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Year="2004"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">APRIL 12, 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: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">I am ABRAHAM. Greetings.
What a wonderful spirit we have here this evening. Your outlook and attitude
make this an open arena for our communications. You cannot see me or have any
proof that I exist, and yet you welcome me each week without fail. I am with
gratitude for your faithfulness and am inspired by your
durability.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">Mortal life does indeed
take its toll on the spirit. You that intend to move forward at any cost of the
ego, exhibit a grace that is inspirational to us all. Again, we take a moment to
rise above our daily occurrences, above our discomforts, worries and fear. We
are safe at home with our family. Here we make discoveries, find solutions,
increase energy and build upon our faith.<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">I am feeling the excitement
of a shift in mass mind. I am able to see the Master’s hands at work. The
world’s inhabitants are hungry for new thought, new direction, simply something
new. I am overjoyed at the influence of our Correcting Time. I am energized at
the good that has been produced so far. I need not to see results to continue
the work, but even I must admit it causes me to rejoice, to be grateful for
Father and His well orchestrated plan and purpose.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P>
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face="Times New Roman"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Your experience as
</SPAN><st1:place><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt">Mission</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"> participants and faithful followers of the Master, have
made you a wonderful coach for those who are seeking a new and better way. Your
willingness to make the most out of humbling experiences puts you in a place to
be an awesome example. Every day it would seem there are tests to becoming an
expert at perfected humility. Let me assure you that all experience is used to
its fullest to aid you in stepping closer to our Father.
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt"><FONT face="Times New Roman">In keeping with the subject
of the season, I should like to discuss the Master and His life. Over these many
years you have gained insight into the personality of the Master. His Spirit of
Truth keeps us ever reaching and growing. In our attempt to walk a closer walk
with Him, our vision of the Master continuously unfolds. As our experience
changes, as our maturity levels increases, also does our vision of the Master
evolve. Our experience of the Spirit of Truth becomes more real and interactive.
Is it He who changes? Of course not. Our vision of Him is always increasing with
our willingness to follow Him.<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">We have discussed the
Master’s willingness to drink the cup of mortal life--come what may. He was
indeed a super personality, but remember it was His mortal example that we could
all relate to. With each experience, good and bad, the Master was more and more
prepared to complete His earthly destiny. With each minute of living faith He
was more and more changed into the individual who would forever change
history.<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">Said the Master, “Why do
you call me good. It is the Father in Heaven who is good.” And he meant that
with all His mind and soul. The Master was wonderful in His own right—granted,
and yet His willingness to be Father-led was a map for Him to follow to have the
ability to do the great things He had done. Knowing Father as you do, can you
not see these personality traits in the Master and His exemplary life He lived
on Urantia?<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">Willingness to listen, to
have not worry about self, to be mindful of the work also leads to your personal
evolution and lays out a map for you to follow to also fulfill your earthly
destiny. As a mortal you are drawn to the Master because He was also part
mortal. He lived your experiences and had faced the very worst that mortal life
had to offer. His willingness to have faith that Father always had something in
the works that was adding to His map of earthly destiny kept Him moving along
with great faith.<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">We go back in time to when
the Master had laid prostrate on the ground with the burden of the world upon
His back. He knew the bitter cup that had awaited Him and did indeed have
struggle between the mortal and the divine. His mortal side sought comfort from
His dozing brethren. His mortal side sought other avenues of escape. His mortal
side sought comfort and clarity in what seemed to be uncontrollable
circumstances. His divine side sought His Father’s will. He was made to wait
patently upon the will of Father. He was made to struggle against escape and
embrace His divine side--no matter what.<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">In these moments He did
find mindal reconciliation with the divine side. He did find comfort and
ministry. He did find strength to carry on, but the strength that filled this
God-man was not just from this one moment in time, no. It was from a lifetime of
exercising faith, following that map that Father had laid before Him, a lifetime
of working through discomfort, having mindal reconciliation, finding humor in
all things, ministering to others, raising a family, carpentry work, teaching,
fishing, adversity and blessings. This is what enabled the Master to drink the
bitter cup with grace and perfect balance in all aspects. It was His will that
the Father’s will be done and from that He attained the strength of a universe.
Our older Brother was indeed, and still is, an inspiration for us to live
by.<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">This week look back at your
earthly map and what directions it has led you to bring you this far and ponder
where you may be going. How was the Master a light upon your path? What is it
about Him that is most inspirational to you? Children, this week be a peace.
Have not concern. Be about the Father business. My love goes with you. Until
next week, shalom.<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></P></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>