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A: Yes, the being can invite the [[Adjuster]] back, but the Adjuster will only return if it detects [[sincere]] [[desire]] for [[communion]]. (12/12/93)

A: Yes, the being can invite the [[Adjuster]] back, but the Adjuster will only return if it detects [[sincere]] [[desire]] for [[communion]]. (12/12/93)

===PRAYERS===

===='''''[[Prayer]]'''''====

Q: I'm curious as to how prayers are answered.

A: First, the issue of how is prayer answered. Yes, that is a most [[fascinating]] subject and actually will be the object of a lesson in the [[future]]. I shall attempt to answer as briefly as possible at this time. When you pray you actually - if you follow instructions and are [[sincere]] - you actually tap into the [[universe circuits]] and, through means that are not clear to me, your [[prayer]] is routed all the way to [[Paradise]]. This is a most [[amazing]] thing - and I never cease to wonder at the [[miracle]] of it - that so many, many, many [[beings]] in all [[the universes]] could, by the simple [[technique]] of [[prayer]], could have [[access]] to [[the Father]] in [[Paradise]]. But this is indeed what happens. And once the [[prayer]] is [[received]], a [[decision]] follows and through the [[universal]] [[administrative]] [[channels]] orders are given for certain [[actions]] to be taken in answer to the [[prayer]]. Now these are not always what the prayer has in [[mind]].

A: First, the issue of how is prayer answered. Yes, that is a most fascinating subject and actually will be the object of a lesson in the future. I shall attempt to answer as briefly as possible at this time. When you pray you actually - if you follow instructions and are sincere - you actually tap into the universe circuits and, through means that are not clear to me, your prayer is routed all the way to Paradise. This is a most amazing thing - and I never cease to wonder at the miracle of it - that so many, many, many beings in all the universes could, by the simple technique of prayer, could have access to the Father in Paradise. But this is indeed what happens. And once the prayer is received, a decision follows and through the universal administrative channels orders are given for certain actions to be taken in answer to the prayer. Now these are not always what the prayer has in mind.

Few will [[wake]] up and find a new car in your driveway, or your [[debts]] are erased, or a suitcase full of [[money]] in your bed, and therefore some would say that [[prayers]] are not answered. But of course, these are [[material]] considerations and prayers are not answered in a [[material]] fashion. But be [[assured]] that when you pray there is an almost [[instantaneous]] [[response]] to your [[prayer]] in the form of celestial [[guidance]], [[assistance]], and - in ways deemed appropriate by [[the Father]] - you are given help that is sought. [In response to a question about the [[Lucifer rebellion]] and [[Caligastia betrayal]] Rayson said:] It takes such a small amount of [[difference]] in [[direction]] on the [[universe]] [[scale]] to have the enormous [[effect]] over the [[course]] of time. A [[fraction]] of a degree difference in [[direction]], that is all that [[Caligastia]]'s [[behavior]] affected, and yet the result was to essentially derail the basic [[plan]] leading toward the establishment of [[Light and Life]] on [[Urantia]] quite severely. The major impact of [[67:1 The Caligastia Betrayal|Caligastia's disobedience]] was the severance of the [[universe circuits]] to [[Urantia]] and [[Isolated worlds|other planets involved in the rebellion]], because when this severance occurred man was left far, far more to his own [[physical]] being than would have been the case otherwise. If you [[starve]] a living creature of one essential nutrient the [[creature]] will live, but its [[function]] will be impaired. A good [[example]] is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vitamins vitamin] or mineral malnutrition. This is [[analogous]] to what happened when the [[universe circuits]] were severed to contain [[the rebellion]]. Man continued to live but did not thrive as had been intended because of a stunting of [[spiritual growth]]. Yes, [[prayers]] were still answered, but through a [[detour]] - if you will - and less expeditiously than otherwise would have been the case. Yes, there were beings - are [[beings]] - here to help you, [[Midwayers]] and beyond. But because of lack of [[access]] to the [[universe circuits]] it was immeasurably harder for these helpers to [[assist]] man as he sought daily [[guidance]] in [[spiritual growth]]. (05/22/93)

S: I have a [[feeling]] that my [[strength]] and my [[security]] lie only in my [[faith]], is that correct? Faith makes it possible to [[talk]] with you. Frankly, I'm uncomfortable, it’s a new [[experience]]. I mean the [[fact]] that you exist and the way that you [[communicate]] is not-its so foreign to [[conventional]] [[thought]]. I feel like I'm standing in a valley, about to climb a [[mountain]], and the mountain is covered in clouds. And then you come along and the [[Urantia Book]] comes along, blows away the clouds and I see this [[mountain]], its 350,000 years high, and you are on the same mountain. Is that right?

 

S: I have a feeling that my strength and my security lie only in my faith, is that correct? Faith makes it possible to talk with you. Frankly, I'm uncomfortable, it’s a new experience. I mean the fact that you exist and the way that you communicate is not-its so foreign to conventional thought. I feel like I'm standing in a valley, about to climb a mountain, and the mountain is covered in clouds. And then you come along and the Urantia Book comes along, blows away the clouds and I see this mountain, its 350,000 years high, and you are on the same mountain. Is that right?

R: That is just the foothills.

R: That is just the foothills.

S: Are you that little guy way up on top?

S: Are you that little guy way up on top?

R: Somewhere there. Your faith is not your only strength and support. It is a crucial one, yes, but you have your Adjuster. You have your spirit guide, your Guardian Angels, the ones who love you. You have your own unique personality and your capacity for prayer to connect you instantaneously to Paradise. You have your ability to worship, and grow and co-create with the Most Highs. You have so many areas of strength and connection to Father.

R: Somewhere there. Your [[faith]] is not your only [[strength]] and [[support]]. It is a crucial one, yes, but you have your [[Adjuster]]. You have your spirit guide, your [[Guardian Angels]], the ones who [[love]] you. You have your own [[unique]] [[personality]] and your capacity for [[prayer]] to connect you instantaneously to [[Paradise]]. You have your ability to [[worship]], and grow and [[co-create]] with the [[Most Highs]]. You have so many areas of [[strength]] and connection to Father.

S: It's nice to know. I understand that the Presence of the Father is closer than breathing, nearer than hands and feet. What I'm confused about is praying out loud. When you are praying out loud, is that only for the fellowship of those of like mind? Is that the only purpose of praying out loud, since the Father is within us?

S: It's nice to know. I [[understand]] that the [[presence]] of [[the Father]] is closer than [[breathing]], nearer than hands and feet. What I'm [[confused]] about is praying out loud. When you are praying out loud, is that only for the fellowship of those of like [[mind]]? Is that the only [[purpose]] of praying out loud, since [[the Father]] is within us?

R: There is no purpose other than those which you assigned to such prayer. Believe me, when to seek to pray, even the quietest whisper of your mind-thought is heard loud and clear.

R: There is no [[purpose]] other than those which you assigned to such [[prayer]]. Believe me, when to seek to pray, even the [[quietest]] whisper of your [[mind]]-[[thought]] is heard loud and [[clear]].

S: That's how I prefer to pray, by being quiet.

S: That's how I prefer to pray, by being [[quiet]].

R: Then you certainly may do so, my friend. (11/27/93)

R: Then you certainly may do so, my [[friend]]. (11/27/93)

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