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Group: Pocatello, Idaho

 

 

 

Opening prayer

Opening prayer

Tomas: "Good evening our friends, I am Tomas, your friend in the Teacher Corps. We assemble here this evening to resonate the good news. We assemble in great numbers to announce the support and ongoing encouragement of your faith/growth and the faith/growth of Urantia.

Tomas: "Good evening our friends, I am Tomas, your friend in the [[Teacher Corps]]. We assemble here this evening to resonate the good news. We assemble in great numbers to announce the support and ongoing encouragement of your [[faith]]/growth and the faith/growth of [[Urantia]].

 

Dear friends, loyal students, intimate companions, how happy I am to be with you this evening to persist in our sessions of enlightenment and upliftment of the mortal condition. Your discourse this evening has been heralded as profound application of your faith in your lives. In the heights and depths of your experiences from the most temporal to the most spiritual you have all persevered in your faith while you each have known poignant fear. Not one of you here present has escaped fear. And I am here today to commend your strength to persevere in the face of this underlying animal pull toward debilitating non-growth.

Dear friends, loyal students, [[intimacy|intimate]] companions, how happy I am to be with you this evening to persist in our sessions of enlightenment and upliftment of the mortal [[human condition|condition]]. Your [[discourse]] this evening has been heralded as profound application of your faith in your lives. In the heights and depths of your [[experience]]s from the most [[temporal]] to the most [[spiritual]] you have all persevered in your faith while you each have known poignant fear. Not one of you here present has escaped fear. And I am here today to commend your strength to persevere in the face of this underlying animal pull toward debilitating non-growth.

Misery loves company, it is true; and you are learning that happiness is contagious and also experienced in company with others. In your innermost recesses, however, the battle which rages between fear and faith is most profound. I would like to spend a moment this evening discussing the qualitative fear of the collective consciousness, the collective unconsciousness, and how to make your lives easier as you encounter this pull in yourself and in your society.

Misery loves company, it is true; and you are learning that happiness is contagious and also experienced in company with others. In your innermost recesses, however, the battle which rages between fear and faith is most profound. I would like to spend a moment this evening discussing the qualitative fear of the collective [[consciousness]], the collective unconsciousness, and how to make your lives easier as you encounter this pull in yourself and in your [[society]].

Surely you understand that you have taken major strides up and out of the paralysis of fear. In your grappling with your soul growth this week, in reflecting life and death, illness and health, these poignant crises of faith are always accompanied by an equal amount of fear. It is easy to follow fear when it leads and often you are not aware that you are following fear for so is everyone else. And this blanket of existence is actually comfortable because you have not had to step out in faith from where you lie in comfort with your sleeping fearful peers.

Surely you understand that you have taken major strides up and out of the paralysis of fear. In your grappling with your [[soul]] growth this week, in reflecting life and death, illness and health, these poignant crises of faith are always accompanied by an equal amount of fear. It is easy to follow fear when it leads and often you are not aware that you are following fear for so is everyone else. And this blanket of existence is actually comfortable because you have not had to step out in faith from where you lie in comfort with your sleeping fearful peers.

The sleeping giant of fear, however, awakens in times of crises and any growth step is a potential time of crisis. It is said that there are crises junkies who crave this excitement of living on the edge between faith and fear. I am not addressing that aberrated a condition but rather the normal development of souls in their decision making process having to do with their eternal life and the eternal life of loved ones also.

The sleeping giant of fear, however, awakens in times of crises and any growth step is a potential time of crisis. It is said that there are crises junkies who crave this excitement of living on the edge between faith and fear. I am not addressing that aberrated a condition but rather the normal development of souls in their decision making process having to do with their eternal life and the eternal life of loved ones also.

Death is a natural part of life. Even your own death is a natural part of life. Your fear of death is largely hinging on the ignorance which surrounds the collective consciousness regarding the end of life as it is known in the flesh. As you proceed in faith to acknowledge and rely upon this higher reality, this morontial existence, the more celebration and confidence that emerges in progressing forward in your assent. Pressing forward in your ascent against such great odds is exhausting, is, indeed, requiring the development of stamina and spiritual muscle. It is requiring the development of living faith and acknowledgement of the works of faith.

Death is a natural part of life. Even your own death is a natural part of life. Your fear of death is largely hinging on the ignorance which surrounds the collective consciousness regarding the end of life as it is known in the flesh. As you proceed in faith to acknowledge and rely upon this higher reality, this morontial existence, the more celebration and confidence that emerges in progressing forward in your assent. Pressing forward in your [[ascension|ascent]] against such great odds is exhausting, is, indeed, requiring the development of stamina and spiritual muscle. It is requiring the development of living faith and acknowledgement of the works of faith.

As you have all testified this evening, you have all stood firmly by that which you are realizing is the true reality, and in your confirmation of your reality to others you thus confirm the collective consciousness of the new age of Light and Life. Although it may seem that this group is a microcosm, hardly a speck in terms of the greater whole, the tremendous effort that is necessary for this process of correction to take place, the truth remains that once this reality becomes imbued in you to the extent that you no longer succumb to the downpull of the fears of the old way, the growth is rapid like fire, will spread and touch every living thing, creating new ground for a new world.

As you have all testified this evening, you have all stood firmly by that which you are realizing is the true [[reality]], and in your confirmation of your reality to others you thus confirm the collective consciousness of the new age of [[Light and Life]]. Although it may seem that this group is a [[microcosm]], hardly a speck in terms of the greater whole, the tremendous effort that is necessary for this process of correction to take place, the truth remains that once this reality becomes imbued in you to the extent that you no longer succumb to the downpull of the fears of the old way, the growth is rapid like fire, will spread and touch every living thing, creating new ground for a new world.

I am reminded of the prayer of St. Francis that once was a part of your preamble in this group and call to your mind the value of the attitude which chooses to understand rather than to be understood, that chooses to love than to be loved, and that chooses to serve than be served. For in the attitude of giving out you avail yourselves of that font of life, power, strength, and energy which truly does do for you what you as an animal cannot do for yourself. Destiny goals accelerate one another by the faith which you have as individuals. And so you find yourself opening your mouth and pearls are strewing in front of you in spite of yourself and to your own amazement.

I am reminded of the prayer of [[Francis of Assisi|St. Francis]] that once was a part of your preamble in this [[group]] and call to your [[mind]] the [[value]] of the attitude which chooses to understand rather than to be understood, that chooses to love than to be loved, and that chooses to serve than be served. For in the attitude of giving out you avail yourselves of that font of life, power, strength, and energy which truly does do for you what you as an animal cannot do for yourself. Destiny goals accelerate one another by the faith which you have as [[individual]]s. And so you find yourself opening your mouth and pearls are strewing in front of you in spite of yourself and to your own amazement.

This is your faith! This group and other groups like this as we work toward our destiny goal accelerate one another by the faith which we have as individuals. You are no longer isolated. You are no longer alone in the universe. There is nothing to fear. All is well and love is the answer."

This is your faith! This group and other groups like this as we work toward our [[destiny]] goal accelerate one another by the faith which we have as individuals. You are no longer [[isolation|isolated]]. You are no longer alone in the [[universe]]. There is nothing to fear. All is well and love is the answer."

Abraham: "Greetings. I am Abraham. I am here this evening to support Tomas and to thank him for his fine words. It is our joy that Tomas will be speaking among other truth seekers, other students. This change of events appears rapid in your context of time, but you must realize that we are extremely grateful for Gerdean's intuitive nature and willingness to follow and serve. It has been a strange pathway for you, Gerdean, however it is part of the ongoing development and steps necessary to bring forth a more solid and firmer foundation for the Teaching Mission itself.

Abraham: "Greetings. I am Abraham. I am here this evening to support Tomas and to thank him for his fine words. It is our joy that Tomas will be speaking among other truth seekers, other students. This change of events appears rapid in your [[context]] of time, but you must realize that we are extremely grateful for Gerdean's intuitive nature and willingness to follow and serve. It has been a strange pathway for you, Gerdean, however it is part of the ongoing development and steps necessary to bring forth a more solid and firmer foundation for the [[Teaching Mission]] itself.

We are thankful you have willingly risked the comfort of knowing, the security of knowing, for the adventure of serving. While you are not going to be physically present, that which Tomas has spoken of this evening, you will be connected through spiritual understanding and through the collective consciousness. Your thoughts will be understood by those here. This idea of the consciousness is something that pervades your system while you are not aware. Yet in the depths of soul growth and experience, you are aware.

We are thankful you have willingly risked the comfort of knowing, the security of knowing, for the adventure of serving. While you are not going to be physically present, that which Tomas has spoken of this evening, you will be connected through spiritual understanding and through the collective consciousness. Your thoughts will be understood by those here. This idea of the consciousness is something that pervades your system while you are not aware. Yet in the depths of soul growth and experience, you are aware.

I ask all of you to heed Tomas' words. Let not the fear of change halt any of your growth. Rather seek to be open for in openness wisdom, understanding, a growing sense of God-consciousness can take root.

I ask all of you to heed Tomas' [[words]]. Let not the fear of change halt any of your growth. Rather seek to be open for in openness [[wisdom]], understanding, a growing sense of God-consciousness can take root.

Gerdean, my words of gratitude are from all of the Teaching Mission staff, Machiventa, Christ Michael and father Ham. We are pleased and Tomas is delighted to be able to fulfill this aspect of service. Our love my dear, and to all of you as you are now preparing for new horizons, all of you in many ways. Shalom.

Gerdean, my words of gratitude are from all of the Teaching Mission staff, [[Machiventa]], Christ [[Michael]] and father [[Ham]]. We are pleased and Tomas is delighted to be able to fulfill this aspect of service. Our love my dear, and to all of you as you are now preparing for new horizons, all of you in many ways. [[Shalom]].

Gerdean: "Thank you Abraham."

Gerdean: "Thank you Abraham."

Tomas: "I feel inclined to joke now and say that Abraham is really not as frightening as we once thought. It is always a delightful surprise and I speak frankly from the perception of this transmitter/receiver that the awesome and gaunt personage of Abraham, once one realizes the love and, indeed, of any powerful and strange being, once the love is accepted and understood and made part of one's being, the barriers are dissolved in the understanding that all of us are God's children and one delightful, happy family. So my siblings, let us cavort. The floor is open for questions or commentary at this point. (long pause) I will then add a paragraph as you prepare your thoughts.

Tomas: "I feel inclined to joke now and say that Abraham is really not as frightening as we once thought. It is always a delightful surprise and I speak frankly from the [[perception]] of this transmitter/receiver that the awesome and gaunt personage of Abraham, once one realizes the love and, indeed, of any powerful and strange being, once the love is accepted and understood and made part of one's being, the barriers are dissolved in the understanding that all of us are God's children and one delightful, happy family. So my siblings, let us cavort. The floor is open for questions or commentary at this point. (long pause) I will then add a paragraph as you prepare your thoughts.

My paragraph has to do with fear and how to withstand the assault of fear in your environment, for it is great. How do you not succumb to the fear of others? Perhaps you can tell me, Isaac?"

My paragraph has to do with fear and how to withstand the assault of fear in your environment, for it is great. How do you not succumb to the fear of others? Perhaps you can tell me, Isaac?"

 

Bill/Isaac: "Your are reading my mind, Tomas, for that was exactly my experience this week. I came across an old fear, a fear I associate with the days of active alcoholism, of being influenced or possessed by some evil influence. My problem was I read the book, "The Exorcist", and it was a terrifying experience as it has been for many people. It presents the idea that something evil could take you over against your will. There has been discussion on Urantial of the danger or TRing. One of the TRs from the Teaching Mission List(TML) talked about a channeler who got 'possessed', you might say, by a dragon spirit in Japan and was really harassed by that spirit. And this particular TR claimed that there are still these kinds of spirits hanging out on this planet, that the Urantia Book wasn't clear about it. It was quite a frightening idea. Intellectually I didn't buy it but my old tape recording of fear from reading the horror story came on.

Bill/Isaac: "Your are reading my mind, Tomas, for that was exactly my experience this week. I came across an old fear, a fear I associate with the days of active alcoholism, of being influenced or possessed by some evil influence. My problem was I read the book, "The Exorcist", and it was a terrifying experience as it has been for many people. It presents the idea that something evil could take you over against your will. There has been discussion on Urantial of the danger or TRing. One of the TRs from the Teaching Mission List(TML) talked about a channeler who got 'possessed', you might say, by a dragon spirit in Japan and was really harassed by that spirit. And this particular TR claimed that there are still these kinds of spirits hanging out on this planet, that the Urantia Book wasn't clear about it. It was quite a frightening idea. Intellectually I didn't buy it but my old tape recording of fear from reading the horror story came on.

Larenzo: "Greetings, I am Larenzo. I am honored in being able to close this meeting today, but not without exercising my time here with a thanks to Tomas from all of the teachers of these students here. Your lessons have, indeed, inspired our charges and in our watchcare we have seen struggle through the broad aspects down to the fine tuning of the minute nuances of understanding of the lessons. Each has, through many different degrees, grown and have much to thank you for in bringing to their conscious awareness aspects that need healing, need work, need thought applied.

Larenzo: "Greetings, I am Larenzo. I am honored in being able to close this meeting today, but not without exercising my time here with a thanks to Tomas from all of the teachers of these students here. Your lessons have, indeed, inspired our charges and in our watchcare we have seen struggle through the broad aspects down to the fine tuning of the minute nuances of understanding of the lessons. Each has, through many different degrees, grown and have much to thank you for in bringing to their conscious awareness aspects that need healing, need work, need thought applied.

I would also like to speak with Pat and Ken for a moment to encourage them in this regard. Your mother was, indeed, a beautiful soul, a character on earth and a beautiful personality among those spiritually aware. Her ascension is continuing as we speak here this evening. She is comprehending and feeling a greater awareness and a greater understanding of love. Her job ahead is that of mota awakening. She held much love for her family here and is growing in awareness of even a greater universal cosmic family. My love to both of you.

I would also like to speak with Pat and Ken for a moment to encourage them in this regard. Your mother was, indeed, a beautiful soul, a [[character]] on earth and a [[beautiful]] [[personality]] among those spiritually aware. Her [[ascension]] is continuing as we speak here this evening. She is comprehending and feeling a greater awareness and a greater understanding of love. Her job ahead is that of mota awakening. She held much love for her family here and is growing in awareness of even a greater [[universal]] cosmic family. My love to both of you.