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Year="2003"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">JUNE 16, 2003</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I am ABRAHAM. Greetings.
Each week I feel so fortunate to be a part of your thoughts. I enjoy watching
the building blocks of your discussions forming into wisdom and creativity. You
each have the gift of compassion. No matter the harsh realities of your personal
lives, you still find compassion for others. In your willingness to be present
for someone else, you can be comforted in the fact that you are also well
served.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Last week we discussed
building toward something greater than ourselves. As life moves onward it is
constantly changing. Mortals are continually moving. Many things you have under
your control and some things you do not. The most that we could hope to have
control over is ourselves, our attitudes, our outlook. Your intentions are the
gatekeeper of what is to be accepted and what is
not.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">One who is driven by the
ego seeks fulfillment for the ego. Your desires or intentions lead you to take a
path that would fulfill the egos needs. Total escape from the ego is not likely
to occur in the mortal life. You will always need to keep a watchful eye on
this. This is completely expected in the mortal life. An individual could want
for the highest and best good for all, and yet is somewhat unconscious of those
intentions that lead to another direction, perhaps a more selfish
direction.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">When one is devoted to
leading a spirit led life then one has tools to use to allow the highest
intentions to overcome underlying self serving intentions. It is confusing for
mortals to be committed to being spirit led one moment and self serving the
next. The Master had not need to be focused on being self serving, for all His
needs were met. The Master knew not from day to day where He would lay His head.
He many times forgot bodily nourishment, for He was quite satisfied on a
spiritual level. He enjoyed the company of His fellows but was equally joyful to
be on His own. His deep and abiding trust in Father had freed His mind to focus
on the real priority in daily living.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">The Master’s one desire was
to do the Father’s will. He did not do the Father’s will because He feared what
would happen if He didn’t. He desired to do the will because He craved that
Source that fulfilled His every need. His intention was to do the will of Father
and most of the time He did indeed do that. There were a couple of moments when
the mortal had allowed Him to wander from that, but always the focus of His life
was to serve. The Master was indeed an intellectual man, but also was He a
divine Son. Always did the Master go forth with the will of God, never
questioning why. He simply trusted.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">A relationship with those
On High fulfills all human emptiness. It is true that mortals can be pulled
deeply into the material world and the spiritual world becomes secondary. Like
the Master, we can make effort to exercise the spiritual mind every day to be
free from fear and other spirit poisons that stand in the way of
balance.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">One who makes time for a few moments for stillness each
day finds it is like a nutritious meal that gives strength and the ability to
endure any and all things.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Prayer becomes a natural open dialogue with the Father
when it is practiced daily.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Study becomes a place of refocusing, a reminder of the
overall purpose.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Journaling helps us to empty out the negative and work
towards the positive.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">A fit mind and body is essential to doing all the
above.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT
face="Times New Roman">And last but not least—fellowship. All things are more
easily bared when shared with a friend. More things are more easily learned when
you listen with compassion. Where two or more are gathered there also is our
Master.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">This week we will focus on
balancing the spiritual life, incorporating the daily exercises to maintain
spiritual health. Those that perceive Father as far away will likely find that
their reality. No questions. I would say that I am personally looking forward to
the upcoming changes with this group. My associates and I are working toward
teaching the lessons a bit differently than we have. Our
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> seems to be at a crossroads at this time. We will soon
begin to see the sweeping changes in the Correcting Time. This is good. Know
that I consider you each a part of my spiritual good health. I am with ever
growing love. Until next week, shalom.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></FONT></P>
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