[tmtranscripts] Rio Rancho Easter Sunday Part I

[Gerdean O Bowen]

Date:               April 20, Easter Sunday, 2003 Part One
Location:         The Stafford’s home in Albuquerque, NM, USA
Teachers:         TOMAS, ANATOLIA
Topics:             Solemnity of Trust
                        A Faith Perspective
Q&A :     (See Part 2)
T/R’S:         Gerdean (for Tomas); Matthew (for Anatolia)
Music:         Dorenda on Piano 
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Prayer: (Matthew) Let us place ourselves in the presence of Christ Jesus.
Master Teacher,We come before you today on this glorious day of your
resurrection—the memory of which will reign forever, with you and with
our Heavenly Father -- and we stand like the women who came to address
your needs, even in the apparent defeat, on Sunday morning to find an
empty tomb—which was the best thing that ever happened and ever will,

other than the communion of Saints rejoining and fulfilling that which is
promised. In the meantime we deal with the superficial defeat on earth
and despair that still occurs on this planet, but it is superficial
because the victory, the glory, the power are Yours and we are a part of
it. That was accomplished because of Your will in the Father’s will. So
there is ultimately nothing to be worried or concerned or defeated about
because you took us beyond defeat and into glory.
We ask for the teachings today that you determine to be of the most
appropriate for our on-going development and spiritual nutrition. We pray
for all the cares and concerns of our hearts and minds that you know and
that we ask for their deliberate dispatch in being healed, cured, or
resolved in the time that is appropriate. We give you great thanks and
praise for being the son of God and for allowing us to be part of your
glory now and forever.
TOMAS: Cherubic children, on this day of joy I convene with you in
celebration of the victory of the Spirit, in Life over death, and share
with you, in your working out the mortal sojourn that will provide for
you that victory which he has portrayed in the resurrection that is
celebrated in your world this day. The hosannas On High share with the
prayers of mortal believers who lift up their eyes unto the heavens for
the clouds to part and the glories of the Son of God to shine down upon
them. He shines upon us all. Amen.
I would like today to address with you the topic of Trust, the victory
that is Christ Jesus’ even that victory over death. 
The culmination of his sovereignty was accomplished singularly through
his trust in the Universal Father’s divine will.
Trust is the key to your freedom, your path through the maze of mortal
incertitude. Trust is like the crumbs laid down that will enable you to
follow the path through the forest. Trust is the triumph over doubt that
gives your faith credibility in man’s eyes and fruition in your own
ascension. Trust is the key. Trusting the Father, that is. 
The preciousness of infants and babies is their total Trust and their
delight in the realization that their needs will be met. Trust is seen in
the wavering steps of the toddler as it reaches out to the parent,
learning to make his own way through time and space. Trust is children
laughing, playing, unperturbed by the distraction of discord. 
If and when a child runs freely into pain or devastation, its Trust
falters. Part of this is good. Part of this is a learning experience,
that you do not put your hand in the fire. You begin then to Trust your
instincts. 
While it wise to Trust your instincts, it is also true that as a mortal
advances in a realm such as Urantia, the betrayals and disappointments of
life might well lead one to embrace DIStrust as a way of life,
misconstruing that 
 having Trust in your fellows is not the same as
having Trust in the Father.
I will not bore you with a litany of the betrayals your planet has known
and how it is that the fact of betrayal enters into ever fiber of this
mortal realm. And with this heritage it would seem foolish for one to
find something in which one found faith or that which one would have
Trust in. 
Those of you who know Jesus, who know that he shares the experience of
living with you, know that he, too, knew betrayal—not only Judas but in
countless ways the power of the flesh overcame the power of the spirit in
the lives of men.
Trusting men, trusting the ways of the world, is not at all the same as
Trusting the Father. Remember that Jesus said, "My kingdom is not of this
world." He has not asked you to Trust that which is imperfect or those
who know him not. He has asked that you Trust the Father, as he Trusted
the Father. Implicitly! Even unto the end. 
Faith is the victory. The valley of tears that your world often
represents is faithless and without Trust of that which is uplifting and
eternal. 
Faith is given to you, as a Son of God, as a mustard seed. And by your
decisions and through your sincerity you begin to nurture this seed of
faith until it fills your being. And when you see that your very being is
infused with faith you begin to recognize the solemnity of Trust, for
within this solemnity of Trust you are able to perceive the Father in all
things. As such, it is also possible to see where He is not, as the
Master was able to see, even as he lived the life of a man, a mortal man,
on Urantia. 
There are opportunities abounding at this day and age, and at this
juncture of your development, to discern distrust even in your brothers
and sisters, for there are degrees of discernment and perception that are
part of the human package, the conditioning and the value that is each
individual’s composition, where they may vary from one to another; and,
thus, it is possible as religionists to distrust one another, even while
you are able to love one another, because you can recognize the relative
perfection, the relative imperfection of the degree of growth that
resides therein. 
>From the fatherly attitude you can see how the children hold within them
the aspects of good and evil, and you can Trust that in the end the good
will prevail. The faith will bring victory. But in the process of
perfecting, each mortal being wears a mask of unreality. And you are not
asked to Trust that which is unreal, or even that which is behind the
mask, for it is not established in the heart of that being as to how they
will go. This is a part of the perfecting process, an element of the
ascension.
It is also here that when you Trust the Father you can sit down with each
other and say, "It is this aspect of you that I don’t trust because I
perceive it this way." And the other may respond, "I recognize your
distrust and, while I find it highly distasteful, I find in you also
those qualities which are less than God-like. However, in light of the
mutual desire to serve, to rise above the imperfect perceptions of mortal
man, by drawing upon the Spirit of Truth and the Perfector of Wisdom, it
is possible to work through these entanglements and pass through to the
other side, even being able to admire the effort that was necessary
within you each to overcome your own bias, in order to see the perception
of the other, such that you are able to embrace as brothers in
understanding of the nature of the human condition en route to
perfection, en route to a unity of purpose in the Way, the Truth and the
Light.
The Brotherhood of Man is your potentially greatest attainment, for in
the sharing of these fraternal attitudes through Christ Consciousness you
are able to elevate yourself from the realm of animal existence into the
realm of fraternal relations that are a part of the Eternal Kingdom - the
essence of the Paradise ascent – enabling yourself to learn to Trust the
Father in all things. 
Understanding that distrust is a material component natural to your
historical conditioning is a lesson, a perception, which we pray thee
find. In the solemnity of Trust your fellowship will be exalted as the
Family of Man that lives with God, that has known the Love of Jesus, and
that emulates his Trust in the Father in all things, thus reflecting
Faith and Grace in all you do.
I have presented you now my Easter Basket filled with the colored eggs of
Trust on a bed of Faith.
Let me pass the dais to my companion. For now I bid you farewell.
Matthew: Thank you. (Pause) Anatolia is here.
ANATOLIA: This a grand day here in the halls of celebration. Wherever you
look you will see flowers, colors, glory and deep-seated rejuvenation,
regeneration and glorification of the thought of humanity having risen to
a new level due to the exercise of free will chosen by a Creator Son.
This is a perspective I wish to share with you that is seldom viewed and
widely misunderstood, in terms of the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross. It
is customary to consider the sacrifice of our Savior as having been a
sacrificial rite for the wages of sin. However, this is a consideration
which I wish to expound upon, if not expand upon, to include the
voluntary participation in the will of a Divine, yet human, Actor taking
the place of pure human will in a human drama. Never before, outside of
the pagan world, had there been an active participant of the Divine
Realms in human events.
There are many ways to perceive or to view, those wondrous acts of
intervention, during, before and after, the drama known as ‘Christ Jesus
personified in your world,’ for there had never been the opportunity for
humanity to have such direct insight and Divine inspiration and guidance.
Never had there been an Actor of Divine Heritage that shared the same
cell structure, genealogical inheritance, and for all others’ rights and
purposes, human existence, as had that of Christ Jesus. So, in many ways,
the actual presence and participation of a Divine Son in your world, that
became part of the Human Drama, is to a large degree the initial miracle
or amazing grace that took place.
How he intersected your world and what was transacted in the process has
many dimensions, nearly countless. As you would view them in a
kaleidoscope, every time you face the light and turn the end you see a
new dimension, a new facet, a never-before-seen dimension that continues
to change with how the chips fall into place.
Let me just say that there is nothing defeatism-oriented toward the
crucifixion, least of all the resurrection. Even though the demise of a
Divine Son in the flesh took place during an entire day in the
approximate time of 2,000 years ago, the reality was that Divine Trust
was very much being portrayed. Despite what human will seemed to override
and squelch—that of what many believed to be the long-awaited Messiah, to
be executed like a common criminal. It would appear to be the ultimate in
defeat.
But what was not seen by many (but perceived in spirit by some) was that
the suspension of Jesus’ will in his human role was relinquished to that
of the Father’s role in terms of Trust. Jesus knew that by relinquishing
his life in the physical world, he would gain for all of us the Trust and
the realization that his purpose was truly Divine. 
When had it ever been demonstrated before that a human being (thought by
many philosophers and otherwise) to be just several steps above animal
life 
 how could that level of life ever achieve that which was achieved
by the death and resurrection? When had there ever been such contrasts
that could prove the unprovable – that life is everlasting? 
It cannot, nor will not, be diminished by anyone’s imposition or
supposition that their will prevails. The Father’s will prevails. And it
was the Father’s will that life everlasting be clearly demonstrated. How
could that have been portrayed any better? 
There are many examples or allusions that one could paint or draw that
could possibly portray that life has an eternal purpose, but many of
those scenarios would be outside of the realm of the human-divine
interplay. Any supreme being can perform any function outright and apart
from the human will and human drama. But for those to have become one
(and for many, all they ever saw in Jesus was his humanity) and from that
perspective, for that humanity to have risen on the third day is truly
amazing.
There are many ways that I could continue to illustrate this point, but
let me simply say that in all that you do in your religious practice and
more so in your faith demonstration. I want for you to continue to revel
and marvel at this most dramatic moment in time that lives forever in the
hearts and the minds of those who are one in the spirit.
This does not mean that you have to become one of the faithful departed,
to be separate and apart, and beyond the cares and concerns of this world
to have this perspective. This perspective of the resurrection can be
yours on a perpetual basis, here and beyond. 
For this is truly the message of Easter, the everlastingness of Spirit,
as only created by a heavenly Creator with Its creation. That is truly
the purpose and the message and the glory of Easter I wish for you to
have this be a centerpiece of your faith perspective as it continues to
grow. I wish that it not be relinquished for any purpose nor at any time
because this is your eternal ticket. This is your payment of admission –
your Faith Perspective. This is worth on-going discussion in terms of the
mystery of Faith in and of itself, but today it is the Divine Will to
unite and to share the glory of Himself withal forever.
Rejoice and be glad, for we are always with you. And I wish for this
dimension of Faith Perspective enhanced for now and for all purposes for
all times. Peace by with you and be glad, for we are with you always. 
End of Part One.
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