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*JUNE 28, 1992

*JUNE 28, 1992

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

WILL: The love of God surrounds us. The power of God enfolds us. The thought of God supports us. Wherever we gather, He is. Good evening, I am your teacher, Will, who loves you. I thank you for joining together faithfully once again and I greet our visitors and hope that they will become regular members of our group. You are welcome here.

WILL: The [[love]] of [[God]] [[surrounds]] us. The [[power]] of God enfolds us. The [[thought]] of God [[supports]] us. Wherever we gather, He is. Good evening, I am your [[teacher]], Will, who loves you. I thank you for joining [[together]] [[faithfully]] once again and I greet our [[visitors]] and hope that they will become regular members of our [[group]]. You are welcome here.

This life is but a fleeting [[shadow]]. A moment irreplaceable in [[experience]]. Although no road is foreclosed, never again will any [[experience]] exactly the same be presented to you. So in one way, or one approach, you have but a single [[opportunity]] to pursue the [[work]] of [[the Father]]. Those of us who are [[Fusion|fused]] mortals at one with the [[Adjuster]] look on your lives and [[wish]] that we could [[intervene]]. Indeed, even live your lives for you for we [[think]] that we know a better way, but it is not to be. We would live your lives in a fashion markedly different from the fashion in which you prosecute your daily [[activities]].

This life is but a fleeting shadow. A moment irreplaceable in experience. Although no road is foreclosed, never again will any experience exactly the same be presented to you. So in one way, or one approach, you have but a single opportunity to pursue the work of the Father. Those of us who are fused mortals at one with the Adjuster look on your lives and wish that we could intervene. Indeed, even live your lives for you for we think that we know a better way, but it is not to be. We would live your lives in a fashion markedly different from the fashion in which you prosecute your daily activities.

When you [[read]] the papers in the [[Urantia Book]] describing the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=The_Urantia_Text_-_Contents#Part_IV._The_Life_and_Teachings_of_Jesus life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth], you will quickly [[deduce]] that [[the Master]] was constantly [[aware]] of the passage of [[linear]] [[time]]. He was constantly aware that he had but a short time available to him to gain the [[necessary]] [[experience]] required to discharge his [[responsibilities]]. He well knew that he had but a few years and that his time was [[limited]] and would one day abruptly end in a whirl of [[events]] beyond his [[control]]. He had elected years before [[purposely]] not to [[control]] such events; to live out his life as an [[ordinary]] [[creature]] of the realm; not to intervene with his many [[supreme]] [[powers]]. Well he knew that his time was limited, that his days were numbered and he lived his life knowing that he had not much time, that every day was precious and a gift from the [[Heavenly Father]].

When you read the papers in the Urantia Book describing the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth, you will quickly deduce that the Master was constantly aware of the passage of linear time. He was constantly aware that he had but a short time available to him to gain the necessary experience required to discharge his responsibilities. He well knew that he had but a few years and that his time was limited and would one day abruptly end in a whirl of events beyond his control. He had elected years before purposely not to control such events; to live out his life as an ordinary creature of the realm; not to intervene with his many supreme powers. Well he knew that his time was limited, that his days were numbered and he lived his life knowing that he had not much time, that every day was precious and a gift from the Heavenly Father.

Each of you also know as well that [[time]] is short, yet you [[steadfastly]] refuse to [[act]] upon that [[knowledge]]. You dispute it. You deny it. You avoid it. You temporize. You makes excuses and have more important things to [[think]] about. All invalid. No man or woman knows when they will depart this life. Look upon those known to you who sense an imminent departure. See how their lives are changed. You would do well to live as if there were no tomorrow. Every [[moment]] is precious rightly to be turned to [[the Father]]'s work for the door to the after life is a one-way door. You shall not pass it again. It is an extraordinary [[dispensation]] that any [[creature]] shall live two lives on the [[material]] [[planets]]. There is no [[school]] like this school. The [[experience]] gained here can be approximated; schools exist on the [[mansion worlds]] for that very [[purpose]], yet this [[experience]] cannot be duplicated. This [[experience]] is a once in a spiritual lifetime [[opportunity]]. Oh, it is [[difficult]], troublesome, confounding and vexing. We well know. We are informed by [[humans]] on a regular basis the difficulties involved. But you would be [[surprised]], perhaps, to know that that is not the bulk of the [[information]] which we above receive. Many are the days spent in the [[glorification]] of life. The [[love]] of [[family]]. The concern for [[neighbors]], [[friends]] and [[kin]]. The [[physical]] and [[emotional]] [[love]] showered upon the [[children]], the fond [[thoughts]] for elderly [[parents]]. The longings for distant [[friendships]]. You know not how [[the Father]] counts that [[love]]. It is what makes you [[human]].

Each of you also know as well that time is short, yet you steadfastly refuse to act upon that knowledge. You dispute it. You deny it. You avoid it. You temporize. You makes excuses and have more important things to think about. All invalid. No man or woman knows when they will depart this life. Look upon those known to you who sense an imminent departure. See how their lives are changed. You would do well to live as if there were no tomorrow. Every moment is precious rightly to be turned to the Father's work for the door to the after life is a one-way door. You shall not pass it again. It is an extraordinary dispensation that any creature shall live two lives on the material planets. There is no school like this school. The experience gained here can be approximated; schools exist on the mansion worlds for that very purpose, yet this experience cannot be duplicated. This experience is a once in a spiritual lifetime opportunity. Oh, it is difficult, troublesome, confounding and vexing. We well know. We are informed by humans on a regular basis the difficulties involved. But you would be surprised, perhaps, to know that that is not the bulk of the information which we above receive. Many are the days spent in the glorification of life. The love of family. The concern for neighbors, friends and kin. The physical and emotional love showered upon the children, the fond thoughts for elderly parents. The longings for distant friendships. You know not how the Father counts that love. It is what makes you human.

Now we are past the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solstice solstice] in the [[cycle]] of [[nature]]. The days begin imperceptively to [[grow]] short. So, too, have many of you passed the half-way mark. The [[light]] is no less bright. The [[love]] is showered upon you freely. It is a [[well]] from which you can draw without end, but mark well, there will be no day ever again like today. No [[moment]] like this [[moment]]. No such person shall approach you again in exactly the same way with that particularized need that only you can [[satisfy]]. Yes, we would live your lives [[differently]], but that [[experience]] is denied. We have said before that [[God]] can love you only in the present, not in the [[future]]. He is not bound by [[time]], it is but one of His [[tools]]. Wherever He lives is the present. If He would divert His [[attention]] away for one moment, all of this would cease to be, yet He will not, for He loves us and He is fond of us despite all of our [[failings]]. He likes to see us [[progress]]. We are His children and He loves us. We should help each other like [[brothers and sisters]] [[sharing]] the benefits of our [[experiences]] with each other without attempting to replace our [[judgment]] and [[wisdom]] for that of the others.

We are all [[family]] - you and I, those not present tonight and those [[unknown]] to us. But in order for us to know [[the Father]] [[intimately]], we must forego our near [[obsession]] with [[planning]] for the [[future]] which may never arrive. It is not how well we have planned for some distant [[future]] that counts in [[heaven]], it is the [[history]] that we accumulate living [[moment]] by moment in the [[present]] where the [[Father fragment]] can [[communicate]] with us. The [[Adjuster]] cannot inhabit the [[future]]. He can arrive only when we arrive. He cannot live in the [[past]]. It is a closed [[book]]. The [[Adjuster]]'s realm is in the [[present]], the right now, the this [[moment]], in the thoughts and the urgings, in the deeds performed with His [[leadings]]. If you will make [[progress]] and you [[wish]] to know [[the Father]], you must know Him right now. It is the [[limitation]] on the [[material]] life [[creatures]]. You are not time [[fluid]]. Those moments you spend living in the future and living in the past are lost forever. Pay [[attention]] to today. The [[future]] will take care of itself. It is in God's hands anyway. You can bring no great [[influence]] to bear anyway.

 

We are all family - you and I, those not present tonight and those unknown to us. But in order for us to know the Father intimately, we must forego our near obsession with planning for the future which may never arrive. It is not how well we have planned for some distant future that counts in heaven, it is the history that we accumulate living moment by moment in the present where the Father fragment can communicate with us. The Adjuster cannot inhabit the future. He can arrive only when we arrive. He cannot live in the past. It is a closed book. The Adjuster's realm is in the present, the right now, the this moment, in the thoughts and the urgings, in the deeds performed with His leadings. If you will make progress and you wish to know the Father, you must know Him right now. It is the limitation on the material life creatures. You are not time fluid. Those moments you spend living in the future and living in the past are lost forever. Pay attention to today. The future will take care of itself. It is in God's hands anyway. You can bring no great influence to bear anyway.

We have [[spoken]] before about the operation of the [[Adjuster]]. The Adjuster can act only at the knife's edge, where it is [[risk]]y, where things are not under [[control]], where the [[sparks]] are likely to strike. If you back off into the realm of [[safety]] and failed [[communications]], then you immediately raise [[barriers]] not only between yourself and your opposite number, but also between the [[Adjuster]] resident in you and that Adjuster fragment which inhabits the other party. Therefore, we have exhorted you to take [[chances]], to speak candidly, [[honestly]], forthrightly and genuinely with those you encounter for that is where the [[Adjuster]] will have his way. You can feel His pull. It is like a [[vortex]]. You are drawn up and forward and out. It is [[exhilarating]]. You must take the [[chance]]. We think you will like the [[experience]]. You must live in the [[present]] in order to do so. When you live in the present, you live in the realm that [[God]] inhabits. That way lies [[salvation]].

 

We have spoken before about the operation of the Adjuster. The Adjuster can act only at the knife's edge, where it is risky, where things are not under control, where the sparks are likely to strike. If you back off into the realm of safety and failed communications, then you immediately raise barriers not only between yourself and your opposite number, but also between the Adjuster resident in you and that Adjuster fragment which inhabits the other party. Therefore, we have exhorted you to take chances, to speak candidly, honestly, forthrightly and genuinely with those you encounter for that is where the Adjuster will have his way. You can feel His pull. It is like a vortex. You are drawn up and forward and out. It is exhilarating. You must take the chance. We think you will like the experience. You must live in the present in order to do so. When you live in the present, you live in the realm that God inhabits. That way lies salvation.

Thank you for you [[kind]] [[attention]] and your [[companionship]]. I will join you from time to time during this coming week, the better to [[share]] your [[experience]] and the peculiar [[individual]] [[strengths]] that each of you [[possess]] which makes you so dear to [[our Father]]. [[Shalom]].

 

Thank you for you kind attention and your companionship. I will join you from time to time during this coming week, the better to share your experience and the peculiar individual strengths that each of you possess which makes you so dear to our Father. Shalom.

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