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<p>Rebecca is feeling much better now and we have resumed our weekly sessions
with Ham. The following is short, but all agreed it was a gem</p>
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<p>02-29-2004</p>
<p>Ham: Greetings, children, I am Ham and I am very happy to be here among
you once more. This evening, let us give thanks for the miracle of faith
for it is by faith that you persevere without knowing. It is through faith
that you touch God and experience his presence. </p>
<p>Faith is the gateway by which man feels himself to be entering into a
greater and more meaningful expanded existence. Faith is the hand which
receives the bread of life. Faith is the mouth by which you imbibe spiritual
water and the bread of truth. By faith, you abide in the body of God and
he abides within you. Faith is the means by which your spirit is renewed.
Hope is a first step, but faith is the means by which you are transported
to a greater reality. Always let your faith be such that it shines before
men and let your lives be a demonstration of your faith. </p>
<p>The master was ever faithful. He was joyful in his faith. He was absolutely
certain that the Father’s will is the very best thing and his faith was
such that he trusted the Father’s leading, even when his mortal mind recoiled.
Let your faith raise you as the Master’s faith raised him. Have faith that
the Father will lead you, that he will open those doors which you should
pass through and close those through which you should not pass. </p>
<p>Give his love to those you come in contact with and shine that love all
around you. Let love be your refuge and your protection. Discipline yourselves
not to indulge in negative thinking. Accept each day as the wondrous gift
it is. Dedicate your work to God and then rest when it is time to rest.
Carry the Master’s burden with joy and with a light heart do his bidding.
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<p>It is written that weeping may persist for an evening, but joy comes again
in the morning. Set your hearts to being joyous. Enjoy your existence. This
is my desire for all of you and this is my message for all of you this evening.
Seek after joy. Seek after a joyous life and shine forth in your faith so
that all men will know you have an intimacy with Christ, you have accepted
your sonship with God. </p>
<p>I do not wish to tire my faithful companion this evening. We shall resume
questions next week. For now, may the Father’s peace be upon your hearts
and may your souls continually deepen in love. Farewell. </p>
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David G. Schlundt, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Psychology
Department of Psychology
Vanderbilt University
301 Wilson Hall
Nashville, TN 37203
Phone: (615)322-7800
Fax: (615) 343-8449
Email: <a class="moz-txt-link-abbreviated" href="mailto:David.Schlundt@Vanderbilt.edu">David.Schlundt@Vanderbilt.edu</a>
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Many of the temporal troubles of mortal man
grow out of his twofold relation to the
cosmos. Man is part of nature -- he exists
in nature -- and yet he is able to transcend
nature. Man is finite, but he is indwelt by
a spark of infinity.
The Urantia Book - page 1221
<a class="moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.urantia.org/">http://www.urantia.org/</a>
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