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[Editor: September 21 Machiventa requested group assessment of the teaching mission. This session is the follow up to that assignment.]

 

Michael (Jonathan TR): I bring you my peace; I am Michael. I have chosen to open our meeting. I have my three close associates with me today who will be speaking as I have had my early and human associates, Peter, James, and John. And, yes, we have the young lad, Elyon.

Michael (Jonathan TR): I bring you my peace; I am Michael. I have chosen to open our meeting. I have my three close associates with me today who will be speaking as I have had my early and human associates, Peter, James, and John. And, yes, we have the young lad, Elyon.

I retreat now though I do not leave.

I retreat now though I do not leave.

 

Machiventa (Mark): Greetings, this is Machiventa. I return to the classroom today to keep our scheduled appointment, and I see bounty; I see much fruit that has ripened on the vine. I was observing during your earlier discussion, and I gained much insight into your personal perspectives. One objective we will further undertake is to further reduce any obstacle of dialogue between yourselves and ourselves so as to become instantly accessible to you in your everyday endeavors. I am aware of the compilation amongst the class, however I desire to offer this opportunity to each individual present, and, make no mistake, the size of today's classroom is no accident. [There were 8 of us, a few more than usual.] We desire to make available to everyone an opportunity to discourse directly with us. While we are able to listen in on your pertinent spiritual conversations, direct contact and exchange is a valuable aspect of our communion together. Therefore, I would open up the floor to you each. It is not necessary to reiterate a life story, rather perhaps a brief synopsis of the longings of your heart, the questions of your soul. These are not as lengthy as you may suspect. Feel free to simply state a position, ask a question, or in any other form dialogue with myself or any of the many other teachers who are present. We will, however, remain in strict observation unless engaged by an individual specifically. I would now open the floor for volunteers.

Machiventa (Mark): Greetings, this is Machiventa. I return to the classroom today to keep our scheduled appointment, and I see bounty; I see much fruit that has ripened on the vine. I was observing during your earlier discussion, and I gained much insight into your personal perspectives. One objective we will further undertake is to further reduce any obstacle of dialogue between yourselves and ourselves so as to become instantly accessible to you in your everyday endeavors. I am aware of the compilation amongst the class, however I desire to offer this opportunity to each individual present, and, make no mistake, the size of today's classroom is no accident. [There were 8 of us, a few more than usual.] We desire to make available to everyone an opportunity to discourse directly with us. While we are able to listen in on your pertinent spiritual conversations, direct contact and exchange is a valuable aspect of our communion together. Therefore, I would open up the floor to you each. It is not necessary to reiterate a life story, rather perhaps a brief synopsis of the longings of your heart, the questions of your soul. These are not as lengthy as you may suspect. Feel free to simply state a position, ask a question, or in any other form dialogue with myself or any of the many other teachers who are present. We will, however, remain in strict observation unless engaged by an individual specifically. I would now open the floor for volunteers.

 

Jonathan: You said many teachers are present. Should all our TRs be alerted to respond rather than the burden be on the TR functioning now?

Jonathan: You said many teachers are present. Should all our TRs be alerted to respond rather than the burden be on the TR functioning now?

Mary: I would like to make a statement of thanks. The best I can say is thank you for stirring the still waters of my soul creating a current which is able to flow. I perceive that this is pleasing to the Father as well as satisfying to me. Thank you for playing that part. I have never found my soul to be hungrier or thirstier for fulfillment, and at the same time I am finding more wonderful food and drink than ever before. I find myself believing there is plenty of food to satisfy any hunger I'll ever have, and my desire is to find more imaginative and serviceable ways to be pleasing to Michael so that he is satisfied that his effort with me is bearing fruit.

Mary: I would like to make a statement of thanks. The best I can say is thank you for stirring the still waters of my soul creating a current which is able to flow. I perceive that this is pleasing to the Father as well as satisfying to me. Thank you for playing that part. I have never found my soul to be hungrier or thirstier for fulfillment, and at the same time I am finding more wonderful food and drink than ever before. I find myself believing there is plenty of food to satisfy any hunger I'll ever have, and my desire is to find more imaginative and serviceable ways to be pleasing to Michael so that he is satisfied that his effort with me is bearing fruit.

Tom: In the UB it says that of all the ways of contacting deity which include worship, meditation, and prayer the master chose for his apostles service contact with the multiples. In a prior transmission you said attending these meetings is a service; meditating, stillness is service. Does this mean we can substitute for stillness? Or is that separate?

Tom: In the UB it says that of all the ways of contacting deity which include worship, meditation, and prayer the master chose for his apostles service contact with the multitudes. In a prior transmission you said attending these meetings is a service; meditating, stillness is service. Does this mean we can substitute for stillness? Or is that separate?

Elyon (Jonathan): This is Elyon. Stillness provides service in that it is a preparatory step toward ministry much like taking a breath of air is a necessary step to blow out a candle. Blowing out a candle will not substitute for breathing. Service will not substitute for your communion with the Father, but this very communion itself is service enhancing. The master emphasized service because, when one is full with spiritual food, it is important to take a walk, to digest and to transfer this nourishment into active energy. Service is the exercise of the soul after having been nourished through communion. Without such service one may become overly filled and improperly content.

Elyon (Jonathan): This is Elyon. Stillness provides service in that it is a preparatory step toward ministry much like taking a breath of air is a necessary step to blow out a candle. Blowing out a candle will not substitute for breathing. Service will not substitute for your communion with the Father, but this very communion itself is service enhancing. The master emphasized service because, when one is full with spiritual food, it is important to take a walk, to digest and to transfer this nourishment into active energy. Service is the exercise of the soul after having been nourished through communion. Without such service one may become overly filled and improperly content.

When the rulings were handed down granting permission to undertake the revelation contained in print, we did encounter hesitation, for print is static, and the danger remained that the words would fall flat, would merely satisfy your intellectual, theological, historical curiosity. We knew that around the globe there existed many who sought direct communicative contact with the host of spirit beings who attend this sphere. Acknowledging that all efforts have been sincere and much has been conveyed, the administrators of this world have longed greatly for a body of human beings who could, on their own, with their own conceptual abilities, grasp with more accuracy, with less interjection of humanly contrived understanding, what the import of our messages is. To behold this day such a body of followers of the papers for Urantia to be making such sincere efforts to be in our presence, is a joyful experience of which I find no English words to describe. Suffice it to say that, as thankful as you are for your teachers, we are quite thankful as well.

When the rulings were handed down granting permission to undertake the revelation contained in print, we did encounter hesitation, for print is static, and the danger remained that the words would fall flat, would merely satisfy your intellectual, theological, historical curiosity. We knew that around the globe there existed many who sought direct communicative contact with the host of spirit beings who attend this sphere. Acknowledging that all efforts have been sincere and much has been conveyed, the administrators of this world have longed greatly for a body of human beings who could, on their own, with their own conceptual abilities, grasp with more accuracy, with less interjection of humanly contrived understanding, what the import of our messages is. To behold this day such a body of followers of the papers for Urantia to be making such sincere efforts to be in our presence, is a joyful experience of which I find no English words to describe. Suffice it to say that, as thankful as you are for your teachers, we are quite thankful as well.

Rantarason (Michael): I am Rantarason, and I am also pleased to address this group. If I might encapsulate our hopes for you as individuals, it might be something along the lines that we hope for you to become prototypes for individual light and life. You may understand that light and life on a global level functions in many diverse ways. As your country is also being developed as a prototype for social, economic, scientific, and all areas of progressive evolution, it is important to have a foundation of actual living beings to be the ideal, or at least striving to be close to the ideal.

Rantarason (Michael H.): I am Rantarason, and I am also pleased to address this group. If I might encapsulate our hopes for you as individuals, it might be something along the lines that we hope for you to become prototypes for individual light and life. You may understand that light and life on a global level functions in many diverse ways. As your country is also being developed as a prototype for social, economic, scientific, and all areas of progressive evolution, it is important to have a foundation of actual living beings to be the ideal, or at least striving to be close to the ideal.

This means for each of you a certain sense of responsibility. This means that you would take it upon yourself to uplift those smaller situations where you do have influence. If you look at your world today, it is obvious that the body of humanity has areas of distress along with its peaks of beauty, but this distressed situation pervades. There are focal points, but the problem runs throughout all areas. We would ask you to become as aware as possible when you perceive circumstances that could be better aligned towards the direction of light and life. This means that you must be strong enough to look at the sores of humanity, and infuse not only your compassion, but ask, "Is there an action that I can perform right here and right now that will reveal the path to light and life?". You will find all around you the need; you will find everywhere the outlet that you search for. As you become more developed in these areas, greater responsibilities will present themselves.

This means for each of you a certain sense of responsibility. This means that you would take it upon yourself to uplift those smaller situations where you do have influence. If you look at your world today, it is obvious that the body of humanity has areas of distress along with its peaks of beauty, but this distressed situation pervades. There are focal points, but the problem runs throughout all areas. We would ask you to become as aware as possible when you perceive circumstances that could be better aligned towards the direction of light and life. This means that you must be strong enough to look at the sores of humanity, and infuse not only your compassion, but ask, "Is there an action that I can perform right here and right now that will reveal the path to light and life?". You will find all around you the need; you will find everywhere the outlet that you search for. As you become more developed in these areas, greater responsibilities will present themselves.

Elyon: These teachers do accept the office of personal teacher with the intent to be with you as much as they can. But they are not like the guardian who will be certain to have one present always. These are independent ascending citizens and require time for other endeavors, so they can often be absent, for their assignment to you is only one of their tasks. But when time permits and as they have accepted this title of personal teacher, they allocate as much time as is feasible to attending to you. Where you have no need of their assistance, they let you act freely, of your own accord. If you request them to be near at hand, they are honored and duty motivated to put aside their current activities and drop in. It would be quite similar to your medical profession being "on call".

Elyon: These teachers do accept the office of personal teacher with the intent to be with you as much as they can. But they are not like the guardian who will be certain to have one present always. These are independent ascending citizens and require time for other endeavors, so they can often be absent, for their assignment to you is only one of their tasks. But when time permits and as they have accepted this title of personal teacher, they allocate as much time as is feasible to attending to you. Where you have no need of their assistance, they let you act freely, of your own accord. If you request them to be near at hand, they are honored and duty motivated to put aside their current activities and drop in. It would be quite similar to your medical profession being "on call".

 

[The TR thought this might be Nebadonia]: I would send you on your way today with a final thought, one that my son learned so well when he was in Michael's presence here on earth. That was the phrase, "My children, love one another."

[The TR thought this might be Nebadonia]: I would send you on your way today with a final thought, one that my son learned so well when he was in Michael's presence here on earth. That was the phrase, "My children, love one another."