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==Session==

==Session==

===Opening===

===Opening===

TOMAS: How wonderful to be here with you this evening in the bounty that you bring, the incredible horn of plenty of experience in the daily life and in your search for truth.

TOMAS: How [[wonderful]] to be here with you this evening in the bounty that you bring, the incredible [[horn of plenty]] of [[experience]] in the daily life and in your search for [[truth]].

We have all been active and busy; even those of you who feel you have sat by the wayside and watched mighty things happen to others, you, too, have been upholding your part in the celestial swing of time. Ebb and flow are a part of the life. That some of you are active while some of you are passive, is yet another reflection on the cyclic nature of growth overseen and balanced by The Infinite Spirit. Even in your life there are times, individually, when you are very active and, by comparison, you are quiet and reflective.

We have all been active and [[busy]]; even those of you who [[feel]] you have sat by the wayside and watched mighty things happen to others, you, too, have been upholding your part in the [[celestial]] swing of time. [[Ebb and flow]] are a part of the life. That some of you are active while some of you are [[passive]], is yet another [[reflection]] on the [[cyclic]] nature of [[growth]] overseen and balanced by [[The Infinite Spirit]]. Even in your life there are times, individually, when you are very active and, by [[comparison]], you are [[quiet]] and reflective.

This movement is all part of the divine symphony, and what an orchestration you have conveyed in your evening, not only in your personal sharing but also in the horn of plenty of your selections of studies. My only regret is that with such a plethora of subject matter, it becomes a supreme challenge then to pull you all together into a singular theme of comprehension that can possibly touch upon all of the things that you have brought to the feast this evening. I will therefore not begin to try, but rather bring my own serving.

This movement is all part of the [[divine]] [[symphony]], and what an orchestration you have conveyed in your evening, not only in your personal [[sharing]] but also in the horn of plenty of your selections of [[studies]]. My only regret is that with such a plethora of subject matter, it becomes a supreme [[challenge]] then to pull you all together into a singular [[theme]] of [[comprehension]] that can possibly [[touch]] upon all of the things that you have brought to the feast this evening. I will therefore not begin to try, but rather bring my own serving.

First I will remark regarding the phrase about presuming upon divine mercy, which caught your attention earlier, Celeste, and it is worthy of attention indeed.

First I will remark regarding the phrase about presuming upon divine mercy, [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=100:1_Religious_Growth (100:1.8)] which caught your [[attention]] earlier, Celeste, and it is [[worthy]] of attention indeed.

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

Presuming Upon Divine Mercy

*Presuming Upon Divine Mercy

 

I will augment that phrase with the words of the Master who admonished the necessity of increasing in your spirit fruits as you ascend, and he gave the analogy of the stewards who were entrusted with certain gifts and admonished to invest them so that they would pay healthy dividends, and the subsequent investing adventures of the stewards and the one steward -- who did not, out of fear for the Lord or whatever ignoble reason, buried his talent and returned it to the Master without even having garnered interest -- was divested of even his one talent, and banished in disgrace.

I will augment that phrase with the words of the Master who admonished the necessity of increasing in your spirit fruits as you ascend, and he gave the analogy of the stewards who were entrusted with certain gifts and admonished to invest them so that they would pay healthy dividends, and the subsequent investing adventures of the stewards and the one steward -- who did not, out of fear for the Lord or whatever ignoble reason, buried his talent and returned it to the Master without even having garnered interest -- was divested of even his one talent, and banished in disgrace.