2025-12-08-Measuring Success Through Love and Service

Session

Lesson

We are on your side, my friends, my children. I hear your hearts clamoring to be of service, and I perceive your disappointments.

Know that I have been through all of this myself. As a child, I worked to help provide for my family after my father died. I began to question whether the impulse I felt toward a spiritual mission was truly meant to be. Perhaps the purpose of my life was to work in the carpenter shop to provide for my family. These were thoughts that passed through my mind.

But what is meant to be will be. I could never be free of that urging to be about my Father’s business—it simply required the correct timing.

We are delighted that each of you has found a spiritual mission, no matter how small it may seem. You have found an avenue for expressing the divinity within you—to be a light drawing others in this world to experience their own inner divinity. This is what we desire.

When you asked how success is measured, I would say: do not concern yourselves with that. Continue following the urges of your heart and spirit. Do what gives you joy. From what I sense among you, your joy comes from knowing you can contribute to the spiritual edification of your fellow men, women, and children. So do that—no matter how small it seems. Just keep doing what you can and let me be concerned about how success is measured.

By gathering together on this Monday that you call the M&Ms group, you are growing together—in spirit and in camaraderie. This, in itself, is good.

These transcripts will be shared, and you do not know how many people are hungering to hear these messages. They may never tell you how much this means to them. Still, I ask you: please continue. Please feed my children.

Consider the many different ways you can do this. If a path opens for you to try something new, give it a go. It may last for a while, then need to be reoriented. We are on a journey, after all, and journeys are rarely straight lines.

You are forging your own path. At times it may feel like you are alone, but you are not. Your spirit is with you, and we are with you. We continue to shine light in the direction we would have you go. If you take a detour, that is all right—we are still there, and we know how to guide you back on track.

Be gentle with yourselves. As Deborah’s spiritual teacher, Themoia, has said: be generous with yourself. The more generosity you extend inward, the more you have to other others. Giving—both outwardly and inwardly—is part of the process of becoming filled.

We want you so full that you overflow effortlessly, without even thinking about it. Your attention will no longer be on how full your spiritual vessel is, but simply on giving out and receiving in.

Know that we are always with you. You can always ask, and you will receive. Those whose hearts are turned toward the Father, who desire to love as the Father loves, are always able to receive His goodness.

His goodness is available to all, but those who receive it most are those who yearn to be like our Paradise Parent—His way of loving, His way of giving of Himself, His way of truth, His delight in beauty and in all that He has created.

Be like the Father, my loved ones, and receive.

Now I will let another have a turn, and I thank you for making this possible.

• Thomas Universe Success: Growing Through Trying TR Alan Rowe

Hello, my friends. And yes—this is a hard act to follow. But the truth is, we are all here, watching and cheering you on.

Your question about success is something we view very differently than you do. Many of us have graduated, and when we look back on our earlier lives, what we once judged as failures are now clearly seen as positive efforts—efforts that were helpful. The fact that we did not feel successful at the time was not a problem. It was the effort itself that truly mattered.

From our current vantage point, we see how mortals on a material world often become caught up in feelings of not doing enough, or believing they have failed, or even becoming afraid to try because they might not succeed. These are mortal perspectives, shaped by limited experience.

From where we stand, it is much like watching a child learning to walk or to speak. They attempt something, they fail, and they try again. That is what we see you doing. Yet as you grow older and consider yourselves more mature, you resist stumbling. You want to succeed every time.

But that is not your reality. You are on a mortal planet where effort is essential, yet effort does not guarantee success. What effort does guarantee is growth. Effort is always a success because you are moving forward, expanding, and growing.

Understand that your definition of success is limited. Do not compare yourself to others or think you must be as successful as someone else. Each of you is successful simply because you are here, because you are connecting to spirit, because you are improving your own lives and sharing that improvement with others. That is universe success.

We watch in amazement as you gather as a group—sharing, growing, and expanding together. This shared experience helps you grow daily as individuals, reaching for spirit and seeking the help that is available to you through us.

Do not worry excessively about material success or failure. We understand its necessity in certain respects, but do not punish yourselves for not meeting your own expectations. We see you as children growing—succeeding, failing, trying again, and continuing to grow. That process is part of what excites us.

Think of yourselves as parents, remembering how it felt to watch your children succeed and how disappointing it could be when they did not—yet you encouraged them every time. That is how we view you.

This is amazing and wonderful, and we applaud you. Continue on. Keep failing. Keep succeeding. Keep trying. Keep working at connecting, receiving, and growing—growing your hearts, your lives, and your spiritual beings.

One day, you will be with us, and we will all rejoice.

• Mother Spirit The Invisible Work of Love” TR Delores Pollard

The spiritual realm is invisible to human eyes. To stand invisibly, within the invisible, is something the Scattered Brotherhood teaches. Someday you will see it; someday you will know it. But even now, it is real.

Remember when Michael came through the gates of Jerusalem on the donkey. The crowds were so loud that some said, “Shut them up.” And he replied, “No—if you did, the very rocks would cry out.”

Delores: That moment has always held a mysterious meaning for me. I want to see the rocks cry out. What would that look like?

Mother Spirit: it is in all the molecules. When Michael was here, he would walk, and for miles around people would sense something—What is that? What feels so good? They would ask, “What is this feeling?” And the answer was peace.

That is what we bring onto the Earth: the vibratory love—soothing like pink Pepto Bismol— that calms the upsets and eases the fears. And it works. That is what you bring.

So, stay in that pink light. Even if you cannot explain it, extend it through the rocks, through all the molecules, through all the hearts, and upward through morontia matter. We are lifting this planet with love, and you are helping.

Thank you so much.

• Machiventa Forging Great Souls for Light and Life TR John Morris

Thank you, my children. Thank you for your invitation and for your perseverance in maintaining this space—maintaining this circuit, this line of connection from the celestial and spirit realms down to the physical plane of Mother Earth, Gaia, whose children you also are.

Every human life, every human thought, she records and keeps. In this time of travail for your Earth Mother, when materialism and greed have disfigured her and created blemishes upon her face, she is greatly heartened by the evolution of this human experiment.

When she sees ones such as yourselves persevering—continuing to gather and to bring this light of spirit down into the physical realm—she is greatly encouraged. Now she knows, without a doubt, that as long as you persevere, she will be redeemed and this world will be redeemed. This world will fulfill the destiny for which it was originally created, when the Father and His Son Michael brought this world into being.

There are many metaphors that could be used to describe your journey such as the acorn and the mighty oak. The Urantia Book uses metaphor often—the anvil and the hammer. So, look back over the last several years and try to see where you are in the process.

Consider what it takes to make fine steel, as sharp as a razor, for the work ahead. Are you the iron ore still in the ground? Are you the ingot in the red-hot coals, suffering the blows of the master craftsman—being pounded, being worked on the anvil? Are you on the bench as your edge is sharpened to razor thinness? Or are you already in the hand of the spiritual warriors, Christ Michael, Machiventa and his staff, ready to be wielded in the battle for light and life?

No matter where you are in the process—no matter what you are su􏰀ering or enjoying—this experience of forging great souls to the glory of the Almighty Supreme and in this age of supremacy, is a mighty contribution.

There will come a time in your Paradise ascension career when you will witness the Grand Universe settled in light and life. You will witness the emergence of God the Supreme, coming forth from all potentials into the actualization of supremacy. This is a journey that often finds you between the hammer and the anvil, for great souls are being forged here, and you are among them.

You cannot yet see the energy you generate, nor the magnitude of how that energy is multiplied when you gather together. Did not our Master say, “When two or more are gathered together in my name, I am there”? You may feel disappointed by small numbers or unrealized expectations, by measuring success through material standards of your society and culture. That is not how we measure success.

The Urantia Book paints a vast cosmology—of a universe, a multiverse, a nearly infinite creation teeming with intelligent life, spirit life. Many worlds followed normal patterns of development, and though they contained plenty of difficulties for growth, very few present the opportunities that this one does: a decimal planet, an experimental world, where much latitude was granted in designing, and one that also suffered the ravages of rebellion.

Even your text tells you that the good already outweighs the evil that was experienced. As you present yourselves as probationary immortal souls and cosmic citizens, many observe your progress with awe and amazement—how you persevere in the light despite the depths of darkness and depravity this world has endured.

By the strength of your faith and the unending ministry of the Thought Adjusters you possess, you are managing to rise from darkness and respond to the light. In doing so, you become beacons—visible not only to your peers, but to many across your system, constellation, universe, and beyond.

Do not think your struggles mean nothing. They mean everything. What you accomplish here encourages others on normal worlds to persevere, knowing that they too possess this great potential, knowing that if you can do this, here on this world, then so can they.

You cannot yet see this from your perspective but know that you are real encouragement to your brothers and sisters throughout Nebadon. Your true achievements will not be fully realized until you are well along the morontia ascent, preparing for citizenship on Jerusem. One day you will look back and be amazed. You are now in the heat of transition. When the spiritual quarantine ended, the circuits could not be reconnected all at once. It would have fried this world, and the people on it because humanity did not yet have the capacity. These lines of spiritual communication are being restored gradually, their frequency slowly increasing as humanity develops the ability to receive.

Simply by gathering in this way, you allow a higher frequency to be dialed into the spiritual energies reconnecting to this world. The spiritual drawing power of the Son and of the Father can then safely create an environment that makes it easier for others to connect with their own inner spirit and their unspoken longing for love, peace, and fulfillment.

This is how your world will change. Institutions built on the low frequency of rebellion are decaying. What you see now is the budding of seeds planted through the Teaching Mission and the Urantia Revelation. Sprouts are just beneath the surface, close to breaking through.

When they open fully to the light of the First Source and Center, change will come more quickly than you can imagine. You are among those seeds—planted decades ago, nurtured and cared for—still full of potential. Each of you is important.

Do not give in to disappointment or discouragement. You have not failed and will never fail unless you quit—unless you refuse to carry on and live at the edge of an incredible transformation, one unprecedented in the history of creation.

We are here because we chose to be here. Remember that your lives are held sacrosanct by the First Source and Center. Nothing can change that. You will always find the energy you need to carry on.

I encourage you. On behalf of my administration and Christ Michael, I thank you for what you do and for what we know you will continue to do. We trust you. We can count on you. You will be given more responsibility because we know you will not fail.

Thank you.

• Monjoronson Faithful Agondonters -– Miracles in Action TR Mark Rogers

I want you to realize that every single time you take the time and the energy to create this opportunity—to man this fort, to open this portal—we arrive in gratitude for what you are doing. Without you, the circuit is incomplete.

I would like you to reflect on the value and the success of your efforts in providing this opportunity—faithful and regular—especially as Agondonters. None of this can be seen. All of this effort on your behalf is extended in faith, extended into the unseen. And by virtue of your faith, you are able to grasp it, and the whole process is able to work.

Thank you. I wish it could be furnished to you—a picture of how significant your success is. Imagine, in your mind’s eye, a remote outpost on a planet that has been in isolation, rebellion, and darkness for thousands of years. Yet on this outpost, relegated to Agondonter status, a group comes together seeking spirit connection—even connection with their spirit family and divine parents.

They do this of their own accord, seeing no signs, having no directives issued to them. You truly cannot appreciate the significance of your actions, your choices, and your desire to be of service while so isolated. Now, as we are poised on the brink of eliminating isolation and darkness, we are also poised to eliminate Agondonters as a reality. As this world grows, it will evolve beyond this phase. In fact, you are the last. For you to come to Spirit in full Agondonter status, in advance of the circuits opening, is a true miracle—and it draws quite a crowd.

To see what you are able to do on your own, in isolation and darkness, and yet find spirit and come to it—truly, it is a sight to behold. These meetings emanate like a stadium lit at night, full of observers. The players on the field may be few, but the audience is many.

This is because this is the unfolding of Michael’s plan, and we are all trying to help. It is acknowledged that you are trying to help as well. That is a huge success.

I invite you to make your way through the fog of Agondonter existence in the same way you came here—by following the light. Hold fast and steady to your path, to your direction, through the fog and through the dawn. As the light approaches and the picture is destined to change, remain fixed in your approach and constant in your service.

For this, we are all grateful. Every time we approach you, we thank you for this gift.

So, carry on, my friends. Be glad-hearted that you are highly successful. If you could only see the audience around you cheering you on, you would feel very different than feeling alone in the fog. But we are here, and we are cheering you on.

This will all come to light, for we are here to make it so. I leave you once again with gratitude for this opportunity and look forward to any more you may provide.

It matters. It deeply matters.

Thank you and farewell.