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MEETING WITH ABRAHAM

DRINKING THE CUP WITH GRACE

OCTOBER 3, 1999

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am so appreciative of your conversation on this lesson. It is helping me to minister to one of my students who is learning to drink the cup with grace.

My student and friend was a hard working, loyal, and dedicated employee. He was a wonderful and thoughtful father. He was a loving and caring husband. He almost never missed church service on Sunday. He embraced Father's high ideals and did his utmost to live by them.

Approximately one year ago he was diagnosed with a fatal form of cancer. The surgery did little good. The months of chemotherapy and radiation only prolonged his agonizing pain. He is now most definitely financially ruined. It would appear all that he had worked for was in vain. He most certainly worried about his family's well-being. It has been quite a strain on them.

His physical pain has literally put him at the brink of insanity. At first he asked, "Father, how could this have happened? Was I not a loyal son? Why would you punish me in this way?" His physical pain had made him to scream in anger at Father, and make either promises or threats to Him in exchange for painlessness.

My friends wife also wonders at their plight. Her endless hours of care-taking wear on her mentally, emotionally and physically. The children also are bound in fear and unknowing at their father's pain. The emotions pour uncontrollably as they come to terms with their situation. Mental acceptance is setting in, and yet this is still not enough. There is still such restlessness. Should this man not move into a higher mindedness will be cheated out of a grand spiritual advancement.

Yes, he is now within the realms of reason. He is asking God for logical answers. Father is not punishing him. No. This is the results of an imperfect time period in history. This is a part of life in which many must experience. Should he die embittered, should his family live with the regrets that their loved one's death was just one of life's hard knocks? No.

The family has united in a spiritual quest for value and meanings. The man is grateful in every living moment. He imparts his wisdom to his children. He teaches them of the life beyond this life. He bestows upon them his faith and enables them to be participating in life as well as death. He empowers his family to take value from this experience and minister to others.

My friend has made a great deal of friends in this community. He can teach and show his faith in Father's abilities to provide the glory and victory over all things, even death. He can look at others with illnesses and know their thoughts, understand their plight. He can touch the lives of those who are hopeless because he understands hopelessness. He can teach endurance for he has endured great pain. He can exemplify patience for he has been made to wait.

This mans sensory awareness has increased manyfold, for he knows his days are running out and lives each moment to the fullest. He has learned within one year what it might take others a lifetime to learn. He has seen the victory in his adversity. He has watched Father bring value out in everything.

Even in his pain there is a process of finding and accepting the Father's will. He can blame Father. He can be angry at Father, but in all this Father patiently awaits the passing of these random emotions to the stage of reason when He can be by the side of His children and provide love, comfort, answers.

My student, friends wife and children are now being encouraged by their loved one's brave example to carry on. They can go forth to find reason, meaning and be comforted by the fact that this terrible plight was all made to work for the glory of God and the overall good of everyone involved.

Jesus did understand this experience to its fullness. In His mortal state He had to allow the Adjuster to sustain Him for a period. In these moments of pain there is naught else to do except reinforce your faith by prayer, worship and being observant.

As our time draws to a close I would ask that you put into writing a prayer, letter of sorts to my friend\student who will shortly be leaving this mortal state. What have you learned from him? How can you also utilize his experience to help others. My love goes with you. Until next week, shalom.

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 MEETING WITH ABRAHAM
-HOW DO YOU PERCEIVE YOUR ADVERSITIES
+DRINKING THE CUP WITH GRACE
-SEPTEMBER 26, 1999
+OCTOBER 3, 1999
-I am ABRAHAM. Welcome. How I am changed by knowing you. How I am filled with inspiration each time we meet. I am in complete understanding of your mortal state and I know the difficulties. Mortal life brings some hardships which are difficult enough when you are made to go without proof of spiritual reality. I find you each to do well in your mortal state. I am uplifted by your courage to carry on.
+I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am so appreciative of your conversation on this lesson. It is helping me to minister to one of my students who is learning to drink the cup with grace.
-Mortal living can bring many disappointments and crushing blows to the spirit. A man may perceive his adversities to be a chastisement from God. He may believe he has somehow earned his misfortune. He wonders what could he have done to deserve such adversity. What could he have done different? How could he turn the tables in his favor? How might he escape this bitter reality? A man with this outlook is likely to become greatly discouraged, embittered and hopeless. His perception is narrowed to fit his one dimensional thinking. This thinking recruits the spirit poisons, and difficulties that were not that bad, are now made worse.
+My student and friend was a hard working, loyal, and dedicated employee. He was a wonderful and thoughtful father. He was a loving and caring husband. He almost never missed church service on Sunday. He embraced Father's high ideals and did his utmost to live by them.
-Another man who has also experienced life's brutal difficulties may look to his Father and ask, what is the meaning of this, Father? This faithful man may perceive this to be a lesson in acquiring spiritual fruits. He knows in his mortal state his difficulties are only landmarks upon his eternal path. His difficulties are stepping stones to higher learning. His broad vision allows him to go beyond the ego to an overall good that serves everyone. This man is observant in watching Father work within his problems. Using the stillness mind he is open for Father's suggestions and solutions. This man can perceive his difficulties without fear or unknowing or loneliness, for Father has promised His assistance.
+Approximately one year ago he was diagnosed with a fatal form of cancer. The surgery did little good. The months of chemotherapy and radiation only prolonged his agonizing pain. He is now most definitely financially ruined. It would appear all that he had worked for was in vain. He most certainly worried about his family's well-being. It has been quite a strain on them.
-In learning to remain steadfast in faith and persevere through difficulties, it is important that you perceive your mortal life as if you are standing at the beginning of all eternity--because this is so. These mortal problems that plague you today are exercises in which you become strengthened by, to advance spiritually. There is not an escape, you see. There is not a way to advance without having these experiences which strengthen those spiritual muscles.
+His physical pain has literally put him at the brink of insanity. At first he asked, "Father, how could this have happened? Was I not a loyal son? Why would you punish me in this way?" His physical pain had made him to scream in anger at Father, and make either promises or threats to Him in exchange for painlessness.
-In learning to carry on one must be aware of how you perceive your difficulties. Is Father the cause of your difficulties? No. Is He available to show them to be valuable? Yes. Is He showing them to be with meaning? Yes. Is mortal difficulties a frown from Heaven or a lesson in spiritual advancement? Yes, it's all in how you perceive your difficulties. You stand at the beginning of eternity. Expand your vision and embrace the entire view. Do not cheat yourself by decreasing the view to ego size or allowing the spirit poisons to make worse what is already seemingly bad. Yes.
+My friends wife also wonders at their plight. Her endless hours of care-taking wear on her mentally, emotionally and physically. The children also are bound in fear and unknowing at their father's pain. The emotions pour uncontrollably as they come to terms with their situation. Mental acceptance is setting in, and yet this is still not enough. There is still such restlessness. Should this man not move into a higher mindedness will be cheated out of a grand spiritual advancement.
-In the midst of your difficulties, what can you do to repel the spirit poisons, like self-pity, anger, or depression from setting in? Certainly worship and prayer are extremely helpful. Stillness time is a wonderful asset of course, yes. To be observant though refrains you from acting out--using those spirit poisons. Being watchful, as if you were beside yourself, is a benefit that the Master used quite often.
+Yes, he is now within the realms of reason. He is asking God for logical answers. Father is not punishing him. No. This is the results of an imperfect time period in history. This is a part of life in which many must experience. Should he die embittered, should his family live with the regrets that their loved one's death was just one of life's hard knocks? No.
-Jesus when confronted with adversity did not scream out in panic or make foolish and rash decisions, no. He stopped and consulted with Father--what is the meaning of this? How can I endure through this? It is difficult I know to be patient in these trials, but to act upon feelings of anxiety only draws you closer to those spirit poisons.
+The family has united in a spiritual quest for value and meanings. The man is grateful in every living moment. He imparts his wisdom to his children. He teaches them of the life beyond this life. He bestows upon them his faith and enables them to be participating in life as well as death. He empowers his family to take value from this experience and minister to others.
-In your practicality can you be faithful that Father will show you how to make good use of your adversities? He can show you how to take those feelings of despair or anxiety and put them to work in a spiritual way. Can you perceive your adversities as stepping stones to higher learning? Can you broaden your vision to perceive an overall picture of Father's plan? Can you be beside yourself and be observant? The mastering of these techniques will surely lead you to understand the true meaning of strength and endurance.
+My friend has made a great deal of friends in this community. He can teach and show his faith in Father's abilities to provide the glory and victory over all things, even death. He can look at others with illnesses and know their thoughts, understand their plight. He can touch the lives of those who are hopeless because he understands hopelessness. He can teach endurance for he has endured great pain. He can exemplify patience for he has been made to wait.
-The Master's difficulties on many occasions left Him in great emotional distress. Of course, there was His divine stamina ever standing by, but on many occasions His human heart felt that destructive torture that every mortal must experience. Was He emotional at times? Yes, of course. Did this serve Him? Yes, certainly. It was a release of His human will towards embracing His divine will.
+This mans sensory awareness has increased manyfold, for he knows his days are running out and lives each moment to the fullest. He has learned within one year what it might take others a lifetime to learn. He has seen the victory in his adversity. He has watched Father bring value out in everything.
-Your emotions are for a reason; hide them not. Allow them to release and know that there is not a tear that you can cry that Father does not know the meaning of, yes. The spiritual lessons are not mandatory, no, but there is no escape from them either. Even the Master experienced great emotional release in the laying down of His will to taking up the Father's.
+Even in his pain there is a process of finding and accepting the Father's will. He can blame Father. He can be angry at Father, but in all this Father patiently awaits the passing of these random emotions to the stage of reason when He can be by the side of His children and provide love, comfort, answers.
-Be not afraid to discuss with one another these mortal trials. Be not afraid to allow your emotions to release the human will to aligning with the Father's. When you become comfortable with the divine will then your trials are not so big, not so overwhelming. You can find strength from that source within, the source of all strength. You can master your difficulties and not be enslaved to them when you are in alignment with Father's will and wholeheartedly willing to drink the cup.
+My student, friends wife and children are now being encouraged by their loved one's brave example to carry on. They can go forth to find reason, meaning and be comforted by the fact that this terrible plight was all made to work for the glory of God and the overall good of everyone involved.
-This week I ask that you find a bit of time to write your thoughts on where you stand concerning this lesson. Are you like the first man or more like the second? Is your vision broadened to see eternity? Can you not react in a rash manner without first being observant and waiting upon the will of the Lord? The working out of your human thoughts may take some time alone with Father. To be emotional is not weakness, but a slow transformation of will, yes. That is all.
+Jesus did understand this experience to its fullness. In His mortal state He had to allow the Adjuster to sustain Him for a period. In these moments of pain there is naught else to do except reinforce your faith by prayer, worship and being observant.
-I am ever growing each week in love for you. I should be happy to visit with you during the week. In your observance look for me and I should be happy to assist you with your questions. Until next week, shalom.
+As our time draws to a close I would ask that you put into writing a prayer, letter of sorts to my friend\student who will shortly be leaving this mortal state. What have you learned from him? How can you also utilize his experience to help others. My love goes with you. Until next week, shalom.