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It is true that many people like to [[think]] that they serve and then [[feel]] the reward of having been of [[service]], and certainly there is an amount of [[gratification]] that comes from being of [[service]] and dong a job well done, but the most [[spontaneous]] and productive kind of service is that which comes from your cup running over, just simply because your [[heart]] is filled with [[love]] for your [[existence]] and [[the Source]] of your [[existence]].  There is no drying up of this Source; it is endless. Whereas, when you seek to serve from an [[intellectual]] or a [[social]] [[point of view]], you grow weary and need [[encouragement]] from others and from on high to continue your [[efforts]].  This kind of [[service]] will certainly never be denied or decried, but it does burn out, unlike the [[effects]] of the [[gifts of the spirit]] that keep giving, that keep pouring forth even when you have relinquished all claim to [[fame]] and [[power]].  This is truly when [[the Spirit]] speaks best.  But it is also endearing to see how you all are striving to serve in your own right, through your own [[choices]], in your own [[manner]], as you [[perceive]] is your [[duty]] and your [[joy]], according to your inclinations, your [[talents]], your [[skills]], and your [[temperament]].

It is true that many people like to [[think]] that they serve and then [[feel]] the reward of having been of [[service]], and certainly there is an amount of [[gratification]] that comes from being of [[service]] and dong a job well done, but the most [[spontaneous]] and productive kind of service is that which comes from your cup running over, just simply because your [[heart]] is filled with [[love]] for your [[existence]] and [[the Source]] of your [[existence]].  There is no drying up of this Source; it is endless. Whereas, when you seek to serve from an [[intellectual]] or a [[social]] [[point of view]], you grow weary and need [[encouragement]] from others and from on high to continue your [[efforts]].  This kind of [[service]] will certainly never be denied or decried, but it does burn out, unlike the [[effects]] of the [[gifts of the spirit]] that keep giving, that keep pouring forth even when you have relinquished all claim to [[fame]] and [[power]].  This is truly when [[the Spirit]] speaks best.  But it is also endearing to see how you all are striving to serve in your own right, through your own [[choices]], in your own [[manner]], as you [[perceive]] is your [[duty]] and your [[joy]], according to your inclinations, your [[talents]], your [[skills]], and your [[temperament]].

   

   

“[http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_48#48:7._MORONTIA_MOTA Life is but a day’s work; do it well.]” And that includes the [[service]] [[opportunities]] that are presented to you either through your [[consciousness]] or through those [[channels]] of living [[water]] that are like [[waves]] washing over you, carrying you along with the others to the distant shores.  

“[https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_48#48:7._MORONTIA_MOTA Life is but a day’s work; do it well.]” And that includes the [[service]] [[opportunities]] that are presented to you either through your [[consciousness]] or through those [[channels]] of living [[water]] that are like [[waves]] washing over you, carrying you along with the others to the distant shores.  

   

   

It is [[virtually]] impossible not to be of [[service]].  One would have to [[isolate]] themselves completely from [[humanity]] and close off their [[consciousness]].  Those of you who live [[dynamic]] lives, who encounter others in your [[work]] place or your [[neighborhood]], in the marketplace, over the [[internet]], are all in the [[process]] of serving some way somehow the needs of others.  This is like the [[currency]] of the [[universe]].  As you give to others, they feel enriched and they want to give to others as well. Some of the [[service]] projects you get into are admittedly [[doomed]] to fail and some are comical to [[observe]] but this is all a part of the [[learning]] [[process]].  [[Eventually]] and [[gradually]] you learn what feels successful, what feels productive, and what feels right for you regardless of the feedback from others, although feedback from others is a very important [[quality]]. Just as the [[character]] of [[children]] is formed by the [[encouragement]] of their [[parents]], so is the [[social]] [[character]] of you formed by the acknowledgement and [[appreciation]] by your [[peers]].  [[Criticism]] also is a [[quality]] that will help forge your [[service]] paths. [[Criticism]] is not nearly as [[pleasant]] or as endearing but it is also a [[necessary]] part of your rising to the occasion of serving as you feel called to do.  

It is [[virtually]] impossible not to be of [[service]].  One would have to [[isolate]] themselves completely from [[humanity]] and close off their [[consciousness]].  Those of you who live [[dynamic]] lives, who encounter others in your [[work]] place or your [[neighborhood]], in the marketplace, over the [[internet]], are all in the [[process]] of serving some way somehow the needs of others.  This is like the [[currency]] of the [[universe]].  As you give to others, they feel enriched and they want to give to others as well. Some of the [[service]] projects you get into are admittedly [[doomed]] to fail and some are comical to [[observe]] but this is all a part of the [[learning]] [[process]].  [[Eventually]] and [[gradually]] you learn what feels successful, what feels productive, and what feels right for you regardless of the feedback from others, although feedback from others is a very important [[quality]]. Just as the [[character]] of [[children]] is formed by the [[encouragement]] of their [[parents]], so is the [[social]] [[character]] of you formed by the acknowledgement and [[appreciation]] by your [[peers]].  [[Criticism]] also is a [[quality]] that will help forge your [[service]] paths. [[Criticism]] is not nearly as [[pleasant]] or as endearing but it is also a [[necessary]] part of your rising to the occasion of serving as you feel called to do.  

The gift of life is a greater gift than most people [[realize]]. It certainly goes beyond your life and reaches into the far reaches -- not just of other people but into the [[atmosphere]], into all that goes into making up a world of [[time and space]]. What a [[marvel]] it is! What a tremendous [[opportunity]] you have been given! You almost cannot go wrong. You almost cannot lose.  You would have to deliberately go out of your way to make a real mess in order to make a dent in the [[wonder]] and [[glory]] that is your world.  [Pause]

The gift of life is a greater gift than most people [[realize]]. It certainly goes beyond your life and reaches into the far reaches -- not just of other people but into the [[atmosphere]], into all that goes into making up a world of [[time and space]]. What a [[marvel]] it is! What a tremendous [[opportunity]] you have been given! You almost cannot go wrong. You almost cannot lose.  You would have to deliberately go out of your way to make a real mess in order to make a dent in the [[wonder]] and [[glory]] that is your world.  [Pause]

   

   

I speak to you as sons and daughters of god.  I speak to you as [[conscious]] and [[intelligent]] [[children]] of [[Michael]] and his [[Nebadonia|consort]]. I speak to you as believers because you hear me. We know there are those who are lost, who are unaware of the [[wonders]] of [[existence]], who indeed find life a [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_149#149:5._LESSON_REGARDING_CONTENTMENT vale of tears], who regret having been [[born]], who are filled with [[anger]] and [[hatred]] at their [[circumstances]]. This is the [[chaos]] out of which emerges the sun [sic]. Bask in the light of the sun [sic], those of you who have sought the [[light]], and in your [[gratitude]] be open to let your [[light]] shine on others as you pass by and serve in this [[capacity]] of being a [[light]] unto their feet, a smile on a dreary day, a helping hand in the face of their burdens, a twinkle of the eye that confers upon them [[encourage]]-ment and [[assurance]] that they are not alone and that they can do this. They can do it.  You have [[faith]] in them.

I speak to you as sons and daughters of god.  I speak to you as [[conscious]] and [[intelligent]] [[children]] of [[Michael]] and his [[Nebadonia|consort]]. I speak to you as believers because you hear me. We know there are those who are lost, who are unaware of the [[wonders]] of [[existence]], who indeed find life a [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_149#149:5._LESSON_REGARDING_CONTENTMENT vale of tears], who regret having been [[born]], who are filled with [[anger]] and [[hatred]] at their [[circumstances]]. This is the [[chaos]] out of which emerges the sun [sic]. Bask in the light of the sun [sic], those of you who have sought the [[light]], and in your [[gratitude]] be open to let your [[light]] shine on others as you pass by and serve in this [[capacity]] of being a [[light]] unto their feet, a smile on a dreary day, a helping hand in the face of their burdens, a twinkle of the eye that confers upon them [[encourage]]-ment and [[assurance]] that they are not alone and that they can do this. They can do it.  You have [[faith]] in them.

   

   

How people [[respond]] to this simple [[assurance]]!  Their [[Adjusters]] thrill to the [[challenge]] that is set before them. This is our challenge – turning on the [[light]] and walking in the light. This is the [[service]] we [[perform]] innately, [[inherently]], [[intuitively]]. In this [[attitude]] of [[service]] I greet you and [[welcome]] you to [[share]] your light with me and with others in this forum.  [Pause]  Fear not the [[opportunity]] now to [[express]] yourself, to bring forth your concerns, your struggles, your [[challenges]], your questions, your quandaries and your victories. You know how we [[love]] to hear from you in this [[personal]] [[ministry]] aspect of our [[association]]. If my co-worker Merium were to speak up she would say “Stretch!”  “Open the windows of your [[mind]]; let the [[air]] blow through,” and “Fluff up the pillows so you are ready to engage with others.”  Are there questions?

How people [[respond]] to this simple [[assurance]]!  Their [[Adjusters]] thrill to the [[challenge]] that is set before them. This is our challenge – turning on the [[light]] and walking in the light. This is the [[service]] we [[perform]] innately, [[inherently]], [[intuitively]]. In this [[attitude]] of [[service]] I greet you and [[welcome]] you to [[share]] your light with me and with others in this forum.  [Pause]  Fear not the [[opportunity]] now to [[express]] yourself, to bring forth your concerns, your struggles, your [[challenges]], your questions, your quandaries and your victories. You know how we [[love]] to hear from you in this [[personal]] [[ministry]] aspect of our [[association]]. If my co-worker Merium were to speak up she would say “Stretch!”  “Open the windows of your [[mind]]; let the [[air]] blow through,” and “Fluff up the pillows so you are ready to engage with others.”  Are there questions?

Amen and farewell.     

Amen and farewell.     

===Note===

===Note===

The [[Urantia Book]] reveals that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] was born at noon on August 21 in the same [[manner]] as all babies before that day and since have come into the world.  He was wrapped in the clothes which [[Mary (Jesus' mother)|Mary]] had brought along for such a [[contingency]] and laid in a near-by manger. For a full disclosure, read [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#PAPER_122:_BIRTH_AND_INFANCY_OF_JESUS Urantia Paper 122, Birth and Infancy of Jesus]

The [[Urantia Book]] reveals that [[Jesus]] of [[Nazareth]] was born at noon on August 21 in the same [[manner]] as all babies before that day and since have come into the world.  He was wrapped in the clothes which [[Mary (Jesus' mother)|Mary]] had brought along for such a [[contingency]] and laid in a near-by manger. For a full disclosure, read [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Paper_122#PAPER_122:_BIRTH_AND_INFANCY_OF_JESUS Urantia Paper 122, Birth and Infancy of Jesus]

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