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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">ABRAHAM & MARY<?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="6" Day="20"
Year="2005"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">JUNE 20, 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. I find it amusing that you expect me to be here. I like
that. Wouldn’t it be wonderful if moment to moment of daily living you could
expect the same from Father? It really is the same, even more so true with the
Father, for He is personalized for each one of His children. Every day the two
of you are becoming as one. I know in your daily struggles it sometimes is
difficult to grasp.<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">Just know that the veil of the flesh is only temporary
and with the forward momentum of the Father’s plan, more things are possible
than you know. Is it not cause for rejoicing to see those things that are true
remain lasting? You have allowed the unfolding of our
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Mission</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> and with some stumbling, have done quite well putting
it to good use. Sometimes it is very uplifting to simply stop and be grateful,
feel those blessings that surround you, allow the energy of the Spirit to
continue to empower 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">I
am MARY, your sister and friend. I am grateful for the friendship and assistance
I receive from our brother, Abraham. His grace is indeed something for me to
aspire to. Even though I have received training to help in the uplifting of
Urantia, I am still never quite prepared to teach any particular lesson. Abraham
speaks of making effort to be prepared and then always allowing the living
Spirit to guide, to have the final word.<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
has been many years since I have indwelt the mortal flesh and I have come to
know such joy that you have yet to discover. I have never forgotten where I
began and truly is all my experience a part of the sum total of who I am. I do
remember some excruciating times in the flesh, certainly, but here I am now with
some knowledge of the outcome of ultimate good. Just like you, your struggles
will one day be behind you and the ultimate good will be presented to you in a
way you can understand.<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 so encouraging to keep striving in that forward momentum that Father has set
before us. You have had many years of training and your mission assignments are
laid out before you daily. Some assignments may seem small, but they are always
possible links in a greater chain. Our </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Mission</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> seems inactive to some because it is so low profile. It
demands not personal recognition of each individual who
serves.<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
do remember in my days of becoming alive in spirit, the temptation to take
credit for receiving and disseminating living revelation was always present.
Having grown up as a child, who knew not real love and affection, I was more
inclined to take credit for the Father’s work. The attention at the time
fulfilled an emptiness I had always known. It was strange how the more I leaned
on the side of ego and the desire to look and feel important, the less ability I
had to minister to others. When I was caught up in myself I really was of no
use. The ministry became secondary to my desire to feel needed. I swore I served
to work and minister for the Master’s cause, and yet understandably, the animal
side craved to be noticed and appreciated.<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">Certain sects of that day and age were not socially
accepted. If you grew up poverty stricken, then you pretty well had it set in
your mind you were always going to be of a lower class. It was rare when
individuals strived for more, because it was believed then that this was the
Father’s plan for you. So most definitely when my mind began to lean toward
spiritual reality, I learned of my real importance. I learned freedom from
labels, classes and status. If I was to serve in the Lord’s ministry, then I had
to become one with the people. There was not room for a feeling of
self-importance. There was no time to reflect on how I would be rewarded in
Heaven.<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
ministry was exactly what the Master taught us it would be and a great deal of
His teachings was focused on self-forgetfulness. I always had to remind myself
through daily prayer, meditation and efforts to serve, that this was not about
me and my longing to be fulfilled in one way or another. In that there was joy
beyond my ability to express it with words. To feel a part of something greater
than yourself, than your little world, is freeing. It was just as the Master
taught. “He who would save his life selfishly will indeed lose it. He who would
lose himself for the Father will definitely be saved.”<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">Our
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Mission</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> is active, even though it is not so much in the public
eye. We are all a part of something greater and that links us together as
members of an unlimited universal family. To me the
</SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Mission</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt"> is simple. If you need fame and recognition, maybe this
ministry is not for you. If you desire to be part of the whole and serve side by
side with your fellows, seen and unseen, finding spiritual fulfillment instead
of ego-satisfaction, then you are home. I am stopping there. All my love to you,
my brothers and sisters. Godspeed this week in all your
undertakings.<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, our gratitude to you, Sister Mary. Well done. This week find time
for prayer and meditation. Take an honest look at your ministry. We may be a
quiet </SPAN><st1:City><st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Mission</SPAN></st1:place></st1:City><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">, but that does not take away from our activity. Carry
on with what you know to be true in your soul. My love is always growing for you
each. Go in peace. Until next time,
shalom.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P></DIV></BODY></HTML>