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==Session 3==

==Session 3==

January 14, 2001

January 14, 2001

Children Talking to Themselves Is an Early Form of Prayer

*Children Talking to Themselves Is an Early Form of [[Prayer]]

===Opening===

===Dialogue===

Merium (Gerdean): This is Merriam, your celestial babysitter. I am expert at understanding children and suggest that it is never too soon to begin to nurture your children on the living realities that are ever in their presence.

===='''''[[Prayer]]''''', '''''[[Children]]'''''====

Merium (Gerdean): This is Merriam, your celestial babysitter. I am [[expert]] at understanding [[children]] and suggest that it is never too soon to begin to nurture your children on the living [[realities]] that are ever in their [[presence]].

Personal teaching begins even before the Indwelling Adjuster arrives and may be in some cases more real than the imaginary friends that children are understood to have. You mentioned earlier about imagination. I will remind you that in the evolution of the soul the tendency to talk to oneself is an early form of prayer.

In these ways a child may be encouraged to incorporate a divine reality into their growing social consciousness, even from the time they are very small. One of the difficulties the human experiences in the material life is having the constant reminder of his/her material existence, because it's obvious when the spirit, too, is very apparent if it is given an opportunity to reveal itself, and it will reveal itself in such a way as to prepare the way for the material environment to be responsive to the child's path. There is great power in the spirit, and this provides children with the presence of God to accompany them in their life journeys.

Personal [[teaching]] begins even before the Indwelling [[Adjuster]] arrives and may be in some cases more real than the [[imaginary]] friends that children are understood to have. You mentioned earlier about imagination. I will remind you that in the [[evolution of the soul]] the tendency to talk to oneself is an early form of [[prayer]].

It is never too soon to begin to develop a conscious awareness of spirit helpers, planetary helpers, celestial guides, and so forth as long as a healthy balance is maintained between the needs of the flesh and the needs of the spirit.

 

It is never too soon to begin to [[develop]] a conscious awareness of [[spirit]] helpers, planetary helpers, celestial [[guides]], and so forth as long as a [[healthy]] [[balance]] is maintained between the needs of the [[flesh]] and the needs of the [[spirit]].

 

It is a [[dual]] [[path]] you walk, and the combined ministry of [[nature]] and [[grace]] is what constitutes the truly flourishing [[individual]]. If you consider the personal teacher is devoted to the development of the [[personality]], then you can see the [[wisdom]] in assimilating a keener appreciation of what personality represents and in [[learning]] to be at [[home]] in the full range of the personality at any given point. In this way they won't have to catch up when they have reached the age of [[reason]] and can make these eternal [[choices]] without [[parental]] [[guidance]]. Pass on your [[heritage]] to your children, indeed. Is that helpful?

==Session 4==

==Session 4==

January 20, 2001

January 20, 2001