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| This movement is all part of the [[divine]] [[symphony]], and what an orchestration you have conveyed in your evening, not only in your personal [[sharing]] but also in the horn of plenty of your selections of [[studies]]. My only regret is that with such a plethora of subject matter, it becomes a supreme [[challenge]] then to pull you all together into a singular [[theme]] of [[comprehension]] that can possibly [[touch]] upon all of the things that you have brought to the feast this evening. I will therefore not begin to try, but rather bring my own serving. | | This movement is all part of the [[divine]] [[symphony]], and what an orchestration you have conveyed in your evening, not only in your personal [[sharing]] but also in the horn of plenty of your selections of [[studies]]. My only regret is that with such a plethora of subject matter, it becomes a supreme [[challenge]] then to pull you all together into a singular [[theme]] of [[comprehension]] that can possibly [[touch]] upon all of the things that you have brought to the feast this evening. I will therefore not begin to try, but rather bring my own serving. |
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− | First I will remark regarding the phrase about presuming upon divine mercy, [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=100:1_Religious_Growth (100:1.8)] which caught your [[attention]] earlier, Celeste, and it is [[worthy]] of attention indeed. | + | First I will remark regarding the phrase about presuming upon divine mercy, [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=100:1_Religious_Growth (100:1.8)] which caught your [[attention]] earlier, Celeste, and it is [[worthy]] of attention indeed. |
| ===Lesson=== | | ===Lesson=== |
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| Lest you be unfruitful like the fearsome fellow who would not attempt to make gains from the talent given to him, you are [[encouraged]] to bear in mind the [[necessity]] of fruitful [[service]] and herein is the phrase about presuming upon divine mercy important. | | Lest you be unfruitful like the fearsome fellow who would not attempt to make gains from the talent given to him, you are [[encouraged]] to bear in mind the [[necessity]] of fruitful [[service]] and herein is the phrase about presuming upon divine mercy important. |
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− | One night in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler,_Pennsylvania Butler] we discussed contentment as [[compared]] to [[complacency]] and I suggested that contentment was the cat that curled up in front of the fireplace and purred contentedly, happily, about the warm, safe [[hearth]] and [[home]] -- an admirable state; but complacency was the cat who, in the same circumstance, looked up, noticed a mouse walk past, and went back to [[sleep]]. He had not invested well, you see. He was not on [[duty]] to follow through with what he had been entrusted with. He had become complacent. | + | One night in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butler,_Pennsylvania Butler] we discussed contentment as [[compared]] to [[complacency]] and I suggested that contentment was the cat that curled up in front of the fireplace and purred contentedly, happily, about the warm, safe [[hearth]] and [[home]] -- an admirable state; but complacency was the cat who, in the same circumstance, looked up, noticed a mouse walk past, and went back to [[sleep]]. He had not invested well, you see. He was not on [[duty]] to follow through with what he had been entrusted with. He had become complacent. |
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| Now before you think that I am trying to be a driving [[force]], think again, for there is no amount of driving or herding that will [[atone]] for the individual [[choice]] of seeking to serve. Are you a better [[righteousness]] recommender this year than last year? Are you a more [[effective prayer]] today than you were yesterday? Are you more [[intimate]] with your [[Indwelling Adjuster]] than you were last year? Are you more astute at recognizing the [[presence]] of [[God]] in your fellows than you were once before? | | Now before you think that I am trying to be a driving [[force]], think again, for there is no amount of driving or herding that will [[atone]] for the individual [[choice]] of seeking to serve. Are you a better [[righteousness]] recommender this year than last year? Are you a more [[effective prayer]] today than you were yesterday? Are you more [[intimate]] with your [[Indwelling Adjuster]] than you were last year? Are you more astute at recognizing the [[presence]] of [[God]] in your fellows than you were once before? |
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− | I am going to take the helm from Tomas and sign off for the evening. It is an honor for both of us to be here with you. I will not give you an assignment except to enjoy the moment, enjoy the love that you have in you and in your horn of plenty. Farewell. | + | I am going to take the helm from Tomas and sign off for the evening. It is an [[honor]] for both of us to be here with you. I will not give you an [[assignment]] except to enjoy the [[moment]], enjoy the [[love]] that you have in you and in your [[horn of plenty]]. [[Farewell]]. |
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| Group: Farewell. Thank you so much. Thank you, Tomas and Merium. | | Group: Farewell. Thank you so much. Thank you, Tomas and Merium. |
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| [[Category: Gerdean]] | | [[Category: Gerdean]] |
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| [[Category: 1997]] | | [[Category: 1997]] |