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Welmek - (Norson substituting) - 10/07/92

 

===Topic: ''Love, (Norson Substitutes)''===

Norson

 

Oren

===Teacher: [[Norson]], [[Oren]]===

 

 

NORSON: Good evening brothers and sisters. This is NORSON. As Welmek instructed you last week, I and some visitors will be providing the lesson for this evening. Tonight we will first provide a lesson on the nature of love; following that I will entertain questions. And after that there are some visitors who would like to share a few words with you.

NORSON: Good evening brothers and sisters. This is NORSON. As Welmek instructed you last week, I and some visitors will be providing the lesson for this evening. Tonight we will first provide a lesson on the nature of love; following that I will entertain questions. And after that there are some visitors who would like to share a few words with you.

 

Love is a word in your language that has as many meanings as there are individuals on your planet. Like all words such as faith, your understanding of love grows as you grow. If there were one "definition" for the word, it is the definition that was given in your previous lessons and is from your text. That is, "Love is the desire to do good to others." Your text also emphasizes the importance of a parent-child relationship. The reason is that parental love is a different aspect, a somewhat different manifestation of love than the love you have for your spouse that is also associated with affection. The love that a parent has for a child comes closest to the love that the Father has for each of you; for in truth, you are all sons and daughters of the Father, your heavenly parent. It is also important to try to come to an understanding of the distinction between this parental or fatherly love and brotherly love, the love you have for your sisters and brothers. As you go about your daily routine, you have been instructed to look at each of your brothers and sisters and to try to envision either the Father fragment within them or Michael within them. It really does not matter, whatever you feel most comfortable with is fine. You have been instructed to treat that person in the way you would if you truly sensed that the Father or Michael were within that person. Stop for just a moment and look at one of your brothers and sisters in this room. Gaze into their eyes, and envision that the love of the Father or of Michael is there within them, wanting to be released, wanting to flow outward. Stop and do this for a moment. (pause) I realize that this may seem a little difficult, may seem a little awkward, since many of you may not know each other well. But this is exactly the point. No matter who you meet in your daily life, strangers that you pass upon the street walking by, you must begin to realize that they have this same potential within them. You may look at someone and you may see that physically they may not be attractive to you. You may feel that they are not particularly bright intellectually, and you might even sense that spiritually they seem asleep. Yet I wish to attest and confirm to you that this Father fragment dwells within each and every one. As you learn to love your brothers and sisters, you are learning to say to yourself "What can I do that would be good for this person?" Oftentimes, you want to sit down with them and have them sit at your feet so to speak, and let yourself expound upon all that you have learned and all that you know. Yet this may be too much. You must start in small ways, a smile, a kind word, helping them in a troubling situation, doing small favors for them. You should not underestimate the importance of these things. While it might seem small to you, again you must realize that the Father fragment is within them waiting to adjust their minds. When something positive happens to them, this is, in a sense, spiritual food for their own spirit, their own Thought Adjuster, to utilize in helping to adjust their mind.

Love is a word in your language that has as many meanings as there are individuals on your planet. Like all words such as faith, your understanding of love grows as you grow. If there were one "definition" for the word, it is the definition that was given in your previous lessons and is from your text. That is, "Love is the desire to do good to others." Your text also emphasizes the importance of a parent-child relationship. The reason is that parental love is a different aspect, a somewhat different manifestation of love than the love you have for your spouse that is also associated with affection. The love that a parent has for a child comes closest to the love that the Father has for each of you; for in truth, you are all sons and daughters of the Father, your heavenly parent. It is also important to try to come to an understanding of the distinction between this parental or fatherly love and brotherly love, the love you have for your sisters and brothers. As you go about your daily routine, you have been instructed to look at each of your brothers and sisters and to try to envision either the Father fragment within them or Michael within them. It really does not matter, whatever you feel most comfortable with is fine. You have been instructed to treat that person in the way you would if you truly sensed that the Father or Michael were within that person. Stop for just a moment and look at one of your brothers and sisters in this room. Gaze into their eyes, and envision that the love of the Father or of Michael is there within them, wanting to be released, wanting to flow outward. Stop and do this for a moment. (pause) I realize that this may seem a little difficult, may seem a little awkward, since many of you may not know each other well. But this is exactly the point. No matter who you meet in your daily life, strangers that you pass upon the street walking by, you must begin to realize that they have this same potential within them. You may look at someone and you may see that physically they may not be attractive to you. You may feel that they are not particularly bright intellectually, and you might even sense that spiritually they seem asleep. Yet I wish to attest and confirm to you that this Father fragment dwells within each and every one. As you learn to love your brothers and sisters, you are learning to say to yourself "What can I do that would be good for this person?" Oftentimes, you want to sit down with them and have them sit at your feet so to speak, and let yourself expound upon all that you have learned and all that you know. Yet this may be too much. You must start in small ways, a smile, a kind word, helping them in a troubling situation, doing small favors for them. You should not underestimate the importance of these things. While it might seem small to you, again you must realize that the Father fragment is within them waiting to adjust their minds. When something positive happens to them, this is, in a sense, spiritual food for their own spirit, their own Thought Adjuster, to utilize in helping to adjust their mind.

Suppose for example that a person was having a difficult day and had many bad experiences, and you give a warm smile or kind word. As you know from your text, a little bit of good can overcome a lot of bad. Their Adjuster might be able to impress upon their mind or adjust their thinking to realize that no matter how many bad or difficult things happen in their day, that there are still good people in the world and that despite all of the problems, love still dominates. This can make them have the courage and the strength and the faith to face many more difficulties, many more challenges in their life. Does it seem somewhat remarkable to you that such a small thing could become so important to someone else? I say to you now that this is absolutely true. You cannot underestimate the importance of such things in your life. Is this so difficult for you to do? Do you have to really go out of your way or be burdened by performing such small acts for your brothers and sisters? Some of you think you must do great things, but we are here to say it is often the small things that can be the most important. This is what is meant by doing good for others. Of course if you get to know them and you have an opportunity to share God's love with them, this is also something that you most certainly want to do. But it is pointed out only to make a distinction that not all situations will be so opportune, that you must look for the little things and try to do them as best you can. You would be surprised at how many opportunities you pass up every day in your life to do these small things because you are more concerned or think it is more important to do the greater things. Do not make this judgment. Allow yourself to allow God's love to flow through you in small things as well as bigger things. Look for these opportunities each day. Do not be the judge. Let God be the judge of what this person needs and how much they can absorb at a particular time. As you know, if you are able to do this, and circumstances would allow that this person would come to know you better, then they might open up to you and ask the kinds of questions that you want so badly to provide the answer for. This is the nature of brotherly concern, of brotherly love. Parental, fatherly love, is somewhat different. It goes beyond this step of brotherly love. It adds new dimensions to it. One of the differences is that as a parent, you are more responsible for guiding your children than you are your brothers and sisters. This is a large responsibility. All of you who have had the experience of parenting know how difficult this can be at times. What is the right thing to do, how to guide your child in a way that allows their freedom and their spirit to grow, but yet would not put them into harmful situations. These are difficult assessments, difficult judgments. The Father indwells each of you, and the Father is your parent, your guide. He provides that function for you. While you do not always understand that at the time, and while you sometimes move in directions that you rebel against, you must learn to follow His wisdom. You must learn to follow His way. You must learn to trust His guidance and His judgment, just as you wish your own child would trust your guidance. You must admit that having a perfect guide inside you is somewhat easier to trust than your own children trusting you with your limited human judgment. But yet, what is your desire with your children? Your desire is to love them, to see them grow healthy, to see them be happy and to guide them in a way that they will reach their full potential. This is exactly the same guidance, the same goals that the Adjuster has for each of you. This is, again, why your text emphasizes the importance of the parental experience, because love associated with the wisdom necessary for this guidance is part of that experience and will help you understand what the Adjuster is trying to do for each of you. I will stop now, and I will entertain questions about this lesson or about other topics concerned with your spiritual growth.

Suppose for example that a person was having a difficult day and had many bad experiences, and you give a warm smile or kind word. As you know from your text, a little bit of good can overcome a lot of bad. Their Adjuster might be able to impress upon their mind or adjust their thinking to realize that no matter how many bad or difficult things happen in their day, that there are still good people in the world and that despite all of the problems, love still dominates. This can make them have the courage and the strength and the faith to face many more difficulties, many more challenges in their life. Does it seem somewhat remarkable to you that such a small thing could become so important to someone else? I say to you now that this is absolutely true. You cannot underestimate the importance of such things in your life. Is this so difficult for you to do? Do you have to really go out of your way or be burdened by performing such small acts for your brothers and sisters? Some of you think you must do great things, but we are here to say it is often the small things that can be the most important. This is what is meant by doing good for others. Of course if you get to know them and you have an opportunity to share God's love with them, this is also something that you most certainly want to do. But it is pointed out only to make a distinction that not all situations will be so opportune, that you must look for the little things and try to do them as best you can. You would be surprised at how many opportunities you pass up every day in your life to do these small things because you are more concerned or think it is more important to do the greater things. Do not make this judgment. Allow yourself to allow God's love to flow through you in small things as well as bigger things. Look for these opportunities each day. Do not be the judge. Let God be the judge of what this person needs and how much they can absorb at a particular time. As you know, if you are able to do this, and circumstances would allow that this person would come to know you better, then they might open up to you and ask the kinds of questions that you want so badly to provide the answer for. This is the nature of brotherly concern, of brotherly love. Parental, fatherly love, is somewhat different. It goes beyond this step of brotherly love. It adds new dimensions to it. One of the differences is that as a parent, you are more responsible for guiding your children than you are your brothers and sisters. This is a large responsibility. All of you who have had the experience of parenting know how difficult this can be at times. What is the right thing to do, how to guide your child in a way that allows their freedom and their spirit to grow, but yet would not put them into harmful situations. These are difficult assessments, difficult judgments. The Father indwells each of you, and the Father is your parent, your guide. He provides that function for you. While you do not always understand that at the time, and while you sometimes move in directions that you rebel against, you must learn to follow His wisdom. You must learn to follow His way. You must learn to trust His guidance and His judgment, just as you wish your own child would trust your guidance. You must admit that having a perfect guide inside you is somewhat easier to trust than your own children trusting you with your limited human judgment. But yet, what is your desire with your children? Your desire is to love them, to see them grow healthy, to see them be happy and to guide them in a way that they will reach their full potential. This is exactly the same guidance, the same goals that the Adjuster has for each of you. This is, again, why your text emphasizes the importance of the parental experience, because love associated with the wisdom necessary for this guidance is part of that experience and will help you understand what the Adjuster is trying to do for each of you. I will stop now, and I will entertain questions about this lesson or about other topics concerned with your spiritual growth.

 

Q. NORSON, it seems to me that it is not human nature to love. It seems as though our animal instincts are just quite the opposite. When we resurrect and have morontial form or morontial nature, is it easier, is it more automatic to love than it is for us here now?

Q. NORSON, it seems to me that it is not human nature to love. It seems as though our animal instincts are just quite the opposite. When we resurrect and have morontial form or morontial nature, is it easier, is it more automatic to love than it is for us here now?

A. I too wish to echo the sentiments of my brother Andrew. As some of you know, we have had two sessions in the Buffalo group and I am very pleased with the progress. All groups are different and some progress more quickly or more slowly than others. We do not allow this to affect us. Our desire is to work with a group and to move them forward from whatever position they may start from. I, too, would like to thank your group for my opportunity to be a teacher in Buffalo. Your group has been instrumental in spawning some of these new groups, and we are very appreciative of your willingness and your desire to spread this mission. I know you anxiously await Welmek's return, and so do we. I know that the love and the joy that he will return with will be felt by us and also by you. Until that time, go in peace and may God be with each of you.

A. I too wish to echo the sentiments of my brother Andrew. As some of you know, we have had two sessions in the Buffalo group and I am very pleased with the progress. All groups are different and some progress more quickly or more slowly than others. We do not allow this to affect us. Our desire is to work with a group and to move them forward from whatever position they may start from. I, too, would like to thank your group for my opportunity to be a teacher in Buffalo. Your group has been instrumental in spawning some of these new groups, and we are very appreciative of your willingness and your desire to spread this mission. I know you anxiously await Welmek's return, and so do we. I know that the love and the joy that he will return with will be felt by us and also by you. Until that time, go in peace and may God be with each of you.

 

OREN: Greetings. This is Oren. I am visiting your group this evening. I bring greetings from all of the members in the Warrenville group. We continue to progress. We continue to learn, to love and to grow in our understanding. There is an event which I wish to make you aware of this evening. Sometime after the beginning of next year, there will be announced a meeting to which you will be invited. It will be hosted by the Warrenville group. At that time it is our plan to have a Machiventa materialized for you. This will not his permanent assumption of a human body, but will be a temporary materialization. Look forward with great joy and anticipation to this event, and we will provide further details as the time draws closer. Meanwhile practice what your teacher, Welmek, has taught you. Listen and think and pray on the words of NORSON and all of these teachers. There is nothing standing in the way of your own spiritual progress but your own doubts and your own blocks. You can grow and you can progress as much as you wish. Go now and await your teacher Welmek's return, and again, practice, practice, practice.

OREN: Greetings. This is Oren. I am visiting your group this evening. I bring greetings from all of the members in the Warrenville group. We continue to progress. We continue to learn, to love and to grow in our understanding. There is an event which I wish to make you aware of this evening. Sometime after the beginning of next year, there will be announced a meeting to which you will be invited. It will be hosted by the Warrenville group. At that time it is our plan to have a Machiventa materialized for you. This will not his permanent assumption of a human body, but will be a temporary materialization. Look forward with great joy and anticipation to this event, and we will provide further details as the time draws closer. Meanwhile practice what your teacher, Welmek, has taught you. Listen and think and pray on the words of NORSON and all of these teachers. There is nothing standing in the way of your own spiritual progress but your own doubts and your own blocks. You can grow and you can progress as much as you wish. Go now and await your teacher Welmek's return, and again, practice, practice, practice.

NORSON: This is NORSON. I again extend my love to all of you and I encourage you to heed Oren's words. May God be with you, go in peace.

NORSON: This is NORSON. I again extend my love to all of you and I encourage you to heed Oren's words. May God be with you, go in peace.