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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">ABRAHAM<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns =
"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:date Month="1" Day="31"
Year="2005"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">JANUARY 31,
2005</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">WOODS CROSS GROUP<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">I
am Abraham. Greetings. What an intellectual group we have here this evening. You
have quite possibly covered every topic. (Laughter.) I may have to rearrange my
lesson. Refreshing, yes. I am in awe of your ability to be flexible. Your
enthusiasm for your spiritual understanding is quite contagious. It is indeed a
blessing to know each one of you.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">From where I am I have some opportunities to know you
each as your authentic selves. Father, of course, knows you through and through
because He is the Father. I know you from what you dare to show me or share with
me. I find you each unique and yet I relate with each one of you as a part of
myself, part of the universe and a part of the family of God. It is indeed a
blessing. I thank you.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">It
is interesting how individuals can be more accepting of their personal aspects
when they are more accepting of others, or in other words, less judgmental. Life
in the flesh is a lot of assuming or guessing or preparing for the worst. As we
mature in spirit we see our own mistakes not so devastating, not so condemning.
While you can begin to see yourself as a learning mortal you are releasing the
pressure to be perfect. There is not lasting perfection in one who is
continuously pressured.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">The
anxiety one may feel even can possibly delay growth, but that is not to worry
over. You most definitely expect more from yourself than do others and many
times you do fall short, leaving you with feelings of discouragement or having
disappointed others. This negative self-regard can certainly lead to unwanted
behaviors, perhaps desires to escape.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">How
free would the world be if we simply made allowance for the growth of ourselves
and one another? The ego is a master of deceit and will try to convince you that
your fellows’ downfalls are your uprisings. The ego can certainly make man a
slave to popular opinion and limit spiritual receptivity.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">This old saying is not just words but a reality you can
make happen. “Live in the moment.” It is a well-worn saying but has deep
meaning. In the moment there is simple reality. There is not the guilt of the
past or the worry of tomorrow. There is not judgment of self or others. In the
moment is where God resides. In the moment is where peace
abides.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">This week, children, free your minds from that pressure
that causes your worry. Think not of how you will reserve your place in Heaven
but how you will live in the moment today. Let us study on spiritual maturity.
That is all. Know that you are a good sounding board for the activities of this
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Mission</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">. Have not worry. My love goes with you. Until next
time, shalom.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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