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style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">ABRAHAM<?xml:namespace
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Year="2004"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt">FEBRUARY 23,
2004</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
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GROUP<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I
am so inspired by your faith and willingness to put forth effort to be about our
Father’s business. Your faith is an energy, which makes these transmissions
possible. You have faith and confidence that I will return each week and indeed
I do. You are accepting of these lessons in their simplified form and learn what
you can therefrom. I appreciate your acceptance and the fact that you receive
what is given without condition or attempt to make change or fit these teachings
into a format for ego fulfillment. I am exceedingly grateful. You take our
spirituality to a level of practical reality. Well
done.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Again I would ask you to
cast off the cares of the day. Rise above the family turmoil, employment
politics and community concerns. Take a step higher into that peaceful arena
within the mind that allows you to breathe easy. Relax your muscles, feel your
heart rate begin to slow, breathe in that peace that only the Father of all
fathers can grant you. Here in this place rest is acceptable, healing is allowed
and Father whispers to you the wisdom of the ages.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Why are we here in the
world at this time? What is our sole purpose? What is our earthly destiny
leading to? I believe many mortals get caught up in the drama of living and tend
to overlook the overall purpose of going beyond merely existing to really
living. We are here because at some moment in time we were a thought in the mind
of God. The act of love and thought created the actuality, which brought us into
being. Father has worked with most of us our entire lives to get us to really
know Him, to understand His role in our existence. He has always loved us; He
will always love us and want for our highest good.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I cannot claim to know the
Father’s overall plan and purpose, but I can say up to this point in my eternal
career, I fully trust Father and have some realization of His endless
possibilities; therefore I crave to do the will. I seek out the right and desire
it with all of my being. I look back on my personal history and realize Father
was always there—not coaxing me heavenward or pushing me to be someone I wasn’t,
but lovingly guiding me toward Him. I can see that now. As a man on earth I was
somewhat blinded to those facts. I put first what my eyes could see. My priority
was to have good thoughts about who and what I was. The material world was
distracting with all its promises of personal grandeur. I was then and am now
grateful for guidance and slow but sure
enlightenment.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Many mortals every day are
with internal pain, mindal pain, regrets and to compensate for this they do
search for relief through the building up of ego. The material world becomes
everything to them—their god, so to speak. This temporary self-satisfaction is
fleeting and a waste of energy. These are the individuals who seem to be in the
middle of all the daily drama.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I thank God for the
spiritual path. I thank God for the slow but sure enlightenment. I thank God for
progression. These are indeed soul saving, meaning that when one becomes aware
of eternal things focus is changed and actions are sure to follow. It is a
struggle at times. This is the way it is supposed to be on an evolutionary
planet such as this—not good or bad, just the way it is. When one can quiet the
mind and material distractions, then do you take a step above life’s dramas to
the clear air of understanding your plan and
purpose.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">This week spend time
simplifying your material life. Take note of those distractions that would cost
you energy. Practice rising above the fog of confusion into the clear air of
Father’s wisdom. With enough practice this becomes a way of living. Know that
Father knows you are each making your best effort. He longs to serve you. He
longs to uplift the world through you, not in grand earth shattering ways, but
in small, simple, lasting ways. That is all for this evening. Know that I visit
each one of you during the week and feel honored to serve you in any way. As
always my love is ever growing for you. Go in peace. Until next week,
shalom.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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