[tmtranscripts] Elyon/Tomas Group 4/16/00

[Rick P. Giles]

Coeur d'Alene Teachign Mission Group
Topics: Dedication, Sincerity, Accepting Variety, Understanding Another's
Viewpoint
Teachers: Elyon, Tomas, Coraltia, Helena

April 16, 2000
*	Elyon (Jonathan TR):  Greetings to you, Elyon here, as always happy to be
in your presence.  It's a joy to witness your souls radiate.  I would begin
today
by addressing a point on dedication.
	Dedication is an arena wherein all your decisions are made.  To be
dedicated does not preclude change, even the change that follows abandoning one
choice for a new and perhaps loftier pursuit.  Dedication does not preclude
transition; for instance, one may take on a career at a young age and remain
dedicated through decades and reach retirement only to notice that all workers,
even managers and supervisors, have all come and gone, that the company has even
changed products.  Nonetheless, the worker was dedicated throughout.  I have
mentioned years past that faith has two levels, one is the adventurous faith
of a
swimmer who pushes from the dock and swims in faith, and the other who clings
tight, trusting all in the stability of that dock to support one while in the
water.  Dedication can be flexible; it is not desertion to change course when
growth is the result.
	You are coming upon the anniversary, the celebration, of Michael's
transition from Earth back into his local universe rulership.  The cross is an
example of transition, an intersection where one must choose.  Jesus sought
deeply the Father's will prior to his transition back into the morontia realm. 
Though he longed to remain on Earth and finish what appeared to be a much-undone
business, he did not lose his faith; he did not falter in his dedication.  He
applied his faith and his dedication to the important decision of that hour.  He
faced that decision fearlessly, and in his soul and in communication with his
Father he realized the best course was to leave his life and take it up again as
the Sovereign Son of Nebadon.
	It is a ritual of mankind to erect a monument dedicated to a noteworthy
individual, and these dedications stand unchanged as signposts of valor from
times gone by.  Dedication, to a spiritually evolving individual, is one of
constant change, is one that looks forward to the great actions of spiritual
accomplishments in the future as well as marking those milestones of advancement
and enlightenment from years gone by.  Dedication, to the spirit being, is much
like momentum in the physical realm; it keeps you going.
	There are many with me today, and I will allow time for their addresses to
you.
*	Tomas (Gerdean):  Thank you, my comrade, and greetings to you, my friends
in the flesh.  We delight to be in your presence to share your exaltation in the
presence of Michael.   Your dedication to him is going to result in a reflection
of your sincerity.  I enjoyed very much your discourse this day; your sincere
probing and sharing of beliefs and philosophies which give testimony to your
standing.  It takes dedication and sincerity to reveal your thoughts and
feelings, your opinions and beliefs, in this arena even among your kindred
spirits.  But it is such fodder for the teacher when you so willingly reveal
yourself, as it is fodder also for your indwelling God fragment, who will
arrange
for you to reflect upon what you voiced, so that in communion with him you may
better understand your own faith.  Let me help you, reveal to you, a thought
about sincerity.
	Your were astute, my daughter, when you divulged that sincerity is a
quality which would be a continual development on through your ascent to
Paradise.  I have spoken in the past about sincerity and find it is a
misunderstood quality among humanity.  I have said in teaching sessions before,
without intending to confuse my hearers, that one may be sincerely evil,
sincerely greedy, sincerely selfish, as well as being sincerely devoted to high
ideals, even to God Himself.  So, you are right that sincerity is a quality that
is poorly understood.  The child in each of you yearns for sincerity.  Those of
you who stand not upon the rock of your own foundation of faith will be
swayed by
the skillful manipulation of your being by those who are sincerely desirous of
luring you away from the path of the Father.  The legacy of Lucifer has long
applied the skill of sincerity to thwart Michael's mission.  Even now we live
with the shadows of that unreality in our work with you mortals.
	So it is wise of you to ponder the word "sincerity" and the quality of
sincerity, for it is far more than your understood definition.  Sincerity is a
quality that goes far beyond words; words are merely tools.  You need to reflect
upon what the sincerity of the speaker is orienting your toward.  What do they
want from you or for you that they should be so sincere?  Please understand I am
not asking you to develop suspicion or distrust, but to understand the sincerity
quality so that you know in many cases what it is not.
	In stillness you find the closest parallel to sincerity, for it is the
state of being that allows you to be the most real that you can be.  It is a
quality of spirit such that your mental interpretation is irrelevant. 
Immediately you begin to apply your mortal and intellectual definition of
sincerity you enter into relative imperfection, and this is a side effect of
ascension.  It would be absurd of me to suggest that you not be sincere or not
attempt to be sincere, for this is one of the ways you further your reality.
But
sincerity comes from far beyond the heart.  It is the product of the soul, that
which has been born of the spirit and become realized within.  Perhaps only
those
with ears to hear are able to discern the pure fidelity of the quality of
sincerity which is the birthright and the destiny of you each.
	You will see children, little children, easily attempt to manipulate you
through their sincere childlike vantage point, and you who are adult children
also do the same.  You sincerely petition to the Father for that which you
sincerely believe will benefit your path.  In many ways and many times you draw
to you through your creative energy that which you sought, in turn believing
that
your prayer has been answered when it is a simple matter of cause and effect
that
has brought about your will.  Even so, sincerely you give thanks to the Father
and His agents for those things which have brought you joy, just as children are
brought delight when their wishes are made true.
	Frolic in your understanding of sincerity and bask in the glow of the
sincerity of your faith, for it is the most real thing you have.  Thus, when you
begin to live your faith, you bring a more divine quality of sincerity into
being, thus refreshing the hungry souls of your peers for that bell toll of
harmony which satisfies and harmonizes all the way to Paradise.
	One additional remark for you as a community and it is from myself as a
personality: I am enthralled and thrilled by the energies generated from your
individual consecration, dedication, to the Father and doing His will.  You have
brought upon your community literal hosts of heavenly helpers.  The airways,
were
I a traffic controller, would be more than a full time job.  
	Thank you, Elyon, for your gracious hospitality.  I now allay my energy and
delight in hearing from others.
*	Corlatia  (Jonathan):  Greetings, this is Corlatia.  I haven't visited with
you for quite a while.  There is much to keep an archangel busy at this time on
Urantia.  Your world is only beginning to come to know one another.  It is yet
early in its understanding of all the peoples that inhabit this world.  But the
change has been made, and this planet is becoming greatly interconnected and
interdependent.
	The great challenge for this age for all of humankind is to understand, to
acknowledge, and to accept variety.  You can trust the ministering spirits  that
govern this world to plant the seeds, and I ask you to be the cultivators.  Some
seeds are intended to be growing in planter boxes; others spread throughout
fields, and even others will grow well off the limb of a great tree.  The
ecology
of civilization is as intricate as the ecology of physical life.  The archangels
are ever concerned with the survival of the mortal races, of helping every
individual progress in their ascent to the Father.  Our effort is to find you
where you are and deliver you in the direction where you are going.
	Remain flexible and adaptable in your own lives, ever ready to adjust to
the opportunities for service that will be before you each day.  Realize that
just as any earthly vocation can fulfill the will of the Father, any act of
kindness is a service to another.  There is no rank of value.  You may save a
soul, and you may clean a floor.  They rank the same.
	I will withdraw now, and I leave you with what assurances I may offer of
your good progress and our faith in your service to this planet.
*	Helena (Ginnie):  Good morning, this is Helena.  As I listened to each
personality's offering and understanding of this great work of ours, I can see
that each of you is individually dedicated and committed to our Father's will,
and that is a very pleasant and heartening experience....  As you each delve
into
the depths of your souls for strength and purpose, you expand your own personal
pathways of growth and service.  In your stillness you reinvigorate yourselves
with the necessary purpose and energy to continue and to increase your abilities
and your arena of action.
	It is very tempting to become obsessed and immersed in your own viewpoint
and to, as it were, wear blinders to other contributions and ....  Nowhere
in the
universe does one work totally alone.  There is always consideration and
thoughtful review of all possibilities and all viewpoints.  It is a great test,
indeed, for Urantians to develop this ability to gain strength and knowledge
from
allowing their minds and hearts to open to diverse pathways.  Perhaps the
greatest lesson this planet needs to learn is teamwork.  Even on other levels of
Urantia progress realizations are coming to the fore on how necessary
cooperation
and teamwork are in order to accomplish goals.  Your planet has an excess of
narrow, unyielding leaders who do not, and cannot, allow for input of any kind. 
It is a moment of great growth on this planet that you are beginning to
understand how important teamwork is.  It is perhaps the greatest lesson you
will
ever learn.  Michael himself did not begin his ministry alone.  His first task
was to gather about him persons who could contribute something to the great task
ahead.  Michael understood the necessity of variety.
	I am challenging you individually to practice on your own at first to be
open to another's viewpoint.  Try to understand that at that point in time this
personality is speaking from the place that they know, the only place that they
know.
	I challenge you this week and in many weeks to come to make this a special
practice.  It does not have to be in regards to religion but any field, any
opinion, to allow your mind and heart to open to receive the sincerity of
one who
speaks to you.  One of your teachers has already commented to you that active
ministry requires great listening.  You cannot minister well unless you learn to
listen, for this brings into your field other areas of thought, opinion, as your
particular offering can become one of many.
	You are gathered here today in these numbers and have shown dedication to
our Father's will by connecting with each other.  Keep that as a reminder of
your
connecting on a spirit plane, that we are all one with an infinite variety of
truth.
	It pleases me very much to visit you today, and I take my leave and wish
you all great peace.