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===Group: [[Tallahassee TeaM]]===

==Facilitators==

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===Teacher: [[Will]], [[Machiventa]]===

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===Teacher: [[Will]], [[Machiventa]], [[Thicandor]], [[Onanecalek]]===

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===TR: [[Unknown]]===

==Session 1==

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Will: About the section that you labeled "the voice of the [[Adjuster]]", that was close to [[Truth]]. Here is the Truth:

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You are the container. I am outside; the [[Adjuster]] is on the inside. As he [[feels]] your [[reaction]], your upward surge, at the [[reception]] of my [[words]], he maneuvers to make the most of your [[positive]] reaction. It is like the [[optical]] [[refractive]] [[effect]] of viewing an object through the [[surface]] of a [[stream]]. Things are just a little off from their [[apparent]] [[position]].

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You are the container. I am outside; the [[Adjuster]] is on the inside. As he [[feels]] your [[reaction]], your upward surge, at the [[reception]] of my [[words]], he maneuvers to make the most of your [[positive]] reaction. It is like the [[optical]] [[refractive]] [[effect]] of viewing an object through the [[surface]] of a [[stream]]. Things are just a little off from their [[apparent]] position.

The [[Adjuster]] takes full [[advantage]] of this [[phenomenon]]. He can bend the [[light]], shed from my [[words]], to your [[mutual]] [[profit]]. [[Witness]] the powerful reaction to those [[words]] in you -- not from the words themselves, for they are only the [[shadow]] of what is, but from the [[influence]] of the [[Adjuster]]. Your [[reaction]] was completely due to the [[leading]] of your [[Adjuster]]. Here, the internal, external, and all- pervasive all combined to [[achieve]] one of the [[marvel]]s.

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The [[love]] of [[God]] [[surrounds]] you. The love of God enfolds you. The love of God upholds you. Wherever He is, you are.

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I am Will. I am pleased that you are trying the [[computer]]. I think it will [[speed]] our [[conversations]] along very nicely. Many times I have wanted to try this, but you seemed [[resistant]]. Don't be too concerned with the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuation punctuation] and spelling, you can clean that up later. It is more important that you get the [[message]] now. We will move on with the lesson for today.

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I am Will. I am pleased that you are trying the [[computer]]. I think it will [[speed]] our [[conversations]] along very nicely. Many times I have wanted to try this, but you seemed [[resistant]]. Don't be too concerned with the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Punctuation punctuation] and spelling, you can clean that up later. It is more important that you get the [[message]] now. We will move on with the lesson for today.

===='''''[[Relationship]]'''''====

Any time you have the [[opportunity]] to relate to people on items of a [[spiritual]] matter, it always enriches them and you as well. You may not always know if your [[words]] fall upon [[fertile]] ground, but you are asked to take the [[risk]] just the same. You have lost nothing and you may have [[everything]] to gain. There are many lost sheep on your world and what we need are more [[shepherds]] to show them the way. You may all be shepherds of one sort or another, each one with your special [[Talents|gifts]]. There are many gifts of the spirit which have as yet gone undiscovered--[[time]] will tell. For now it is enough that you [[study]] and [[prepare]] yourselves for what lies ahead. The [[future]] looks bright for us all as we [[work]] [[together]] for our [[Heavenly Father]]. He looks with [[favor]] upon any steps that foster spiritual [[awakening]] within the [[soul]] of [[mankind]]. Nothing [[the Father]] does in you will go wanting. At some time it will all bear fruit. Many times He [[wishes]] he could just give you the [[tools]] you will need to find your way, but you must find them yourself. You have help from within from the [[Adjuster]] and from without from all the [[spiritual]] helpers like me.

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We [[respond]] now to the direct [[appeal]] from Soldette's friend, Ann. Tell her this:

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[[The Father]] has not [[abandoned]] this world to perpetual [[spiritual]] [[poverty]]. Even if [[the Father]] were to recall all the ministering [[celestial]] [[entities]] who presently interact with the God-knowing and God-rejecting [[mortals]] on your world, only the [[speed]] of [[developments]] would be affected. This is so because [[the Father]]'s direct [[participation]] in the life of each and every [[mortal]], through the [[mechanism]] of the [[Adjuster]], is the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedrock bedrock], the [[foundation]], of all spiritual [[knowledge]] and [[progress]]. The [[contribution]] of special instruction teams such as ours is minor in [[comparison]] with the breadth and scope of the [[Adjuster]] indwelling. For all our [[work]], our result is [[poor]]. There have been [[defections]] and rebellions from within our ranks, but there has never been a [[failure]] by an [[Adjuster]]. It is impossible, by definition, for the Adjuster is a detached [[part]] of [[God]] Himself, indwelling you. You have but to [[express]] an [[intent]] to better yourself, and the [[Adjuster]] will have already [[acted]] upon that [[thought]] -- while it was being formed. The [[Adjuster]] has acted before such as we are even [[aware]] that [[opportunity]] has [[dawn]]ed.

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[[The Father]] has not [[abandoned]] this world to perpetual [[spiritual]] [[poverty]]. Even if [[the Father]] were to recall all the ministering [[celestial]] [[entities]] who presently interact with the God-knowing and God-rejecting [[mortals]] on your world, only the [[speed]] of [[developments]] would be affected. This is so because [[the Father]]'s direct [[participation]] in the life of each and every [[mortal]], through the [[mechanism]] of the [[Adjuster]], is the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bedrock bedrock], the [[foundation]], of all spiritual [[knowledge]] and [[progress]]. The [[contribution]] of special instruction teams such as ours is minor in [[comparison]] with the breadth and scope of the [[Adjuster]] indwelling. For all our [[work]], our result is [[poor]]. There have been [[defections]] and rebellions from within our ranks, but there has never been a [[failure]] by an [[Adjuster]]. It is impossible, by definition, for the Adjuster is a detached [[part]] of [[God]] Himself, indwelling you. You have but to [[express]] an [[intent]] to better yourself, and the [[Adjuster]] will have already [[acted]] upon that [[thought]] -- while it was being formed. The [[Adjuster]] has acted before such as we are even [[aware]] that [[opportunity]] has [[dawn]]ed.

Our role -- [[seraphim]] and other [[Ministering spirits|ministering personalities]] -- is limited to two areas of [[progress]]: overt, [[public]] [[declaration]]s of spiritual [[hunger]]; and [[personalized]] [[progress]] [[guidance]]. The first -- overt, [[public]] declarations -- is exemplified by our interest in Ann's [[progress]], and the second -- personalized [[guidance]] -- is exemplified by the [[relationship]] which [Eric] and I presently [[enjoy]], and are utilizing at this very [[moment]]. The ministry of [[the Father]], however, through the [[Adjuster]], is in place for every [[human]]. It is not even a matter of [[choice]] for the [[human]]. [[God]] is reaching out, as He always has, and making Himself [[immediately]] and [[intimately]] available in the lives of every [[conscious]] [[person]]. In order to [[interrupt]] [[God]]'s [[ministry]], the [[human]] must resort to [[personality]] [[extinction]], so [[profound]] is the Father's [[commitment]] to His [[children]]. He will never [[abandon]] you, no matter how many times you may [[reject]] Him. We look upon this [[relationship]], this [[dedication]], this [[perfection]], with [[wonder]], for it is unfailing in its [[application]]. [[The Father]] has blanketed [[creation]] with His [[personal]] ministry. We are in [[awe]] of the [[universal]] presence of [[the Father]]. Wherever we are asked to go, when we take up our [[duties]], we find that He has already been there, many times.

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I [[prepared]] my comments for tonight many times. I have made three major revisions, but the [[circumstances]] kept changing. I said earlier, in the paper that Eric related to you by phone this week, that I had sharp words to say, but I find that I cannot say them. You would like to know why. It comes down to this. Like you, I have a [[schedule]] to meet. The [[teaching]] [[program]] for these spiritual ministries has a timetable. We are ahead of schedule. As we have extra time, I have more [[free]] [[time]] to [[think]] about how things are [[proceeding]]. I was [[irritated]] about some things. I was really irritated about some things. I went to the [[Melchizedeks]]. They [[advised]] me to take it to [[Michael]]. I did so. That is where I was when Eric received [[communication]] from the [[seraphim]]. And do you know what [[Michael]] said? He [[understands]]. He knows it is [[frustrating]] to me. He said, "Don't worry. It is just the way people are."

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I was [[upset]] because I [[feel]] that such a [[wonderful]] [[opportunity]] is placed before you and, in particular, those who have the [[privilege]] of direct and [[personal]] [[access]] are the most flagrant [[abusers]] of their [[stillness]] [[practice]]. I can't [[understand]] this, but [[Michael]] understands. I don't know how, but he knows. He knows because he lived his life on your [[planet]]. He knows what people are like. He [[traveled]] back and forth. He ate in [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tents tents]. He [[slept]] under the [[stars]]. He tried to catnap in the bottom of boats with [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilge foul sewage washing] around him. He had [[formal]] [[meetings]] with the most [[privileged]] and [[wealthy]] and [[intellectually]] [[trained]] instructors of all of the people alive in the [[educated]] world of his time. He walked [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot barefoot]. He worked for wages. There were times when he was [[hungry]]. There were times when he was [[responsible]] for his own [[family]] and knew not where the next dollar would come from, no [[property]] to sell, no orders for the shop, nothing in the pantry. He knew.

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I was [[upset]] because I [[feel]] that such a [[wonderful]] [[opportunity]] is placed before you and, in particular, those who have the [[privilege]] of direct and [[personal]] [[access]] are the most flagrant [[abusers]] of their [[stillness]] [[practice]]. I can't [[understand]] this, but [[Michael]] understands. I don't know how, but he knows. He knows because he lived his life on your [[planet]]. He knows what people are like. He [[traveled]] back and forth. He ate in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tents tents]. He [[slept]] under the [[stars]]. He tried to catnap in the bottom of boats with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilge foul sewage washing] around him. He had [[formal]] [[meetings]] with the most [[privileged]] and [[wealthy]] and [[intellectually]] [[trained]] instructors of all of the people alive in the [[educated]] world of his time. He walked [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barefoot barefoot]. He worked for wages. There were times when he was [[hungry]]. There were times when he was [[responsible]] for his own [[family]] and knew not where the next dollar would come from, no [[property]] to sell, no orders for the shop, nothing in the pantry. He knew.

He knew about the times when there is nobody to talk to. When every one of those [[problems]] occurred, he called on [[the Father]], the only sure [[refuge]] of [[mortals]]. He told me about his [[experiences]]. I was astounded. My life on my [[planet]], by comparison, was so plush and so easy and his life was gritty--full of [[risks]], full of [[chances]] and exposures. So when I brought my [[irritation]] to him, he said, "What do you [[expect]]? They are [[human]]." I was astounded by his answer. Am I not a [[human]]? Of course. But after [[listening]] to his [[stories]], I was able to put my [[irritation]] aside and see that [[God]] has all the time. God has [[eternity]]. So do you. So do I. I almost felt [[ashamed]], but it was [[worth]] it because I learned something, and I [[hope]] that you [[listening]] to my [[words]] tonight have learned something also.

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[[The Father]]'s table is always set. Set with things that even I do not [[recognize]]. Nothing on the Father's table is there for [[decoration]]. Notwithstanding its [[beauty]], everything on [[the Father]]'s table is [[nourishing]]. Many walk back and forth inches away [[complaining]] that their stomachs ache, they are so [[hungry]]. They are just looking in the wrong places. There are no doors on the Father's banquet hall. If you just get headed in the right direction, you cannot miss it. But, there is one [[threshold]] [[problem]]. You must begin walking.

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[[The Father]]'s table is always set. Set with things that even I do not [[recognize]]. Nothing on the Father's table is there for [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decorative_arts decoration]. Notwithstanding its [[beauty]], everything on [[the Father]]'s table is [[nourishing]]. Many walk back and forth inches away [[complaining]] that their stomachs ache, they are so [[hungry]]. They are just looking in the wrong places. There are no doors on the Father's banquet hall. If you just get headed in the right direction, you cannot miss it. But, there is one [[threshold]] [[problem]]. You must begin walking.

You must begin walking. So I see now that there are other [[perspectives]] to the [[work]] that I am asked to do. There are other ways of looking at your [[situations]], [[individual]] by individual. Actually, things are going very well. When we get [[together]] and [[compare]] notes in the instruction teams, we are always [[complimented]] with the great [[progress]] we are making. I still find it incredible that people do not take [[advantage]] of this, when it is just a matter of time.

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===='''''[[Experiment]]'''''====

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Like any instructional [[program]], ours has [[experimental]] aspects. Your [[planet]] in general, being a [[decimal planet]], has many unusual features. But there is a great deal of [[variety]] even in the instruction teams that presently exist. Every one is a [[prototype]]. The major [[experimental]] feature in your [[group]] is one that I have referred to a [[number]] of times before, the experimental program of the small group substituting for extended [[family]] [[relationships]]. I spend a lot of time [[thinking]] about this. It is a little tricky to pull off because certain members of your group are pressing against the fences, ready to go. We have but to open the gate and they will be off and running. It is not to anyone's detriment that such a [[development]] should take place, but I felt it was my [[duty]] to keep the group somewhat rounded up, and not let everyone get strung out, like a [[caravan]] straggling across the [[desert]]. I have said before that while the [[group]] is not being held back in any way, we did not want the [[abilities]] of certain members to outstrip those of others. The [[capabilities]] of people have nothing to do with whether or not they are able to [[receive]] [[communications]] through direct [[mental]] [[contact]]. The [[abilities]] cut across all lines of [[definition]].

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Like any instructional [[program]], ours has [[experimental]] aspects. Your [[planet]] in general, being a [[decimal planet]], has many unusual features. But there is a great deal of [[variety]] even in the instruction teams that presently exist. Every one is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prototype prototype]. The major [[experimental]] feature in your [[group]] is one that I have referred to a [[number]] of times before, the experimental program of the small group substituting for extended [[family]] [[relationships]]. I spend a lot of time [[thinking]] about this. It is a little tricky to pull off because certain members of your group are pressing against the fences, ready to go. We have but to open the gate and they will be off and running. It is not to anyone's detriment that such a [[development]] should take place, but I felt it was my [[duty]] to keep the group somewhat rounded up, and not let everyone get strung out, like a [[caravan]] straggling across the [[desert]]. I have said before that while the [[group]] is not being held back in any way, we did not want the [[abilities]] of certain members to outstrip those of others. The [[capabilities]] of people have nothing to do with whether or not they are able to [[receive]] [[communications]] through direct [[mental]] [[contact]]. The [[abilities]] cut across all lines of [[definition]].

I felt it was my [[duty]] to keep the people somewhat rounded up since there are those among you who still feel [[isolated]]. That is not [[necessary]], but people cannot help how they [[feel]]. It is part of being people. It is [[virtually]] the [[definition]] of [[humanity]]. So I did not want our [[group]] to get too spread out. I was worrying about that. That is really the concern that I took to [[Michael]]. He solved it all with two words, "I [[understand]]." I think I am closer now to understanding myself, so we will let the harsh comments that I had earlier go, and I will content myself with saying, [[the Father]]'s banquet is open. His hall has no doors in it. Begin walking. Once you do that, things will [[develop]] much quicker.

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You have heard many [[messages]] tonight. This [[stage]] of instruction involves two major areas. The first area is: [[God]] is [[active]] within every [[person]], therefore there is no reason to [[fear]] your brothers and sisters that you encounter in life. We have asked you before to take [[risks]], to bare your chest. It is not so bad when you [[think]] about God being on the other side. He has bracketed the field. You have no more to [[fear]] from your [[neighbors]] than they have to fear from you. What we are really asking is for you to take the first step. Our 1,2,3 [[exercise]] is coming to a close. Not long now and we will have a new assignment for you.

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===='''''[[Contemplation]]'''''====

The second major aspect of our [[teaching]] at this [[point]] is the importance of [[the Father]]'s [[ministry]] through the [[Adjuster]] and the [[fact]] that we [[perform]] only some expeditious services on the [[periphery]] of that ministry. [[The Father]]'s [[personal]] [[ministry]] is the [[fundamental]] program for all [[the universes]]. After all, He has set all this in [[motion]]. [[Everything]] that exists [[reflects]] His hand at [[work]]. The scope of [[Creation]] is so vast that no mind but His can seriously entertain what His [[purpose]] is. We see but a glimmer of it and consider ourselves [[enlightened]] and lucky. We say to one another, "We have been allowed a glimpse of the [[divine]] [[plan]]," and we [[glow]] in [[gratitude]], yet it is but a grain of sand [[compared]] to the [[whole]] of His vast [[creation]]. By the time we all make it to [[Paradise]], we will know something. Therefore I [[encourage]] you, [[commune]] with [[the Father]] daily. No one in this room is doing anything more important than that. Set aside the time. Your lives are far too [[busy]]. You should begin [[resisting]] all this wasteful [[activity]], even if only for itself. But better than taking a [[rebellious]] [[attitude]], use the time profitably. There is no life [[wasted]] in [[contemplation]] of [[the Father]].

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A: Vincent is on the right track. He does not see the [[inherent]] [[validity]] of the [[communications]] which he has recorded because his available time is so abbreviated. The chief requirement in this type of communications is, of course, [[time]]. The human receiver must make time first for the [[reception]] of our advice and teaching, and second -- and this is the most [[difficult]] part -- the [[human]] must [[free]] enough time from the demands of daily life to allow these teachings and [[understandings]] to be [[acted]] upon, to be put into [[effect]]. First, time for [[learning]]; second, time for [[practice]]. All of you will soon [[experience]] great demands on your time. Your have doubtless [[discerned]] by now that this is a time-intensive pursuit.

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Here is the [[framework]] which we [[propose]] as a [[hierarchy]] for [[application]] of our teachings: (1) [[communion]] with the [[Heavenly Father]]; (2) [[family]] time; (3) [[application]] of our instruction to your daily [[interaction]] with your earthly brothers and sisters; (4) the ordinary [[maintenance]] of [[material]] concerns. This is a [[hierarchy]] of [[quality]], not total hours -- in some cases, minutes -- spent in these [[activities]]. But you will soon see that [[God]]'s work can become quite time-consuming, indeed, it is [[intended]] to become ultimately all-consuming. We [[realize]] that this thought might be disturbing to many, especially those who have accumulated substantial [[material]] [[wealth]]. It takes much [[effort]] to maintain such extravagance; it takes [[work]], and therefore time, to so [[support]] these [[possessions]]. If they are productive of beneficial [[developments]] in your lives, then by all means continue. If not, jettison them. There are better uses of the time -- even if you do nothing more than watch the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud clouds] sail across the [[sky]]. [[Materialism]] is a deadly [[trap]], in which many are ensnared, and the most pitiful [[victims]] are those clamoring to be let into the [[trap]].

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Here is the [[framework]] which we [[propose]] as a [[hierarchy]] for [[application]] of our teachings: (1) [[communion]] with the [[Heavenly Father]]; (2) [[family]] time; (3) [[application]] of our instruction to your daily [[interaction]] with your earthly brothers and sisters; (4) the ordinary [[maintenance]] of [[material]] concerns. This is a [[hierarchy]] of [[quality]], not total hours -- in some cases, minutes -- spent in these [[activities]]. But you will soon see that [[God]]'s work can become quite time-consuming, indeed, it is [[intended]] to become ultimately all-consuming. We [[realize]] that this thought might be disturbing to many, especially those who have accumulated substantial [[material]] [[wealth]]. It takes much [[effort]] to maintain such extravagance; it takes [[work]], and therefore time, to so [[support]] these [[possessions]]. If they are productive of beneficial [[developments]] in your lives, then by all means continue. If not, jettison them. There are better uses of the time -- even if you do nothing more than watch the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloud clouds] sail across the [[sky]]. [[Materialism]] is a deadly [[trap]], in which many are ensnared, and the most pitiful [[victims]] are those clamoring to be let into the [[trap]].

We do not ask you to [[Asceticism|withdraw from the world]], as the [[monastic]] orders do, for that is the polar [[opposite]] of our [[intent]]. You already know the [[Tone|tenor]] of our instructions. I mention this because your [[teacher]] Will has referred to an upcoming [[exercise]], and such will be an expansion of the work which you have already begun. What we raise now, as an [[idea]], is the notion that you must look forward to [[converting]] your daily [[activities]] from sweat-of-the-brow labors into [[opportunities]] to put [[the Father]]'s [[love]] in [[action]]. We will [[together]] subvert the [[exploitation]] of men, and use the existing [[structure]] to begin building a just and loving brotherhood. We specifically will not "plow it all under, and replant," as Eric has frequently suggested. [[Things]] do not [[work]] that way in the [[divine]] scheme of [[development]]. To do so would be a tacit admission of lack of [[value]], and this is simply not the case. We will, however, hijack the [[mechanisms]] which exist, for the greater [[glory]] of [[God]]. That is a [[good]] and useful pursuit, and far less [[disturbing]] to those both intimately concerned and those insensitive to the [[subtle]] [[movements]] of [[the Father]]. The Father is [[clever]]; He is sly. He will [[attract]] humans to Him by all honorable means. His [[movements]] are so [[subtle]] that even we are overtaken by the [[repercussions]] of His [[actions]]. We admire Him -- [[worship]] Him.

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The following [[message]] is to David from his [[Seraphim]].

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[[Spiritual]] [[idealism]] is NEVER inappropriate. Do not denigrate the [[sincerity]] of your [[youth]]; it is far better to begin life with [[positive]], constructive [[attitudes]] than to grow up [[cynical]] and distrustful. The [[rigors]] of life are more easily dealt with when one has such a solid [[foundation]] to build upon. You were not brought up foolishly [[naive]], but rather fortuitously [[blessed]] by having such positive [[spiritual]] [[attitudes]] taught to you in your [[youth]].

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[[Spiritual]] [[idealism]] is NEVER inappropriate. Do not denigrate the [[sincerity]] of your [[youth]]; it is far better to begin life with [[positive]], constructive [[attitudes]] than to grow up [[cynical]] and distrustful. The rigors of life are more easily dealt with when one has such a solid [[foundation]] to build upon. You were not brought up foolishly [[naive]], but rather fortuitously [[blessed]] by having such positive [[spiritual]] [[attitudes]] taught to you in your [[youth]].

Do not become [[discouraged]] by your inconsistency. If you [[maintain]] your [[allegiance]] to [[divine]] [[values]], you will [[eventually]] be able to [[demonstrate]] a more [[consistent]] [[pattern]] of [[behavior]] of spiritual [[activity]]. The [[secret]] of [[progressive]] [[attainment]] is an overwhelming, relentless, [[Desire|DESIRE]] to [[know]] [[God]] better and to become more like Him. If you maintain this [[attitude]], over time your [[actions]] will [[eventually]] fall in line with your [[desires]] as naturally as water flows downhill. Nothing will be able to stop you, not even your own [[perceived]] [[character]] [[Weakness|flaws]].

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Sunday night I was not only speaking to you; there were many others in the room who were just as [[guilty]] of missing their [[prayer]] time as you. It is of such [[vital]] importance that I felt that I had to say something. The whole [[group]] is striving to make those improvements in their [[spiritual]] lives, but it [[simply]] cannot be done without that time taken to [[commune]] with [[the Father]]. He should be the [[focal]] spot of their lives. Without that we can not [[function]] in a way that builds a good [[relationship]] with Him. He will always be there--all we have to do is reach out and [[embrace]] Him. Please [[remember]] each day to do your [[meditation]] exercises. Now let us turn to a lesson you can read to the [[group]] on Sunday night. Proceed.

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The importance of the [[earthly]] [[experience]] cannot be discounted, for it bears with it the [[magnitude]] of experience with others like yourselves. In this way only can you [[learn]] to [[relate]] to others, in a [[positive]] way, the [[love]] of [[the Father]]. He beams His [[message]] whenever He can and teaches through those of you who will be there to [[teach]] others. It is very [[difficult]] to just live on your world with all the [[problems]] you have to [[endure]], so it is [[vital]] that you learn to depend on each other. The [[dependence]] will foster that [[unity]] that [[the Father]] would like to see in any [[group]], [[family]] or [[organization]] on His world. He [[wishes]] for all His [[children]] to find it within themselves to call upon Him, but when they cannot or will not, they must have those around them who they can call upon. It is [[vital]] that you all [[understand]] how important this is because in the [[future]] you will be the core for the [[movement]] of a greater [[nature]].

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The importance of the [[earthly]] [[experience]] cannot be discounted, for it bears with it the [[magnitude]] of experience with others like yourselves. In this way only can you [[learn]] to [[relate]] to others, in a [[positive]] way, the [[love]] of [[the Father]]. He beams His [[message]] whenever He can and teaches through those of you who will be there to [[teach]] others. It is very [[difficult]] to just live on your world with all the [[problems]] you have to [[endure]], so it is [[vital]] that you learn to depend on each other. The dependence will foster that [[unity]] that [[the Father]] would like to see in any [[group]], [[family]] or [[organization]] on His world. He [[wishes]] for all His [[children]] to find it within themselves to call upon Him, but when they cannot or will not, they must have those around them who they can call upon. It is [[vital]] that you all [[understand]] how important this is because in the [[future]] you will be the core for the [[movement]] of a greater [[nature]].

You must start today [[considering]] yourselves as a [[family]]--one that [[encompasses]] [[love]]--that unconditional love with which [[the Father]] would love you. You must bring forth in each other the best that is there by genuinely [[appreciating]] those qualities about each other that are there. There may be times when you may not see all that is there to see, so I [[encourage]] you to [[pray]] concerning this matter and let [[the Father]] show you what He would have you see. Walk in each others' shoes and see through each others' eyes; for only in this way can you begin to [[understand]] each other.

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Good, then. I will ask you to [[record]] [[material]] on an occasional basis for relay to certain [[individuals]]. I [[realize]] you are [[busy]] with a demanding [[course]] of [[intellectual]] and [[professional]] [[training]], and I will attempt to keep my demands on your time as brief as possible. You are [[skilled]] in [[Writing|wordcraft]] and experienced in [[editing]], so I welcome your [[participation]], and will say only that, like all [[authors]], I feel a twinge of [[humiliation]] when another points to minor mistakes or imprecise [[formulations]] in the copy. I have great and unqualified [[confidence]] in the substance of my teachings, however, and I invite you to [[learn]] and [[absorb]] the things I have to say to others. I think you will find them useful in your [[spiritual]] and [[professional]] life.

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We [[approve]] of your entry into the [[legal]] arena. More spirit- led [[gladiators]] are needed to counterbalance the [[technicians]] who presently dominate the field. We find it especially appalling that the [[association]] [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bar_Association American Bar Association] seeks to except its members from [[virtually]] all [[responsibility]] for [[social]] concerns and [[obligations]]. That is the parting of the ways, whereby one [[path]] follows only [[law]], while the other follows [[justice]]. The people are poorly served by this [[development]], and will disrespect your [[colleagues]] further. Do all you can to stop this [[erosion]] of [[personal]] [[integrity]].

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We [[approve]] of your entry into the [[legal]] arena. More spirit- led [[gladiators]] are needed to counterbalance the [[technicians]] who presently dominate the field. We find it especially appalling that the [[association]] [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Bar_Association American Bar Association] seeks to except its members from [[virtually]] all [[responsibility]] for [[social]] concerns and [[obligations]]. That is the parting of the ways, whereby one [[path]] follows only [[law]], while the other follows [[justice]]. The people are poorly served by this [[development]], and will disrespect your [[colleagues]] further. Do all you can to stop this [[erosion]] of [[personal]] [[integrity]].

We are [[satisfied]] with your [[performance]], relative to that of your classmates. Though your [[policy]] position is extreme, it is well-founded. It is truly foolish to [[expect]] any useful indication of [[future]] [[performance]] from partly-[[trained]] and wholly inexperienced beginners. Certainly we have found this to be so within our realm. Your way is open; there is much to [[learn]], and your are learning a most useful [[skill]] in balancing truly important concerns with only- transitory concerns. You are on the right road, [[professionally]].

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Please direct these remarks to Vincent: "The [[plan]] is not such as you would [[recognize]]. It is not the kind of [[effort]] that lends itself to [[paper]] and pen. Rather is it like a [[performance]] offered by a great master -- in this case, the Universal Master. He knows not what the [[machinery]] will do. It may serve [[honestly]] or [[defective]]ly, it does not matter. In His [[skill]] He can call upon His [[experience]] for infinite [[improvisation]], all to the same end. I am but one of the keys on His keyboard. I know not the [[music]] of my [[neighboring]] key. It is all I can do to satisfy my charge, so to [[play]] my part in [[the Master]]'s [[symphony]].

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We [[value]] your part -- not only the note that [[resonates]] when the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plectrum plectrum] falls upon you, but also your assessment of the [[harmonic]] achievement which we in concert produce. Ultimately, we shall hear your [[music]] when the hammer strikes you. Until then, you are asked to wait until your [[moment]] arrives. Then you will be heard, across the [[universe]]."

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We [[value]] your part -- not only the note that [[resonates]] when the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plectrum plectrum] falls upon you, but also your assessment of the [[harmonic]] achievement which we in concert produce. Ultimately, we shall hear your [[music]] when the hammer strikes you. Until then, you are asked to wait until your [[moment]] arrives. Then you will be heard, across the [[universe]]."

I will return you to your instructors, who have additional [[words]] to say to your companions, [allusion to the [[personal]] [[messages]] received randomly over several days] and take my leave. [[God]] bless you and keep you. -- [[Machiventa]] Melchizedek

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Our usual [[communication]] has been supplanted by [[messages]] and instructions from other parties. You were in [[error]] when you suggested that previous communications had been [[collectively]] attributed to me. With your rapidly developing [[ability]], there is something of a line [[developing]], with [[personalities]] eager to gain [[experience]] with this type of communication. I will ask you not to [[record]] those contacts, not because of the likely [[content]] or because problems may arise, but because the [[process]] of recording and [[transcribing]] will become too burdensome of your time.

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All of us, [[teachers]] and ministers, are elated at this [[development]], and you can show us a [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeoman yeoman]'s service by allowing others to gain an initial [[experience]] with this type of [[contact]]. You will be their initial and whole data set of [[experience]] when they begin their assignments, and, interestingly for you, you will be taking the [[pulse]] of the outreach [[program]] on your [[planet]]. Each of the [[teachers]] who [[converses]] with you will be assigned to an instruction team, and then detailed to either a [[group]] such as yours or an [[individual]] under instruction -- and there are many. Your [[friend]] Bill is a good example of an eager and able receptor who, by circumstance, works [[alone]], but not unaided.

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All of us, [[teachers]] and ministers, are elated at this [[development]], and you can show us a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yeoman yeoman]'s service by allowing others to gain an initial [[experience]] with this type of [[contact]]. You will be their initial and whole data set of [[experience]] when they begin their assignments, and, interestingly for you, you will be taking the [[pulse]] of the outreach [[program]] on your [[planet]]. Each of the [[teachers]] who [[converses]] with you will be assigned to an instruction team, and then detailed to either a [[group]] such as yours or an [[individual]] under instruction -- and there are many. Your [[friend]] Bill is a good example of an eager and able receptor who, by circumstance, works [[alone]], but not unaided.

Tell him this: "You are especially [[favored]], for you were long ago assigned a pair of [[seraphic guardian]]s, to guide you in your [[leisure]] times, and your [[reflective]] times. You have already enjoyed many [[episodes]] of spiritual [[development]] with them, and if you look backwards over your ever-rising [[path]] of [[appreciation]] and [[wonder]] at the works of [[the Father]], you will quickly see that your [[progress]] proceeded with [[celestial]] [[guidance]]. That guidance is rooted in the [[faithful]] performance of the [[Adjuster]], who specifically requested you as the subject of indwelling, for [[reasons]] known only to himself and [[the Father]].

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[[Good]] [[morning]], my dear [[friend]]. I am your [[teacher]], Will.

===='''''[[Resurrection]]''''', '''''[[Afterlife]]'''''====

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Your [[mother]] is known to [[the Father]]. She knows little of Him, but that is the [[nature]] of things on your world. I have some [[words]] of [[comfort]] for you, your sisters, and brother. Your mother has lived a [[shallow]] but [[honest]] life. This is much more than the life product of many from your [[society]]. Her concerns have not been [[spiritual]], but there is more than enough for her to qualify for [[resurrection]] into the [[afterlife]]. [[The Father]]'s [[threshold]] test is slight. As the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabha Buddhists of the Amida] [[cult]] have correctly [[understood]], "you have only to, with [[sincere]] heart, call upon the [[name]] of the [[Buddha]]," and you will be saved.

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Your [[mother]] is known to [[the Father]]. She knows little of Him, but that is the [[nature]] of things on your world. I have some [[words]] of [[comfort]] for you, your sisters, and brother. Your mother has lived a [[shallow]] but [[honest]] life. This is much more than the life product of many from your [[society]]. Her concerns have not been [[spiritual]], but there is more than enough for her to qualify for [[resurrection]] into the [[afterlife]]. [[The Father]]'s [[threshold]] test is slight. As the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amitabha Buddhists of the Amida] [[cult]] have correctly [[understood]], "you have only to, with [[sincere]] heart, call upon the [[name]] of the [[Buddha]]," and you will be saved.

Virginia has had enough of the fight. All of her life has been fighting and [[conflict]]. She is tough and has passed that [[quality]] on to you all, her [[gift]] to you. You have all used it rather more [[wisely]], but for her the [[struggle]] is nearly done. She is unlikely to see the day of fishing from the porch. She is unlikely to [[erode]] the [[fond]] [[feeling]] of her daughters, who will lovingly care for her in the [[moments]] of her departure.

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We recommend to you the [[scheme]] of [[reading]] from [[Urantia Book]] on the [[topic]] of [[the Master]]'s [[public]] [[ministry]], while she [[rests]]. Her [[soul]] is no less [[hungry]] for the [[love]] and [[guidance]] expressed therein, for all her restrictions built during the [[material]] life. The [[Urantia Book]] is a meeting point between the worlds. Take [[care]] to keep separate the [[desires]] which you all bear for [[honesty]]. Virginia has lived her entire life behind screens. You are not [[welcome]] to [[penetrate]]. It will be [[difficult]] to mouth the [[ritual]] [[assurances]] that are typical of these events, but mark you, [[the Father]] and [[Ministering spirits|His legions]] stand ready to [[receive]] her into the loving [[embrace]] that is her [[destiny]]. In the [[future]] she will prove to each of you a good [[companion]], for these bonds [[endure]]. Certain of you will be already waiting to [[receive]] her upon the [[dispensation]]. This will be a [[comfort]] to her and is the best and most loving [[service]] you will ever [[provide]] to her. Look forward to that day, and [[prepare]] yourselves as well, for someday you too shall make the [[journey]] that presently beckons her.

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Lacking useful [[preparation]], Virginia is tightly gripped by [[fear]]. That fear is a long-known [[friend]] to her and she will not give it up willingly. The brother to that fear is the [[tension]] of [[conflict]], upon whose meager [[stimulation]] she has so long thrived. [[Appeal]] to her [[courage]], recount the [[accomplishments]] of her life, ask her to look back into the old days when the world lay open to her feats, and [[compliment]] her [[bravery]]. No [[mortal]] is [[free]] from [[fear]], except some few aberrants. [[Encourage]] her to master her fears, for this has been her lifelong [[technique]] that will serve her yet. It is not important for her to [[absorb]] great detail of the [[administration]] of [[Creation]]. [[Schools]] exist for that [[purpose]], and their result is [[good]]. There is life yet in the old [[tools]], to make the [[transition]] to the new life. All must pass through this gate. [[The Father]] waits beyond, beckoning. He will handle the rest.

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Lacking useful [[preparation]], Virginia is tightly gripped by [[fear]]. That fear is a long-known [[friend]] to her and she will not give it up willingly. The brother to that fear is the [[tension]] of [[conflict]], upon whose meager [[stimulation]] she has so long thrived. [[Appeal]] to her [[courage]], recount the [[accomplishments]] of her life, ask her to look back into the old days when the world lay open to her feats, and compliment her [[bravery]]. No [[mortal]] is [[free]] from [[fear]], except some few aberrants. [[Encourage]] her to master her fears, for this has been her lifelong [[technique]] that will serve her yet. It is not important for her to [[absorb]] great detail of the [[administration]] of [[Creation]]. [[Schools]] exist for that [[purpose]], and their result is [[good]]. There is life yet in the old [[tools]], to make the [[transition]] to the new life. All must pass through this gate. [[The Father]] waits beyond, beckoning. He will handle the rest.

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Take time to extend to each other the [[kindness]] that you would like to have extended to yourselves. Take time each day to find [[the Father]]. Neglect not your own [[prayer]] time, for it is [[vital]] that you continue in this [[exercise]]. If you will do what you are asked to do, then [[gradually]] it will not become the task that it is presently. It will be a [[joy]] and a [[privilege]]--one that you would not [[think]] of going without during the day. [[Our Father]] [[loves]] each one of His [[children]] and seeks to reach out to them. All you have to do is be there, to be open, to be the receptacle in which He can pour His [[love]]. In this way, you will have the love that you need to extend to others. Right now it is more [[difficult]] for some of you than others, but it will not always be so. Step by step, you will [[learn]] the way and in that way, you will find the teachings of the Father more easy as you go about your daily [[work]]. Continue to [[practice]] the 1, 2, 3 [[exercise]] and open yourselves to other [[opportunities]] to find a way to [[express]] [[the Father]]'s love to others. We ask that you do so. There should be never any [[doubt]] that the Father is working through you. You have a lot of [[work]] to do. We ask that you [[cooperate]], that you give your [[spirit]] in completing the task. We ask that you afford yourself every [[opportunity]] to [[cooperate]] in every way with what you have been asked to do.

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Our little [[group]] is growing fast. We are already adding members and we may be adding still more members in the near [[future]]. Be not concerned. We will find a way to extend to all people the [[message]] that I have given to you--the messages of the [[love]] of [[the Father]], the message that the Father loves you and that He loves all of His [[children]]. Once you have been able to [[achieve]] all that is [[expected]] of you, there will always be another assignment. You will never completely be on top of all that is expected, for there will always be more to [[learn]], but that is the [[joy]] of the whole [[adventure]]. There is never an end to finding [[service]]. There is never an end to finding an [[opportunity]], to live in the [[presence]] of the Father. He is always ready to show the way, to find a way to [[express]] His love in your life, and to find a way for you to show his love to others. You should not be concerned for those coming into the [[group]]. They will in time catch up. They will in time begin to [[understand]] what you now understand. There may be times when they feel overwhelmed, but you can go a long way to relieve them. It need not be that any of them feel like outsiders. Look how Joan has felt now coming into the [[group]]; she has done her [[research]] and caught up with the [[group]]. Others coming into the group will do the same if their [[desire]] is there. For if [[the Father]] has brought them into the [[group]], then they will be ready to do their [[work]] within the group. Not one will be left behind. The Father [[leads]], He beckons and those who are ready will come. He is the [[shepherd]] and we are the sheep and He will lead us where He will have us go. There will be times when we may not know the [[path]] ahead, but it is not for you to know the [[whole]] [[plan]] at this [[point]]. It is for you merely to be there, to be ready, to do the tasks that you have been assigned, to [[read]] and to [[study]], to [[love]] each other and to yourselves be loved by the others in the [[group]], to call on each other, to spend time with each other, getting to know each other, and anything else you can do to build the [[family]] unit to create [[unity]] within the group. You are a family. Love each other. Call upon each other. Seek each other's [[guidance]] and [[assurance]], and [[pray]] for each other always. You have many [[strengths]] within the group, many [[different]] [[personalities]] and yet as you are different [[individuals]] possessing these [[strengths]], they will add greatly to the group as a whole. Even those of you who are crashing at the gates presently, we ask that you hold back, the time is not yet for you to go out and do anything that you have not been asked to do. I will tell you when it is time. Please just follow my instruction. Impatience will not help us. [[Time]] is on our side. Building a strong core is on our side. We [[simply]] must do what we are asked to do and in that way, we will find the [[strength]] that we will need to do what is asked when finally we will be more [[active]]. Have [[patience]] my children. Work with each other. [[Work]] within the present system, and later there will be much more time to work with others. Those of you who are [[receiving]] [[messages]] at the present time, we [[hope]] that you take to [[heart]] what is said. They are meant to uplift you, to [[encourage]] you, to help you move forward in your daily life. It is far too easy to get bogged down, the ~~[[rigor]]s~~ of your life are so [[difficult]]. Take to heart all that is told you. Do not become [[discouraged]] at anything, for in time all will be worked out, all will be [[revealed]] to you. You need not be concerned. It is enough now that you know that [[everything]] is going according to plan. Do not concern yourself with anything more than that. Those of you who would like for things to move faster are simply going to have to be more patient. It is not for you to [[decide]] when the time is right. That is not your job. Those who make those [[decisions]] are far above me, and I would not even suggest that the timetables be changed. That would be far too [[presumptuous]], and I have [[learned]] long ago not to make such [[appeals]]. It simply would do no [[good]], and in the [[scheme]] of things it matters little. I simply do what I am asked to do, just as I ask you do the same. We all have times when we would like things to be [[different]], but alas they cannot be so. Be [[patient]] and wait for the time to come and you will find that [[everything]] would have worked out the way that it should, maybe not the way you think they should, but indeed the way [[the Father]] wants things to. If you have any questions now, I would be glad to take them. You have not had any [[opportunities]] to ask questions in quite a while. Here is your [[chance]].

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Our little [[group]] is growing fast. We are already adding members and we may be adding still more members in the near [[future]]. Be not concerned. We will find a way to extend to all people the [[message]] that I have given to you--the messages of the [[love]] of [[the Father]], the message that the Father loves you and that He loves all of His [[children]]. Once you have been able to [[achieve]] all that is [[expected]] of you, there will always be another assignment. You will never completely be on top of all that is expected, for there will always be more to [[learn]], but that is the [[joy]] of the whole [[adventure]]. There is never an end to finding [[service]]. There is never an end to finding an [[opportunity]], to live in the [[presence]] of the Father. He is always ready to show the way, to find a way to [[express]] His love in your life, and to find a way for you to show his love to others. You should not be concerned for those coming into the [[group]]. They will in time catch up. They will in time begin to [[understand]] what you now understand. There may be times when they feel overwhelmed, but you can go a long way to relieve them. It need not be that any of them feel like outsiders. Look how Joan has felt now coming into the [[group]]; she has done her [[research]] and caught up with the [[group]]. Others coming into the group will do the same if their [[desire]] is there. For if [[the Father]] has brought them into the [[group]], then they will be ready to do their [[work]] within the group. Not one will be left behind. The Father [[leads]], He beckons and those who are ready will come. He is the [[shepherd]] and we are the sheep and He will lead us where He will have us go. There will be times when we may not know the [[path]] ahead, but it is not for you to know the [[whole]] [[plan]] at this [[point]]. It is for you merely to be there, to be ready, to do the tasks that you have been assigned, to [[read]] and to [[study]], to [[love]] each other and to yourselves be loved by the others in the [[group]], to call on each other, to spend time with each other, getting to know each other, and anything else you can do to build the [[family]] unit to create [[unity]] within the group. You are a family. Love each other. Call upon each other. Seek each other's [[guidance]] and [[assurance]], and [[pray]] for each other always. You have many [[strengths]] within the group, many [[different]] [[personalities]] and yet as you are different [[individuals]] possessing these [[strengths]], they will add greatly to the group as a whole. Even those of you who are crashing at the gates presently, we ask that you hold back, the time is not yet for you to go out and do anything that you have not been asked to do. I will tell you when it is time. Please just follow my instruction. Impatience will not help us. [[Time]] is on our side. Building a strong core is on our side. We [[simply]] must do what we are asked to do and in that way, we will find the [[strength]] that we will need to do what is asked when finally we will be more [[active]]. Have [[patience]] my children. Work with each other. [[Work]] within the present system, and later there will be much more time to work with others. Those of you who are [[receiving]] [[messages]] at the present time, we [[hope]] that you take to [[heart]] what is said. They are meant to uplift you, to [[encourage]] you, to help you move forward in your daily life. It is far too easy to get bogged down, the rigors of your life are so [[difficult]]. Take to heart all that is told you. Do not become [[discouraged]] at anything, for in time all will be worked out, all will be [[revealed]] to you. You need not be concerned. It is enough now that you know that [[everything]] is going according to plan. Do not concern yourself with anything more than that. Those of you who would like for things to move faster are simply going to have to be more patient. It is not for you to [[decide]] when the time is right. That is not your job. Those who make those [[decisions]] are far above me, and I would not even suggest that the timetables be changed. That would be far too [[presumptuous]], and I have [[learned]] long ago not to make such [[appeals]]. It simply would do no [[good]], and in the [[scheme]] of things it matters little. I simply do what I am asked to do, just as I ask you do the same. We all have times when we would like things to be [[different]], but alas they cannot be so. Be [[patient]] and wait for the time to come and you will find that [[everything]] would have worked out the way that it should, maybe not the way you think they should, but indeed the way [[the Father]] wants things to. If you have any questions now, I would be glad to take them. You have not had any [[opportunities]] to ask questions in quite a while. Here is your [[chance]].

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VINCENT: Good evening, Will. As you may or may not know--I [[assume]] you know--I was in [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida Jacksonville] this week and I spoke to a fellow [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney attorney] who works in our office who just had a very [[spiritual]] couple of months and is apparently off on a [[path]] to [[the Father]]. She was interested in the-what is going on here and asked me to ask you a [[question]]: "Is there anything to spirit loving?" I asked her what she meant by that and she was not real sure except that she [[thought]] that a [[mortal]] or the [[Thought Adjuster|spirit of a mortal]] could be [[connected]] with a non-mortal spirit in a loving way. I think that is the basis of the question. Is that a [[reality]]?

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VINCENT: Good evening, Will. As you may or may not know--I [[assume]] you know--I was in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksonville,_Florida Jacksonville] this week and I spoke to a fellow [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attorney attorney] who works in our office who just had a very [[spiritual]] couple of months and is apparently off on a [[path]] to [[the Father]]. She was interested in the-what is going on here and asked me to ask you a [[question]]: "Is there anything to spirit loving?" I asked her what she meant by that and she was not real sure except that she [[thought]] that a [[mortal]] or the [[Thought Adjuster|spirit of a mortal]] could be [[connected]] with a non-mortal spirit in a loving way. I think that is the basis of the question. Is that a [[reality]]?

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WILL: I am not sure that I [[understand]] your [[question]]. In the greater [[scheme]] of things, there are many [[mortals]] who are spiritually [[connected]] more than others. If the [[opportunity]] comes for the [[mortal]] to reach out to the spiritual help that is available to them, then certainly they will [[receive]] that spiritual help. Far too many [[mortals]] do not wish to do so and the spirit helpers certainly do not [[invade]] the [[privacy]] of those who do not want help. That is something that [[the Father]] does not allow. We [[respect]] the [[privacy]] of the [[individual]] and do not [[impose]] our will upon them. If your [[friend]] is truly seeking spiritual [[guidance]], then she will have what she needs. Other than that, there is nothing more I can tell you. She will find what she needs if she is truly seeking it.

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Our [[communion]] yesterday was brief, but it is also an [[act]] of [[worship]] to [[enjoy]] the [[beauty]] of [[the Father]]'s [[creation]]. To live in town is to [[surround]] yourself with the works of man. Leave the town, and you are [[immediately]] [[surrounded]] with the works of [[God]], however much scratched and scraped by [[human]] [[action]]. Life in town is not for you; [[escape]] is [[necessary]]. You already have long known this. I recall the [[story]] you once read of the [[gladiator]] who realized as he shivered under a tree in cold rain that he truly was a [[Roman]], despite his protestations, not knowing how to light a [[fire]] for himself. I [[hope]] we shall never find you in such a predicament. It would be a violation of your [[promise]] to Jade.

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I will address Soldette's [[question]] on [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal_punishment corporal punishment]: There is no [[Paradise]]-based instruction on matters such as these. They are within the general instruction "[[Conduct]] yourself in accord with your highest [[understanding]]." The [[Heavenly Father]] promulgates [[opportunities]], not rules. You are left, then, with my [[personal]] [[opinion]]. I lived my life on a [[planet]] [[developed]] socially far beyond your most [[inspired]] [[fantasies]]. Questions such as this are not within my [[personal]] [[experience]]. Corporal punishment of [[children]] was unthinkable on my world, but of course it was unnecessary because of the extent of [[support]] available to [[parents]]. [[Parents]] were not, as an identifiable [[unit]], solely [[responsible]] for the [[care]] and [[education]] of their [[children]]. It was seen as a [[Social|societal]] [[responsibility]], and therefore children who were ill-behaved were swimming against a [[tide]] of certain [[love]] and correct [[action]]. They quickly saw the unproductivity of their [[acts]], and fell into a better and more rewarding mode of [[behavior]]. There was [[simply]] not the [[opportunity]] for children to act badly, nor were there the viciously [[Exploitation|exploitive]] [[factors]] of television and movie glorification of [[dissident]] and recalcitrant role [[heroes]].

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I will address Soldette's [[question]] on [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corporal_punishment corporal punishment]: There is no [[Paradise]]-based instruction on matters such as these. They are within the general instruction "[[Conduct]] yourself in accord with your highest [[understanding]]." The [[Heavenly Father]] promulgates [[opportunities]], not rules. You are left, then, with my [[personal]] [[opinion]]. I lived my life on a [[planet]] [[developed]] socially far beyond your most [[inspired]] [[fantasies]]. Questions such as this are not within my [[personal]] [[experience]]. Corporal punishment of [[children]] was unthinkable on my world, but of course it was unnecessary because of the extent of [[support]] available to [[parents]]. [[Parents]] were not, as an identifiable [[unit]], solely [[responsible]] for the [[care]] and [[education]] of their [[children]]. It was seen as a [[Social|societal]] [[responsibility]], and therefore children who were ill-behaved were swimming against a [[tide]] of certain [[love]] and correct [[action]]. They quickly saw the unproductivity of their [[acts]], and fell into a better and more rewarding mode of [[behavior]]. There was [[simply]] not the [[opportunity]] for children to act badly, nor were there the viciously [[Exploitation|exploitive]] [[factors]] of television and movie glorification of [[dissident]] and recalcitrant role [[heroes]].

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For these reasons, my [[counseling]] may seem [[absurd]]. It is no less [[sincere]]. I wince when I see the people of your [[planet]] strike one another, most especially when I see the [[horrific]] [[sight]] of the beating of a [[child]]. Just [[think]] for a moment of the lesson which is imparted by such [[brutality]]. At the very least, you ensure that this [[pattern]] will be carried on another [[generation]]. It is unnecessary for me to [[describe]] in detail my revulsion at these misguided [[activities]]. It would seem hopelessly [[naive]] to you. I will say, however, that people of your [[planet]] are [[favored]] [[simply]] because they are so [[rugged]], if backward, in [[constitution]]. Your people -- especially your [[children]] -- are resilient, and seem to recover rather easily from the cuffings and belittlings which are their habitual due while it is their unfortunate lot to be in the lesser class of [[childhood]]. You people treat your [[children]] as if they were the dumbest, most insensitive brutes. It is a [[mystery]] to me.

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For these reasons, my [[counseling]] may seem [[absurd]]. It is no less [[sincere]]. I wince when I see the people of your [[planet]] strike one another, most especially when I see the [[horrific]] [[sight]] of the beating of a [[child]]. Just [[think]] for a moment of the lesson which is imparted by such [[brutality]]. At the very least, you ensure that this [[pattern]] will be carried on another [[generation]]. It is unnecessary for me to [[describe]] in detail my revulsion at these misguided [[activities]]. It would seem hopelessly [[naive]] to you. I will say, however, that people of your [[planet]] are [[favored]] [[simply]] because they are so rugged, if backward, in [[constitution]]. Your people -- especially your [[children]] -- are resilient, and seem to recover rather easily from the cuffings and belittlings which are their habitual due while it is their unfortunate lot to be in the lesser class of [[childhood]]. You people treat your [[children]] as if they were the dumbest, most insensitive brutes. It is a [[mystery]] to me.

I see each [[child]] as the [[hope]] of the world. Who knows, if the [[spirit]] is not beaten out of them, depriving them of the [[understanding]] of whole-hearted [[love]], one of them may someday [[lead]] their brothers and sisters into the life of loving [[respect]]. That is the [[necessary]] first step in the approach to the Ages of [[Light and Life]]. You are some distance from that first step. You are purchasing failure insurance, by your [[acts]].

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WILL: My greetings to you all gathered here tonight. I talked with Melissa earlier in the week and asked her to relay this lesson to you. We have so much to cover, that I feel we are unable to do so in one sitting a week. Therefore it behooves us to subsidize our Sunday night lessons with "mini" lessons during the week. Many of you have already been [[reading]] more in the [[Urantia book]] and this is [[good]]. I want you to continue this and [[absorb]] all you can. You must be ready to do anything that [[the Father]] asks you to do. He will be ever at your side with whatever [[strength]] you will need for the task, so you never need [[feel]] like you are [[alone]] in your pursuits. It only takes a minute of your time for you to ask for the Father's [[guidance]] and He is right there giving you whatever you need. Be [[aware]] that [[the Father]] will have many tasks for you. Some you may [[feel]] are more [[difficult]] that others, but if you sit down and ask for the help you need, it will always come, whether related to [[work]], [[family]] or [[recreational]] [[activities]]. You may not always win, but you will have a much better [[attitude]] about the whole [[activity]]. Rest [[assured]] that [[the Father]] is [[guiding]] you, and you need not be concerned about being led astray. You have much more help than you could ever [[imagine]]. He is everywhere guiding, correcting and urging you to take the [[risk]] to try new things.

===='''''[[Assurance]]'''''====

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There is nothing wrong in attempting to [[enlighten]] yourself about things [[spiritual]] if your [[heart]] is firmly planted in the [[soil]] of life. [[Our Father]] will [[water]] those [[ideas]] and give you sustenance while you [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germination germinate] into a full blown bulb. One flowers only under [[the Father]]'s [[guidance]], and He will bring you forth from the [[darkness]] into the [[light]] with your blossoms ready to behold the [[rays]] of day. Those rays contain the teachings of [[the Father]] and, if you are [[persistent]], you will find that you will clearly be led to find the Father in a way unimaginable to you now. You have not yet begun to even scratch to [[surface]] of what is waiting--it is all so [[exciting]]. Forever is your [[journey]] made [[progressive]] by the way you strive to know the Father yourself. The harder you [[work]], the more will be [[revealed]] to you. Those who are on a [[spiritual]] [[path]] will be given every [[opportunity]] to find what they seek. It will be a [[labor]] of [[love]]. Rest [[assured]] the Father loves you. Rest [[assured]] that He will take every [[opportunity]] you give Him to build a closer [[relationship]] with Him, for only in this way can you truly [[understand]] what lies ahead and the [[glories]] of the One who [[loves]] you the most. If you love [[the Father]], love those who are His children. If you truly love the Father, love those who strive with you and you will find that all things will open up to you in a very special way.

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There is nothing wrong in attempting to [[enlighten]] yourself about things [[spiritual]] if your [[heart]] is firmly planted in the [[soil]] of life. [[Our Father]] will [[water]] those [[ideas]] and give you sustenance while you [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germination germinate] into a full blown bulb. One flowers only under [[the Father]]'s [[guidance]], and He will bring you forth from the [[darkness]] into the [[light]] with your blossoms ready to behold the [[rays]] of day. Those rays contain the teachings of [[the Father]] and, if you are [[persistent]], you will find that you will clearly be led to find the Father in a way unimaginable to you now. You have not yet begun to even scratch to [[surface]] of what is waiting--it is all so [[exciting]]. Forever is your [[journey]] made [[progressive]] by the way you strive to know the Father yourself. The harder you [[work]], the more will be [[revealed]] to you. Those who are on a [[spiritual]] [[path]] will be given every [[opportunity]] to find what they seek. It will be a [[labor]] of [[love]]. Rest [[assured]] the Father loves you. Rest [[assured]] that He will take every [[opportunity]] you give Him to build a closer [[relationship]] with Him, for only in this way can you truly [[understand]] what lies ahead and the [[glories]] of the One who [[loves]] you the most. If you love [[the Father]], love those who are His children. If you truly love the Father, love those who strive with you and you will find that all things will open up to you in a very special way.

[[God]] is with you--never [[forget]] that. Be [[conscious]] of this every minute of every day and that will help you to [[radiate]] that [[love]] out to others you meet. It is [[difficult]] to contain such love when it is overflowing in your own [[countenance]]. Rest [[assured]] you are loved. Pass that love on to others and watch their [[reaction]]. You will be [[amazed]]. Lift the spirits of those around you and you can help them in a very special way. [[Love]] others always.

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Soon we will make a [[transition]] from our 1,2,3 exercise. We will do a supplementary [[exercise]] that is somewhat more [[service]] oriented. I was concerned to see that some people perhaps feel this [[experience]] is not to be [[shared]] with people outside the group. That is the silly part. The good news is to be spread among all. People are waiting to hear these [[words]]. They are waiting to see the result of this [[communication]] and this [[connection]] in your daily lives. You have nothing to [[conceal]]. You would be concealing the best part of yourselves and this is unnecessary and unproductive. Take [[care]] that you do not compartmentalize these [[experiences]]. These [[developments]] are not to be kept only within the family at large. They are not to be [[shared]] only with the people who are [[meeting]] here tonight. We must all see the outworking of these teachings. As David pointed out only weeks ago, the main [[mechanism]] of [[spiritual]] [[growth]] is to [[share]] your advancements [[immediately]] and [[spontaneously]] with those nearby. Much can be gained from [[reflection]] upon [[developments]] and [[insights]], but there is no reason to withhold this [[information]]. There is never any reason to withhold the good news. Just as in [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]]'s day, the people are waiting to hear some good news. You may [[share]] it with them freely. I commission you.

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So shortly, we will make the [[transition]] to a [[service]] [[exercise]] where you will be asked to deal with people's [[problems]]. That is why we are gaining the body of experience that we are [[developing]] right now, through the [[exercise]] instruction first, to treat each person as if [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] was standing next to you and, by your [[words]] and [[deeds]], you show him that you fully [[understand]] the import of his teachings and, second, to open yourself as a [[channel]] of [[divine]] [[love]] from [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] directly to the [[person]] with whom you are [[engaged]] and, third, that you do so in a [[sincere]] [[manner]], making no jokes or wisecracks. That is the part which everyone thinks is the toughest, but [[sincerity]] is a [[necessary]] component of this [[exercise]] just as [[consciousness]] is a necessary component of the [[stillness]] exercise. Otherwise, you could reduce yourself to a state of blissful demise as indicated with too much [[Liquor|alcohol]] or too much [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television television] or any number of unproductive pursuits. So we will ask you to be [[sincere]] as well as [[conscious]]. And we recommend it to you because we know that you will [[enjoy]] it. It is [[growth]] experience. I find it rapturous myself. I have spent many days [[discussing]] the [[nature]] of [[the Father]]'s [[love]].

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So shortly, we will make the [[transition]] to a [[service]] [[exercise]] where you will be asked to deal with people's [[problems]]. That is why we are gaining the body of experience that we are [[developing]] right now, through the [[exercise]] instruction first, to treat each person as if [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] was standing next to you and, by your [[words]] and [[deeds]], you show him that you fully [[understand]] the import of his teachings and, second, to open yourself as a [[channel]] of [[divine]] [[love]] from [[the Father]] in [[heaven]] directly to the [[person]] with whom you are [[engaged]] and, third, that you do so in a [[sincere]] [[manner]], making no jokes or wisecracks. That is the part which everyone thinks is the toughest, but [[sincerity]] is a [[necessary]] component of this [[exercise]] just as [[consciousness]] is a necessary component of the [[stillness]] exercise. Otherwise, you could reduce yourself to a state of blissful demise as indicated with too much [[Liquor|alcohol]] or too much [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Television television] or any number of unproductive pursuits. So we will ask you to be [[sincere]] as well as [[conscious]]. And we recommend it to you because we know that you will [[enjoy]] it. It is [[growth]] experience. I find it rapturous myself. I have spent many days [[discussing]] the [[nature]] of [[the Father]]'s [[love]].

===='''''[[Omniscience]]'''''====

The [[Manner|fashion]] in which the [[Urantia Book]] is structured sometimes makes it [[difficult]] to feel a direct [[personal]] [[connection]] with [[the Father]] in [[heaven]], with His many aspects and His many roles and [[duties]] and His upholdings and His [[attention]] is divided in so many [[different]] directions. We have tried to emphasize that the Father's [[ministry]] is a [[personal]] ministry, is the ministry that upholds all of [[Creation]] through the [[mechanism]] of the [[Thought Adjuster]]. The Father knows [[intimately]] all the things which come to pass in the furthest reaches of His [[Creation]]. Therein lies the answer to the question. When the tree falls in the forest, He knows. He is [[intimately]] [[aware]] of the [[developments]] throughout His [[creation]]. It is [[marvelous]] to consider this [[power]] that He is, that He should be so [[immediately]] concerned with things that [[develop]] on the [[morontia worlds]], and the constant charting of the [[progress]] of the [[beings]] housed upon the [[different]] [[spiritual]] and [[morontia]] worlds. He truly is masterful. I cannot even hazard a guess as to what His [[activities]] are beyond the realm of our [[local universe]].

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RAMSEY: This is a [[local universe]] program. The request that started this program in motion originated in [[Paradise]]. [[The Father]] has stirred Himself. I come from within this [[local universe]]. [[Will]] does also. I do not know the background of every teacher. Teachers are arriving rapidly. Many more are in [[training]]. For a complete answer, you must ask one who knows more than I.

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DESMOND: Should we [[expect]] to see as these [[teachers]] are arriving rapidly...I [[presume]] that they are arriving not only in the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States], but that they are arriving all over the world. Should we [[expect]] to see a universal [[renaissance]] or advancement of [[spiritual]] [[awareness]] throughout the [[planet]] on a wide-scale level, or on a [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grassroots grass-roots] level? Is this something that we are going to be able to see all over?

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DESMOND: Should we [[expect]] to see as these [[teachers]] are arriving rapidly...I [[presume]] that they are arriving not only in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States United States], but that they are arriving all over the world. Should we [[expect]] to see a universal [[renaissance]] or advancement of [[spiritual]] [[awareness]] throughout the [[planet]] on a wide-scale level, or on a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grassroots grass-roots] level? Is this something that we are going to be able to see all over?

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RAMSEY: This [[program]] will naturally engender spectacular results by the [[acts]] of [[individual]] [[humans]], their [[companions]] and compatriots. But this is not a top-down program. The [[political]] and existing spiritual [[leadership]] of this planet is likely to be left behind by these [[changes]]. I am not certain if this is [[considered]] an [[epochal]] advance, but in the past, on this like all [[planets]], epochal spiritual developments have caused the unleashing of incredible amounts of [[energy]] on the [[material world]] itself. This [[program]] is truly worldwide. There is no [[person]] desirous of [[contact]] with [[the Father]] who will be turned aside. Not all will be able or will do the [[work]] [[necessary]] to allow direct [[communication]]. This group is [[experimental]] here in [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida Tallahassee]. We shall see how this one [[develops]]. We will better be able to gauge the extent of the [[promises]] we can make to others. But [[the Father]] works as He always does, one [[human]] at a time, [[heart]] by heart, the people will be turned to the [[love]] of [[the Father]]. I will bid you [[farewell]] and [[hope]] to have occasion to [[speak]] with you again soon. Keep up the [[good]] work. We are working with you always. Have a safe [[journey]] [[home]]. I will return you now to your teacher Will.

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RAMSEY: This [[program]] will naturally engender spectacular results by the [[acts]] of [[individual]] [[humans]], their [[companions]] and compatriots. But this is not a top-down program. The [[political]] and existing spiritual [[leadership]] of this planet is likely to be left behind by these [[changes]]. I am not certain if this is [[considered]] an [[epochal]] advance, but in the past, on this like all [[planets]], epochal spiritual developments have caused the unleashing of incredible amounts of [[energy]] on the [[material world]] itself. This [[program]] is truly worldwide. There is no [[person]] desirous of [[contact]] with [[the Father]] who will be turned aside. Not all will be able or will do the [[work]] [[necessary]] to allow direct [[communication]]. This group is [[experimental]] here in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallahassee,_Florida Tallahassee]. We shall see how this one [[develops]]. We will better be able to gauge the extent of the [[promises]] we can make to others. But [[the Father]] works as He always does, one [[human]] at a time, [[heart]] by heart, the people will be turned to the [[love]] of [[the Father]]. I will bid you [[farewell]] and [[hope]] to have occasion to [[speak]] with you again soon. Keep up the [[good]] work. We are working with you always. Have a safe [[journey]] [[home]]. I will return you now to your teacher Will.

MACHIVENTA MELCHIZEDEK: I will ask you all to call again on the [[love]] of [[the Father]]. None of this would exist except for His [[desire]] to [[share]] Himself. He is truly the [[First Source and the Center]] of all that is. His [[love]] [[flows]] out like a [[river]]. All who are bold enough to set forth within it are washed clean. A truer and purer love exists nowhere. Truly there is no other "where". [[The Father]]'s [[love]] washes out over all [[Paper 49 - The Inhabited Worlds|the worlds]], over each life. It finds its [[expression]] in the [[relationship]] between people, between [[parent]] and [[child]], even in the soft [[touch]] of [[affection]] between a human and an accompanying animal. In our view in this [[expression]] of [[love]] is worthwhile.

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===Lesson===

===='''''[[Chance]]'''''====

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First, on another note, we [[approve]] of your [[technique]] in introducing your [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming Wyoming] [[friend]] to these teachings, and the [[relation]] of your initial contact should also be useful for him. Also, we note that you do not press for people involved in Vincent's life to [[participate]]. You and Soldette have correctly [[discerned]] that there is a [[complicated]] interpersonal [[dynamic]] going on in that area, the result of Vincent's previous life [[attitude]], which is inconsistent with his new attitude. Now [[record]] these [[words]]:

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First, on another note, we [[approve]] of your [[technique]] in introducing your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyoming Wyoming] [[friend]] to these teachings, and the [[relation]] of your initial contact should also be useful for him. Also, we note that you do not press for people involved in Vincent's life to [[participate]]. You and Soldette have correctly [[discerned]] that there is a [[complicated]] interpersonal [[dynamic]] going on in that area, the result of Vincent's previous life [[attitude]], which is inconsistent with his new attitude. Now [[record]] these [[words]]:

Wherever you look, when [[traveling]] [[the Father]]'s road, the [[majesty]] and intricacy of His [[Creation]] stands forth [[boldly]]. The Father's [[plan]] is complete, notwithstanding the [[apparent]] [[conflicts]] which exist on your world. [[The Father]] must allow for [[adversity]] in the spiritual [[growth]] [[experience]], so to cause His [[children]] to feel [[confidence]] in the [[faith]] which they hold as a result of [[belief]] in His [[wisdom]] and [[leadership]]. Untested faith is only [[incipient]] faith -- not wholly formed, nor useful. The only [[equitable]] way for [[the Father]] to allow [[adversity]] to affect the lives of His [[children]] is through the [[mechanism]] of [[chance]]. Many, though not all, of the misfortunes which befall the people are the result of this [[random]], [[impersonal]] [[mechanism]]. There is no reason why some are born high, while others are lamed. It is simply [[chance]].

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Good, then. I wish to [[exhibit]] more [[power]], rather than less, and make the [[influence]] of [[the Father]] undeniable, since my [[acts]] are [[performed]] in His name. I [[desire]] to impart that [[feeling]] of the power of His [[love]] to you, so that you may [[grow]] used to it, and [[exhibit]] that same power of love in your life. I heard your [[commitment]] yesterday, and I approve. This kind of thing is what [[develops]] naturally when [[devotion]] is declared. I also note that you are able to [[simultaneously]] discern in an impartial [[manner]] the [[effect]] of the [[Adjuster]]'s [[efforts]]. This kind of [[awareness]] is keen, and I say to you that we are close to a momentous step -- one which will [[change]] forever the tenor and [[tone]] of your remaining days on the [[material]] [[planet]].

===='''''[[Service]]'''''====

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When we look upon you mortal men and women, we see bridled [[potential]]. You have somehow slipped the [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridle bridle], and it is [[good]] to see. It would be [[good]] to work with a whole [[person]] again -- one who is capable of freely extending the [[animal]], [[human]], and [[spirit]] [[potentials]], and then only the [[dynamic]] best of each. I think that you may [[prove]] to be such a person, and that [[development]] would be productive for our [[efforts]], in ways incalculable to you. There is not even a name for such a [[person]] in your [[English]] [[language]], but the languages of the [[64:6|red men]] described this [[phenomenon]] fully, as they were extensively familiar with the [[concept]], and [[perceived]] gradations and [[stages]] of [[development]]. You may sense it in the [[quality]] of their [[names]], which I prefer above all others, names such as They Seek Him. See that you hold onto this [[thought]].

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When we look upon you mortal men and women, we see bridled [[potential]]. You have somehow slipped the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bridle bridle], and it is [[good]] to see. It would be [[good]] to work with a whole [[person]] again -- one who is capable of freely extending the [[animal]], [[human]], and [[spirit]] [[potentials]], and then only the [[dynamic]] best of each. I think that you may [[prove]] to be such a person, and that [[development]] would be productive for our [[efforts]], in ways incalculable to you. There is not even a name for such a [[person]] in your [[English]] [[language]], but the languages of the [[64:6|red men]] described this [[phenomenon]] fully, as they were extensively familiar with the [[concept]], and [[perceived]] gradations and [[stages]] of [[development]]. You may sense it in the [[quality]] of their [[names]], which I prefer above all others, names such as They Seek Him. See that you hold onto this [[thought]].

In pursuit of the minister who is to [[receive]] my message, please arrange things as Soldette perceptively suggested. The time for [[questions]] will [[develop]] shortly, upon his [[reflection]] on my words. So conduct yourselves this way, you and Vincent, my most [[earnest]] [[student]]. Contact [the minister] by phone, and deliver my [[letter]] to him in an envelope, but reprint it with the salutation Greetings to you, [[citizen]] of [[the Kingdom]], and minister to the people. I have [[words]] to say to you, on the [[authority]] of the [[Most Highs]], for I see your [[acts]], and know that your [[heart]] is open, and ready to hear the good news, brought to life on your world by the example of [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]], the [[anointed]] one, who by every [[thought]] and deed perfectly [[reflected]] the [[love]] of [[the Father]] in Heaven, and walked among your peoples but a few years, yet lives on in the works that you [[perform]] in his name, to the [[glory]] of [[God]].

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You and your [[friend]] have done well, and we are all [[happy]] to see the [[attitude]] with which you approach the [[exercise]], and [[measure]] its temporary result. We like it that you also [[maintain]] altitude, and not plunge yourselves into chasm of [[self]]-[[examination]]. You have both done well. This [feeling] is the feeling spawned in a [[human]] - - the result of doing the Father's important work.

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We will follow Vincent's suggestion for the foreseeable [[future]]. We may also dispense with written [[messages]], since I refuse to [[conform]] my [[thoughts]] to the archaic strictures of [~~http~~://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#1500-present.09THE_MODERN_ENGLISH_PERIOD 1600-era English], but such treatments will be based on each [[individual]] situation. Now [[write]] these [[words]]:

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We will follow Vincent's suggestion for the foreseeable [[future]]. We may also dispense with written [[messages]], since I refuse to [[conform]] my [[thoughts]] to the archaic strictures of [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#1500-present.09THE_MODERN_ENGLISH_PERIOD 1600-era English], but such treatments will be based on each [[individual]] situation. Now [[write]] these [[words]]:

Vincent, I [[desire]] for you to begin a [[systematic]] [[survey]] of the ministers from every [[church]] in your [[community]]. [[Organize]] and chart this survey so that you have [[personal]] [[exposure]] to the [[preaching]] [[posture]] of every minister, and do so in a [[manner]] that is least wasteful of your [[time]]. You may involve your [[family]] if you so [[choose]], and you may [[execute]] this project over any time period of your choosing. This is not a [[priority]] project. It is a project for your own [[knowledge]] base, and we think you will be somewhat [[surprised]] at the things you learn in the [[process]] of this [[research]]. Your assignment is still generally to watch and to [[learn]], both as an [[individual]] and as a member of your [[Urantia Book]] readership [[family]]. Tasks which I request of you are additional to your general [[mission]], and are to be approached as such.

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===='''''[[Discernment]]'''''====

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Question: Is [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]] known as the world teacher "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maitreya_(Benjamin_Creme) Maitreya]" in [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London London]?

SERAPHIM: Your [[friend]] Joan seeks [[information]] as to the source of certain [[spiritual]] teachings. We are unable to give her a direct [[confirmative]] answer. If [[Machiventa]] were to choose to teach under a [[different]] name in a particular situation it would be for a good reason, and it would not be within our purview to [[announce]] such [[information]] to the world.

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All [[spiritual]] teachings must be [[evaluated]] by their [[content]], and not followed or rejected because of the [[celebrity]] of their supposed [[source]]. The time is long past on this [[planet]] when [[religion]] can be promulgated by asserting the [[authority]] of the teacher; that [[system]] of religious instruction was effectively demolished by [[the Master]] in [[Palestine]] and the later [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation Protestant Reformation in Europe]. Neither do we seek to [[create]] a "[[Star]] System" of religious instruction; "If He said it, it must be so!"

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All [[spiritual]] teachings must be [[evaluated]] by their [[content]], and not followed or rejected because of the [[celebrity]] of their supposed [[source]]. The time is long past on this [[planet]] when [[religion]] can be promulgated by asserting the [[authority]] of the teacher; that [[system]] of religious instruction was effectively demolished by [[the Master]] in [[Palestine]] and the later [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reformation Protestant Reformation in Europe]. Neither do we seek to [[create]] a "[[Star]] System" of religious instruction; "If He said it, it must be so!"

Such [[acceptance]] of any teachings does not [[lead]] to the kind of [[sincere]] searching and proving for one's [[self]] that we seek to promote. Again, it must be the teachings themselves and the [[effect]] they have on the [[students]]' lives, and not the claimed [[authority]] of their [[source]] that must be the final determinant in [[evaluating]] any religious teachings. That is all we can say on the matter.

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No, the [[Melchizedek]] is not planning to invite you to be his [[student]]. He just likes you, and finds you unusually suited for some things.

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What is happening, yes, is not an [[event]], but a [[process]] that is world- shaking. The [[time]] run on this [[process]] is completely determined by [[human]] [[participation]]. When the humans have had enough, it will slow down. We, of course, [[hope]] that they will want more rather than less, but it is an undeniable [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empiricism empirical] [[fact]] that such [[processes]] require time-outs for incorporation, [[integration]], retrenchment and, always, rest. For now, things are moving forward, world-wide, at breakneck [[pace]].

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What is happening, yes, is not an [[event]], but a [[process]] that is world- shaking. The [[time]] run on this [[process]] is completely determined by [[human]] [[participation]]. When the humans have had enough, it will slow down. We, of course, [[hope]] that they will want more rather than less, but it is an undeniable [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Empiricism empirical] [[fact]] that such [[processes]] require time-outs for incorporation, [[integration]], retrenchment and, always, rest. For now, things are moving forward, world-wide, at breakneck [[pace]].

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It is more manageable from a [[developmental]] view to [[proceed]] through [[individual]] [[humans]]' [[progress]], because the variety in individual [[capabilities]] (work [[pace]], learning [[abilities]], and recovery time) tends to keep the [[process]] moving forward, if occasionally in an [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoeba amoeba]-like advance. Thus, we recently presented [[information]] on [[the Father]]'s [[method]] of initiating [[change]] -- one person by one [[person]]. Only He has the [[resources]] to mount such an endeavor.

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It is more manageable from a [[developmental]] view to [[proceed]] through [[individual]] [[humans]]' [[progress]], because the variety in individual [[capabilities]] (work [[pace]], learning [[abilities]], and recovery time) tends to keep the [[process]] moving forward, if occasionally in an [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amoeba amoeba]-like advance. Thus, we recently presented [[information]] on [[the Father]]'s [[method]] of initiating [[change]] -- one person by one [[person]]. Only He has the [[resources]] to mount such an endeavor.

You [[performed]] wonderfully [Tuesday], and such [[opportunities]] will arise again. For now, I ask that you return to your [[school]] and [[work]] [[efforts]], for important work is yet to be done in His name in that area, and we wish you to be [[prepared]] and well-[[connected]] when the occasion is right.-- Will

==Session 26==

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*01/30/92 Thursday a.m. [[message]] upon the eve of [~~http~~://urantiabook.org/archive/readers/doc897.htm the Brotherhood] [[meeting]]

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*01/30/92 Thursday a.m. [[message]] upon the eve of [https://urantiabook.org/archive/readers/doc897.htm the Brotherhood] [[meeting]]

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Socialization]]'''''====

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Pay close [[attention]] to those things seen, and heard, and overheard there, and if [[challenged]] boldly present your most advanced [[understanding]] of the [[developments]] that you have seen take place in your lives and your [[friends]]' lives, without entangling the [[group]] in the [[story]] of those developments.

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You should [[represent]] your [[friends]] as [[individuals]] developing under [[celestial]] [[guidance]], and not as a [[unit]] of [[seekers]] under instruction. We wish for newcomers to approach these [[events]] as the will of [[the Father]], carried out by [[Michael]], and not as the cultivation of [[elite]] [[groups]]. Too much elitism exits within [~~http~~://urantiabook.org/archive/readers/doc897.htm the Brotherhood]. It is a [~~http~~://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer cancer] which we shall not [[humor]].

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You should [[represent]] your [[friends]] as [[individuals]] developing under [[celestial]] [[guidance]], and not as a [[unit]] of [[seekers]] under instruction. We wish for newcomers to approach these [[events]] as the will of [[the Father]], carried out by [[Michael]], and not as the cultivation of [[elite]] [[groups]]. Too much elitism exits within [https://urantiabook.org/archive/readers/doc897.htm the Brotherhood]. It is a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer cancer] which we shall not [[humor]].

[[Farewell]], you are not [[alone]].-- Will

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