[tmtranscripts] Tomas: temporal means & eternal end

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October 23, 2002

Tomas:  My friend, how happy I am that you give me this opportunity and 
yourself this joy. I appreciate your reluctance and understand your 
hesitation operating as it does with your desire, your desire to be of 
service. Let us proceed.

You have raised a question, a good one, well worth exploring, this parsing of 
means and ends, the many tasks given in this moment and the one purpose to 
reveal the love of our Father. You have already been advised concerning the 
tendency of persons, mortals such as yourself who may find themselves engaged 
by us on high, the tendency to feel chosen. You know of course this applies  
with regard to a task at hand, a task sought by those of us who would expand 
the revelation of God. The task could involve any number of things depending 
on the logistics of the moment, and yes, there are others who can fill these 
functions, others should one defer or decline, there are countless others. So 
yes, the task will be done, but what of the purpose, singular in nature, the 
purpose of revealing the love of our Father; and how is this revealed within 
the context of friendship, personality relations and the exchanges between 
us; is it not in and through our shared experience that his love is made 
manifest? One is a means which has an objective in mind, yes a temporal 
target, the other is the end towards which we strive in all of our tasks. 
Every means available serves this one end, the desire of our Father to show 
his love, to share his love with his children. 

You know the problems which arise when any would elevate the means as an end 
in itself.  Yes, there is a tendency which shows in many ways to reduce then 
the value of the personalities involved, to empty this light that is within 
them, to forget the value of the person in whose presence you may chance to 
stand. For in every encounter there is the presence of God, and it is the 
practice of his presence which we pursue in every moment, in every lesson, in 
every exchange, in every task. Mortals sometimes, even often, to the extent 
they are governed by fear, would forget the presence of God in pursuit of the 
means to this end.

The end is always before us and within us, and none are alone, none exist in 
isolation, all exist in relation embedded as we are in his infinite 
personality. Yes, the viewpoint of time and eternity are different. They are 
however, being blended as one in and through each of your actions, each of 
the lives of your fellows given to do the will of our Father, sharing their 
lives, our lives with each other in him.

I hope this has helped. It is nonetheless my joy to be with you, to share in 
this exchange.

Do you have any questions, comments?

Tiahuan: Tomas, I doubt myself, my question is of myself; I question my 
capacity.

Tomas:  As you should, and as you do you discover the capacity of the one who 
dwells within you.  Be gentle with yourself and with others. We are gentle 
with you. Yes, we seek through this channel and others the means of reaching 
our fellows, our mortal siblings. This does not mean we regard you simply as 
a tool for we are all tools in his hand, but we are more, we are his beloved 
children, and so yes, the tasks of time serve the purpose of eternity. The 
children of God are his treasure as he is ours. We do not use him for our 
purpose, our temporal objectives; he does use us to show his eternal purpose, 
to share his love, and as this becomes our purpose in time we become 
increasingly like him. 

Let us proceed now and share this that we are together, as you are able. The 
opportunities abound. To use the words of your friend, be of good cheer.

Good day my friend.

Tiahuan:  Good bye Tomas.