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A: No, you are doing quite well. (Thank you.) You have [[achieved]] much. It is most unfortunate that [[Urantia]] [[mortals]] refuse to acknowledge the very real [[miracles]] that abound everywhere on [[this planet]] and instead seek material [[events]] that are not really that relevant as signs from [[God]], reverting back to [[Superstition|old pseudo religious practices]]. (06/26/93)

A: No, you are doing quite well. (Thank you.) You have [[achieved]] much. It is most unfortunate that [[Urantia]] [[mortals]] refuse to acknowledge the very real [[miracles]] that abound everywhere on [[this planet]] and instead seek material [[events]] that are not really that relevant as signs from [[God]], reverting back to [[Superstition|old pseudo religious practices]]. (06/26/93)

===HEARLTH AND HEALING===

===='''''[[Healing]]'''''====

Today we will have yet another lesson on that most interesting of all topics, health and healing. As you listen you may notice that elements of many preceding lectures are interwoven herein. One of the major purposes of Michael's mission on Urantia was to act as a healer of the planet. And so to examine this role of His may prove very instructive as we learn about health and healing. His approach was the classic and time-tested approach for all who would act as healers. He studied the situation with which He was presented, gathered facts, made certain that He had a mandate for action based on earnest and deep-felt desire on the part of the afflicted. Such an important element, this last one, because through cooperation between the healer and the subject or subjects there occur physical, chemical interactions that I do not understand myself but they are critical in the healing process itself. Then the healer proceeds to work on the traditional lines that some of you are already personally familiar with. The healer will focus in his mind upon the object of his work and he will mix in a great helping of love as he focuses, and forgiveness. And one other element is most important, that is the unreserved willingness to fully and completely assume the affliction of the suffering party. That is a vital part of the healing interaction. It may be conveyed to the patient. If so, this will assist in the process, or it may be withheld at the discretion of the healer. In fact, as healing proceeds the healer may very well experience some or all of the pain, dysfunction, other stigmata of the afflicted subject or subjects.

However, this will pass and is not to be [[feared]]. Finally, in the [[focus]] of the healer there is to be a sense of [[happiness]] and [[service]]. And if you succeed in mixing these ingredients [[together]] and binding them by your [[faith]], you may very well have a sense of great and [[joyous]] brightness within your inner [[being]] which will help to affirm the success of the [[technique]]. This is what [[Michael]] did during his time on [[Urantia]]. And He was able to work not only on those with whom He had direct [[contact]], but indeed on all living beings on [[Urantia]]. Like yourselves, He had to learn the [[technique]] ''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/De_novo de novo]'' and was quite slow at the beginning. With increased [[practice]], of course, he gained [[speed]] and [[agility]]. In [[this mission]] we will see you who [[participate]]/ act as [[healers]] as did [[Michael]] and the sum total of your [[individual]] [[efforts]] will be immensely beneficial to [[Urantia]]. Your healing [[mission]] will do much to bridge the present gap that exists on [[Urantia]] between the relatively sophisticated [[technology]] that you possess and the somewhat low [[spiritual]] level that presently exists. As you move about your fellows you will [[act]] as beacons of [[light]]. Something like [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fireflies fireflies], if you will, and others will [[sense]] your [[capacity]] and be drawn to you.

However, this will pass and is not to be feared. Finally, in the focus of the healer there is to be a sense of happiness and service. And if you succeed in mixing these ingredients together and binding them by your faith, you may very well have a sense of great and joyous brightness within your inner being which will help to affirm the success of the technique. This is what Michael did during his time on Urantia. And He was able to work not only on those with whom He had direct contact, but indeed on all living beings on Urantia. Like yourselves, He had to learn the technique de novo and was quite slow at the beginning. With increased practice, of course, he gained speed and agility. In this mission we will see you who participate/ act as healers as did Michael and the sum total of your individual efforts will be immensely beneficial to Urantia. Your healing mission will do much to bridge the present gap that exists on Urantia between the relatively sophisticated technology that you possess and the somewhat low spiritual level that presently exists. As you move about your fellows you will act as beacons of light. Something like fireflies, if you will, and others will sense your capacity and be drawn to you.

Your [[mission]] is to [[worship]] [[the Father]] by allowing yourself to [[participate]] as a vessel of His [[love]], [[forgiveness]], and [[wisdom]]. As you proceed on [[this mission]], you will be pleasantly [[surprised]] by the benefit that accrues to you, personally, for earthly matters that are of concern to your [[peers]] will subside greatly in their [[impact]] on you. And your helpers, your spiritual guides, will be better and better able to [[assist]] you in averting [[blocks]] or impediments to your [[functioning]] and movement in your life. You will also notice in yourselves, big, an increasingly enhanced [[capacity]] to gain [[wisdom]] from your [[personal]] [[experiences]]. And your [[wisdom]] will further serve as a beacon to your fellows. All of you have [[demonstrated]] your fearless and [[service]]-oriented [[desire]] to [[circulate]] widely among your [[fellows]] on [[Urantia]]. And this makes you all the more desirable, from the [[standpoint]] of [[the mission]], as interactors.

Your mission is to worship the Father by allowing yourself to participate as a vessel of His love, forgiveness, and wisdom. As you proceed on this mission, you will be pleasantly surprised by the benefit that accrues to you, personally, for earthly matters that are of concern to your peers will subside greatly in their impact on you. And your helpers, your spiritual guides, will be better and better able to assist you in averting blocks or impediments to your functioning and movement in your life. You will also notice in yourselves, big, an increasingly enhanced capacity to gain wisdom from your personal experiences. And your wisdom will further serve as a beacon to your fellows. All of you have demonstrated your fearless and service-oriented desire to circulate widely among your fellows on Urantia. And this makes you all the more desirable, from the standpoint of the mission, as interactors.

There is always going to be [[turmoil]] among the [[races]] of man on [[Urantia]] until, at some [[future]] point, a [[threshold]] of [[spiritual development]] is reached [[uniformly]]. That day is not here though, and so the [[turmoil]] exists now and will continue throughout your lifetimes on [[Urantia]]. But do not be concerned for each of you will be accorded special [[protection]] as you go about your [[missions]]. This does not mean that unavoidable [[accidents]] will be prevented, but you will be protected and you will prosper. In past [[communications]] it has been stated that [[prosperity]] among students and participants in [[this mission]] is not a reward, but rather a natural outworking of one's movement along appropriate [[channels]] of [[action]]. I reiterate that to you today, and ask you to reinforce that [[concept]] in your [[minds]]. Be as [[the Master]] was on [[Urantia]]. Be [[humble]]. Be loving. [[Protect]] yourselves. [[The Master]] did well to protect himself. His [[crucifixion]] occurred for reasons [[different]] than those which affect your personal lives. You need not throw yourselves in the face of [[danger]] willingly. Protect yourselves.  

There is always going to be turmoil among the races of man on Urantia until, at some future point, a threshold of spiritual development is reached uniformly. That day is not here though, and so the turmoil exists now and will continue throughout your lifetimes on Urantia. But do not be concerned for each of you will be accorded special protection as you go about your missions. This does not mean that unavoidable accidents will be prevented, but you will be protected and you will prosper. In past communications it has been stated that prosperity among students and participants in this mission is not a reward, but rather a natural outworking of one's movement along appropriate channels of action. I reiterate that to you today, and ask you to reinforce that concept in your minds. Be as the Master was on Urantia. Be humble. Be loving. Protect yourselves. The master did well to protect himself. His crucifixion occurred for reasons different than those which affect your personal lives. You need not throw yourselves in the face of danger willingly. Protect yourselves. As your presence becomes more clearly perceived by others on Urantia you may well find yourselves to be approached. Sometimes the person approaching you will not know why they are attracted to your presence. Be patient. Wait. Wait for the request. Use that great gift of common sense. Remember that you can heal to a certain extent certainly with benefit even the person with whom you do not have a deep interaction. Of course, the deeper the interaction, the more benefit will occur. But in the one who approaches and is fumbling, by your focus and the ingredients of healing mentioned earlier, you can do great good. Think of that when the occasion arises. There will be those who will prevail upon you to perform miracles, so-called parlor tricks, some would call them. You will handle these situations with common sense and wisdom. There is no need for advertisement, for it will attract the wrong element. At this point we will terminate this segment of the lesson and accept any questions.

As your [[presence]] becomes more clearly [[perceived]] by others on [[Urantia]] you may well find yourselves to be approached. Sometimes the [[person]] approaching you will not know why they are [[attracted]] to your [[presence]]. Be [[patient]]. Wait. Wait for the request. Use that great gift of [[common sense]]. Remember that you can [[heal]] to a certain extent certainly with benefit even the [[person]] with whom you do not have a deep [[interaction]]. Of course, the deeper the interaction, the more benefit will occur. But in the one who approaches and is fumbling, by your [[focus]] and the ingredients of [[healing]] mentioned earlier, you can do great good. Think of that when the occasion arises. There will be those who will prevail upon you to [[perform]] [[miracles]], so-called parlor tricks, some would call them. You will handle these situations with [[common sense]] and [[wisdom]]. There is no need for advertisement, for it will [[attract]] the wrong element. At this point we will terminate this segment of the lesson and accept any [[questions]].

Q: Thank you for such an enlightening lesson. It clarifies a lot of things that have happened to myself, personally, being involved as a healer, particularly feeling the empathy and the feelings of the person that's been injured or sick for what's going on in their life. That's gotten stronger and stronger. I knew it was happening. It’s nice to know why and what to expect and so on. I really, really appreciate your lesson today and the way it's presented with its clarity and so articulated. There's a man in Arizona who has developed an advanced state of problems with diabetes. The feeling in his legs has left, also in his feet. He's a reader of the Urantia book and I know his faith has been growing. Would he be a person I might consider approaching or talking to about healing?

Q: Thank you for such an [[enlightening]] lesson. It [[clarifies]] a lot of things that have happened to myself, personally, being involved as a [[healer]], particularly feeling the [[empathy]] and the feelings of the [[person]] that's been [[injured]] or sick for what's going on in their life. That's gotten stronger and stronger. I knew it was happening. It’s nice to know why and what to [[expect]] and so on. I really, really appreciate your lesson today and the way it's presented with its [[clarity]] and so articulated. There's a man in Arizona who has developed an advanced state of [[problems]] with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes diabetes]. The [[feeling]] in his legs has left, also in his feet. He's a [[reader]] of the [[Urantia book]] and I know his [[faith]] has been growing. Would he be a person I might consider approaching or talking to about [[healing]]?

R: One moment. Has this man approached you?

R: One moment. Has this man approached you?

S: He doesn't know about anything concerning this healing program.

S: He doesn't know about anything concerning this [[healing]] program.

R: Has he approached you in any way?

R: Has he approached you in any way?

S: Well, when I talked to him the last time he was reading the Urantia book. He was expressing his spirituality in that way, I felt.

S: Well, when I talked to him the last time he was reading the [[Urantia book]]. He was expressing his [[spirituality]] in that way, I felt.

R: How do you know this man?

R: How do you know this man?

S: I've known him for probably twenty some years. He was a very active member of an outlaw motorcycle club and did a lot of construction work. He's had a very checkered life as far as things he's done. I know he's a good father - and that he's engaged in illegal activities and other things too. He's a sheriff's deputy, a very complex person in a lot of ways. But he's always really been a good friend to me and always been there, the type of person that if you really needed some help, he'd step forward.

S: I've known him for probably twenty some years. He was a very active member of an outlaw motorcycle club and did a lot of construction work. He's had a very checkered life as far as things he's done. I know he's a good [[father]] - and that he's [[engaged]] in illegal activities and other things too. He's a sheriff's deputy, a very [[complex]] person in a lot of ways. But he's always really been a good [[friend]] to me and always been there, the type of person that if you really needed some help, he'd step forward.

R: You may wish to merely spend time with the man and wait for a request, if none comes forward then you have your answer. (Thank you, Rayson) Again, it is not wise to advertise. (Thank you) You are welcome.

R: You may wish to merely spend time with the man and wait for a request, if none comes forward then you have your answer. (Thank you, Rayson) Again, it is not [[wise]] to advertise. (Thank you) You are [[welcome]].

Q: In the beginning you mentioned how important it was that people want to be healed, that it was a very important element to bring to it. Is there any way that people could be helped even to realize when they need healing? Or any way there could be some intervention or just assistance in that aspect? Because it seems like so many people just never get to the point where they want to be healed.

Q: In the beginning you mentioned how important it was that people want to be [[healed]], that it was a very important element to bring to it. Is there any way that people could be helped even to [[realize]] when they need [[healing]]? Or any way there could be some [[intervention]] or just assistance in that aspect? Because it seems like so many people just never get to the point where they want to be healed.

R: Could you please give me an example?

R: Could you please give me an [[example]]?

S: Well, maybe a real flagrant example would be somebody who has a drinking problem and is destroying their family but won't admit to having a problem like that. And no one can seem to help them because they don't think they have a problem.

S: Well, maybe a real flagrant example would be somebody who has a [[Addiction|drinking problem]] and is destroying their [[family]] but won't admit to having a [[problem]] like that. And no one can seem to help them because they don't think they have a problem.

R: Why then do they drink or participate in violent activity, if they do not perceive dysfunction in themselves?

R: Why then do they drink or [[participate]] in [[violent]] activity, if they do not [[perceive]] [[dysfunction]] in themselves?

S: It's a good question. (S: Could be denial) or in denial, right.

S: It's a good question. (S: Could be [[denial]]) or in denial, right.

A: Every person on Urantia has free will to choose. It is unfortunate that sometimes the choice is not a good one, however it is made of free will. Does that help?

A: Every person on [[Urantia]] has [[free will]] to choose. It is unfortunate that sometimes the choice is not a good one, however it is made of free will. Does that help?

S: Yes. How can people participate in healing themselves, self-healing? Is that ever a possibility?

S: Yes. How can people [[participate]] in healing themselves, [[self]]-[[healing]]? Is that ever a possibility?

A: It is always possible. Again, freewill choice is the key factor. The matter of making the choice to be well, to wish earnestly, and work toward optimal physical functioning of the body can be undertaken successfully by any human on Urantia. However the action is far more than a mere wish. It is more than words. It is complex and requires expenditure of energy. Remember that the animal is lazy. The animal prefers to wait for things to happen, rather than to make things happen. The mortal who wishes to heal oneself must be willing to move past that animal indolence and take action, must be willing to work. The work of self-healing is basically the same set of actions that are involved in the healing of others, but turned upon oneself. To have love, forgiveness towards oneself is most helpful in self-healing. Of course, it's not possible to doubly experience one's own pain and suffering, however it is possible to forgive others for their true or perceived role in one's own dysfunction. That is the major difference between self-healing and the healing of others. In healing the other, the healer takes upon oneself the debility of the other. In healing oneself, the healer forgives others for any role they may have had in causing the affliction in question. Does that help?

A: It is always possible. Again, [[freewill]] choice is the key [[factor]]. The matter of making the choice to be well, to wish [[earnestly]], and work toward optimal [[physical]] functioning of the [[body]] can be undertaken successfully by any [[human]] on [[Urantia]]. However the action is far more than a mere [[wish]]. It is more than words. It is complex and requires expenditure of energy. Remember that the animal is lazy. The animal prefers to wait for things to happen, rather than to make things happen. The [[mortal]] who wishes to heal oneself must be willing to move past that [[animal]] [[indolence]] and take action, must be willing to work. The work of [[self]]-[[healing]] is basically the same set of actions that are involved in the [[healing]] of others, but turned upon oneself. To have [[love]], [[forgiveness]] towards oneself is most helpful in self-healing. Of course, it's not possible to doubly [[experience]] one's own [[pain]] and suffering, however it is possible to [[forgive]] others for their true or perceived role in one's own [[dysfunction]]. That is the major [[difference]] between self-healing and the [[healing]] of others. In healing the other, the healer takes upon oneself the debility of the other. In healing oneself, the healer [[forgives]] others for any role they may have had in causing the affliction in question. Does that help?

S: Very much.

S: Very much.

Q: Rayson, when you said that the healer takes upon himself the debilitation of the person being healed, do you mean that in a literal sense? Can you just say a little more about that? What exactly does that mean?

Q: Rayson, when you said that the [[healer]] takes upon himself the debilitation of the person being healed, do you mean that in a [[literal]] sense? Can you just say a little more about that? What exactly does that mean?

A: I do not understand it very well myself, but I will try. When you participate as a healer, you can act spiritually with the one whom you are healing. And just like prayer, there is a direct and instantaneous communication with the elders in Paradise and a direct and instantaneous response to this communication. However the communication does not occur unless and until the healing conduit, the healer, opens himself up completely and without reservation, to the full-blown affliction of the person being healed. In this fashion the affliction can be fully perceived by those at the other end of the line.

A: I do not [[understand]] it very well myself, but I will try. When you [[participate]] as a [[healer]], you can act [[spiritually]] with the one whom you are [[healing]]. And just like [[prayer]], there is a direct and instantaneous [[communication]] with the [[elders]] in [[Paradise]] and a direct and instantaneous response to this [[communication]]. However the communication does not occur unless and until the [[healing]] conduit, the healer, opens himself up completely and without reservation, to the full-blown [[affliction]] of the person being healed. In this fashion the affliction can be fully [[perceived]] by those at the other end of the line.

Q: So it's just a temporary state during the process of that ten minute healing session. It's just during that period that this is happening?

Q: So it's just a temporary state during the [[process]] of that ten minute [[healing]] session. It's just during that period that this is happening?

A: Or even during a fraction of that period.

A: Or even during a [[fraction]] of that period.

Q: OK, so it does not extend beyond that actual session of healing when the healer walks away from that person and they're done for that particular day's healing. He leaves behind that affliction; it is not with him any more?

Q: OK, so it does not extend beyond that actual session of healing when the healer walks away from that [[person]] and they're done for that particular day's [[healing]]. He leaves behind that affliction; it is not with him any more?

A: No, but there may well be a sense of deep fatigue as a residual of the process itself, and one would be well-advised to rest. One should always rest after exertion, spiritual or physical. Are there other comments?

A: No, but there may well be a sense of deep [[fatigue]] as a residual of the [[process]] itself, and one would be well-advised to [[rest]]. One should always rest after exertion, [[spiritual]] or [[physical]]. Are there other comments?

Q: I want to ask you another question, Rayson, concerning the role of a Life Carrier in this healing program. Is a Life Carrier made available when the healing program begins? For instance, let's say right now I'm seeing a man that has a disease and it's prearranged and I go down and I sit there with him and I'm involved with him. Are the Life Carriers - or is there a Life Carrier available at that time? Is that how that works? So that I would have some idea basically of what is happening when I'm right there?

Q: I want to ask you another question, Rayson, concerning the role of a [[Life Carrier]] in this [[healing]] program. Is a [[Life Carrier]] made available when the healing program begins? For instance, let's say right now I'm seeing a man that has a [[disease]] and it's prearranged and I go down and I sit there with him and I'm involved with him. Are the [[Life Carriers]] - or is there a Life Carrier available at that time? Is that how that works? So that I would have some [[idea]] basically of what is happening when I'm right there?

A: Excuse me. Moment. Ah yes, even I do not understand the workings of the Life Carriers. However what I can say is that they are part of the answer to the communication that occurs during the healing interaction. I cannot reveal more than that.

A: Excuse me. Moment. Ah yes, even I do not [[understand]] the workings of the [[Life Carriers]]. However what I can say is that they are part of the answer to the [[communication]] that occurs during the [[healing]] [[interaction]]. I cannot reveal more than that.

Q: But they are present and available during the healing then, is that right?

Q: But they are present and available during the [[healing]] then, is that right?

A: They participate in healing, yes.

A: They [[participate]] in healing, yes.

Q: Is there like more than one Life Carrier, or is there like one particular Life Carrier assigned to a person?

Q: Is there like more than one [[Life Carrier]], or is there like one particular Life Carrier assigned to a person?

A: I do not know. They are a different class of beings, and their activities are highly secret for very good reasons.

A: I do not know. They are a different class of beings, and their [[activities]] are highly [[secret]] for very [[good]] reasons.

Q: Can you recognize them? Can you see them?

Q: Can you [[recognize]] them? Can you see them?

A: Only indirectly by virtue of the effect of their actions. (Thank you, Rayson.) You are most welcome. (07/17/93)

A: Only indirectly by [[virtue]] of the effect of their actions. (Thank you, Rayson.) You are most welcome. (07/17/93)

Q: I want to bring out that dealing with J.. M.. and the healing program, he's experienced the greater and greater spiritual enlightenment and a feeling of awakening in the spiritual area and senses. I think, in a way almost like mota, of the parallel and interaction between physical healing and spiritual development and growth. Anyway, he's been experiencing that at a spiritual level. He wants to say a thank you to those who are involved because he's stating as he did last night and the night before that he's feeling much better. I think a lot of that is a not only physical but certainly spiritual.

Q: I want to bring out that dealing with J.. M.. and the [[healing]] program, he's [[experienced]] the greater and greater [[spiritual]] [[enlightenment]] and a feeling of [[awakening]] in the spiritual area and [[senses]]. I think, in a way almost like [[mota]], of the [[parallel]] and [[interaction]] between [[physical]] healing and [[spiritual development]] and growth. Anyway, he's been [[experiencing]] that at a spiritual level. He wants to say a thank you to those who are involved because he's stating as he did last night and the night before that he's feeling much better. I think a lot of that is a not only [[physical]] but certainly [[spiritual]].

A: That is good news, and I am pleased to hear it. You see as healing occurs, the spirit is strengthened, and faith grows, and there is an inner feeling of delight and gratification that is unique and most comforting. This is sometimes achieved by direct spiritual means such as you have been using, and other times it is achieved as almost an accidental by-product of other manipulations, such as those that are enacted by various health practitioners, clergymen, and so on. But that feeling, that inner feeling, is unmistakable, and once the subject experiences it, it is desired again and can be achieved by the subject through inner alterations in one's chemistry that work in favor of healing illness and disease. It seems like a complicated mechanism, I know, but does it make sense to you?

A: That is good news, and I am pleased to hear it. You see as [[healing]] occurs, the [[spirit]] is [[strengthened]], and [[faith]] [[grows]], and there is an inner [[feeling]] of delight and [[gratification]] that is [[unique]] and most [[comforting]]. This is sometimes [[achieved]] by direct [[spiritual]] means such as you have been using, and other times it is achieved as almost an [[accidental]] by-product of other [[manipulations]], such as those that are enacted by various health practitioners, clergymen, and so on. But that [[feeling]], that inner feeling, is unmistakable, and once the subject [[experiences]] it, it is [[desired]] again and can be achieved by the subject through inner alterations in one's [[chemistry]] that work in [[favor]] of [[healing]] illness and disease. It seems like a complicated [[mechanism]], I know, but does it make sense to you?

S: It makes absolute sense. I sense it, period. I think that the way you articulated it is wonderful, thank you. (10/09/) *********************

S: It makes [[absolute]] sense. I sense it, period. I [[think]] that the way you articulated it is [[wonderful]], thank you. (10/09/)

S: Rayson, on the healing aspect of the mission, is it changed? Are there any plus or minuses, or is it about the same? I was dealing with J.. M.. He seemed to be very, very well. Do you have any comment on that?

S: Rayson, on the [[healing]] aspect of [[the mission]], is it changed? Are there any plus or minuses, or is it about the same? I was dealing with J.. M.. He seemed to be very, very well. Do you have any comment on that?

R: It is coming along. You are doing well. It is not separate from the mission in general. It is simply a physical chemical outworking of the application of the precepts which we are attempting to help you master in these lessons. (12/18/) ********************* INSECTS

R: It is coming along. You are doing well. It is not [[separate]] from [[the mission]] in general. It is [[simply]] a [[physical]] [[chemical]] outworking of the application of the precepts which we are attempting to help you master in these lessons. (12/18/)

Q: I don't mean this to be humorous, although it will, but on the Morontia worlds and upwards, are there insects? Do they serve any purpose?

A: Yes, of course insects serve a [[purpose]].

A: Yes, of course insects serve a purpose.

Q: Well, I mean on the [[Morontia worlds]]. Would they serve a [[purpose]]?

Q: Well, I mean on the Morontia worlds. Would they serve a purpose?

A: Yes, certainly. On the [[Morontia worlds]] there are what you would understand to be [[plants]], and as these plants are [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sessility_%28zoology%29 sessile], that is immobile, they require [[assistance]] in their [[propagation]], which is one of the useful [[actions]] of insects. So, there are helper [[creatures]], such as insects - not the insects of [[Urantia]], but specially created creatures - that aid this [[process]]. There are also birdlike creatures that serve the same [[purpose]]. The scheme of life as it has been established on [[Urantia]] is a general scheme followed in greater or lesser part on [[Inhabited worlds|most worlds]], altered according to certain situations such as the availability of dry [[land]] area, the [[composition]] of the [[atmosphere]]. On a marine world there would be different [[manifestations]] of [[plants]], animals, and [[freewill]] [[creatures]] due to the aqueous environment. Does that answer?

A: Yes, certainly. On the Morontia worlds there are what you would understand to be plants, and as these plants are sessile, that is immobile, they require assistance in their propagation, which is one of the useful actions of insects. So, there are helper creatures, such as insects - not the insects of Urantia, but specially created creatures - that aid this process. There are also birdlike creatures that serve the same purpose. The scheme of life as it has been established on Urantia is a general scheme followed in greater or lesser part on most worlds, altered according to certain situations such as the availability of dry land area, the composition of the atmosphere. On a marine world there would be different manifestations of plants, animals, and freewill creatures due to the aqueous environment. Does that answer?

Q: Yes. So in [[essence]], then, they serve a [[function]]. And since this particular [[planet]] seems to be an [[experiment]] in unbalance, they perform a balanced function, but they wouldn't necessarily be considered pests?

Q: Yes. So in essence, then, they serve a function. And since this particular planet seems to be an experiment in unbalance, they perform a balanced function, but they wouldn't necessarily be considered pests?

A: The assignment of the [[word]] "pest" to a [[creature]] of [[God]]'s [[creation]] is made by man, not by God. [[The Father]] loves His [[creation]] and does not consider any of his creatures to be pests. In [[fact]], the [[behaviors]] of insects, and so on, which are considered to be deleterious on [[Urantia]] have occurred due to the loss of [[knowledge]] that was imparted by the ([[Caligastia]]) [[66:5 Organization of the One Hundred|One Hundred]] which was meant to guide [[mankind]] in living in harmony with the elements of [[Urantia]]. One of the lessons imparted at that time was a [[method]] of cultivating particular insects in order to [[assist]] [[agricultural]] productivity and defray the [[effects]] of what you call pests. There is but one great goal of all subhuman [[creatures]], and that is the [[desire]] to live, which is necessarily connected to the urge to [[reproduce]]. In order to live, [[creatures]] must eat, they must consume nutrients. If a locust consumes an ear of corn it is only following its [[instinctive]] urge to nourish itself so that it may reproduce. It is not seeking to harm man, although man may well [[perceive]] that [[interpretation]]. If the locusts were provided other means of nourishment as outlined in the original guidebooks, as well as balancing [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Predator predator] insects, the [[plagues]] of locusts would not have come about. And this is true of other so-called pests. Does that answer?  

A: The assignment of the word "pest" to a creature of God's creation is made by man, not by God. The Father loves His creation and does not consider any of his creatures to be pests. In fact, the behaviors of insects, and so on, which are considered to be deleterious on Urantia have occurred due to the loss of knowledge that was imparted by the (Caligastia) One Hundred which was meant to guide mankind in living in harmony with the elements of Urantia. One of the lessons imparted at that time was a method of cultivating particular insects in order to assist agricultural productivity and defray the effects of what you call pests. There is but one great goal of all subhuman creatures, and that is the desire to live, which is necessarily connected to the urge to reproduce. In order to live, creatures must eat, they must consume nutrients. If a locust consumes an ear of corn it is only following its instinctive urge to nourish itself so that it may reproduce. It is not seeking to harm man, although man may well perceive that interpretation. If the locusts were provided other means of nourishment as outlined in the original guidebooks, as well as balancing predator insects, the plagues of locusts would not have come about. And this is true of other so-called pests. Does that answer? (S: More than, thank you.) [later banter]

(S: More than, thank you.) [later banter]

R: Why attribute it to a Seraphim when you have done the work yourself?

R: Why attribute it to a [[Seraphim]] when you have done the work yourself?

S: Well, I've killed so many bugs I want to give credit where credit is due. [Laughter.] You know, come judgment, I get a little bit of leeway.

S: Well, I've killed so many bugs I want to give credit where credit is due. [[[Laughter]].] You know, come [[judgment]], I get a little bit of leeway.

R: Even bugs have bad luck. [More laughter.]

R: Even bugs have bad luck. [More [[laughter]].]

S: Especially in my house. (05/22/93)

S: Especially in my house. (05/22/93)