Vol. 2. Issue 1.        January 2002

When Allene and I discussed the topic of new beginnings, trying to feel inspiration in what to include in this issue, I confessed, “I just don’t feel like starting over! I’m tired of making new starts!” Allene didn’t laugh. She agreed with me! We know how difficult it can be to pick yourself up when you aren’t motivated. We commiserated with people who were hit hard by the travesties of September 11th. In the face of it all, we decided we’d give some thought to starting over when you don’t feel like it. It was then that we began to see all manner of inspiration, some of which we will share with you in this issue of the TeaM Edition.

Our last issue ended with Abraham encouraging us to “Forget not to take time every day to be with Father to regenerate energy, faith and strength. Forget not to allow Father to tend to you.” Knowing our needs, anticipating some of us would be weary of starting over, Teacher Abraham insisted, “My friends, this is the realness. This is what we have been working toward. Mystical thinking cannot save us now.” All right then, if we are going to step over “pie in the sky” and get on with the business of Correcting Time, let’s look at the realness of work Michael would have us do. We will begin this issue with another of Abraham’s lessons, this one taken from Woods Cross, Utah, December 10, 2001:

TEACHER ABRAHAM: I am Abraham. I am sorry for the delay. I cannot be heard until I am really listened for. There needs to be an allowance, so to speak, a decline in personal will, a type of indifference, if you will. The busier the mind, the more difficult it is to make contact.

For the next few lessons I would like us to focus on “the reality of being human”. I would us like to find the true spirit of being mortal. Not only are we always in a state of experiencing, we are also always in a state of constant striving. I would ask you for what are you striving?

So many individuals, when they are very young constantly strive to become older and more mature because that seems to come with certain benefits. There is a time however in childhood that the child delights in just being a child, in just being shown. For the child it is not about the struggle of striving, but about adventure and the wonder of everyday living.

As mortals mature they sometimes make effort towards pushing back time, dreading the inevitability's that are to come with time - with that thought, follows that energy. The sense of adventure and desire to only be shown the wonders in everyday living is practically lost.

On worlds settled in Light and Life each stage of mortal life is a celebration, yes, a right to passage. Each stage is filled with gratitude for the experience already gained and the experience to come. There is not labels attached with maturity. You are not growing older and becoming feeble and without ability to be shown, no. Being more mature on these settled worlds is not a higher seat in the Kingdom, as if one has earned seniority, no. There are not limits as you move towards the spirit world. The lines of age are blurred and insignificant. These individuals are in somewhat of a state of continual striving, but that striving is in an attitude of wanting to be shown, enjoying that anticipation and discovery that the next stage of life will bring.

How precious it is to watch these older individuals minister to the younger individuals in an attitude of excitement and inspiration, not an attitude of superiority or seniority that says, "I have been there, done that." There is always one hand reaching forward to be helped up, while the other hand is back pulling up their fellows.

This society is so accustomed to moving into new life stages with foreboding, as if their best days are behind them, and that is exactly what they get. Their spirit is stifled and in a fearful state. Mortals become used to being on guard all times so that nothing surprises them, nothing hurts them, but also practically nothing makes them happy.

How easy it is to move from an unpleasant, although educational, ordeal with an attitude of "I survived that. What is next?" There is no internal celebration and joy for the new-found learning. There seems to be only dread for its reoccurrence. There is not gratitude for the new tools gained, but more insulation as protection. While the insulation may guard you against pain, it also keeps you from that awesome state of wonder and anticipation of adventure.

As I think back to my life in the flesh, I wish I had more courageously faced those mortal inevitabilities. I wish I would have felt every aspect of emotion, instead of protecting myself. To know the fulfillment of a quenched thirst, you must travel through the desert. To have real spiritual joy, you must define your mortal experiences through a spiritual perspective.

Just as we had difficulty in beginning our lesson this evening, it is all the more difficult to be in touch with that Father-fragment when you are in a state of self-guarding or preoccupied with trivial things. Stillness practice is keeping those lines of communication open. Without this practice it becomes somewhat difficult to be spirit led. A few moments of silence every day increases trust in Father and you feel protected; you feel watched over and cared for. You need not build your own wall of protection that keeps away pain, as well as happiness.

This week journal what you hope to accomplish in this mortal life. What are you striving for? What is consuming your energy? Find a few minutes every day to be quiet, to allow, to rebuild trust and faith. What stage of this mortal life are you at now? What have you learned? What is there to feel that anticipation of adventure for the next stage? Can you be that child who puts not so much effort into the striving, but just open to being shown?

With that I will bid you farewell. I give you each my ever growing love and would have you know anytime you should need me I would be available. Peace be with you. Until next week, shalom.

* * * Here is a lesson from “TEACHER OLFANA on Hopefulness” that seems appropriate to insert here. At the Half Moon Bay, CA Teaching Mission Group on October 15, 1993,

TEACHER OLFANA: Hopefulness is a condition of the heart and mind combined in trust that God’s Love inhabits the plans of your life. Hopeful actions are those done in trust that God’s Will envelops the outcome of your efforts. Hopefulness is a state of mind which can be conveyed to others by encouraging their increased perception of the benevolent, tender supervision of our lives by those who serve Deity. Such trust springs from the innocent and sure faith we have in God’s Love for us. Being deserving of this Love, we develop expectations of its evidence in our lives.

Demolished hopes are those which have fallen prey to the belief in our unworthiness for such Love from the Father. Efforts on your part to encourage this sense of innocent trust in God’s Love help create the environment for such innocence to thrive or grow, unobstructed by cynicism, doubt, and harsh perceptions of life’s struggles. “Hope Reigns Supreme” is a statement which conveys much truth. For, indeed, hope is the crowning gem worn by the Supreme Being in the evolving display of mortal efforts to know and understand God.

Let your thoughts turn hopeful with intention! Allow all possibilities for God’s benevolence and beneficence to flow throughout the experiences of your life. Trust that there is a protective design to the natural outworking of events. Strive to perceive the good that occurs, and remain hopeful of all which has not yet been experienced. Allow for the possibility that angels work with you as you strive to do what you consider to be rightful actions. Trust that your decisions, your choices, can be made with the loving input of the Thought Adjuster. These perceptions create a frame of mind which we identify as hopeful. It identifies you as one who perceives yourself as a valued Child of God. This is sufficient effort on your part to then allow the workings of other celestial beings in your life. We thank you for your attention to this lesson.
(For more lessons from Teacher Olfana, visit the Half Moon Bay website at http://www.hmbtm.com)

TEACHER HAM
on
“Starting Over”
September 30, 2001 Nashville Teacher Base

Greetings, children, I am Ham and I am glad that you have come this evening. Tonight, we shall discuss starting over.

Life is filled with those tragedies, impediments, and disappointments that require stepping back, a period of reassessment and regrouping, and then the gradual resolution to begin again. Sometimes, you can have the over-whelming desire to give up, to lay down and quit, to even stop living. And my advice, when you come to this point is to simply wait and rest. It is not necessary to be constantly active. Often times, the mind is exhausted, and requires a period of rest which may eventually incorporate reflection, but this is a necessary process which will eventually enable you to face the harsh realities of starting over.

And, really, you do not start at the same place you were. You are wiser, you are more softened and at the same time steeled by your pain. You may have been through that valley of the shadow of death very much alone, very frightened, and yet, look ahead and there is sun upon the horizon. A new life is waiting. It takes only the will to reach out to grasp it. Do not force this upon yourselves, but rather allow yourselves to become ready. Life requires nothing but to live. Human beings pile requirements upon each other and upon them-selves, but there are times when it is enough to live through the day.

Courage comes in many ways. Sometimes the most courageous among you shows more courage in simply living through one day than going through battle, and the many things which you may think of as real courage. Know that the Father is with you through all these things. The Father knows all of your feelings, all of your guilt, your suffering, all of the regrets. He knows all these things and will carry them for you as you live through your days.

Many times, we have spoken of life being difficult and even seemingly cruel. But look again, and see how the injustice and the seeming cruelty in the world resolves eventually into goodness. The Father does not allow evil to stand. With the help of his children, the Father works to resolve all evil and seeming evil into goodness.

You my children, have each lived through many difficult, sad, and almost unbearable times. You have felt the depths of human sorrow and, yes, have indulged in those feelings of being sorry for your self, and this is okay. As you grow in the spirit, you understand that the most devastating losses, the most severe setbacks in life, are not really the disasters they seem at the time.

There is much transition now in your world. You are living through difficult and yet exciting historic times. Times of transition are very often those times of starting over. Time when your adjustment is so great that it requires a complete rethinking or new understanding of your situation and perhaps a renewed commitment to living the righteous life that the Father desires. You have, within your hearts, a direct connection to the Master's spirit, also known as the Comforter, but human beings have trouble with their overwhelming emotions and it is hard to quiet the mind and the soul to receive this comfort. This is understood. But you must all know that when you are ready, when you can open your hearts to this comfort like a little child opens its arms to a parent, that that comfort will flood into your soul and renew your confidence, renew your spirit.

Sometimes, life becomes so difficult that your confidence is shaken, your belief in yourselves is undermined or maybe this was there already, planted from childhood. But, my children, if you cannot have confidence in yourselves, have confidence in he who made you. Have confidence that his work is not done in vain. If you cannot feel value in yourselves, trust that the Father places his highest value upon you and he sees you as many- faceted jewels, the most precious things upon this earth. If you cannot see this with your own eyes,
trade those eyes for his.

It is said that love bears all things and endures all things. When things are so difficult that you cannot bear them, let the love of the Father bear them for you. You do not live your lives as autonomous little minds in fragile little bodies. You are connected to all the power in the universe. Never are you alone. Learn to receive his comfort. Learn to start over how ever many times it is required. Learn to be patient with yourselves and to allow yourselves rest and healing and comfort. Learn to be a help to each other, to let the Father's love flow from your heart to another and to give comfort and healing in your love.

The apostles were not super men. They were simply men who learned to love. This is required again of you in this life. Acquire that habit of love and then bear all things and endure all things with this love.”

 

A Seasonal Message from Jesus

My Children. As you contemplate this our world on the anniversary of My Birth, do not let your spirits grieve. Our world has always chosen the dark path, instead of the path of Light that the Father desired for His Children.

Remember that all is in My care and control and I alone will decide the outcome of all things, and I say unto you that I will not allow the present path to continue always, but will call an end to greed and the woes that singe the spirits of My children.

Prepare yourselves, My children, to welcome the Lord of Love and Light, who will heal all wounds and straighten all paths, and correct all manner of things and thus we will reclaim the planet for our Father.

I say unto you Rejoice! Rejoice that you are Mine and I am yours, for therein lies all Peace. All is well!

Avis Nicholas, Sarasota Florida

 

K A L E I D O S C O P E . . . Allene Vick, Associate Editor, TeaM Edition

I chose this title for the column because these days life seems like a kaleidoscope. At every turn so many changes in our lives, our world, our perspectives, and our learning. Working with Gerdean on TeaM Edition is a wonderful change for me. Feeling connected again to all of you in the Teaching Mission feels so good to me.

My friend, Ellen, and I were discussing the September 30, 2001, North Idaho TeaM transcript from Michael, Mother Spirit, Elyon and Lester before we meditated. During our meditation, my vision was of a huge and magnificent ship surrounded by light riding high in the water. Michael told us it didn’t matter whether we were busy at the oars, trimming the sails, working in the galley, rescuing those who wanted to come aboard, tending to their needs, or throwing our spiritual gems to those floundering in the sea around us, as we were all one harmonious crew on his ship with time for work and camaraderie. I found it interesting that he would use this metaphor, as in the last few years that Michael has been meeting with Ellen and me each week, he has often used analogies about ships and the waters in which we are sailing. As we discussed this, Michael told us it was time for a new metaphor. I have switched from the pastoral vision of Michael’s pastures and his lambs to the more active picture of his ship moving steadily forward full of much activity with all the crew working together in harmony with a united purpose of helping all those struggling in the seas around us. This issue of TeaM Edition is about new beginnings and this metaphor is a new beginning for me, and maybe you, too, will like this new metaphor and find it as energizing as I find it to be.

Talking of new beginnings brings to my mind the midwayers. As some of you may remember, I heard from the United Midwayers in 1994 and shared what they had to say in the TNN newsletter. I heard from them suddenly this spring when I was in stillness. It took me by surprise. They didn’t have much to say except that they are still waiting until things settle down with me. Thanks to the emails of George Barnard on the tml list, I started thinking more about the midwayers and often give thanks to them. Sometime this fall, I heard from a midwayer and asked what his name was and he said Him. It seemed a strange name to me, but I decided to just accept that was his name. I mentioned this to Gerdean and she later told me that Sarah, a midwayer that works with her, confirmed that his name was Hem and that he is the local midwayer in my area.

In the Sarasota group in 1992, we heard from VanEl, who we assumed was a midwayer although that was never confirmed. Gerdean told me that VanEl is a midwayer that she had been aware of before. VanEl was the one that was persistent in telling me that I should do my writing on a computer, which I greatly resisted as I love to write with a pen and paper, but I made that change. VanEl told me that it is easier to work with us with the computer than on paper, something to do with the equipment that I don’t pretend to understand, but it appears to be true. Sometimes when I have had problems with my computer, I have asked VanEl for help and he seems to be able to take care of the problem.

I share this information about the midwayers with you because I think we need to start paying more attention to our local cousins and become more conscious of their presence among us. I was pleased to read Machiventa’s message of December 22. It is good to know that the midwayer troops have been strategically placed “with Heads of State and Heads of Government.” We can focus our prayers on the receptivity of these individuals to the unseen help they are being offered. However, I believe it is important to remember that their activities are not limited to leaders of states and governments, but are available to assist all of us. They are as accessible to us as our teachers are - and much closer. I hope that this will be a year of new beginnings for us to reach out to the midwayers to learn more about them and how to work with them to help move our planet closer to Light and Life.

I want to thank Avis Nicholas for sharing her Christmas message with us and for the many messages she shared in the TR newsletter I used to do. Avis played a very key role in my new beginning in the Teaching Mission. I was introduced to the Teaching Mission almost 10 years ago by Chris Hart. She told me that there was a small group in Sarasota that had been getting messages from Michael and suggested that if I was interested in joining it, I should meet with Avis to see if she thought I would be an appropriate candidate for joining the group. That was a most fortuitous meeting with Chris and Avis and a real new beginning for me.

I hope in this new year we will be as successful as Chris and Avis were in introducing our brothers and sisters to the new beginnings that flow forth from The Urantia Book and the Teaching Mission. There are a lot of uncharted waters for us to sail forth in aboard Michael’s ship. With the loving and ever present help from Michael and his legions and Mother Spirit and her network, we can make great progress. We have much to do and an amazing and loving crew to help us on this journey of new beginnings.

Allene Vick, Associate Editor

 

“Riding the Stormy Seas”
as our world faces a momentous turning point
North Idaho Teaching Mission Group, September 30, 2001
T/R’s Mark, Jonathan and Ginny

MICHAEL: You so graciously welcome me into your circle. And it is indeed with the divine grace of the Father that we enjoy our relationship together. I would join you in our vessel as we man the oars and pull hard for the distant shore.

I have spoken to you of the rough seas and the harsh winds, and I have witnessed as these have recently buffeted you about and have been most pleased that, as my modern day apostles, each one of you was quick to regain your composure and to return to your spiritual seat and to once again take up the task f pulling at the oars together.

It is indeed an incredible miracle to witness material beings such as yourselves overcoming material obstacles so quickly and remaining in your spiritual perspective, to regain your composure and to be calmed by your spiritual relationships. You have been prepared and that is well; you have heeded the lessons; you have understood the teachings. Now your focus may be given to the forward momentum of the task at hand, regardless of the material surroundings and the transient weather patterns, which at times may seem overwhelming and at other times may provide you with peace and calm. You are coming to realize that these transient weather events are separate and aside from your overall function and mission. [You are] gaining perspective to realize that these events are temporary and will pass quickly.

There are more storms on the horizon, as you are all aware. We have battened down the hatches; we have set our compass, and we are of one accord that we are progressing steadfastly regardless of the seas and the winds. It is a foregone conclusion that such a spirit-filled vessel has only one final destination and one certainty of passage. We must simply take the steps necessary to propel ourselves, to move ourselves forward, that we may function in all varieties of circumstances.

Adversity seems not so intense when we are firmly seated in our spiritual seats, and we are willing to keep the momentum up, eager to see this passage completed and we are of firm belief that our journey is one of certainty. Others around us may flounder and call out as their vessels tip and sway as they encounter uncertainty in their passage. They may even jump ship. But our vessel is sturdy; our way is sure. Our compass points ever forward.

We may find in our journey that we may be of assistance toa great many along the way, drawing them up and into our vessel to become part of our crew. This is the opportunity we have before us, and all I see are eager to raise the sails and make some progress in this journey. I assure you that I will be there with you. Indeed, I will pull the oars with you. I will take a turn at each of your seats and give you rest and the comfort that you require, and together we most certainly will have a magnificent voyage, likely to be filled with many encounters of an extreme nature. Nevertheless, if we maintain our spiritual center then we will not be knocked off course or unduly swayed by any of these temporal events.

I am most pleased to see my crew hard at the oars, eager faces ready for the next challenge, the next wave, the next strong wind, to see what is in them of any value. In this way we build our spiritual center with each event. It does not knock us down but rather builds us up, makes us stronger, provides us with wisdom and furthers deeper insights. Thus our trip log becomes our increased experiences providing us with a broader base for interpretation of reality. This is only attained by our efforts and by our move forward on this journey, and I look forward to crossing this expanse with you and working closely to navigate our vessel so as to maintain a true heading for the Father, for Light and Life on your world.

I withdraw to allow for others, but I never fully leave you. You know who I am.

MOTHER SPIRIT: I am the Divine Minister of Nebadon. I come to you today along with Michael to again assure you of the care, the love, of your creator. This planet child of mine is growing. Souls are seeking answers. The ground is fertile for revelation. Many around this sphere have received and understand truths that are necessary to be enacted in this immediate future.

You have witnessed how excitedly a young one will desire to enact what has been learned, that the comprehension of a possibility does not satisfy curiosity, does not bring complacency but stimulates involvement, engages one in action. All throughout our universe every attempt is made to encourage the twofold function of discovery followed by demonstration. Even we, your divine parents, undertake this same process.

All that is transpiring is for your good. All that you do for us you do for the well-being of your fellows as well. This is a time to be bold in your certainty, to stand firm, not only for the stability of your own faith, but for its recognizability by the searching eyes of others. Our family is huge. If you were to be in my position you would witness such a diversity that even one of divine origin finds overwhelmingly beautiful. Underlying our unique characters is our common spiritual fellowship. This I ask you to emphasize, to promote, to live.

Urantia faces a momentous turning point; the potential for an upstep on this world is great. This is the hour for wisdom; this is the hour to view your circumstances from an enlarged cosmic perspective. Michael applied all of his perspective of Havona in the establishment of Nebadon.

We have ourselves directly experienced the pain and the shock that you have likewise felt recently when Nebadon was rocked by rebellion several times. Each one of these occurrences transformed our region, upstepped it significantly because of the searching and the truthseeking that was undertaken by all influenced. No event will disturb one who genuinely seeks for truth. Any event will stimulate further searching and subsequent discovery. Foster in your fellows the ideal of the continual search for true reality, for everlasting goodness, and for ultimate beauty. This will reveal to you what appropriate actions can be taken to establish greater peace and harmony upon this world.

I embrace you. Take in with your arms of faith my presence. Ever and always are you in the care of our great Father on high.

ELYON: This is Elyon and I would take one moment to avail myself of the imagery provided to this TR and call you back to the boats for a few more minutes.

Your world, your civilization, is as the inhabitants on a small island. The tides are rising. As it becomes apparent that the storm and seas of adversity will overtake your world, it is a certainty that, in order to weather the storm, inhabitants of your world must rush to their vessels and make them ready to rise above this tide. You who have been engaged for some time in developing a spiritual center know that you go to your vessel which you have been preparing for some time and load your vessel with only things of spiritual import to make a sure and speedy passage. Many of your fellow inhabitants, when they get the feeling that they must take to the sea, drag their vessels out and,because they do not share a spiritual center, proceed to load their vessels with things worldly, things material, things important to them, things that comfort them.

As the seas rise and it is at first calm, you who have developed a spiritual center find it easy to pull at your oars and propel your vessel forward surely and certainly. Those who have overloaded their vessels with inordinate material possessions they cling to find that in the calm seas it is difficult to pull at the oars and make any progress. Likewise when the winds of change blow steadily and moderately you find that you are able to raise a sail on your vehicle and make use of moderate winds of change to propel you swiftly forward on your path. Those around you who have overloaded their vehicles find it much more difficult to make passage when their vessels are heavily laden and ride low in the seas.

Finally, as the storm that you have seen approaches on the horizon and you have taken your sail down and prepared it over your vessel so as to be ready for the onslaught of weather, those around you have been perhaps caught by surprise. They are vulnerable, exposed, subjected to the winds of adversity, the high seas of change. Under these conditions we, in our vessel, will see many who are attempting to make a similar voyage capsized, overturned, and otherwise suffering adversity. Many who encounter this will desire for a change of vessel, a new perspective. To be seated high in the water in a vessel of spiritual orientation will look appealing to them, and they will be ready to forgo and forget their vessels which now flounder and be drawn up by ones in a spirit vessel. Others will cling stubbornly to their vessels and literally will go down with their ship.

We have before us the tools necessary to make this passage, to complete our voyage, as we have had our training and importantly we have had our priorities structured for the loading and the preparation of our vessel. Therefore we seek to cast a lifeline out to all those along our journey who would seek it, who would ask for it. Thereby will we increase our crew and make shore on the far side with a great many more souls than we began our journey with. But our vessel rides high in the seas and can take the addition of many more passengers, many more souls, because they weigh nothing. They do not burden our vessel as material possessions do. We are certain of our passage because we have our compass of faith and we have our vessel of spirit. It is now up to us to simply survive the voyage. In so we will gain vast experience which will be helpful to us throughout our entire ascension journey.

Just some more imagery for you to play with about boats, tides, winds of change. Thank you for hearing my words today.

LESTER: This is Lester, swabbing decks. For those who have the advantage of climbing to the crow's nest and observing the far flung, wide open seas .... but as I am often wont to do, I would like to direct your attention to the galley. Relish the nutrients that are placed before you and sing a hearty song and quaff a beverage of your choice.

I give you my hearty hello and take my leave.
 

T H E   M I G H T Y   M I D W A Y E R S

Here is what one of the Teachers offered recently regarding the secondary midwayers who are, as you well know, the closest kin we have in the spiritual hierarchy, they being slightly above man and yet slightly below the angels. They are the permanent citizens of an evolving world until such time as the planet attains the status of Light and Life. Both the primary and secondary midwayers of Urantia have been here an inordinately long time, owing to the Lucifer rebellion and the Adamic default, so they are as interested in advancing our world as we are and have testified to having great joy at our having attained a level such that we can begin to work with them as we realize they are eager to work with us and as we perfect with them our communication techniques.

From the Spokane, Washington, Teacher Base, December 2001:

TEACHER TOMAS:

“Ladies and Gentlemen! “Welcome to the Big Top!”

We are going to be entertained today with the circus acts of celestial entertainers as personalities involved in your career as ascending sons and daughters having a human experience and discovering the delights of the array of skill, ability, and artistry which confronts you when you behold the sectors of the circus of cosmic characters in the kaleidoscope of evolving life.

And good afternoon, my dear pupils. I am Tomas, your teacher, in leave of my senses because of the frivolity of the season and the occasion to give you a gift of a new perspective. I know my gifts cannot compare to the gifts of the indwelling Adjuster, the Universal Father, the Master, our Creator. I know that my gifts to you are conditioned by your readiness to receive what you regard as already yours, that being a relationship with these realms of celestial helpers who infiltrate your lives now with conscious admittance to your presence.

I am a Teacher in the Teacher Corp, and these (my friends and I) are those who have begun the interlocutory procedure which begins your edification and which remains the foundation of our association with you. The Teacher Corp is established in your hearts, as it was intended in the beginning when Ham admonished you to “Understand this in your hearts.” Understanding in your heart is the reality range wherein we reside, where you can access our teachings and our tonal quality.

While the range of personality among your Teachers in this Teacher Corp are varied, and colored by individual Transmitter/receiver mind banks, even so we fall within a certain range of reality which you have come to appreciate and regard as reliable.

What you have not, perhaps, particularly appreciated are the many unknown teachers who have addressed other individuals and groupings of individuals subscribing to other philosophies or mental impressions, but which nonetheless are in keeping with the curriculum of the Melchizedek Universities for you and all ascendant sons and daughters throughout time and eternity, as they have perhaps another way of delivering their message or another approach to the Big Top than you have.

I reiterate then that those of you who have felt that the circus is all about the high wire and the trapeze act, are enlarged when you recognize there are animal acts as well, such as elephants and trained lions, not to mention acrobats on horses, monkeys on ponies, fire on hoops, clowns on balls, and all the fun and games that go into the circus.

I welcome today again, and this time for your continued enhancement of the delights inherent in your ticket to attend the Big Top, -- are the real workers, often behind the scenes, the midwayers who are the ones to encourage the timid, soothe the savage beasts, enliven the lazy, lose that which was evident and replace it with another approach, as if it were a magic trick, and who seldom are around to hear the applause or respond to the curtain calls that would be assured if it were made apparent to you how much of the action that you have happening in your head that appears to be an entertaining and enlightening experience, is only possible because of the efforts of the midwayers who make the connection between the realms, allowing for your eyes to see that which the universe would perform for your benefit.

The fact that these loyal midwayers are often called workers has a tendency to diminish them in the eyes of those who seem to feel that greatness is admissible at the top and will filter down as any hierarchy will, to the low rung on the ladder and then step off onto the bare soil of the material world of Urantia, giving them stature only a foot above ground! But I tell you, without their intercession, there would be little possibility of your seeing anything beyond your material realm.The language we use is provided by the midwayers. The auras that are available are affected because of the midwayers. The many seemingly miraculous events that are attributed to angels are almost always the work of the midwayers.

While they are only slightly ahead of you in terms of their creature existence, they are committed to their capacities and in their united will, their capacities have exponentially expanded to provide the service of ten times as many as they could be and provide before they set aside their common differences and assented to become a productive block of assistants in the process of perfection attainment.

The greatest thing that the midwayers have done is recognize that while they were virtually orphaned, abandoned, and left to fend for themself on a very confused and troubled world, were not willing that fact to be the limitation that conspired to reduce their effectiveness in their supreme desire to be of service to their Creator, Michael, who they were able to know and love in his sojourn here.

It remains a very viable truth that those who have known love do not want to return to the dungeon of “not love”. Those who have seen the light do not want to return to the bowels of darkness. They will go to any length to remain steadfast and let their light shine so that others will not slide back into the death of shadows, the tarpits of indecision.

Midwayers work so closely with the True Grit of human existence. They are shameless when it comes to reaching into the sins of humankind. They will go anywhere. There is no place in them for selectivity as far as who gets the cushier job. The only perks that exist in their ranks would be the opportunity to tell the story of those successes which were brought about on behalf of the soul of the mortal of the Adjuster’s indwelling who had sought the engagement of those who could minister to the needs of their mortal associate in order to lift them up from where they were to how they are now that they have been lifted because of the efforts of the humble midwayer.

You cannot realize how many times your life has been saved, altered, affected, protected, and gathered up from danger, mayhem, chaos, darkness and confusion because of the efforts of the midwayers. Inasmuch as they work so close to the earth, so “nitty gritty” with the real trenches of human experience, they tend to comport themself less formally than do we in the Teacher Corp who are - if not cerebral - at least asserting our way into the morontial realms of understanding, that high intellectual plane that abuts the spirit, that will give you a window into superconscious appreciation of reality, while your personal teachers are able to take what insight we have sparked within your mind, and through the approval of your indwelling Adjuster, unite with the heavenly helpers to bring about the material circumstances which will enable you to attempt to identify, try out and even master the practice of responding spiritually to a situation which once you reacted from a less helpful frame of reference.

There are those who find the midwayers to be crude or aggressive, lacking in graciousness or tact, but they have sat at my feet as you have, listening to the words of the Supernals, absorbing the lessons and applying themself to those value lessons that Melchizedek espouses and that Michael has sanctioned -- even while they, in many cases, have already been serving with God in these capacities for millennia.

But you will not recognize one from another as to who has the greater extent of experience, for they are united in their order of being so closely that they share all knowledge and enjoy their own humility as well as their own accomplishments.

And I will add that their constant prayer is -- while they pray to Michael and Mother Spirit for essentially the same things you look to your Parents for, they also pray -- for the ability to reconnect with you, their most near relations, in the work of uplifting humanity to a recognition of the realization of the reality of light and life. This is done in individuals one at a time. And that one-on-one effort is incessantly an Agenda item on their ever busy schedule of universe service.

The next act I want to share with you are the gracious artisans who may appear in the circus to be the beautiful women who balance themselves atop the prancing ponies, who look beautiful and poised while doing the most complex stunts. Artistry is making life look like it’s easy, and this is the art of living as well. While you know how difficult each life lesson has been, some moreso than others, the ultimate result is the beauty and grace that allows you to perform even the most difficult of assignments while maintaining your charm, your serenity, your balance and aptitude on your entertainment and edification for the success of the circus and for the reality of the Big Top.

Well, I don’t imagine that God has any objection to my referring to Him as the Barnum and Bailey of these experiences, any more than we would object to the personification of Santa Clause as that giver of gifts to good little boys and girls throughout the kingdom. There are days when fantasy and illusion are the greater reality, that provide the visions of sugar plums, the cinemascope and technicolor, the animation and musical delights that are a pageantry of life on holiday. Are there questions?

STUDENT: I think of my little domain at work and I think that if I knew that the midwayers and teachers and angels and Mother and Michael and everybody were standing there, if I sensed them…I don’t know. If we could see them, would we behave differently?

TOMAS: You ask, “If you could see them would you act differently?” Well, that’s a rhetorical question. I’ll give you an example of why. If you’re a single man and you have a good life and out of the blue you wonder, “If I had a wife, would it make any difference? Would I behave any differently?” Then you forget the question, and ten years later you recognize you have attained what you wondered once what it would be like to have. Are you any different? Well, yes and no. Do you treat your spouse any different now because she exists than you did in your mind before you knew her? And, are you in synch with each other or are you at odds incessantly? If you are not active in any relationship in some way, it will cease to have importance for you. This is the same of your relationship with midwayers. If you are not conscious of the association, you will forget it exists. It will lack reality. It is a vague, “Oh, yeah, uh-huh. I know they’re there.”

But let’s address it this way. Let’s say you have an active prayer life. And this prayer life has led you into circumstances in which you might serve, and let’s say it has brought you in contact with a family who has faith issues, health issues, financial issues, a family that would do well to embrace a greater reality, who would do well to invite the Master to be a part of their homelife. The extent that you can be of service to this family is going to depend upon how effective your prayers are and whether or not your prayers are registering in areas where something really can be done.

And when you put your heartfelt faith in a prayer that something will be done, and the Father wills that it is so, then certain things will be put into effect. And some of those may fall under the aegis of the angelic orders and thus the message comes down the line through the seraphim to the midwayers and they are given the go-ahead to act upon the prompts that have been established by their supervisors in response to the Father’s acquiescence that this may come about as a result of the good faith of all involved.

And so, what prayer was it? What solution is it? Only the Father knows, of course, but it might mean a difference in a diet. It might mean a difference in employment. It might mean the difference of a bad association spoiling useful habits and whatever it is that is impacting this family that you have in the heart of your prayers can be touched because of the nature of the prayer and the sure response of the midwayers who are acting in good faith of their guidance.

And so in truth you can indeed look for them and even see them, for while you may not see them with your physical eye, you will recognize their work when the family you have prayed for is able to convey to you a new development in their life that is a clear indication of intervention that was brought about as a result of the efforts of the midwayers. It may be a wrong number; it may be a black cat crossing the street that prompted the child to take a left turn instead of a right turn; it may be that a visiting Aunt Nelda from Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is able to take the guest room that was the haven of the associate that was bringing negativity into the home; it matters not. But if you look for the effects of the midwayers, they will be apparent. But if you don’t do something, you will not see the results. Why should they arbitrarily inform you of what they do on behalf of the Father if you aren’t interested? You see?
STUDENT: It’s a relationship.

TOMAS: It’s a relationship, yes, and it’s all a massive, living organism. The more you involve yourself in the pulse of life, whether that life is in the material realm or in the spiritual realm, matters little if your heart is in the right place, if you have a legitimate and loving concern for your fellowman, and that is a result of your relationship with your Heavenly Father. That’s just the way it works. A self-absorbed life may not have the proof of midwayer existence that the mortal’s mind would like to have, but what has it done to activate that reality? Indeed it is relationship.

Even your own relationship with life is proof of the involvement of the celestials if you allow them their credit. It’s easy to say, “Thanks to God” but it’s interesting to assign aspects of God to the personalities that are assigned to work in those specific realms. God extends himself by giving others work to do on behalf of the creation, and so you can assign accolades to associates throughout the far-flung universe who have had a hand in the enlivening of life as you know it and as it reveals itself in your arena.

They are your certain ticket to involvement. Through them you will be encouraged to run risks, take a chance, do something different, get involved, break a habit, try a new routine, change your pattern, upstep your approach, alter your attitude, get your hands dirty, get your feet wet.

Be mindful that since we are working to reinstate the material world of Urantia as the celestial shrine of Michael of Nebadon, we will likely not rest until such time as this material orb is as exalted a plane of reality as can be forged out of a world of time and space; thus, the material realm and all its pertinent parts are going to be, in one way or another, addressed and embraced by the greater reality. Let’s call upon the midwayers to engage us effectively in the work that we need done, that the world needs done, that will indeed lead us into a brighter tomorrow, into one more new beginning - a happy new year.

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I unfurl my colors proudly,
having observed our erstwhile Creator
bring into existence
this ship that sails the seven seas of humanity
into the port of Paradise.

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MIDWAYERS CARE

In the event you have not yet been introduced to George Mathieu Barnard, I am including in our New Beginnings issue some of his work. George’s life experience has given him 40 years’ experience with the midwayers. He was not made aware of the Urantia Papers, which discuss their reality, until recently but he has been working with them none-the-less. He testifies that he has been instructed by them to document their existence so that humanity will become more mindful of their existence, so that we will be able to more consciously include them in our efforts to be of service, but I will let George’s experience speak for itself:

“To All,” he says, “This submission was often told, but has never been documented until now. Names have been changed, the events are factual.” - GMB

Midwayers Care

During my years of practice, there were two colleagues I used to frequently share case histories, therapies and analyses with, for to my judgment there probably is no greater responsibility one can accept than the care for "someone's mind gone off the rails". No stone must be left unturned in searching out the answers.

Veronah Miller-Juska

One of these colleagues was the Lithuanian-born Veronah Miller -- my devil's advocate -- who strongly believed the universe to be an accident, and the human mind to represent the ultimate, unexplored last dimension. Although Veronah came to use many of my visualization therapies, she pitied me for my proposing the results of my research work to be owed entirely to the assistance of my "Spirit Guardian Friends." I greatly missed Veronah when I moved my family, business, and clinic some five hundred miles to the north of our big city.

In her often critical and outspoken ways, she was perhaps a stabilizing influence in my work, for Veronah was all logic, memory, and continued further psych research, although zero intuition. She went by the book. Doggedly determined, she would never let go of any of her patients, until she had done all she could to cure whatever ailed them. Today, in her mid-seventies, wealthy and childless, this contributor continues to practice with great success. Veronah simply loves to help people of all kinds.

Natalie Delavalle

Natalie was the younger, and lesser qualified of these two, yet she took on some of the most difficult cases -- "outright disasters" -- not even Veronah would dare touch. There were instances when a mere glance at a new patient would give Natalie all the information she needed to accept, and begin to treat, the new patient.

In her well-appointed clinic, the counselor gave the appearance of a nineteen-sixty hippie with her strings of beads and crystals all over the place. But looks can be deceiving. This youngster was sharp. She was all feminine intuition, and she boldly relied on what so swiftly "filtered into her mind", and seemingly from nowhere. Natalie believed she might have studied her profession in countless previous incarnations. That belief gave her confidence -- her trust in her deep mind already having all the answers.

To my numerous requests to know if either of my colleagues was ever receiving assistance from the 1,111, I would never get an answer. I suspected that at least the younger of the two women would be receiving regular subliminal input, but I would never know.

Jean-Paul

Jean-Paul Delavalle was at least ten years older than Natalie. When I got to know the couple, the husband was designing and building homes. Approximately every six months he completed another custom-made residence of quality, having done all of the work by himself. Jean-Paul had become an architect/builder after having spent fifteen years in Australia's tropical north as a pest exterminator, where, according to this jovial man, "the termites are as big as silver dollars and can eat the legs clean off your bed in one night whilst you remain fast asleep".

But in those early days people weren't too fussed about wearing safety gear when spraying poisons to keep those insects at bay. Jean-Paul had ingested much of what was meant to kill the termites. The poison had built up in Jean-Paul's liver, and was now effecting his pancreas, which was no longer functioning properly. The Delavalles, too, had moved away -- some twelve hundred miles separating us. And Jean-Paul was going downhill fast.

You Must Go Back!

Jean-Paul was only drinking some fluid now and then. He had wasted away, and only regular morphine injections kept him free from pain. My family and I were lucky to still see our friend just eight days before he died, but we knew the dreaded telephone call would soon come. At least, we were granted the opportunity to say our good-byes.

One evening, as one of my youngsters was doing her homework in the clinic, whilst I updated some therapies, Natalie Jean came on the line. "George," she said, "Jean-Paul died just five minutes ago. and I can't go back into that room!"

"Go back," I told her. "He's still around. Go back, and tell him how much you love him. He needs you there."

She began to sob and cry, "Oh, God! Oh, God! I can't! I'm washed up, George. I haven't slept for days and days. I'm sick. I'm fatigued. I'm at risk! How can I live without my best mate?" She was dissolving in a flood of tears. Jean-Paul had long known he was dying, but in the last few hours there had been a heart-rending scene in his "prison room". He had been raving at her, and accusing her of serious misbehavior during their marriage. Natalie was utterly distraught.

"Go back into that room!" I told her bluntly. "Do as you're flipping well told, Natalie. Jean-Paul will try to come back to you, and he'll be very frightened if you're not there."

"Oh, God! I can't!" she cried. "He's dead! He stopped breathing!"

"Damned well do it, Woman!" I shouted at her. The line went dead.

"How Can You Say That, Daddy?"

The seventh grader at the end of my desk had overheard all of the conversation -- all of Natalie Jean's loud pleading and sorrow, and all of my stern words. Danielle looked shocked, ashen-faced, and quite undone. Her "Uncle Jean-Paul" was a great entertainer, and my children all loved that man, his jokes, stories and tricks. Hearing of his demise and hearing what I had blurted at his poor widow had been a double shock to her.

"How can you say that, Daddy?" the white-faced child demanded to know at last. There was a look of disgust on her face. Intuitively she moved away from me.

"I didn't really say it," I told her. "I was made to say it. I didn't even know, Danielle, but it was important, and it will happen. Truly." I was as shocked as was my child by that thoughtless outburst of mine. "Jean-Paul will try to come back to her, Kiddo."

The youngster nodded, but that disapproving look remained. There were Spirit Guardians in the clinic, in the homestead, in the family's cars. She knew. They had been around to talk with her when she was still a toddler, and until she was about six-and-a-half years old.

He Was So Peaceful!

During the following morning, Natalie came back on the line. Jean-Paul had indeed "come back to her," she told me. He had looked so serene, even healthy. They had spoken for an hour at least about the wonderful life they had together. Against all odds, Natalie, "the neglected girl most likely" at age fourteen, and Jean-Paul, the orphan boy so regularly beaten senseless by his stepfather, had cemented a wonderful, even enviable, relationship of many years. "See you later, Sweetheart," he had told her. Then he closed his eyes and slipped away.

"George, he saw your Spirit People!" Natalie told me. "And he was shown where he will be. It's a beautiful place! There's green grass, and rivers, and so many Angels! And, George, I would have missed all that if you hadn't told me to go back to him."

"Will you document it for me, Natalie?" I asked.

There was a lengthy silence, and then she said, "I don't think so. It was too private."

Often I am asked what it is Midwayers actually do. The short answer is; "They care for us."

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Copyright © George Mathieu Barnard 2001 -- The 11.11 Spirit Guardian Documents

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EDITOR’S
HIGH LIGHTS

A few years back, a social architect named Damalia pulled together a group of us who had professed an interest in publishing the good news, and assigned to us a secondary midwayer named Gorman. He is the best of friends. Last summer Sarah and Rachel joined us. These small excerpts from our “staff meetings” will give you an idea of what it’s like to work with these midwayer associates.

GORMAN: I’d like to sit and chat idly, if you will. I have a reputation, along with my midwayer fellows, of being a bit of a driving force, perhaps nipping at your heels. But in truth, it is your perception, based on your impression of our energy field. It is not that we are in such a hurry; as it is that we are not so dragged down by material density, so we can skim along a little lighter than you, and it is apparent that it’s a sensation you enjoy and intend to keep up with, even if it is impossible in your current material state to do so. Your motives are noted, apreciated, and invoke affection on our part as you might have for a dear younger brother or sister.

We have been around a long time and will be around a lot longer. You seem to have a great sense of injustice on our behalf. It isn’t necessary. I guess you could say that time is relative. We are not impatient. But we are eager. And we cannot and will not push faster than is righteously possible. This same thing is true for you, although you would choose to flit more gaily along the surface of the living water as a flat rock skimming across a pond, but it’s only for the joy of the movement, for there is great and deep satisfaction in simply allowing yourself to plop and fall gently to the bottom, knowing full well that the universe is unfolding as it should.

Your young ambitions are noteworthy, for your motives are on record as desiring to be movers and shakers on behalf of Michael, champions immersed in a desrie to bring His love into the hearts and minds of all His children who seem to sleep unknowing His precious touch. But like the bulbs that are planted in the earth, they will not stir until such time as the winter has passed and the spring sun pulls forth life from the soil. The same is true of the spirit. When the Father wills they advance, they will advance. Your contribution has been and always will be your own desire to draw closer and garner your sense of reality from that proximity to the throne of your King.

We also await a stirring and in due course it will commence in strength and valor. Be content until then, knowing you are in His loving care, in His hands. We have learned patience, if nothing else, in our seemingly long vigil on Urantia, but in truth the experience has been such that it is almost too short-lived. Savor every moment of life. Cherish each day for its essence, even if it is a renewed understanding of the human condition, in the longing that bides in the hearts of men who seek to know Him.

What workers you would be, you who see your worth by your product ~ you who gauge your value by how well you have invested your talents according to your standards! Give up your self- judgment and learn to ride the waves of His will upon your life. Let Him bring you the swells, the crests. Give Him credit for creating the tides that move you, ebbing and flowing, into your destiny. You cannot want for yourself more than He has in store for you at any given time. Trust in the over-care of Michael, our Creator, who was always mindful of His hour..

SECONDARY MIDWAYER SARAH: I have to say that my purpose is to advance the reality of this world such that it becomes settled in light and life, and how we undertake to augment that goal is variable in accordance with personal interest and ability. Even while much of our effort is purposive, most time on Urantia by Urantians is spent doing anything and everything opposite of our intent to advance in those matters and ways which will bring about a state of mind for all humanity which will exalt divinity and thus alter the approach to life on a material level.

Most people are still caught up in a material existence exclusively. That body of people comprises the whole of humanity from the very rich to the very poor, the very young and the very old, the very well and the very sick. The material life is all that is, in most cases. In many cases, even those, there is a sense of “perhaps there is a God.” Some truly hope there is one but don’t expect to find out until they die, and their fear of death is so great, they have no hurry to get there and have little thought as to how to prepare to greet the afterlife. Many who do have an understanding of the fact of life after death have it all wrong, and have no purpose in advancing material reality through spiritual methods at any rate.

This leaves the burden on a precious few. Thank God for these precious few, for we have been plodding along behind the scenes for so many centuries we have become numb. Now we have made contact. We have just nicely begun to have contact and there is so much to do. There is so much to do we have no idea where to begin. We, like you, have got to depend upon the guidance, direction, and inspiration of those above us. In our case, the condition is greatly alleviated by our ability to counsel with our primary midwayer associates and they have an advanced vantage point from ours; they are able to converse easily with the lower seraphic orders and it trickles down to us to take care of many of the things that we are given to do by the orders of angels and other spirit energies and morontia supervisors that we answer to. Many of these we never know personally, and as you know, many of us have rebelled for many, many years against any authority as a result of the Lucifer rebellion which rendered us virtual orphans in cosmic terms. It’s not quite like the blind leading the blind, but we have a tremendous row to hoe ahead, and as far as I am concerned, our purpose is to advance ~ not just to advance ~ but to advance spirit reality, for that is what will advance material reality, and that includes the mental and emotional state of mind and being of the inhabitants of this planet.

The opening of the circuits has been the single most gratifying experience since the presence of Jesus. The stature of “epochal” is well said, well put, for although there have been sterling individuals along the way, with incredibly creative and advanced Thought Adjusters who lit up our lives for a short while, there has not been such a flame as you few have provided since my parents left many, many eons ago.

I guess, without meaning to be disrespectful, I’d like to get on with things and get off the rock I can only respond to that which resonates in me as being something I can contribute to which will advance the purpose of my life as I see it. And that has long been and likely will continue to be the desire to accomplish my goal, my purpose, of seeing my planet of origin settled in light and life. That’s my assignment.

SECONDARY MIDWAYER RACHEL: Hi guys and gals. I’ve got to say at the outset that my hat is off to you who are trying to make a go of life at all, and to advance life is a very real undertaking, given your circumstances, and even with all the help provided, you still have a steep incline to traverse. What a challenge for you all. As they say, “Such a life on such a planet!” I promise to do everything I can to be helpful to you as you attempt to be helpful to us.

The secret is: doing what is in front of you, what you can do, and not what you look forward to doing when you accomplish what you have to do first. Yes, of course, it’s good to have perspective and a vantage point that allows you to look back at where you’ve been and a plan that puts your eye on the ball out front, and yet it’s the immediate moment you need to apply yourself toward most. Focus is the ticket. That’s the challenge: to keep focus, and not allow yourself to get too far off course.

 

In the brief amount of space we have left in this issue, let’s enjoy excerpts from the February 2001 lesson from

TEACHER WELMEK
On COURAGE

Good evening. This is your friend and teacher, Welmek. On behalf of the unseen visitors who have gathered here in observation this evening, I wish to extend our heartiest felicitations. We, who have the honor and privilege of watching as you walk through your material life on this planet, wish to offer our words of encouragement and comfort to you.

So many times humans falter and feel they are alone; there is no place to turn, no one who will listen to them with a sympathetic ear. I say to you, that simply is not true. There are more personalities than you can conceive, more diversity of life than you can possibly imagine. You are never alone, you are never far off from having someone lift you up when you fall, to brush you off and send you on your way. When you are, in these times in your life, confronted with troubles and obstacles, we implore you to take a deep breathe and ask for help, and allow your loving spirit ministers to gather close and to offer their assistance to you. You may not always sense it, you may not always be aware of their presence, but you might discern a lightening of your load or a small
voice that points the way. These are the signposts that tell you that you are not alone, and so to make yourselves more amenable to the influences that surround you.

Tonight, I would like to offer a lesson on courage. What does the word courage mean to you? Does it evoke a depiction of someone who has strength of physicality, going out and doing battle on a field of combat? Does it evoke a picture of inner strength or inner resolve that moves you through life with effortless ease, poise and calm?

I would like to share my definition of courage with you this evening. Courage is the capacity to act upon faith. It is the inner strength of character that you exhibit in times of confusion or turmoil. It is the driving force behind the concept of faith. It is the wind in the sails of faith that pilots your ship in the direction of God consciousness. It is a presence and it is a focus. Courage does require effort. It requires that you make an effort to be active, to participate in this unfolding adventure that you call living. When you stay stagnant, when you stay in a state of animated suspension, you will sense that there is something missing in the overall satisfaction and quality of life. Why is this? Because you were not designed to be immobile, you were designed to have new experiences and to learn new ideas and to try on certain concepts and to share your experiences with your fellow human beings. All of this does take effort. Effort, because you must present yourselves to the world, you must show the world who you are. All of this requires a sensing of the presence of your personality, which is a gift of the Father. It requires you to focus on those elements of life and living that you would like to see manifested in your daily actions.

Courage is the capacity to live with this in mind. It is the elemental fuel. Inertia is a state of being that is very familiar to humans. Why is this so difficult for humans to transcend? As we have observed the humans in our watchcare, in our instruction group, and as we have observed humans in general, there does seem to be an immobility; almost an anesthesia to the challenges of life. Most people still operate from a framework that tells them life is a constant struggle. Sometimes you win and it gives you the things you want, but it is always a struggle. So, why would I want to struggle, why would I want to put forth this effort, especially if I don't feel I will be given what I desire? So people languish in this state of suspended animation because they do not know what the purpose is or how to set goals for themselves to try to achieve something that is greater than they could possibly imagine.

But I say to you, my friends, now is the time to put away these ideas of the past and to boldly chart your new courses of life. Dare to dream those realities deep within your heart. Why are they there? Why do you dream about them? Do you not see that these have been placed within you as the unfolding of your personality and the gifts that you bring to this world to share with your brothers and sisters? Why would you not honor yourselves and bring this forth in a more persistent and consistent fashion? What is there to lose? As I said in my opening address to you this evening, you have so much help at hand, you are not alone in the employment of these dreams within yourselves. But what you lack is the capacity for faith; this courage, this driving force, this effort, focus, and presence of the Father Himself that says to you, “Yes, I am with you. Yes I will help you. Yes, I will support you and direct you."

If not now, when will you begin to live? When will you begin to enjoy a dynamic, active, bountiful life full of peace and joy and accomplishment? If not now, when my friends, do you think this will happen for you? Your undertakings may meet with challenges and obstacles. You will not always see how to unfold your dreams. But it is not just in the goal that you learn and enjoy life. It is in watching the steps your take and the opportunities that come before you in the people and experiences you share. If not now, when will you become the children of God that you were created to be?

Ask for help from two sources. From your internal spirit, the inner resource that guides and pilots you. Spend time within and ask how you can bring more of your unique personality to bear in the world. Spend time thinking about the kind of person you wish to become. Spend time seeking guidance as to what concepts, ideas, and inner peace and other fruits of the spirit you need to manifest more of this as an evolving son of the Father you wish to share with the world. Ask those who guide you to lead you to those experiences where you get to test your mettle, to see how well you have mastered the concepts and ideas that are being presented to you in stillness. Ask, when you are in these experiences, to be fueled with faith and courage and hope; to have sagacity to appreciate the lesson you are being presented with, and to let the essential flavor of things you are learning become a part of you with every breath you take.

I will bring our meeting to a close with these words of encouragement: Be courageous in your lives. It is commendable to take risks, to venture forth with new ideas and to the ideas within your hearts and dreams. You have more help and more direction that you can possible imagine. But how will you be able to see where you are going if you stagnate in inertia? Immobility gets you nowhere in life my friends. Use the presence of the Father. He will always give you the stamina, fortitude, the inner resolve, the direction; all of these courageous fruits will pour forth from your soul if you rise to the occasion. Good evening.

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RECIPE FOR A NEW BEGINNING

Take twelve whole months. Clean them thoroughly of all bitterness, hate, and jealousy. Make them just as fresh and clean as possible. Now cut each month into twenty-eight, thirty, or thirty-one different parts, but don't make the whole batch all at once. Prepare it one day at a time out of these ingredients. Mix well into each day one part of faith, one part of patience, one part of courage, and one part of work. Add to each day one part of hope, faithfulness, generosity, and meditation, and one good deed. Season the whole with a dash of good spirits, a sprinkle of fun, a pinch of play, and a cupful of good humor. Pour all of this into a vessel of love. Cook thoroughly over radiant joy, garnish with a smile, and serve with quietness, unselfishness, and cheerfulness. You're bound to have a Happy New Year,

--Author Unknown
  

From SouthEast Idaho, Minearsia, Daniel and Klarixiska say,

LET US PRAY

MINEARSIA: Eternal Father, First Source and Center, Creator of all that is through your Creator Sons and Creative Daughters, to you we tune our minds and our soul's energies that we may feed upon the love which comes from your ever expanding heart, that it may nourish us, and bring us ever closer to that perfect completion of the Supreme, of which we are a part. Tonight we offer ourselves to you, oh you Perfect Pattern and Source, that we may replicate in our lives the beauty, strength and wisdom of your Indwelling Presence. Guide these, my brothers and sisters, in their walk of faith that they may stretch their minds and enhance their hearts so that they can be greater and greater vessels of your Spirit Within. Let us joyfully follow Michael as he leads us forth to personal and planetary Light and Life. So be it. Amen.

TEACHER DANIEL: Eternal Deity in Three Persons, you who have designed and caused to be created the universe that we are part of, we turn our minds, our hearts, our souls to you in gratitude and in need. We are grateful to be alive, to have the gift of personality, to have this place, this universe of Christ Michael's, to live in. We are grateful for each other, that we have the ability and the opportunity to be friends to each other, to be companions, indeed to love each other. May your great experiment succeed! May imperfection reach perfection! May we truly honor the part you give us to be co-creators in all of this and not merely recipients of perfection. To these, my brothers and sisters, I bequeath my hope, my faith and my love, that they may continue to walk steadily, confidently, and joyfully the path of life. Until we meet again, keep them in your closest care. Even so, amen.

TEACHER DANIEL: Oh Holy Trinity whose universe we are now entering, support us, your children, as we each take these small steps toward our rendezvous with you. Support us when we need support. Guide us when we need guidance. Encourage us when we are down. Open us when we are closed. Be our true parents in ways which enable us reach out to you more fully each day of our existence, and when we stumble, help us up with a faith that transcends the distance between us that we can not only understand, but feel. Amen.

TEACHER DANIEL: We are your children, Michael and Nebadonia, and we are grateful that you are our parents. Let the love that comes from the highest sources filter through to us in full measure, that we may be faithful to these our brothers and sisters. For these, my friends, my students, may their days increase in joy, may their hands find all good things to do, and may their mouths sing praises to you as they express love to their neighbors, their friends, to every brother and sister they encounter. Go with us in conscious contact so that we may know, moment by moment, how wonderful it is to be alive in this universe of the great First Source and Center. Amen

KLARIXISKA: To you, First Source and Center, who dwells within each of us, we give our heart's allegiance. We thank you for the gift of personality, free will choice, and the result that we can co-create our part in the Supreme. We thank you for every experience that comes to us in all the lives that we shall live on our ascension to Paradise. We thank you for the joy that we have as we learn and then share with other people. Bless these, my friends, my little brothers and sisters, that they may enjoy this playground and learn how to share their toys effectively and fairly with each other. Amen.

 

THE MASTER’S VOICE

I am the Good Shepherd, My lambs. I would have a word with you while you are gathered together in companionship as fellows. Gather round and listen to the Master’s Voice.

Ye of little faith, go out from the confines of the flock into the meadows in search of fresh grass and pretty flowers. Wander far and wide across the hills in good faith of My watchcare, for I will not lose you. You will not be left to wander away and become ensnared in unrighteousness, for you are Mine. You are My beloved sheep, My loyal lambs. I am given to your watchcare. Ever am I mindful of your adventures and your wanderings. Do not fear that you will be caught up short, that you will be caught frolicking, for when the time is right, I know that you will be able to respond to My voice, for I will speak to you and say to you, “Come here” or “Go there” in accordance with the Way of Our Father, and you will hear Me. That which is of the Father in you will hear My words, will hear My warnings and advisements. That in you which is of Our Father will respond to Me, for you know the sound of My Voice.

You honor your Good Shepherd. Be in peace that I am your Great Friend and that I watch over you in the night and in the day.
Peace.

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