of relating to different [[personalities]], depending upon how best you might serve the moment.

It is possible to [[heal]] many of these mortal ills as an exercise of [[faith]] and conscientious application of essential [[laws]] of nature. But the [[miracle]] I enjoy most is the [[heart]] that begins to rely upon the [[Spirit]] for the answer to all its questions. When you begin to realize that the [[Universal Father]] is the [[First Source]] of all that you are and the Center of what you are [[becoming]], you realize how dependant you are upon that [[energy]], that power, that pattern which you depend upon as being yours and yours alone. As you trust Father, as you sit in His lap, in faith of His [[overcare]], as you hold your hand in His and seek [[perfection]], He will help you attain perfection.

It is possible to [[heal]] many of these mortal ills as an exercise of [[faith]] and conscientious application of essential [[laws]] of nature. But the [[miracle]] I enjoy most is the [[heart]] that begins to rely upon the [[Spirit]] for the answer to all its questions. When you begin to realize that the [[Universal Father]] is the [[First Source]] of all that you are and the Center of what you are [[becoming]], you realize how dependant you are upon that [[energy]], that power, that pattern which you depend upon as being yours and yours alone. As you trust Father, as you sit in His lap, in faith of His [[overcare]], as you hold your hand in His and seek [[perfection]], He will help you attain perfection.

He will help [[align]] your [[mind]] and [[soul]] in such a way as to give you that [[hunger]] that will find what it needs in order to be filled. In some cases this is a more material [[representation]], as in [[crystals]] and [[minerals]]. There are [[essences]] more [[etheric]], as toning and [[aromas]] which speak to and heal other areas of the mind which crave that more [[aesthetic]] level of [[perception]], that will enhance spirit connection, that speaks to that human being. There are those who enjoy the physical hands-on contact, as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiki Reiki] practitioners, as [[Life Carrier]] healing practitioners, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenology phrenology] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflexology reflexology] experts.

He will help [[align]] your [[mind]] and [[soul]] in such a way as to give you that [[hunger]] that will find what it needs in order to be filled. In some cases this is a more material [[representation]], as in [[crystals]] and [[minerals]]. There are [[essences]] more [[etheric]], as toning and [[aromas]] which speak to and heal other areas of the mind which crave that more [[aesthetic]] level of [[perception]], that will enhance spirit connection, that speaks to that human being. There are those who enjoy the physical hands-on contact, as [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reiki Reiki] practitioners, as [[Life Carrier]] healing practitioners, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phrenology phrenology] and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reflexology reflexology] experts.

These different [[techniques]] appeal to the different tastes and propensities of the various racial strains and cultural inclinations as well. Many of these are mere [[superstition]], but as [[faith]] is added, it is exalted and elevated to [[worship]], and this worship is [[accepted]] On High as viable praise of [[Deity]] as it is understood by the [[Children of God]]. So to ask if I have a favorite, no, nor do I have one that would be a [[panacea]] for all humanity, except for that tried and true [[practice]] which we promote, that being the practice of sitting in [[Stillness]] and [[listening]] for that quiet voice within, that part of God which is yours and which you are destined be one with.

These different [[techniques]] appeal to the different tastes and propensities of the various racial strains and cultural inclinations as well. Many of these are mere [[superstition]], but as [[faith]] is added, it is exalted and elevated to [[worship]], and this worship is [[accepted]] On High as viable praise of [[Deity]] as it is understood by the [[Children of God]]. So to ask if I have a favorite, no, nor do I have one that would be a [[panacea]] for all humanity, except for that tried and true [[practice]] which we promote, that being the practice of sitting in [[Stillness]] and [[listening]] for that quiet voice within, that part of God which is yours and which you are destined be one with.

TOMAS: How marvelous a question, for this enables me to expand your [[appreciation]] of the [[local universe]]. Yes, I know Anatolia. She and I have been [[students]] together in classes we have taken along the way. We know each other, [[respect]] each other, and enjoy each other as [[personalities]] and we knew each other well before we were each given the [[opportunity]] to serve here on [[Urantia]], but we are not from the same world. There are so many worlds in [[Nebadon]] it would be unusual for many to hail from any one particular world.

TOMAS: How marvelous a question, for this enables me to expand your [[appreciation]] of the [[local universe]]. Yes, I know Anatolia. She and I have been [[students]] together in classes we have taken along the way. We know each other, [[respect]] each other, and enjoy each other as [[personalities]] and we knew each other well before we were each given the [[opportunity]] to serve here on [[Urantia]], but we are not from the same world. There are so many worlds in [[Nebadon]] it would be unusual for many to hail from any one particular world.

I have made it a point to [[investigate]] the home base of many of my [[peers]] only because it's part of my [[personality]] propensity as a human and as a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_anthropology cultural anthropologist]. I enjoyed my work of going into the cultures of those outside my immediate environment and studying their way of life. Thus I have a list of the worlds of my co-workers in the Teaching Mission that I intend to make a point of visiting when I have completed my assignment with you; however, that will not be right away. And so I will need to wait, and look forward to those [[adventures]] even as I [[encourage]] you, over time, to look forward to those many [[adventures]] that you will have as you ascend through [[the Father]]'s many mansions en route to [[Salvington]] and beyond.

I have made it a point to [[investigate]] the home base of many of my [[peers]] only because it's part of my [[personality]] propensity as a human and as a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cultural_anthropology cultural anthropologist]. I enjoyed my work of going into the cultures of those outside my immediate environment and studying their way of life. Thus I have a list of the worlds of my co-workers in the Teaching Mission that I intend to make a point of visiting when I have completed my assignment with you; however, that will not be right away. And so I will need to wait, and look forward to those [[adventures]] even as I [[encourage]] you, over time, to look forward to those many [[adventures]] that you will have as you ascend through [[the Father]]'s many mansions en route to [[Salvington]] and beyond.

I have visited worlds settled in [[light and life]], and yet it was not possible for me to [[assimilate]] all that my eyes beheld because I was not [[exposed]] to that [[reality]] level to that extent. My world was advanced, but it was only pieced together. The [[experience]] of an entire planet settled in [[light and life]] was even beyond my grasp. However, as I become more familiar with the [[architectural spheres]] of [[Mansonia]] and beyond, I am more able to appreciate worlds such as that which [[Anatolia]] comes from and the tremendous acuity that must surely be the characteristic of anyone who had that [[experience]].

I have visited worlds settled in [[light and life]], and yet it was not possible for me to [[assimilate]] all that my eyes beheld because I was not [[exposed]] to that [[reality]] level to that extent. My world was advanced, but it was only pieced together. The [[experience]] of an entire planet settled in [[light and life]] was even beyond my grasp. However, as I become more familiar with the [[architectural spheres]] of [[Mansonia]] and beyond, I am more able to appreciate worlds such as that which [[Anatolia]] comes from and the tremendous acuity that must surely be the characteristic of anyone who had that [[experience]].

TOMAS: This is my [[pleasure]].

TOMAS: This is my [[pleasure]].

===Closing===

===Closing===

The heavenly [[angels]] sing. The rocks cry out. The world is alive, rejoicing in [[anticipation]] of his coming. In the days that follow, as the [[collective consciousness]] of your realm is enlivened by the topic of [[Easter]] and [[the Resurrection]], as you [[endure]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday Good Friday] and the reflections of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Thursday Maundy Thursday], be mindful of his coming still. Relinquish him not. Hold fast to his garment. Seek him. Look for him everywhere. Find him, speaking to you in the flowers, in the rocks, in the rain, in the [[wind]], in the [[music]], in the [[mind]], in [[the soul]], in the [[heart]], and allow him admittance.

The heavenly [[angels]] sing. The rocks cry out. The world is alive, rejoicing in [[anticipation]] of his coming. In the days that follow, as the [[collective consciousness]] of your realm is enlivened by the topic of [[Easter]] and [[the Resurrection]], as you [[endure]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Good_Friday Good Friday] and the reflections of [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maundy_Thursday Maundy Thursday], be mindful of his coming still. Relinquish him not. Hold fast to his garment. Seek him. Look for him everywhere. Find him, speaking to you in the flowers, in the rocks, in the rain, in the [[wind]], in the [[music]], in the [[mind]], in [[the soul]], in the [[heart]], and allow him admittance.

I'll see you [[joyous]] ones next week. Farewell.

I'll see you [[joyous]] ones next week. Farewell.