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It has been days since our last [[communication]] by paper and pen, but I have [[enjoyed]] our [[interaction]]. You have [[acted]] upon our suggestion to return your [[attention]] to [[work]] and [[school]], yet you may have less unscheduled time than anyone else in the [[group]]. Yet all of you are [[busy]], far too busy, for [[ideal]] [[mental]] [[health]]. No matter what your pursuit may be and no matter who has [[engaged]] your [[services]], it is inhumane to run yourselves so hard. No [[compensation]] is enough to justify pressing yourselves to the brink of [[exhaustion]].

It has been days since our last [[communication]] by paper and pen, but I have [[enjoyed]] our [[interaction]]. You have [[acted]] upon our suggestion to return your [[attention]] to [[work]] and [[school]], yet you may have less unscheduled time than anyone else in the [[group]]. Yet all of you are [[busy]], far too busy, for [[ideal]] [[mental]] [[health]]. No matter what your pursuit may be and no matter who has [[engaged]] your [[services]], it is inhumane to run yourselves so hard. No [[compensation]] is enough to justify pressing yourselves to the brink of [[exhaustion]].

In your [[material]] [[careers]], you must learn to say no to many [[temptations]]. When work demands become unreasonable, you must likewise [[learn]] to say no to that also, else you will be ensuring a repeat demand on the morrow. Your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North American] [[civilization]] has [[progressed]] so far in so short a time chiefly on the [[contributions]] of its [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualty_%28person%29 casualties] and not on the [[abilities]] of the [[successful]]. This unrestrained consumption of the [[participants]], typically labelled [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_darwinism social darwinism], is better named by its more virulent [[critics]]: dog-eat-dog. This is no [[path]] for [[aspiring]] or [[enlightened]] [[seekers]] to continue to tread. While it is useless to rewrite [[history]], it is equally useless to repeat it. We say to you that it is fundamentally inconsistent with the true search for [[the Father]] to [[tolerate]] or contribute to the [[exploitation]] of the people -- and this is as true where you yourselves are [[exploited]] as it is of your [[brothers and sisters]]. There are only so many days allotted to each and it is [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate piracy] to take away all of the people's time.

In your [[material]] [[careers]], you must learn to say no to many [[temptations]]. When work demands become unreasonable, you must likewise [[learn]] to say no to that also, else you will be ensuring a repeat demand on the morrow. Your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America North American] [[civilization]] has [[progressed]] so far in so short a time chiefly on the [[contributions]] of its [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Casualty_%28person%29 casualties] and not on the [[abilities]] of the [[successful]]. This unrestrained consumption of the [[participants]], typically labelled [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_darwinism social darwinism], is better named by its more virulent [[critics]]: dog-eat-dog. This is no [[path]] for [[aspiring]] or [[enlightened]] [[seekers]] to continue to tread. While it is useless to rewrite [[history]], it is equally useless to repeat it. We say to you that it is fundamentally inconsistent with the true search for [[the Father]] to [[tolerate]] or contribute to the [[exploitation]] of the people -- and this is as true where you yourselves are [[exploited]] as it is of your [[brothers and sisters]]. There are only so many days allotted to each and it is [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pirate piracy] to take away all of the people's time.

For months now we have requested you, generally and specifically, to make time in your lives for [[the Father]]. Only 10 minutes of daily [[silent]] [[prayer]] has been asked, although those with spirit minister [[communication]] will know that such [[dialogues]] typically consume triple that amount of time. Finally, after months of [[interaction]], we see that you are all [[practicing]] daily -- for the most part -- and that is good to see. Yet it can also easily be seen by all involved that there is insufficient time available in your lives to [[engage]] in [[the Father]]'s good work, if such an [[opportunity]] presented itself. It is enough, then, to say that [[problems]] exist over the [[horizon]].

For months now we have requested you, generally and specifically, to make time in your lives for [[the Father]]. Only 10 minutes of daily [[silent]] [[prayer]] has been asked, although those with spirit minister [[communication]] will know that such [[dialogues]] typically consume triple that amount of time. Finally, after months of [[interaction]], we see that you are all [[practicing]] daily -- for the most part -- and that is good to see. Yet it can also easily be seen by all involved that there is insufficient time available in your lives to [[engage]] in [[the Father]]'s good work, if such an [[opportunity]] presented itself. It is enough, then, to say that [[problems]] exist over the [[horizon]].

There is [[time]] yet in life. You are not [[alone]]. The comings and goings of those close are in themselves [[opportunities]] to [[learn]] of the importance of living in [[the Father]]'s [[love]].

There is [[time]] yet in life. You are not [[alone]]. The comings and goings of those close are in themselves [[opportunities]] to [[learn]] of the importance of living in [[the Father]]'s [[love]].

The [[material]] world is a harsh [[school]]. Many lives are broken -- although not irretrievably -- primarily because of the [[failure]] of concern for the fellow [[creatures]] who [[share]] this life [[experience]]. Your world will continue as a world of [[suffering]] while the people refuse even the [[idea]] of the [[common]] [[good]]. Yet [[blessed]] are they who [[embrace]] [[the Father]]'s [[love]], and show their [[understanding]] by attending their [[brothers and sisters]]. Indescribable [[joys]] can be [[experienced]] in even such a place, for those who tread [[the Father]]'s [[path]]. It is an [[anomaly]], but it is not an inconsistency. Life is not [[destined]] to be a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_of_tears vale of tears].

The [[material]] world is a harsh [[school]]. Many lives are broken -- although not irretrievably -- primarily because of the [[failure]] of concern for the fellow [[creatures]] who [[share]] this life [[experience]]. Your world will continue as a world of [[suffering]] while the people refuse even the [[idea]] of the [[common]] [[good]]. Yet [[blessed]] are they who [[embrace]] [[the Father]]'s [[love]], and show their [[understanding]] by attending their [[brothers and sisters]]. Indescribable [[joys]] can be [[experienced]] in even such a place, for those who tread [[the Father]]'s [[path]]. It is an [[anomaly]], but it is not an inconsistency. Life is not [[destined]] to be a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vale_of_tears vale of tears].

By [[service]], you will meet them, your [[companions]], and [[learn]] to care for them, and [[love]] them. There is no reason to avoid them, for they will be known to you in the [[afterlife]]. This [[experience]] continues, indeed, it is the only [[work]] [[worth]] doing. We shall all [[grow]] [[together]] in the [[afterlife]], and in that realm there is only [[family]], for we are all His children, and He [[loves]] us alike, wherefore we have always called them Brother and Sister. By [[devotion]] to each other, and in the [[abstract]] sense the [[common]] [[good]], we pay [[respect]] to [[our Father]], who loves us in a special way. We are His [[family]], as the [[Ministering spirits|spirit ministers]] are His servants, and He knows the way is both long and hard.

By [[service]], you will meet them, your [[companions]], and [[learn]] to care for them, and [[love]] them. There is no reason to avoid them, for they will be known to you in the [[afterlife]]. This [[experience]] continues, indeed, it is the only [[work]] [[worth]] doing. We shall all [[grow]] [[together]] in the [[afterlife]], and in that realm there is only [[family]], for we are all His children, and He [[loves]] us alike, wherefore we have always called them Brother and Sister. By [[devotion]] to each other, and in the [[abstract]] sense the [[common]] [[good]], we pay [[respect]] to [[our Father]], who loves us in a special way. We are His [[family]], as the [[Ministering spirits|spirit ministers]] are His servants, and He knows the way is both long and hard.

Not all the things in life can be accomplished in the [[material]] life -- that is why there is an [[afterlife]]. Just as [[the Master]], the [[anointed]] one, said, "[[173:5 Parable of the Marriage Feast|I will take it up again in three days]]," so will you take up the life [[force]] again, for there is still [[work]] to be done. Life is not over for you.

Not all the things in life can be accomplished in the [[material]] life -- that is why there is an [[afterlife]]. Just as [[the Master]], the [[anointed]] one, said, "[[173:5 Parable of the Marriage Feast|I will take it up again in three days]]," so will you take up the life [[force]] again, for there is still [[work]] to be done. Life is not over for you.

You [[think]] that your eternal [[survival]] is in [[jeopardy]] because you have not done enough, but [[the Father]] is not through with you. You have much [[work]] to do before you are ready to stand in His [[personal]] [[presence]] on the [[Isle of Paradise]], for your first meeting. It is a grand [[experience]] -- just you and the [[Universal Father]], with no courtiers or servants, no [[angels]], no pomp or [[ceremony]]. It is a [[personal]] interview, person to person, to review the [[events]] and [[decisions]] of your [[spiritual]] [[progress]] -- a meeting between you and your [[God]]. You people have a name for it: the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_judgment Last Judgment], and it happens the instant that you are fit to [[communicate]] directly with [[the Father]]. You are then truly a [[Paradise citizen]].

You [[think]] that your eternal [[survival]] is in [[jeopardy]] because you have not done enough, but [[the Father]] is not through with you. You have much [[work]] to do before you are ready to stand in His [[personal]] [[presence]] on the [[Isle of Paradise]], for your first meeting. It is a grand [[experience]] -- just you and the [[Universal Father]], with no courtiers or servants, no [[angels]], no pomp or [[ceremony]]. It is a [[personal]] interview, person to person, to review the [[events]] and [[decisions]] of your [[spiritual]] [[progress]] -- a meeting between you and your [[God]]. You people have a name for it: the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Last_judgment Last Judgment], and it happens the instant that you are fit to [[communicate]] directly with [[the Father]]. You are then truly a [[Paradise citizen]].

To reach this [[point]] takes a long time. Each of you knows in your [[heart]] that you have a long way to go, before you are ready for such an [[event]]. But you are not the first to [[travel]] this [[path]], and you are not [[alone]]. For just these reasons, He sent [[Creator Son|His Son]] to live among you, and show you the way. And the Son said, "No one shall approach the Father but through me." He will be your [[guide]] through the [[afterlife]], and all of this is made easier by your [[companions]] in the heavenly [[progression]]. Do you know who peoples [[heaven]]? Your [[friends]] and [[family]] -- all of them. [[The Father]] has ensured that nothing is lost. You are yet [[children]] in the spiritual realm, and you will all [[grow]] as [[family]], each one [[destined]] to stand before [[the Father]]. That is the [[purpose]] of life.

To reach this [[point]] takes a long time. Each of you knows in your [[heart]] that you have a long way to go, before you are ready for such an [[event]]. But you are not the first to [[travel]] this [[path]], and you are not [[alone]]. For just these reasons, He sent [[Creator Son|His Son]] to live among you, and show you the way. And the Son said, "No one shall approach the Father but through me." He will be your [[guide]] through the [[afterlife]], and all of this is made easier by your [[companions]] in the heavenly [[progression]]. Do you know who peoples [[heaven]]? Your [[friends]] and [[family]] -- all of them. [[The Father]] has ensured that nothing is lost. You are yet [[children]] in the spiritual realm, and you will all [[grow]] as [[family]], each one [[destined]] to stand before [[the Father]]. That is the [[purpose]] of life.

My dear student,

My dear student,

I relish these times we have [[together]]. I like the way that you [[speak]] with strangers. [These remarks followed an exchange with the waitress in a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe breakfast cafe]. Every one of them knows that there is something [[different]] about you and they often [[wonder]], later, what it is.

I relish these times we have [[together]]. I like the way that you [[speak]] with strangers. [These remarks followed an exchange with the waitress in a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cafe breakfast cafe]. Every one of them knows that there is something [[different]] about you and they often [[wonder]], later, what it is.

We know. It is the [[power]] of [[the Father]]'s [[love]]. You have often felt [[failure]] over your neglect of #2 in the [[1-2-3 exercise]], but I say to you that you do not need to [[consciously]] [[perform]] that which is already incorporated by you. That would be overkill and would tend to [[transmit]] as insincerity. It is fine if you are consciously [[aware]] of this [[process]], as you are at this moment, but [[application]] of [[force]] will spoil it. That is why we used the term "conduit," so as not to imply force on the [[human]]'s part.

We know. It is the [[power]] of [[the Father]]'s [[love]]. You have often felt [[failure]] over your neglect of #2 in the [[1-2-3 exercise]], but I say to you that you do not need to [[consciously]] [[perform]] that which is already incorporated by you. That would be overkill and would tend to [[transmit]] as insincerity. It is fine if you are consciously [[aware]] of this [[process]], as you are at this moment, but [[application]] of [[force]] will spoil it. That is why we used the term "conduit," so as not to imply force on the [[human]]'s part.

Relate to Soldette and Susan the remark in [[Paper 77]] about [[secondary midwayer]] [[power]] over [[material]] things, even beasts of the realm. It will do much to allay Soldette's [[fears]] for her only and precious child. We have things in [[mind]] for your Jade. Any day now she will walk and run in the company of a [[Paper 113 - Seraphic Guardians of Destiny|seraphic pair]].

Relate to Soldette and Susan the remark in [[Paper 77]] about [[secondary midwayer]] [[power]] over [[material]] things, even beasts of the realm. It will do much to allay Soldette's [[fears]] for her only and precious child. We have things in [[mind]] for your Jade. Any day now she will walk and run in the company of a [[Paper 113 - Seraphic Guardians of Destiny|seraphic pair]].

You have handled well the [[guidance]] of your [[earth]] [[mother]] through this difficult [[decision]]-making [[process]]. Her [[gratitude]] is genuine. You have an [[ability]] at gently penetrating her [[stubborn]] [[denials]] and at laying her [[fears]] out in the bright sunlight -- where they are not the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogre ogres] she [[imagined]]. Your job here will be complete when you follow through on these arrangements and publish them, for the [[information]] of all concerned parties. God [[bless]] you.

You have handled well the [[guidance]] of your [[earth]] [[mother]] through this difficult [[decision]]-making [[process]]. Her [[gratitude]] is genuine. You have an [[ability]] at gently penetrating her [[stubborn]] [[denials]] and at laying her [[fears]] out in the bright sunlight -- where they are not the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ogre ogres] she [[imagined]]. Your job here will be complete when you follow through on these arrangements and publish them, for the [[information]] of all concerned parties. God [[bless]] you.

I will have another [[message]] for Virginia before your [[visit]] ends. We will leave her a letter that provides [[solace]] and a doorway to [[Afterlife|the life beyond]]. She will make it. Her [[survival]] is [[assured]]. When she is called in the [[dispensation]], you will be her [[orientation]] [[counselor]]. It will be the second-best service that you ever provide her. This present [[service]] is better.

I will have another [[message]] for Virginia before your [[visit]] ends. We will leave her a letter that provides [[solace]] and a doorway to [[Afterlife|the life beyond]]. She will make it. Her [[survival]] is [[assured]]. When she is called in the [[dispensation]], you will be her [[orientation]] [[counselor]]. It will be the second-best service that you ever provide her. This present [[service]] is better.

==Session 9==

==Session 9==

*03/10/92 Tuesday a.m., [[Melchizedek]]'s parting [[message]] to Virginia on the eve of Eric's departure from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida Fort Lauderdale] trip:

*03/10/92 Tuesday a.m., [[Melchizedek]]'s parting [[message]] to Virginia on the eve of Eric's departure from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Lauderdale,_Florida Fort Lauderdale] trip:

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

===='''''[[Freedom]]'''''====

===='''''[[Freedom]]'''''====

Many [[modern]] people think that the [[Heavenly Father]] is remote, that thousands of years ago He was [[active]] in the people's lives, but following a [[series]] of remarkable [[events]] He has withdrawn from the world. They [[think]] that perhaps His test is complete and now all that remains for the people is to pass His muster and meet in [[heaven]]. This is far from the [[truth]]. In [[fact]], [[the Father]]'s [[participation]] has increased in the world, although it is also true that if the lives of the people are consumed with worldly things and [[selfish]] pursuits, then it is [[difficult]] to find [[the Father]]. He lives in and through each [[person]], a direct [[participant]] in the [[decisions]] and [[consequences]] of your daily life. He does this for two reasons. First, although He is [[omniscient]] -- knows all -- there is a [[difference]] between knowing something and [[experiencing]] something. You well know the [[advantages]] of [[experience]] compared to [[theoretical]] [[knowledge]]. How much more so for our great [[God]]! You see, [[the Father]] has His own [[unique]] problems. He made [[everything]], including the [[power]] of [[free will]] choice, which not even He will overrule, and [[choice]] means that [[error]] is possible, even [[sin]]. Yet He cannot know either error or sin, because He is all [[good]]. By [[intimately]] [[participating]] in your life, then, He can [[experience]] the [[consequences]] of error -- and occasionally, [[sin]] -- and thereby know what is going on in His [[creation]]. You are actually providing Him a [[service]], and allowing Him to become more [[understanding]] and more [[powerful]].

Many [[modern]] people think that the [[Heavenly Father]] is remote, that thousands of years ago He was [[active]] in the people's lives, but following a [[series]] of remarkable [[events]] He has withdrawn from the world. They [[think]] that perhaps His test is complete and now all that remains for the people is to pass His muster and meet in [[heaven]]. This is far from the [[truth]]. In [[fact]], [[the Father]]'s [[participation]] has increased in the world, although it is also true that if the lives of the people are consumed with worldly things and [[selfish]] pursuits, then it is [[difficult]] to find [[the Father]]. He lives in and through each [[person]], a direct [[participant]] in the [[decisions]] and [[consequences]] of your daily life. He does this for two reasons. First, although He is [[omniscient]] -- knows all -- there is a [[difference]] between knowing something and [[experiencing]] something. You well know the [[advantages]] of [[experience]] compared to [[theoretical]] [[knowledge]]. How much more so for our great [[God]]! You see, [[the Father]] has His own [[unique]] problems. He made [[everything]], including the [[power]] of [[free will]] choice, which not even He will overrule, and [[choice]] means that [[error]] is possible, even [[sin]]. Yet He cannot know either error or sin, because He is all [[good]]. By [[intimately]] [[participating]] in your life, then, He can [[experience]] the [[consequences]] of error -- and occasionally, [[sin]] -- and thereby know what is going on in His [[creation]]. You are actually providing Him a [[service]], and allowing Him to become more [[understanding]] and more [[powerful]].

Second, although He has created the [[Paper 39 - The Seraphic Hosts|ranks of the angels]], [[cherubim]], [[seraphim]], and others, to perform [[different]] functions in the [[administration]] of heaven, those creatures are fundamentally different from you. They are created in [[perfection]] and even though they grow in [[experience]] they do not basically [[change]]. You are not like them. You people evolved from [[animals]]. Each of you passes the full range of life [[progress]] in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestation gestation] process. Upon [[conception]], you begin as a single-[[cell]] [[organism]], and race through all the [[stages]]. Your [[scientists]] have observed nearly all the steps in this [[process]], and can easily estimate the remainder. You pass through [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-cellular multi-celled], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish fish]-like, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibian amphibian]-like, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptile reptile]-like -- all the pattern forms of [[animal]] on your world. Each of you is an example of [[evolution]] unfolding in its [[mystery]]. Each of you begins as [[animal]] and evolves into [[human]]. You could not be less like [[God]], except that you have a [[quality]] that is especially dear to Him. The [[angels]] and other spirit ministers -- the [[perfect]] ones -- are His servants, but you are His [[family]]. That is why He calls you His [[children]], and calls Himself Father. You are His [[family]], and He has no other.

Second, although He has created the [[Paper 39 - The Seraphic Hosts|ranks of the angels]], [[cherubim]], [[seraphim]], and others, to perform [[different]] functions in the [[administration]] of heaven, those creatures are fundamentally different from you. They are created in [[perfection]] and even though they grow in [[experience]] they do not basically [[change]]. You are not like them. You people evolved from [[animals]]. Each of you passes the full range of life [[progress]] in the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestation gestation] process. Upon [[conception]], you begin as a single-[[cell]] [[organism]], and race through all the [[stages]]. Your [[scientists]] have observed nearly all the steps in this [[process]], and can easily estimate the remainder. You pass through [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multi-cellular multi-celled], [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish fish]-like, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amphibian amphibian]-like, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reptile reptile]-like -- all the pattern forms of [[animal]] on your world. Each of you is an example of [[evolution]] unfolding in its [[mystery]]. Each of you begins as [[animal]] and evolves into [[human]]. You could not be less like [[God]], except that you have a [[quality]] that is especially dear to Him. The [[angels]] and other spirit ministers -- the [[perfect]] ones -- are His servants, but you are His [[family]]. That is why He calls you His [[children]], and calls Himself Father. You are His [[family]], and He has no other.

And because He [[loves]] you, and wants you to [[grow]] and succeed, He sent His son, [[Jesus]], to serve as an example and to serve as a bridge between the [[perfect]] and the imperfect. The son [[Jesus]] lived a fully [[human]] life -- the complete range of [[creature]] [[experience]] -- just like you. Therefore he can now say that none approach [[the Father]], except through him. The life that [[Jesus]] lived was perfectly pleasing to his Father. He [[traveled]] about, [[teaching]] that the people should love one another and he called all people Brother and Sister. He taught that [[the kingdom]] is freely available to all. No person is barred. This disturbed the [[religious]] [[authorities]], who had only a dim [[idea]] of the [[afterlife]]. All the [[Jews]], even [[the apostles]], expected the [[Messiah]] to restore the earthly kingdom. So the [[authorities]] schemed against him, and caused him to [[suffer]] an agonizing, humiliating [[death]]. He [[endured]] the entire terrible [[ordeal]], to prove that it could be done; and he arose again, to prove that it could be done. So too shall these [[events]] take place for you, for [[God]] has not [[abandoned]] you. Far from it.

And because He [[loves]] you, and wants you to [[grow]] and succeed, He sent His son, [[Jesus]], to serve as an example and to serve as a bridge between the [[perfect]] and the imperfect. The son [[Jesus]] lived a fully [[human]] life -- the complete range of [[creature]] [[experience]] -- just like you. Therefore he can now say that none approach [[the Father]], except through him. The life that [[Jesus]] lived was perfectly pleasing to his Father. He [[traveled]] about, [[teaching]] that the people should love one another and he called all people Brother and Sister. He taught that [[the kingdom]] is freely available to all. No person is barred. This disturbed the [[religious]] [[authorities]], who had only a dim [[idea]] of the [[afterlife]]. All the [[Jews]], even [[the apostles]], expected the [[Messiah]] to restore the earthly kingdom. So the [[authorities]] schemed against him, and caused him to [[suffer]] an agonizing, humiliating [[death]]. He [[endured]] the entire terrible [[ordeal]], to prove that it could be done; and he arose again, to prove that it could be done. So too shall these [[events]] take place for you, for [[God]] has not [[abandoned]] you. Far from it.

The [[light]] of [[the Father]]'s [[love]] shines freely down from [[heaven]] and upon all of the [[creatures]] which inhabit your [[planet]]. They are not insensitive to [[the Father]]'s [[light]]. They thrive upon it, yet they know not from whence it comes. Once you all each merely [[reacted]] to the Father's light, now you know more. You know now that you are capable of reacting to that [[light]]. You know from which direction it arrives. You know that it has an [[effect]] upon your fellows. Please notice that [[the Father]]'s light shines equally upon your [[brothers and sisters]]. [[The Father]] works within and without. His [[love]] is [[shared]] freely with all. It is not for you to pick and choose who might be more or less a [[recipient]] to the Father's love and [[grace]]. You are not fit for such a task. By [[practical]] [[necessity]], you must presume that all are capable of [[responding]] to [[the Father]]'s [[light]] and to the Father's [[love]]. You are capable of [[discerning]] whether they [[react]] to it or by their fruits they shall be known. Look then to your own product and see that it in [[quality]] [[reflects]] the [[purity]] and [[generosity]] of [[the Father]]'s love so freely [[shared]] with you as with all other men. Those are my [[words]] of [[counsel]] for you tonight.

The [[light]] of [[the Father]]'s [[love]] shines freely down from [[heaven]] and upon all of the [[creatures]] which inhabit your [[planet]]. They are not insensitive to [[the Father]]'s [[light]]. They thrive upon it, yet they know not from whence it comes. Once you all each merely [[reacted]] to the Father's light, now you know more. You know now that you are capable of reacting to that [[light]]. You know from which direction it arrives. You know that it has an [[effect]] upon your fellows. Please notice that [[the Father]]'s light shines equally upon your [[brothers and sisters]]. [[The Father]] works within and without. His [[love]] is [[shared]] freely with all. It is not for you to pick and choose who might be more or less a [[recipient]] to the Father's love and [[grace]]. You are not fit for such a task. By [[practical]] [[necessity]], you must presume that all are capable of [[responding]] to [[the Father]]'s [[light]] and to the Father's [[love]]. You are capable of [[discerning]] whether they [[react]] to it or by their fruits they shall be known. Look then to your own product and see that it in [[quality]] [[reflects]] the [[purity]] and [[generosity]] of [[the Father]]'s love so freely [[shared]] with you as with all other men. Those are my [[words]] of [[counsel]] for you tonight.

[[The Father]]'s [[light]] shines upon [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints saints] and [[Sin|sinners]] alike. What will you do with the [[gifts]] of the Father? Well, the short answer is, you will [[honestly]] [[represent]] your [[understanding]] at the time of the [[event]]. We are each [[growing]] in our [[understanding]]. I am [[happy]] to see that you are all [[progressing]]. There are no laggers. Try to [[focus]] a little more [[awareness]] each day on the [[opportunities]] that are presented to you. You are not being tested, but you are being presented with [[opportunities]] to [[demonstrate]] your [[understanding]] such that it exists. There is no such thing as, how to put it, an insufficient level of [[appreciation]]. Everyone has an [[idea]] how [[the Father]] would like for them to [[react]]. That is what we wish you to act on. You do not need to [[think]] about it. You need to act. You worry too much about what kind of job you are doing. That puts distance between you and the other [[person]] and, by [[definition]], that puts distance between you and [[the Father]]. The Father is operating through that fellow human just as He is attempting to operate through you. He is trying to bring [[Thought Adjuster|His spirit]] into [[force]] and to [[vitality]] and to direct [[contact]] and all will benefit. So don't [[rationalize]] over much about what it is you might do, what you should do, what you could have done, just [[act]]. It is an [[irony]] that in your [[language]] the closest [[expression]] is, try to be [[spontaneous]]. If you were trying, it could not be spontaneous. Just [[act]]. Following the [[leading]]. It is [[subtle]]. You can feel your [[Adjuster]] pulling you like a [[magnet]]. Just [[act]]. Make the [[contact]]. Drop the [[defenses]]. Step forward. That act of [[trust]] will [[inspire]] a mutual [[reaction]] and then things can happen. You will be [[surprised]]. We are certain you will [[learn]] to like it.  

[[The Father]]'s [[light]] shines upon [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saints saints] and [[Sin|sinners]] alike. What will you do with the [[gifts]] of the Father? Well, the short answer is, you will [[honestly]] [[represent]] your [[understanding]] at the time of the [[event]]. We are each [[growing]] in our [[understanding]]. I am [[happy]] to see that you are all [[progressing]]. There are no laggers. Try to [[focus]] a little more [[awareness]] each day on the [[opportunities]] that are presented to you. You are not being tested, but you are being presented with [[opportunities]] to [[demonstrate]] your [[understanding]] such that it exists. There is no such thing as, how to put it, an insufficient level of [[appreciation]]. Everyone has an [[idea]] how [[the Father]] would like for them to [[react]]. That is what we wish you to act on. You do not need to [[think]] about it. You need to act. You worry too much about what kind of job you are doing. That puts distance between you and the other [[person]] and, by [[definition]], that puts distance between you and [[the Father]]. The Father is operating through that fellow human just as He is attempting to operate through you. He is trying to bring [[Thought Adjuster|His spirit]] into [[force]] and to [[vitality]] and to direct [[contact]] and all will benefit. So don't [[rationalize]] over much about what it is you might do, what you should do, what you could have done, just [[act]]. It is an [[irony]] that in your [[language]] the closest [[expression]] is, try to be [[spontaneous]]. If you were trying, it could not be spontaneous. Just [[act]]. Following the [[leading]]. It is [[subtle]]. You can feel your [[Adjuster]] pulling you like a [[magnet]]. Just [[act]]. Make the [[contact]]. Drop the [[defenses]]. Step forward. That act of [[trust]] will [[inspire]] a mutual [[reaction]] and then things can happen. You will be [[surprised]]. We are certain you will [[learn]] to like it.  

That is all I have to say. We will meet again next week and [[discuss]] some things. Let's meet and discuss the [[events]], the people that we have met. The [[chances]] that we took. These will be fit [[topics]] for our meeting. [[God]] [[bless]] you and keep you. He holds us in His hands. He hung the [[stars]]. He made His light shine upon each of us. [[Shalom]].

That is all I have to say. We will meet again next week and [[discuss]] some things. Let's meet and discuss the [[events]], the people that we have met. The [[chances]] that we took. These will be fit [[topics]] for our meeting. [[God]] [[bless]] you and keep you. He holds us in His hands. He hung the [[stars]]. He made His light shine upon each of us. [[Shalom]].

WILL: Good evening, thank you for gathering [[together]] tonight. I am your [[teacher]], Will, who [[loves]] you all, and I am pleased that we are together once again. It is [[good]] to see that you are working many of these [[questions]] out for yourselves as a [[group]]. This is a [[desirable]] [[development]]. It is unnecessary for you to pay excessive deference to our [[leadings]] when you are perfectly capable of [[deciding]] things for yourselves. Because you have not invited me to [[decide]], I will suggest, on the [[topic]] of compiling a number of [[Urantia text|the papers]] which we have recorded up to this date, that you select ten or twelve or some such number of those papers which you [[think]] are the best [[representative]] of teaching, and assemble your materials based on those papers. For myself, I would like to see you use materials which show the [[unique]] aspects of this [[group]]: [[conservatism]], good-natured [[humor]], long-standing familial [[relationship]] and, of course, [[Urantia text|the papers]] which you [[disseminate]] to other groups should [[demonstrate]] an increasing spiritual [[awareness]] and an increasing [[ability]] to [[focus]] your [[thoughts]] and deeds upon the teachings upon which we have [[humbly]] offered. That is my [[opinion]]. I offer it because it is [[necessary]] for you to reach your own determination. You are perfectly capable of reaching this [[decision]] without my help, or anyone else's. You may arrange your materials however you please. It is probably [[wise]] to remove people's [[personal]] [[names]] and [[family]] names from the [[record]]. If you so [[desire]], we will assign [[names]], monikers, for you to use in place of your [[earth]] names. [[Think]] on this and sometime within the next two weeks, we will [[respond]] to your [[decision]].

WILL: Good evening, thank you for gathering [[together]] tonight. I am your [[teacher]], Will, who [[loves]] you all, and I am pleased that we are together once again. It is [[good]] to see that you are working many of these [[questions]] out for yourselves as a [[group]]. This is a [[desirable]] [[development]]. It is unnecessary for you to pay excessive deference to our [[leadings]] when you are perfectly capable of [[deciding]] things for yourselves. Because you have not invited me to [[decide]], I will suggest, on the [[topic]] of compiling a number of [[Urantia text|the papers]] which we have recorded up to this date, that you select ten or twelve or some such number of those papers which you [[think]] are the best [[representative]] of teaching, and assemble your materials based on those papers. For myself, I would like to see you use materials which show the [[unique]] aspects of this [[group]]: [[conservatism]], good-natured [[humor]], long-standing familial [[relationship]] and, of course, [[Urantia text|the papers]] which you [[disseminate]] to other groups should [[demonstrate]] an increasing spiritual [[awareness]] and an increasing [[ability]] to [[focus]] your [[thoughts]] and deeds upon the teachings upon which we have [[humbly]] offered. That is my [[opinion]]. I offer it because it is [[necessary]] for you to reach your own determination. You are perfectly capable of reaching this [[decision]] without my help, or anyone else's. You may arrange your materials however you please. It is probably [[wise]] to remove people's [[personal]] [[names]] and [[family]] names from the [[record]]. If you so [[desire]], we will assign [[names]], monikers, for you to use in place of your [[earth]] names. [[Think]] on this and sometime within the next two weeks, we will [[respond]] to your [[decision]].

===='''''[[Materialization]]'''''====

===='''''[[Materialization]]'''''====

I wish to say a few [[words]] on the rapid and astonishing [[developments]] taking place with the [[Sarasota TeaM|Sarasota group]]. These people, like you, are long-time [[readers]] of [[Urantia Book]] and they approach the prospect of further [[developments]] with a different component of [[eagerness]] than those assembled in this group tonight. Since your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasota,_FL Sarasota] [[neighbors]] are so willing to [[cooperate]] and promulgate these teachings, there have been some unforeseen [[developments]] in that area. I recall saying to you sometime past that we never know when the [[Melchizedeks]] will [[act]], and that many [[decisions]] are made at a level far above my own. The [[administration]] of [[heaven]] has no [[rumor]] mill; we find out about [[things]] when they happen. It is not disturbing or [[surprising]] to me that those involved in the instruction of the [[Sarasota TeaM|Sarasota group]] would be taken by [[surprise]] that [[Michael]] would appear or deliver a [[message]] personally, but I will say that we have come very close to this in this group in the [[past]]. Those [[events]], like the Sarasota [[developments]], were told to me only after they had occurred. It is left for us in the [[administration]] to [[puzzle]] out exactly what it is [[Michael]] intends to do. He is [[apparently]] [[responding]] to [[changes]] in circumstance and it is not known to us exactly when he intends to put his new [[plan]] in operation, but it does appear that [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]] will [[reincarnate]] and once again walk on the [[soil]] of your [[planet]]. I am astonished at these [[developments]]. None of this was [[forecast]]. Only the roughest [[outline]] of the [[plan]] which we originally followed has remained. In the details, very little has proven to follow the original [[forecast]]. It has a very [[vital]] [[feeling]] to it all. The [[Melchizedek]] will establish a [[school]], as he did in ages past, with many [[students]] with a broad range of [[ability]]. Now let us stand by and see if there is further [[commentary]] on these [[events]].

I wish to say a few [[words]] on the rapid and astonishing [[developments]] taking place with the [[Sarasota TeaM|Sarasota group]]. These people, like you, are long-time [[readers]] of [[Urantia Book]] and they approach the prospect of further [[developments]] with a different component of [[eagerness]] than those assembled in this group tonight. Since your [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sarasota,_FL Sarasota] [[neighbors]] are so willing to [[cooperate]] and promulgate these teachings, there have been some unforeseen [[developments]] in that area. I recall saying to you sometime past that we never know when the [[Melchizedeks]] will [[act]], and that many [[decisions]] are made at a level far above my own. The [[administration]] of [[heaven]] has no [[rumor]] mill; we find out about [[things]] when they happen. It is not disturbing or [[surprising]] to me that those involved in the instruction of the [[Sarasota TeaM|Sarasota group]] would be taken by [[surprise]] that [[Michael]] would appear or deliver a [[message]] personally, but I will say that we have come very close to this in this group in the [[past]]. Those [[events]], like the Sarasota [[developments]], were told to me only after they had occurred. It is left for us in the [[administration]] to [[puzzle]] out exactly what it is [[Michael]] intends to do. He is [[apparently]] [[responding]] to [[changes]] in circumstance and it is not known to us exactly when he intends to put his new [[plan]] in operation, but it does appear that [[Machiventa]] [[Melchizedek]] will [[reincarnate]] and once again walk on the [[soil]] of your [[planet]]. I am astonished at these [[developments]]. None of this was [[forecast]]. Only the roughest [[outline]] of the [[plan]] which we originally followed has remained. In the details, very little has proven to follow the original [[forecast]]. It has a very [[vital]] [[feeling]] to it all. The [[Melchizedek]] will establish a [[school]], as he did in ages past, with many [[students]] with a broad range of [[ability]]. Now let us stand by and see if there is further [[commentary]] on these [[events]].

MANTUTIA MELCHIZEDEK: [[Michael]] has this to say. You are not [[Chosen People|the elect]], you are the "select" and he is pleased. Each of you is known to him from the beginning of this [[effort]]. Each of you is thoroughly [[examined]] and found ready for this task. You are known to him and you will soon stand in his [[shadow]]. Your world is scheduled for a [[change]] of more than [[epochal]] [[dimension]]. He [[proposes]] to take [[human]] form and walk among the people, and gather them to him and [[reveal]] himself to them in all his [[glory]] and in the name of [[the Father]]. [[Michael]]'s light reaches into every corner. There is no place to avoid his [[power]]. You cannot shrink from that which [[surrounds]] you on all sides. He but has the [[thought]] and the [[event]] is achieved. Many are his servants. Your world will be blanketed with his shining example. I know whereof I speak, for I am a [[Melchizedek]] in his service. My name is [[Mantutia]] [[Melchizedek]]. It is my [[honor]] to prepare his way. [[Malavatia]] Melchizedek and [[Machiventa]] Melchizedek and myself will precede him, and [[Michael]] himself will usher in the [[Trinity Teacher Son]] who will follow in his stead, and [[God]]'s [[wake]] will wash across this [[universe]]. It is the [[tide]] that raises all boats. Your world will be changed as much as the [[difference]] between night and day.

MANTUTIA MELCHIZEDEK: [[Michael]] has this to say. You are not [[Chosen People|the elect]], you are the "select" and he is pleased. Each of you is known to him from the beginning of this [[effort]]. Each of you is thoroughly [[examined]] and found ready for this task. You are known to him and you will soon stand in his [[shadow]]. Your world is scheduled for a [[change]] of more than [[epochal]] [[dimension]]. He [[proposes]] to take [[human]] form and walk among the people, and gather them to him and [[reveal]] himself to them in all his [[glory]] and in the name of [[the Father]]. [[Michael]]'s light reaches into every corner. There is no place to avoid his [[power]]. You cannot shrink from that which [[surrounds]] you on all sides. He but has the [[thought]] and the [[event]] is achieved. Many are his servants. Your world will be blanketed with his shining example. I know whereof I speak, for I am a [[Melchizedek]] in his service. My name is [[Mantutia]] [[Melchizedek]]. It is my [[honor]] to prepare his way. [[Malavatia]] Melchizedek and [[Machiventa]] Melchizedek and myself will precede him, and [[Michael]] himself will usher in the [[Trinity Teacher Son]] who will follow in his stead, and [[God]]'s [[wake]] will wash across this [[universe]]. It is the [[tide]] that raises all boats. Your world will be changed as much as the [[difference]] between night and day.

*March 31, 1992

*March 31, 1992

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

WILL: The kingdom of God is like a mustard seed. It rests upon the soil hoping to be germinated and bear fruit. At times we all must reach beyond ourselves and find that seed that is ready to bear fruit. It is an act of faith that brings that seed to full season and replenishes the supply for another season's growth. Over and over again the cycle is repeated until the cycle is completed and the plant withers and dies from old age.

WILL: [[The kingdom]] of [[God]] is like a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustard_seed mustard seed]. It rests upon the [[soil]] hoping to be [[germinate]]d and bear fruit. At times we all must reach beyond ourselves and find that [[seed]] that is ready to bear fruit. It is an [[act]] of [[faith]] that brings that [[seed]] to full season and replenishes the supply for another [[season]]'s [[growth]]. Over and over again the [[cycle]] is repeated until the cycle is completed and the plant withers and dies from old age.

Mankind is like that in that you all have a season to be born, to reap the harvest and a time to die. Within that time, there are many opportunities to furnish the life cycle with nourishing seeds of understanding and growth. We live such a short time as humans, that every opportunity is precious. If we lose a chance there will always be another, but why waste the ones we have? It is fully nourishing the spirit of the Father.

[[Mankind]] is like that in that you all have a [[season]] to be born, to reap the [[harvest]] and a time to die. Within that time, there are many [[opportunities]] to furnish the life [[cycle]] with nourishing [[seeds]] of [[understanding]] and [[growth]]. We live such a short time as [[humans]], that every [[opportunity]] is precious. If we lose a [[chance]] there will always be another, but why waste the ones we have? It is fully nourishing [[Thought Adjuster|the spirit]] of [[the Father]].

He provides all your spiritual needs and walks with you all the way, whatever your cares. You need not fear, for God is with you. You need not walk alone, for our Father walks with you. You need not ever want, for the Father is able to provide all things necessary for your spiritual life. You need not awaken to any temptation, for the Father will heal you. You will grow daily, those who place their faith in God, for He will provide the way to walk. His path is made clear to all who care to take it up. Only look to those around you to see how your faith can be expressed. See all God's children as just that, an expression of His love. It matters little your human conception, for truly in God's eyes they are blessed. We are our brothers' keepers. Our Father made us a family and created the family concept as the highest order upon which to found the kingdom.

He provides all your [[spiritual]] needs and walks with you all the way, whatever your cares. You need not [[fear]], for [[God]] is with you. You need not walk [[alone]], for [[our Father]] walks with you. You need not ever want, for the Father is able to [[provide]] all things [[necessary]] for your [[spiritual]] life. You need not [[awaken]] to any [[temptation]], for [[the Father]] will [[heal]] you. You will [[grow]] daily, those who place their [[faith]] in [[God]], for He will provide the way to walk. His [[path]] is made [[clear]] to all who care to take it up. Only look to those around you to see how your [[faith]] can be [[expressed]]. See all [[God]]'s children as just that, an [[expression]] of His [[love]]. It matters little your [[human]] [[conception]], for truly in God's eyes they are [[blessed]]. We are our brothers' keepers. [[Our Father]] made us a family and created the [[family]] [[concept]] as the highest order upon which to found [[the kingdom]].

Father, we thank thee for all your many blessings, for all those gathered here. For all those who have chosen to follow on this path. Give them strength, give them wisdom, offer them your peace in all that they do. There must be harmony in all things and to that end will we all work. While the rest of the world strains with it's problems, in here, at least, we will have our time together in total compatibility. We will come together in your name and for this purpose we ask your continued love and guidance.

Father, we [[thank]] thee for all your many [[blessings]], for all those gathered here. For all those who have [[chosen]] to follow on this [[path]]. Give them [[strength]], give them [[wisdom]], offer them your [[peace]] in all that they do. There must be [[harmony]] in [[all things]] and to that end will we all work. While the rest of the world strains with it's [[problems]], in here, at least, we will have our time [[together]] in total compatibility. We will come [[together]] in your name and for this [[purpose]] we ask your continued [[love]] and [[guidance]].

We who strive to do your will understand how important total dedication is, for without it we have not truly cast our selves upon the path we choose to walk. Without it we have not totally dedicated ourselves to the doing of everything to further your kingdom on earth. As your children we need your love for the tough times we face. There are times of doubt, times of discouragement, time of assurance that we have your love no matter how we have behaved. We too often become caught up in our own lives and forget that you are there - that you are bigger than the petty things in our day.

We who strive to do your will [[understand]] how important total [[dedication]] is, for without it we have not truly cast our selves upon the [[path]] we [[choose]] to walk. Without it we have not totally [[dedicated]] ourselves to the doing of [[everything]] to further [[the kingdom|your kingdom]] on [[earth]]. As your [[children]] we need your [[love]] for the tough times we face. There are times of [[doubt]], times of discouragement, time of [[assurance]] that we have your love no matter how we have behaved. We too often become caught up in our own lives and forget that you are there - that you are bigger than the petty things in our day.

Help us remember to turn to you every day when we need help. We need to know that we are not alone. How often we forget that you are nearer to us than we realize, ever ready to lend a helping hand. All we have to do is ask. Let us remember to turn to you first before any of our problems get bigger. We need your love. We need to know you are there. Please help us to remember that your love is forever in every way. Thank you Father. Amen.

Help us [[remember]] to turn to you every day when we need help. We need to [[know]] that we are not [[alone]]. How often we forget that you are nearer to us than we [[realize]], ever ready to lend a helping hand. All we have to do is ask. Let us remember to turn to you first before any of our [[problems]] get bigger. We need your [[love]]. We need to know you are there. Please help us to [[remember]] that your [[love]] is forever in every way. Thank you Father. [[Amen]].

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