12/1/2002

Ham: Greetings my children, I am Ham and I welcome you here this
evening.
Tonight, let us discuss being willing laborers for the Father’s kingdom.

The Father asks not for material accomplishment. Rather, does he ask for
spiritual
work and labor. This spiritual realm is difficult for humans to be
completely
immersed in. So much of your lives are materially based or at best
spiritually tinged
material.

The material world is where the action seems to be. In this realm, you
can create
works which have material substance. You can build structures, or amass
fortunes
that seem to have a lasting value and influence. But look again. What is
lasting in
human experience? The only thing lasting is spiritual progress. What you
gain in
the spirit is never lost, squandered, or stolen and what you contribute
to the
spiritual stream that comprises humanities collective consciousness,
this
contribution, this elevation of spiritual sensitivity, this augmentation
of morality and
value, this is not lost but becomes a permanent part of the progress of
your world.

Buildings crumble, empires are made and lost, fortunes are squandered,
but
spiritual progress remains. As you live your lives pursuing goals of the
spirit, so do
you advance all of humanity by that measure that you can attain for
yourself.

The life of the Master opened up the way for all humanity and each of
you as you
follow widen that way because your contribution to the spiritual economy
of the
planet is unique. No one else can make your contribution.

As you progress in the spirit, you bring into your lives truth and an
increased
responsiveness to all truth. You incorporate beauty and an increased
sensitivity to
all things beautiful. And lastly you incorporate goodness and as you
become good
yourselves you show through an increased becoming of that which is value
the way
to true morality and effortless dignity.

The overall spiritual state of your world is impacted as each human
being opens up
his or her own unique pathway following the trail blazer, the Master. As
you become
those things that you seek, then you can give them to others. You cannot
dissect
morality explaining it in all its ethical manifestations in order to
pass it to another
generation. This does not work. Morality is passed on only through
living examples.
Spirituality as well remains and is passed on only through your lives as
you live
them.

The spiritual world is not like the world of the mind. The mind can
reproduce ideas
and these ideas can be absorbed by others in that fashion. But the
spiritual life can
only be experienced by the whole personality. Mentally, physically, and
spiritually
there is no separation, all are one.

The spiritual way can only be shown by the actual walking of that way.
You cannot
explain spiritual growth, you must experience it, be an example of it,
and live it
completely with a whole hearted determination. The spiritual life cannot
be
separated for other aspects of living. It must color, change, and
transform all
aspects of life.



As you grow in the spirit, you are literally opening a spiritual
pathway, a way which
others can join or benefit from because this spiritual progress impacts
all spirit, it
opens things for every single person coming behind you. The beauty of
the
Father’s plan is such that all spiritual progress benefits not just the
one but also the
whole. Once you in your life have opened up that way it will never be
closed again.

In your text there is said that each person contributes to the growth of
the Supreme
Being and each person’s contribution is unique and personal. To put it
another
way, think of your world as being covered by a tent and as you grow you
raise that
tent or your section of it a little higher and that tent is a tent of
light and as you
raise your section that light streams down around you touching all those
below.

There is no way to teach growth. You must live it, experience it, and
become it.
Your churches have tried for centuries to teach morality, to teach
spiritual thinking,
but all of this falls way short. The most it can do is point a
direction, but it cannot
give you the feet and the will to walk it.

Each person must make their own decisions to incorporate more and more
that
which is purely spirit into your lives. As you do this, the things which
are material will
come into perspective and you will see their smallness compare with the
great work
of the spirit.

Every person must heed their own inner calling, that voice of the spirit
which
prompts and leads and guides. For each person has a unique pathway to
God, but
as you live your lives in the spirit, that drawing power of the spirit
is enhanced for
those around you in so far as you are an inspiring example of someone
who lives
the ennobling and thrilling life of the spiritual quest.

Dedication to the spirit, total sincerity in your questing, and complete
honesty with
yourselves and the treacheries and pitfalls of life, these are the
things which do
change the world. You are each quiet ambassadors of a new and better
world. You
have each seen this world, visited there, and know for certain of its
existence.

The Father’s way is not to beat drums from rooftops. Rather, the
Father’s way is
quiet, steady, constant, spiritual progress in the lives of each one of
his believers.

Be at peace my children as you toil and strive in the world for truly
you are lighting
the way for others. You are with your entire being lighting the way and
this is a
great privilege and honor to be allowed this mercy.

Think through these things. Have your spiritual feet on the ground. Do
not have
any fear or anxiety for the way opens before you by the measure of your
dedication
to it. Loving consecration to the Father and his will is all that is
required. Beyond
that, you must have faith and walk in the way that is open to you with
faith and trust.

What are your questions?

Q: When we started this, we talked about each of us having tasks to do
for the
mission. Can you relate that idea to what you talked about this evening?

Ham: Certainly. It is understood that human beings want to do something
even
more than they want to be something and in that doing there is a measure
of
becoming. In this mission, there are many requirements and among them
are what
we have termed tasks. These assignments or requests are designed to help
you
fulfill your spiritual goals and also to help you learn to help others.
Each person has
gifts or talents that are unique and so each person contributes to the
whole by
using these gifts and talents. Not everyone must be another Simon Peter
or
another Paul. No. We are building in the spirit. We are building
spiritually motivated
and spiritually oriented human beings. You each contribute to the
spiritual growth
of the world as a whole and as you do this, as you grow in the spirit
you become
more adept at giving of the spirit. Each of you do your giving in a
unique way. You
do it through your gifts, through your training, through your very lives
as you live
them. Human beings want to be given the big jobs of saving humanity. The
job of
savior is taken. But, you can each utilize what you have where you are
to make
your contribution to the Supreme Being and raise the spiritual level for
all people.
Human beings are not content with the role of student, but want to
immediately be
teachers and disseminators of spiritual wisdom. Some of you will find
that path
intersecting with yours. But most of you should continue in the humble
way of
walking with God uniquely, individually, and sincerely. The world is
filled with
teachers. Everyone wants to teach someone else something. What is
required are
living examples of real spiritual growth for this is real, this is
actual spiritual
movement not talking about spiritual movement. The teachers when they do
their
jobs best teach by example. It is not so much that the students want to
know what
the teacher knows, the students want to be like their teacher. This is
what lasts, this
is what changes reality.

Q: If we progress the planet by raising the roof of the tent one step at
a time, then
why aren’t there more people being trained like us?

Ham: We don’t need very many. The teachers are part of the overall
spiritual plan
but we are not the entire plan. Each of our students are part of the
plan, but not the
entire plan. Also, spiritual training of this sort can be somewhat
destabilizing for
some people. It is not so easy to work with human beings on these levels
and have
them remain steady, calm, and balanced in their thinking. Many people
have come
close to the mission and become somewhat imbalanced to the point of
adopting a
messianic complex or losing mental balance in some way. Then the harsh
realities
of life come to bare and the disillusionment causes many more to fall
away from the
teaching. We feel that the stable core groups which continue meeting
humbly
absorbing the teachings and seeking spiritual growth in a balanced and
sane
manner, these few will be as mustard seeds in the world growing and
impacting in
many unseen ways. What you see with your material eyes is not so
important as
what happens in the spiritual realms. We foresee this steady and
constant difficult
human and divine way as having far reaching impact, not through mass
movements, not through human organization, but strictly through
spiritual channels
which are unseen. This you must each grasp with faith. Your lives impact
much
more than you can possibly understand.

Q: Ham, may I have a personal message please?

Ham: Certainly my son. My son, you do well. You are a person of great
potential.
Your abilities and strengths are many. In some ways, you are afraid of
your real
strengths and you work around them rather than with them. Be unafraid of
who you
are. Embrace your true self with complete openness. Admit your
weaknesses but
also admit your strengths. All these things are known to the Father. As
you walk
toward him, you become more of him but also you become more of yourself.

Embrace this potential growing spirit. You are doing well.

Q:



Q: Do you have anything for Rebecca?

Ham: Yes, Rebecca, you do well. You are growing in the spirit and making
your way
in the world at the same time. These things are inseparable. Many people
keep
spirituality apart from their ordinary lives. But, you are very diligent
in your
integration of all of your life as a life of the spirit. You do very
well.



Q: Jarad?

Ham: Jarad, you also are integrating your life in the spirit and you are
grasping the
fact that spiritual growth must come first and all else follows behind.
Spiritual growth
is the key to all progress. It is that which integrates the personality
and all its
manifestations and functions. Spiritual growth makes a person more
whole, more
complete, less fragmented and scattered. Love God and continue walking
humbly
with him. Let him open doors which should open and close those which
should
close. Have perfect peace in all that you do.

Q: Do you have a personal message for Keri?

Ham: Certainly. My daughter, you do very well. Let go of your
preconceptions for
they limit your understanding of the world. Take in all that can be
absorbed,
meaning allow yourself to stretch into greater realms of the spirit. The
spiritual and
the human must integrate together even as the Master integrated his
humanity and
his divinity into one perfectly balanced human being. So must each
person do the
same. You cannot leave behind that which is human and become some kind
of
perfect spirit. The human and fallible and imperfect must integrate into
that which is
divine and perfect and complete in itself. This integration is a key to
spiritual
growth. You cannot leave behind that which is human but you can leave
behind the
past and walk forward into that which is and will be. Embrace yourself,
love yourself
but move forward not backward.

Q: Do you have a personal message for Charlie B?

Ham: Yes. My son, you are progressing very well. You are someone who is
very
self-critical and this you must work to soften. Embrace yourself and
forgive yourself
as you would another person. Intellectually you know you are worthy of
the Father’s
love, but experientially you tend to block his love by resorting to
self-criticism. The
Father loves you just as you are today. He does not require you to be
the perfect
son. The Father loves his children and all of their imperfections. He
loves the way
you struggle toward him like a child taking his first steps. All these
things are
precious in the Father’s sight. Accept yourself and his love.

Q: I would greatly appreciate any feedback you have for me this week?

Ham: Yes my son, you do very well. Be at peace in all you do. You are
also a
person who retreats from the Father’s love in self-criticism. There is
something
within you that is a little afraid of being completely loved and
completely accepted.
You hold it as more of a goal than something that is right now. But you
also must
come to accept the Father’s love now, not in the future when you are
more perfect.
not in the future at all but now. It would be helpful for all of you to
pray that you
might accept the Father’s love more fully into your hearts. Reach out
for his help in
these matters and his help will be forthcoming. Keep your prayers
simple. Father,
help me to accept your love more and more into my heart and my life.
Help me to
accept your loving hand both in correction and in acceptance of your
gifts. Help me
to put aside my small thinking so that my mind will be open to receiving
your
guidance. These are the kinds of prayers which greatly aid in spiritual
progress.
Ask and you will receive.

I understand next week is postponed, that is my lesson will be postponed
to the
following week and we should meet again on the 15th. My prayers, my
love, my
good wishes are with you each one always. I have full faith that you
each will