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A. Does anyone in this [[group]] feel that this is something that you cannot [[achieve]] in your lifetime? (some group [[laughter]] and comment) I will tell you that each of you are capable in [[relative]] [[degrees]], in achieving both a [[balance]] in your life as well as a [[faith]] that will [[transcend]] that which you now have. As you [[progress]] on your [[journey]], as you [[practice]] those things which you are now practicing, in time these things will become more apparent to you. And as you become more [[aware]] of the [[reality]] of the teachings that you have heard [[our Master]], myself and others [[share]] with you, you will be drawn even more into a [[consciousness]] of this saving [[faith]] and of [[gracious]] living. Do not ever let anything keep you from what you have started if you truly [[wish]] to know Him more fully than you do now. As I have told you, if you do this, many things will be added to you; and you will truly find that [[peace]], [[happiness]] and [[joy]] that you now seek.

A. Does anyone in this [[group]] feel that this is something that you cannot [[achieve]] in your lifetime? (some group [[laughter]] and comment) I will tell you that each of you are capable in [[relative]] [[degrees]], in achieving both a [[balance]] in your life as well as a [[faith]] that will [[transcend]] that which you now have. As you [[progress]] on your [[journey]], as you [[practice]] those things which you are now practicing, in time these things will become more apparent to you. And as you become more [[aware]] of the [[reality]] of the teachings that you have heard [[our Master]], myself and others [[share]] with you, you will be drawn even more into a [[consciousness]] of this saving [[faith]] and of [[gracious]] living. Do not ever let anything keep you from what you have started if you truly [[wish]] to know Him more fully than you do now. As I have told you, if you do this, many things will be added to you; and you will truly find that [[peace]], [[happiness]] and [[joy]] that you now seek.

===='''''[[Power]]'''''====

===='''''[[Power]]'''''====

Q. Welmek, I took the paper "[[Paper 143 - Going Through Samaria|Going Through Samaria]]". [[Jesus]] and the [[apostles]] left [[Jerusalem]] and headed for [[Samaria]]; and the apostles were having a hard time with this because they had [[prejudice]] against the [[Samaritans]]. They were beginning to [[work]] that out, and then they went on to a couple of [[cities]] where they were addressing [[Greeks]] and [[Romans]]. The Greeks and Romans were not taking them seriously. They were pretty upset about this. The [[Greeks]] and [[Romans]] seemed to tell them that even though they liked [[Jesus]], they really couldn't live a life like Jesus because this was a life for weaklings. So the [[apostles]] went to [[Jesus]], [[complaining]], and I would like to [[read]] what [[Jesus]] told them, the beginning of what he told them. Somehow it seemed to strike a [[chord]] with me because, to me, it is what we're going through right now. It says "I have come into this world to [[do the will of my Father]] and to reveal his loving [[character]] to all [[mankind]]. That, my brethren, is my [[mission]]. And this one thing I will do, regardless of the misunderstandings of my teachings by [[Jews]] or [[gentiles]] of this day or of another [[generation]]. But you should not overlook the [[fact]] that even [[divine]] [[love]] has its severe [[disciplines]]. A [[father]]'s [[love]] for his son oftentimes [[impels]] the father to restrain the unwise [[acts]] of his thoughtless offspring. The child does not always [[comprehend]] the [[wise]] and loving [[motives]] of the father's restraining [[discipline]]. But I [[declare]] to you that my Father in [[Paradise]] does rule a [[universe of universes]] by the compelling [[power]] of his [[love]]. Love is the greatest of all [[spirit]] [[realities]]. [[Truth]] is a [[liberating]] [[revelation]], but [[love]] is the [[supreme]] [[relationship]]. And no matter what blunders your fellow men make in their world [[management]] of today, in an [[age]] to come the [[gospel]] which I [[declare]] to you will rule this very world. The [[ultimate]] [[goal]] of human [[progress]] is the [[reverent]] [[recognition]] of the fatherhood of God and the loving [[materialization]] of the brotherhood of man."([[143:1 Preaching At Archelais|143:1.4]])

Q. Welmek, I took the paper "[[Paper 143 - Going Through Samaria|Going Through Samaria]]". [[Jesus]] and the [[apostles]] left [[Jerusalem]] and headed for [[Samaria]]; and the apostles were having a hard time with this because they had [[prejudice]] against the [[Samaritans]]. They were beginning to [[work]] that out, and then they went on to a couple of [[cities]] where they were addressing [[Greeks]] and [[Romans]]. The Greeks and Romans were not taking them seriously. They were pretty upset about this. The [[Greeks]] and [[Romans]] seemed to tell them that even though they liked [[Jesus]], they really couldn't live a life like Jesus because this was a life for weaklings. So the [[apostles]] went to [[Jesus]], [[complaining]], and I would like to [[read]] what [[Jesus]] told them, the beginning of what he told them. Somehow it seemed to strike a [[chord]] with me because, to me, it is what we're going through right now. It says "I have come into this world to [[do the will of my Father]] and to reveal his loving [[character]] to all [[mankind]]. That, my brethren, is my [[mission]]. And this one thing I will do, regardless of the misunderstandings of my teachings by [[Jews]] or [[gentiles]] of this day or of another [[generation]]. But you should not overlook the [[fact]] that even [[divine]] [[love]] has its severe [[disciplines]]. A [[father]]'s [[love]] for his son oftentimes impels the father to restrain the unwise [[acts]] of his thoughtless offspring. The child does not always [[comprehend]] the [[wise]] and loving [[motives]] of the father's restraining [[discipline]]. But I [[declare]] to you that my Father in [[Paradise]] does rule a [[universe of universes]] by the compelling [[power]] of his [[love]]. Love is the greatest of all [[spirit]] [[realities]]. [[Truth]] is a [[liberating]] [[revelation]], but [[love]] is the [[supreme]] [[relationship]]. And no matter what blunders your fellow men make in their world [[management]] of today, in an [[age]] to come the [[gospel]] which I [[declare]] to you will rule this very world. The [[ultimate]] [[goal]] of human [[progress]] is the [[reverent]] [[recognition]] of the fatherhood of God and the loving [[materialization]] of the brotherhood of man."([[143:1 Preaching At Archelais|143:1.4]])

A. And so it is, as we who have [[volunteered]] to come here to help you to [[understand]] in your daily life, the [[meaning]] of what has just been [[read]]. [[Our Master]] clearly [[understood]] his [[purpose]] and his [[relationship]] to his Father. Now you are so charged to do the same. You can do it, and I have [[confidence]] in all of you that you will do it. It must take [[effort]], it must take [[practice]], it must take [[dedication]] on your part. Go forth each day with this [[thought]] in your [[mind]] about the [[fatherhood]] and the [[brotherhood]] as you have just heard, and soon your lives will be [[transformed]]. You will live a life [[dominated]] by [[love]], [[motivated]] by [[truth]]-[[sharing]] and a life as [[Jesus]] himself lived, where many sought him out and found [[comfort]] within his [[presence]].

A. And so it is, as we who have [[volunteered]] to come here to help you to [[understand]] in your daily life, the [[meaning]] of what has just been [[read]]. [[Our Master]] clearly [[understood]] his [[purpose]] and his [[relationship]] to his Father. Now you are so charged to do the same. You can do it, and I have [[confidence]] in all of you that you will do it. It must take [[effort]], it must take [[practice]], it must take [[dedication]] on your part. Go forth each day with this [[thought]] in your [[mind]] about the [[fatherhood]] and the [[brotherhood]] as you have just heard, and soon your lives will be [[transformed]]. You will live a life [[dominated]] by [[love]], [[motivated]] by [[truth]]-[[sharing]] and a life as [[Jesus]] himself lived, where many sought him out and found [[comfort]] within his [[presence]].

===='''''[[Individual]]'''''====

===='''''[[Individual]]'''''====

Q. Welmek, I was [[studying]] the paper on " [[Paper 5 - God's Relation to the Individual|God's Relation to the Individual]]" and the [[theme]] of that paper I also enjoy in many of the other papers throughout [[the book]]; but this seemed to be more [[focused]] in one direction than any place, very similar to what Karla had mentioned before that with her [[recognition]] of the [[religions]] of the world that [[God]] is not far off, but has done everything in His [[power]] to make His [[love]] [[personal]] through His [[Adjuster]] and through the [[communion]] with [[Michael]]. It's a [[personal]] [[relationship]]; and through the everyday affairs that are governed by the [[personalities]] of the [[Infinite Spirit]]. It's very comforting to have such a vast [[ministry]] with yours added, to enrich our lives and give us a sense of [[direction]] and guide us in the [[paths]] of [[service]].

Q. Welmek, I was [[studying]] the paper on " [[Paper 5 - God's Relation to the Individual|God's Relation to the Individual]]" and the [[theme]] of that paper I also enjoy in many of the other papers throughout [[the book]]; but this seemed to be more [[focused]] in one direction than any place, very similar to what Karla had mentioned before that with her [[recognition]] of the [[religions]] of the world that [[God]] is not far off, but has done everything in His [[power]] to make His [[love]] [[personal]] through His [[Adjuster]] and through the [[communion]] with [[Michael]]. It's a [[personal]] [[relationship]]; and through the everyday affairs that are governed by the [[personalities]] of the [[Infinite Spirit]]. It's very comforting to have such a vast [[ministry]] with yours added, to enrich our lives and give us a sense of [[direction]] and guide us in the [[paths]] of [[service]].