Date: April 20, Easter Sunday, 2003 Part One
Location: The Stafford’s home in Albuquerque, NM, USA
Teachers: TOMAS, ANATOLIA
Topics: Solemnity of Trust
A Faith Perspective
Q&A : (See Part 2)
T/R’S: Gerdean (for Tomas); Matthew (for Anatolia)
Music: Dorenda on Piano
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Prayer: (Matthew) Let us place ourselves in the presence of Christ
Jesus.
Master Teacher,We come before you today on this glorious day
of your resurrection—the memory of which will reign forever, with
you and with our Heavenly Father -- and we stand like the women who
came to address your needs, even in the apparent defeat, on Sunday
morning to find an empty tomb—which was the best thing that ever
happened and ever will,… other than the communion of Saints
rejoining and fulfilling that which is promised. In the meantime we
deal with the superficial defeat on earth and despair that still
occurs on this planet, but it is superficial because the victory,
the glory, the power are Yours and we are a part of it. That was
accomplished because of Your will in the Father’s will. So there is
ultimately nothing to be worried or concerned or defeated
about because you took us beyond defeat and into glory.
We ask for the teachings today that you determine to be of
the most appropriate for our on-going development and spiritual
nutrition. We pray for all the cares and concerns of our hearts and
minds that you know and that we ask for their deliberate dispatch in
being healed, cured, or resolved in the time that is appropriate. We
give you great thanks and praise for being the son of God and for
allowing us to be part of your glory now and forever.
TOMAS: Cherubic children, on this day of joy I convene with you
in celebration of the victory of the Spirit, in Life over death, and
share with you, in your working out the mortal sojourn that will
provide for you that victory which he has portrayed in the
resurrection that is celebrated in your world this day. The hosannas
On High share with the prayers of mortal believers who lift up their
eyes unto the heavens for the clouds to part and the glories of the
Son of God to shine down upon them. He shines upon us all. Amen.
I would like today to address with you the topic of Trust, the
victory that is Christ Jesus’ even that victory over death.
The culmination of his sovereignty was accomplished singularly
through his trust in the Universal Father’s divine will.
Trust is the key to your freedom, your path through the maze of
mortal incertitude. Trust is like the crumbs laid down that will
enable you to follow the path through the forest. Trust is the
triumph over doubt that gives your faith credibility in man’s eyes
and fruition in your own ascension. Trust is the key. Trusting the
Father, that is.
The preciousness of infants and babies is their total Trust and
their delight in the realization that their needs will be met. Trust
is seen in the wavering steps of the toddler as it reaches out to
the parent, learning to make his own way through time and space.
Trust is children laughing, playing, unperturbed by the distraction
of discord.
If and when a child runs freely into pain or devastation, its
Trust falters. Part of this is good. Part of this is a learning
experience, that you do not put your hand in the fire. You begin
then to Trust your instincts.
While it wise to Trust your instincts, it is also true that as a
mortal advances in a realm such as Urantia, the betrayals and
disappointments of life might well lead one to embrace DIStrust as a
way of life, misconstruing that … having Trust in your fellows is
not the same as having Trust in the Father.
I will not bore you with a litany of the betrayals your planet
has known and how it is that the fact of betrayal enters into ever
fiber of this mortal realm. And with this heritage it would seem
foolish for one to find something in which one found faith or that
which one would have Trust in.
Those of you who know Jesus, who know that he shares the
experience of living with you, know that he, too, knew betrayal—not
only Judas but in countless ways the power of the flesh overcame the
power of the spirit in the lives of men.
Trusting men, trusting the ways of the world, is not at all the
same as Trusting the Father. Remember that Jesus said, "My kingdom
is not of this world." He has not asked you to Trust that which is
imperfect or those who know him not. He has asked that you Trust the
Father, as he Trusted the Father. Implicitly! Even unto the end.
Faith is the victory. The valley of tears that your world often
represents is faithless and without Trust of that which is uplifting
and eternal.
Faith is given to you, as a Son of God, as a mustard seed. And by
your decisions and through your sincerity you begin to nurture this
seed of faith until it fills your being. And when you see that your
very being is infused with faith you begin to recognize the
solemnity of Trust, for within this solemnity of Trust you are able
to perceive the Father in all things. As such, it is also possible
to see where He is not, as the Master was able to see, even as he
lived the life of a man, a mortal man, on Urantia.
There are opportunities abounding at this day and age, and at
this juncture of your development, to discern distrust even in your
brothers and sisters, for there are degrees of discernment and
perception that are part of the human package, the conditioning and
the value that is each individual’s composition, where they may vary
from one to another; and, thus, it is possible as religionists to
distrust one another, even while you are able to love one another,
because you can recognize the relative perfection, the relative
imperfection of the degree of growth that resides therein.
From the fatherly attitude you can see how the children hold
within them the aspects of good and evil, and you can Trust that in
the end the good will prevail. The faith will bring victory. But in
the process of perfecting, each mortal being wears a mask of
unreality. And you are not asked to Trust that which is unreal, or
even that which is behind the mask, for it is not established in the
heart of that being as to how they will go. This is a part of the
perfecting process, an element of the ascension.
It is also here that when you Trust the Father you can sit down
with each other and say, "It is this aspect of you that I don’t
trust because I perceive it this way." And the other may respond, "I
recognize your distrust and, while I find it highly distasteful, I
find in you also those qualities which are less than God-like.
However, in light of the mutual desire to serve, to rise above the
imperfect perceptions of mortal man, by drawing upon the Spirit of
Truth and the Perfector of Wisdom, it is possible to work through
these entanglements and pass through to the other side, even being
able to admire the effort that was necessary within you each to
overcome your own bias, in order to see the perception of the other,
such that you are able to embrace as brothers in understanding of
the nature of the human condition en route to perfection, en route
to a unity of purpose in the Way, the Truth and the Light.
The Brotherhood of Man is your potentially greatest attainment,
for in the sharing of these fraternal attitudes through Christ
Consciousness you are able to elevate yourself from the realm of
animal existence into the realm of fraternal relations that are a
part of the Eternal Kingdom - the essence of the Paradise ascent –
enabling yourself to learn to Trust the Father in all things.
Understanding that distrust is a material component natural to
your historical conditioning is a lesson, a perception, which we
pray thee find. In the solemnity of Trust your fellowship will be
exalted as the Family of Man that lives with God, that has known the
Love of Jesus, and that emulates his Trust in the Father in all
things, thus reflecting Faith and Grace in all you do.
I have presented you now my Easter Basket filled with the colored
eggs of Trust on a bed of Faith.
Let me pass the dais to my companion. For now I bid you farewell.
Matthew: Thank you. (Pause) Anatolia is here.
ANATOLIA: This a grand day here in the halls of celebration.
Wherever you look you will see flowers, colors, glory and
deep-seated rejuvenation, regeneration and glorification of the
thought of humanity having risen to a new level due to the exercise
of free will chosen by a Creator Son.
This is a perspective I wish to share with you that is seldom
viewed and widely misunderstood, in terms of the sacrifice of Jesus
on the cross. It is customary to consider the sacrifice of our
Savior as having been a sacrificial rite for the wages of sin.
However, this is a consideration which I wish to expound upon, if
not expand upon, to include the voluntary participation in the will
of a Divine, yet human, Actor taking the place of pure human will in
a human drama. Never before, outside of the pagan world, had there
been an active participant of the Divine Realms in human events.
There are many ways to perceive or to view, those wondrous acts
of intervention, during, before and after, the drama known as
‘Christ Jesus personified in your world,’ for there had never been
the opportunity for humanity to have such direct insight and Divine
inspiration and guidance. Never had there been an Actor of Divine
Heritage that shared the same cell structure, genealogical
inheritance, and for all others’ rights and purposes, human
existence, as had that of Christ Jesus. So, in many ways, the actual
presence and participation of a Divine Son in your world, that
became part of the Human Drama, is to a large degree the initial
miracle or amazing grace that took place.
How he intersected your world and what was transacted in the
process has many dimensions, nearly countless. As you would view
them in a kaleidoscope, every time you face the light and turn the
end you see a new dimension, a new facet, a never-before-seen
dimension that continues to change with how the chips fall into
place.
Let me just say that there is nothing defeatism-oriented toward
the crucifixion, least of all the resurrection. Even though the
demise of a Divine Son in the flesh took place during an entire day
in the approximate time of 2,000 years ago, the reality was that
Divine Trust was very much being portrayed. Despite what human will
seemed to override and squelch—that of what many believed to be the
long-awaited Messiah, to be executed like a common criminal. It
would appear to be the ultimate in defeat.
But what was not seen by many (but perceived in spirit by some)
was that the suspension of Jesus’ will in his human role was
relinquished to that of the Father’s role in terms of Trust. Jesus
knew that by relinquishing his life in the physical world, he would
gain for all of us the Trust and the realization that his purpose
was truly Divine.
When had it ever been demonstrated before that a human being
(thought by many philosophers and otherwise) to be just several
steps above animal life … how could that level of life ever achieve
that which was achieved by the death and resurrection? When had
there ever been such contrasts that could prove the unprovable –
that life is everlasting?
It cannot, nor will not, be diminished by anyone’s imposition or
supposition that their will prevails. The Father’s will prevails.
And it was the Father’s will that life everlasting be clearly
demonstrated. How could that have been portrayed any better?
There are many examples or allusions that one could paint or draw
that could possibly portray that life has an eternal purpose, but
many of those scenarios would be outside of the realm of the
human-divine interplay. Any supreme being can perform any function
outright and apart from the human will and human drama. But for
those to have become one (and for many, all they ever saw in Jesus
was his humanity) and from that perspective, for that humanity to
have risen on the third day is truly amazing.
There are many ways that I could continue to illustrate this
point, but let me simply say that in all that you do in your
religious practice and more so in your faith demonstration. I want
for you to continue to revel and marvel at this most dramatic moment
in time that lives forever in the hearts and the minds of those who
are one in the spirit.
This does not mean that you have to become one of the faithful
departed, to be separate and apart, and beyond the cares and
concerns of this world to have this perspective. This perspective of
the resurrection can be yours on a perpetual basis, here and beyond.
For this is truly the message of Easter, the everlastingness of
Spirit, as only created by a heavenly Creator with Its creation.
That is truly the purpose and the message and the glory of Easter I
wish for you to have this be a centerpiece of your faith perspective
as it continues to grow. I wish that it not be relinquished for any
purpose nor at any time because this is your eternal ticket. This is
your payment of admission – your Faith Perspective. This is worth
on-going discussion in terms of the mystery of Faith in and of
itself, but today it is the Divine Will to unite and to share the
glory of Himself withal forever.
Rejoice and be glad, for we are always with you. And I wish for
this dimension of Faith Perspective enhanced for now and for all
purposes for all times. Peace by with you and be glad, for we are
with you always.
End of Part One.
