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<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Southeast Idaho</span></font></st1:place> TeaM<br>
April 19, 2009<br>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Prayer: <span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span></span></font><i
style='mso-bidi-font-style:normal'><font size=4><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
font-style:italic;mso-bidi-font-style:normal'>Dear God, we thank <span
class=GramE>You</span> for the wisdom and the information that You have given
to us in this Urantia Book text.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>How we would pray that we might not just look at the words and know it
by intellect, but that we would continue to use the content.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We thank <span class=GramE>You</span>
for the Teaching <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Mission</st1:City></st1:place>,
God, and the fact we are able to apply what we hear from our teachers.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Help us to be open tonight.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>We thank <span class=GramE>You</span>
that the Thought Adjusters can use our mind to make us more like You, the
potential that you have planned.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Help us, we pray. </span></font></i><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Amen<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>DANIEL:</span></font></b><span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>Greetings, friends, I am
Daniel, your friend and colleague, pleased to join you on this lovely afternoon
on Urantia.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You have had a long
cold winter with many storms piling in one after the other with cold wet snow,
while you have longed for spring.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Today’s weather is testament to the fact that spring does come,
will come, to be followed by the fullness of summer.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>And so it is in your lives, and so it is
with this planet.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Times of
hardship, of doubt, of struggle and difficulty are necessary, as are the snows
that provide the reservoirs, the frozen water, to be released at the proper
time.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>And while difficulties and
struggle are necessary, they are by no means the sum total of experience.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>One’s life, one’s experience
of life, is much more influenced by the decisions one makes in response to the
stimuli than the stimuli itself<span class=GramE>. </span>Stimuli and struggle
are experienced much more negatively when one tries to avoid some aspect of the
experience, when one listens to the fear of the ego voice rather than grasping
hands with your best friend, your Mystery Monitor.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>So, my point is, that it is not in fact the struggles—that are a
necessary part of life—that determines your experience of life.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It is your response to these struggles,
whether you shrink from them in fear and despair, a sense of victim-ness, and
so forth, or whether you embrace them as an opportunity to test the metal of
your partnership with your best friend, your Mystery Monitor.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Now, this planet’s history has produced a culture of victimhood
arising out of the reality of the facts of post rebellion living.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>But you need not accept that
mantel.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You have the knowledge, you
have the inner resources, you have the loving help of a multitude of
personalities to choose a different response: to beat your chest, to smile into
the wind, to embrace the moment—not to express the physical strength of
conquest, no<span class=GramE>! </span>but the power of love, the power of
faith, the power of the certainty to be found in your relationship with God the
Father, God the Mother, God the Actor, demonstrated and known in the reality of
the Indwelling Fragment and the encircuiting of the Spirit of Truth and the
Holy Spirit.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>From this perspective, life is full.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Life is good.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Life is filled with an amazing
opportunity to be of service, to learn, to grow, to persevere, to endure, to
leap mountains, to lead through your example, the example of an enthusiastic
liver of life.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Do not ask that life
be different.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Ask that you respond
differently.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>And so, my friends, a beautiful day like today is a reminder that life
can be full of joy, not because it is without storms, not because it is without
struggle, but because you have within you every resource you need to live it
with joy, to live it in balance, and to live it with enthusiasm.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Are there comments, questions or any other way that I can interact with
you on this beautiful afternoon?<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span class=GramE><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Student #1.</span></font></span><span
style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span><span
class=GramE>Daniel, thank you for your comments.</span><span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I heard very well that you can live your
life with joy in spite of, and it reminded me of a sermon I accidently turned
on from Notre Dame Cathedral and the messenger was saying that this is the day
the Lord has made and that the contrast is either happiness or sadness, but always
this is the day that the Lord has made.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Rejoice and be glad in it.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>And that has been a terrific message for me, not that I’m living
it, but no matter what comes into our life, this is the day the Lord has
made.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Rejoice and be glad in it.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>DANIEL:</span></font></b><span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>Indeed!<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I am giving the same sermon.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I would like to make a note
however:<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I am not saying do not be
sad.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>It is quite possible to
experience sadness and joy at the same time.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>I am not saying do not feel your
feelings, but I am saying release the fear that holds you back, that stops you
from partnering with your Best Friend.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Let the fear go, but experience the full realm, the many dimensions, of
what it means to be a human being living on Urantia.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Thank you for your comments connecting my discussion to that which you
heard.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Are there other questions,
comments, thoughts?<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>[Silence]<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>(Student name), my dear, I wish to address the passing of your mortal
father.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>He is experiencing great
joy as you are aware.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You can trust
this internal knowledge.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You can
count on the love and support of a myriad of beings <span class=GramE>who</span>
are with you and with your family at this time.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>You have much over care.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Allow yourself to melt into it.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Let it lift you and carry you along with
the knowledge of your father’s joy.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Student #2:<span style='mso-tab-count:1'> </span>Thank
you Daniel, so much.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>DANIEL:</span></font></b><span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span>I embrace you dear
one.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>…<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>One moment please.<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><b style='mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-weight:bold;
mso-bidi-font-weight:normal'>ABRAHAM:</span></font></b><span style='mso-tab-count:
1'> </span><span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Greetings, I am Abraham.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>Daniel has most graciously invited my participation in your meeting
forum that I may speak directly with my dear, dear friend (student #2).<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span><o:p></o:p></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>My dear, yes, have I been personally present with you during much of
this past series of events in your life.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'>
</span>I wish for you to fully comprehend my affection for you, my devotion to
you and my admiration of you.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>My
friend, my message to you today is to grant <span class=GramE>yourself</span>
peace.<span style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>Be at peace.<span
style='mso-spacerun:yes'> </span>This is all, shalom.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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