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This is a grand task, indeed! In your [[understanding]] of [[the Father]] you begin to understand in greater [[human]] terms those things [[necessary]] to bring about [[change]]. The way you [[process]] through your [[life]] does have an [[effect]] on your [[brothers and sisters]]. The more that the [[love]] of the Father can be spread, the [[groundwork]] will be laid and will continue to flourish so that the [[love]] of the Father does, indeed, [[rectify]] and [[change]] the [[hearts]] of men, thereby bringing [[this planet]] out of the [[darkness]] and into the [[light]]. As you, my [[students]], weekly work on the [[stillness]], as you weekly [[commune]] with [[the Father]], you are becoming more instrumental in [[this mission]], for your [[thought]] [[processes]] put into the general [[consciousness]] more [[good]], more benevolence. And so the task that you are asked to do is really a [[duty]]. The [[person]] who does, indeed, [[understand]] [[God]], the person who has had the [[experience]] of the Father can no longer turn his or her back. The steps you have taken will continue to [[guide]] you along the [[righteous]] path, for your understanding of [[the Father]] will in time help you to overcome those [[character]] flaws that so plague you.

This is a grand task, indeed! In your [[understanding]] of [[the Father]] you begin to understand in greater [[human]] terms those things [[necessary]] to bring about [[change]]. The way you [[process]] through your [[life]] does have an [[effect]] on your [[brothers and sisters]]. The more that the [[love]] of the Father can be spread, the [[groundwork]] will be laid and will continue to flourish so that the [[love]] of the Father does, indeed, [[rectify]] and [[change]] the [[hearts]] of men, thereby bringing [[this planet]] out of the [[darkness]] and into the [[light]]. As you, my [[students]], weekly work on the [[stillness]], as you weekly [[commune]] with [[the Father]], you are becoming more instrumental in [[this mission]], for your [[thought]] [[processes]] put into the general [[consciousness]] more [[good]], more benevolence. And so the task that you are asked to do is really a [[duty]]. The [[person]] who does, indeed, [[understand]] [[God]], the person who has had the [[experience]] of the Father can no longer turn his or her back. The steps you have taken will continue to [[guide]] you along the [[righteous]] path, for your understanding of [[the Father]] will in time help you to overcome those [[character]] flaws that so plague you.

===='''''[[Courage]]'''''====

===='''''[[Courage]]'''''====

[[The Father]] is [[difficult]], even for myself, to [[understand]]; yet through [[faith]] you have affirmed your [[belief]] in Him. Your belief becomes that which gives [[purpose]] to your life. This week I wish to [[speak]] with you about [[courage]]. I have selected this topic because of the [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1993-03-14-Understanding_the_Love_of_God#Guilt.2C_Shame topic of our last get together, shame and guilt]. [[Guilt]], my friends, does serve a [[positive]] [[purpose]] if it is used correctly. If it stirs you to see a [[difference]] between that which is right and that which is wrong, it has brought you to a higher level. [[Guilt]] becomes [[negative]] when you hold on to it instead of using it as a [[tool]] to help you in [[transcending]] the [[ego]] into a more spirit/[[God]]-[[conscious]] framework.

[[The Father]] is [[difficult]], even for myself, to [[understand]]; yet through [[faith]] you have affirmed your [[belief]] in Him. Your belief becomes that which gives [[purpose]] to your life. This week I wish to [[speak]] with you about [[courage]]. I have selected this topic because of the [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=1993-03-14-Understanding_the_Love_of_God#Guilt.2C_Shame topic of our last get together, shame and guilt]. [[Guilt]], my friends, does serve a [[positive]] [[purpose]] if it is used correctly. If it stirs you to see a [[difference]] between that which is right and that which is wrong, it has brought you to a higher level. [[Guilt]] becomes [[negative]] when you hold on to it instead of using it as a [[tool]] to help you in [[transcending]] the [[ego]] into a more spirit/[[God]]-[[conscious]] framework.

[[Courage]], my friends, is that [[attribute]] that is needed by all of you to [[transcend]] the [[shame]] and [[guilt]] of your being. Courage is a gift that will be your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance ally] when the [[struggles]] of [[life]] are upon you. When you live your lives, it becomes very easy to settle for the [[norm]] of what you are doing, of your own [[routine]]. It is easy to say..I will [[think]] about that tomorrow. I will deal with that issue at another [[time]], but presently I am too [[busy]]; I have other pressing [[earthly]] matters. And this can and will serve you on occasion. But in order for there to be real [[growth]] one must [[eventually]] stop and consider those [[things]] that are [[blocking]] [[progress]]. And [[courage]] is a [[necessary]] ingredient in helping you to take those steps [[necessary]] to [[change]] and to [[grow]]. Courage is not reckless [[abandon]], my dear [[students]]. Courage is that attribute that when it is asked of [[the Father]] in [[faith]], His [[love]] and [[mercy]] will [[support]] you in your [[growth]]; then that is [[understanding]] [[courage]]. For [[the Father]] will always be there. You need to take the step, be [[courageous]] in your [[faith]] and know, yes, He is there, and that no matter what occurs, if you are in the [[presence]] of [[the Father]], all will, in [[time]], be made right.

[[Courage]], my friends, is that [[attribute]] that is needed by all of you to [[transcend]] the [[shame]] and [[guilt]] of your being. Courage is a gift that will be your [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alliance ally] when the [[struggles]] of [[life]] are upon you. When you live your lives, it becomes very easy to settle for the [[norm]] of what you are doing, of your own [[routine]]. It is easy to say..I will [[think]] about that tomorrow. I will deal with that issue at another [[time]], but presently I am too [[busy]]; I have other pressing [[earthly]] matters. And this can and will serve you on occasion. But in order for there to be real [[growth]] one must [[eventually]] stop and consider those [[things]] that are [[blocking]] [[progress]]. And [[courage]] is a [[necessary]] ingredient in helping you to take those steps [[necessary]] to [[change]] and to [[grow]]. Courage is not reckless [[abandon]], my dear [[students]]. Courage is that attribute that when it is asked of [[the Father]] in [[faith]], His [[love]] and [[mercy]] will [[support]] you in your [[growth]]; then that is [[understanding]] [[courage]]. For [[the Father]] will always be there. You need to take the step, be [[courageous]] in your [[faith]] and know, yes, He is there, and that no matter what occurs, if you are in the [[presence]] of [[the Father]], all will, in [[time]], be made right.