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The next day, Thursday, was an entirely [[different]] story. I had a [[difficult]] time getting the subject of the lessons they were trying to give me. After awhile, I finally got it as ''Nearness To God''. They told me to [[relax]], don't tense up when they start to give me the subject they are going to [[talk]] about. They wanted to remind me that the [[Adjuster]] is [[God]]. He is as near to me as He could possibly be. No way off somewhere looking down on the [[action]] from afar. They suggested that I [[consciously]] acknowledge the [[reality]] of [[the Father]]'s [[presence]] and get used to talking to Him as much as possible. They said to keep up the 1,2,3 assignment throughout the day because it was a very good [[practice]]. I asked them why more people do not make greater [[progress]] during their mortal lifetime. They replied, "Most do not have a [[good]] enough road map. While much [[progress]] is made almost made [[unconsciously]], it helps to entertain specific [[ideas]] and [[thoughts]] which will [[facilitate]] [[spiritual]] [[progress]]." They said my early [[training]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_science Christian Science], and the [[Urantia Book]] now, had helped me greatly in forming the proper [[context]] in which to [[work]] out my [[salvation]] for spiritual [[progress]]. They said they were delighted with the progress I had made and looked forward to a rewarding [[relationship]] in the [[future]]. They said, "You are no longer [[ashamed]] to be in our [[presence]]. That is a great step forward and a [[wonderful]] [[development]]."

The next day, Thursday, was an entirely [[different]] story. I had a [[difficult]] time getting the subject of the lessons they were trying to give me. After awhile, I finally got it as ''Nearness To God''. They told me to [[relax]], don't tense up when they start to give me the subject they are going to [[talk]] about. They wanted to remind me that the [[Adjuster]] is [[God]]. He is as near to me as He could possibly be. No way off somewhere looking down on the [[action]] from afar. They suggested that I [[consciously]] acknowledge the [[reality]] of [[the Father]]'s [[presence]] and get used to talking to Him as much as possible. They said to keep up the 1,2,3 assignment throughout the day because it was a very good [[practice]]. I asked them why more people do not make greater [[progress]] during their mortal lifetime. They replied, "Most do not have a [[good]] enough road map. While much [[progress]] is made almost made [[unconsciously]], it helps to entertain specific [[ideas]] and [[thoughts]] which will [[facilitate]] [[spiritual]] [[progress]]." They said my early [[training]] in [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christian_science Christian Science], and the [[Urantia Book]] now, had helped me greatly in forming the proper [[context]] in which to [[work]] out my [[salvation]] for spiritual [[progress]]. They said they were delighted with the progress I had made and looked forward to a rewarding [[relationship]] in the [[future]]. They said, "You are no longer [[ashamed]] to be in our [[presence]]. That is a great step forward and a [[wonderful]] [[development]]."

When I first read the [[Category:Woods Cross TeaM|Utah papers]] and heard Vincent's tape of one of their [[meetings]], the real possibility of actual [[contact]] with [[spiritual]] [[beings]] was presented to me, I found myself [[feeling]] like someone who had been caught asleep at the switch, someone who had been negligent in the [[performance]] of his [[duties]], and I was quite uncomfortable about it. It was only after [[reading]] one of the [[Category:Woods Cross TeaM|Utah papers]] for the second time, where we are instructed to give up [[feelings]] of un[[worthiness]] because of not living up to an [[ideal]] [[standard]] that we have set for ourselves, that I began to feel more comfortable with the [[idea]] of actually facing [[spiritual]] [[beings]].

When I first read the [[Woods Cross TeaM|Utah papers]] and heard Vincent's tape of one of their [[meetings]], the real possibility of actual [[contact]] with [[spiritual]] [[beings]] was presented to me, I found myself [[feeling]] like someone who had been caught asleep at the switch, someone who had been negligent in the [[performance]] of his [[duties]], and I was quite uncomfortable about it. It was only after [[reading]] one of the [[Woods Cross TeaM|Utah papers]] for the second time, where we are instructed to give up [[feelings]] of un[[worthiness]] because of not living up to an [[ideal]] [[standard]] that we have set for ourselves, that I began to feel more comfortable with the [[idea]] of actually facing [[spiritual]] [[beings]].

Things went downhill after I got to [[work]]. I had an enormous, unreasonable amount of [[work]] to do and I was not happy about it at all. The subject first presented on the way to Madison was [[attitude]] [[adjustment]]. The gist of it was then we come up against an inability to [[believe]] in something, our [[intellect]] says we ought to, but we cannot do so, and it becomes a stumbling block.

Things went downhill after I got to [[work]]. I had an enormous, unreasonable amount of [[work]] to do and I was not happy about it at all. The subject first presented on the way to Madison was [[attitude]] [[adjustment]]. The gist of it was then we come up against an inability to [[believe]] in something, our [[intellect]] says we ought to, but we cannot do so, and it becomes a stumbling block.