Transcript: Abraham & Mother Spirit 03-06-98

[Karri Hummel]

TRANSCRIPT OF:	Teacher Abraham & The Mother Spirit
Date of Transcript:	April 6, 1998
Sent by:		Calvin
Group:			Woods Cross
Date Rc’d:		April 15, 1998


Meeting with Abraham and our Mother
"Mistakes Are Evolutionary Growth"
April 6, 1998
Woods Cross Group
T/R: Nina


(This lesson was preceded by one of those group "clear the air"
discussions 
where a few nose to nose type displays arose.) 

>From our Urantia Revelation...

"The presence of the Infinite Spirit, the Third Person of Deity,
even mortal man may know, for material creatures can actually
experience the beneficence of this divine influence which functions
as the Holy Spirit of local universe bestowal upon the races of
mankind." [pg. 100]

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I am Abraham.  Greetings and welcome.  It is my great honor to be
here with you this evening.  What a beautiful display of Fatherly
affection in combination with truth.  The experience here this
evening was "the" lesson.  How excellent it is to find our students
unafraid of rolling up their sleeves to engage in real work.

Your relationships are real work.  To cover over with pleasantries,
and think there will be other lessons, is missed opportunities.  Not
to worry.  Your opportunities will come around again.

It is told to me by Mother that the communications this week were
quite successful and there is still mindal work to be done.  Many of
you have experienced numerous memories of the past that would have
perhaps caused you great pain, and in the dissection of these
memories, there was great lessons learned.  Healing has begun. It is
becoming more clear to you how certain mindal habit patterns
originated.  It is becoming clear to you that your actions were
understandable and indeed a part of evolutionary soul growth.

We have spoken on the topic of forgiveness and Fatherly affection
concerning your fellows.  Tonight we would ask that you strive to
focus forgiveness and Fatherly affection concerning yourselves.  Our
MOTHER:


Greetings children.  What an experiential honor it is for me to be
here personally doing what I love.

In spirituality, many find it is a bit more easy to forgive others
than to have self-forgiveness.  Many condemn themselves to a life of
atonement or having to pay back certain debts--pay back for mistakes
made.  In this self-condemnation there is such a shadowing of light
that could perhaps be shined and shared.  Many mortals find that
self-punishment is a way to atone for the past.  This
self-punishment is crushing to the soul.

In my work to touch base with you, I endeavor to help you have
self-understanding. Self-understanding is removing the shadow that
keeps you imprisoned.  To completely believe without a doubt that
you are an evolutionary being is to not have concern for
self-forgiveness or self-condemnation.  To have memory of past
circumstances and actions taken, lead to healing and
self-forgiveness, understanding that--yes, you have always had the
best of intentions, although things may not have turned out
satisfactorily.

Your relationships have either helped you to condemn yourself or
some have helped you feel loved with the bestowal of freedom.  You
must believe that each person is most of the time thinking they are
doing the very best that they are capable of.  Real forgiveness
begins with yourself.  Real capacity to bestow Fatherly affection
begins with being able to receive Fatherly affection.

Our Master, believing He had such Fatherly affection, made no
apologies for normal evolutionary mistakes.  He believed Himself to
be a learning child and found no need for self-forgiveness.  He
found it not within Father's will to have self-condemnation. In His
knowledge of Father, He saw no need for self-punishment.  Mistakes
made by Him were to be made known so He may begin correction.  His
mistakes were made known by Father to His conscience, and He
understood Father to have a corrective action ready for Him to take
action on.

I would ask you, my children, for your awareness--to lean toward
this week on the receiving of personal Fatherly affection and
self-understanding, self-forgiveness.  Be aware of my presence to
aid you in your endeavors to find these divine keys.  My Fatherly
affection is with you always.  Until we meet again, farewell.


I am Abraham.  Our gratitude to Mother for a well prepared lesson. 
It is my desire to see those who have such harsh self-judgment be
made to understand that the Father Himself has indeed forgiven you
and would never condemn you as you might condemn yourself.  In the
upgrading of mindal thought patterns of Urantia, we would find a
great deal of healing when those that find a need to punish
themselves cease with the knowledge that their mistakes are
evolutionary growth.  Remember to look for Mother this week and find
it within yourselves to roll up your sleeves and do the real work.

Time is not permitting questions.  I will be able to answer
questions next week.  My fatherly affection is also with you.  Until
next week, shalom.