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===Topic: ''Urantia Movement & Leadership''===

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===Teacher: [[Elyon]]===

 

The Urantia Movement and Leadership

 

Teachers: Elyon

Elyon (Jonathan TR): Greetings to you, this is Elyon again, happy to be among you to share.

 

 

* Elyon (Jonathan TR): Greetings to you, this is Elyon again, happy to be among you to share.

You each are guardians of light, though perhaps a more appropriate word would be custodians, for light is in your custody. However, both words serve their purpose, for it is of vital importance to preserve light, to not be one who distorts but one who transfers light with clarity, sharpness. Yet, as one who is in custody of light, it is not a custody of being captured, for you are all motivated -- as I witness this -- to spread light, to radiate, to give it out so that others may benefit from illumination.

You each are guardians of light, though perhaps a more appropriate word would be custodians, for light is in your custody. However, both words serve their purpose, for it is of vital importance to preserve light, to not be one who distorts but one who transfers light with clarity, sharpness. Yet, as one who is in custody of light, it is not a custody of being captured, for you are all motivated -- as I witness this -- to spread light, to radiate, to give it out so that others may benefit from illumination.

I have not prepared a lesson. Instead rather I wish to join your prior conversation and make some other comments. You have spoken of service, and I have heard the phrase of serving God as well as the desire to serve others in need. I begin by saying that the easiest form of service to be had is serving God, for each one of you is solely the desire of the Father to be His communion comrade. Though the Father is aware of all that transpires throughout the vast universe, His divine abilities are such that without distraction He is singly focused intensely upon each one of you. And this draw of God towards you is the divine desire for human experience. Therefore, as you rise in the morning you have already begun your service to God.

I have not prepared a lesson. Instead rather I wish to join your prior conversation and make some other comments. You have spoken of service, and I have heard the phrase of serving God as well as the desire to serve others in need. I begin by saying that the easiest form of service to be had is serving God, for each one of you is solely the desire of the Father to be His communion comrade. Though the Father is aware of all that transpires throughout the vast universe, His divine abilities are such that without distraction He is singly focused intensely upon each one of you. And this draw of God towards you is the divine desire for human experience. Therefore, as you rise in the morning you have already begun your service to God.

 

Michael and Mother Spirit are two creator personalities who have more causes than the Father. The Father’s supreme desire is your experience. On the other hand each Creator Son and Creative Spirit have universes to build and to settle in Light and Life. This begins the ministry service to others. Here enters variety in task, in value, in method. Recall that Jesus said, “Whatsoever you do for these little ones you do for me.” It may be said that living your life is an unceasing service to God the Father who indwells you, and such a conscious practice the human engaged aware of this relationship is developing the skills that Michael and Mother Spirit seek so that you may help their other children.

Michael and Mother Spirit are two creator personalities who have more causes than the Father. The Father’s supreme desire is your experience. On the other hand each Creator Son and Creative Spirit have universes to build and to settle in Light and Life. This begins the ministry service to others. Here enters variety in task, in value, in method. Recall that Jesus said, “Whatsoever you do for these little ones you do for me.” It may be said that living your life is an unceasing service to God the Father who indwells you, and such a conscious practice the human engaged aware of this relationship is developing the skills that Michael and Mother Spirit seek so that you may help their other children.

Well, as any good conversation proceeds, one must not hold the floor for too long. Therefore I am hoping to dialogue with you at this time.

Well, as any good conversation proceeds, one must not hold the floor for too long. Therefore I am hoping to dialogue with you at this time.

 

Harold: Is there a set design at work within the Urantia movement? Are we fulfilling all the aspects of it? Are there things we should be doing to motivate progress in this Urantia movement?

Harold: Is there a set design at work within the Urantia movement? Are we fulfilling all the aspects of it? Are there things we should be doing to motivate progress in this Urantia movement?

* Elyon: I respond by first recalling to your memory how prior to the outreach ministry of Jesus and the apostles they spent many months in training, and that when they were engaged in this training period the apostles grew restless. They were motivated; they had no project as yet. When the missions began then they saw the wisdom of their master. Then the impatience of preparing gave way to the appreciation of the wisdom of becoming prepared. Secondly, they cherished those times when they had the master to themselves, for as the missions unfolded private time became scarce. This was over the course of a few years. The revelation efforts you are engaged in this epoch span a larger period of time, but the principle applies. First, the interval of preparation, and that is the interval you have been engaged in of study, of encouraging others to study, developing a sound and working knowledge of the Urantia Papers. And the movement you speak of has done well in encouraging this undertaking without forcing a ready-made doctrine of interpretation on this revelation. However, picture if you will a box full of sand. It does well to contain the sand until at some time there is a crack in its side. Soon the sand begins to spill, a little at first until it opens wider and then more. And if you have ever experienced the frustration when the bottom falls out there is no holding it back. We are in transition towards this spilling. One day you will look back upon these times of preparation and realize it was an entirely different time than the phase you will be engaged with at that time. The spilling will be small at first and grow increasingly larger.

Elyon: I respond by first recalling to your memory how prior to the outreach ministry of Jesus and the apostles they spent many months in training, and that when they were engaged in this training period the apostles grew restless. They were motivated; they had no project as yet. When the missions began then they saw the wisdom of their master. Then the impatience of preparing gave way to the appreciation of the wisdom of becoming prepared. Secondly, they cherished those times when they had the master to themselves, for as the missions unfolded private time became scarce. This was over the course of a few years. The revelation efforts you are engaged in this epoch span a larger period of time, but the principle applies. First, the interval of preparation, and that is the interval you have been engaged in of study, of encouraging others to study, developing a sound and working knowledge of the Urantia Papers. And the movement you speak of has done well in encouraging this undertaking without forcing a ready-made doctrine of interpretation on this revelation. However, picture if you will a box full of sand. It does well to contain the sand until at some time there is a crack in its side. Soon the sand begins to spill, a little at first until it opens wider and then more. And if you have ever experienced the frustration when the bottom falls out there is no holding it back. We are in transition towards this spilling. One day you will look back upon these times of preparation and realize it was an entirely different time than the phase you will be engaged with at that time. The spilling will be small at first and grow increasingly larger.

There has become present within this movement quite a range of skills and talents, not only book writers and publishers, but those who can teach practices found in many of the religions such as meditation, those engaged in healing the physical ailments of others, and also those quite astute in the management of money. And there are many other talents I have not listed. This broad platform is important, for in this era we are not simply working in the area of Galilee; we are working across the globe.

There has become present within this movement quite a range of skills and talents, not only book writers and publishers, but those who can teach practices found in many of the religions such as meditation, those engaged in healing the physical ailments of others, and also those quite astute in the management of money. And there are many other talents I have not listed. This broad platform is important, for in this era we are not simply working in the area of Galilee; we are working across the globe.

Harold: Yes. It seems that all religions take origin in a leader. The Urantia movement is almost singly doing without a leader. Is that part of the plan to not concentrate on a leader to direct it, or is that in the process of being fulfilled too?

Harold: Yes. It seems that all religions take origin in a leader. The Urantia movement is almost singly doing without a leader. Is that part of the plan to not concentrate on a leader to direct it, or is that in the process of being fulfilled too?

* Elyon: This undertaking is somewhat different than those you cite. Firstly, small organizations with a leader often dissipate when the leader is no longer with them. Secondly, those movements that do survive often deify their leader. In the case of Christianity they were correct. As you know from your reading of the text each epochal revelation had a pivotal figure or figures such as Adam and Eve. Why I bring up Adam and Eve is so I may segue into my next point, and that is their goal was the education and enlightenment of those who entered the Garden training centers and then to send them back to their clans that they may uplift their own peoples. My point is that this revelation outreach effort is taking perspective of not one powerful leader but a multitude of little leaders. Each of you is like the ones trained in the Garden to return to your homelands. You see this in this Teaching Mission. No one teacher runs the show. No one TR is the sole voice. This is true across the entire Urantia movement. It will be difficult, for this variability of leadership often, given human nature, brings fighting. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? What’s appropriate? What’s inappropriate? But trust me, it is most powerful in its effectiveness and strongest in its durability. If Adam and Eve had traveled the entire world teaching everyone they ran into it would be months or perhaps years before those tribes would have lost the vision after they, Adam and Eve, left.

Elyon: This undertaking is somewhat different than those you cite. Firstly, small organizations with a leader often dissipate when the leader is no longer with them. Secondly, those movements that do survive often deify their leader. In the case of Christianity they were correct. As you know from your reading of the text each epochal revelation had a pivotal figure or figures such as Adam and Eve. Why I bring up Adam and Eve is so I may segue into my next point, and that is their goal was the education and enlightenment of those who entered the Garden training centers and then to send them back to their clans that they may uplift their own peoples. My point is that this revelation outreach effort is taking perspective of not one powerful leader but a multitude of little leaders. Each of you is like the ones trained in the Garden to return to your homelands. You see this in this Teaching Mission. No one teacher runs the show. No one TR is the sole voice. This is true across the entire Urantia movement. It will be difficult, for this variability of leadership often, given human nature, brings fighting. Who’s right? Who’s wrong? What’s appropriate? What’s inappropriate? But trust me, it is most powerful in its effectiveness and strongest in its durability. If Adam and Eve had traveled the entire world teaching everyone they ran into it would be months or perhaps years before those tribes would have lost the vision after they, Adam and Eve, left.

I point to the Melchizedeks who have no leader. By being such they each have become leaders.

I point to the Melchizedeks who have no leader. By being such they each have become leaders.

Harold: That is clear and interesting. I wish that those in leadership roles now could hear that and accept diversity. It’s been a problem for those in authority.

Harold: That is clear and interesting. I wish that those in leadership roles now could hear that and accept diversity. It’s been a problem for those in authority.

* Elyon: True indeed. To return to the box of sand, when one is comfortably carrying the box it feels powerful, controlled. When the box starts to leak there is a scramble to maintain that authority. It is natural in human nature, and the transition will be somewhat rugged, but eventually the attempt to maintain the borders will appear useless and futile. So, those like yourselves can offer the ministry of initiating that seed thought that will allow the growth of accommodation coupled with the awareness that each approach is acceptable.

Elyon: True indeed. To return to the box of sand, when one is comfortably carrying the box it feels powerful, controlled. When the box starts to leak there is a scramble to maintain that authority. It is natural in human nature, and the transition will be somewhat rugged, but eventually the attempt to maintain the borders will appear useless and futile. So, those like yourselves can offer the ministry of initiating that seed thought that will allow the growth of accommodation coupled with the awareness that each approach is acceptable.

As I have pointed out, the revelation must not disappear. Some personalities are well suited to preservation and will fight to the death to not have the revelation altered or destroyed. This is good, for there will be many who, like Paul the apostle, will weave the revelation into other thought-streams and change the color. And that too is good, for I know each of you found the revelation through these other paths. You within the movement are the ones to plant the seeds of understanding.

As I have pointed out, the revelation must not disappear. Some personalities are well suited to preservation and will fight to the death to not have the revelation altered or destroyed. This is good, for there will be many who, like Paul the apostle, will weave the revelation into other thought-streams and change the color. And that too is good, for I know each of you found the revelation through these other paths. You within the movement are the ones to plant the seeds of understanding.

Elyon: You are welcome.

Elyon: You are welcome.

 

I observe that the grains of sand in the hourglass are falling through, and I will take my leave at this time. I love you all. As our master often said, be of good cheer. Farewell.

I observe that the grains of sand in the hourglass are falling through, and I will take my leave at this time. I love you all. As our master often said, be of good cheer. Farewell.