ABRAHAM

DECEMBER 13, 2004

WOODS CROSS GROUP



I am ABRAHAM. Greetings, I would give you each my gratitude for
continuing to welcome me here each week. I am grateful to Michael for
having given me this task. I shall not take it for granted.



While I am mostly a being of sincerity, I also enjoy humor, music and
art. Even though this season of traditions is usually quite busy, there
are a great many sights and sounds to behold. I must admit those
material visions I view lead to certain emotions welling up within me. I
am beyond the material world, and yet all that I sense does in someway
still affect me.



I know how it is for you in your material state to walk the walk of
faith. Remember that all you take in becomes a part of you. You need to
balance that with divine influence. From day to day you can tune into
your media reports and the amount of negativity coming from that is
certainly overwhelming. Many who view these reports are unaffected in a
detached manner because they are not directly affected.



As you were discussing earlier, many seem to find happiness in a
material fashion. We each know this is fleeting. It is not a sin to be
surrounded by material wealth, unless it is for the most part your
driving force in this short time in the flesh. Beauty is productive when
it leads to spirit. If an art piece is to spark reflections of spirit
within, then indeed is this beauty productive, fruit producing. When
material beauty has you enslaved, then indeed is that from an animal
level and producing spirit poisons.



How wonderful would it be to be driven by spirit, which produces art or
beauty. Spirit produces spirit. You must take caution in this material
world what you feed the soul. It is wise to find balance in all your
daily activities. One who works too much becomes enslaved in mind to
that very thing. One who plays too much finds he is indebted and
certainly stressed.



It is true that the material eyes are the windows of the soul. What you
see and your interpretation of it does directly affect moods, attitude
and spiritual growth. Let us take a soldier at war for example: All day
long the soldier can be surrounded by brutality. He or she can witness
the death of friends and comrades in uniform. The soldier might even be
made to kill others or do some tasks that they were trained to do. This
is traumatic, yes, and still the soldier is loyal to his commitment to
serve. He must do what he must do.



In the midst of all this chaos, the soldier can receive messages from
home. To read these letters actually takes him back home in mind. His
attitude is improved. He is feeling supported and seeing the honor of
duty before him. The soldier can experience the worst of the material
elements, and yet the scenery of children playing or perhaps a garden
can boost his spirits, at least change his attitude and perhaps produce
a bit more positive energy.



Any beauty leading to truth and goodness is certainly welcomed into the
material life. What is your definition of beauty? What are you
surrounded by that is spirit producing? In the midst of a busy life, how
do you keep balance with spirit? What time is set aside for prayer or
meditation? Perhaps there is a few moment to study or listen to
beautiful music. How many of you act upon your feelings of creativity? A
creative outlet is certainly a mood changer.



This week let not the busyness of life drag you from spirit. Allow the
spirit to drive life. That is all for this evening. Have not worry. Know
that we are moving forward. My loves goes with you. Until next time, shalom.