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− | DATE: April 24, 1996
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− | LOCATION: Pittsburgh, PA, USA
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− | T/R: Gerdean
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− | TEXTUAL STUDY: Urantia Paper 91
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− | The Evolution of Prayer
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− | Primitive Prayer
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− | Evolving Prayer
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− | Prayer and the Alter Ego
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− | Ethical Praying
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− | TEACHER SESSION
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− | Good Fortune (Pearl of Great Price)
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− | 2.
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− | Righteous Indignation (Judgment/Assessment)
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− | 3.
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− | Learn How to Pray
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| + | ==Heading== |
| + | ===Topic: ''Good Fortune, Learning Hot to Pray''=== |
| + | ===Group: [[Pittsburgh TeaM]]=== |
| + | ==Facilitators== |
| + | ===Teacher: [[Tomas]]=== |
| + | ===TR: [[Gerdean]]=== |
| + | == Session== |
| + | ===Opening=== |
| TOMAS: Good evening. | | TOMAS: Good evening. |
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| How fascinating your discourses have been this evening. I am certain we will refer to them again before the evening is out, but I would like to first take a moment to discuss with you a thing or two, which I have saved up for such a moment as this. I would like to discuss with you Good Fortune. | | How fascinating your discourses have been this evening. I am certain we will refer to them again before the evening is out, but I would like to first take a moment to discuss with you a thing or two, which I have saved up for such a moment as this. I would like to discuss with you Good Fortune. |
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| In bringing up the phrase "good fortune" it is necessary, certainly, to take a look at what is fortune, and in a material realm, the reference immediately falls upon the material abundance available to humankind, the "fortune" as is indicated in your economic system and your arts and so forth, but I am not focusing on that fortune. I am focusing on the good fortune of fellowship and sonship, which indeed is the gospel. | | In bringing up the phrase "good fortune" it is necessary, certainly, to take a look at what is fortune, and in a material realm, the reference immediately falls upon the material abundance available to humankind, the "fortune" as is indicated in your economic system and your arts and so forth, but I am not focusing on that fortune. I am focusing on the good fortune of fellowship and sonship, which indeed is the gospel. |
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| Are there questions of me this evening? | | Are there questions of me this evening? |
− | | + | ===Dialogue=== |
| Mrs. M: Well, I'm confused quite a bit by this lesson. My particular involvement with the Urantia Book is not, certainly, an easy thing, because I've chosen to be part of the organized church, and so I can't quite put it together with the fact that -- I thought I understood you to say, Tomas, that some people are going to capitalize on our good fortune of having the Book. But nobody that I know is, frankly, interested! Unfortunately! | | Mrs. M: Well, I'm confused quite a bit by this lesson. My particular involvement with the Urantia Book is not, certainly, an easy thing, because I've chosen to be part of the organized church, and so I can't quite put it together with the fact that -- I thought I understood you to say, Tomas, that some people are going to capitalize on our good fortune of having the Book. But nobody that I know is, frankly, interested! Unfortunately! |
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| Mrs. P: No, no. | | Mrs. P: No, no. |
− | | + | ===Closing=== |
| TOMAS: I can see that my suggestion has dazzled you (group laughter), so I will take my quiet dusty pearl back with me to my own realms and leave you to your own realms for now but I will not go before conveying to you how much entertainment I receive from my position here with you in your community. | | TOMAS: I can see that my suggestion has dazzled you (group laughter), so I will take my quiet dusty pearl back with me to my own realms and leave you to your own realms for now but I will not go before conveying to you how much entertainment I receive from my position here with you in your community. |
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| Blessed be art thou, my friends. Good evening. | | Blessed be art thou, my friends. Good evening. |
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− | END
| + | [[Category: The Teaching Mission: Dialogues]] |
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| + | [[Category: 1996]] |