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style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">ABRAHAM AND MARY<?xml:namespace prefix = o ns =
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Year="2006"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">AUGUST 21, 2006</SPAN></st1:date><SPAN
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<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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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">I
am ABRAHAM. Greetings. How blessed are we to have one another. It is wonderful
to spend these few moments with you on this day, the day of the Lord’s birth.
Jesus said to His apostles, “How much more you will learn when I come in a
different form as the new teacher.” All these topics you have discussed this
evening are with abounding hope in that the Master’s Spirit of Truth can easily
handle things globally. Imagine millions more like yourselves who want for peace
in the world. Individuals practically want for the same things in
life.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Our
gratitude to Father and His associates for putting the plan of correction into
action. Progress seems slow, but we are talking about mortals on a mortal world.
There is no magic wand. There is caring individuals who do what they can to
promote truth, beauty and goodness. A little willingness is all that is required
to create positive change. I am with the belief that when a child is in quite
enough trouble they will eventually turn to the parent. I believe in this time
of Correction the child Urantia is turning to its Universal Father. We
rejoice.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">I
am MARY. I am with gratitude to spend this time with you, who continue to look
forward to working with the Master in everyday life. I am made glad to look back
on this day to see how seemingly small beginnings on Urantia created great
change. The life and teachings of Christ did not cure the world, but it sure
created great change or enough upheaval, so to speak, that individuals would
begin to trust in the good Father, who is unseen as opposed to a cruel ruler,
who could make their lives miserable. In other words, people began to trust God
more and fear the material less.<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 Correcting Time is not a cure for the ills of
society. It is only a step in evolution. Individuals must have the willingness
to give of themselves to create greater change in any capacity. You that are the
good citizen create positive change. You that are the good parent create
positive change. You that serve coffee with a smile to your customers do the
same. From individuals who serve a large ministry, to one person who simply aids
in a fellows’ mood are those who will lead our world to different times. Will we
be more civilized? I don’t know.<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">Hopefully at some point we will all have that
willingness to be open to create change for the better. You may never see your
name in lights or on the pages in a book. You may never be known by mankind or
given all the credit you are due, but believe me, when you are with the
understanding of what it means to be a Kingdom sojourner, then you will know any
notoriety is not necessary. You are with the new teacher, the Spirit of Truth.
While He is outside of your vision, He is more readily
utilized.<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, as we think over the Master’s birth, let us
review the good throughout His life. Let us not concentrate on those times of
sorrow or how certain individuals made fatal mistakes. Let us remember the
Master’s enjoyment in fraternizing with children. How He was so amused by His
elders. How He was awestruck by the beauty of the planet. How He was so merciful
even in the face of something we could not possibly bear.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">How
good was the Master to His mother, His brothers and sisters? How happy was
Joseph to have had Jesus for those fourteen years? Believe me, Joseph was a
simple man and Jesus brought him pure joy. Let us remember how the apostles
loved Him so much so that they were willing to give up all things earthly to
serve in His ministry and as mentioned earlier, how He helped uplift the
standing of women in communities. He was our example and still is. I would end
our meeting with a prayer.<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"><I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 16pt">Our Father
over all things, we are with humble gratitude to accept your gift of change some
two thousand years ago. We are in understanding of our place in the Correcting
Time and want to make the most out of every moment. Help us to see more, hear
more, love more and live more. Thank you for our Master, our Brother/Father.
Amen and shalom.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></I></P>
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