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ABRAHAM: There can be imbalance, yes, and while deep thinking is important to [[spiritual]] growth, there is the danger that the [[ego]] can magnify the importance of the self within this deep thinking and throw you off balance. Deep thinking comes when it will. Father sees to it that you have what you have when you need it. Constant deep thinking is to put a unreachable expectation upon your spiritual growth. To understand that your life is a lesson in [[eternity]], it reveals a spiritual humor that can help create [[balance]]. To be light-hearted and grateful is to maintain [[receptivity]] from Father. You are each relying upon a [[good]] foundation of faith and have learned that the Fatherhood of God does teach us [[devotion]], but also does the brotherhood teach us fellowship. Does this help? (Yes.)

ABRAHAM: There can be imbalance, yes, and while deep thinking is important to [[spiritual]] growth, there is the danger that the [[ego]] can magnify the importance of the self within this deep thinking and throw you off balance. Deep thinking comes when it will. Father sees to it that you have what you have when you need it. Constant deep thinking is to put a unreachable expectation upon your spiritual growth. To understand that your life is a lesson in [[eternity]], it reveals a spiritual humor that can help create [[balance]]. To be light-hearted and grateful is to maintain [[receptivity]] from Father. You are each relying upon a [[good]] foundation of faith and have learned that the Fatherhood of God does teach us [[devotion]], but also does the brotherhood teach us fellowship. Does this help? (Yes.)

RACHEL: Well, Father Abraham, maybe I have been negligent lately about bring humor to the group. I was doing it for a while. So I will tell Calvin a joke. He is used to dealing in cars all the time so he should appreciate this because years ago we had a saying: Well, for Chrysler sake, you make my Essex ache. Dodge around the corner and Whippet. (You expect me to type this?) Laughter. (What is a Essex?) You don't know what an Essex and Whippet is?(That must have been in Abraham's day.) (Much laughter and too many more comments.) I'm sorry Father Abraham. They don't understand nothing, do they? I'll have to make it more simple next time, won't I?

RACHEL: Well, Father Abraham, maybe I have been negligent lately about bring humor to the group. I was doing it for a while. So I will tell Calvin a joke. He is used to dealing in cars all the time so he should appreciate this because years ago we had a saying: Well, for Chrysler sake, you make my Essex ache. Dodge around the corner and Whippet. (You expect me to type this?) Laughter. (What is a Essex?) You don't know what an Essex and Whippet is?(That must have been in Abraham's day.) (Much laughter and too many more comments.) I'm sorry Father Abraham. They don't understand nothing, do they? I'll have to make it more simple next time, won't I?

CALVIN: About Joshua and his expectation of 40 years? Would you like to comment on that? It maybe one of those rolling the rock thing that you can't answer, but I look at many things we learned were wishful transmissions maybe. I am not saying he can't live 40 more years if Father will let him, but he sure is convinced that the transmission from Ham's lessons through Jason or Rebecca told him he would live 40 years. He is not going to give up with that. I don't know what to do, encourage him to--yeah, you'll live on, or to try to help him understand that perhaps he put too much faith in those transmissions. How should I handle this one cause it does concern me?

CALVIN: About Joshua and his expectation of 40 years? Would you like to comment on that? It maybe one of those rolling the rock thing that you can't answer, but I look at many things we learned were wishful transmissions maybe. I am not saying he can't live 40 more years if Father will let him, but he sure is convinced that the transmission from Ham's lessons through Jason or Rebecca told him he would live 40 years. He is not going to give up with that. I don't know what to do, encourage him to--yeah, you'll live on, or to try to help him understand that perhaps he put too much faith in those transmissions. How should I handle this one cause it does concern me?

ABRAHAM: I am forbidden to interfere with his [[belief]] [[system]]. It is not my place to correct him or encourage him. I would also relieve you of this burden to help your friend to change his beliefs. Do you see this is the actual path he must travel? All of this is his [[decision]], his learning to allow Father's will to reign supreme in his life. Your ministry to him could include humor and [[truth]]. Your truth to him being, "I understand what you believe Ham said in those beginning days, but I ask you what now does your Father say to you." Do you see, a teacher does not take the place of Father who knows you through and through? A teachers position is not so [[personal]]. We are instructed to [[focus]] upon our mission to assist [[Urantia]] into further stages of [[Light and Life]]. You are one who has a comforting [[presence]], and your humor acts as a beam from a lighthouse.  

ABRAHAM: I am forbidden to interfere with his [[belief]] [[system]]. It is not my place to correct him or encourage him. I would also relieve you of this burden to help your friend to change his beliefs. Do you see this is the actual path he must travel? All of this is his [[decision]], his learning to allow Father's will to reign supreme in his life. Your ministry to him could include humor and [[truth]]. Your truth to him being, "I understand what you believe Ham said in those beginning days, but I ask you what now does your Father say to you." Do you see, a teacher does not take the place of Father who knows you through and through? A teachers position is not so [[personal]]. We are instructed to [[focus]] upon our mission to assist [[Urantia]] into further stages of [[Light and Life]]. You are one who has a comforting [[presence]], and your humor acts as a beam from a lighthouse.

 

===Closing===

===Closing===

You each, my friends/students, are these beams that will guide those who struggle within their own imperfections. I would thank you personally for sharing your happiness and humor with me. My love is with you always. Until next week, ''shalom''.

You each, my friends/students, are these beams that will guide those who struggle within their own imperfections. I would thank you personally for sharing your happiness and humor with me. My love is with you always. Until next week, ''shalom''.