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A: Yes. Many people have not [[attained]] or reached that [[point]] which you have, and further, in each [[person]], the search is [[different]]; the finding is different. In the larger overview, wider [[perspective]], they, or you all, basically reach the same general [[levels]], although by very [[different]] means. So that which is interesting to one and causes a sense of [[spiritual]] [[progress]] may not for another. This is not to [[worry]] you. This is simply life. The [[Urantia Book]] is the beginning and the basis of a great [[revelation]] such as the world has never known. Many people spoke with [[Jesus]] [[Christ]] during [[his bestowal life]], and most, as you know, did not [[recognize]] His [[Divine]] [[origin]], and most, for now, will not recognize the [[Divine]] [[origin]] of The [[Urantia Book]]. This is not [[surprising]]. Do not let it distress you, but rather count yourselves fortunate to recognize it, to be living in a time when these [[revelations]] are occurring, and to be part of their [[Dissemination|spread]]. When, or if, even two people, one other person, [[wishes]] to [[study]] the book with you, be [[prepared]] to guide them through. The book is [[spiritual]] [[food]] for a [[hungry]] world, and those who seek shall find. And further, and I say this to all of you, teaching is a great [[learning]] [[experience]]. For now, I must bid you adieu for this evening. My [[friends]] and children, my [[love]] goes out to you. May the [[peace]] and [[Spirit of Truth|spirit of the Lord]] be with you throughout the week, and may you [[grow]] and [[develop]] so much that you [[wonder]] at it. [[Farewell]] for this evening.

A: Yes. Many people have not [[attained]] or reached that [[point]] which you have, and further, in each [[person]], the search is [[different]]; the finding is different. In the larger overview, wider [[perspective]], they, or you all, basically reach the same general [[levels]], although by very [[different]] means. So that which is interesting to one and causes a sense of [[spiritual]] [[progress]] may not for another. This is not to [[worry]] you. This is simply life. The [[Urantia Book]] is the beginning and the basis of a great [[revelation]] such as the world has never known. Many people spoke with [[Jesus]] [[Christ]] during [[his bestowal life]], and most, as you know, did not [[recognize]] His [[Divine]] [[origin]], and most, for now, will not recognize the [[Divine]] [[origin]] of The [[Urantia Book]]. This is not [[surprising]]. Do not let it distress you, but rather count yourselves fortunate to recognize it, to be living in a time when these [[revelations]] are occurring, and to be part of their [[Dissemination|spread]]. When, or if, even two people, one other person, [[wishes]] to [[study]] the book with you, be [[prepared]] to guide them through. The book is [[spiritual]] [[food]] for a [[hungry]] world, and those who seek shall find. And further, and I say this to all of you, teaching is a great [[learning]] [[experience]]. For now, I must bid you adieu for this evening. My [[friends]] and children, my [[love]] goes out to you. May the [[peace]] and [[Spirit of Truth|spirit of the Lord]] be with you throughout the week, and may you [[grow]] and [[develop]] so much that you [[wonder]] at it. [[Farewell]] for this evening.

==THOUGHT OVERCONTROL AND OMNISCIENCE OF OUR FATHER==

==Session 18==

===Lesson===

===Lesson===

This evening I wish to present a lesson concerning the thought overcontrol and omniscience of our Father. The Universal Father, personally, is resident on Paradise, and yet, He is also resident and enthroned in the minds of men. His power of all-knowingness of past, present and future, the eternal now, is also resident within each person. The eternal awareness of God is your ever-present comfort and security in a seemingly chaotic, insecure and purposeless world seemingly, that is. For our Father, who is eternal awareness, understands and foresees, and this word "foresees" is for the finite understanding, the future and past and present are all one. He sees us in our wholeness, and we see only a small, very small, fragment measure of our total reality. Although it is error to speak of predestination, for you know free will is absolutely dominant, it is correct to speak of destiny, and it is correct that you may each have insight and can foresee your destiny a little bit. As the mind broadens in awareness and receives more of the Father, comprehends more of the Father, and becomes more like the Father, so can the creature also see himself as does the Father, again in minute ways. And so, a pathway opens and a voice speaks saying "Here, this is the way," and a familiarity feeling prompts you to choose this direction, and an affirmation is also given. And so, in small ways we walk with God, and He shows us the path which to take, which is the right one for us. Many of you, I perceive, feel to be at a turning in the road, and I say to you the way will be clear. Do not be overly anxious. Have faith and confidence in the trustworthiness of God, for He knows all things. He knows your inner heart and soul. He has created the very core of your being. You are His children. He will not ever fail those who trust Him. The eternal wisdom of our Father neither knows nor entertains to know any boundaries or stumbling blocks or difficulties. He is all wise and knowing, and even though you cannot comprehend this reality with your minds, you must accept it by faith.

This evening I wish to present a lesson concerning the [[thought]] [[overcontrol]] and [[omniscience]] of [[our Father]]. The [[Universal Father]], [[personally]], is resident on [[Paradise]], and yet, He is also resident and [[enthroned]] in the [[minds]] of men. His [[power]] of all-[[knowingness]] of [[past]], [[present]] and [[future]], the [[eternal]] [[now]], is also resident within each [[person]]. The eternal [[awareness]] of [[God]] is your ever-present [[comfort]] and [[security]] in a seemingly [[chaotic]], insecure and purposeless world seemingly, that is. For [[our Father]], who is eternal awareness, [[understands]] and [[foresees]], and this word "foresees" is for the [[finite]] [[understanding]], the [[future]] and [[past]] and [[present]] are all one. He sees us in our [[wholeness]], and we see only a small, very small, [[fragment]] measure of our [[total]] [[reality]]. Although it is [[error]] to speak of [[predestination]], for you know [[free will]] is [[absolutely]] [[dominant]], it is correct to speak of [[destiny]], and it is correct that you may each have [[insight]] and can foresee your [[destiny]] a little bit. As the [[mind]] broadens in [[awareness]] and receives more of [[the Father]], [[comprehends]] more of the Father, and becomes more like [[the Father]], so can the [[creature]] also see himself as does the Father, again in minute ways. And so, a [[pathway]] opens and a [[voice]] speaks saying "Here, this is the way," and a familiarity [[feeling]] prompts you to [[choose]] this direction, and an affirmation is also given. And so, in small ways we walk with God, and He shows us the [[path]] which to take, which is the right one for us. Many of you, I [[perceive]], [[feel]] to be at [[Crossroads|a turning in the road]], and I say to you the way will be [[clear]]. Do not be overly [[anxious]]. Have [[faith]] and [[confidence]] in the trustworthiness of [[God]], for He [[knows]] [[all things]]. He knows your inner [[heart]] and [[soul]]. He has created the very core of your [[being]]. You are His [[children]]. He will not ever fail those who [[trust]] Him. The [[eternal]] [[wisdom]] of [[our Father]] neither knows nor entertains to know any [[boundaries]] or [[Barriers|stumbling blocks]] or [[difficulties]]. He is all [[wise]] and knowing, and even though you cannot [[comprehend]] this [[reality]] with your [[minds]], you must [[accept]] it by [[faith]].

===Dialogue===

===Dialogue===

Joshua: May I ask a few questions Father Ham?

Joshua: May I ask a few [[questions]] Father [[Ham]]?

Ham: One moment please. I have before me a petition from Rachel and Rebecca concerning a requested healing. At this time, I still have no answer, but I will take it up again. Proceed please, Joshua.

Ham: One moment please. I have before me a [[petition]] from Rachel and [[Rebecca]] concerning a requested [[healing]]. At this time, I still have no answer, but I will take it up again. Proceed please, Joshua.

          

          

Joshua: Father Ham, I received a call from Ramena this afternoon. She had the fluid taken from her lungs today. Before it has not been painful. This time she said she thought she was going to die. The pain was extreme. The doctor wants to put drainage tubes in her lungs into sacks so she won't have to have needles stuck into her lung to withdraw the fluid. Should she go this way or not? (It doesn’t matter.) Thank you. She also would like to know if there is certain foods that she should eat that would help her or any she should avoid? (No.) She said that she is on morphine and darvoset for pain. She says she is now addicted, and would like help to overcome this addiction.

Joshua: Father Ham, I [[received]] a call from Ramena this afternoon. She had the fluid taken from her lungs today. Before it has not been [[painful]]. This time she said she [[thought]] she was going to die. The [[pain]] was [[extreme]]. The doctor wants to put drainage tubes in her lungs into sacks so she won't have to have needles stuck into her lung to withdraw the fluid. Should she go this way or not? (It doesn’t matter.) Thank you. She also would like to know if there is certain [[foods]] that she should eat that would help her or any she should avoid? (No.) She said that she is on [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morphine morphine] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davoset darvoset] for [[pain]]. She says she is now [[addicted]], and would like help to overcome this [[addiction]].

          

          

Ham: Yes. These drugs have an extremely powerful effect on the body which creates an intense reaction upon there removal. At this time she should not attempt the complete removal of these drugs. She should however assert her superior mental control in their administration.

Ham: Yes. These [[drugs]] have an extremely [[powerful]] [[effect]] on the body which creates an [[intense]] [[reaction]] upon there removal. At this [[time]] she should not attempt the complete removal of these drugs. She should however assert her superior [[mental]] [[control]] in their [[administration]].

          

          

Joshua: Thank you. I will call her when the meeting is over and tell her. I talked to Duane and he requested I ask you a couple questions. He has been contacted by a group in Arizona who claim they are channeling. They have asked for a money donation. He does not know if they belong to your group. The person doing the channeling is named Gabriel, and the person that would be your counterpart is named Paladin. They talk of someone named White Cloud and also Sonada. Could you give him any information on that please?

Joshua: Thank you. I will call her when the [[meeting]] is over and tell her. I talked to Duane and he requested I ask you a couple [[questions]]. He has been [[contacted]] by a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquarian_Concepts_Community group in Arizona] who claim they are [[channeling]]. They have asked for a [[money]] donation. He does not know if they belong to your [[group]]. The [[person]] doing the channeling is named [http://gabrielofurantia.net/# Gabriel], and the [[person]] that would be your [[counterpart]] is named ''Paladin''. They talk of someone named White Cloud and also Sonada. Could you give him any [[information]] on that please?

          

          

Ham: Why do they need money? I have no need of money.

Ham: Why do they need [[money]]? I have no need of money.

          

          

Joshua: You are saying this group is false? (Absolutely.)

Joshua: You are saying this [[group]] is false? (Absolutely.)

          

          

John: Ham I was wondering concerning the healing of my back. Is playing tennis at college Okay?

John: [[Ham]] I was [[wondering]] concerning the [[healing]] of my back. Is playing tennis at [[college]] Okay?

          

          

Ham: He says not to over do it. One class weekly only. In these healing questions I am able to confer with the healers and advise you directly from them.

Ham: He says not to over do it. One class weekly only. In these [[healing]] [[questions]] I am able to confer with the [[healers]] and advise you directly from them.

          

          

Rob: Ham, I have heard of some circles in England that some people have speculated have been made by UFO's, or energy sources not understood, and some people say they are trying to tell us something. There are more and more of them everyday. Can you tell us anything about that? (No. I am sorry, I cannot.)

Rob: Ham, I have heard of some [[Crop Circles|circles]] in England that some people have [[speculated]] have been made by [[UFO]]'s, or [[energy]] sources not [[understood]], and some people say they are trying to tell us something. There are more and more of them everyday. Can you tell us anything about that? (No. I am sorry, I cannot.)

          

          

Loraina: Father Ham, when dealing with people in communicating some of what we are learning here, is there something we can tell them to help them deal with their spiritual connectedness?

Loraina: Father Ham, when dealing with people in [[communicating]] some of what we are [[learning]] here, is there something we can tell them to help them deal with their [[spiritual]] [[connectedness]]?

          

          

Ham: Yes. Each person must be assured of their son or daughtership with the Father, and this essential truth cannot fail to touch the heart, even if there are no outward signs or immediate recognition. This truth is so powerful and needed by every lost person. I am reminded by the parable of the prodigal son, that even though the boy willfully rejects his father's love, and wonders lonely in the world for years, when he thinks and remembers, recognizes the truth, the father's heart and arms are always open to him. There is no sin which cannot through sincere faith and love of God be washed clean. There is no sorrow so deep, there is no wound that cannot be healed by His love. There is no place which is too far for Him to reach, and no soul that is so bad as to be rejected if he truly desires to return to his Father's house.

Ham: Yes. Each [[person]] must be [[assured]] of their son or daughtership with [[the Father]], and this [[essential]] [[truth]] cannot fail to [[touch]] the [[heart]], even if there are no outward [[signs]] or immediate [[recognition]]. This [[truth]] is so [[powerful]] and needed by every lost [[person]]. I am reminded by the [[parable of the prodigal son]], that even though the boy willfully [[rejects]] his [[father]]'s [[love]], and [[wanders]] lonely in the world for years, when he [[thinks]] and remembers, recognizes the [[truth]], the [[father]]'s [[heart]] and arms are always open to him. There is no [[sin]] which cannot through [[sincere]] [[faith]] and [[love]] of [[God]] be washed clean. There is no [[sorrow]] so deep, there is no wound that cannot be [[healed]] by His [[love]]. There is no place which is too far for Him to reach, and no [[soul]] that is so bad as to be [[rejected]] if he truly [[desires]] to return to his [[Father]]'s house.

          

          

Loraina: Thank you Ham, I have a question on my healing. I was wondering if we are close to completion on my healing? (Please have two more sessions and ask again.)

Loraina: Thank you Ham, I have a question on my [[healing]]. I was [[wondering]] if we are close to completion on my [[healing]]? (Please have two more sessions and ask again.)

          

          

Rosane: Tonight you talked about God, our Father, and our concept of Him, and I have a very difficult time thinking about who God is. I have a hard time conceptualizing, and I was wondering if there was something I could do personally to help me get a better understanding who God is?

Rosane: Tonight you [[talked]] about [[God]], [[our Father]], and our [[concept]] of Him, and I have a very [[difficult]] time [[thinking]] about who God is. I have a hard time [[conceptualizing]], and I was [[wondering]] if there was something I could do [[personally]] to help me get a better [[understanding]] who [[God]] is?

          

          

Ham: Yes. We are all of us growing in this understanding. God, Father is infinite spirit personality. He is impossible to be fully cognizant of. At most we can receive partial understanding and incomplete awareness. He is truly unsearchable for us, for He is infinite. Our growing in our understanding of Him is a progress from here, this first birth world, native birth world, and progressing to the isle of Paradise where we will without a doubt someday stand in His eternal presence, and even then will our understanding will not be anywhere near complete. For again, God is infinite. Do not be concerned with your present mental limitations, for these will expand, and your ability to experience God personally will increase, and with this increased awareness of Him will come also a broadened understanding. However, this as I say, is an infinite process and you are at it's very beginning. Is there anything further you wish?

Ham: Yes. We are all of us [[growing]] in this [[understanding]]. [[God]], [[the Father|Father]] is [[infinite]] [[spirit]] [[personality]]. He is impossible to be fully cognizant of. At most we can [[receive]] partial [[understanding]] and incomplete [[awareness]]. He is truly unsearchable for us, for He is [[infinite]]. Our [[growing]] in our [[understanding]] of Him is a [[progress]] from here, this first [[birth]] world, native birth world, and [[progressing]] to the [[isle of Paradise]] where we will without a [[doubt]] someday stand in His [[eternal]] [[presence]], and even then will our [[understanding]] will not be anywhere near complete. For again, [[God]] is [[infinite]]. Do not be concerned with your present [[mental]] [[limitations]], for these will expand, and your [[ability]] to [[experience]] [[God]] personally will increase, and with this increased [[awareness]] of Him will come also a broadened [[understanding]]. However, this as I say, is an [[infinite]] [[process]] and you are at it's very beginning. Is there anything further you wish?

          

          

Rosane: In praying I'm not sure whom my prayers should be directed to, and I sort of clump everybody together. I wonder if there is a more efficient way of praying for me personally?

Rosane: In [[praying]] I'm not sure whom my prayers should be directed to, and I sort of clump everybody [[together]]. I wonder if there is a more [[efficient]] way of praying for me [[personally]]?

          

          

Ham: No. You do well, and you pray to the fullest of your heart's understanding. This is known. I will receive one final question.

Ham: No. You do well, and you [[pray]] to the fullest of your [[heart]]'s [[understanding]]. This is known. I will [[receive]] one final question.

          

          

Bill: Father Ham, in the bible when Moses asked the burning bush who it was, the burning bush replied, "I am the great I am." and there is much to do about the 'I am' in the Urantia Book. My understanding of it is that each one of us has some level recognition or self awareness. Is that in combination with our Thought Adjuster, or that the 'I am' is, or do we refer to the great 'I am' when we say 'I am'?

Ham: This [[concept]] is referring to the [[First Great Source and Center]] of all [[the universes]], "the self existent '[[I am]]'. 'I am that I am'. He is the first existent [[source]] of all [[existence]]. He is a person, I am, and yet, He is all that is, also. There is no existence outside Him. There is no awareness outside Him. There is no [[creation]] outside Him. He is the first and last. He is the [[infinite]] and [[eternal]] [[source]] and [[center]] of all that is. And this [[expression]] in creation is [[eternal]] and [[finite]], is [[infinite]] and [[limited]], and also [[personal]]. It exists by His will, is sustained by His will, is evolving by His will. 'I am that I am'. There is no other beside me. 'I am the eternal God'. Do you see?

          

          

Ham: This concept is referring to the First Great Source and Center of all the universes, "the self existent 'I am'. 'I am that I am'. He is the first existent source of all existence. He is a person, I am, and yet, He is all that is, also. There is no existence outside Him. There is no awareness outside Him. There is no creation outside Him. He is the first and last. He is the infinite and eternal source and center of all that is. And this expression in creation is eternal and finite, is infinite and limited, and also personal. It exists by His will, is sustained by His will, is evolving by His will. 'I am that I am'. There is no other beside me. 'I am the eternal God'. Do you see?

Bill: Can we say the, '[[I am]]' about ourselves as a [[part]] of that [[experience]]? Are we referring when we say 'I am' to the [[power]] of [[Thought Adjuster|God within us]]?

          

          

Ham: Yes. Thank you all for this evenings [[experience]]. Next week you will have a [[visiting]] [[teacher]]. I will not be here. So I will see you the following week. [[Farewell]] for now. [[God]] and [[peace]] go with you all.

Ham: Yes. Thank you all for this evenings experience. Next week you will have a visiting teacher. I will not be here. So I will see you the following week. Farewell for now. God and peace go with you all.

==THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD==

==THE FATHERHOOD OF GOD==