<HTML><FONT FACE=arial,helvetica><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"><FONT SIZE=2>DATE: April 14, 2001
<BR>LOCATION: Spokane, WA
<BR>T/R: Gerdean
<BR>TEACHERS & TOPICS:
<BR> PAULO: provides Greetings, lead-in
<BR> TOMAS: talks about the Resurrection
<BR> MACHIVENTA: brings our Basket filled with Love
<BR> AARON: points out Service Opportunities
<BR> DOLORES: rejoices in the Gift of Sonship
<BR>
<BR>PAULO: This is Paulo. Thank you for coming. I am greeting you this
<BR>afternoon, but all of us are here. "Aha!" you say, "ALL of us are here"? I
<BR>am not going to admit to perfect attendance from everyone in the universe,
<BR>no, but Tomas, Aaron, and Dolores and I are here, as well as many others.
<BR>You like to know who is in the bleachers. There are several midwayers, some
<BR>I cannot beat off with a stick; they are tenacious and effective. There are,
<BR>as always, a commission of Companions, and a plethora of Technical Assistants
<BR>and Recorders and the like.
<BR>
<BR>I like to acknowledge that Michael is in attendance. He is always in
<BR>attendance when we gather, and we derive great satisfaction from knowing
<BR>that. We are never alone for we are always in harmony with others. We are
<BR>here because of him and thus he blesses us by his presence, as he promised.
<BR>
<BR>This is a great celebration of his almighty presence in your Christian
<BR>calendar/ culture! The story of the resurrection, the pain and pathos of the
<BR>human Jesus, in his dramatic exit from the flesh and entrance into morontia,
<BR>never ceases to thrill us all, inasmuch as it is a recurring recognition of
<BR>the fact of eternity and our place in it.
<BR>
<BR>The revolutions of time are what denote the eras, the ages that conspire to
<BR>bring a panorama of history to the development of evolving eternity. Even
<BR>though it is said all of this is in the eye of the First Source and Center,
<BR>even though it is regarded as "a done deal" in the mind of infinite deity, it
<BR>is also true that in the realms of space there is time, thus history is
<BR>possible, thus linear time has its place in helping formulate a sense of
<BR>continuity, advancement and revolution.
<BR>
<BR>I believe Tomas would like to talk for awhile.
<BR>
<BR>TOMAS: I am Tomas. I would like to talk for awhile about resurrection.
<BR>
<BR>Paulo was discussing how time follows time in the extension of eternity, but
<BR>in the revolution, there are many resurrections. This revolving experience
<BR>of life is cyclic. It is advancing, also, yes, but in time it's not always
<BR>easy to see that you are advancing, and thus often you become limited in your
<BR>perspective. You become dense, as your environment, and you become isolated
<BR>in your tendency to pull yourself secure around yourself, in order to sustain
<BR>some sense of comfort in what you might otherwise regard as isolation or at
<BR>least a certain relevancy as to isolation since you are not always in accord
<BR>and you are not always in harmony, and thus you sometimes lose sight of the
<BR>fact that the Master can be there with you if you but will him to be.
<BR>
<BR>But, getting back to this part of your growth that entails a deep slumber,
<BR>psychic rest, emotional stand-still, spiritual dormancy, winter doldrums,
<BR>dark night of the soul, oblivion. You pull the covers over your head and
<BR>say, "wake me in the morning." The seasons all naturally provide this sense
<BR>of alteration between the dormant state and the active state. Thus the tulip
<BR>bulbs and daffodils remain asleep and certain animals do hibernate throughout
<BR>the course of winter and in the spring feel these stirrings, but science has
<BR>discovered ways to trick Mother Nature. Certain plants and seeds are now
<BR>induced to sprout and blossom after having been frozen artificially, for they
<BR>feel they have gone through winter and now they can bloom.
<BR>
<BR>This clever tactic on the part of science is something that you would all do
<BR>well to emulate in your own periods of dormancy wherein you become lethargic
<BR>as a result of your relative growth and your ability to rationalize your
<BR>non-growth such that you become stuck in a place of inaction, not dreary
<BR>enough to feel anxious about and not happy enough to be contagious.
<BR>Sometimes it is necessary for you to trick yourself into a recognition of the
<BR>reality of time passing and growth taking place. Your growth is so subtle,
<BR>so difficult to measure. The lessons you have learned in these Melchizedek
<BR>classes are difficult of definition. You cannot account for your time by
<BR>certificates or degrees but by experiential growth and certain wisdom as a
<BR>result of cosmic problem solving.
<BR>
<BR>Occasions like your anniversary acknowledgment of Easter is a conscious
<BR>opportunity to recognize growth. Your own resurrection from the dark places
<BR>of your inability to rise up without the help and guidance of Spirit reality.
<BR> This holiday represents an example of mass mind, the power of mass mind.
<BR>All over the globe this week-end, hundreds and thousands, even millions of
<BR>people are re-enacting and re-experiencing, in the privacy of their own mind/
<BR>heart/ soul, an understanding of our father/brother Jesus' experiences when
<BR>he was here as one of you.
<BR>
<BR>All of you can identify with his Garden of Gethsemane when you face an
<BR>experience, a decision, a crises, a moment that you would just as soon not
<BR>experience. Any one of you who feels at all, have felt the same humiliation
<BR>as he experienced in his whipping: undignified, stripped of rightful pride
<BR>and acceptable righteous human confidence. And when you have known
<BR>injustice, you have certainly had a fleeting recognition of what it feels
<BR>like to be crucified on the stake of experiential living. Having these
<BR>feelings is part of what it is to be human, but also a part of being human is
<BR>to allow the Spirit to resurrect your mind/ heart/ soul from the darkness
<BR>that is its natural earthen habitat, as a dense and material creature of the
<BR>realm.
<BR>
<BR>There is a vast difference between being able to, as an individual, trick
<BR>yourself into accepting a resurrection for yourself in order for you to bloom
<BR>out of season, and the awesome opportunity for you to take part in a prayer,
<BR>an acknowledgment of our Creator that is acknowledged by thousands even
<BR>millions of other souls, in a profound acknowledgment of Our Lord's
<BR>demonstration of the divine plan of ascension to the Father -- the
<BR>affirmative feelings, the acknowledgment of your greater reality, the
<BR>poignant depiction of your value – even as a lowly mortal – so precious, so
<BR>dear to him that he would ask forgiveness for your acts in ignorance as any
<BR>mother would defend her babes, as any bird would defend her chicks.
<BR>
<BR>The immensity of love is all encompassing, and the universe will go to any
<BR>lengths to elevate your comprehension of your soul's worth. You are invited
<BR>to participate and take part in these many revolutions, these seen and unseen
<BR>celebrations of the many, many resurrections that take place in the daily
<BR>lives of those who are struggling against the darkness. You are encouraged
<BR>to conspire with us to help bring about the unseasonal flowering of divine
<BR>love, even when you are alone. As he did.
<BR>
<BR>These occasions of global prayer are also invaluable to a spiritual
<BR>connecting with your brothers and sisters in a prayer for "God knows what" to
<BR>bring about "what God will" for his children. In this way the resurrection
<BR>of light and life will take place, for it is not limited to the Christian
<BR>depiction of Calvary, but the searching souls of all these worthwhile sons
<BR>and daughters of God who are floundering in the frozen soil of ignorance and
<BR>cultural decadence, who are fearful for their safety and for their survival.
<BR>
<BR>Mass prayers, like massive cultural and religious celebrations and holidays,
<BR>have long range effects and yet each personal rebirth/ resurrection, is that
<BR>which will provide the foundation upon which those global prayers may be
<BR>offered, and so we will not cease our worries until we have made contact with
<BR>the least of you and made him part of the whole of you. And we need you to
<BR>do this with and for us.
<BR>
<BR>We will succeed. We will succeed in part because of the lesson of the
<BR>resurrection, that each morning provides the dawn, each winter is followed by
<BR>the spring, each death leads to a new birth. And this is the actualizing of
<BR>the good news, which is that our destiny is unfolding as we revolve and
<BR>resurrect onto continual new planes of awareness and spiritual development,
<BR>greater and greater embraces with that which is divine.
<BR>
<BR>MACHIVENTA: This is Machiventa. I know I wasn't on the scheduled list of
<BR>guests but I have never much concerned myself with such formalities. I am
<BR>glad to be with you and glad to be a part of your development, glad to be
<BR>apprized of your participation in our schools and universe broadcasts.
<BR>
<BR>I shall be the one then, today, who comes with the eggs and the candy, the
<BR>nourishment and the rewards of the many grueling efforts that are undertaken
<BR>in order to have a greater understanding of the religious life of Jesus and
<BR>how he lived it, having found value in the life he lived and the example he
<BR>set for men and women to follow in their dealings with their fellow men.
<BR>
<BR>We seek a new resurrection of love. We yearn for a thaw of the defenses you
<BR>have put up around you to protect you from the storms of life's vicissitudes.
<BR> We long for the day when the rebirth of spring will blossom in the heart of
<BR>all mankind, when the fragrance of fresh flowers is the spiritual fragrance
<BR>you all carry in your presence, in your hair.
<BR>
<BR>The Easter basket is filled with love for you and you are encouraged to
<BR>partake of the treasures you are offered by the Master and by his celestial
<BR>hosts who work tirelessly to show you how to love and be loved in such a way
<BR>as reveals the goodness of God, and this is a resurrection of life we
<BR>celebrate.
<BR>
<BR>AARON: Aaron here. The nature of the material live being as it is, dual, you
<BR>are able to turn the tables now and see the other side of the coin for a
<BR>season. Those of you who have been dormant will now be active and those of
<BR>you who have been active may now have a season of dormancy. Those of you who
<BR>have felt the cold can again know the heat and those of you who have
<BR>sweltered will have an opportunity to "chill out". Our hemisphere here
<BR>invites a joyous season ahead indeed. A difficult planetary growth season
<BR>but one which will yield a great crop of new, enlivened souls conscious of
<BR>sonship.
<BR>
<BR>Opportunities abound now for advertisements for God in everything you do. It
<BR>of course does not have to be spelled out, as your language spells out
<BR>"God-knowing", but your indwelling Spark of Divinity is able to connect with
<BR>other fragments of God and activate the ministry of mercy all over Urantia.
<BR>In the days after Christ there was the fish that indicated a secret society
<BR>of believers and you who have in you an understanding of All That Is, are in
<BR>a position to carry in your eyes a glint of light that tells the world that
<BR>you know something that cannot be denied and that will not be kept under a
<BR>bushel but that is your treasure and one which you are wont to share.
<BR>
<BR>In this way your service fields are socialized and your socialization becomes
<BR>a field for service. Rejoice in this harvest.
<BR>
<BR>DOLORES: This is Dolores. I would invite you to share with me an
<BR>appreciation of what you will observe and experience in your religious life
<BR>tomorrow, for you will share with these many souls the triumph that is ours
<BR>in sonship. The jubilance is going to well up in your heart as the afternoon
<BR>wears on and your spirit will rejoice to know that "He is Risen!"
<BR>
<BR>As you acknowledge the thrill in your soul of his life as a son of man and as
<BR>a Son of God, lift yourself up into the awareness of your rightful place in
<BR>the universe as a son of this Son of the Eternal Son of the Universal Father,
<BR>and embrace your place in the heart of Divinington from whence your spirit
<BR>comes.
<BR>
<BR>Rejoice in the perfection of Paradise and the perfection of your Paradise
<BR>Parents, in the divine plan that invites all who will to come, and grasp
<BR>within yourself the power inherent in those words, "Follow me." As you
<BR>follow, you will learn to lead, you will learn to forgive, you will learn
<BR>love.
<BR>
<BR>This is the great gift of sonship. Enjoy your fellowship with other sons and
<BR>find ways to fool those wayward seeds into thinking they have already been
<BR>frozen and now it's time to bloom, for once they have felt the flicker and
<BR>recognized the warmth of the Son, they will not cease their striving to be
<BR>more like Him.
<BR>
<BR>And one more resurrection will have taken place. One more rebirth is
<BR>recorded in the annals of history. We look forward to making history with
<BR>you again. Until next week. Farewell.
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