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===Lesson===

===Lesson===

The master has said, "Follow me", and you know that he goes before you into all things, preparing the way. Your sharing this morning serves to illustrate how Michael precedes you in the tasks you have at hand in your ministry missions.

The master has said, "Follow me", and you know that he goes before you into all [[things]], preparing the way. Your sharing this morning serves to illustrate how Michael precedes you in the tasks you have at hand in your ministry missions.

No one is ever going to succeed Michael as Salvington ruler aside from perhaps Gabriel, so we know that to follow Michael does not mean that we will at some point run the affairs of Nebadon. Know that this following of him is to go into the events that have developed in your day that he has prepared to make your task, though not easier, perhaps with your choosing successful. He will part the seas of chaotic potentials and create the dry ground that you may walk through. The passage will be clear, though it will not necessarily be without fear. As in the story of your onetime Moses, it is a daunting task to be confronted by two huge walls of water and to walk through them in faith. Michael's ministry forces are ever on alert to create these openings within obstacles that you may cross these barriers and reach your goal. We who have elected to be on his ministry force are following Michael in making these potentials available.

No one is ever going to succeed Michael as [[Salvington]] ruler aside from perhaps [[Gabriel]], so we know that to follow Michael does not mean that we will at some point run the affairs of [[Nebadon]]. Know that this following of him is to go into the events that have developed in your day that he has prepared to make your task, though not easier, perhaps with your choosing successful. He will part the seas of chaotic potentials and [[creativity|create]] the dry ground that you may walk through. The passage will be clear, though it will not necessarily be without fear. As in the story of your onetime [[Moses]], it is a daunting task to be confronted by two huge walls of water and to walk through them in [[faith]]. Michael's ministry forces are ever on alert to create these openings within obstacles that you may cross these barriers and reach your goal. We who have elected to be on his ministry force are following [[Michael]] in making these potentials available.

A study of his life reveals that he made choices, lifelong decisions, on how he would pursue the Father's will and manifest this on Urantia. His following the will of the Father is a partnership. He did not seek a roster of rules that ought to be obeyed such that he would please the Father. He knew full well that it is a partnership of experience. When he perceived in his environment obstacles, he chose the course of action to take that would amplify the love and the mercy and the ministry of the Father.

A study of his life reveals that he made choices, lifelong decisions, on how he would pursue the Father's will and manifest this on [[Urantia]]. His following the will of the Father is a partnership. He did not seek a roster of rules that ought to be obeyed such that he would please the Father. He knew full well that it is a partnership of [[experience]]. When he perceived in his environment obstacles, he chose the course of action to take that would amplify the love and the mercy and the ministry of the Father.

There were times when potentials were opened up before him that he chose not to pursue. He made this decision free of the burden of the guilt that he ought to have selected otherwise. This is because he maintained an ongoing relationship with his Father. He knew full well that his decision was in accordance with the mandates of his mission.

There were times when potentials were opened up before him that he chose not to pursue. He made this decision free of the burden of the guilt that he ought to have selected otherwise. This is because he maintained an ongoing relationship with his Father. He knew full well that his decision was in accordance with the mandates of his mission.

As we each follow Michael we can trust that his guidance is ordained by the Paradise Father and that he will never fail to provide ample opportunity, even opportunities, wherein you may also bring about the will of the Father in your life and on this planet. Each of us ascending creatures knows full well our shortcomings and is in touch with our uncertainties of what the future will bring and what we are capable of fulfilling. Michael knows this likewise. You can trust that he will provide you with precisely the right configuration of potentials that you can fulfill your task. Know ever and always that Michael goes before you in anything you choose to accomplish in the name of the Father in heaven.

As we each follow Michael we can trust that his guidance is ordained by the [[Paradise]] Father and that he will never fail to provide ample opportunity, even opportunities, wherein you may also bring about the will of the Father in your life and on this planet. Each of us [[ascension|ascending]] creatures knows full well our shortcomings and is in touch with our uncertainties of what the future will bring and what we are capable of fulfilling. Michael knows this likewise. You can trust that he will provide you with precisely the right configuration of potentials that you can fulfill your task. Know ever and always that Michael goes before you in anything you choose to accomplish in the name of the Father in [[heaven]].

Thank you for hearing me today.

Thank you for hearing me today.

Elyon (Mark): Greetings, this is Elyon, pleased to be with the group again this morning.

Elyon (Mark): Greetings, this is Elyon, pleased to be with the group again this morning.

Having been made aware that Michael does precede us, does indeed provide for us the very stage whereupon is set the act of our service, how then does one go about knowing the part to play? If one has faith that there is indeed a stage and that it is set, it is ripe for fruitful growth, then it is left to discern our parts to play through our communion with Michael, our communion through Michael to the Father, that we discern our role, our part to play as we walk onto the stage. In this arena there are no scripts passed around beforehand that may be studied to prepare oneself for the event, but rather we must improvise as we see best according to our understanding of what the stage and the setting are representing. This task of improvising, being on the spot as you step out on the stage, is made vastly easier for you through your attempt to discern the patterns to be expressed through practices such as stillness. In stillness we may be granted an overall view of the action to be played out before you and with you. Having been granted this overall perspective, it is far easier to come up with the right line to facilitate the script that will play out among all the individuals engaged.

Having been made aware that Michael does precede us, does indeed provide for us the very stage whereupon is set the act of our service, how then does one go about knowing the part to play? If one has faith that there is indeed a stage and that it is set, it is ripe for fruitful growth, then it is left to discern our parts to play through our [[communion]] with Michael, our communion through Michael to the Father, that we discern our role, our part to play as we walk onto the stage. In this arena there are no scripts passed around beforehand that may be studied to prepare oneself for the event, but rather we must [[aleatoric|improvise]] as we see best according to our understanding of what the stage and the setting are representing. This task of improvising, being on the spot as you step out on the stage, is made vastly easier for you through your attempt to discern the patterns to be expressed through practices such as [[stillness]]. In stillness we may be granted an overall view of the action to be played out before you and with you. Having been granted this overall perspective, it is far easier to come up with the right line to facilitate the script that will play out among all the [[individual]]s engaged.

There may be many times when you find that the spotlight may be shined directly upon you as if to cue you that it is your turn to be engaged. You may find yourself with a lump in your throat and an uncertainty as to how to proceed with your part. You may recognize that you have a part to play and that you are engaged in the acting out of an overall plan, but the actual lines, the details, are left to your creative imagination. You stumble forward; you project as you think most appropriate, and you receive confirmation that you spoke in turn, in line, and adequately represented the vision you have of a part you are to play. The more time you allow yourself in preparation, in stillness, in communion, the smoother your prompting becomes and the more accurate you become, as well.

There may be many times when you find that the spotlight may be shined directly upon you as if to cue you that it is your turn to be engaged. You may find yourself with a lump in your throat and an uncertainty as to how to proceed with your part. You may recognize that you have a part to play and that you are engaged in the acting out of an overall plan, but the actual lines, the details, are left to your creative [[imagination]]. You stumble forward; you project as you think most appropriate, and you receive confirmation that you spoke in turn, in line, and adequately represented the [[vision]] you have of a part you are to play. The more time you allow yourself in preparation, in stillness, in communion, the smoother your prompting becomes and the more accurate you become, as well.

There are no incorrect responses to be made on this stage set before you, rather, there are learning experiences provided when inappropriate responses are communicated, helping you to more clearly define your character and your relativity to the others on the stage. This is a process that takes a great amount of practice and trial and learning. But with diligent effort you find great rewards in the success you experience when you are right on the money with your cue at the right moment. Then when the great spotlight of life sweeps around and fixes you, you are confident and are not distracted by the sensation of all eyes being fixed upon you and your line having been forgotten.

There are no incorrect responses to be made on this stage set before you, rather, there are learning [[experience]]s provided when inappropriate responses are communicated, helping you to more clearly define your [[character]] and your [[relativity]] to the others on the stage. This is a process that takes a great amount of practice and trial and learning. But with diligent effort you find great rewards in the success you experience when you are right on the money with your cue at the right moment. Then when the great spotlight of life sweeps around and fixes you, you are confident and are not distracted by the sensation of all eyes being fixed upon you and your line having been forgotten.

You touched on a key aspect of your performance in this arena when you mentioned leaving yourself aside so that the spirit of the Father may work through you and relying on the force greater than yourself to accomplish the task at hand. This is what a truly great participant on stage will master. When it is in your court to make response, to avail yourselves of the higher response which is always at the ready, to not see this spotlight as illuminating your person but rather your beautiful, bright, and shining Indwelling Spirit; this is a truly great participant in this process.

You touched on a key aspect of your performance in this arena when you mentioned leaving yourself aside so that the [[spirit]] of the Father may work through you and relying on the force greater than yourself to accomplish the task at hand. This is what a truly great participant on stage will master. When it is in your court to make response, to avail yourselves of the higher response which is always at the ready, to not see this spotlight as illuminating your [[personality|person]] but rather your [[beauty|beautiful]], bright, and shining [[Thought Adjuster|Indwelling Spirit]]; this is a truly great participant in this process.

It is so pleasing to be among a group who so sincerely desires to understand the mechanics of this process so as to provide the greatest success and benefit while being engaged in the process. Each of you here has many successful episodes to recount in which great things were to have their beginning with your impetus, with your start. It is now simply to perfect your skills that has become the emphasis of our classrooms, to perfect your skills so that when you find yourselves being called to walk out onto the stage and deliver your lines, you feel prepared for the task, not that you are prepared alone to undertake the task, but that you are prepared to form a partnership to undertake the task. This is how the task gets done in its most divine form. Each of you has had experience in working hand-in-hand with this force to accommodate more than you individually might accomplish.

It is so pleasing to be among a group who so sincerely desires to understand the mechanics of this process so as to provide the greatest success and benefit while being engaged in the process. Each of you here has many successful episodes to recount in which great things were to have their beginning with your impetus, with your start. It is now simply to perfect your skills that has become the emphasis of our classrooms, to perfect your skills so that when you find yourselves being called to walk out onto the stage and deliver your lines, you feel prepared for the task, not that you are prepared alone to undertake the task, but that you are prepared to form a partnership to undertake the task. This is how the task gets done in its most divine form. Each of you has had experience in working hand-in-hand with this force to accommodate more than you individually might accomplish.

Thank you for being in attendance today. I hope my words and Evanson's words have given you some food for thought. I remain in attendance with you to be engaged if you so desire.

Thank you for being in attendance today. I hope my words and Evanson's words have given you some food for thought. I remain in attendance with you to be engaged if you so desire.

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

Evelyn: There will be a planning meeting today for the next regional conference. We know you don't care when or where it takes place. Would you like to throw anything into the mix?

Evelyn: There will be a planning meeting today for the next regional conference. We know you don't care when or where it takes place. Would you like to throw anything into the mix?