[tmtranscripts] SE Idaho Transcript 9-14-01

[Bill Kelly]

SE IDAHO/POCATELLO TeaM
September 14, 2001

Prayer by Christ Michael (Bob S): Hear these words of comfort and solace.
My children, your cries have been heard.   Seek not to follow the ways of
the world, but rise above.  This you can do if you open your heart to me.
I am the way, the truth and the life.  Those who seek after me will find
the Father.  Ask not what you can do for yourselves, but ask what you can
do for your brother.  In such he will learn, and you will grow.  I pray
each of you will find what you are after.  Amen.

Machiventa (Bill): Greetings, my friends, I am Prince Machiventa in your
midst this evening.  The mobilization of spiritual assistance has reached
the highest levels to bring the needed assistance in this planetary crisis.
 While the United States of America has been targeted in this tragedy of
unprecedented violence, our planet as a whole has sustained a significant
injury.  Know, therefor, and be confident that everything is being done
that can be done to alleviate the sting of sorrow, to dissipate the natural
animal instinctual reaction of hatred and revenge.  At the same time, and
in a similar fashion to the Lucifer rebellion, we are confident that
Michael, as he directs this universe, will be able to take this unspeakable
tragedy and turn it into spiritual growth.

You understand, of course, that it is not the will of God to afflict his
children.  It is not the will of Michael that his sons and daughter on
Urantia should live in such misery, strife and hatred toward each other.
All of this cannot be attributed to the motivation of Deity--no!

When I was once came to this planet on my own initiative, but with the
approval of my fellows, I came because there was a different kind of
crisis, a gradual extinguishing of the light of truth.  Now that I am
Acting Planetary Prince I am once again confronted with a gigantic task,
which is to prepare this planet for the coming age of spiritual summertime.
 Sometimes summer is greeted on its borders with a late season frost which
aims to kill the crops, but late season frosts do not stop the coming of
the harvest.  They require a replanting in order for the summer season to
be unaffected.  The tragedy of violence that this planet has witnessed has
unmasked the face of hatred.  It has displayed the futility of violence in
terms of truly satisfying the longings of the human heart.  Many will now
ponder what they have accepted without question or challenge, that it is
the will the God to take "an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth". We
expect that many will begin to see the true futility of hatred as a
motivation for planetary existence.  At the same time we recognize that
these times call for extraordinary thinking, exceptional statesmanship and
Divine guidance.

My friends, do not belittle yourselves so that you fail to hear the
significance of our Master's commission to you.  He said 2,000 years ago to
his followers, "You are the light of the world; a city set upon a hill so
that all can see."  This is not a time to hide your light under a bushel;
and I commend you in your decision this evening to be seen publicly in
prayer.  

New wine needs to be in new wineskins.  The old wine and the old wineskins
are not sufficient for these times.  Always is there the opportunity for
service which your angels work to bring into your environment.  Once again,
my friends, keep your eyes open.  Keep your hearts soft.  Don't quarrel
with men and women.  Don't become preachy in your demeanor, but display
your servanthood in your willingness to listen and plant seeds as you can.  

I am aware of the psychological need of a wounded person to identify the
perpetrator of their misery, so they can direct their fury in retaliation.
This is a natural response of the animal aspect of human nature, but be
aware that, in addition to the animal nature, these kinds of disasters also
break the frameworks of thinking so that people act from their spiritual
natures in acts of heroism, altruism, and even transcend their prejudices
of race, religion and ethnicity.  It's a two-edged sword, this tragedy.  It
reveals the bankruptcy of hatred, and at the same time it reveals the
graciousness of brotherhood.  

When Jesus said to "pray for your enemies" he was not an idealist, but he
was a realist, for the idea of "enemy" is a misunderstanding, acted
out—yes, but its root is a misunderstanding.  In the intent of Jesus, to
pray for one's enemies is to wish them the best that they could experience,
and the best that they could experience is identical with the best that any
could experience as well.  Then to pray for one's enemies is also to pray
for one's friends, you see, for the goal is spiritual growth for all, enemy
and friends alike.  When you pray for your enemies, pray for the time when
"enemies" will be a relic of the barbaric past, when a true understanding
of our common sonship/daughtership and our resultant brotherhood/sisterhood
will be as real on this planet as it is in the universe at large.

It is important that people grieve and admit their sorrow, their
frustration, their confusion, for if they are not recognized, these
feelings fester and keep one in a depressed and angry mode.  But what keeps
grief from ending is the unwillingness to forgive... even the most
atrocious atrocities.  

One key to understanding forgiveness is to recognize that all iniquity is
based upon the choice of sinful acts, which is based upon the knowledge of
error, and error is universal in the evolving universes.  We all are
imperfect and therefor subject to error.   Of course it is not a necessity
to embrace error consciously and therefor move over into the realm of sin
and iniquity.  Nevertheless most people do on occasion consciously choose
to do the wrong thing, if for however short the interval of time.
Sometimes that choice becomes self-perpetuating, and occasional sin becomes
iniquity.  Since we are all capable, and perhaps guilty at times, of sin,
we have no business closing off forgiveness to others.  The forgiveness of
the Diving Creators is complete, and is only ineffective when it is
refused.  It is not good enough to say "God may forgive, but I never will."
 It is understandable that a person could say that, but is not appropriate.
 I do not dwell on this, my friends, because I am concerned with a deficit
in your minds or hearts; but these words need to be spoken at this time,
because only forgiveness will break the anger/revenge cycle.

All of this that I speak tonight is intended for you as individuals.  My
words are not to be understood as dictating statehood decisions in your
democracy.  It is understood that your leaders represent both their
constituents and their own hearts.  Therefor continue to pray that your
leaders will respond with more than the motive of retaliation, necessary as
that may be, but that they will respond with the wisdom which recognizes
the unity of all of God's earthly, mortal children.  

Our corps of helpers is working with leaders of churches, individual
pastors, priests, rabbis, clergy of the Moslem religion, yes of all faiths
that reside on this planet.  We are applying spiritual pressure to church
hierarchies.  We are using every opportunity that we can, at this time of
heightened awareness on the part of so many people, to get our foot in the
door with Michael's gospel of sonship.  Continue to do your part in this
momentous task, my friends.

Finally I would say to you, as a city set upon a hill, as a lamp on a stand
where it will bring the most light to the room,  you have unparalleled
opportunity to spread your light effectively in your environment.  We will
be with you, and support you in all that you undertake.  This is our
promise.  Be of good cheer.  Good evening.

Daniel (Bill): I am Daniel.  Friends, I desire that tonight we abandon our
normal format of discussion, and ponder the words of our Prince as he has
spoken to us.  Please stand now and we will conclude our togetherness.  I
will offer prayer.

Dear Michael, you have lived on this planet and endured its evil.  It
crucified you, and yet you are still triumphant!  It did not crush your
spirit.  It did not break your faith.  It merely eliminated your physical
existence.  In like manner, many have lost their physical existence in this
tragedy, but they are safe on the shores of Mansonia.  I pray that the
greater evil, the breaking of spirit, the loss of hope, the build up of
anger and hatred, these spirit poisons that are far more serious, may be
stemmed, may be put out; that the tide may be stopped, and that as people
pray through out the world, their hearts will be touched by their own
indwelling God-fragment so that what appears to be an unspeakable tragedy
will be a step forward in the spiritual evolution of this planet.  

Thank you, Michael, for my assignment to this group.  I love these, my
brothers and sisters, and I put my arms around them, and give them a hug
this evening.  Even so, sustain them in these hard times.  Until we meet
again may joy, deep down within, keep them in your love.  Amen.