Abraham; Michael; Mary - Collection -  January 02, 2007 thru December 22, 2008 - Woods Cross

ABRAHAM, MICHAEL & MARY
JANUARY 2, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM.  Greetings. There are many places we can go to refuel spiritually. Being with you is one of my most filling places. Each day in the flesh is somewhat of a chore at times. How blessed are we to have a Brother/Father who has experienced the daily chore of life and can help us to live it to our best and highest light. I appreciate this gathering, for I feel we are all seated at the Master’s table enjoying the refueling of spiritual energy. I want to be a source of spiritual food. I want to help you in finding the joy in everyday living. I want us, as a group, to bring out the best in one another and also extend that to individuals we know.

I am MICHAEL. Peace be with you. How wonderful it is to meet with you in this fashion, where I can brush by each one of you and feel that parent/child relationship. In the busyness of your lives I become somewhat invisible, somewhat separated and I am uncomfortable with that. I am most definitely pleased to be in your midst and help to provide for you a spiritual banquet. Feel free to take the bread of life and know that I am always a part of you. Help yourselves to a serving of hope, in that we can rise above what seems to be an embittered world, and see the truth, beauty and goodness on the horizon.

I am with the understanding that you know not how my hand works with yours and how close I am to you. You know not how we work together and can be more efficient when you are with a peaceful mind. I am the Spirit of Truth and without limitation. Together we can do small things that have great impact. Do not be sidetracked by promises of grandeur. See me not as a stumbling block. Please be open to the realization that I am your Brother/Father and I hold my children close.

I work for you. I make the way clear. I see to your wellbeing. I feed you. Many of my children will come to realize that I am real. I am in the details. Falsehood is unacceptable. It is my duty to expose the darkness. It is my honor to bring the light. I am the door. Wander not outside the door. Knock and all things shall be revealed. Come to me for your daily bread. Let not worry take space in your mind where there can be peace. There is a great deal of work and it will be in the joy of truth and fellowship that our work is completed. Remember that I know you and treasure you for the wonderful beings you are. I love you. Carry on.

I am MARY. Thank you Master, for laying out before us this spiritual banquet. Thank you for making us each a place at your table. We are filled with new strength and hope. We are small and yet together there are great improvements in the path we are taking. I, for one, am comforted by the fact that the Spirit of Truth reaches into the darkest places and opens them up for us to understand. We are free will creatures that know the difference between right and wrong. We can be strong and make informed choices. We can find that our dedication brings us a bit of self-mastery every day.

As we grow in our spirituality, instant gratification isn’t as fulfilling as we once thought. Material eyes lead us to desire one thing and spiritual eyes help us to connect with the Spirit of Truth and make correct choices.  I would thank each one of you for your participation and supreme show of faith. We are getting into the realness of our Correcting Time and we can see the ugliness and the pain. It is disturbing. It does feel as though the Spirit is beaten. Your faith in the Master as the sovereign of our universe helps to keep you balanced in emotion and clear in thought. I am so happy to be a part of your fellowship and at this wonderful table.

This week we will concentrate on spending time with the Master. Allow the Spirit of Truth to perform His duties.  He knows well what He is doing. He is a light for us to work by. That is all. We are with a loving farewell to you each, my brothers and sisters. Go in peace. From Abraham and myself and our Brother/Father, we bid you shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JANUARY 8, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. I am loving the peaceful atmosphere we have here this evening.  Our connection is made stronger by the quieting of minds. One thing I really enjoy about this group is your sharing of observations. I can always keep up to date in my work when I can view your reality through your eyes. I appreciate the efforts you each make to place your spirituality as a priority. It is difficult to integrate the material and spiritual worlds and I must say that you each are doing quite well. I believe a key factor in this success is your willingness to put Michael as your sovereign. It is a daily struggle to ask that Father’s will be done and not your own. I see you each doing a beautiful job.

I am fortunate to have had this opportunity to return to minister to Urantia. I have been able to have a broadened view of history’s successes and failures. All my experience and understanding there from has made me much more efficient at my ministry. Seeing the world before Michael was here and the after results are quite vast. I am in full understanding of His accomplishments here in the world, as well as throughout the universe. It is wonderful to know somebody so highly ranked, spiritually speaking and also be the beneficiary of the simplest form of His teachings.

I am MARY. Greetings to you, my friends, I am always with comfort to be exactly who I am with you. How honored I am to be your co-worker and friend. During my time in the ministry I always thought the more obedient I am to God, the easier my life would be. It is funny to look back now and know that if my life would have been one of ease, I would not have had such a caring Father who was always watching out for me. In the difficulties of my mortal lessons I eventually understood the Father’s part in them.

Many of today’s modern people are with the belief that if they are good to God, God will be good to them. This is old-fashioned thinking, of course. We strive to live the laws of God because it is good for us. When I am with the mind of stillness I am better able to be receptive to Father’s words, which helps me in my daily tasks. I am better able to cope with stress. I can much more easily leave emotions by the wayside and pick up the tools of solutions. When I was new to the ministry, much of my time was spent bargaining with God. In knowing the Master, it made my bargaining seem totally ridiculous. The Master was with wit and humor. He was intelligent and practical. It is said, “When you have seen the Son you have seen the Father.”

I had always wanted to have children of my own. I had always wanted a traditional life.  Somewhere in the back of my mind I believed that if I served well the ministry that one day Father would fulfill my requests. Time was passing and indeed I was not getting any younger. My dreams were passing me by. Every day I would spend time looking after many children, who were either homeless or orphans. I would feed them, wash their clothes, have fun at play and teach them what I believed the Master Himself would have taught. Yet I wondered why Father was ignoring my request, my most heart-felt desires.

It was sometime after the Master’s resurrection that I realized Father had provided for me my desires. I was indeed mother to many children, not biologically of course, for that wasn’t necessary. Father had tied many lives together, mine and the children I had looked after.  In my later years there were these beautiful people, who used to be such ragged little children that had begun to turn the tide and watch over me. I had a real family. I had much more of the experience than I could have ever hoped for. I am still in contact with many of these children. I will always love them and I am so blessed to know they will love me in return.

God, the Father, is so wise in His ways, so much more than we could ever conceive of.  Much of the time we are blinded by our blessings, for they did not come in the form we had hoped. Much of mortal limitation is self-imposed. When we are open to Michael and Father we see a blessing for what it is. We’re not blinded by the wanting. This week let us spend more time with our Brother/Father. Literally count your blessings, especially those that are non-traditional. Father is the supreme provider. Let our focus be on that. That is all. Know that we are with ever increasing love for you each. Our availability is always at your convenience. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JANUARY 15, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings.  I am always impressed by your versatility and your willingness to embrace new ideas. I learn from your willingness to remain small and continue on with spiritual education. You have matured beyond the point of having the desire to be seen as ‘the chosen.’ You are average people in an average evolutionary world doing Father’s bidding and this is indeed propelling us toward the dawn of Light and Life. You that have chosen to commit to the spiritual life have also committed to extra training. I do know this training and preparation is difficult, but in the end, so rewarding.  

I am MARY. I am always attracted to this group immediately because of the loving foundation you have each built. You make our messages easy to come through. Your unity is a wonderful invitation. Back to Abraham’s lesson on spiritual preparation--as you each know, I was not brought up in the traditional ways of that era. I was hurt many times over by adults that I thought I could trust. I was somewhat of a rebel. This was my self-protection. It was difficult to open up and take in new ideas.

The apostles, being male for example, I was especially rebellious toward them, acting as if I was better than they were. I held a lifetime of resentment toward my male counterparts and with my commitment to the spiritual life; Father was to heal me of my past pain by putting me right in the middle of what I most resented. I had many arguments with Peter, who seemed like he was such a know-it-all. He was sincerely trying to help me, but I felt threatened and my mind was closed off to the good energy he was trying to give me.

I always felt comfortable around the twins because I thought I was mentally superior.  They were always loving and I could be myself around them. It took many interactions with many individuals for my hardened mind to break down and be able to take in healing and learn to trust again. I had on occasion even argued with the Master, who I was seriously no match for. He was indeed stern and yet, made so much sense. This experience was miserable. I was not happy, but I did receive healing and advanced another step in being able to take in knowledge so I could be of use to the ministry.

You that are committed to a life in the spirit do receive training so that you can properly minister to others. Know that your training is an inner healing, a look at what has gone on in your life, why you are the way you are and what can be healed. We know that after this life we are headed for the worlds of correction. A great deal of correction will occur in this life. It does not have to be miserable. It can be as if you are holding the hand of God.

Father longs to take you in his arms and show you a new and better way. We are all working to clear the path toward Light and Life.  We have a great deal of work before us.  We must be diligent and stay the course.  Allow yourself to look back and be healed.  Trust Father and allow the walls to come down. Take note of the skills that you receive by allowing yourself to receive training. That is all, my friends. You are truly beautiful and we do send you with our love. From Abraham and myself, we bid you shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JANUARY 22, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings, I am so inspired by your faith. You know not from week to week what our lesson will entail or even if we will have one. You show up in faith in Father and fellowship. Well done. The maturing individual seeks unfoldment instead of forcing the unfolding. Experienced individuals know well the wisdom of Father and grow to have trust in His guidance. Still, living in this material world, we will always battle our animal tendencies. This is why we are here and are striving for self-mastery.

I am MARY. Greetings again, my friends, I am always in anticipation to hear the latest experiences regarding spiritual growth. During the beginning of your Teaching Mission reminds me of when the Master was here in the flesh. People of that day and age were ready for a change and yet, feared leaving the boundaries of tradition. The Jesus experience was new. He brought hope and certainly there was a great deal of attention on miracles.

The Teaching Mission was a glass of water to thirsty individuals. It was a light at the end of a long evolutionary tunnel. Again, many individuals expected miracles and a place of preferment within the Kingdom. Time has shown in both circumstances that those willing to stay the course without self-recognition will be the foundation for real change. There is nothing like some new spiritual fad to bring out an individual’s true colors. All is understood and a lesson indeed.

There were times at the end of the Master’s earthly career that we seen Him not for days. We were left to ourselves to utilize what He had taught. It was not unusual for fear to set in and see people go back to their old ways. Even those who witnessed the miracles firsthand began to question what they had really witnessed in the first place. The human mind can always talk one in and out of what one believes. There had better be some sort of spiritual foundation from which to build upon when all seems lost. Your spiritual foundation is kept alive and strong by your ability to move forward, not sit still and regret the past, but learn from it and add to your knowledge of spiritual fruits.

Another way to keep ourselves moving forward is to forgive yourself when not so wise mistakes have been made. Do not dwell on them and/or make excuses for yourself. Find the humor there from and know that the weight of the world is not on your shoulders, to have to figure everything out in the time allotted to you. We keep strong and moving forward by knowing who our sovereign is, acknowledging His presence in our lives. We are able to stay with a healthy amount of humility when we are able to recognize those who really rule the universes.

There comes a point in a child’s life where they learn kicking and screaming gets them nowhere. As we mature we are able to have more control over our own minds and allow the will of God to unfold. What keeps your foundation strong and moving forward? Are you sitting on the sidelines in confusion or are you able to participate in staying the course and drinking the cup? Do we seek miracles to get to Jesus? Or when we seek Jesus, are we allowed to witness miracles? Our lesson is kept short this evening. We are in gratitude to you that make such effort to accommodate us. We thank you for your dedication to serve. We are honored to serve at your side. Our love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JANUARY 29, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. Your mindal energy this evening is definitely fuel for our souls. It is interesting when individuals are decreased on emotions and increased in logic. Our energy becomes like a string on a well tuned instrument. It becomes useful. I always look forward to meeting with you as a group. I am in appreciation of how you make spirituality real in your everyday lives. Spirituality is not some far off dream to you, no. It is useful in how you live your lives. Your spiritual principles become integrated with your decision making.

Looking to the will of God becomes a simple way of living. The Father’s will becomes real, even though you still struggle with issues from time to time. It is well and good to see you each with such acceptance of the fact that mortals are here to receive a spiritual education. Most experienced people you know will honestly say they would have no desire to go back in time and relive those hard lessons. The experience they have so far has become the sum total of who they are. Their experience has become useful.

I am MARY. Greetings, friends, I always feel a part of this family gathering and for that I am forever grateful. I am with the understanding that mortals are happier when there is meaning in life. I lived firsthand that I was with some soul satisfaction when there was meaning in everyday tasks. It would seem that Father had a plan and purpose for all His children and I always felt great spiritual comfort being of use.

As we look out into the world right now there are a number of negative trends that seem to burden the minds and hearts of Urantian’s. Addiction is rampant; technology seems to be of such great value to many, ease-seeking has become a way of life for many. There are a great number of individuals looking for somewhere to belong, perhaps somebody to belong to. It is hard to keep your spirits up when the worldly surroundings seem to be such an obstacle.

In my era it was simply an accomplishment to stay alive. The rulers of that day could kill you without a reason, especially if you were with the status of poverty. You had less meaning. If you were female, that was even worse. It was the Master who taught me about usefulness and bringing meaning into my personal life. The more usefulness I felt I had, the more meaning I understood, the closer I felt to God.

In such hype of Jesus’ popularity we felt we must always be on call and drowning in usefulness. Idle time was practically painful. We became somewhat imbalanced with the business of living. The Master forced us to go out and play. He had us from time to time do a fair day’s work, in other words, seemingly meaningless tasks that everyone has to do. This certainly brought balance and had us take a step back to gain new perspective in going about our daily lives. It was then that we found our purpose. It was then that we felt useful.

It was meaningful to be small and useable in simple chores, such as helping an elder with packages, helping a child with learning some new task, helping a neighbor to plant a garden or simply sitting and listening to a friend. This was life. This was being useful. As the years went by I could look back and understand the great significance. How blessed were we then and are we now, to have our Master to be a light for us in what seems to be an unbearable mortal darkness. Closeness to Him--all things can be overcome. We are empowered to live our best lives.

You know the Alpheus brothers were such a wonderful example of usefulness. They requested not to have the highest seat next to the Master. They were always busy seeing what needs to be done. It didn’t matter the task, large or small, they were on hand and setting such a wonderful example of self-forgetfulness. I never really remember having long conversation with them. They were always on the run. It was clear they were not self-absorbed and worried about any lack of attention. They were seemingly balanced and living up to their highest light. What wonderful role models they were for me as a new citizen in the Kingdom.

This week let us focus on being useful in any situation. This keeps our minds off ourselves and into the realm of the spirit. Think about honest productivity and how fulfilling that is. You that have committed to serving this Teaching Mission are realizing that our small useful selves are quite enough. We need not stand above the rest, but simply focus on what the Master taught most and that was simply love and service. That is all. Know that we are with continuing love for you each and are in tremendous gratitude for your dedication. From Abraham and myself, we bid you shalom.


ABRAHAM
FEBRUARY 5, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings.  I am enjoying a look back at our long history together. I am with such blessings to still be using this method of communication to speak with you.  I do enjoy meeting as a group, for we each bring out the various flavors of personality in one another. You are a source of strength. It is good to refuel weekly to be able to go forth and to deal with what lies ahead. Your fellowship and faith reenergize your spirit to go forth and be of use within the ministry.

I was not ever labeled an emotional character, heartless at times, perhaps. I was always leaning toward the logic of life. I was loath to ever be caught unprepared or inadequate.  It was my life’s passion to be on top of every little detail. I had goals and I had surefooted steps leading toward the completion of those goals. You could say I was immovable. Certainly I was focused. I did believe that this was the path God had chosen for me. If I had done everything perfect, according to how I defined perfection, then certainly God found that acceptable. This was indeed a crushing pressure upon me. I maintained it at great cost.

Gratitude to our Father for sending me our most honored teacher, Machiventa.  Next to the teaching of the one God fact, showing me that God’s plans are His own and not subject to my definition, was with great significance. I had my life somewhat preplanned and learning about Father’s will certainly threw a wrench into those plans. I was made to be flexible. I was made to be subject to change. I can tell you that this was quite a feat for my mentor to completely sink this into my understanding. I was with such habit and routine.

The thoughts of my superiority faded as I learned that we are each children of God, no matter the status of the person. Machiventa served by my side as a person, no more, no less. The meaningful feelings I received from learning Father was that close to me changed my passion for life. I was a new creature. I cared not about riches or armies. I found my joy in spending time with my grandchildren, talking to associates who became friends, giving love instead of orders. I became a likeable man instead of a feared one.

Father and His personality are changeless, but the will is always subject to change. This is why we learn to be flexible in our spiritual careers. We can see the Master was always up to date with what He needed to know to provide to the ministry. He was committed to the Father’s will and this put Him in constant communication with the Father. We know by now after this many years in this Mission, nothing is set in stone. Urantia is an evolutionary planet and there has been room made for various outcomes of events. We need to remain flexible and at one with the will of Father.

We all still have our old ideas that tend to create limitation. We get our minds stuck on something and have a terrible time of accepting new ideas. To be flexible is not to be with an aloof attitude, no. It is to be observant and checking in at all times with the Father. No detail is too small. You may check in with anything you like. The path is not carved out for us.  The lives we are living is creating the path. We don’t know how it will turn out--that is the good news. It is exciting and most definitely challenging. The ministry is our life.  We minister as we live.

This week let us focus on being open to change. How does being flexible put you in constant communication with Father? How does that aid in your ministry to others? Mary sends her love and will be with us next week. That is all for now, my friends. This has been time well spent. I am always growing with love for you each. Call on me if you should have need. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
FEBRUARY 12, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. It is truly touching to see how you help one another. That brotherly love leads you to give unconditionally. Discussing everyday issues here with each other helps you to put life into perspective and use the tools and gifts Father has granted you. You each do well at making effort to live life spiritually and still remain grounded in a logical reality. It is true for me that you enrich my existence and I can see without a doubt that you also enrich one another’s.

How blessed are we to--for the most part, be unlimited by church dogma. It is a fact that the percentages of people with depression or mindal disturbance increases every day. As students of this universe we are learning how to live our best life and this most definitely increases joy and meaning. People with depression are feeling limited or stunted and this is increasing frustration and an outlook of hopelessness. As we mature in spirit we are learning to find the fullness in life, yes, the satisfaction of being alive.

I am MARY. Greetings again, friends, how fortunate are we to be able to become one with such beautiful cosmic information. Abraham, you have been a wonderful mentor to me. I so enjoy the lessons. I am in understanding of heaviness in heart and mind. The feelings of having no control over things that should be controllable are so frustrating.  The feelings of self-inadequacy are overwhelming. Depression is a hole that only gets deeper unless you can find the fullness in everyday living.

As a child I felt most unwanted, in the way, so to speak. My thought pattern was so deeply ingrained as I became an adult that I was with practically no confidence. This was very limiting indeed. Being a babe in the spirit, I always questioned my worthiness and always thought that others were much closer to Father than I could ever be. Jesus was a most interesting character in the fact that He so enjoyed His work. Crushing criticism never bothered Him. He was taking advantage of each breath He was alive. He saw opportunity in every moment. He saw joy in the past and present.

I recall the Master helping an elderly gentleman who was a bit confused about his whereabouts. He had asked the Master for direction and as Jesus was guiding him, the gentleman began to disagree with the Master’s knowledge of the city. Jesus simply smiled and was not about to argue with the man, in fact He found it somewhat humorous. Even though the Master was due at a speaking engagement, He offered to escort the gentleman to the designated area.

As the Master and the man walked they had a marvelous discussion about gardening, sports and women. They laughed together and totally enjoyed one another’s company.  The elderly gentleman was quite surprised the Master’s directions were accurate.  Jesus found this little stroll to be with enjoyment and meaning. Certainly this was a much more important engagement than what was waiting for Him at the place He was due to speak. This is a simple event in the life of our Savior, but such a wonderful example of how the Master found the fullness of living.

Can you imagine this event taking place in the world today with other individuals?  Everyone is always in such a hurry. There seems to be no time to find the fruit in the harvest of living. This is what creates the feelings of depression and emptiness. Each moment in life is filled with unlimited possibilities, but very few people take advantage of this knowledge. You were meant to have a life and have it abundantly. There is adventure to be had. There is opportunity in the most simplest of moments. This is not a license to be self-indulgent, no, but this is opportunity to find meaning and a reason to strive.

This week let us slow down. Let our emptiness be filled with meaning. Take advantage of simplicity. Enjoy the present moment. Enjoy the so-called ‘average.’ There is fulfillment to be had. There is light to grow on. I have enjoyed my time with you, my fellow sojourners. It feels good to be part of a team. You are my team. It is with great love that I take my leave. From Abraham and myself, we bid you shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
FEBRUARY 19, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I really enjoy seeing you all together. It is such a warm family feeling when we can meet and allow the old to fall away and welcome in the new.  I have been thinking about our past few years together and how our Mission baby has grown into a fine young person. We have been the parents to something awesome. Our union has become much more solidified and our family dedication has made a wonderful foundation to build upon. Each unique individual has brought many ideas to help in the rearing of this Teaching Mission child. It took each one of us to bring it to the point it is now. In each parents life there is sorrow and pain, but the love and joy that is received makes everything worthwhile.

I am MARY. Greetings, my fellows, I am in understanding of Abraham’s words even though I was not a parent on the earth. I had many children however that I did look after and also a great deal of experience on Mansonia number two.  It is always inspiring to know that we will never miss out on anything. In our eternal careers there will be opportunity to fulfill any longing you have ever had. We need not ever be regretful or lose hope. The mortal life is the beginning to something great and we all must start small and do the grunt work, as they say.

 I did not know Jesus when He was a young lad learning to build birdhouses. He disliked building the seemingly insignificant projects. He longed to work with his father on the more important ones. We all have thought at one time or another how wonderful it would be to obtain instant knowledge without the rigors of study and hands-on experience.  Jesus’ father knew well that starting small would help the young lad to learn manual dexterity, about working with the grain of the wood, different types of wood, different types of fasteners, the tools to connect each piece.

Jesus did pester his father to skip over this ‘child’s play’ to work on the more important things and Joseph was tempted to grant the boy his desire. He did give Jesus the choice to learn things right the first time or learn things the hard way and of course, the Master experimented with both. As Jesus grew He realized His father was really quite wise and knew his livelihood well.

I bet you’re wondering where I am going with all of this. While we have no rules, laws or doctrine in our Urantian community, we do have some basic knowledge of right and wrong.  We make effort to quiet the ego and our desires, to make room for Father’s will, so that He can guide us in a way that is most efficient and the way that will help us to retain what we have learned.

Every day there are small opportunities that will test our patience. We are made to practice tolerance with those who are a real irritant. It would seem practical to slide through all of this petty drama and yet, this is the birdhouse that leads us to attaining the skills to take on much larger things.  I must say you are each doing much better with keeping your emotions at bay, but still there are issues to work on that help us to learn the ins and outs of the human mind, relationships, and our own personal shortcomings.

This week let us pay special attention to those small events that help us gain the tools to handle larger issues. Every day in the world there seems to be more and more tragic occurrences. People are looking for the faithful heart and a logical mind. They are looking for meaning to their sorrow. They are looking for a reason to not blame God for everything. We will be there. We will be a voice of reason. We will be a light in the dark.  That is all for this evening. You know that we are with continuing love for each one of you.  How honored we are to serve side by side with you. Godspeed, friends. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
FEBRUARY 26, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. What a wonderful atmosphere we have here this evening. I am enjoying the variety of conversation. Your open minds and hearts bring spiritual values into useable actions we can take on a daily basis. I love the fact that you all make such effort every day to grow and find meaning. It is becoming apparent that you are finding the technique of detachment to be more useful in everyday living. Our hearts say we want to save the world. Our egos can become somewhat frustrated that we can’t. Our minds say we do what we can and trust Father to oversee. After all, it is His plan and we are blessed to carry out His divine purpose. As we mature in spirit we realize the world does not need saving and all is as it should be at this time. We are always moving forward. Have not worry.

I do remember my time in the flesh that I was always a man of action. I was not one to lay down before my burdens and be defeated. However, I handled my issues by instilling fear into others. I used anger to push my agenda. I was a master at using spiritual poisons to appear as spiritual fruit. I see now that I felt like a small boy trying to wear men’s shoes. I was fearful and always worried about my reputation. It was a heavy burden to always put on that mask of false strength. What a wonderful relief to have been tutored by someone who has shown me genuine strength. Machiventa helped me to see that should I close my eyes and take a deep breath that my world would not crumble beneath me, should I pause to be still and listen for Father’s voice, certainly would I receive much more everlasting meaning and a solid foundation to build upon. It was difficult for me to slow down and listen and take in that divine wisdom and now from another perspective on this topic, I shall allow Mary to speak.

Greetings again, my friends. I am MARY and I am finding this evening to be quite pleasant and educational. I do believe that I was one to lay down before my difficulties and be succumbed by emotion and depression. I found myself believing that life was quite unfair and not all individuals had the same opportunity for growth. Of course, this belief became a reality in my everyday living. Growing up I was actually quite bitter and always ready for a fight. I do understand how mortals seek escape in their difficulties. It is hard to see a light at the end of the tunnel when wearing the mortal body. Of course, I would turn to God in my struggles and beg Him to do something to set me free and when I felt not this answer to my prayers, I would, of course, blame Him for my misery. What a cycle. I can see Father throughout my mortal life trying to help.

I knew a shop owner who used to sneak me bits of food. She would tell me stories that were somewhat hints to making my own life better. She was gentle and kind. Her smile filled my heart with light. I didn’t know if it was her and her kindness that drew me to her or simply the promise of food. This woman was extremely busy with her shop and her four children. Her husband had other employment and much of the time worked away from home. Why would this busy woman make time for such a ragged child such as myself? She made time for the small things and all else was taken care of. Her children were wonderful people and I enjoyed spending time with them. Their generosity taught me generosity. Their love taught me to love. Their example of belief in a higher power spoke to me. This family was one of many channels who tried to steer me throughout my childhood and well into my adult years. I have always been inspired by those who are brave enough to act upon what they believe in, be it right or wrong. Their courage to live their beliefs was always strengthening me to look deep within at my own core beliefs and strive to live thereby.

In this life we can be overwhelmed, be engulfed in self-pity and allow our troubles to overtake us or we can look for that lesson that propels us to advance spiritually. Father listens to your actions. Intentions are many times a wonderful energy, but your actions are what speaks your beliefs. Think about those individuals you know who are weakened by their difficulties, seemingly stuck in a cycle of hopelessness. They make not effort to take one step toward solution. Father is there waiting for them. He needs to view your willingness so He can begin to help you.

This week let us bring inspiration to those individuals who sit in fear and cannot envision the simple steps they must take toward solution. Let us turn the light upon ourselves and see how we at times desire escape, when taking a few steps toward a solution would bring such relief and joy. How can we find rest to re-energize without seeking escape from our difficulties? How can we be of inspiration to others who are buried in life’s turmoil? This is all for this evening, my dear ones. Continue discussing your adventures in the spirit. I so enjoy them. Know that we make effort to assist you in your decisions throughout the week. Love to you each from Abraham and myself. We bid you shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
MARCH 5, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I love to visit with you, my faithful. No matter what befalls you, you continue to uphold the plan and purpose of our Brother/Father. Not even death can stop up us. The material life and the spiritual are becoming more blended. It is becoming less important to see with your eyes, hear with your ears, touch with your hands. There is simply an inner knowing that connects us each to the cosmic mind. Here is your refuge; here is your escape and rest. As we gather we find ourselves re-centered and focused on our reason for being.

I often wonder how I would handle myself in this day and age. There is so much distress and distraction. It is a struggle to continue on with mere material difficulties if you have not hope in something more meaningful. It behooves a father to come to the realization that they have spent their whole lives to provide for their children and yet, they have missed how their children have grown. What value is there to be in the presence of the growth of a human being, especially a loved one? Can you receive the benefits of spiritual growth if you have not participated in opportunities that were presented? Have not worry. Our lesson here this evening is on taking risk and having the courage to face growth.

I am MARY, again, so blessed by your presence. How honored I am to be your sister and participate in this Mission of our Brother/Father. Always must I revert back to my experience so that I can give you somewhat of a memorable picture. In my day, as well as this present day, you were either born into opportunity or simply thriving on luck. I learned early on that I was not born into wealth or good fortune. My mother had died early on in my childhood and I knew her not. I had a few scattered relatives that could give me a few bits of her personality, but she for the most part was an illusion I had chosen to participate in. I had not an idea of who my father was. He also was somewhat of a part of the mystery of my identity.

Everyone in the mortal body must have experience in true meaning. This is how we advance and grow toward being a citizen in the universe. Around the age of six I had then for the most part been on my own. It was required of me to take risks so that I could simply survive. There are times in mortal living where we are feeling in somewhat of a safe area of life, yet it is unfulfilling and stagnant. At some point in our lives we learn to sleep in the bed we have made. We know cause and effect.

 It is easy to become focused on the material world and forget the reason for striving. We are at the foot of a huge mountain and there is beauty all around. The climb is our meaning and our effort is the price that we pay. I cannot begin to describe to you what awaits, what adventures will be revealed. Our reason for striving is all about becoming one with that beloved fragment of Father within. Our life is not out in front of us, it is a continuous climb within. Let us remember with each foothold the value of experience and without the courage to continue on, we forego the upcoming beauty and meaning.

As we go into the week, let us ponder our reason for striving. How close are you to living the life you really want? What are those obstacles that keep you from reaching for that next step in the climb? Our courage to take a chance is all about reaching out for our First Source and Center. The material life is secondary to what is our true purpose. To stay stuck in a rut of safety is to lose light, to lose hope. It is to feel we have no choices. You know what to do to gear up for the climb. You have endless options to keep reminding you that the next step is a requirement in your spiritual advancement. Your willingness to allow the mortal and spiritual lives to be blended is about all the equipment you will require.

We stay not in the shadows so that we can be seen, no. We are sojourners in a wonderful adventure and live our lives as an example of hope. I have not regret for my lonely childhood. I have not complaint. I have not sorrow for the past. No. It was indeed training for the life that was to come and yes, I have met and spoke with my earthly parents and all is understood. All is well. Nothing of value is ever lost.

This week, my friends, let us remember why we strive. What brings us hope and how are we a light to others? I know that with each time we meet I am growing more affectionate toward you. I thank you for your open hearts and minds. From Abraham and myself, our love goes with you. We bid you shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
MARCH 12, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. Here we are again as empty vessels, ready to receive. I am inspired by your faithfulness. It is becoming somewhat of a difficult task to live your truth and have to sometimes explain it. Sometimes it seems that you have simply fell into this lot of life. Some of that is true, but most of it is guidance that was followed, a call that was heeded. From the moment you made a spiritual commitment there has been training for further advancement. When you wavered in your commitment, of course things were slowed down. It is not to worry. Grow as you will. Father is extremely patient and He wants for your comfort. He desires your lessons to be lasting and as always, a light to Paradise.

Every day I see you join in the world and your fear is decreased. I am happy to see you live honestly. Our ways of spirituality may be different and tests us from time to time when needing to explain to others. How we believe is not as important as we should live what we believe. The how is personal. It is not to be shared lightly. Just as in Jesus’ day, He focused not on Himself personally, but the Father’s teachings of truth, beauty and goodness. Whom do we serve and how are we free to live what we believe?

I am MARY. Greetings to you again, friends.  I can relate with this evening’s lesson quite well. As most mortals, I had gone through a period where I was deeply concerned over other’s opinions. I was practically shaped into what I believed others thought of me.  I was careful to hide my poverty. My sandals were well worn, so I had always made sure my fabric of my dress was extra long. I found it difficult to make eye contact with others who seemed to be better than I. Of course this is spiritually juvenile, but something everyone will experience.

I believe spiritual thinking first pulled me toward freedom. Freedom from the classes of society and the burden I held of what I thought others were seeing me as. Countless hours with the Master had me feeling my cosmic citizenship. After this material body fades, we will all see that each being is a child of God.

The Master dwelt more on function than fashion. He worried not about other’s opinions because He was freed by the love and acceptance of our Father. The Master knew well what others were thinking and yet, His vision was always higher, always positive. In His heart He simply wanted to help. He wanted to stay the course. He was on a mission and it was not about Him, but about teaching cosmic citizenship and making each person feel welcome into the Kingdom.

Sometimes today I still am with the temptation to compare myself with others. I want to be with the belief that I am on track. Time with mentors and friends help me to be with the comfort that all is as it should be. And I am not in a competition, but in service to a world that needs correction in order to find salvation. I am so honored to be a part of that and know that the best is yet to come.

If you could picture for a moment, beings upon beings gathered around the Sea of Glass, all abuzz over some upcoming announcement, some speaker or even Michael Himself.  It is an unforgettable energy. We are all as one and the feeling of fulfillment is truly complete. As you go about your daily living, go with that picture and know that each person you see is your cosmic brother or sister. They are at one with you in the Kingdom, even though their beliefs may be different from yours.

You need not defend your beliefs nor explain them. You don’t have to. That is personal. Simply strive to arrange for positivity. We are about the realness of spirituality and we are to feel that confidence that Michael goes before us. We know in whom we serve. That needs not explanation to anyone. We spread light where we can and strive to live happily. A great deal of the time we are in confusion over the technicalities of our belief system. Father does not want this for us. He desires your inner peace.

This week make time to have meditation and the visualization of occupying a seat at the Sea of Glass. Let us review our duties as a cosmic citizen. Life is as big as you make it. Be careful not to overdo. That is all. You are with such patience and for that I am grateful. From Abraham and myself, we send you with our love. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
MARCH 19, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am wondering if you each realize your link to the cosmic mind as you sit here in your willingness and faith. You make this happen. We are all one and nothing can contend with that force of One.

I realize each day in the flesh is sometimes unbearable. Many times we feel we are alone in our endeavors. When you can feel that connection with Father, you realize you are not alone but a part of that force of One. How we are each loved and cherished is indescribable. You have to learn to feel it on your own. No one can bestow it upon you. It is through your experience, willingness and faith that show you the heart and mind of our First Source and Center.

It is understandable that impatience can be your master. It is frustrating to have knowledge, but not worth much without experience. You can know of things to come.  You can prepare your mind, but you cannot make sense of it until you have first hand experience. We understand the birth of Jesus and His resurrection. How much more meaningful is it when we know the entire story? It is the same with your own life. You can believe that life is predictable and holds no more surprises and that you know everything.  Certainly experience is not going to be as valuable in your mind.

I was a professor of impatience. It was my goal to have as much material possession as I could. It was my goal to have power over individuals. Every day was an opportunity for me to breed fear, to feed my appetite for power. When things did not seem to be going my way, you can believe that hell was about to rain down upon those involved. Machiventa taught me the real value of knowing the one God. I was with the belief I needed to please the many gods. My mentor showed me that I was part of the force of One and that changed my outlook completely. I had this new knowledge, but I had not yet understood the skills I needed to change my habits.

It was difficult for me to look upon a servant and believe he deserved the same respect, that he was even in the league with the force of One. It was the same unfortunately with those females I was involved with. Before my awakening I saw them as expendable. As long as I received what I wanted there was peace.  As soon as a woman spoke her mind to me she was punished. That I deeply regret. However, towards the end of my life I developed wonderful relationships with my female counterparts. I developed a great deal of admiration and respect for them. With time and experience I saw their value. I learned of their personalized skills and came to believe that they were also at one with myself in the Kingdom of God.
 
Machiventa taught me that there is no hurry, for we are at the beginning of our spiritual careers. We will pick up on the other side where we leave off here. Every moment is a gift. You never know it all. You cannot predict what is coming. You have not been there, done that. To limit your life by seeing life as redundant is dampening to your soul.   There is joy to be had in all experience. There is value and we must learn that patience is the key to unlocking the door to adventure.

 Look at the Master, day after day woodworking in His father’s shop. Time and time again, repeating “my hour has not yet come.” He did not force it. His focus was on His work. He had a family to prepare for His departure. He had money to earn to provide for His family until they could begin to earn their own wages to live. This shows that He was so about the Father’s business. He was not jumping into the world, ready to show Himself as a Creator Son. All went according to plan. The Master, even though He was a Creator Son, He was still mortal and felt every feeling, put His awareness into every experience and handled everything with the guidance of His Father in Heaven. Yes.

Your culture is about to celebrate the resurrection of the Master. Many focus on His horrible death. Many focus on the pain. Many are stuck with that old belief that ‘because Christ died for me, I owe Him.’  How sad.  That is NOT what the Master wanted.  As this event comes upon you, let us focus on the release of the Spirit of Truth and allow our own spirits to be washed clean and set free. We owe Him nothing and yet, as we grow to love Him, we would give all.

This week let us be with the eyes of a child. The world is new and every day is not some series of predictable events but a door open wide to adventure. How are we to gain patience and dwell in what seems to be such monotony?  Let us spend time with the Master in that woodshop. Mary and I are with ever growing love for each one of you.  She will be with us next week. Until then we bid you shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
MARCH 26, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am happy to see your balance with the issues. While you can be quite logical at times, you also balance that out with humor and wit. It is important to be able to be your true selves anywhere you go. That does not mean you will always be accepted, but the fact that you stay true to who you are is what is important.

Everyone wants to be accepted. It feels all encompassing. Of course, those who do not accept you do not need to be thrust upon with your personality. You cannot force individuals to like or accept you. You cannot become as someone you see who is accepted and present that for individual’s scrutiny. Overall, people know falsehood when they receive it. Also, to give out that type of energy portraying falsehood all the time is really too difficult to keep continuing. I am with peace and comfort to say that each of you feel safe here and feel free to speak your mind, as do I. With that, I thank you and leave you to Mary.

I am MARY. Greetings, friends. It is always a breath of fresh air to meet with you. Your unique personalities help me to become a more diverse teacher.  I admit there were those days in the flesh that I had great desire to be accepted. I thought as spiritual people we would all just automatically love each other. The Master never said we would find total acceptance of one another, but He did recommend that we find our common thread and work towards the goal.

I do remember a time after I had come into the ministry that I needed to be understood by everyone. I didn’t know that some individuals were not capable of understanding me. I didn’t understand that some personalities simply clashed. I figuratively made effort to sell myself as a regular citizen within the Kingdom of Heaven. Although, I did not believe that about myself, I really was with the belief that I was inferior. I came from a poor background; I had no money, no status. I saw not the value of who I was as a person. Really, I was just beginning to blossom. A few close sisters had helped me to see my worth as a person. Even though their background was quite different from mine, their underlying personalities were showing similar likes.

It is interesting to see children at play; they are not with the pretentious, padded belief system that adults are. Their goal is to have fun, to seek laughter. Their egos are not trying to gain energy by appearing superior. As I learned more about the Master, I saw how He cared so much for our Father in Heaven. It is not that people were so unimportant that He could be unaffected by their thoughtless words and deeds. It was that He so loved the Father and kept His focus on the mission. The mission was not about Him being liked or disliked. It was about teaching the people about our Father and our Father about us.

As I began to know and love Father more, I was less affected by other individual’s attitudes. My outlook so improved that I saw more good than bad. I became desensitized somewhat toward people and more sensitive to Father. Knowing the Master, I found it easy to find the good. It helped me to feel at one within the Kingdom and my status as a woman of that day and age became less visible. This helped me to mature in spirit and I was granted a great many tasks. I was too busy to worry about what people were thinking. It was easier to focus on the goal.

My goal was to serve the Master and His ministry. With Father, we always are welcome to a clean slate or a fresh start. As mortals we will make a great many mistakes and Father is always listening when we decide to stop and ask for help. Are there any questions this evening?

CALVIN: Mary, thank you so much for your lessons. I very much appreciate your contribution and example of how you lived and to help us understand better as well. I am wondering if you might have any advice for me. I’m open for any you might want to share.

MARY: Thank you, Calvin. Certainly, I see you for the most part as being happy and at peace. You will always have some drama going on in your life. All mortals do. You are becoming an effective teacher to your friends and family. Just know that the biggest surprises in life have not yet come. There will always be challenges and you will feel thoroughly tested. Have not worry, your training and dedication to the Master’s plan should equip you for any challenge you may face. Be observant and know that those small irritations are great teachers. You do well.

MIRIAM: Mary, I have read several novels about you. They were interesting to me because of how hard the woman’s deal was and you share about that with us a lot here. You were quite a courageous individual. I am really glad that we get to know you. Your lessons are always just full of meaning and you are so willing to give example and detail about your life. It truly helps me equate to my life. I just wanted to thank you for that. I am struggling coming back from this heart thing and I am trying to be patient, but I wonder if you have any feedback?

MARY: Certainly. Thank you for your kind words. I do understand the female agenda. It has occupied a great deal of my education. There are similar evolutionary worlds with issues of male and female. (Do you mean where males are the underdogs?) No. Females are physically smaller and weaker—mentally, not. It was always my thoughts that women on this planet were the downtrodden gender and no one would ever understand. In my travels I have met with females from other planets that also experienced the same plight as the women of Urantia. It is really common for the larger animals to try to dominate the smaller. Throughout evolution we find that the smaller must rely upon their intellect to survive and therefore, become stronger. As you each will find out, there are many planets that have something that appears as abnormal and will be somewhat downtrodden. It is lessons for the ego—fascinating, really. About your heart procedure, we see that as advancing like it should. Eat those foods that are rich in iron to keep the blood healthy. You may do some small activities, but when you feel tired—rest. Do not force it. Each day you will become stronger and stronger. It will not take as long as you think. You are concentrating on a specific time allotment and that is in itself overwhelming. Feel good about what you are doing and that includes rest. You can always find things to sharpen the mind while resting the body. Overall, things are going quite well, have not worry.

TECTRA: Mary, I was going to ask if you have some words for Nina regarding her friend, Kyle?

MARY: Thank you, Tectra, very thoughtful. Yes, Kyle is in serious mental anguish. He cannot perceive love from others because he has no love for himself. He sees not the value in simple goodness. There is only value in the material. My recommendation is to withhold attention from his emotional neediness, while encouraging his humorous side. Downplay the drama and simply live your life as if the Master were right here with you. There is always some brother or sister we cannot fathom. Look at Judas, the individuals in the ministry were quite astonished at his betrayal. We felt guilty for our hatred towards him. As we moved forward as followers of Christ, we began to perceive the many possibilities that would lead up to the betrayal and realized that he was simply a self-guided individual. He could not let go of his vision for a seat as a ‘chosen individual’ for Father’s plan to do any good. Also, be observant, be practical and be safe. That is all. Thank you, Tectra, for your thoughtful question.

Our time is growing late, is there one more possible question?

SIMON: In last few lessons, the details of the wider picture, could you apply that to my situation and any further words. Maybe it will click easier.

MARY: I see you as a man who wears many hats. You are not quite sure which one to wear, so you are constantly changing. It would be my understanding that in order for you to find joy, you feel you must bring joy to others and you are finding you need to keep up a continuous juggling act. I recommend that you stay quiet for a couple of weeks and really listen to people. Think about what really brings you joy. Take a deep breath and relax. You will find there is peace and comfort in the Spirit. Overall, Simon, you do well.  You are not one to ever lay down before your troubles. Your enthusiasm is admired.

That is all. For this week let us remember what our focus is. How important is your need to be liked? How will your closeness with Father help you to maintain focus and find joy in being an example of one of the Master’s disciples? I find joy in you, my friends. Continue on with the work. Our love goes with you always. From Abraham and myself, we bid you Shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
APRIL 2, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am moved tonight by this evening’s energy. I can see a growing light among you. I appreciate your courage to be real. You are living in an age where it is crucial to have a clear view of reality. There seem to be so many issues in the world that need attention. It is common to become overwhelmed and remain indecisive in your daily living. If we can focus on the simple tasks before us, we can harness our energies to help potentials become actualities.

I am MARY. Greetings to you, friends. It is always a warm, welcoming spirit that dwells here among you. I am in understanding for the most part of what Abraham speaks of. The ministry at large seems to create an anxiety amongst the participants in the healing. There is so much good we can do by allowing a continuous self-correction. In our state of becoming, we will personally be our own greatest task. You are each aware that spirit helpers align experiences among mortals that create growth. We are each a reflection of one another in some way.

I am taken back to a personal experience with one of my sisters.  She was seemingly always set before me as a stumbling block. Daily communication with her seemed to be futile, for she was in constant need of energy. Being a few years younger than I was, I made effort to give her the patience and understanding I so needed for myself at that time of life. The Master had given us many tasks together. Every time I realized I would be sent out with her again I would be discouraged because she was somewhat of a fluttering butterfly, while I was made to do the less glamorous tasks.

There was a time we were ministering to an elderly gentleman, who needed clean bandages and as I cleaned his wounds and made preparations for new bandages, my sister engaged him in story-telling and this brought great joy to each one of them. I chose to be irritated and think of myself as the true hero, who was willing to roll up her sleeves to aid the sick and downtrodden.

Each day I spent with my youthful sister I was made aware of new things.  Her liberty in living made me find balance in my conservative ways. I believe she learned to take responsibility a bit more seriously. It was obvious as a team--I brought comfort to the body while she ministered to the mind. This young woman reflected to me some characteristics I wanted for myself.  In viewing her irresponsibility, I learned how judgmental I could be. Instead of fairly communicating with her my needs to have her help, I chose to be petty and downplay her importance, while harboring such spirit poisons.

Over the years Sylvina and I became quite close. We could come face to face in anger and work through our differences. We could practically read each other’s minds. This woman, who appeared to be a stumbling block in my spiritual path, ended up being a wonderful teacher to me. The Master knew us both and what we needed. He set us up for growth. I am grateful to have had such individuals as Sylvina in my mortal life. What an excellent help to me now in this life.

The Master sets us up to learn together, to gain growth. Let us be aware of our judgment and anger in the midst of common issues. What can help to ease our angst toward our fellows? What spiritual poisons begin to take on the sweetness of spiritual fruit? It was an enjoyable meeting last week speaking with you. I look forward to more close discussion with you each, for now I shall take my leave, as will our mentor and friend, Abraham. We send you with our love. Until next week, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
APRIL 9, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am enjoying your lightheartedness. I appreciate your individuality and also your willingness to become one with the spirit. It would seem that this group setting is such wonderful therapy. It is fertile ground for the planting of new ideas. Your discussions bring new thought and we are on the brink of seeing either weeds or the blossoming flowers. I believe the concept of group teaches us to be better Kingdom citizens. We are learning how to be calm and know that we are safely within the family of our First Source and Center.

It is obvious in this day and age that individuality is quite celebrated. It seems that our youth screams for attention and this starts to lean over into the selfishness of ego and away from the closeness of family. Body adornment has become something to worship--when the concept of a budding soul is hidden. What our eyes can see has become seemingly more real than what the spirit can feel. We are all working toward self-mastery, for the most part that is letting go of the material and attempting to view life circumstances through the eyes of the spirit.

I am MARY, my greetings to you again, friends. I am in understanding of that longing for spirit security. You are beings who have to exercise faith.  I know of that longing to be in ‘the knowing.’ Believe me; I was indeed quite shallow as a youngster. I was always in deep concern over my appearance. I wanted to belong. I wanted to be exceptional.

 Working with the Master, He would have us meditate on simply being a body of light. Ten or twenty minutes we would meditate on our own beings as a simple portion of light and then the Master would tell us to see ourselves in the busyness of life, dealing with our brothers and sisters, also nothing but a being of light. Remove the shell of the spirit. Therein lies the beauty, the truth and the goodness. Jesus would then guide us into awareness as going about our daily lives as spirit.

This simple meditation daily helped me to become a better citizen, a much more sweeter, kinder person. I could view the lepers as beings of light and know they were well within the Kingdom. It felt wonderful to be a link. I could make conversation with the wealthy, as well as the destitute. I could see all as children striving to make our way into adulthood.

I am reminded of the resurrection of our Master and how the sisters and I had so badly wanted to go into the tomb and tend to His body. He was not in there. It was an empty vehicle. You each are wearing the flesh that is temporary. It is our ministry to promote truth, beauty and goodness. It is as simple as making everyone you meet feel welcome and a part of all there is.

I am pondering the future lessons here within this group. I believe we need to get to the simple basics of everyday living. There are so many issues to tend to in this day and age.  It is definitely a different world now than when myself or Abraham had known.  I am honored to be a part of this family. You are indeed quite beautiful individuals. I am growing to love each one of you more each time we meet. Your individuality strikes me in many different ways. Sometimes I laugh, sometimes I am concerned, but overall I am always learning.

This week try to make time to have a short meditation on allowing the shell to slip away to reveal that beautiful spirit light. Make effort to go about your daily business in that mode.  Our lesson is kept short and we shall take our leave. Know that Abraham and myself are with ever growing love for you each. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
APRIL 16, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. Of all the issues discussed here this evening, I am glad you have been able to set them aside for a time so we can get down to the business of spirit.  It is grounding to have the group to bounce ideas off of.  It is healthy to have a well-balanced discussion that involves common sense and humor.  As we ponder the benefits of being involved in this group, we can see how the mortal life is filled with a series of such groups.

I have found it a blessing to be surrounded by supportive friends who would always be honest with me--loving and honest. You would never let a loved one continually trip over a mistake. You would do what you could to give help. I find that you each help in a balanced way as far as this group goes.  In personal life however, we tend to be a bit more emotional.

Last week Mary made comment to the fact that we will get to more understanding on basic issues in everyday life. I believe those relationships that are close and personal are sometimes the hardest lessons to learn. Back in my mortal day I had always worried about the pain of loss. While I acted as if it was in my loved ones own best interest to use caution, it would really be in my own to not have to bear the pain of loss.

Parents always have these temptations that they could use fear into scaring their children to being wise about any situation. The child mostly learns to remember the fear. I used fear to control my loved ones so that they would somehow keep their focus before them.  I did not want to show real love because in my mind that meant weakness. To control was more masculine to me. Love was breeding weakness and in those days I could not afford to be known as weak. How blessed are we that the Master did not have that same view.

No one who was ever loved by the Master would ever say He was weak. Those that could not or would not receive His love, made Him up in their minds to look inferior. Because the Master did not show great emotion, some mistook Him for cold. The Master had plenty of human emotion. It was just not on parade. His closeness to Father helped Him to harness the energy of emotion and put it toward actions He could take.

Jesus was not beaten down by His emotions or the pain inflicted upon Him by others.  He always made His best effort in all things and would leave the results to Father. This freed up His thinking to keep going about the ministry. He was not bogged down by emotion that would have Him seek escape or have temptation to throw in the towel, so to speak.  His thinking was clear and dwelt not upon hurt feelings.

Many new generations still find hate in their heart for Judas Iscariot and have more emotion than Jesus ever did about that situation. The Master could love deeply and yet, not make love about emotions.  He trusted in Father to provide detailed guidance. He depended on this guidance to lead Him to the next task. The Master knew His time here was short and had not a moment to waste being petty or hurt. He had to keep a clear head about Him. Cry when it was time to and then move on.

This week Mary and I are asking you to see how you can love without holding back. Is love a weakness or strength? How does emotion bog down your thinking? What are those activities you can do to keep you connected to the Father? Our lesson is kept short again this week. We will assess your experience for the week next time and move our lessons from that. Know that our love is ever growing for you each. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
APRIL 23, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. The energy tonight is glowing. There is such a feeling of enthusiasm and love. I am honored to be your brother and teacher. I am amazed year after year at your faithfulness and dedication to keep supporting the Master’s cause. I am in understanding of your view of a chaotic world. It is not so much that the world has changed. It is mostly that your awareness has expanded. Our link to the cosmic mind is more solid. It would seem that the human mind is bombarded with newness. This is an age of increasing awareness. It would be part of our ministry to keep the peace, to extend calmness and spread the good news in an appropriate manner.

I am MARY. Greetings to you, fellows. I am always fascinated by your conversations. While I am trying to fulfill my duties as a mentor, I am also struck by the newness. We always speak of accelerated time and then are somewhat confused while in the midst of it. You have the tools to keep peaceful in any situation. We still promote meditation to strengthen the mind. It is very easy for mortals to be pulled into dramatic situations. We have to remember while the world is becoming different, so are we.

There is always talk of being on the cutting edge. We are also on the cutting edge of spirit. I am speaking of your personal relationship with God, the Father and Christ Michael, our Brother/Father. We have our personal link to the latest in spirit activity. We can move and change, adapt, in any situation. You have been trained to apply spirit.  While that may not be acceptable in the opinions of others, we remain unshakable in our stance for our Brother/Father. Many mortals are frozen in the fear of everyday living and they change not. They hold on to non-reality. Fear makes them immovable and they cannot connect to spirit. Our minds need rest and meditation to stay strong, to stay connected. This is how we rise above fear.

Last week Abraham spoke of emotions and real love. He means not to hide emotions, but to stay connected to spirit. That comfort one receives is exercise for the mind and it creates a balanced state. We are dedicated to allowing spirit to transform us, to prepare us for our mortal careers. We allow not the world to damage us. The world changes us not.  So many that are blind to spirit allow the world to change them or build them up into something that is an illusion. There is not real meaning in life and there is no satisfaction or fulfillment.

I do remember my beginning days in the ministry and allowing the excitement to control my emotions. I do remember coming upon an argument between James and John. While I disliked the controversy, I immediately jumped in with my opinions. The brothers could not even hear me. They could only see my high emotional condition. I did not create peace and solutions, no. Of course, everyone walked away mad. The Master explained had I been more connected to spirit, I could have calmly explained my position and that would have attracted their attention.

How blessed was I with the Master’s presence. His wisdom touched my soul. He literally made me better in all ways. You also have opportunity to be this close with our Brother/Father. You have access to His wisdom. High emotions will make it so you cannot hear Him. Practice your stillness and allow Him to communicate with you. Let that link enable you to create peace.

Let us walk in comfort this week knowing that ultimate good comes from every circumstance. Father does not allow bad things to happen. He does not pick and choose who will leave this life. This is an evolutionary planet and we are prone to accidents of time and of course, the animalistic tendencies in man. This week let us concentrate on creating peace.  Know that our love is ever growing for you each. I am truly enjoying getting to know your unique personalities. I thank you for allowing me to be your sister/teacher. From Abraham and myself, we bid you Godspeed and until next week, shalom.

ABRAHAM & MARY
APRIL 30, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. Here we are again, gathered in faith and hope that we will see the fruits of our group effort. This is a place where you ministers can find rejuvenation in spirit, mind and body. In the busyness of our daily lives we tend to forget Father is at hand. It certainly takes a toll on the mind to have this separation. You really have to pull yourself out of life into some stillness, some quiet, somewhere where the mind is sitting with a blank slate.

I am MARY and so very honored to be a part of your learning. Abraham brought me to share my experience to show how Spirit works in life. We are not about eloquence of words, no. We are about using Spirit in this evolutionary life.

I do remember my days ministering to individuals in the crowded marketplace. I became well known and there always seemed to be needy individuals tugging at my sleeve. My mind was bent on solving problems, helping to get food and clothing, medicine and supplies. In the rush I had set aside the Master’s lesson. My focus became hazy and I was mechanical. How blessed were we in those days to sit at our Master’s feet and hear Him speak words of love and comfort--a pep rally, so to speak. He definitely reminded us of why we worked, why we strived to serve.

We could be in the midst of deep conversation with Jesus when a little one would tap Him on the shoulder and demand to play. That was a temptation the Master could not resist. He was definitely gifted at multi-tasking. He could give this child attention and at the same time show us how light-heartedness could clear the mind and how laughter could free the spirit. Said Jesus, “How blessed are those who have the faith of a little child, how wide are their eyes, how endless is their wonder.”

The Master’s rejuvenating conversations would encourage us to go forward in peace and love. It reminded us to serve with joy. I was able to take one person at a time, give them the comfort that was needed and really reap the joyful satisfaction that comes with being connected to the Spirit. I could look throughout the market square and see my sisters at work, smiling, bringing hope, bringing comfort, bringing joy.

You that have volunteered to minister to those who surround you are well trained and yet, you need a great deal of spiritual refreshment. I see many individuals who reach out for physical refreshment and the desire never seems to be fulfilled. It is truly spiritual refreshment that is needed--those that knock, the door is opened, those that seek, find. I understand that you are pulled in many different directions. To move mechanically is not what our ministry is about.

As the cosmic mind is growing we must continue to bring light. To be joyful in ministry is to bring light. It is expanding the cosmic mind. It is expanding mass-awareness. It seems that sometimes the world crumbles around you and you know not where to start. Remember, Father brings the ministry to you. He brings you your tasks. He gives perfect instructions to complete it. While there are so many events to be concerned over, let us not have our spirits dampened. Be aware of those spirit connections that create joy. Sit at the Master’s feet. Look into His face. Draw upon His energy. Know His comfort and determination is unending.

This week let us find joy in our ministry. Let us seek the true source of spirit energy. Rest the body, rest the mind. Make not worry a habit. When we think of abundance in this life, what does that entail? That is all. We are honored to walk among you, to be your sister and brother in Michael’s cause. Go in peace. Our love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
MAY 7, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. As I am here listening to you, I desire to spend more time with you. You are each captivating and I cherish our moments together. I am in understanding of the daily struggle between faith and animalistic tendencies. I understand your deep longings, for I have had them myself. It is quite a task to learn Father’s timing. To be still and accept what ‘is’ comes with a lot of anxiety. When we are conscious of practicing self-mastery, it is difficult to be patient, to wait for the outcome. Mortals tend to force and create struggle. There is no doubt hard work brings results, but in the spirit kingdom we practice to release the results to Father’s will.

I am MARY. Greetings to all of you. I am always honored to be a part of your family circle. I am in appreciation of Abraham’s words this evening. I understand forcing your desires or allowing impatience to get the better of you.

Growing up in that time of desperation and longing, I felt like a lone soldier who was always in preparation for battle. As a young adult I had deep hatred for the world and blamed all it’s people for my loneliness and desperation. I would pray half-heartedly in a manner I had learned from others. It was more like wishing. If I thought long and hard enough about something, I could have it for myself. Of course, when my so-called prayers were not answered, I was in doubt that there was any kind of God. I really felt looked over and became resentful and rebellious.

I recall one day I had spotted a fresh loaf of bread on a windowsill. I quickly ran up there to steal it and as my hand went up, I saw these eyes watching me. Of course, it was the baker of the bread. I quickly pulled my hand back empty and started to run when the woman had called after me, “Come back, child.” I turned to look at her to see her expression and it was not angry, so I took a few steps forward to listen to what she had to say. She took the bread and broke off a large piece and handed it to me. No words were spoken. I was not yet again punished for my rebellious deeds, but handed a gift of compassion.

Everyday thereafter I would walk by this magical windowsill and there would be bread there waiting for me. How this softened my heart. How this turned around my mind. As I began to see through positive eyes, the world began to change. There was really a bit of compassion in the world. There were acts of kindness. There were mortals who struggled as I did. It was very helpful to me to have conversation with those who were like myself. We learned we could sit and complain or as we liked to call it, venting.

As I became closer to these individuals we would speak of positive solutions to everyday problems. What a blessing for me. How this opened my eyes to something that was really good out there. Make no mistake, the world still seemed to hand me my share of difficulties, but even these became challenges and I learned to act with integrity. It is true, you get what you give. I learned to give and receive graciously and it all seemed to begin with a slice of bread.

As we practice self-mastery, it is key to be honest with yourself. Worry not about any sort of punishment. Many people are deluding themselves, thinking that should they have honesty with self, that would reveal all to God and it probably wouldn’t look real good.  Father is not judging your every move. He knows your needs and understands your frailties. Self honesty is freedom and a strong connection to spirit. As we move about in our everyday lives, we are in understanding of how important integrity is. We must be people that can be trusted.

As you open your hearts this week to receive new understanding, let us make effort to see the good in the world. Let us make effort to add to the good. Be open to new avenues, for Father may have you working overtime. There is a great deal of work to be done and individuals will come and go. Remember the Master ministered as He passed by. You are a lovely bunch and I am blessed to be among you. Know that Abraham and myself are available during the week should you have need. Just sit down and be quiet, we will be there. You know we are growing more in love with you each every time we meet and with that we shall bid you shalom.



ABRAHAM &MARY
MAY 14, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am so touched by your friendship. The love here is visible. You each put so much into your day and even though you may be weary, you honor your commitment to this group. I am uplifted to see your group and others, striving to move forward with the Teaching Mission and the Master’s plan and purpose. You know not where this is going. You have not seen the many wonderful results that have taken place because of your interaction in the world. You have put these lessons to good use. There is a real light about you. You don’t need to take my word for it. You don’t need to see it with your eyes. You know well that you simply need to remember who we serve, remember His love for us and how He longs for our wellness.

I am MARY. I agree with all of Abraham’s wonderful words. I am encouraged to strive for new and better ways to serve. Over the years in my days serving the Master, I found myself experiencing a great deal of interaction with individuals I did not even know or care to know. It was like I was a chess piece that was moved about. I would meet and speak with a great deal of individuals. Sometimes I would only speak with them for a minute and then they were gone. I was placed in different classes of individuals where we would speak and find a common thread. I was interacting with children and apparently in the midst of simple play, I was a channel for inspiration. This was the ministry and I had not really figured it out until years later. It was as if the Father filled me with a spiritual energy that could pour upon those who were around me, in that Father was creating awareness. He was planting ideas and attempting to become closer to His children.

I am reminded of an elderly man who was like a father to me. He would come by and talk to me every day. We would laugh and tell stories and I believed he was a light to me. I found energy to go about my day when we had our encounters. I wondered why he came to see me every day. Later on I found that he also found spiritual refreshment from our conversations. I had not known an earthly father until this man had entered my life. What a joy. I am still in contact with him to this day. He was an individual who touched many lives with his lightheartedness. Even though he was infirmed, he found strength in making people laugh. I simply adored him.

There was also a time where a woman was leaving a fruit stand and the cloth she carried her goods in had opened and fruit had spilled out everywhere. I stepped over to help pick them up and we got to talking about preoccupation and our desire to do too much. It was only five minutes, but I believe it assisted us both in creating an energy to go out and serve. We know not why we’re placed in certain areas and people come into our lives and go. It may seem strange, but believe me, it is a baton of energy being passed. The cosmic mind has increased dramatically in just the last ten years, simply from individuals having spiritual awareness. As you know, we need not stand on the corner to preach our gospel, no. We are everyday people who serve as we pass by.

I had known another man who was a business owner and the father of six. His mind was so deep in his responsibilities that he had not known where his priorities had gone. He had forgotten how to love. His children were quite grown when he had realized he had not really known them. We met when I had clumsily slipped in a mud puddle. He was walking by and helped me to my feet. I was indeed embarrassed and he was nice enough to tell me his own stories of clumsiness. We laughed and walked on. A few days later we had bumped into each other again and our conversation turned toward real life circumstances and how in our busyness, we can forget why we live.  After a period of time I had not seen him and I always wondered how he was doing. I did find out that the man had decreased his business so that he may get to know his family. They lived not a life of luxury, but they had something much more valuable.

How joyful were his children to feel his presence in the family. How happy was his wife to see this change in him. There were always some concerns over finances and yet their unity and desire to honor Father quelled their anxiety. They were able to live life learning all the usual things families learn. How blessed was the man to have learned this early on instead of being old and regretful. Was this change because of my interaction with him or was it the spirit of Father flowing through me to speak to his spirit? I was just having a pleasant time. I knew not that was even ministry. I was so honored to be a part of the Master’s plan.

In this life you will meet a great deal of individuals. Remember that you are a vessel for light. It is not really an obvious circumstance, no. It is you simply allowing the spirit to be what it is and work to reach souls. There are always opportunities missed because you may be in a hurry, you may be shy, you may feel unworthy and without confidence. I am saying this is not so much a matter of concentrating, rather it is about allowing. It is about being joyful and who you are. The spirit is there. We are led to certain places to have interaction with individuals. We do not know the outcome. We’re helping the light to grow. We are helping the cosmic mind. We are helping create circuits that have not been before.

I believe next week if you have need, we will take questions. As for this evening we will send you with our love and know that we are ever so grateful to be a part of your family.  From Abraham and myself, until next time we bid you shalom.



ABRAHAM & MARY
MAY 21, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am so grateful we can be here together to regenerate in mind and spirit. This group you have here is a well of health, truth and life, with which you can dip your cup and prepare for the week ahead. In our ministry we sometimes get to the point where we are always in a mode of giving. Sometimes the origins of this mode go back to traditional church beliefs. To be giving and self-sacrificing is holy, taught the church. Today we are more with the belief that giving is more of an exchange of energy, an ever-flowing river of truth, beauty and goodness.

As we minister to others we need to also look upon what is given to us. We are still students and in need of ministry too. At this point in time we can see individuals stepping out of the church boundaries to really think for themselves. This swaying pendulum of insight will help us in taking a leap toward Light and Life. Individuals are finding more freedom and less fear to question their lattice of belief.

I am MARY, again grateful to be with you this evening. As I get to know your personalities, I grow more in love with you. I am always in anticipation to meet with you. You could say I was always a free thinker. Mostly I was just a rebel toward tradition. I disliked those people who appeared to have, because I was always seeing myself as having not. Growing up mostly as a lonely child, I had gained quite a bit of mistrust toward adults. Those caring adults who tried to give me kind words, I saw them as people who were trying to get me to conform. To me that meant I was not as good just as I was, so therefore I was suspicious of kind words.

I remember having a bit of a crush on a young man named Jeremiah. He was kind and thoughtful. He knew well what topics to not discuss with me. Religion was certainly one of them. Little did I know then that he was a good friend of John, the Baptist and was  a witness to the beginning changes. He would speak of this so-called prophet and although I could see the enthusiasm in his eyes and total faith, I still felt I could not trust.  Jeremiah was from a good, hard-working family, one of seven children. He was well familiar with balance in life, to give and receive, to love and be loved, to teach and to learn--simply to prioritize life with the eyes of the spirit.

I believe had I been ready for such an individual, I could have certainly spent my life with him. He was a good teacher. Many times he had told me the truth about myself and I thought he was simply being judgmental and this was always an argument for us. My mistrust eventually sabotaged the relationship and we went our separate ways. I will always remember the light in his eyes as he spoke his true beliefs. It wasn’t until he had been away from my life for some time that I began to truly appreciate having known him. I had not regret because I had learned so much about myself and I know Jeremiah went on to marry a wonderful woman and raise well-balanced children. We had always remained friends and had that connection that was on a level of spirit.

It was knowing people like Jeremiah that helped me to find myself, to figure out my place in the world. I realized my rebellious nature was not for loss, but for being open for the new that was to come. It was my choice to embrace what I felt to be true. Knowing the Master, this was exactly what He taught. Our closest connection with Father begins from within. As promised, I will keep the lesson short to receive any questions you may have. Abraham also stands by. Proceed.

MIRIAM: Thank you for the lovely lesson and I would like to welcome my dear friend, Laurie.

TEACHER: Greetings, Laurie. Please make yourself at home.

LAURIE: Greetings and thank you. I am feeling a little awkward. I am new at this and very delighted to be part of this group and have this experience with you. I would like to know if I have a spirit name.

TEACHER: Certainly. It is wonderful to get to know you. You have a beautiful spirit light about you. In the closest possible pronunciation using the English language, your name sounds like Amanda. We look forward to having a long friendship with you.  Another question?

CALVIN: Abraham, it has been quite a few years ago as students of Ham. Two questions, one is that we understand now there was transmission error, yet Ham’s presence was pretty real to us. I have often thought did we misunderstand and it was Abraham, we just got Ham and rode with it? He does feel like a different personality from yourself.  I talked to Rebecca over the week-end and wonder if you have any words for her regarding Ham as a teacher?

ABRAHAM: I was there in the beginning days and Ham was my student. Our names may appear to be close, but mistake not, he is definitely his own entity. You can ask anyone who sat there for hours listening to him. They grew to love his unique personality. Ham is indeed a brave individual who dared to be one of the first to participate in the Correcting Time. Rebecca knows she can begin with Ham at any time.  We all know by now that these lessons are informal. I say to her to worry not. All is moving as it should. Just remember to maintain personal closeness with Father. Have not worry about others spiritual distance. Thank you, Calvin. That was a good question. Are there others?

MERIAM: Abraham, years ago I asked you about a couple of teachers. You said you didn’t know much, but they were highly skilled spiritual teachers. I have been listening to CD’s of this lady and she uses beta and beta waves in her meditation tapes. I was wondering if you had any comment. Is that akin to vibrations in energy? Does it help or enhance?

ABRAHAM: I believe that these vibrational waves help some individuals, mostly beginners who are still searching. As you grow in the spirit, you feel these waves as a natural and normal part of everyday life. If you believe these help you focus, then by all means utilize them. It is interesting to come upon those who are first seeking the spirit  and begin to feel those mindal changes, which include awareness of these vibrational waves. It can be frightening at first, but as you grow in the spirit, you learn to feel them as a natural part of everyday living. Is this helping? (Yes. Sometimes you mention how you see us--as energy. Is those waves like a small part of that?) Understood, we can use those waves to attract attention, but as beings of energy, it for the most part is not necessary. With the connection of the spirit circuits, new energies will be felt and it will go beyond what is common knowledge now. We are always learning to embrace the new. I know as a mortal it is our tendency to hold on to what we know, but you that participate in the Teaching Mission are becoming accustomed to newness. While these ideas are not organized or labeled, those that stay grounded will learn about them naturally. It will just happen. While it will take many years, all things are moving us toward Light and Life.  Good question, my daughter.

SIMON: I am always grateful to have you in my life, a stable anchor for me. People come and go in life, emotions and sometimes it seems like self-evaluate. Do you have specific advice on getting used to these new tools?

TEACHER: Simon, I see you as really excelling in your work right now. You are meeting a lot of new people and learning a lot of the new technology. You are getting back to your basic intellect, which is very bright. You have the mind to design great things. You are a scientist and an artist, a brilliant combination. You are coming back to that point of interest that needs to be of great importance to you. You are an intelligent man and there is no need to downplay that. That is you. Seek what interests you and have not worry of what others think about you. It is your time to enjoy that area of life you have always thought about, but have not yet pursued wholeheartedly. Simon, you do well. Carry on. Another question?

SARAUNA: I am grateful for your lessons. [Inaudible—about being high centered and not being able to accomplish much.]

TEACHER: Certainly, my daughter. I see you not as high centered, but perhaps you are expecting to see some positive results out of your choice to retire. When you are feeling without choice, then there is that frustration of feeling stuck. If you can believe you are with possibilities and choices, then the world is open to you. You are simply in an even keel of living. At times a little drama makes us feel useful. You have desired to begin projects, but are with the concern of what others may say. That is not choice, Sarauna, that is your feeling of being high-centered or stuck. Do what you feel driven to do. Worry not about the everyday rut capturing you and not letting you go. There are thousands of possibilities before you. Focus on that. Is that helping? (Yes.  I can work with that.)

CALVIN: Do you have any words for Annette?

TEACHER: I would be happy to answer if she asks me.  I do enjoy her lively spirit and would like her to come and visit from time to time. Another question?

TECTRA: This is something in the lesson that Mary touched on last week, helping create circuits among us. I believe what you are speaking to is as we get more centered and balanced and the art of allowing Father’s time with those we interact with and that is creating circuits. Could you expand on that and how that works, what the ramifications of that are?

TEACHER: Certainly. Well said. It is as if we were actual components on a circuit card.  We are always sending energy through the circuits that affect every component and when the components have some sort of spiritual awareness, then energy is easily passed through. There are always those who are with disdain and anger and their world is certainly dark. When energy cannot flow in a certain path,  it will create new paths and as we are feeling more a part of Father’s Kingdom and reaching more individuals to share with them the good news, then are there circuits formed that carry actual energy. You can be in a room with a lot of people and not be doing a single thing and you are a component that is alive with energy and people can feel this. People can feel negativity too. I can see the genuine connections between people.  I can see a great deal of connection in this room.  You all feel at home here and there is love. There is no fear. As we are learning to take this into our personal environments and simply live as an example, simply being kind helps to create connections between individuals and even if not an individual identifies this connection with Father, there are still components for Father to travel through. Good question, Tectra.

I am in appreciation of this evening’s variety of questions. You are thoughtful of the world around you. That is all. I am with such gratitude to be among you caring individuals. Your love for the truth will clear our path. As always our love goes with you.  Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JUNE 4, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. How wonderful it is to see the support in this room—true friendship, yes. It is a cold glass of water to drink on a hot day. We gather to become refreshed. I am grateful to see the act of surrender so that we may receive our lesson. What a comfortable place to gather and let down your guard or personas that you use out in the world. We all know well by now that in here ego does not serve. What a freedom. What a chance to become closer to Father. What an opportunity to remember real love.

I can now really appreciate the process of growing older. It seems that with each passing year you gain wisdom that is freeing you from the trivial of everyday living. It seems when we were younger everything was so wrapped up in drama and took our every ounce of energy. What a distraction. What an imprisonment. As we have evolved and chosen a path of spiritual education, we can see how we have gained freedom.

I speak mostly of freedom in mind. Everyday living in mortal life can seem to beat about your spirit. The technology you have now is really impressive and on the other hand, gives you access to so much distraction. It is like your heart and energy goes out to all you become aware of. That can create such a static between your mind and the spirit. When we are so distracted we become spiritually exhausted and from there is developed hopelessness. How wonderful is evolution.

I am MARY. I too feel the wellspring of love and acceptance. I am always in amazement of Abraham’s lessons. They are so helpful in living spiritually in a material world. I like the topic of freedom in mind. I have met individuals who were severely burdened by physical disabilities and yet, their spirit was so alive. I can think back of when I was quite young and lending my mind to uselessness. The experience was important even though I was so exhausted and had not energy to spare.

I thank Father so much for the gift of His Son. What an excellent teacher. It would seem to me that the Master was fazed by nothing. He was impressed by nothing. His mind seemed to be detached from all the drama, for He knew that all things lead to an ultimate good. Faith is really an exercise in relaxation. To know that Father is in every detail is such a comfort that you can have freedom in mind. You can have clarity. You can find enjoyment in all aspects of living.

I am remembering the moments of our Master, who hung from the cross and those of us who stayed to endure the final hours. I was in appreciation of John Zebedee. Being the youngest of the apostles, it was encouraging for me to see his strength at the appearance of such horror. I do know that he wanted to crumble completely, but he maintained his mind for the Master, who was still instructing him even from the cross. He was a source of strength for me and my sisters, who had emotionally broken down. At that point we were imprisoned by emotion and fear, hopelessness. Our little John would rally us in faith, remind us of the lessons the Master taught, reminded us of our focus.

The other apostles encouraged John to run, to make his escape before he was also caught and crucified. He certainly felt torn by fear and loyalty. He received the last instructions from the Master to care for mother Mary and John knew he must stay alive to carry out this task. He rallied us for one more pep talk and this surely cleared our minds to put energy where it should be going. We all knew there was work to be done. While we felt no freedom by our emotional terror, John helped us to find that small light of hopefulness and to focus on the work ahead.

We had to take care of each other. This was an event that would change history. John held us all with an embrace that I thought would give me injury. His energy was on such a higher level than emotion. His mind was free to receive spiritual information. He loathed to leave us, but we encouraged him to go, be safe for the work ahead. As the days passed this put upon us such a seriousness that made us be quiet, listen and remember the Master’s plan and purpose.

In all the ugly events that occur on a daily basis, we can find freedom in faith. We can be comforted by the fact that all is well within the Kingdom. Every individual that listens to spirit are given Kingdom tasks. It is worthwhile to shut your eyes from time to time. Take not in that material influence. Remember that you were given an assignment and in any drama we are to remember that higher level of spiritual energy.

This week let us have thoughts about John’s strength and his dedication to carry out the Master’s instructions. He set aside all his fear to listen to anything the Master had to say. His tremendous love for the Master did help him to have complete understanding on self-forgetfulness. He would have gladly given his life. I do know it is difficult to find clarity in a chaotic world, but we must remember this clarity is a path to spiritual instruction. It takes effort, no doubt, to turn aside from fear or ego.

Even though this planet seems so harsh, we must always keep in mind that evolution goes forward. We are going with it. We are finding more and more freedom in mind. Let us be aware of it and truly enjoy it. That is all. Know that I am in appreciation of all of you. We are deeply honored to serve by your side. Keep up the good fight of faith. Know that our love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JUNE 11, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

 I am ABRAHAM. Greetings, once again I am honored to participate in your group meeting. I must say I am always made to learn a great deal. I appreciate you that keep the goodness of our Mission alive. I appreciate how you have learned to move beyond yourselves to move forward with the Master’s plan and purpose. I enjoyed Mary’s words last week on freedom in mind. We are blessed to have her firsthand account to certain events in the Master’s earthly career.

Thank you, Abraham. I am MARY, once again overjoyed to be back with this branch of our family tree. Last week’s lesson got me to do further research on what freedom really means and I was reminded of a friend named Martin, who served time in jail with John the Baptist.

Upon seeing John, Martin thought he was simply another fanatic. He even taunted John from time to time saying, “Where is your Master now?” John, for the most part, paid no attention to this ignorant man. As it happened they both ended up working side by side in the kitchen. Martin always had some rebellious remark to make to John and John never got mad. Martin really tried to make him this way, but John always kept his composure.

While there were hundreds of men wailing for relief from this hell, Martin noticed John always busied himself with what could be considered acts of kindness. This really irritated Martin. No one could be fulfilled in such a place, let alone find any kind of joy.  As the men worked side by side preparing food, Martin decided to ask John the secret to his serenity. That began the wonderful friendship which was to help Martin endure his years in prison.

Said John to Martin, “I cry, I have anger, I also have my duties as a Kingdom believer. If my Master is not here, it is because the Father has said it is not to be. Jesus makes no move unless it is willed by the Father. I am determined to carry out my mission duties no matter where I am placed. I will continue to do my very best. Just because I am not getting my way does not call for me to act out like a child and forget all that I have been trained to do.”

Many people said John languished away in prison while waiting for the Master. There was no languishing. John worked up until the day of his death. Of course he had fear of the unknown, but his daily prayers and meditation kept him from going to a place of negativity. Martin learned about the Master in prison along with several other men. This was the light of hope to many who lived this darkness. John taught enough spirit light to individuals so that they may pass it on to others.

Martin was one of John’s strongest supporters. He also helped a great many who were in the seemingly hopeless conditions. I met Martin a few years after John had died. He had plenty of stories to tell about John.  John had his fanatical side and yet, later on found abundant humor in his seriousness. As far as prisoners go, he was fairly balanced. Martin was overjoyed to be released finally from prison so that he may meet the Master and begin serving Him.

We never know whose lives we may affect. We must always try to be a positive affect.  Somebody somewhere will always remember what you said or your attitude or your example of how you handled difficult situations. To say that John languished in prison is indeed false. He flourished and helped others to do the same.

This week, no matter what situation we are in, let us remember the Master knows exactly where we are. He leaves us not. He does everything in the perfect timing of Father. We are to simply follow through with the ministry. You would be surprised how much joy can be discovered. Also this week study on the Master’s self-forgetfulness. That is all for this evening. Know that Abraham and myself are growing in love for you each time we meet. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JUNE 18, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I always enjoy the atmosphere here. There is enthusiasm and yet, there is serenity. There is inspiration and still you are grounded in reality. There is such a wonderful support of one another. It’s like being home. I thank you. I have grown to love your unique personalities. Everyone has something to add. It is a ripple of positive effect. I do make effort to spend time with you each a little during the week. We always have a ministry to pursue and I am always there for counsel.

I am finding it important to speak of rest. It seems that your lives are always in fast motion. There is such a wear and tear on the body and mind. You are each wonderful to fulfill your obligations. Many of these obligations are mind consuming and we forget to rest. If the body is not well, then certainly this occupies the mind. It does create a static between you and Adjuster guidance. This week find time to rest the body and mind.

I am MARY. What a lovely group this evening. I too always feel at home. I can appreciate Abraham’s words. I even now overwork myself. It is fascinating to me how mortals change with time, priorities change, energy changes. It may cause some disturbance in understanding to feel burdened and overwhelmed in everyday living. I believe sometimes that mortals can forget that they are on the earth and in the flesh to learn.  If you want to mature spiritually, then experience is a must. Many times life is brutal and we forget to knock on the door. Many times we are saying, “God, why me?” when we should be knocking at the door of our Brother/Father.

There are many paths to paradise, but said Jesus, “I am the door to true understanding of the eternal purpose.” We can allow ourselves to be victims of life. We can lay down before our troubles. What misery. Our purpose here is to have experience, gain spiritual skills for the career ahead. We go before the Master because He is in understanding of how our minds work. He knows what we need. He had the experience we are having now. He makes heaven understandable, accessible.

As we go through daily living, let us remember to knock at the door. Allow the Master to define what is happening. He is the way to the Father. I can see Him now up speaking before individuals who hated him. The Master knew He had not humans to lean on.  Mortally He was alone. That in itself is a serious cause for fear and anxiety.  Even during the darkest hours His rock upon which He leaned was His strength to keep focused, to stay the path, to fight fear.

I am in understanding of the agondonter status. It can be difficult. Faith in the flesh takes effort. I see on the planet now that there is great desire to escape pain. Simply put--there is great fear. When we are trusting of those unseen helpers who love us so much, then do we feel the strength of the Master. We can rise above being mortal, rise above animalistic tendencies, emotions and the grip of fear. Where is our rock? Can we stand before the door in our everyday circumstances?

The earth is not a trap, like flies on flypaper struggling to move, no. The world you live on is a stepping stone to greater reality. Take the challenges. Ask the Master to interpret.  He is our rock. He is our guide. Our time is up. We are due elsewhere.  Remember this week to find time to rest.  Remember to go through the door. The Master is our interpreter. Our love is ever growing for you each.  From Abraham and myself, we bid you shalom.


ABRAHAM
JUNE 25, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I thank you for having such beautiful trust in our cause that you would allow me to greet you each week with such informality. I enjoy being your friend and brother. There is a point in our method of communication when you must let go and have trust that I will be here. You each do well to bring such a welcoming energy.  You make my task easy and enjoyable.

I am with the realization that the world is extremely competitive and fulfillment seems to be a far off goal that is unattainable. It would seem that mortals are always in the mode of reaching, striving or struggling. It is understandable that progress must be inevitable as evolution moves forward. There is such an ‘awareness’ now to be successful, one must attain this or that. The striving, in itself, is depleting energy to the point of frustration. Peace seems hard to come by. Satisfaction isn’t really satisfying. Our mortal minds seem to be so out there in the world, in the main stream of consciousness. We are in serious need of turning our minds inward--back toward the well of true fulfillment, the well of life everlasting.

As I think back to my time in the flesh there were so many things that were important to me, so many things that were a constant drain of my energy. This was a cause for me to be an emotional wreck. I had to reprioritize my life, think about what was truly important. Where was my energy going? I had to let go of the outer world. It took me several attempts to learn to turn inward, imagine myself face to face with my Father, to sit in His presence, to allow the outside world to dissolve. It was just me and Him. How healing this was for my mind. How energizing this was for my spirit. Father had taught me my true priorities and what to put my energy into. Believe me, the world did not crumble. My life certainly did change, yes. I learned to mingle among the people and find such brotherhood, such love and happiness.

I learned that money is temporary and love is sustaining. It was a matter of me trusting in Father. Believe me; it is difficult to put my trust in someone unseen. Even though I had my dear friend, Machiventa, I still had to practice faith and trust. Trust has always been difficult for me as a mortal because I thought myself to be a self-made man. I figured I climbed to the top on my own and I could only trust in myself.  I can’t tell you how many sleepless nights I spent with a suspicious mind--such unrest. Just when I thought I could not stand another moment, I was introduced to my mentor, who had helped to teach this old dog new tricks.

You live in a world where there is constant competition and continuous striving. You will always strive, yes, but for ‘what’ is the question. We have to trust in one who deserves our complete trust. We have to lean on one who is the only one worthy of leaning on. To live a life of unrest is such dissatisfaction and believe me, that makes any kind of service in the ministry impossible. Father wants for your happiness, peace and fulfillment. Let us remember to turn inward from time to time. The outside world is what it is. You are still you, a child of God with a ministry to fulfill. We need to direct our energies toward a worthy goal. Let us not lose heart by distraction. There is always one you can trust. There is always one you can lean on.

I challenge you to make effort to trust in Father and see what happens. Mary sends her regards and will be with us next week. It is always a pleasure to sit among you and look at your beautiful faces. I am filled with love and joy to know that we are working together and will be for a long time. Go in peace, my friends. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JULY 2, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. You are a group filled with so much life. I am honored to be a part of that. As I look around the room I see so much talent, so many gifts to be offered. If you really thought about it, you would see each individual specializes in some social skill. As we move throughout the ministry we will find ourselves with tasks that call for us to use our talents. In such a diverse world we can find ourselves with many social frustrations. Man is still learning how to relate. As he evolves, behavior must also evolve. It is all really an exercise in tolerance.

I am MARY, again, it is a joy to be among you. I am moving throughout the Mission and I can see how so many avenues have sprung forth. During this Correcting Time we will address so many issues and a great deal of individuals need training and direction.

I had always admired the Master for His values in education. He was well traveled and understood the mortal personality like no other. He was so adaptable to any situation. He was always Himself, of course, but He could relate with the very poor or the very prestigious. He had a love for people that came from the Father. He could always see an individual as a child, who was in need of some serious learning or one who was making great effort and meeting with confusion. The Master had not focus upon Himself, there is no question, but He did have a balanced sense of self-worth. With this balanced sense, He could sit among kings or lepers and feel at home. He was always one of ‘the people.’ The Master had a genuine interest in others and therefore, He would always ask them questions that would draw out the best in them.

As I move through the cities of many countries, I find intolerance to be rampant. It is a fast-paced world and so easy to forget about one of the greatest commandments, which was to love one another. Evolution has brought about blended families and great opportunity or challenges to learn cosmic citizenry. The Master set such a wonderful example of treating a stranger exactly how He would a family member. In His mind, through the Father’s eyes, we are all family, souls having come from a cosmic source and going forward as a force, gathering experience to feed our Supreme Being. We all know the Master was talented at many things and His talents can easily be your own. To have tolerance within the world, one must start being tolerant. You cannot leave it up to somebody else or point the blame at their intolerance. Somebody must start.  Somebody must accept the fact that we are all related--soul-wise.

I know for myself, I had immeasurable intolerance against the opposing gender. I know that I had personal work to do to change my thinking toward being open to greater understanding. I will not go into detail, but I can say that there were experiences placed right in front of my face so that I may learn healing and different skills to interact with the object of my anger. As the Master taught, I could see these individuals as a child, who was not intending to inflict pain, but simply trying to learn. It was not my place to judge their level of advancement, no.  It was my place to love the child. That was enough foundation for me to begin to build tolerance.

Every day there are situations before you that might be of great value in learning tolerance. Your task would be to turn off the nagging mind and be observant. What message is there right in front of you? That is all. It has been an enjoyable evening and I am again inspired to carry on. From Abraham and myself, we bid you shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JULY 9, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am filled with such energy here among you this evening.  Sometimes our daily tasks can become mundane and it is wonderful when we can get a burst of energy or inspiration. In almost every undertaking we can find a lull and it is important to allow time to grow its roots to take firmly in the soil. As a mortal, I know it is difficult for you to bide your time and be patient with the outcome. I always have found it helpful to have some side projects to keep my mind from impatience.

As mortals get older it is somewhat easier to exhibit patience, but then again, it is also easier to find a comfort zone and just stay there. In a way I can really admire the youth, for them there is no holding back. If they have need for expression, even though at times it may be unwise, they do not hold back. For the youth, their eyes are always wide open for adventure. Their minds are not quite conditioned to be concerned over outcome. That can be good and bad.

Mortals live a lot with regret for having held back in one way or another. There is always some meaningless reason to not take action. There is always a mode of self-protection.  Many times we are more fearful of how we will appear to others than being open, honest and seizing the moment.

I am MARY. Greetings to you all. It is always a breath of fresh air to be among you. Holding back--this I understand. For someone like myself, so distrusting of the world at large, it was easy to self-protect. It was easy for me to sit by the wayside and watch life happen to others. The real work is in taking the opportunities before you and not giving in to how the ego may feel about it. I was always with admiration for our Master, who never took a moment for granted. If there was something He felt driven to do, then by all means, He would put forth His best effort to do it.

You know His family had hurt Him deeply by their non-supportive way. Even His own mother had turned her back on Him. The Master could have allowed ego to keep Him filled with anger and desire to retaliate and hurt them back. The Master saw that as non-productive and contradictive of the Father’s will. Not even having spoken to His mother for so long, there He suffered upon the cross and asked John to look after her. Even then He seized the moment to show love. His short time here in the flesh was all about service and He was so good at this because He was so good at self-forgetfulness. To serve is to seize every moment. It is to put truth, beauty and goodness into action. Bad things happened to Him in His life and He chose to keep living, to keep moving forward, to keep keeping His eyes on the Father.

What opportunities are we missing because we do not seize the moment? How are our egos keeping us from being our true selves and taking advantage of our time in the flesh? A child will run, fall down, cry, get back up again, only to continue running. We will be hurt in this life. Let not self-protection hold you back from living. Every time you choose to go forward with a decision you are apprehensive about, think of the Master going before you. He clears the way. With Him all things are possible. Life is meant to be lived. Be not afraid.

That is all. I always enjoy our lessons together. It is an honor to serve with you. We send you with our ever growing love. From Abraham and myself, we bid you shalom.








MARY
JULY 16, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am MARY. Abraham is elsewhere this evening. It will be just us tonight. I am overjoyed to have more personal experience with you each. I see a great deal of kindheartedness, a great deal of compassion. You each can see your flaws always out in front of your face. It seems we can focus a lot of attention on what needs to be fixed and overlook the simple joy of being.

I am grateful for my experience on earth. It taught me how to climb to new and better horizons. I many times wish that I can tell you what it is like from where I am now. Things that were priorities to me on earth were simply fading realities. Here in the spirit, I see no skin color, no gender, no status. There is no hate, no jealousy, nothing that is insurmountable to learn. I believe that mortals really struggle with being able to connect and really feel the Father’s presence. Here, without the flesh, I am with a feeling of love that is so real I can see it, touch it and taste it.

You each know those things you can do to connect to spirit. It is important to feel the Adjuster’s presence because it connects you to the cosmic mind. That is where I am. In that reality there is the feeling of a Fatherly love. There is a security that is not found anywhere else. In that loving security we can rise above the spirit poisons, anger, jealousy, insecurity. With the closeness of the Adjuster, we receive a new vision that shows us eternal life. You can rise above the flesh and feel hope and strength when you open yourself to that Godly presence.

Many times in my earthly career, I would feel I had reached a certain spirit advancement and that I was possibly beyond some of those immature spirit poisons. There were always some challenges to experience. There was always some obstacle to challenge me to move from my stagnating thoughts. I remember my thoughts of the Master having first appeared to me after His death. I was struck by the feeling of who He was. There was such a light of security and comfort when I had recognized the Master, I wanted to reach out and hold Him so that He may not leave. What a beautiful experience.

I have to admit, upon running back to my sisters with the message of the resurrection; I wanted to believe somehow that I was chosen for this appearance because I was so dutiful in my ministry. I really wanted to take this experience and put myself in a higher place. As I was running, I again caught that vision of the Master and His beautiful light and felt that security that comes with faith. I felt loved and accepted.  I had not need to make this task about myself. I felt His love and acceptance. I knew not of another place I could receive such a wonderful feeling. Why would I need to feed the ego, when the spirit and cosmic citizenry was right at hand?

I was not chosen for this task to give the message of the resurrection, no. I was in the right place at the right time. The Master could have been seen by anybody. It took me a few minutes to recognize Him, for I was in such an emotional upset. It took a moment of stilling my mind to actually recognize the Master. When our eyes are on Him, we feel that security of spirit, of Kingdom family.

This week I am suggesting that we concentrate on our own relationship with the Master and internal Adjuster. This is our key to controlling the spirit poisons. Take a moment to stop and recognize the presence. In our closeness to Father, we are more likely to become better Kingdom workers. Let us sit in the spirit from time to time and remember that budding seed of faith. Remember the Master who goes before you. Remember that fragment of Father is your wellspring and guide through our eternal careers.

Let us take this week to slow down and be close to our spirit caretakers. That is all.  Abraham will be back next week. I am honored to share this evening with you.  I am growing more in love with you as time passes. You are each a joy and wonderful teachers. You do well. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JULY 23, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. I also express my gratitude to you for your steadfastness. You each bring something to add to our collective mind. Your willingness to live faithfully sets an example for all those who seem lost. I missed you last week. Our Correcting Time expands and always is there need to train new teachers.

It is apparent that living in today’s world is quite non-traditional. It is a blessing really, although it can be also a stumbling block. You can think back to when you were a small child; you were impressed by adults to have certain things in life. Children are susceptible to ideas and begin to dig a path that will take them toward the ideal. As you have matured, you see that nothing is as if you thought it would be. There is a freedom in the world now that never was before. There are elements of difficulty that produce movements in evolution.

We can look back and see the history of many churches that showed human frailties, weaknesses and the people began to see church leaders as regular people, not God’s chosen individuals or channels, what have you. It would seem each religion has been brought to its knees in humility. People have seen that places of worship should be based on a group conscience, not organized by one or two people. Many issues of mortal living are being opened up so that individuals may see for themselves what needs to be done.

Evolution is quite slow and it is difficult to be a small light in a great deal of darkness. The Correcting Time is to create many lights. The world needs a massive mindal cleansing. The participants of the Correcting Time have felt this cleansing. Even though the hype to the Correcting Time has diminished, there are still deep roots that have taken hold and will create change.

Many sit and say, “What is your will, Father?” Father always answers, but it is not always apparent to the individual. It is understandable many of us seek simplicity and ease. If we are to grow we must have that element of disturbance. We must have increasing levels of difficulty.  Father’s will at times seems to be too easy and down to earth. A lot of mortals expect something grand, something they can share with everyone, instead of taking His will and incorporating it into life.

I am MARY, always a pleasure to learn among you. I am in appreciation of this lesson on freedom and non-traditional living. I had myself always felt distant from groups or traditional societal themes. Jesus had always taught us to reach higher with our minds, therein is the Kingdom and a sense of belonging.

I was always impressed by the life of Simon Zelotes, a real life zealot whose enthusiasm preceded his wisdom. His mind was so caught up in the drama of life. He deeply desired physical action. Change for him was difficult. He could hear the Master’s words of wisdom and yet, squirm inside to do his own bidding. He dearly loved the Master and wanted so much to do right by the Kingdom. I admired his desire to make personal change. He had often practiced meditation with non-productive results. It was beautiful to see how the Master adapted His words to help Simon to understand the personal change needed to calm his zealot attitude.

Action by physical force is not always necessary. Changes in the mind must come first and that works when we can pause and take a moment to practice self-mastery and think about what we are doing. Simon was successful in this endeavor because he had taken this energy and put it toward teaching children how to fish. The children loved him and he was always with abundant energy for them. In this outlet he was able to create balance in life and not act rash, but takes a moment to ponder the Master’s words.

This week we will take joy in our non-traditional living, our individuality in the Kingdom family. What are those outlets that help you to calm the mind? What service projects can you take up to enjoy fellowship and feel the spirit presence? There is freedom like there has not been before. This helps us to widen our ministry. That is all for this evening, my friends. You are indeed each a joy. Go in peace. Our love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JULY 30, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am so honored you each listen for me. I am always comforted by your welcoming attitudes. I believe this helps me to be a better teacher and friend. Every week when I prepare for the lesson I always give my commitment to Father. I tell Him He has the floor and we are open for whatever He may teach us.

I get somewhat involved in your daily lives, as does Mary. A lot of mortal living is like our own issues of long ago, but then again, there are so many new issues that evolution has brought. I am always made to keep training so that I can keep up with you and the Master’s cause, our beloved Correcting Time. I am more and more with the belief that aging is wonderful. All those trivial material issues fall by the wayside. We can dig deeper into spiritual education and receive meanings and values that are not of this world.

I am MARY. It is such a time of family unity when we come to visit. I am learning your personalities and you each bring a smile to my face. I am inspired by your efforts to endure and push forward to keep the wheels of our Correcting Time in motion.

As I think back to my days in the flesh, I have memories of such all-pervading fear. I felt emotionally paralyzed and mentally blocked. I had learned from the Master how our Father, with the assistance of angels, create educational lessons for us to grow. It was strange how those things I most feared were right before my face. I wanted to grow in the spirit and yet, I hid from the actual lessons. We all fear pain and our basic instinct is to escape. Father is in total understanding.

I can remember working with my sisters and feeling completely inadequate. I had some knowledge of medical assisting and yet, I had such fear of making mistakes. I was so nervous that my hands could not relate with what my brain was conveying. As I felt more comfortable among my sisters, I seemed to gather some ability. I began to focus on the work and let myself go. I had accepted the fact that I would make mistakes. I still do make mistakes, but we must always remain in a forward motion. We cannot stop to dwell when we are in the midst of ministry.

 As I tended to patients I began to feel healed myself. Some of these people were in the worst physical condition and yet, their spirit was so alive. These individuals really became a part of who I was becoming. In the moments of this loving ministry I could find my true desire to help. My self-consciousness took a backseat and my instinct began to take over. The more I was connected to Father, the more confidence I had in my ability to do anything.

Abraham is right when he speaks of growing wisdom with the passing years. Those things that seem unreachable while you are young become a reality as you gain experience. Love, serenity, healing, fellowship all become a reality. I am thinking the mortal life is such an adventure. Awareness would be a wonderful emphasis to place as  the top priority.

This week I believe it is suggested that we face our fears and be aware of what Father and His associates might bring to you. I say sit down with pen and paper. Be not afraid of those difficult lessons. Trust me; there is peace on the other side. That is all for this evening. If you so desire we shall accept questions next week. We thank you. You know our love is continually growing for you each. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.




ABRAHAM & MARY
AUGUST 6, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am in appreciation for your willingness to have me here every week. Over the years that I have known you, you have become more accepting of ideas that are new. You live in a world of on-going stress and yet, I am inspired by your various techniques to handle it. I believe that your lives are the sum-total of your decisions, but always is there that Father influence that keeps you always challenged.

I am MARY. I am always feeling at peace when we can gather together for our Master’s cause. When I am viewing goodness at work in the world, I am seeing us closer to the goal of the Correcting Time.

I am agreeing with Abraham when he speaks of the worldly chaos. It is a much busier world than when we had wore the flesh. I see a great many individuals in this society that are always in a mode of control. You can see that when life is unacceptable that you have become too attached to it. We all desire serenity and peace. We all desire wellbeing. Most of us believe that wellbeing stems from hard work and that is true to a point. Many times the mortal mind will have the belief that the world will crumble without their control.

I am taken back to a time when I had been serving in the Master’s ministry for many years and I was to take on a protégé. We are always to hand down those gems of truth, beauty and goodness to continue the ministry and I was to train a sweet child named Sharla. She seemed to be eager to learn and had the most difficult time concentrating. She was distracted by the many tasks there were to perform while serving. I was somewhat frustrated with this child. I wanted her to do exactly as I said because I had experience. I knew a great deal that seemed to have worked over the many years I had served.

Underlying my desire to teach was my ego who simply wanted to appear superior. I really wanted to show all that I had gained from my years serving. She was obliging and had me feeling like an all-wise teacher who deserved some credit. This got old for her fast. Sharla became distant and we struggled. We had difficulty communicating and there were indeed hurt feelings. She wanted to try her hand and I wanted her to take my words for the precious pearls of wisdom that they were. The more I tried to have control, the more frustrated I became and indeed was the spirit blocked. I am sure that Sharla was also feeling restrained.

I began to realize that I needed to allow this bird to fly. I was nothing more than a messenger. She took my techniques and built her own way of doing things. Time and experience brought us closer. As I let go of her I was liberated and more connected to spirit. She was more open and less guarded. We had many joyful times. She was indeed like a daughter to me. We can all see that the mortal life is something to be observant of. We are accepting of reality and this helps us to loosen our grip of control.

This week let us be aware of those circumstances that are really beyond our control and practice some detachment. How are we exhausting our human resources and when we have done all we can do, can we let go? Let us be aware of how attachment and control can block us from our direct guidance from Father. As mentioned last week, we would like to take a few questions. Feel free to address Abraham or myself. Proceed.

ANNETTE: It is a personal question and the language barrier will stop me from giving the right meaning. Is there a way to ask in my own language?

ABRAHAM: I would love to hear the language, but I cannot answer you in the same language because this provides proof that I exist and I must be about the Correcting Time. If you would like to ask I would attempt to answer you, my daughter.

ANNETTE: In her own language speaks her question.

ABRAHAM: Just beautiful. I am deeply touched. You have done as well as you could, my daughter. Feel not regret for that. I do believe that your fear and concern is greater than it should be. This is like a spirit poison. It is harmful to you and those you love. I am in understanding of your feelings of being alone. I have had that experience myself.  Believe me, there will be clear air to breathe when the dust settles. You have only to do what you can do. Do not place such a burden upon yourself. You are a lively spirit with so much to offer. You have so many connections. Take this time to allow your spirit to be strengthened. Allow not the spirit poisons to disrupt your everyday life. You have more protection than you know. Is this helping Ahrmanda? (Another question.) I would not have such concern. You have raised a wonderful young man who will also be a light in the Correcting Time. You have started on a path that you must have faith in. Enjoy this time of freedom and trust yourself to follow your inner guidance. Have not worry about others for Father is deeply involved in their lives also. You do well. (Another comment.) You are welcome. Know that my affections are well with you. Thank you for all that you bring to this group, as well as all those you know. Is there another question?

HARRISON:  Abraham, we have been asked to get more in touch with our Thought Adjuster and I guess I struggle with that. I was wondering if you had some comments about how we might improve on making that happen, to gain that closeness, that understanding and that assurance that we are communicating with the Thought Adjuster?

ABRAHAM: Good question, Harrison. I believe it is as Mary said with beginning to release control over things you should not be controlling. We do all we can to help and yet, some detachment is required so that we can attach to things beyond this world. As you are busy in your daily life with the feeling to be of some small help is probably the closest you can get to the Adjuster at this time in your development. When we are like the Master suggested--self-forgetful, then are we in a place where possibilities are in bloom. I know this could sound somewhat calloused, but when you are feeling without too much concern over anything, especially the selfish parts of you, then is there a freedom to be at one with the cosmic mind. It is like we are rising above the clouds into the clear blue sky.  We can see the clouds below us and we have not worry. Father is where He should be.  We certainly do all we can do, meaning exhausting our human resources, but we are with a feeling of peace. I believe that this feeling is unrecognizable to some who are so caught up in things of the world. You are learning as you should, Harrison. Your kind heart sets a wonderful example for those who know you. Remember to think about being of some small help. It is freeing the mind to have spirit communication. Is this answering? (It is, thank you.) Are there any more questions?

SIMON: Yes Abraham. I keep seeing our lives evolve and our society here. It seems to be going quickly. Do you have some pointers for me in staying balanced in the ebb and flow of relationships and communication?

ABRAHAM: Understood Simon. I do believe that if you can become more clear on what it is that you really want, then surely will you attract that into your life. I believe some upsets of the past scrambles your understanding of your goals in life. You are quite the artist and have many big and brilliant ideas. It would be good for you to journal these ideas onto paper and set them aside. Have not worry about them. You’ll get around to them. In your heart of hearts think about what you really need and want. Father desires your happiness and your clarity in mind will paint you a picture of your true desires.  Have not worry, Simon. You do well. Strive for peace within. Is this helping? (Yes, thank you very much.) You’re welcome. Are there anymore questions?

CALVIN: Abraham and Mary, thank you so very much for your never-ending wisdom, love and help in these lessons. I think I have been torn with one of the toughest dilemmas in my life. I don’t know if it is just too busy for Father-connection, too stubborn to realize correction, but I sure feel like I have exhausted my resources to know which direction I should go.

TEACHER: I think for you, Calvin, what is true and good for your life will have a peaceful feeling. It will have endurance and the ability to stay. If something appears to be a continuous disruption and is not helping to create peace for you, then maybe you are needing to look within to find your true motives. If something is real, then it comes with a natural flow. Of course, we always work hard, there is no question there, but there comes a time when we can work too hard and must step back and re-center. Are you in understanding? (I have very good understanding and appreciate your tenderness on that. Thanks.) You’re welcome. One more.

TECTRA: I have a question Abraham, but first a comment for both you and Mary. I just want to say thank you so much for the love and guidance you show to us here and how you check in on our day to day things. I would especially like to say thank you to the eternal love and guidance of our guardian angels that are with us each and every moment of the day. It seems like to me that they are the real warriors of light in lives and we kind of forget about them. I just really wanted to say thank you to them. My question is for Mary. It is kind of a paradox to me about this whole control issue, because as we release control and get into the flow of life and how it flows when we release control. How can we do that more and more in our lives?

MARY: Tectra, first of all I thank you for your eloquent words and the tribute to our beloved angels. We do not realize how hard they do work for us. Many times we are with chance meetings with individuals that we have some issue to overcome. They arrange lessons for our growth. Every time there is a new realization by one of their pupils they are elated. It is food for them to know that we accept them and co-work. Wonderful words, yes, well said Tectra, my son. We can go back even to the Buddhist religion and see how they taught non-attachment. I understand that mortals have past issues to grow through and have attachments to things they just don’t understand. I used myself for example when I had such attachment to Sharla. I never had any children and certainly this was a cause for hurt. I felt inside my attachment to her would bring me some sort of relief. I had talked this issue over with my friend and apostle, Peter. He had asked me several questions that led me to the bottom line of my particular issue. I had seen that my life was so worthwhile and I indeed had many children around me. I had a full ministry. I could let go of Sharla and then I could become very close to her. I do believe it is the release of attachments that help create acceptance in life. Not that it is okay to be slothful in our day to day activities. No. Not indifferent, either. To have such release creates a connection to something beyond this material world, beyond this mortal mind. We are as large as the universe. We are with endless access to a greater mind, greater possibilities, meanings and values. Good question, Tectra. I thank you.

I thank all of you. Your faithfulness is a light for myself and Abraham. Know that time spent with you is indeed a treasure. Our love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
AUGUST 13, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. What a comfort to be among you sweet children again. We can look out into the world’s chaos and have comfort knowing we will all meet again here in this group to find reason.

I am encouraged by you taking on some new project. Always keeping the brain at work is indeed wise. The brain is the doorway to the mind and to learn new things is excellent exercise. In our busy lives we are always prioritizing and thoughts we have don’t quite come into fruition. Many times we think our ideas are simply frivolous and we need to stay on course with our priorities. To explore is to keep the doorway to the mind open. You can never learn too much. What is of value will stay and what isn’t will fall by the wayside.

I am MARY. Greetings to you, my friends. Your company is always encouraging me to go forth with new ideas and explore possibilities. I am pondering the freedom that the Master bestowed upon His followers. This freedom told us we were in a new family, unbounded by the current mindset. As a young woman I was always concerned of what others thought of me. Their response to me was like a mirror. I was bound by their reflection of me. I was apparently poor, illiterate and without Godliness. I was young enough to believe their treatment of me. It caused me to have a great deal of fear in how I moved in the world.

In our beginning days of the ministry I was fortunate enough to view the Master’s apostles and how their daily attitudes were. At first I thought them to be better than I was, more spiritual, more close to the current status of the societal trend. I actually despised them for a time. As I got to know each one, I learned about their love for the Master. When they spoke of Him, their faces became softer, their eyes actually sparkled. The Master’s goodness was apparent for all to see. He made each individual feel a part of a grander scheme.

I was indeed blessed by working one on one with the Master and learning about self-forgetfulness. I was learning about the power of Father. I was shown a new freedom by knowing the truth—that all are children of God. No one is better than the next, no matter what your material eyes tell you. As you are more committed to the ministry, you can feel that others are your brothers and sisters. Of course, they may not feel the same, but you are about the Father’s business. Others opinions are not a reflection of who you are.

As the Master lived a good example, others learned from Him. The apostles, save Judas, were also a living example of what the Master embodied. Peter was always interesting to me because he knew he may not be as intelligent as others, but he knew his own mind and always tested the limits. He understood that many times he appeared foolish, but as he began to think about those reasons he loved the Master, he could forget about himself and speak with eloquence. Peter had a good sense of humor also, yes, that came with time.

This week let us think of our level of concern about how others view us. In whom do we serve? How have our levels of confidence improved since we have begun serving? That is all. Know that we are close at hand should you need us. I send you, as does Abraham, with our love. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
AUGUST 20, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. It is good to be with you. I am filled with gratitude for this branch of our family tree. This evening I am seeing a measure of courage that reaches the stars. I see you as growing individuals who are more and more every day daring to step out of a well worn pattern into a new life. I experience this with various individuals who live life within the Kingdom family. You, as striving mortals, are moving toward living life as if it is eternal. Today is only the beginning. Every day is a new chance to progress.

I am MARY. My greetings to you, brothers and sisters. I am in understanding of Abraham’s message to exert the limits of your current mindset. I am taken back to a time in the market square, where I felt invisible. It was difficult for me to make eye contact with people. My experience had naturally made me suspicious. Anyone’s attention toward me made me filled with anxiety. This was such a well worn mindal pattern.

It took many hours sitting among my fellows listening to the Master teach. He was repetitious to a point and yet, each word from His mouth was a treasure to keep. Jesus had on many occasions asked us questions that were really quite personal. This helped me to turn inward and observe my pattern and figure out the origination. The Master proved that practice and some mindal repetition is helpful in creating new connections in the brain. Change is slow and sometimes frustrating, but the Master proved it to be true that an old dog can learn new tricks.

I first began by trying to make eye contact with individuals. I uncovered my head and made my face plain to see. I had to accept that I was one of Father’s own. I had nothing to be ashamed of, for I was always making effort, always putting forth my best. After I became somewhat used to making eye contact, I began to put forth greetings. I gave greeting to the wealthy, as well as the poor.

This exercise helped to create a new pathway in my brain that would help me to rise up out of my rut. It was exciting to view myself on the path to growth. As I put forth the effort in my little exercise, I began to really feel the joy in meeting people. I made new friendships that were nourishing to my soul. As I felt more of a part of the Kingdom family, I felt more free to move about, to move beyond myself.

This week let us ponder the changes we can make in creating new patterns. It is true that Michael clears our way and Father holds our hand. We can all see how society has become a slave to one thing or another. How are we a part of that and how can we change it? What is the first small step you can take toward breaking old habits?

You are indeed a joy, my friends. Our minds and hearts are with you during this time of Michael’s birthday on your universally recognized planet. Know that our love is growing for you each always. Go in peace. Until next time, from Abraham and myself, we bid you shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
AUGUST  27, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. You are each so thoughtful to have me back week after week. It doesn’t matter what you experience, you are never crushed and you always come back here to our rock. It does take time to shake off the world and open the door to our Father. When we can renew in spirit, we can help to create possibilities to bring about good.

All of your history has made you who you are today and nothing has stopped you. You may have stumbled, but you haven’t stopped. We are grateful for your endurance, your striving to carry on. Over the years in our Teaching Mission we have each struggled to attain personal growth. There has been a good amount of effort go into personal growth and we have taken it out into our world and tried to assist in this time of correction. You have done well.

I am MARY, again grateful to sit and learn among you. It is somewhat like sitting with my peers of old, but much of the time you are new creatures to me. I have learned a lot in our short time together. I have made adaptation where I can to be able to communicate with you. This experience for me was new and I had some anxiety going into it.

In learning self-mastery we all become skilled at adaptation. It doesn’t mean we conform or simply appease others, but that we are able to be like the Master and serve in any capacity. The Master was always interested in learning new things and meeting new people.  He always had Father in the forefront of His mind. The Master taught us that there is always a way to serve without infringing upon ones free will.

If we were to go back in time to my day in the flesh, you would see a lot of people who would seem barbaric to you. Their clothes would look well worn and dirty. They had not moisturizers or hair spray. You on the other hand, to them, they would be frightened. If given a little time however, we would all learn where the boundaries are. While we might bump heads, we would still have respect for one another.

I am reminded of Rebecca, who had a heart that would never stop longing for the love of Joshua Ben Joseph. She did what she could to gain His attention. Of course, the Master knew He was destined for other plans. He was nervous, but He made effort to go to her and be completely honest and tell her that His ministry kept Him from seeking the average mortal life.

At this point He could sympathize with her and love her on the level of friendship, but there were those boundaries. While Rebecca respected His decision, she had it set in her mind for a few years that Jesus would come around and seek her companionship. Rebecca was always active in the ministry and began to know and understand the real person that was Jesus. She found her love for Him on the level of Brother/Father. This was fulfilling in itself and she saw not her years of longing as a waste. Rebecca was a wonderful spokesperson and brought many into the Kingdom.

Had Jesus not set those boundaries right away things may have turned out quite different.  It was always beautiful to behold the Master playing catch with a child or teaching His brother how to build boats. He could talk to kings and reach their souls. We, in this Teaching Mission, are adaptable beings when we are about the Father’s business.

This week ponder your own flexibility in your most outstanding circumstances. What are we to have in the forefront of our minds when changes are brought before us? Our lesson is kept short, but our love is not. You are each very dear to me and Abraham. With that we shall take our leave. Until next time, we bid you shalom.

ABRAHAM
SEPTEMBER 10, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings, my friends, I have missed you.  I am feeling quite content at this moment having our family security. Our time apart has increased our appetite for the spirit. Tonight we are empty vessels waiting to be filled by Father’s all encompassing love. Each day is always a new adventure. At this point in my eternal career, I am not obsessing over where the path is going. I am more enjoying what is set before me, feeling our Father’s confidence in me, knowing that He empowers me to make change.

As a mortal I was always so focused on the end results of any goal that I was always in a mode of scrambling. My health then was deteriorating because my mind was tormented by anxiety and worry, self-imposed, of course. I lived not with balance. I was mostly about my work. That was my identity and how I measured success. I thought myself to be ruthlessly successful. My mental and physical state did indeed take its toll. It took a great deal of experience and hard falls before I simply wore myself out.

Machiventa, my mentor, was pure rejuvenation. He taught me how to start small and make effort to live a little in each area of life everyday, work, family, play. Yes, my priorities slowly changed to a spiritual level. I became closer with my children and really got to know them for who they were. It was difficult for me to remain quiet and not to pounce upon a problem that needed to be fixed. I had to simply sit with acceptance of what was.

Machiventa always said,” If change is meant to happen by the power of your hand, then step back and allow the unfolding of God’s will.” He always brought me back to a firm foundation of spiritual reality. It made sense to me. It had to be logical for me and Machiventa knew that and taught accordingly. I learned that as I could remain in a mode of observation, time would not be a factor for me and I could have some clarity in my mind to open up my spiritual capacity.

Today your world always seems to be in a mad rush. It is so easy to be pulled into that confusion. Your mental and physical well-being will feel the affects of this common energy. Sometimes you just have to sit with what is. I am in full understanding that life can bring with it such brutality. Your ever-increasing capacity for faith will help to bring meaning to it all. In every situation Father’s ultimate good prevails. He does indeed work through us and we will not see the outcome.

As ministers we are open to follow Father’s guidance and keep your minds open to what may be next. Obsess not. Stay with those small steps. Remember how important rest and reversion are. All that make such effort every day to work hard must have a reason why they are working. There is joy to be had. There are feelings of contentment and satisfaction. There is inner peace and serenity. Your study and stillness should help you to defend yourself against that energy of confusion, that everyday rush of life. As you take time to envision yourselves as empty vessels be careful to not allow the negative within.

Our strength comes from Father. His power is beyond our imagination.  Every day I spend with Him I feel the closeness of a creative team. I have not fear. As you move about in your daily living try to find that creative team feeling. He is not some unreachable authority figure in the sky. He is shoulder to shoulder with you, working with your hands and your mouth. We do what we can in this ministry and always keep our eyes forward. Father’s plan is not some hidden ideal. To us He makes it reachable and uncomplicated. His love is never-ending fuel for the soul.

Mary sends her love. That is all. Always it is a pleasure to be with you. I am grateful you have me each week without hesitation. My love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
SEPTEMBER 17, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings, I am delighted to see you this evening. I am always honored to witness you in your best form. Your social comfort here is obvious. How blessed are we to jump upon this never-ending circle of eternity and always keep retuning to each other. The mortal mind is most healthy when it can socialize and build upon ideas. How wonderful to have this spiritual commonality with each other. We know that the world can appear to be in total chaos and we can always return to speak with one another and find our foundation of faith.

Over the past few years I have spoke a great deal on rest and removal from stress. As we delve more into self-mastery we will learn more about discipline. Discipline has been a dirty word to many because they thought it was Father who was the disciplinarian. When reaching for self-mastery we learn that discipline is a loving action.

I am MARY, my greetings to you, brothers and sisters. As Abraham mentioned, I also enjoy the feeling of family here among you. I can tell you that the topic of self-discipline was also one of confusion for me and something that I fought. When you learn of this subject, you find that it is nothing more then organization in mind.

Much of my time in the flesh was spent feeling like I was a victim in a randomly occurring life. Everything appeared to be an obstacle. Even a simple trip to the market would become a battle. My disorganization in mind damaged my self-esteem and it would seem as if life itself was my enemy.

Of course, disorganization in mind stems from life experience, but when you grow older and have opportunity to learn, then hopefully your eyes and heart will be open. Especially those who study the spirit life should realize that Father gives you those lessons that will draw you ever nearer to Him.

The Master showed me a great deal when He made me feel a part of the ministry, the group. I was no more, no less than a citizen within the Kingdom. My experience at that time helped me to learn certain lessons that created some order within my mind. Even a child learns if you touch a hot stove you will get burned. The experience in the ministry was a great teacher to show me how to maneuver through everyday life. Life was a clean slate and much of what I perceived could now be filtered through a mind that was a little more organized.

So many times I had wanted to fall back to the ways of old. Many times I felt weak and wanted to lie down before my troubles. The lessons I took from the Master’s hours of teachings were to tell me to allow the strong voice of Father within telling me to get up, keep going, do not stop, do not allow the animal to prevail. You are a child of God and that is all the power you will ever need.

This week allow yourself some quiet time. Take in strength. Allow not your emotions to make you feel like an overrun victim. What exercises are there that can contribute to organization in mind, stillness perhaps, maybe some journaling, maybe some simplifying? We cannot take questions this evening. That is all for this evening. Know that our love is ever strengthening for each one of you. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & EMULAN
SEPTEMBER 24, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. It is good to see you discuss everyday issues and possible solutions. As I think about the world as a whole, you are a bright light that is really quite expansive. It is apparent that you each work hard every day for self-correction and service to the Correcting Time. Knowing you each, I see that your intentions are always well and good. Your heart is always in the right place. It is helpful and healing for you to have one another to make spiritual sense out of mortal living.

I am EMULAN. It has been awhile, my friends. I have missed your kindness and willingness to make our ministry more progressive. For the most part many of you know me and my history. I always refer back to that because it is where my greatest lessons stemmed from. Later in my mortal years I began to study psychiatry and the inner workings of the mortal mind. I have always found the connection of the material brain and the spiritual circuits most fascinating. It is your link to otherness. It is a doorway. Many of life’s experiences can close off that doorway. I am practically an expert on that subject.

After my most traumatic and heartbreaking experience of losing my wife and daughter to a tragic accident, I was certain that Father had no love for me whatsoever. I was indeed closed off in mind. I cannot begin to tell you the overwhelming experience of loneliness and darkness. I honestly did not want to deal with any part of that void. I was extremely angry and was bent on making somebody pay. It was a mindal trap that had a hold over me. I struggled and still could not break free for quite a few years.

As I began my study of psychiatry, this activity in itself took my mind away from my anger. I found a lot of escape in my studies and yet, at the same time I actually learned a few things. The human mind is at it’s best when life for the most part feels balanced. You are always doing your best to exhaust your human resources and exercising acceptance of what is. You cannot predict Father’s avenues that He may go through to create plan and purpose, response and results. When we know we have done our best, we may run into obstacles that will just not move and that is when we are committed to going forward with what is.

How strange it was when I discovered so much about faith through the study of the mind. I really endeavored to make the spirit a science project. I found that my ever-changing interests in life were acceptable to follow through with, because this helped me to have clarity in mind. It helped me to understand my anger and my loss. I know Father did not want me to sit back and be inactive while life ran over me, no. He wanted me to do all that I could fathom within my own mind to do and know that as I worked—He worked.

Life in the flesh is difficult and yet so necessary and such a blessing in how you learn and how you will live out your eternal career. We find that those who strive to live life with intention feel more a part of the overall ministry. They feel more like a co-creator than a bystander. When you have thought or desire to move forward with a project, it does not hurt to do a little research. If the doors open to further the project, then that is fine, if not, then perhaps the intentions behind it were misaligned with the Father’s will. That is not good or bad. It is simple learning to organize the mind to have receptivity for the spirit.

Abraham tells me you each do what you can to maintain your mortal life spiritually and I can say for myself, that is not an easy task. You each are doing well. I am feeling honored and blessed to have visited with you this evening. I shall not wait so long in-between our visits. For now I bid you farewell.

Again, I am ABRAHAM. Thank you, brother and friend. Another wonderful lesson delivered. I thank you too, each one of you, for all the effort you make every day. I can honestly say I appreciate each one of you. Mary sends her greetings and will be here next week. Know that all of us send with you our love. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
OCTOBER 1, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. You each have a way of helping me to have a different perspective. I can appreciate your life experience when you voice your thoughts and speak from your deeper self. You are an example of dedication and I am in appreciation for your hospitality. My soul has grown alongside yours and we are alike in many ways.  I know many individuals and am very socially active. Always when I return to you I am filling with a calm energy and with the comfort of family.

You each help to broaden one another’s views by your willingness to be of help. Here with each other you are more easygoing and able to lay down the ego. We are family now and have no need to impress one another. This is a fine example of social growth. This is the idea that the Correcting Time has been aiming for. Years in the Teaching Mission has taught you that you are not silly children fighting over a toy, but loving spirits who work to bring a new era of Light and Life.

I am MARY, always a pleasure to meet with you, friends. I can appreciate Abraham’s lesson because it was difficult for me to learn to fit in socially. A large part of who I was as a young woman was embarrassing. I stood in the shadows and had not friends or family. I had a great mistrust for people. I was always suspicious they were trying to get something from me for nothing. I must admit, I was quite conniving and could always manipulate my way into a personal benefit.

I happened to be walking down a dusty road, wallowing in my sorrows, when I came upon a young woman who was working in the fields. She had asked me if I had any water and that begun a friendship that would teach me how to be a part of a family and to fit in socially under any circumstances. I did work the fields for a short time with my friend.  We would laugh and tease one another. She made me feel like I was okay just being myself. She also had a large family that welcomed me with open arms and taught me so much about the family being a well-oiled machine.

Growing up as I did, I had not learned to share. I had only feelings of self-protection and not allowing anyone in. My friend from the field unknowingly showed me that the more I could share, the more I could feel understood and that created a great deal of peace within me. My friend shared everything. Her generosity was a teacher and I had learned to be a little more open and a little less suspicious. Also, the Master taught me a great deal about using kind words and how you having peace within helped to create peace within others.  As you all know, energy is transferable and there is enough hype in the world. It would serve us well to know inner peace ourselves so we can begin to emanate it to others.

How beautiful are my memories of me and my friend from the fields, running and jumping, playing, taking time to stop and rest and look at the sky and have not worry, judgment, pessimism, but simply have the wonder of an open mind. As I learned to live and work among my fellows, I realized they were a lot like me. They were searching for someone to listen and have not judgment, looking for someone to have a smile and a good word, for someone with a peaceful energy and generous heart. That is all.

You know what to do. It is always an honor to visit with you. From Abraham and myself, we give you our love. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
OCTOBER 8, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am lifted up by the light in your faces this evening. I am filled with gratitude to know you. Your unique personalities are glistening like a prism of knowledge well earned from experience. You are always helpful in my continuing education. I am a teacher and I love it. Always am I on the path to new learning with you. During the Correcting Time we will address a great deal of social issues. You, my friends, are experiencing these issues first hand and you are my link to understanding this day and age.

I always am faced with my impatience. I do wish to see hurried results and feel the satisfaction there from. That, however, is not how Father’s plan unfolds. With each setback or disappointment in the cause for Michael’s plan, I am faced with an opportunity to learn patience. I still feel emotions rising up within my mind, especially frustration. It is always for naught, because I eventually learn that Father has a much more successful plan in the works.

I am MARY, again honored to be a part of this branch of our family tree. I am amazed with all the social issues that impact you personally. There is so much more to contemplate in your time now than there was in mine. I can relate with Abraham’s shortness of patience. Impatience is a strange energy that sure creates a great deal of static from mind to mind. Observing your world today is really an overload for me. I can imagine what it must be like for you.

It is easy to view your surroundings and see the selfishness that extends from person to person. Every day your eyes take in the scenery and must interpret the meaning therein, in the busyness of your lives we always ask you to take a few moments to remove yourself from this external stimulus. Allow your muscles to let go and relax. Allow the negative energy that you have gathered throughout the day to lift out of your body and float away. It is acceptable for you to allow your mind to become blank and simply rest.

Remember me and my wonderful friend, who laid beneath the trees to watch them sway back and forth, to feel the wind upon our faces and the green grass beneath us. To be without gravity toward anything or anyone, any problems, your family, your job, your health, your financial situation can all be set aside. To constantly ponder over your difficulties burns up energy that could be put to better use. In the blank space that you allow yourself, Father is able to plant the seeds of new ideas, new thought, direction, yes. With Him there is meaning to the aggravation of everyday living.  He provides you with a clarity that shows your problems in a light that minimizes their effects upon you.

I know it is difficult to find time, but believe me, it is out of necessity that you make effort so that you can have meaning to the happenings in your everyday lives. Even Abraham says a few moments each day is like a good medicine that works immediately. The energy of impatience takes a turn for the better. You can feel empowered to take action in any situation. You are certainly not helpless victims of life, no.

This week work on building the muscles of patience. Make effort to see good. Make effort to find time where there is nothingness. Allow Father to come in and change the direction of negative thinking. In social situations there is always a mix of energies. You, my friends, have the power to direct that energy toward positive thoughts. Your kindness and caring examples help others to see that this world is still good, still beautiful and still with truth.

That is all for this evening. Know that ever if you need us, we can be there for you in seconds.  Feel free to call upon us anytime. As always, our love is ever growing for you each. Go in peace.  Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
OCTOBER 15, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I marvel at how I am taken back through the mortal life cycle when I listen to you. Your enthusiasm at being together is an energy I can see. I am grateful to you each because it is your faith that makes my words possible. Your unity is admirable. What a combination for a Teaching Mission group to have to go forward with the cause of Light and Life.

I am MARY. I also am honored to sit among you. As we spend time together I learn more about your nature and I am able to arrange my lessons to fit. I am also amazed at the memories you each bring up within me. I can look at my mortal life without regret because where I am now is where meanings and values reside. I am able to understand the various aspects of mortal life through the eyes of the spirit. As I look at each one of you and your personal lives, I can say that you are each doing all you can to integrate the material and spiritual life. I am saying that you do well.

I know at certain life stages there comes a point where you cannot see anything new for yourselves in the future. It is as if life holds no new lessons. It is common for mortals to say to Father, “I have experienced all there is on this earth, now what?” These times in mortal life are really a blessing because it opens your eyes and ears a bit more to the mode of searching. When mortals give up the search is when life begins to lose meaning.  The mind must have exercise. A person cannot think they know everything because learning will stop and stagnation within the mind will set in.

A mind that quits learning or is afraid of learning, will limit their capacity to see, spiritually speaking, of course. To continue learning is the right of every one of Father’s children. We can see that the mind that is busy with fear or not busy at all disconnects brain receptors and causes the brain to die. Your mind is the doorway to the spirit. It is important that you continue to learn and find meanings and values. Even our beloved mentor makes effort to expand his mind to be able to create a balance in everyday living.

I remember back to my days of mundane chores and always wondered when life was really going to begin. A child would run up to me and ask for something to eat or a sister would come and ask me for advice. I had no clue that that was life. It had begun. It was my job to take example from the Master and live the best life I could. That meant taking time to put down my fabric that I had been scrubbing, dry my hands, take the child to the kitchen and prepare something. Was it going out of my way? No. This was my job. To converse with this child indeed put a smile on my face. To hear of the wonder of life and allow myself to see through the eyes of this child was the gift. The joy from such experiences helps to connect those brain receptors.

Issues that make you think, make you dissect problems, look at the variables and then put it back together, is making efforts toward advancement mentally and spiritually. It is our job to live our best life here on Urantia. Be not afraid.  For this week let us look into advancing those areas of the mind that lay dormant. Pick up a craft or hobby. Play a game with your children. Read a book. Do something that exercises the brain. A healthy mind is a link to heaven. Be good to yourselves.

That is all. Talk among yourselves to see if you should desire questions next week. We can oblige. Our love is ever growing for you each. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
OCTOBER 22, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. Meeting with you is good for me in the way that a nutritious meal is good for you. I feel uplifted and with renewed hope. I am witness to many events throughout the world and I admit that it sometimes weighs heavy on my mind. My spirits are somewhat dampened from time to time. Seeing you and being with you helps me to see that good things are happening. Mortals really do care.

From time to time the mortal eyes can take in so much chaos or static and the mind and spirit can feel overwhelmed. It seems that one can only see the negative that is developing at an overwhelming rate. God bless the mortal hearts that long to heal and make life better. Sometimes it seems that life is too big and out of your control or like the system is seriously flawed. Years ago Brother Ham spoke about the spirit feeling beaten down and this will happen on occasion.

Fortunately we have Father, who is the ultimate healer and always provides a way for us to rise above the fog into the clear air of understanding. Today in your world the meaning of physician leaves a bad taste in ones mouth. What used to be a profession of caring and ministering to the sick is now more about red tape, money, politics, etc. Father is the ultimate physician, in that He helps you to heal yourself. He is without condition for the most part. He only asks of you for your willingness and trust.

His medicine is like you remember as a small child, not having a pleasant taste, but being with the belief that it will help you to get better. In Father’s practice He can see what you are in need of and He will make arrangements for you to have experience. Sometimes the experience is difficult and unpleasant, just like medicine. It is hard to recognize any good that should come from sudden, strange adversity. On that note, I shall leave you to Mary.

Greetings, friends, I am MARY and thrilled to be a part of your learning experience. I enjoy this topic of Father as the ultimate physician. It would seem that one who cares for you would be filled with compassion and make you lie down and rest, wait on you hand and foot. With Father, as the healer, His compassion consists more of getting your mind into a learning mode through certain experiences.

I am remembering a time when I was caught up in the busyness of the ministry and noticed I was called on quite a bit to solve many problems. I felt important and needed, validated, yes. I allowed this importance to run away with my ego and began to take on an attitude of superiority. I began to shout orders to my sisters, asking them to do the dirty work of the ministry, while I took the high profile jobs. How do you suppose Father applied His medicine in my daily living? Did He want me to go down this ego-driven path, of course not?

I ended up making terrible mistakes. I almost cost a man his life because I had ordered him to take a certain medicine, when he had a totally different illness than what I thought. I was in the mode of self and it almost killed somebody. This mistake was seen by all eyes. I was so embarrassed, so humbled. I was positive I would never be forgiven. I took a few days away from the ministry to be alone with my thoughts and to hide for a time.

In the stillness I had come to understand my mistake of allowing the ego an open door.  Of course, I did as many of you do and rerun it over and over in my mind and feel embarrassed and self-punished, but as time went by I began to see that had the mistake not happened, I would have become an ego-driven monster who lived on attention. This mistake was good, but it hurt. Taking time out was the best thing I could have done so that I could find understanding to the total issue.

Father is smart and always aware of our steps along the path, every single detail. His love is beyond expression. His compassion is not having us to lay down and feel our illness and stay sick, no. He gets us busy with our own healing process. These small discoveries in mortal life are the reason that you live. You have come here to learn and sometimes the medicine is not so bitter, but times when you may be on the wrong path Father brings in the big unforgettable experiences.

The next time you are in the middle of unpleasant circumstances, think about the message or medicine that might be there. How is Father trying to reach you? Can you take a few moments to pull yourself away from that issue and listen? There are step by step instructions and all things are possible. So, it looks like for this evening we will take a few questions or comments. Proceed.

SIMON: I am just really grateful for you coming to teach, uplift and guide my spirit to a better place.

MARY: Simon, I really enjoy your personality. You are indeed with tremendous intelligence and a great deal of good will be produced. I see that you are more and more everyday finding your way. It is apparent that you are being less rigid and slowing down a bit so you can make sense of life’s circumstances.

MARIN: Thank you for sharing your experiences with us. I feel like I have abandoned my flight plan and concerned I guess because it is a change in course for me, like where am I supposed to go or maybe I am being too rigid. Sometimes I feel like I have let the darkness engulf me or cloud the compass--just any thoughts that you have?

MARY: Certainly. It would seem as though you, my sister, are floating in a boat on the sea of everything. Everything is not reality. Father would have you search your heart for a few small truths that you know to be lasting and from there you can begin to build your framework for a strong spirit. The reality of spirituality is everyday life. It is what is before you. It is not some far off dream. As you build your framework based on your few truths, then will you find some direction, some strength in who you are, some confidence in your decisions. Your heart is genuine and it will open doors for you. Those doors may appear undesirable at first, but given time and effort, you will begin to have more confidence in your decision making. You are not overtaken by any darkness. Have not worry. You are just learning like the rest of us. You do well. Another question?

CALVIN:  Abraham, in your words you addressed the chaos in the world and I felt moved quite a bit lately by considerations of the mounting tensions  between the Islamic extremists out there concerning the rest of the world basically. There doesn’t appear be a solution there and just accepting Michael or His plan. Do you have any words as to what you perceive to be a solution to that mounting tension that is headed toward huge disaster the way it looks? It is not scaring me. I am sure it is Father’s play out of events.

Certainly, I am ABRAHAM: I am in agreement with you. These extremists are not going to change their minds anytime soon. I dread the thought of the events that must happen to them as a group before anything is going to change. It is sad to calculate the adversity they must experience. Unfortunately, it will take many nations to agree upon a solution towards fending off these extremists. Until there is some unity among nations these individuals will continue to create great destruction. As you said, not to worry, Father has His own plans for the difficulties over there. Sometimes evolution must play out and seems cruel. You, as individuals, can only do so much. It is going to be important for Americans to vote in a president who will continue to protect the nation. Good question Calvin. Anymore questions?

CALVIN: I have just one follow up.  It seems to me programs such as the History channel sure seems to play an awareness role.

ABRAHAM: Oh, I understand. Yes, that is what the Correcting Time is all about, bringing issues into the light. If nobody knows about problems, then there can be no progression toward solution. It is good for you as individuals to discuss these issues. The positive thoughts do travel. Patience will be key. Yes to your questions, there are many resources of knowledge and always new knowledge being discovered.

If that is all for this evening, I would like to thank each one of you from Mary and myself. You are a delight to be around. Know that we are always available should you have need. Take time out for yourselves. It is good medicine. Our love goes with you.  Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
NOVEMBER 5, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. It is truly a blessing to be with you this evening. I am always inspired by your honesty and willingness to find lasting solutions to current problems. It is natural for mortals to have fear and desire to use the methods of escape.

You each, as individuals and as a group, demonstrate such strength to have willingness to go through life’s trials and come out the other side with more wisdom. I admire your courage to work through everyday pain. You each are wise in viewing difficulties through the intellect and keeping a tight reign on emotions. Remember it is acceptable to cry, to vent anger, to display a temporary disappointment. It is natural for mortals to have release and then pick yourselves up and move on with the business of living.

I know that in my mortal days there were many moments of denial and escape. I would simply not address certain issues and pretend that everything was in its place. My mind was strained with the belief that I should appear to be as perfect as I can be and  to be caught short of that would be a humiliation I could not bear to suffer--all ego driven, of course.

In those days with Sarah we had a great deal of arguments over practically everything. She had a tender heart and loathed to see me have someone put to death for some trivial purpose. I always brushed her aside and truly believed she had no authority to even speak about such issues with me.

Working with Machiventa helped to contain my ego enough that I could begin to view the beauty of honesty and truth. This new idea helped me to better communicate with Sarah. Machiventa taught me that truth should hold no fear and if I was truly dedicated to becoming a man of the spirit, then I should have enough courage to sit with truth. Sarah may have been an emotional creature, but she was indeed a truthful one. When she proposed her ideas it was not to gain self glory but simply to provide resolution to the situation.

My obstinate ways began to melt as I opened my ears to hear and eyes to see the reality of those everyday difficulties. What a blessing to have those loved ones, Sarah and Machiventa, to aid me in my education. My softened view of life awakened my compassion for life, my respect of all of creation.

Father was indeed more than I had ever imagined and as I made myself smaller, I could see into His personality, His truth, beauty and goodness, His interpretation of circumstances around me. Sarah was a wonderful messenger of His word. I am grateful she withstood this stubborn old man and continued to be courageous enough to voice her truth, come what may.

This week let us ponder how denial may play a part in our lives. Is there a fear of reality or truth? Mortal life is many times a messy situation on our path to enlightenment.  Let us be thoughtful of dwelling in the messiness. See life for what it truly is and be humble enough to listen and to see what is really going on. That is all for this evening. We are indeed humbled and always honored to spend the evening with you. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.               


ABRAHAM & MARY
NOVEMBER 12, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM.  Greetings. What a blessing it is to me when we meet. I am always inspired by your stories. I am always made to think deeper when you bring up issues that mortals are concerned with. I see each one of you have your talents and feel free to express yourselves in this family setting.

Last week we discussed getting down to reality and being able to function in high emotional states. I know now that circumstances that arise are for a reason and it is frustrating to be patient, but worthwhile in the long run. When I am confronted with a troublesome issue I try to take in more education on whatever subject it may be. I cannot be at my best if I am ignorant. I always see that it is my responsibility to become knowledgeable on circumstances that are set before me.

I am MARY; again it is lovely to be with you. I can understand Abraham’s words when he states that it is always wise to become more knowledgeable on an issue you may face. I knew this man who was quite elderly and sickly. He was not pleasant to be around. He was always in some sort of pain and it showed in his personality, his name, Martin. I was used to his verbal abuse when I had brought him food. I had not care for him and yet, I wanted to make sure I was thorough in my ministry, so I had to understand his problem so that I could help him to be more at peace, while decreasing in physical pain.

I learned from his sister that he was a soldier that served for many years. He was accustomed to brutality.  He had seen the many faces of death. His own sister did not care for him much, but Martin was family, so she felt obligated to pay him a visit from time to time. One day I sat down with Martin and asked him about his experience with war. He was reluctant at first to tell me anything or even be the slightest bit courteous.  Then all at once, his guard was let down and he talked straight for two hours. He cried for his friends that were taken from this life too early. He felt guilty over a battle he was in charge of and had misdirected some orders that led to the deaths of some of his comrades. I began to understand how disturbing this was for him and he never really had an opportunity to talk about it to get it off his chest.

I did not really know what to say to him and I decided I needed to confer with the Master. Jesus advised me to simply listen for a time and allow him a bit of sympathy and a show of appreciation for his service.  “Explain your perception of war,” he said. “He will understand how civilians cannot understand him.” I took the Master’s advice and built a relationship with Martin. He became like a father to me. I began to watch his face grow soft and his eyes seemed a little more kind. How wonderful to watch him standup and walk around and visit with others. Simple research and especially conferring with the Master, led to a wonderful healing in Martin.

I could have chosen to ignore the bitter old man and yet, all the Master’s lessons taught me to go a little deeper, do a little research. The more you can understand your fellows, the more you love them.  Father is so wonderful in how He can set up situations so that He can reach the unreachable. The more you know, the better you can administer to your fellows. It is a healing event for all involved. With time, Martin came to know Jesus and had truly the best days of his life. He was peaceful and quite content. When Martin was preparing to leave this life, he was at peace and resolved within.

This week, what do we need to do to find wiser ways to handle life situations? Is Father leading you to help in someone’s healing? Is He helping you to heal yourself? This life takes effort and knowledge will not simply become a part of you through desire. It takes work to have a better understanding of how you can be at your best to serve those who may not even know the Lord. I am also inspired by your efforts made to handle daily circumstances. You are a fountain of knowledge for me to better serve.  I thank you. That is all. Know that our love is always continuing for you each.  From Abraham and myself, we bid you shalom.

NO MEETING NOVEMBER 19, 2007

ABRAHAM & MARY
NOVEMBER 26, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. It is such a feeling of comfort and warmth when we visit. I feel somehow I am one step closer to Father when we are together. You each have the same light in your faces and that is indeed an anchor in the sea of everything. It is interesting when you take into account that your personal lives seem to be such a struggle and it is always something you have to work on. Many times it is actually a relief when you can take the focus off our own issues and help somebody else.

Many times there is some hesitation toward getting involved in somebody else’s life. It would seem there is always a price to pay, but when you actually begin the good deed, then you are with the feeling that you are one step closer to Father. There are so many issues in daily living that would pull our attention away from the joy of living. As you learn to become responsible adults, your minds are focused on your priorities and your awareness is busy and joy seems to go by the wayside.

Without the healing from happiness, one can lose hope and think, “What is the point?  What am I working for? Why do I struggle and seem to go nowhere?” It is wonderful that you each are dedicated to doing the right thing, being responsible citizens, good parents, employees, spouses, friends, siblings, children. That is a worthy goal, of course, but it means nothing without joy. There are so many things to be grateful for and many times we forget to have gratitude because we are so focused on keeping every day afloat. This imbalance leads us to more struggle with less results.

I am MARY. Greetings to you, friends. I am finding your holidays to be interesting and very busy. It would seem as if individuals try to find more meaning in life at this time. I am amazed to see the self-reflection and deep thought. I do wonder why this time of year would be different than trying to find meanings and values all year long. I am enthralled to study the minds of mortals. It is interesting to find what brings them joy.

Money always seems to be at the top of the list. It is a temporary joy and yet, being brutally honest, it is important to know that your physical needs will be accommodated. I am in understanding of that, having known poverty in my mortal life. I do believe the times when I was the most joyful in my time in the flesh was when I was with my fellow Kingdom believers. Life was always a balancing act and to spend time with them set me upon a correct path. We, having spent time with the Master, learned of His general beliefs and we would use that as a light to live by. Spending time with one another was a reminder of that light. It was fuel to go back into the community and serve with abundant energy.

I had a friend who was always seemingly ill. She had one ailment or another and was always with a complaining countenance. She would make me feel as if I was drained of energy. She was with no joy or any outlook of possible joy. One day I had taken about as much as I could of her constant complaining and became angry with her. Right or wrong, I was indeed angry. I expressed my anger to her and told her there are individuals who are really sick and see not the world as crumbling down around them, but are grateful for the times when they feel well enough to sit up or to speak with loved ones.

My poor friend was certainly shocked and did not speak to me for quite some time. I felt bad and yet relieved I did not have to deal with her energy draining ways. I spoke to the Master about this situation and I was remorseful and asked His advice. He told me to have not worry and that He thought I was led to speak the truth. Sometimes brothers and sisters need to know your truth and it is acceptable for you to put a stop to this draining and constant call for your attention. The Master told me to begin to make eye contact with her and small greetings.

She would not look at me at first, but then slowly came around to having short conversations. It was miraculous how her health had improved. While my words were harsh, she knows now that they were spoken out of love, concern and frustration. What an excellent lesson for the both of us. Our time spent learning together was certainly bonding us together and from that time after, we were like sisters. So many hours spent in laughter and conversation, sharing weaknesses, sharing strength or hope and joy. My friend and I had learned too much focus on the self can lead to negative places.

There are always opportunities in daily living to pull yourself from the busyness of life to talk to those around you. You let them know they are worth talking to. What a beautiful beginning to the ripple affect of kindness. A few words can change a person’s whole day.  That is really quite powerful. It is acceptable to go beyond a businesslike attitude toward a loving friendship. This was the Master’s attitude.

He could meet individuals and completely change their attitudes with a few words and possibly never see them again in His mortal life. The point of His mission was that He shared love as He passed by. He was always with a wonderful attitude because He was so outside Himself. He was with the joy of knowledge that the material life extended so far beyond what seemed to be the reality at that time. Our joy is in our ministry. Our healing is in the kind words we have for others. We are powerful when we can show another they are worth our time.

You are wonderful, so patient, so good to us. We thank you. This week find reasons to be joyful. Answer the question, “What are you working for?” How can we remove our focus from feeling sorry for ourselves, for the joy of knowing life extends beyond what we can see. We send you with our love. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
DECEMBER 3, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am joy-filled to see you each allow yourselves to let go of your daily worries and know that every day is a new fresh start. From where I am I have not the material veil you have. I am with the surety that the spiritual life is a reality. You, on the other hand, are having your time in the flesh and must rely upon faith.

I so desire for you to see and believe how you are helped by the unseen. It is a perfectly natural picture from where I am, but from where you are, it would seem extraordinary. I can imagine a factory full of productive employees working side by side, producing a wonderful product that will serve a great many. If you were to look at the same picture, you would perhaps only see fifty percent of the people and yet still producing the same results.

It has been a long time since I have been behind this veil, but I can understand how difficult it is to exercise faith. The more we study spirituality, the more we can find the logic in it. You are not somewhere in the clouds, but in reality working with everyday mortal experiences. These experiences are truly important. They seem so down to earth and mundane at times, but it is all indeed what you make it to be.

Raising children can be a complete burden or an excellent lesson that has taught you about real joy in living and experiencing the mortal life. Working your job can be killing time for a paycheck or a ministry that gives you opportunity to set an example of faith in a higher power. You can feel as unimportant as an ant in an ant farm or as useful as a cog in the wheels that turn to create destiny. You are unique and yet not set apart. You each have a vision and trust me when I say that Father’s vision exceeds anything you can comprehend.

I could have not predicted my mortal life looking back at it now. I was not a chosen one or set apart. I was an average man trying to lead a superior life. I could not have foreseen my friend Machiventa to have been my mentor. I had set myself upon a path that I thought was correct for that day and age. It took some hardships to break through my obstinacy to be able to increase my spiritual receptivity. It was difficult at first, but worth every minute it took to put me on a truly enlightened path.

For that time Father saw it fit to allow my material eyes to see and communicate with my spiritual assistants. Father’s chosen plan for this day and age has more to do with the spirit and the exercise of faith. Where we are at on our path to Light and Life, the Correcting Time has been deemed appropriate and we are again allotted certain gifts that will help us reach our goal. My message this evening is really directed toward faith and accepting that assistance that is just a little beyond your vision. I mean not to dangle a carrot of mysticism, but to bring you hope and an increase in faith.

This week as you are going about your daily business, think about those assistants who work by your side and are unseen by material eyes. Still they long to communicate with you and help you work toward the goal of attaining Light and Life. In the busyness of your day make effort to have the spirit at the forefront of your mind. Think about your unseen assistants and how rich and full the Kingdom really is. We are so blessed. We are witnesses to the birth of a new age. How will you see your participation in that?

That is all. Look for me this week when you are going about your daily tasks. I would be delighted to be of any assistance to you, as would Mary. Mary is extremely gifted at social issues, especially those issues concerning gender. Take a minute or two to skim the text and re-familiarize yourselves with the many beings in our wonderful universe. Go with hope, my friends. We send you with our love and support. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MICHAEL
DECEMBER 10, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am inspired by your conversation this evening because it brings our thoughts to new levels of meanings and values. The discussion this evening was productive and positive steps in spiritual advancement are highlighted. Many times we move through our lives without acknowledgement of positive events. To see your advancement increasing gives you hope to keep fighting the good fight of faith.

Many issues in mortal living are always tugging at your faith and creating barriers between you and the spiritual life. To be so material magnetized builds barriers in front of the spiritual eyes. The mind and body can literally feel this disconnection and for many that is the cause of depression and illness. When we are close to the Master, it removes those barriers between the brain connections and the circuits. Think about it, you can feel the spirit with your body, you can feel energy sensations and this is indeed fuel for living.

This time of year tradition shows the birth of a Son who will be the Savior of the world.  It is really a celebration and a rebirth in mind for many. Said Jesus, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” He is why we have our Mission founded in His existence. He was literally one of us and to connect with Him is to reconnect in spirit and reprioritize daily living. The stress in life decreases and the love for your fellow man increases.

This is a crucial time in mass awareness. There is a tremendous disconnection from the spirit. There is a war within the minds of men. Everyone will stand for something. That something could be positive or negative. When we look back over our mortal lives, we are joy-filled by the memories of loved ones and events with our families and friends.  Material items do not create those lessons that move us onto the morontia life.

With evolving technology and the race to be the best, don’t be caught up in the mechanics and dehumanization. It is amazing how communications have improved and we can see the world as one large family. Let us remember that each person has a face, a name and a soul. Fellowship is of high importance, at this time, it is our rock.  It is our foundation in which we can refresh our connection to the spirit.

I am your Brother/Father, Spirit helper, MICHEAL. I wanted to speak with you to refresh your memory of me and our plan and purpose. I cannot find the words to describe my feelings for each one of you. Your faces are imprinted in my memory and I so love each one of you. I am so grateful the universal circuits are in motion and creating such activity, such change.

The prophets of old have predicted my Second Coming upon the earth. I wish they knew I have been here all along, involved in everything that needs to be cleansed with truth. I am bringing all things that are dark into the light. My children will have to deal with these issues because it is in step with training for the spiritual career ahead. You committed ones have touched my heart. I see you working. I see you helping. I hear you talking to me. I help you talk to your fellows. Good is coming.

In these years that we have been working in the Teaching Mission, you have a much more peaceful countenance. You have calmed down enough to see the Teaching Mission for what it really is. It is personal help to an enlightened age. I will be there. I will bring out those dark areas for my children to contemplate and make decisions. The Spirit of Truth has spread over the land and has caused a wave of disruption that has unsettled the stagnant thoughts of the masses. I am the Spirit of Truth. Think of me and you will see I am as close as you need me to be. I am with ever abiding love for you each. Carry on.

Thank you Michael, I am ABRAHAM. I believe we are up for Michael’s challenge. We can handle those dark areas that need to be dissected and eventually acted upon. Our Teaching Mission is so personal and yet it involves everyone. For this week think of Michael for your reconnection in everything you do. Allow not the materialism and darkness build barriers between you and the spirit. You know that our love is ever growing for you each. That is all for this evening. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
DECEMBER 17, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. It is such a blessing for me to have this time with you. I am grateful to Father, for His arrangements are perfect in every way. I may not always understand the mind of God, but I am comforted with the fact that I can know His heart. With Him we are made to feel more of life. Father provides for us meaning in all the details of daily living and even though we may sometimes dwell in misery, we know there is always light at the end of the tunnel and a plan and purpose.

I am MARY, again honored to be with you, my friends. I am also inspired by our Master’s message of last week. It seems to be easier to be distracted by the likes of materialism than to be attracted by spirit duties going unnoticed. The spiritual life is like the physical body, in that if you don’t exercise, you find your muscles atrophied.  In an unfit state, it is much more difficult to get up and get moving.

Jesus taught us that service work was always the right thing to do, yes, but also the act of service work was keeping us spiritually in tune. We can see that those moments in our lives when we were most withdrawn or self-absorbed, were when we had not energy for anyone else. Last week Abraham spoke of the physical sensation we can feel when connecting to spirit. To reach beyond oneself in the act of service is healing in mind and body. In the exercise of self-forgetfulness we are learning to dwell less on the insignificance of life and make each moment mean more.

We always want to serve because it is an act we can perform out of love for our Father. On the other hand, we can feel comforted by the fact that the more we reach beyond ourselves, the more we are ministered to. I found this to be especially true as I was allowed to watch the Master day after day serve one person after another without fatigue.  He never for one moment thought of His personal benefit and yet He was benefited by good physical and mental health. The apostles on the other hand, were a good example in contrast to Him where there was underlying selfish motivation, completely understood of course. History has served us as a wonderful teacher to show that it is literally true, the more we give, the more we get.

I have seen a few of you become un-centered with the stress of daily living and I am in complete understanding. I would recommend that you take small steps in simple acts of kindness to find your spiritual center and then you can take larger steps from there. Do not allow your minds to be a burden. In your efforts made toward simple service, you can feel the lifting of heaviness from your minds and it is truly amazing what an amazing doctor our Father is.

For the days ahead find at least one small act of kindness you can do every day. Note how the blood pressure regulates, the energy levels increase and your desire to exercise the spiritual muscles will return. That is all for this evening. Know that if you should have need of us, all you have to do is call. Know that we are standing by. Our love is growing for you each. From Abraham and myself, until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
DECEMBER 30, 2007
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I thank you for your offerings of warmth and family. Your unique input into our discussion always opens doors to further enlightenment. I am indeed honored to have been a part of you over these years. You have made the journey much more light-hearted. I can say that I am well familiarized with each of you and I know that your experience has been training for the work ahead.

You each have at some time made a commitment to the spirit. Along with your commitment has come Father’s calling and your personal training. In our experience we have all had choices to become victims or to become educated. I am inspired by your resiliency to overcome obstacles and keep fighting the good fight of faith.

We all have had our moments of weakness when life has given us more misery than we could stand. We have each been overwhelmed by emotion, anger, sorrow and despair. Gratitude to our Father for showing us the path out of hell into the light of eternity. You are each using your experience well. You have allowed the Adjuster’s deep mind training and this spiritual experiment of the Correcting Time is showing wonderful results. We have all noticed how time is becoming irrelevant and our new awareness brings us lessons that shape our state of becoming.

I am MARY. I must say I am growing quite fond of you each. I see you as my brothers and sisters working side by side in Father’s Kingdom family. I can appreciate Abraham’s words because I feel my experience has been a wonderful teacher. I used to believe that I was an unworthy child and Father was out to punish me for my sins. I had hid my life from Him, so I thought.  My hours spent learning from the Master indeed proved fruitful when I could be open and honest with everyone, but above all, myself and my Father.

As I ministered to my brothers and sisters who lay in despair, I could tell them of my experience of hopelessness and they knew I understood them. We created a connection that shown a light upon a new path to spirituality, Father and the eternal career. Making these small connections in your personal ministries are a measure of success in our efforts toward Light and Life. To use what you have learned to help others is indeed healing for your own spirit. It is fuel to keep striving for new and better ways.

As you are closing upon your time in 2007 let us look back at our experiences with gratitude and know that there is a lesson therein. In your moments of serenity is when you are most receptive for Father’s ministry, His comfort, His training. He gives all events meaning. He helps you to find purpose and a reason to carry on.

Let us look toward the New Year ahead as the year of making new connections. In living the life of our faith, an example is shown to others that we indeed know Christ, His love, kindness, generosity and patience. Have not fear. Dive into life and know that the adventure is safe. The spirit is what will sustain you. Live on purpose.

That is all. Know that we completely enjoy our time with you each. We are thrilled to work by your side. From Abraham and myself, we send you with our love and bid you shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JANUARY 7, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am also with you in your feelings of gratitude. I am amazed when I view Father’s overall plan and how every detail helps us to progress.  Father’s family is numerous and yet, He is integrated with each individual. I am humbled in the vastness of the Kingdom and yet, I feel glad to be an important part of it. I meet a great deal of people every day. I am still learning about human behavior. I want to be a better teacher and I can do that by learning and gaining knowledge.

At this time on Urantia there is such static in thought. There is such an overload in the minds of mortals.  I meet with people that seem overwhelmed by regular living. I have as of late been learning to simplify and to prioritize. As children of God we must all come to a place in our minds that we have a reason to strive to continue moving forward. Those that have somewhat drifted away from the spirit feel lost and without reason to grow, advance and carry on. What is our reason to continue to try to make the most of the mortal life?

I can tell you my personal experience in the flesh was all about gaining power and always having control over every situation. I was immovable in my decisions, somewhat heartless, you could say. I did receive many hardships due to my obstinate decision making. A man needs to be humbled from time to time. Humility is a way to open the ears. It is a new view of options.  

When individuals seem to be lacking in options, then there is a stifling of the spirit and hopelessness sets in. We are free will creatures and must be able to have options. This is exactly why organized religion fails the individual. In the churches beliefs have already been set and free will is stifled. Many can live with these pre-made decisions, but some feel that inner turmoil that drives them to seek freedom.

I am MARY, so good to be with you, my friends. I understand that restlessness of spirit or that drive to seek something more. As a young girl living on my own, making my way however I could, I felt that life was pretty much set before me. As one who would always be scrambling simply to survive, I felt overcome by the ego or animal determination.  Opening up the spiritual side of myself was indeed a whole new adventure. Finally, for the first time I could see that as a child of God I had value. I had reason to strive. I had reason to advance.

We, together, are like a scenic mountainous valley with trees, flowers, water, soil, sky, sun--each element feeds the next. Each element is needed and important. I found my most joyful times to be talking with people, making them smile and welcoming them to show their true selves. In this type of ministry I found it easy to carry on, to strive to make things around me better.

I was indeed blessed to work side by side with the Master and view His tireless countenance. He was such a wind of fresh energy. He was seemingly unaffected and yet always allowed the spirit to flow to those around Him. Knowing Jesus during His days on earth and even after showed me my place in the universe and how available options were to me. I was not a stifled spirit or a poor girl from a crowded village.

It took some time to have any sort of confidence in my ability to open up to the spirit. It was those small experiences with my fellows that taught me the most. It was the small aggravations, the mundane events, the times of uncontrollable laughter and the thoughtful conversations that helped me to see how I played a part in all there is.

Remember those everyday events in your life to be observant.  Be not quick to act rash, but to go within and ask questions. What is the lesson in that particular event? This week take time to really feel the spirit, the vastness, the freedom and the options we have as children of God. That is all. It is indeed a blessing for Abraham and myself to know you as co-workers, friends, brothers and sisters. Our love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JANUARY 14, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. This evening I am inspired by your levels of confidence to handle the material life. It indeed takes some spiritual knowledge and experience to maneuver through the struggles onto the eternal rewards. When I look at you working in this Teaching Mission, I feel a new level of confidence in the overall Kingdom plan.  I see you as a stable point of light.

You have enough experience to wade through the mysticism into the reality of the spirit. To a certain degree you are firmly rooted in the realities that will create growth in the Teaching Mission and the whole of the Correcting Time. As you can see, there is a great deal occurring in the world today and the outworking of the Spirit of Truth is becoming quite apparent. We are so happy to see you well adjusted individuals that work simply out of love for Father and His ultimate truth.

I am MARY.  I am always honored to be with you and believe me; I find you and your topics of discussion to be very engaging. I love our level of relation as Kingdom believers and fellows who have experienced life in the flesh. I can work from that standpoint.

There is such an energy of division throughout the planet. Many are compelled to jump off the fence one way or another and find a home in truth or simply in comfort. It is such a struggle to break through that barrier of ego or animalistic tendencies. There is seemingly a large number of humbling experiences that leads one to open up to the spirit.  As you mentioned earlier, those that choose to stay planted in their animalistic ways become victims and never try to break through that shell of imprisonment.

Growing up on Urantia I had developed a tough exterior. By the time I was really an adult I had levels of self-defense that were difficult to break through. I had been hurt and my tough exterior was going to protect me from further pain. I had not really known what a true friend was until I had met those apostolic sisters. They accepted me for who I was, what I looked like and how I acted. Their kindness brought out the best in me.

My experience learning from the Master showed me that the mortal life is temporary and simply a learning ground to further adventures in our eternal career. That meant any disagreements I had that caused hurt were not closed off. The experiences here on the planet were simply to open the door to our next experience. All events or past pain is open to a healing. Damaged relationships are not forever. There is understanding in the next phase of mortal existence. You have opportunity to make repairs. Nothing is closed off and a wound that will never heal.

As I grew older I found my tough exterior to repel the spirit as well as any potential pain. Working with the Master I found my emotions to be natural and simply a process to work through and eventually master. I had permission to feel and reason. The truth always emerged to reveal new opportunities to learn new spiritual skills. This week instead of always repelling the so-called animalistic tendencies, let us find new joy in feeling what we are supposed to really feel as young spirits. Be not afraid of any pain, for the Father is always at hand.

In quiet times you can find wisdom that will show you how to deal with that difficult employer, handle the behavior of an unruly child, have understanding for your spouse, maybe speak kind words to those who are seemingly unreachable. You all have learned certain defense mechanisms that would seemingly repel painful experience and believe me, it is well understood. As we grow in the spirit and learn to master the ego, let us develop the skills that will allow us to have patience in our struggles and have not fear for revealing that softer side.

This life is temporary and our experiences here are not complete. We are in an ongoing state of becoming. We have all the help we will ever need.  It is our individual responsibility to be open to it, to ask for it. That is all for this evening. Stay observant and know that we are building upon a foundation for the next life. From Abraham and myself, we send you with our love and offer to give assistance in any way you need. Until next time, Shalom


ABRAHAM
JANUARY 21, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. On such a cold night we are so grateful to have somewhere to go. It is a real blessing to have the physical needs taken care of. I cannot imagine those who are homeless and live out in the elements. It is easy to forget about those small things to be grateful for when life is in such fast motion. Being physical creatures, the material life is really quite important, as well it should be. Bodily discomfort takes a great deal of attention off of the ordinary pace of life. Part of the mortal experience is tending to the physical needs.

Some never really develop good work ethics and have difficulty finding a place to call home. Then there are some who are workaholics who have all their energy going toward their employment, while other important aspects of life go by the wayside. There are many who have the standard comforts of life, but seek to obtain more. The more some people have is, in their minds, a show of success. Their energy is toward consuming and still feeling the emptiness of imbalance.

In my life I was one who was bent on obtaining as much land as possible. I didn’t need it.  I didn’t use it. I just wanted to be known and acknowledged for my savvy business mind.  All of this land took so much energy to take care of. I hired men to guard these empty fields and to put up fences to show that this land belonged to a powerful man. I needed animals to control the growth of the field grasses. I needed to hire more individuals to take care of these animals. I needed to make use of this land and so were plans laid to build upon it. I acquired one thing after another. I had no thoughts of giving. I simply had thoughts of obtaining more and more material value.

I got little sleep because I had to manage my so-called empire. There were always problems to be dealt with, whether it was my employees squabbling over one thing or another or it was my family complaining that I spent no time with them. I thought these things would make me happy; instead they drained me of my energy and ability to find joy. In obtaining material goods I had begun a balancing act that would put terrible stress upon me and my relationships. I was unhappy. I had everything I could ever want and I was unhappy. My mind was busy with the details of my endeavors. At the end of the day I had no patience for those loved ones who needed me.

Upon meeting Machiventa, I found him to be what I thought an extraordinary man who asked for very little. He consumed very little. He wanted not for riches, gold or power.  He said, “Those things are not the path to peace and happiness, but a constant drain of your life energy, a constant demand for your attention.” The more time I spent with Machiventa the more my desire had shifted to become more involved in the spiritual life.  Machiventa taught me about generosity, kindness, compassion and the inter-workings of the Father’s kingdom.

I viewed Machiventa taking such joy in nature’s surroundings, animals and children. He took joy in speaking with the elderly. He laughed frequently and that I had not expected.  I wanted to have this freedom in mind for my own. I could not juggle such a materialistic empire and seek power while trying to find peace, joy and balance. I had begun to divide up the land to give to those men who worked for me. I liquidated my assets and paid off my debts. We had all we needed physically--mentally, emotionally and spiritually however was a different story.

My family thought that I had truly lost my mind, but I told them I was to simplify my life so I could put my energy into those things that really matter. Obtaining goods was not a show of success. It was not a source of joy. Father wants us to have abundance and yet not put all our energy into it. With material assets one must always protect them, watch over them and maintain them. One who lives with balance has his material needs met and yet has time for family, friends and fun. If material goods should happen to multiply then that is wonderful and even more so when it does not steal all of your attention. When the material life is satisfactory, then we can go out and find the true measure of success. We can find our real joy, peace, and fulfillment. Balance is really all I am speaking about.

This week ponder how much of the material life traps your attention. Let us work to simplify and minimalize the clutter in all aspects of our existence, material and spiritual.   It is wonderful to know such hard-working individuals such as yourselves. Your employment is really just an avenue for the real work you are assigned to do.  Do not run away with this idea. Keep balanced. Do not give away all that you own. Simply find the common sense in your endeavors to obtain the good life. That is all for this evening.  Mary sends her love. We will speak with her next week. I am always honored to be with you. I enjoy each one of you. Thank you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JANUARY 28, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am here with the thought that in our gathering we are of a searching mind, which means we are to rise above daily struggles and those things that blur our spiritual vision. Our physical discomforts, mental issues, stressful events, must be set aside for us to have this collective meditation to gather wisdom and strength to go forward yet another day. Advancement is always possible with your willingness to remain ever open to new thought, ideas and that truth that withstands the tests of time.

I am MARY and always with gratitude when we can sit together and know that all is safe within the Kingdom. Your diligent search for truth over these many years touches my heart and reminds me that Father’s plan is always at work and ever clearing a path for us to reach Him.

I can identify with your discussion on attachment and pain. Those experiences bring a reality right before your eyes that demands your attention and drives you to take action.  Those that dare to think past the physical life, past the surface levels of materialism, will find life to be somewhat more difficult because daily experiences will call for your very best. Surface level thinking becomes unacceptable and your love for Father drives you to search on a soul level.

I can think back to my days in the ministry where I thought I was doing my fair share of spiritual work and helping others. I felt that these tasks in the ministry became a burden to me. I had not feeling of happiness nor growth. I was angry with Father and a bit resentful that I had not experienced more happiness in daily living. I felt I was doing my part and the rewards were nowhere in sight. My faith wavered. I must admit it was an opportunity to reach for more, for deeper understanding and a challenge for me to go beyond my desires and push for the good of Father’s plan.

There are trivial disturbances in daily living that put reality in your face and gives you a choice on whether to rise to the challenge or be engulfed by fear. It is not bad or good, just experience and education that puts you ever closer to our First Source and Center.  When faith begins to appear selfish, then the ego has too much control. When your intentions are purely for selfish gain, then there is a reflection in your actions. This is apparent in how you live. It is not hidden. The Master does call for us to make extra effort in this Correcting Time. There is so much personal work mortals must take into consideration and then there is the ministry.

Father’s plan is elaborate and yet we don’t have to worry on this. Reality is in the moment and it is our choice to act. They say, “Life is what you make it,” and it is true. You can be open to new challenges or stay in a rut of comfort. There are always opportunities to do something different. A repetitious pattern is not your fate. As we rise above the messiness of daily living for our collective unified meditation, let us feel the spiritual empowerment to know that the Master goes before us in all that we do and the Father literally walks us through our experience.

This week let us concentrate on doing for others and if this appears to be a burden or something we can do to be closer to the spirit. There is joy to be had, even in pain. Have not worry. I am very much inspired by your willingness to press on. Your love for the Master is clearly visible to me and I am honored to be a witness. Know that we are available for your moments during the week when you are with the searching mind. From Abraham and myself, we send you with our love. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
FEBRUARY 4, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am appreciative of your hospitality. You make me feel welcome. I am in understanding of your issues of daily living.  I find it such a blessing to see you each practicing ‘pausing for a moment to check in with your spiritual beliefs’ before you act on the situation. We are seeing our Correcting Time stir up issues that bring individuals to the point of looking inward, seeing their true beliefs, attempting to take action. The mindal circuits are so alive, sending and bringing information at top speed. You, as a collective mind, will see trauma and define for yourselves, what is the most loving and least selfish action you can take?

The mortal life appears to be a battle off and on. It is our hope that people will look within and find the very best in themselves. You can think back to certain instances over your lifetime and see that seemingly negative event occurred and it brought you to a place of realizing that love is most important. You had not care for your own pain. You had not thoughts of yourself. Some experiences in life brought you above surface level thinking to find your real priorities. Experience is why you serve time in the flesh.  Advancement is your goal and the ‘disturbances of mortal living’ is your teacher.

I am MARY. I also thank you for your kindness in opening up to us each week. I can understand Abraham’s words and it brings me back to the time in my experience when I realized the Master was going to be captured and punished. All other worries I had fell by the wayside and I felt no control. I was devastated and consumed with the thoughts of losing my Master. In my shock I would talk among my sisters and we had no ideas to change the inevitable. All we could do was pray and be still.

During my going within, I remembered the lessons that the Master had taught and thought of how He would handle such an instance. He would say, “If you are going to live, then live. If you are dedicated to the spirit while wearing the flesh, then go full bore. Do not hesitate. Grab the hand of the spirit and go.” I was with the understanding that this experience was going to hurt and I must dive into it, feel it, understand it, take the necessary actions, find the meanings and values and take growth. The Master’s words were a blessing and a source of strength. He would say, “If you are going to live, then live. If you are going to hide and self-protect, then do not complain.”

That time in our minds was excruciating and yet we were with Him in every minute, witnessing His pain and taking in every precious minute that we had left with Him. In my feelings of helplessness, I only had God. I had nothing else. Nothing else meant anything. In my hopelessness, I had only one place to turn and believe me, I was not disappointed. I felt strength from something unseen. I could rally my sisters and begin to plan the actions we would take next.

The Master had told us He would be leaving us and He prepared us as best He could. He knows our highly emotional state that hampers our rational thinking. Your inner Father does make effort to give you some sort of preparation for things to come. He wants not for your emotional state to block strength and rationality.

This week let us be open and thoughtful of how the inner fragment may guide us and think about the Master’s words. Are you committed to living?  How often might you find yourselves hiding? Do not be discouraged for your human ways. Know that there is value in everyday living and always a reason to carry on. I feel such a warmth from this group. I am always happy to serve with you. Know that Abraham and myself send you our love and go with you throughout the week. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
FEBRUARY 11, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am in such gratitude for your lighthearted spirit here this evening. I love to see you each balance life, encompassing a little bit of everything. Even though our priorities call to us, it doesn’t mean we can’t have some enjoyment. In all of life’s circumstances we can learn to blend the ministry therein. Even though the world does not yet welcome it completely, we can always have with us Father’s wonderful spirit.

There is a lot of chaos in the world right now and with the conditioning of the human mind by various cultural lifestyles, beliefs can be limited and we just don’t handle things well. On worlds settled in Light and Life natural catastrophic events also occur, but their minds are so different in how they believe or perceive. One thing that these enlightened individuals know is that there is always an ultimate good in every event. Father’s hand is in every occurrence.

Another thing these Light and Life dwellers believe is that death is not permanent. Life in the flesh is ongoing and when you believe this to the core of your soul, then traumatic events do not affect you in the same way. Another interesting fact about our friends on worlds settled in Light and Life is that they are so selfless. Their minds are really focused on the well-being of one another and they do all they can to provide for that. I am grateful to these forerunners of Light and Life. We can learn a great deal from them.

I am MARY and I again greet you with a full heart. We are becoming closer and closer each time we meet. I enjoy the intricacies of your personalities. I look forward to our meetings. I am also grateful to those worlds that have trudged through history and made something beautiful out of it.

Our Light and Life examples are not merely individuals in denial or with rose-colored glasses, or robots, no. They are just like you. They are people who have welcomed Father as their sovereign and long to do His will. They live life with balance in all things. Work is not miserable. School is not mundane. Daily chores are not something to procrastinate. There is laughter and joy where they work. There is relaxation in worship. There is adventure in education and money and materialism is not their leader. I am excited about this world’s change. It’s slow, but taking firm hold at the roots of our wonderful universe.

I think back to the days of John the Baptist. Though I was not conscious of his work, I later learned who he was and his significant role as a precursor to Christ. John was one of a kind. He loved God the Father and had the best intentions for serving and performing in the ministry. He worked tirelessly baptizing one believer after another.

He was diligent and yet found not balance in his work. He had not joy or peace. He could hardly find sleep most nights. It was difficult for him to come to terms with the fact that his mission was short. He very well could have gone on to have a wife and kids. He could have continued in his own church and made great strides therein. Father wanted for John’s happiness always. He wanted for John’s balance in living and to find the joy in work, the adventure in education, the peace of knowing Father’s work is steadily progressing.  

During that time there were also tremendous strides being made in the awareness of humankind. It was also a Correcting Time of sorts. It was freeing the minds of men and showing them that Father was a benevolent personality. The mission side of that however had to do with the purpose of Michael of Nebadon. His message needed to be heard. He needed not antagonistic individuals to cause his mission to be cut short. Father’s will needed to prevail in this situation. John was in full agreement with that even though he was loath to be imprisoned.

Many times circumstances will be confusing and we just don’t need to know the outcome. We simply need to be dedicated to allowing Father to be our sovereign. The Mission is everything and yet everything is the Mission. Michael wants for us to have balance, happiness, friends, family and always be open to learning something new. Our lives and the Mission are a blend of sorts where we can serve as we pass by. We can adapt in any given situation as long as we keep Father in the forefront of our minds.

This week let us ponder our brothers and sisters settled on worlds in Light and Life. What do you think the main focus of their turning point was that brought them through the drudgery of history to a state of Light and Life? In all our circumstances this week let us be conscious of having joy and knowing that any individual may be a messenger for you or you may be for them. That is all, my friends. Know that Abraham and myself are always overjoyed to spend time with you and with that we will take our leave. Our love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
FEBRUARY 18, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am so grateful to you who keep the faith. You make my words possible. Even in strange times we can rally our faith and find some meanings and values. You that are searchers of truth accept not shallow thinking and have become accustomed to finding a reason for all things.

I am always interested in how the human mind works because it does have a direct connection to the spirit and education is unlimited. You that have your own rooted beliefs in the Urantia Book and Michael’s Correcting Time will find your awareness highly sensitive, because correction is taking place and circuits are being connected constantly. We are all feeling the correction. Our awareness is expanded and our faith is sometimes running in all directions.

In the harsh realities of life it is difficult to see the hand of God at work. You should hear the many voices everyday that cry for help. Even I am overwhelmed at times. We must remember to reign in our faith, but on the other hand, put not limitations on Father’s abilities. This capturing of faith is always best handled through meditation and quiet time.

I am MARY, once again happy to be among you working for new and better ways. I believe Abraham is speaking about faith and the chaotic directions it can take. It is wonderful that you in this small group have a system of faith that is open always to new possibilities. No one is encouraging you what to believe. Many times the freedom can be carried away and we can forget where we stand. I can appreciate your discussion this evening on the life of Jesus. How blessed are we to have Him for our example of living our life purposefully and having no fear of what that will bring us.

I am also fascinated by the inner workings of the human mind. I can see how faith grew in my time on the world. As a young girl I had not direction and saw those with faith as superior. Those individuals appeared to me as so judgmental and I was always ashamed of who I was. My faith in a higher power was practically non existent. In my growth and experience, I thought God to be someone who would be un-accepting of my lifestyle, life circumstances and I was indeed afraid of Him. I would live somewhat morally because I feared punishment from Him.

As my faith grew in the ministry of Christ, I began to feel less judged, more accepted, more free to be who I was. In knowing the Master I came to believe that no person on earth could force me into faith. Jesus was quite clear on that matter that you know what you know. The love and kindness of Jesus always made me want to progress. In my freedom of faith however, I had lost my thoughts of living true to the universal laws. Not the commandments that man had taught, no, but my inner knowing of the universal laws.

All who receive their fragment of Father have this connection of knowing right from wrong. Because we are with such freedom and faith, we are not exempt from living the universal laws. Internally you know what these are. You can literally feel them. In order for the budding soul to grow we must work toward following basic spiritual laws or exemplifying the life of Christ in your actions. Abraham mentioned quiet time and in this there is an open connection to the Creator. He is our peace in mind, our director to understanding the universal laws or the process to producing spiritual fruits in your everyday lives.

When I had worked with the sick and elderly, I had an urge to attend to those who would bring me ego satisfaction. To those I could not help, I strayed away from. I had learned with experience that spiritually and morally it was wrong. Believe me, I did beat myself up over the situation, but with time and counseling from my fellows I had gained the ability to make correction. It was a persuasion of sorts to turn from the animalistic mind to the mind of Jesus. In taking some steps to rectify my mistake, I felt with direction and comfort. Ministering to my disabled fellows became easy and I felt joy with each patient.

This week let us be conscious of our moral decisions. Take joy in freedom of faith and still be conscious of the universal laws. What are those steps we can take toward exchanging our minds that may be experiencing anger, despair, perhaps regret, with the mind of Jesus, who embodies truth, beauty and goodness? I am grateful for our heart to heart connection. We are both indeed filled with overflowing love for you each. I thank you, as does Abraham. We send you with our love. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
FEBRUARY 25, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. It really takes quite a bit of effort for mortals to lay down their agendas and receive spiritual direction. I am appreciative of the effort you each make. My words are possible because you are willing to set aside your desires and listen to the lesson for the week. Having experienced the mortal life, I do know how hard it was for me to stop my racing thoughts and tune in to the meaning of Machiventa’s words.

Over the last few decades the avenue for pleasure seeking has become a main focus. The value once held in delayed gratification slowly faded away. Feeling any sort of pain was simply not necessary and the minds of mortals sought more and more escape. As human beings we each learn varying levels of pain and our ability to tolerate it. Continuous pain in life is not necessary really. It is not the only teacher, but to seek continuous escape is a foundation in the ego mind.

The human brain was made for adaptability and evolution has taught us that we are capable of enduring any hardship. These days in psychiatric terms has brought many new definitions to events that come with life in the flesh. I mean not to downplay the mind of a soldier who would return from war and have a difficult time readjusting to civilian life, no. I am speaking more about so-called personality disorders and mental dysfunction.  We are to experience a certain amount of dysfunction because it teaches us strength in character, adaptability in material life and growth of the spirit.

Take children for example and how their tendency to be unruly will lead them right to a doctor’s office and a prescription. The educational system goes against their very nature, telling them to be still and listen and when they cannot do so, then they’re diagnosed with a mental dysfunction. Children can learn best when it goes along with the grain of their mind. They are so willing to do good when they can see the reason behind doing good.

On the topic of feeling and dealing with pain, we must look to the differences in personalities or physical makeup. Every person is not going to fit in a societal mold.  People have their variations in mind and chemical makeup. Many times when we are experiencing pain it is perhaps a self-imposed issue or feeling guilt toward not fitting into what society would see as normal. The Correcting Time is a great deal about self-mastery, but not pressuring one into learning it. When one wants to learn to do better then the spirit is ready to teach. The spirit knows the child and how best to teach.

This week we can ponder how popular it is to escape pain. How has past pain brought you to the levels of spiritual advancement you now enjoy? You hear of mature adults every day swear they would never want to go back and start the growth process all over again. It is a difficult self-evolution, but believe me, well worth it. I hope that you know I speak primarily about mental pain, emotional pain, yes. Next week Mary will speak more on this topic, for now I shall take my leave, but not without expressing to you my love and gratitude. Remember, I am in understanding and at your side should you have need. My love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
MARCH 3, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I can so appreciate the depth of your faith. You have willingness to be present here and wait for the words of some flexible rules for mortal living. Everything is subject to change, even my words are not the final words. We are grateful Father is steady, constant and unchangeable. He is our rock and somebody we can always count on. Our realm outside of Paradise has varying levels of reality and so many things are simply our interpretation.

When you can feel you are at your best, meaning closer to spirit than ego, then you can count on an accurate interpretation of spiritual meanings and values, no matter what my words are or anybody else’s. As teachers, we do our best to put forth the most updated information possible. It is always your choice however to define the meanings and act upon what you believe to be best. As promised last week, I will allow Mary to get in a word or two.

I am MARY, always so grateful to be counted as one of your family members. I may be a teacher to you, but I see you as a teacher to me. I learn a great deal from your discussions and am amazed at your passion on certain subjects. I learn so much about each of you when you speak your mind. It becomes easier for me to teach on various subjects when I can know you each personally. A lot has changed from my days in the flesh and I do want to be of service at your level of understanding.

Last week Abraham spoke of mental and emotional pain in mortal living and the tendency to desire escape. This topic is fascinating to me because it is worldwide and growing. I am always made to think of the Master in the garden before His arrest. Even He had sought escape at some point and He knew of the deepest pain. I believe that He was hurt most by the betrayal of His fellows. His good intentions were misunderstood and what he had set out to accomplish seemed to go astray. It took effort for Him to work through His mind the meaning of what was happening.

There is always the animal side that seeks escape from pain or rebels against it. It is difficult for mortals to understand and be patient with the time it takes to work through difficulties. The Master cried that day in the garden. He felt great anguish and had gone back and forth in His mind on what His choices were. During this time of reaching out for Father, the Master had experienced spiritual ministering and had come to the final decision that Father’s will should prevail. The Master decided to drink the cup of whatever life had in store for him. A lot of His despair was from the burden of having to make the actual decision. Once He did, peace had followed. A new strength in mind and resolve in understanding had come to Him.

Rash decisions usually lead an individuals mind and one never gets to experience the peace that follows a well thought out decision. I know I have experienced pain to the point that my faith in Father was threatened. After the Master was taken from us in such a horrible manner, I was loath to continue the ministry because I had blamed Father for taking the Master from us. Even though I was in terrible doubt concerning the mission, I somewhat thoughtlessly fell into the steps of carrying on and I am so glad I did. As I looked around at my fellow believers in Christ, I realized we were all on shaky ground and would need one another to deal with the horrible experience.

It is said; when you are in the midst of painful experiences, keep on taking the steps forward. Keep your eyes on the Father. Allow Him to lead you, instead of the natural tendency of turning to the ego or rebellious animal mind. As I look back over my years during my mortal life, I can see how each painful experience was like taking a step up. It was a seemingly long staircase, but the wisdom there from was priceless. I can tell you that Father is in complete understanding of the mortal mind and wants not for you to feel regret over any bit of your decisions made as you have traveled through this time in the flesh. He does desire for us to keep taking steps and always have our eyes upon Him.

Keep in mind the Master’s struggle to finally decide to drink the cup. Choosing escape however is not sinful and it is not advancement either. It is most important to have a strong foundation of faith. Put your efforts into building that foundation and you will find mortal life to be more understandable and tolerable. Remember, in your decision to drink the cup, to be patient and wait for the peace that follows. That is all for this week. Know that we are available if you should call upon us. My gratitude is never ending. I thank you for your most gracious intentions. From Abraham and myself, we send you with our love.  Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
MARCH 10, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I can appreciate your determination to follow through with those ideas you find to be as close to truth as possible. It is understood that you are each so busy just living your regular lives and yet, you will keep in mind the ministry and always make time for that. It is well. Thank you for coming to recharge the mind and spirit to go again yet another week filled with Father’s lessons and possibilities.

As you are maturing in spirit you will find that you need not the attention you once sought. Your years of faith have brought you to lean more upon the Father’s will than upon that desire for credit and ego satisfaction. I do see how you each pause in daily circumstances to see if an experience might hold a lesson or perhaps a task.

In our younger days we had desire to be seen as a hero. It is not terrible to be desirous of attention, but as we experience mortal life, we find that all our gifts come from the spirit and for us to feel the closeness to Father in our daily works is reward enough. The closer we are to our First Source and Center, the more we want to be helpful to our fellows and care not for any credit. Our real satisfaction lies in that peace that only Father can bestow. He is our source of strength and fuel to carry on and learn those experiences that take us further into our eternal career.

I am MARY. It seems like a chaotic time on your world now, but I can see solutions already in progress. I am inspired by the kind hearts of mortals who are in small ways making the world better every day. It is a joy to meet with you again.

Hearing Abraham speak this evening I am made to think of the apostles of Christ and how much they taught us. They were the forerunners of a historical time. While they were in their youth spiritually, learning side by side with the Master, they were good examples of what to expect as we begin a journey into the Father’s ministry. We had seen the ego manifest among them and the best and worst that man has to offer. I was indeed blessed to have known of them after the Master’s departure and how effective for the most part their ministry was throughout the rest of their lives.

Jesus bestowed upon them a great responsibility and sometimes man will interpret that as they are individually set aside as special or chosen. It is natural. It happened in the early days of your group ministry, it still happens on occasion. For the most part life has taught us that our mindal silence is key to receiving those gifts from Father that give us wisdom and strength to make the most out of our mortal experience.

Going back to the days of the apostles, every lesson was something useable to the next generation. It was through tedious education that the apostles became wonderful ministers. The word of the Master may not have been passed on complete in every generation, but you must be able to see how the best outcome came from seemingly negative events. The majority of the world has heard of Jesus Christ, the Savior. How many generations down are you from those beginning days of the apostles?

It was a time of Correction then as it is now. Believe me, as you grow in spirit, your effectiveness as a minister to others will also grow. Just like the apostles had learned those spiritual lessons together, you also have had your group turmoil that has taught you those valuable lessons that advance you mentally and spiritually. You can see in your studies how stern the Master was with the apostles. He wanted them to speed up the learning time through the ego and cut right to the spirit. So He did say those direct words that would capture their complete attention. He had to be sharp with them. There was not much time and so much work to do.

In your humbling experiences, take that as an indication that your mind is needing stillness and Father would like to assist you in your spiritual education. Sometimes life’s uncomfortable experiences are the much needed wake up call to set the ego aside and listen. The Correcting Time is quite serious and it will seem harsh at times. I can promise you, my friends, that the efforts made in our Mission will bring about those fruitful results that the Master had planned.

This week if you should find time, ponder the lives of our beloved apostles. What might you have in common? Have you an ear for the Father’s seemingly harsh words that would turn your attention away from any kind of ego gratification, toward getting down to the real work of the Kingdom? That is all for this evening. We are kept quite busy these days and are off to visit other brothers and sisters. Know that we send you with our love and always our offerings for any assistance you may need. Simply think of us and we will be there. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
MARCH 17, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am made lighter by your willingness to see and accept life for what it is. Knowing you has helped me to be a part of the modern world. Being able to view your many opinions has helped me to look within myself to see what I really believe.

I can remember a day when I was not able to accept anything new and my rude countenance with others would show them that my mind was closed and their words were no good here. I was really fearful of the changing world. I did not know if I could find my place in it. I almost feared my intellect could not grasp the changes and find adjustment. I would exert my power in a forceful manner toward those that I dealt with and I maintained an unchangeableness. While I had my so-called comfort zone, I also put forth a tremendous amount of energy on keeping my world as I always knew it.

You can’t imagine my disbelief at the new teacher. What a blessing Machiventa was to me in showing me how change always was, is and will be throughout worlds of evolution. He taught me how the Supreme Being relies upon change because this is the doorway to knowledge and that is how growth and advancement occurs. I suppose Machiventa couldn’t have found a more stubborn student and yet, his patience kept urging me to keep trying to have an open mind and have not judgment.

I really felt I became with new eyes. The world seemed to be a blossoming rose that bestowed beauty with each perfect petal. I began to look upon my brothers and sisters with compassion and love.  I would so enjoy my visit to the city. I would lose track of time and return home late in the evening. I could see my loved ones as separate from me and not people in whom I controlled. They were also children of God on a path of spiritual education, just as I was.

Machiventa taught me by being unaffected and simply with an attitude of being interested in what you were saying. I would bring my drama to him and he always maintained the same look on his face, a little smile while keeping his eyes upon me. He would always respond back to me with wisdom and simple kindness. His questions to me would put me beside myself so I could then view my dramatic interpretation of my current situation and see how I had responsibility in the creation of it and how I could always make it better.

My years with Machiventa were spiritually fulfilling and such a blessing. Many memorable and historic times involved great teachers who would cause small ripples in the current mindset of the age and from that such spiritual assistance would result. How easy it is to become absorbed in personal drama and lose sight of what brings fulfillment and joy. We are seemingly pulled away from challenges to find a place of ease. In the place of no effort is a place of neither joy nor sorrow. It’s a stagnant existence.

Machiventa was wonderful at teaching people to listen, listen to what was really going on in a given situation. You can always find a spiritual current in listening and it closes off the chatter of the mind and links you with a direct line to receiving assistance in how you can relate with others. As I learned to be peaceful with others or unaffected by drama and really listen to my fellows and loved ones, I could then be truly in the moment and do what I was supposed to do, say what I was supposed to say and enjoy the moment and the connection with Father and other souls within the Kingdom.

I also learn nonstop with you, my co-workers, friends, loved ones on this branch of our family tree. I am appreciative of your time, your talents, your input, your humor and your willingness to open your mind to new adventures in the spirit. Well done. That is all for this evening. Mary sends her regards. I am always in abundance with love for you each. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
MARCH 24, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am sensing a great deal of peace emanating from you, when I would half expect to view chaos. I love your humor and good nature and I am inspired by your willingness to turn your minds toward the Father and attain and redirect your personal energy. I thank you. I am always made happy by our gathering because it is a good opportunity to step away from the material life and be a child of God.

Can you imagine all material bodies fade away, along with material issues and we are simply a room full of souls ready to listen and learn? That is a lot of what it is like when you pass through the material veil into the next adventure in the spirit. We are blessed to have the knowledge that the Correcting Time has brought because we are seeing eternally. Our material lives become just another day in what will be a long spiritual career in eternity.

I am MARY, again so grateful to be with you. I am in agreement with Abraham when he ponders the spiritual career. I know it is a giant step to even think about. I believe he is speaking of the blessings that are upon us because of the Correcting Time.

I have researched this present age and I am trying to find the core reasons of what drives the mortals of today. I see you are inundated with information and the popularity of the materialistic drive. I am in understanding of how the world will create classes of individuals and support a sort of segregation.

I am overjoyed to see the individual who comes to the Father and releases any notions of individual worldly status, meaning you really feel a part of Father’s Kingdom and accept the fact that your fellows are your brothers and sisters. Beyond the flesh we are all equal. It is that view we focus on when working on self-mastery. Does the flesh drive your life, your wants and needs? Are we fulfilled by what we acquire as animals or do we seek the attainment of spiritual fruit?

I can give to you my own experience of that burden of the material life. For the most part I had nothing and in that day and age, it labeled me and unfortunately I listened to that rhetoric. It is strange now to look back at the person I was and know that I longed to be somebody else. I thought the people who were in material abundance were satisfied with the mortal life. I had not the sense of family and the possibilities of knowing I could be loved exactly as I was.

I thank the Father every day for those sisters who came to minister to me. I rejected their words at first. They were so patient in helping me to at least open my mind to the possibility that I was part of an extended family. As I mingled among the brothers and sisters that were serving the cause for Jesus, I began to see my equality among them. The ease of attitude that the Master bestowed was permission to go beyond my material eyes and find my worth as a child of God.

At that time I had to really go look within myself to find what I truly desired. Was it money, a suitable partner, children perhaps? Was it recognition, fame or was it the solid faith in knowing I was loved and had a fulfilling destiny before me? It was truly up to me. As I was saying at the top of the discussion, what is it that drives mortals to live as they do? What is most important? The Father longs for your happiness and would never deny you your dreams. He is there. He has carefully set before you various tasks to complete. He desires your vision to go beyond the flesh.

This week let us pay attention to our levels of comfort in a crowd or with an authority figure perhaps. How does our comfort with the spirit actualize in our everyday lives? Tell me, in your own time, what drives you to carry on? I am in growing love for you each. Abraham and myself are so appreciative of your willingness to go forward with the Correcting Time. We can only look back and learn--let us not dwell there long. As always, we send you with our love. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
MARCH 31, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I know how busy your lives are and I am grateful you take time and offer labor toward our Mission. You cannot see it, but your efforts go far.

It is somewhat fascinating to watch the struggle among mortals to go between simplifying their lives and materialism. It is well known by now that the more material you have, the more energy you are required to pour into it. You can find the balance by measuring joy against stress. If I have a new car, how much energy must I put into protecting it?  I worry about damage to parts of it and forget how much I enjoy driving it. The more stress that takes space in our minds, the more energy it draws from us and decreases our capacity to receive spirit direction.

I am happy to see you put into practice your beliefs by living as close as you can to the fruits of the spirit. It is so cliché to say, but love is a balanced barometer of what direction your life is going. Many individuals do mix fear and love and say that they are indeed protective of their loved ones and fear is their main motivator. There is not peace in this.  There are so many phony definitions of love and it is easy to forget the true meaning.

I am MARY, once again so happy to be among you. You may learn while I am speaking, but also remember that I learn while you are speaking. I thank you. It is an additional joy to serve with my brother and friend, Abraham,. As we have spent great amounts of time together, we have come to know one another and have found a mutual love and friendship for each other.

When I had first begun training with Abraham I knew of his history and status as a mentor and manager of the Teaching Mission. I was somewhat nervous to begin my duty, but as time passed and stress subsided, I found a wonderful equality between us. He is a real brother and friend. I see you also as friends first, then co-workers. That is truly beautiful. You know well that it did not start out that way. A great deal of experience between you each helped to knock down barriers of fear and stress and mutual love and friendship resulted.

As you look back over your experience in the Teaching Mission, what has been most valued? You each have had some regrettable experiences and yet, you pressed on with faith. Your friendship has been an anchor in the stormy seas of mortal living. I am happy to be part of that. What a blessing it is in this mortal life to attain experience and understand the meanings there from. Over your years in the Mission can you not feel some strength in faith? There is always the glimpse of the animal from time to time and that is to be expected, but over your years what has outlasted all experience? What has been the most important? What is your greatest treasure?

I am talking about love and how we learn of the idea that it can go far beyond material items or damaged relationships, past regrettable experiences perhaps. If we view love as our most valued possession, then we are more likely to put our energy into that. It then becomes no problem to simplify the material life. I mean not to live as a beggar on the street, but to pay attention to where your focus is. Where is that going? How much of your attention is it taking? Many mortals put their value in those experiences that add to their identity and all in all, that is understandably selfish.

Those that don’t truly believe they are a child of God will search their whole lives for identity and that is where their energy will go and they will perhaps miss out on the experience of spiritual fruits, such as love, faith, kindness, hope, truth and brotherhood. Not to worry, spiritual education may be delayed, but Father wants for you to have abundance in this life and now that the world is purging the old and looking toward the new, He would hope that you got the most out of your efforts.

This week let us be watchful of where our energy is drawn. What is the measure of stress versus peace? Is your definition of love padded with other meanings, like fear and self-absorption? That is all for this evening. Like Abraham said, we are with gratitude to you for efforts made to this break in your busy lives. I am with growing love for you each, as is your brother and friend, Abraham. Know that we are always on call. Until next week, shalom.


ABRAHAM
APRIL 7, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am so thankful you set aside your agendas in favor of Father’s will. Our meeting is open and not limited to ideas from the ego. We have all had our struggles with the ego and our attempts at working the Teaching Mission. Those lessons brought us to where we are now and that is what makes our meeting time unlimited. Our actual desire is to see what the spirit has planned for us, simply wonderful, yes. There comes a time in the maturing spirit when we have not desire to have attention or take credit or have need to be noticed. The maturing spirit sees the Father’s will as the best that could be in any given situation. I have many students, some are still stumbling, some are even more advanced than you. This just goes to show there is a process to be experienced and we are evolving creatures. Our flexibility is a real benefit in working the ministry.

There was a time I had followed religion as perfectly as I could. There were rules to follow, laws to learn and many of these beliefs were difficult to unlearn when the new teacher arrived. I can remember walking through the village with Machiventa and showing him all the people of the town. There was a story that went along with each person. It was somewhat of a common knowledge, for example: one man was the town drunk. One man was cheating on his wife with a well-known woman of the town. One woman was a beggar and really made quite a good living. She was not as poor as she would have led us to believe.

As I directed Machiventa’s attention towards these individuals, his face looked discouraged. He knew that I was quite judgmental, as were others. He asked me if I had ever reached out to befriend any one of these people and I had not. Machiventa knew the real story behind each individual, why they were the way they were. It is difficult to break certain habits that we have learned, my being judgmental, for example. I had always believed I was better than the average person anyway. Because I grew in spirit and began to mature, I saw these individuals through the eyes of the spirit and they were no longer the labels I had put upon them. I could feel love and kinship with them. The more I practiced changing my view, the more joyful I became. It opened up a door of new possibilities.

I began to actually minister to these individuals, whom I thought were trapped in a certain condition of life. To the drunk man, I tried to tell him about the Father and how with Him all things are possible and if he would just take one step in Father’s direction, Father would help him to take the other steps. I showed him brotherhood and acceptance. Machiventa was right; I felt connection and true love. To the woman who was a well-off beggar I said, “Your secret is not a secret. We all know that you scam others to serve yourself. How much better would you feel if you had worked an honest day?” I asked her, “What are you gifted at?” She said she was gifted with numbers and I told her of several places she could go to put that gift to work--real work, not degrading, demeaning or dehumanizing begging, but actual fulfilling, honest work. I do not know if she actually went for my pitch, but I did not see her much around after I talked to her.

I looked for small things that would cause someone to also want to put forth effort into doing a good deed. An energy of good is a reality and something you can witness really, if you are around. Many years we have been in this Teaching Mission and learned a great deal together. You are capable of ministering to anyone who appears to need it. It is simple. The first step is to show that you care. The second is acceptance of that person as your brother or sister in the Father’s Kingdom family. Number three is to ask them what they would really want and what their gifts are. Number four; speak to them about your faith and how Father has worked in your life. Let them know that all things are possible.  Life can change if you really want it to and five, point out some human resources that they can try to get the ball rolling, like when I had told the beggar woman of several businesses that could use someone who was good with numbers.

This week let us think about our maturity in the spirit. What have we learned so far? Can we put it into practice? Can those old habits be broken? That is all for this evening. Mary sends her love, as I do also. To us you are a light that is ever dedicated to burning bright.  Until next time, shalom.




ABRAHAM & MARY
APRIL 14, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

Greetings.  I am ABRAHAM. I have grown to love the essence of you as a family. You can look at each other as different, but believe me; somebody new would look at you as a family with similar traits. When you have grown with a group of individuals for a time the soul connection with one another becomes obvious and anyone could tell what family you are from. It has been an honor for me to watch you evolve as individuals and as a family whole. When one person is down, the others are encouraging. When one person appears stuck, the others get them moving again.

I am reminded of the Master’s mortal family. Even though there was a great deal of chaos, there was so much wisdom to be gained from the experience. After Joseph had passed on and Mary was beside herself with grief, Jesus was able to uphold the family.    As Mary became strong again, Jesus had His time to grieve. Love was the motivator of that family’s success.

It seems as if the world is far from any unifying force, but we can see many groups of individuals who continue to support and encourage one another to carry on. When we think about the apostles, we can see that each man had his task and one was not more important than the other. Whether they were giving a sermon to the masses or simply ushering them, it took each individual to bring forth success. I can see how you each relate with countless individuals on a daily basis.

A great deal of your education comes from direct divine communication, some from your textbook and some from being around one another. I can see over these years how you have wanted to help each other more than judge one another. I am glad to be a part of that. Our time spent here helps us to go about the daily world with more strength and endurance. Our time spent here is a well of wisdom that we can dip into for experiences we have in our daily lives. You each have done well to be a positive support.

I am MARY. I also thank you for your willingness to fill in, so to speak, in any capacity.  I would always encourage you to be positive but also realistic and allow information to filter through your intellect, not just your emotions. We know by now that body, mind and spirit are connected and how important it is to make effort to have balance in all three areas. The Master had once said, “If a man believes, then let him act like it.”  Which I take to mean that all information we receive is not simply about emotions, but needing to be brought back to our foundation from which our faith was built.

It is understandable that mortals tend to act from emotions. You that have made effort to grow in the spirit, also know how powerful Father is and nothing is ever final. Many in the world today will succumb to depression upon hearing about negative events and they ask, “Where is God?”  You that are seeing, you have faith, know that there is no need to be overwhelmed by anything, especially emotions. We stand at the beginning of eternity and if we really believe it, then we would do well to act with a little less emotion and be able to share with others a logical faith.

I am so fortunate to have spent time with the Master. He had taught me a lot about keeping an eye on my emotions and allowing the spirit to make direct contact with me.  In a highly emotional state it is almost impossible to have direct contact with the spirit and easy to be overwhelmed with hopelessness. If a person is with faith, then by all means, act that way. You have each seen too much to go back now. You have been through too much to find the surface levels of life satisfactory. I am grateful you take learning these life lessons in stride and often use humor to create balance.

This week think about how the group provides balance for you as an individual. How does the group setting work in other areas of life? What are the steps one can take to remaining calm in the face of a storm? If one is with faith, then how may they display that in everyday life events? What are some examples? That is all for this evening.  Again, we are appreciative of that essence that is our family. Thank you for having us.  Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
APRIL 21, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am feeling such serenity from this loving bunch of people this evening. I find that in the calmness it is easier to transmit the weekly message. I am so happy to have gotten to know each of you and your personality type and your basic attitude toward life. You help me to deal with certain difficulties with various mortals. In knowing your struggles and viewing how you handle them, I learn what it is like to be a mortal in this day and age.

I believe that you each learn a great deal from one another that helps you in your communications with others. Mortal life is so much about communication and having understanding, said Jesus, “The more you understand your brother, the more you love him.” As growing mortals, you can see how your self-esteem would play a large part in your lives. Those who find little value in themselves tend to think others have not care for them. Mortals who have a balanced esteem are more open to believe that others have their best interest at heart.

We are learning to tame the ego and unfortunately, it sends us a great deal of messages about who we are. In this evolving world the ego doesn’t work as it was planned to in the first place. The ego was designed to protect early man in the wilderness. The ego told man to continue to procreate and help the species survive, so the ego was then somewhat of a protector. Now we find many mortals egos have been groomed to embrace selfishness and to chase those ideas that feed the ego, then they wonder why there is still the feeling of turmoil within and a burning un-fulfillment.

You, in the Teaching Mission, stand on the mountaintop and can see all directions. You can actually view the sea of everything. In these tumultuous waters there are many ideas that individuals are grabbing onto to stay afloat or have themselves carried to a new shore. You, with the book and hours of study, hours of sitting and listening to me, and disseminating a lesson every week, stand on the mountaintop. You know you have many choices and many directions and the ego would have you jump into that sea of confusion and grab onto something that will make you feel good about being alive.

The trait you possess as a family is your love for truth. You demand it.  Nothing else will do. I am so touched by this faith and steadfastness. You know from experience, swimming in that sea of everything temporary ego fulfillment may come. Newness may brighten your attitude for a while, then there is that flicker of light from the Spirit of Truth and you are once again back on that mountaintop.

We can dwell in the midst of materialism and worry about things that are temporary and food for the ego to lift your attitude for a time, but eventually you feel sick from the sweet emptiness and crave something more nutritional and filling. So what are we to do upon that mountaintop, where the air is clear and the truth is apparent? Our tasks from Father become more obvious and we are helping other brothers and sisters emerge from that sea of everything to experience the clarity of truth.

Our lesson is short this evening, but our friendship and love is never ending.  Always do I pray for your best. Mary sends her regards and we both send you off with our love. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
APRIL 28, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am enthralled by your topics of discussion this evening. I enjoy the higher-mindedness in this group. What a beautiful freedom to be able to speak your mind with your own personal spiritual twist. It is unfortunate that sometimes in regular life we wear a mask and only allow people to see what we want them to. It is understandable that using higher-mindedness where it is not common or welcome. I find that you each have a wonderful common sense about you.

I am MARY, greetings to you, my friends.  In observing you I have learned so much. I am made to go back into my mortal life and remember some of the struggles and triumphs.

I do remember my first meeting with the Master. I had my ideas of Him and His character, His notoriety and I was going to see for myself who He was. I indeed had my doubts and upon meeting the Master I thought He was a bit cold. He made like He was interested in sharing conversation and yet, not pushing it on you or begging you to believe. I felt peace. I felt freedom to question and research.

 I asked Him,” Who are you, really?” He said, “Child, allow time to go by and you will understand me by feeling the growth of your spirit.”  He was happy and smiling. His eyes sparkled with relaxation and assurance that Father is moving, living among us. I was made to smile too and I left Him, taking with me a new joy and peace that I desired to share with others.

As I did daily chores, I was feeling joyful to talk with my sisters. We mostly laughed, but sometimes we would dip into that higher-mindedness and go above the surface levels of materialism and what the eyes can see. It was a joyful and exciting feeling, not a pressure to conform or to recruit. It was a simple happiness in just living, just trusting, just allowing.

There were difficult times no doubt, but the Spirit of the Master was always there to see us through, always there to give us that confidence we needed to move about in a world that has limited belief systems. We had not need for piety or association with strange, unknown things. You know what I am talking about.

This week I recommend we renew our relationship with Christ. His Spirit of Truth is creating a spiritual cleansing, so to speak. We get busy with the inter-workings with the spirit and forget the simple joy of the business of living. You know every person you speak with is somebody who is attracted to that light within you. You need not push light upon them. You simply need to live by example.

Renewing your relationship with Christ will remind you of your reason for being. Let Him teach you, let Him show you that life is not a battlefield, but a beautiful landscape with mountains and valleys, adventures to be had. Go forth into the week with the strength of the Spirit of Truth.

That is all for this evening.  I am feeling so blessed each time I can meet with you. You have indeed made my world more beautiful. Abraham and I send our love with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
MAY 5, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am grateful to view your reliance upon faith. I am grateful for your open-mindedness and how you allow the message to unfold. It becomes more apparent as you advance in the spirit that you are strengthened to do things you have never even thought of doing before.

This past lesson we were working towards renewing our relationship with Christ. We can see how many situations in daily living would create great upset for you and you have each learned to look within, look at the larger picture and rally your emotions. As we become closer to the Spirit of Truth we are assigned new tasks that would cause us some angst.

As you further your spiritual education, Father does indeed set up new operations for you to experience. With each experience we draw closer to Father and our Spirit of Truth. When we study the apostles can we not see how they were strengthened over time? I can say that many of them accomplished great things. They helped a great many people.

The world is ever changing and I promise you, if I was in the flesh today I would be quite nervous. You have so much to absorb and interpret and to act upon. I can understand your hesitation to take up new things. When I say new things, I mean taking the initiative to right some small wrong. Help somebody in some small act of kindness. Perhaps you have repetitive thoughts of getting involved in some community function and fight with that thought as it comes.

You Teaching Mission participants are going to have assignments if you want them. Your desire to do the right thing is a part of the Spirit of Truth. It is a live connection into overcoming fear and gaining strength. We can remember the water coming up on the beach and only daring to wet our feet, feeling fearful of what cannot be seen. The connection with our Brother/Father, former man and Creator Son, is a source of love and comfort, but above all that, He is pure logic.

We can understand the experience of the apostles working side by side with the Master and learning His ways. The apostles were only with Jesus a short time, but in that time they certainly grew up spiritually and mentally. Having known the Master, they could take on much more than they could actually envision for themselves.

Father may assign you tasks to complete, but the Master actually empowers you to get the job done. Many times in mortal life we must be beside ourselves, looking at life through the eyes of an observer and understand all these annoyances, irritations and instances of injustice are supposed to be. This is the mortal experience, like it or not. We can do all things in Him who gives us strength.

This week again spend time with Michael and be conscious of your thoughts of newness or desires to do good. Know that many times the Master requires your assistance and He gives you what you need to take on any task. Look over these past years and see how your levels of fear have diminished and how your courage has increased. I can do all things in Christ who strengthens me. That is all. I am with appreciation for you, dear ones. Mary sends her regards and we both send you with our love. Until next time, shalom.
 

ABRAHAM & MARY
MAY 12, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I want to express my deep and abiding love for each one of you. Sometimes as coworkers, friends, brothers and sisters, we can take one another for granted and from time to time it is well to speak of what is in your heart and what is in my heart is sincere love and devotion to you each. I am puzzled by your busy lives and always amazed at how much you can endure. Your resiliency is inspirational to me and my close associate teachers.

I am renewed in hope when I can be witness to your attitude of faithfulness and being unaffected by fearful events. I have spent time with many of you this week and I am so happy to see your calm methods of sharing the good news. When you look back at those natural unfolding events that just happen to come into play, you can see how much the Father is involved. You are a peaceful light to those who sit on the edge of darkness.

I am MARY and honored to be part of your family. I can relate to your efforts in sharing the good news. When there are so many seemingly negative events in the world, it is important that you, as Teaching Mission participants, point out the positive. It is true that negative energy spreads so much faster than positive energy. I am not quite certain as to why.  Maybe positive notions are to be found within and that takes time and effort.

As we are learning to tame the ego, we are feeling as if we can share the truth in love, love for our Brother/Father and love for our First Source and Center. When we are first grabbed by the truth, we are wanting to share the good news in a forceful way almost, as if to say, “follow me,” which is, as you know, a mistake. Our maturing spirits would have others follow our Brother/Father.

I can remember feeling a firm foothold in the truth of the Master and looking at others who may not have that truth as ‘poor souls.’ I held the truth and I could save them. It was painful to have people brush me aside as I tried to give my testimony to the truth I had learned. It was a feeling that I was special and the good news was secondary. I had told the Master of my negative experiences in sharing what I had learned and He was as always so understanding and fairly gentle with His words to me.

He said, “When you are feeling a family connection in the Kingdom, then sharing the gospel is not about saving others, but feeling the joy of what you have learned. This is the attraction that others see. If you should set yourself above as privileged by knowing some secret way, then individuals you speak to pick up on this energy and are put off by it.  When you can make others feel a part of the family, then do spiritual sparks fly between you. It has nothing to do with judging others spiritual levels. No. It has everything to do with small acts that show kindness or can bring a smile or send out a positive energy.”

The chaotic energy that traveled the circuits is becoming more organized and reaching the Supreme Being and we are within reach of feeling the fruits of His growth. I am with wonderful memories of walking among the townspeople and greeting them by name and simply having a joyful time, open to tasks that Father may have for me. It was my relaxation and release of the desire to control situations that was most helpful in my ministry. This week, while events may seem to burden you, pray. Allow not the negativity to reflect in your words to others. Father always brings out an ultimate good in any situation.

I believe I learned a great deal from Simon Peter. He was so enthusiastic to share the gospel and give to others that joy he felt within. He learned through experience and a few harsh words from the Master, that some words must be carefully chosen. He brought a great many souls into the Kingdom as he learned to refine his methods of preaching. He took a great deal of teasing from all of us and always took it well and laughed along. He was quite inspirational to many; of course he had a wonderful teacher.

Our time is up, but next week I would offer a time for questions should you have the need. I will also express my never-ending love for each of you sweet personalities.  Abraham and I send you with love. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
MAY 19, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. What a joy it is to look upon your sweet faces. I am feeling so at home. We are among loved ones and with that we cannot go wrong. As we are teaching throughout the world, we are finding more people are coming into spiritual realization and finding that life must be dealt with. It is the reason we have been born on this experiential planet. I have found many who are having difficulties dealing with life experiences and are losing sight of the reason we carry on. I am with understanding of individuals who are simply overwhelmed and feeling weak and worthless.

I had a friend who was a sort of general in the armies and he made effort to live a life of perfection. Any failure on his part was unacceptable and he was very much with self-punishment. He had loved ones at home who depended on his ability to provide. They had a wonderful home and many friends. He was well respected by his peers. This general, however, felt that he had wore a mask of perfection. His ego had not allowed any understanding of life’s failings.

He grew tired. The general was exhausted from all his efforts to be the embodiment of perfection. He took his own life. He would rather be gone from this material body than admit to anything that simply needs to be dealt with. This man is fine, have not worry, but we find that a great many individuals are exhausted and seeing their life as failure. I would say that each experience is very important and there are issues you must face and handle.

I could very well have ended up like my friend, the general. Machiventa was so healing for my soul. He taught us that life is a series of issues that are put before you so that you can learn and advance. Father is always calling you through these experiences. You can imagine a child learning to walk, with his arms up holding the parents’ hands, taking a step, daring to take another step and then a smile for the realization of new things. The child is daring to release the parents’ hands. He will fall many times, but he must keep going, trying, advancing and realizing that this is what we do here on planet earth.

There was a great deal of devastation in the world as of late and believe me, these individuals are not alone. The Spirit of Truth shines His light and exposes the injustices of their ways of life. It is a collective falling down and there will be an ultimate good that comes forth. Believe me; I have seen the devastation first hand. These individuals are okay. Have not worry. We have provisions for all. Great changes can come from tragedy, unfortunately.

Life will be life and Father will bring out an ultimate good if you can stand by, take his hand and dare to take that step. Feel the rush of adventure in front of you, knowing that each lesson you learned draws you Heavenward. Life does not beat upon your spirit. It is your responsibility to find the joy and the adventure. Allow the Spirit of Truth to shine His light on issues that may cause you to have stumbling. He is a wonderful teacher, our Master, an inspiration and reason to carry on. Have not worry about failings. Have courage to face what you believe to be disappointing and work toward a resolution. This is what we do.

Mary is with us this evening and we are prepared to take your questions. Feel free to talk to either of us. Proceed.

MIRIAM: I have a question from (?Elena), my sister. She was wondering if you, Abraham, had any guidance to her on her upcoming knee surgery or just some pointers for her this summer.

ABRAHAM: Elena, my daughter, I am with sincere joy to speak with you. You are indeed a ray of sunshine. I am certain that you have made the correct choices as far as your physical being. You are with intelligence and you can trust that you are in charge of your physical, mental and spiritual self. I trust your choices. It would be also a wonderful time to make peace with some of the past issues that seem to haunt you at times. Sit in the peaceful air and breathe in life anew. Know that life is not about tradition anymore. It is about experience and making your own path. I am with all the confidence in the world for your choices. It is a good time to ponder. Overall, my dear, you do well. Another question?

MARY: I would like to know what it meant when you said something like ‘you would be worried if you were us.’

ABRAHAM: I understand. Yes. I spend time with many of you in your busy lives. You have so much today that you face. Communications are everything. You can know what is happening around the world in a minute. In my era we had times of war and upset, but overall life became fairly easy. I don’t want to say mundane or monotonous, but predictable. We didn’t in my era deal so much with drug abuse, politics, homosexuality, gangs, guns and the never-ending blasting of information in your face. I am exhausted talking about it. [Laughter.] I would like to say I am inspired by your courage to keep trying to make the world a better place. I mean to say you are handling what comes before you very well and my not having your experiences; I would not be adapted to your way of life and have attained any skills to deal with so many issues. I do feel inspired by each one of you who face these difficulties and know that an ultimate good will come forth. You all keep trying and I am so inspired. Good question. Have you another?

BARB: I would like to know my spiritual name and if you have any words for me.

ABRAHAM: Certainly. I am touched by your courage to speak up. I am inquiring about your spiritual name to others, who appear to be working on it. I am believing that you are a sincere seeker of truth. I am inspired at times by your tenacity to keep a firm hold in what you believe in. You are very modern. Like I said before, traditions have gone by the wayside and new ideas are coming forth. I would suggest you continue to search for truth within and without. You are a light to many and your happiness makes others happy. I am hearing your name as Shyanne and understand that to mean there is a solid connection between Father and daughter. This is your time. You are overall doing well. I am happy to speak with you. Another question?

CALVIN: Either one of you. You talked about the Spirit of Truth the last two lessons. I am still sometimes so at a loss as to what is truth-bells ringing or suspicion. Things just don’t add up or something, so I have erred so many times on the suspicion part. Maybe you have some words to help me to trust better.

ABRAHAM: Certainly, I can try. The Spirit of Truth is the Master. He has a tremendous love for His children and sincerely desiring for correction. The Master seeks not for perfection, but He also will not tolerate injustice and He tends to bring issues to the masses or to you personally. I do see your problem is over many years and I am with the belief that you have not confidence in yourself and see not worth. ‘Why would anybody love me?’ and this is where the suspicion comes in. It is self-sabotage, no doubt. I seriously would brush it away. Don’t even think about it. I receive instructions to say, let it go. You are a growing spirit and I have seen you reach and embrace truth. I would hang onto your maturity and your many years of lessons and see how productive your moments of suspicion were. Do you understand how when a person may grow out of something?  I believe you are experienced enough to brush these feelings aside and rely on your years of experience. Which was more productive, your suspicion or faith? I am so honored to work with you, my son. We have been together many years. You have taught me a great deal and I am very much enjoying our friendship. You are doing well.  Have not worry.

ANNETTE: I am so happy to chat with you and thank you for all the lessons. I have question about physical pain. One part, how can I deal with it and the other question is about my eyes and if I have to go for another surgery. This is a very risky surgery and otherwise I have to live like I am now. Could you help me with this?

ABRAHAM: Of course, I understand. I very much understand physical pain. I am understanding some of your pain still stems from your mind and the emotional hurt you have experienced over these past few years. You are wondering sometimes if you had done something else, would your life have still been intact. I say to you, my dear, that you had done nothing wrong and you are sincere and faithful. You cannot change the fact that others will choose a path of darkness. You cannot change that. You can however accept the fact that you deserve good things. You deserve to set your fear aside and truly live. Dare to step out and not worry so much about daily needs. Dare to step out and find real love. Allow yourself that and I can say that your physical pain will diminish a great deal. Your vision however, I would recommend that you follow through with your physician. If you are not with comfort, there must have been a mistake. I would definitely recommend you seek medical attention. You do not have to live with such a burden, my daughter. You have so much to offer the world. You are a great teacher. Have not worry.  Allow yourself good things. That is all. Another question?

SARAUNA: Abraham, I know this might sound strange, but often times I think of you and Mary and I try to understand how do you see your horizon, like your horizon of the near future or what you look toward—in a way that we can understand—what you see.

ABRAHAM: That is acceptable and understandable. My outlook is seeing a great deal of souls buzzing with energy and happiness. I see people all the time with faces of surprise when they have learned something new. We are very much with a horizon you can understand, very much like yours. We have work. We have fun. We have rest. We have time for education. We have time to volunteer. Mostly in our realm we are driven by an inner desire I cannot explain. There is no clock on the wall. We need not rush off to any appointment. I can awaken from my rest and I see a great deal of colors, beautiful yellows, bright blues and flowers and beautiful trees. I am always with the feeling of new growth. New growth is always happening. I am energized by that. I thank you, Sarauna.  You are a sweet individual. I am growing weary. I shall take one more question if there is one.

TECTRA: This might take me a bit to get to my question. A friend of mine was over last night. We had a wonderful dinner. She is an Urantia Book reader and works with people, an energy worker. She was asking me to ask you about entities.  I know from the Urantia Book that when Jesus sent all these beings off the planet and that we have free will, but what about people who have no idea about the Urantia Book? Can something be created in ones mind that creates some kind of negative energies that turns into something? Do you kind of get the gist of what I am saying?

ABRAHAM: Yes. Yes, it is the question and answer all in one. I am impressed. I do believe when it was said, if you should truly desire to be in the presence of evil, yes, yes, that can be created. Not entities so much, but more of the animal mind. It can be very dark and  there are entities, but not evil demons. There are many different branches of service in the spiritual realm. Fear is why many don’t make themselves known, because mortals do have such a fear of evil. We would see a great more activities by midwayers and such had we not this animal fear. I do believe that with the first breath of fear, the imagination can open to a scary realm and you must believe what is more powerful. What is the foundation of your faith? Is the evil able to overcome Christ or even angels? No.  The fear is a trap in ones imagination and of course, we all know where that can go. I am enjoying your question. I thank you for having been such a wonderful support to us. You are indeed a light to those who know you. Well done.

I am with the desire to stop for worry I may make mistakes. I do want to tell you that Mary and I are so touched by your level of faith and devotion. You have not any idea how far you have spread the positive gospel. It’s wonderful.

MIRIAM: Abraham, you said last week that you didn’t want us to take for granted how much you loved us and you showed us that. I know I speak for everyone here; we are so grateful and love you both so much. It is HUGE what you do for us everyday. So thank you.

Abraham:  I thank you. We enjoy your personalities. We are like proud parents. I am with great love for each one of you. You are resilient and always going forward. Go in peace.  Until next time, shalom.

NO MEETING MAY 26, 2008

ABRAHAM
JUNE 2, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. How fortunate are we to have one another. We share our lives in many ways. There is a genuine concern for each member and that truly signifies family. I am honored to be a part of that.

I have been out sightseeing, so to speak. I am in awe of the beauty of nature. I can see why many individuals take to gardening. It is spiritually renewing when we can work with the earth. I believe that natural beauty causes one to think of a Creator. Our Creator has filled in every detail of this world’s natural beauty, but this is only a drop in the ocean of His many creations.

When you can see Father in the natural beauty of the earth or in other wonderful happenings that may occur in daily living, there are chemicals released in the brain that causes one to feel at ease. We speak a great deal on truth and goodness, but rarely have touched on beauty. In my experience I see beauty as a direct line to worship. Witnessing small acts of kindness is another cause for chemical release and feelings of comfort and peace. There are activities within the brain that commingle with the mindal circuits and truly do help in the everyday business of living.

Volunteering also is an act of beauty and feeling souls open between one another. How strange it is to feel such abundance when you are in a mode of giving. All of your training up to this point is a gift to be extended to others who might not ever feel a real part of this world or of any community. I am grateful at the fact that many of you have much more acceptance from those that are different from you.  Progress like this is how we can measure the success of the Correcting Time.

We have had gatherings as of late amongst those who teach and are in some way are connected to the Correcting Time. Michael Himself tells us of the progress made in many areas of the world. Gender, for example, is finally coming to the front of the people’s minds and are made to be open to new thought or policies. Race is also a factor in the top issues of society. The world is having to learn to live with one another in spite of the cultural differences. Religion has been a topic as of late too and individuals who are traditionally trained are learning that they need not a middleman to reach a higher power.

New relationships are being formed with Father and old relationships are being redefined.  We are also seeing science embracing a bit more compassion and considering the possibilities of a higher power in the past and present discoveries. This will help with new technology. Hopefully the emotional individuals of the world can come to terms with having a little logic in society’s hot topics.

Michael has expressed His views of the Correcting Time and He sees much more growth than expected. He is calling in reinforcements, so to speak, to handle the overflow of mindal energy. Today’s society is really quite smart and can do a great deal of good when they stop to view the positive or beautiful things of life.

This week ponder the real definition of beauty. How does it speak to your soul?  Does it matter that what you find beautiful is not to somebody else?  Find time for stillness because there are universal broadcasts going out daily. Spend time with natural beauty, the things that feed the soul. I will have you know I find each one of you exquisite. Your lives and your efforts to set an example or live the Master’s example, is truly touching.  Mary will be here next week. Until then she sends her love, as do I.  Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JUNE 9, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. What a beautiful crowd this evening. I am honored to be counted as one of you, working for the cause of our Brother/Father, Michael. I am always touched by your steadfastness in making this meeting a reality. You help to bring Father a step closer to those who know you. You make Father understandable and set an example of using spiritual skills in everyday living. Well done.

I am MARY and also delighted to be with you this evening.  I also have been studying various cultures and am becoming enlightened to the world as it is today. I can see each individual as having a role to play in their lives. I am inspired by those who have experienced the worst in mortal life and still are beaming with hope. I am also realizing those who have been bitten by life and are hesitant of fully experiencing it as it is.

I can say from my own experience I had such dread of fulfilling certain daily tasks that would require socializing. I had judged people as instantly being critical of me just by the way I looked or acted, when in reality, that was not happening. When misfortune seemed to strike, I had to blame somebody or have some excuse for a reason to continue to be bitter. It would seem as if life’s experiences would bury me with anger and despair.

Listening to the Master’s lessons, I had realized I needed to take responsibility for my own actions, my own thoughts. I realized I would ruin some situation even before I began to experience it just with my negative thinking. The Master made me feel a part of the grand family and I learned that immediate judgment in any situation was a selfish draw of energy. It was to continue being a victim. I seriously admired the Master’s ability to detach from drama or emotion and logically dissect a problem and be open to Father’s solutions.

What a comfort to know that the Father is so close that there is literally nothing to fear, nothing so insurmountable that you can’t view a larger horizon. In improving my connection with the internal Father, I felt empowered to use my spiritual skills in everyday life. That means I could live my beliefs and feel that logic the Master portrayed.  It is said, this life is only a day in eternity. Live it well.  

I can see how Father works in various situations of life, but that doesn’t mean I will always be blissful. I still feel great emotions and am still learning to take hold of the larger picture and know that somebody very powerful and all inspiring is watching over me. Jesus was all about empowerment and showing how to go into any circumstances in your daily experiences and knowing there were educational messages and depending on your level of spiritual advancement, you would receive what you would need.

This week let us ponder on our realization of responsibility we take in this life. Do we answer to our accountability? Do we live to our highest truth? How can we help others who are drowning in victim hood? I would also say that care for the physical body is helpful for the mind and spirit. I believe that you know what to do to take care of the body. Lack of nutrition is harmful to the mind and creates static to receiving spiritual help. I will stop there.

I want you to know how my love is growing for each one of you. I really do know you. I have a bond that will last for a long time to come. Abraham agrees and with that we send you with our love and offer to visit with you throughout the week. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
JUNE 16, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am always feeling so blessed by your presence. Your hopeful outlook makes me feel hopeful. Your solutions to various human problems inspires me. Your portrayals of kindness touches me and I am fortunate enough to see how far the acts of kindness ripple outward. Our relationship is important because it creates energy to the God Mind.

It is written, “Man was not meant to live a solitary life.” Your human connections are important and help to make you feel connected to the Kingdom or the family. It is well understood that you must live by faith or with the eyes of the spirit. Human connections do help you find your spiritual connection. Of course, there are acquaintances that cause you to have anxiety and drive you from the spirit, but we can view this as exercise for our spiritual muscles.

Like spirits or individuals who want for the highest good, bring about an energy when they gather and actually drive the planet to progress. They help the Cosmic Mind to connect and the Supreme Being to grow. You may not have many deep relationships, but instead have many individuals you can greet on a daily basis with a smile and a good word. This human connection helps you to feel a part of the Kingdom and also helps the planet to move toward Light and Life.

 I am MARY and indeed a blessing to meet with you again. I am in agreement with this evening’s topic. I can understand the difference in isolation and connection. I used to believe that the desire to connect on some human level was a sign of weakness or neediness. It was not clear to me that human relationships helped me to stay grounded in reality and connected to a correct spiritual thinking.

It was obvious at first how my shyness kept me from creating human connections. I had feelings of inadequacy and worried what others were thinking. As I sat at the Master’s feet and learned how all of Father’s children were completely equal, I could open up more and feel good about who I was and go about the ministry. “Where two or more are gathered, there am I also,” said Jesus. Most of your human connections invite the Spirit of Truth and a higher mind to be involved with the conversation.

This week be aware of those individuals you come across that have an inviting spirit about them, have a smile or a good word. Ponder those bridges you have burned. It is not that difficult to make amends and feel not that regret. Pick up a phone and call some people you have not talked to for a while. Know that they love to hear from you. This week will be about improving our human connections to strengthen our spiritual connections.  Know that Abraham and I are always with ever increasing love for you each.  Until next time, shalom.
Our Woods Cross group is taking a break from our weekly meeting to give our TR a well earned rest.


ABRAHAM
JUNE 23, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am happy and pleased to see you each coming forward with truth and authenticity. I am seeing your action as one of courage and you have my blessings. I know that you took your commitment to Father seriously and yet, we can all become stuck in a well-worn rut.

Our Mission is one of personal correction, as well as collective and it would be wise to make sense of what you have learned, as far as personal growth is concerned. We do not gather together simply because we can. We have a purpose and reason to move forward with spiritual education. I would not want for your spiritual thinking to become hollow and meaningless.

This is not simply a habitual gathering, but a group of individuals with Mission tasks and assignments to fulfill. We will hope that your recess is enlightening and that the search for truth is ongoing. We are to be a source of light and strength for you to serve in the Correcting Time and it is crucial for you to embrace honesty and find meaning wherever your search leads you.

All things that are real will stay, shallow things will fall away. Find time to have restoration of faith, heart and mind. Fine-tune your spiritual connection.  He that sustains you is within and always your First Source and Center. You will find Father is very productive. He wants for your peace of mind.

Have not stress or guilt about taking time to organize. We have abiding respect for your decisions. We are inspired by your courage to continue to fight the good fight of faith.  We must remember that we are spiritually progressing and need to embrace self-honesty.  The Correcting Time is work and our productivity is real. Our purpose is genuine and when the feeling is there, you will know it. It will be a living energy.

We are always available to you any time you take a moment to ask. You know well the answers to any questions are best answered from within. Go with peace into your rest and know that we are counting on your personal strength, as well as collective. Be thoughtful.  Mary sends her regards. We will continue. Have not fear. Our love is ever enduring. Be with joy. Until we meet again, shalom.


First lesson after the summer break

ABRAHAM
AUGUST 23, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. Welcome back. It is with great joy for me to be among you once again. I feel our time apart has been productive, in that each one of us has experienced personal growth by learning self-honesty. One can delay lessons when lies are believed and that is acceptable. You, that have committed to the Correcting Time however, must take in these personal lessons to be able to teach and spread the good news.

It is really quite valuable when one learns to face disappointments and handle them with honesty. As truth seekers we must see reality for what it really is and try to become somewhat emotionally unaffected. An individual who is prone to believe in false positive thoughts, then when reality really does strike, depression is all the more devastating and reality seems brutal. Father seems to be out of reach and cruel. If you are willing to face your life with honesty, then are your emotions more likely to stay on an even keel because life is more balanced and the blows of disappointment are not so devastating.

The summer break was somewhat of a spiritual cleansing. I realize after so many years of study we need time for our minds to make sense of the lessons. As mortals you need to be able to apply the spiritual skills you have learned in regular daily living. I believe over our recess we have each learned there is no hurry in attaining spiritual understanding.  You have eternity and Father wants your experience to be something you have desire for, not something forced or something you feel you must sacrifice yourself for.
 
I also believe that we have much more appreciation for one another in our spirit family.  You each are in understanding of one another’s beliefs for the most part and accept each other in your most basic selves. I see your experiences as of late and I am also reminded of a group of individuals who served with the Master and came to the same understanding that you have each come to, that is we are seeing how important it is to think of Jesus as the door. He is the potential to actualities. He gives us fresh eyes and opens our capacity to receive insight as it is.

It is touching to see you celebrate His birth year after year and I have taken great joy from such events. I am in gratitude for each one of you, your participation and ability to carry on. Know that we are looking forward to this season of coming spiritual adventures with you. That is all for this evening. Know that I am very much pleased with your presence and Mary and I look forward to more interaction. Until next time, go in peace.  Shalom.


ABRAHAM
SEPTEMBER 8, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am filled with such comfort to look into your beautiful faces. I have indeed missed you and your discussions on current events and the like. You make my task easy because you keep the spiritual life in perspective with balance of logic, love and laughter. I believe those who know you see you as a light of comfort and peace. You are a wonderful display of spirituality and yet, you are continually growing with common sense. Your open way with others helps them to make sense of what is occurring in the world around them.

It would seem that these times bring us to a place of forced awareness. We are seeing a great many societal issues come into the light and of course, many will make a judgment and take a stand from where their belief system is set. It is important to you as teachers to make your minds clear from time to time. Allow the spirit to minister to you and keep your faith and hope alive. You can become overwhelmed with too many tasks, too much responsibility and of course, when you have let your commitments slip, then self-loathing becomes easy and nothing good can come from that.

In the stillness of the mind Father strengthens you with new ideas, different aspects of ways of life that have become mundane or causing irritation. Perspective is very important to you that try to live a life in the spirit. You can see our Mission as stagnant and never moving into some sort of noticeable action and that is what you will get. Your hope decreases, your connection is not the same. With a negative outlook you cannot be open to receiving new spiritual information. This is why we recommend meditation or stillness.

The Spirit is always fresh and in the moment. The human mind however tends to hold fast to habits. We must see our Mission as cutting through the wilderness, making a new path. Together we are removing fallen logs and boulders, battling thorns and insects. Still we are finding new things to do upon the path, even though it appears to be the same old struggle. Those who are empty vessels will be filled with the new. You know we as a society are overloaded with information and it is well to be learning and growing, but when stress results, then we need to pull back and go within. Find that Fragment who sustains us in all things.

Can you imagine now living without faith? The hopelessness and darkness that would result there from would be completely devastating. Those faithful ones know that there is nothing of value without our Father. I am nothing without my Father. With Father I am endless possibilities and always in a state of becoming more and more.

Mary and I are excited in embarking on this new season with you. Our time apart has not necessarily given us rest, but made us come to life with new realizations, realizations about the world and ourselves. It is easy to become discouraged and that is why we exercise faith. One fine way to do that is to read up on your textbook. What a refreshing feeling to be reminded of the hope that is living inside the Urantia Book. Study is good. Stillness is good. We are buzzing with excitement at the new ideas developing even as we speak.

During our casual conversation let us try to stick to lessons learned in the spirit and help one another to exercise faith. Mary will be here next week with us. This week she sends her love, as do I. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
SEPTEMBER 15, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. What a treasure we have here to be able to gather and create. We do share a great deal of comfort from knowing one another and understanding how to integrate the mortal and spiritual life. As we become more experienced, we can see the value of hardship and the meaning that comes from knowing the Father.

What a difference any single experience can have over a person. Time is not so much a factor as is an experience or experiences. I can say I can track my advancement in the spirit by the events I have experienced throughout my eternal career. I can say I am different today than I was yesterday, whether that is bad or good, I know not. I am however increasingly grateful to know for certain that almost everything is in a state of evolution and the one thing we can count on is always there.

I am MARY, joy filled to be with you, my friends. I am with continuing hope and excitement to see you each make effort to master the mortal life. I understand that many mortals believe they are shaped by their experiences, but when they learn to embrace their life of the spirit, they learn that they can shape experience.

I have had so far a wonderful spirit career and have learned so much about Father and His many universes, but I am always drawn back to this experimental planet and how all the intricacies of life fit together. The nature alone on the planet is mindally expansive and leading us deeper into the personality of the Father. The more I know, the more I want to know. I feel fueled by the unveiling of Father’s plans and how everything works to show how well we are taken care of.

I do remember a time when nature was simply an inconvenience and something to be tolerated or battled. The more I knew of the Master, the more I knew I could adopt His love of science and work within nature and not against it. As technology moves forward, nature seems to be rare and some even believe it is in need of special protection. I can say that nature does take care of itself. What is in need of attention is education or enlightenment of how Father has made all things to work together and resistance is wasted energy.

It is easy to see the ideas that man desires most are seemingly out of reach. It is as if simple life is a competition and anything worth having is worth fighting for. As a society, working with the grain has been overlooked and the struggle is seen as commonplace. Father has meant for us to evolve and find meaning in the spirit. That meaning might be different for each individual. It is not up to any one person to define what that is.

Once man has set aside his ego, defining the meaning of life will not be such a mystery. I believe mortals have become used to struggling and this creates a whole new set of problems. Father has meant for us to discover life on an even keel, not so much mountains and valleys, not so much stress, health problems, mental and physical and means of escape through addiction of one kind or another.

Imagine arriving at a new destination, perhaps stepping off of an airplane in some new location on a holiday. What you do there is your responsibility. You can hire a guide to show you the sights. You can venture off by yourself and see what each new day brings. The fact that you are even there is exciting and something to gain insight from. Such is life on this planet. You are here to do something. It is your responsibility to find out what that is. You can struggle from worry about what is ahead of you. You can look for the path of ease or you can commit to learning about what there is to know and take in what is of value out of the experience.

My understanding is that as mortals, we would do well to get back to spiritual basics by finding the value in nature or what feels natural. How much resistance do we put forth every day and simply end up feeling drained? It’s not that we are searching out a path of ease so much as we are working within out natural means. If we view life as nothing but a struggle, then where is the joy? Where is the value and the reason we are willing to work so hard? When you constantly put forth so much effort, somewhere within your mind you are expecting some sort of reward. That’s not to say that is bad, no. Hard work does reap some sort of reward. What does that reward look like?

This week let us find the renewed relationships with Father and the gifts of nature that are available. Continue to find time to study and have stillness. We are, as always, excited to be coworkers and friends. You do our hearts and minds good. As always, our love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
SEPTEMBER 22, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am enjoying the serene atmosphere here this evening. You make my job easier with your welcoming attitudes and open arms of acceptance. I am finding your group to help with balance, each one having his or her own personal experience to share. I can appreciate how accepting you each are of one another, even though you may not agree on most subjects. Your willingness to take an active part in the Teaching Mission and Correcting Time is a great assistance to those of us here on the other side.

When you work to become more spirit-led, then the example you set inspires others to look within. If the Correcting Time was nothing but a large soup, I would find this group to be the meat. You are what makes our efforts of potentials turn into actualities. I thank you for continuing to do the work, for continuing to embrace truth and allow your disappointments to go by the wayside.

Last week we discussed going with the natural, as opposed to struggle. It can be a confusing lesson, as I understand from your conversation. Allow me to clarify a bit. In these days of fierce competition, there seems to be little time spent enjoying the fruits of labor. Minds are already set to beat their best and time is not sat aside to enjoy the goals met. This mind-set is worldwide and all of its own momentum.

I can say for example, in my own life in the flesh, I was at one time a commander of armies and upon hearing we had won some sort of battle, my mind would be off to the next goal. I was always catering to my reputation as a man of action. There was little time spent in a balanced manner that included free time or family. I could not allow myself to rest and that for the most part was because I had to maintain a certain persona that would be well respected. In other words, my actions were geared toward catering to my ego and about what others may have thought of me. To be imprisoned by what others may be thinking about you is to cut off the spirit. It is ego territory and somewhat spiritually damaging.

Most of you in the Correcting Time know that you must live by mans laws here on the planet and yet, ultimately we answer to the universal laws. Father is or should be, at the forefront of our minds. He is of tremendous intelligence and to be close to Him is to feel the comfort of a freed mind. A freed mind does not worry about what others are thinking. The comments people may make that may throw off your game are futile and have no bearing on how you perform. Closeness to Father means that we have someone else to watch over us. With clarity in mind, He can help us make good decisions and be balanced in all aspects in living the mortal life.

In this discussion on following our internal nature, we can think back to when we were children. We would aspire to grow up to be various heroes. As we grew older we would, of course, find some life purpose to settle on or at least something to get us by for the meantime. You that have awakened to the spirit can now see you are with certain gifts and would do well to use them.

One who has allergies should probably not become a florist. One who is skilled at woodworking would probably be most happy woodworking. It is the trend, however, to set aside gifts in favor of dollar amounts. What do you really love to do? Is your work really about that particular work or are you fulfilling your Mission destiny? I find it wonderful to see people who think of their life’s work as secondary. Their ministry is first. This doesn’t mean we do poorly at our jobs. It means our minds are not filled with that work only, but find balance in incorporating the spiritual life as well.

There is an imbalanced side to our desires to follow what seems natural, such as escaping certain inevitabilities of everyday living, for example you have undesirable habits that are hurting you in some fashion. Just because it feels natural—should you stay with it, no, of course not? We have to be logical about these notions of embracing a smooth flow of life.

I believe I have said enough for this evening. I will allow you to mull it over and put it into good use and we will speak again next week. In the meantime please understand that you have assistance here on my side, who would be quite joy-filled should you desire some help. Find time this week to feel peace. Take time to walk outside, feel the sun on your face or the rain. Find small moments that tell you that you are connected to a larger part of the whole and there is nothing to have worry over. Our love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
SEPTEMER 29, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. It is always a happy time for me to meet with you and find out how you are on the path of life. I am grateful for Father shining His knowledgeable light upon the dark places of the soul. It is understandable that once mortals begin to move on in years, old habits become hard to break. This Correcting Time enables us to see those things about ourselves that we could not see before and therefore, could not work on it.

It is true that each individual will have time to correct any and all flaws, especially once passed from the material body. With the Correcting Time it is possible to dissect those individual flaws that create the feeling of stagnation. Every week when we meet we are asking Father to look at us, show us what He sees and what He wants for us. There may be several issues to face before we are equipped to handle some Mission task. Father will then bring out those issues and show us where to start.

I am MARY. Greetings to you, friends. It is always an honor to spend time with you. In this particular lesson I was taken back to my mortal life when I was with the realization that my experience up until a certain point taught me mistrust. It was difficult to trust those individuals I could see with my eyes, could you imagine the issues I had to work out with Father and those I couldn’t see?

My mistrust of people led me to have difficulties continuing on with Mission tasks. I was not a very good listener because I was afraid of what I would hear and therefore, I did all the talking. That was not very helpful in the Master’s ministry, but it was very helpful in my own spiritual advancement.  I had to face the difficult issues of why I had very little trust for others. I prayed for this healing and Father showed me exactly what I needed to know, even though it was ugly and painful.

Many times we ask for a healing of some sort and find that the process of getting there is unpleasant. Sometimes, devoting one-self to total healing calls for some lessons that are uncomfortable. In our discomfort we struggle from time to time, but always can we find Father with His definitions, meanings and values. Through His observations we can envision those steps we can take to find correction.

With my own issues, I had memories of being a small child and being disappointed by adults. I had an armor of mistrust that first appeared to protect me. I could not feel disappointment over and over again because I would not ever get that close to anyone. This internal thought had interfered with my ability to minister in the Mission. Once I set aside my childish feelings I could see how intelligent Father was and the lessons He gave me were perfect.

Father always enables us to do our best. Don’t let a meter of joy or sadness tell you whether or not a lesson is valuable. The majority of our personal lessons will be uncomfortable.  0nce we feel a part of the co-creating team with Father, then do the levels of discomfort equalize and our understanding is accelerated.  

This is all for this week, my friends.  If you should so desire next week we can take questions. Until then be not afraid to see through Father’s eyes and allow Him to bestow upon you His intellect. It is always with gratitude that we can gather and express our love and work for the good of the whole and for the future. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.

ABRAHAM
OCTOBER  6, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. There is a comfort in meeting here each week; anything that may happen in the world is going to be made sense of. Spending time together helps us to not have worry. We are part of Father’s family and we do our best to fulfill our roles. I feel especially honored when you include me in on your personal lessons. I learn from them also.

There are many issues that mortals struggle with that I have simply forgotten about. To be a competent teacher I must have understanding of the mortal life and knowing you helps me to be a better teacher. This time in the planet’s history is historical, in the fact that people are feeling pressure from all areas of life and having to go within and see for themselves. ‘What is the right thing to do?’

I am understanding we may have to forgo questions this evening. Not to worry, we will make up that time. We always want our message to be as accurate as possible. Instead I will leave you with a few instructions for the week ahead.

What I am finding to be a valuable asset for mortals today is to have flexibility in mind. There are many issues over the course of our lives that we become cemented in and those issues that escape us tend to give us some deflation and disappointment. You are committed caring individuals who really want for God’s will to be first. On the other hand, there is still that tendency to hold on a bit too tight to expectations. Of course, when expectations are not met, that seems to disrupt the balance of our lives.

If we are to maintain a ministry, then we have to trust in the Father’s methods. We have to trust how He would make the way clear. We can perhaps feel driven to assist in some task and know that our willingness is there, but things are not unfolding as we would have them to unfold and then begin to question Father’s assistance in our lives. When we begin to doubt Father’s hand, then that starts to become a reality in our own minds. That is real misery, real painful delay.

This is why we teach to have regular spiritual practice to stay close to the spirit. We need to keep our bond with Father strong so that we can maintain our trust in Him and what He sets before us.  Father does not push us or force us into anything. He shows us the possibilities and it is our choice to make if we should want to follow through.

This week I am suggesting to research your own willingness to be flexible. How would that apply to integrating the material and spiritual lives? My apologies for the short lesson this evening, we do however appreciate all of your efforts to carry our Mission into the future. Next available time we will take questions. Mary sends her regards. Our love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
OCTOBER 13, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am grateful for our shared opportunities. We are at a significant point in history where we will be an integral part of a mass correction. It is said that many times experience must be really negative to gain something positive from it. I believe it is all a matter of perspective. Two mortals may have a similar experience and one may be uplifted and encouraged, while the other may be the opposite. You each know this experience and varying strengths of endurance, spiritual and otherwise. The whole point of knowing the mortal life is to learn and gather tools to move forward in your spiritual career.

I am MARY and honored to be with you again. I am inspired by your discussion on the topic of flexibility. I know that each of you have very different experiences. No one ever expects you to fit into a mold. Know that your diversity is welcomed and you have an eternity to learn what you will.

I can appreciate the lesson of perspective as Abraham mentioned earlier. I was one who was self-protected and prepared for the worst that was possible in any given situation. I would always seek to protect my feelings, myself, my ego. I felt that the continuous disappointment was inevitable and I failed to the see the possible lesson therein. I was so fortunate to have trained with Jesus.

His lessons were always appealing and yet could not always hold my attention. However, His kindness to every individual always spoke the loudest. He lived exactly what He taught. He was exactly who He said He would be. To mortals of that day and age, that was somewhat surprising because, as I mentioned earlier, we all had that self-protection or varying perspective. Of course, that was and is an outworking of the ego and simply an opportunity to learn and advance or to gather tools.

I think of two of the Master’s apostles when I think on the lesson of perspective and how different these two men were. Simon-Peter, a headstrong but good-hearted man who had always hoped for the best, found his mortal experience to be like a roller coaster, but always found himself in an advancing mode. He had a great love for the Master and the ministry, more so than his own standing or status.

Simon-Peter saw the very best that man had to offer in the personage of Jesus. He already knew the worst, but having known the best touched Peter on a soul level and His love for the Master was ever-growing. His love was what made him able to learn life’s hard lessons. Peter may not have understood all of the Master’s teachings, but he had true abiding loyalty and love for the Master. Love is so much more than an emotion. It is commonly defined incorrectly in this day and age. We can learn more about that later. We know for certain that love alters your perspective of life’s meaning.

Another individual whose perspective was at the opposite of Simon-Peter was Judas. He saw the world as a bad place and mostly because his own thoughts were bad, his attitude negative. He had love for the Master in the beginning, but his hopes were for the increase of ego-wellness and how he may appear to be superior. He saw the Master’s goodness as fake or a ploy to get things done. His love for the Master and the ministry did not exceed his love for himself. He was evil within and saw evil as a reality. His perspective was negative because that was what he truly felt inside. His faith wavered and he never gave it a chance to strengthen through stillness or humility.

Judas’ experiences of everyday circumstances were seemingly unfair to him because he was unfair to others. Why would others not treat him as he would treat them?  Had he taken a moment to truly feel the Master’s love and know that all the best was wanted for him--his soul, then Judas could have changed everything. He could have seen the beauty in life. It would have become a reality to him. His perspective would have fostered goodness and increased his capacity to receive.

I know firsthand this struggle, believe me. I find that when I focus too much on myself, then does my attitude change to incorporating the worst that life has to offer. It is better to busy yourself with some positive activity than to dwell on how unjust life is for you. It is a trap really; a spiritual trap one imposes upon themselves and allows the ego to overwhelm the spirit. When our friendship with God is tended to, then are we more likely to feel His love and have that be our reality. A healthy level of spiritual wellness makes all the difference in your perspective.

We have to end there but will resume again next time. I am always excited with anticipation to see how you will use the week’s lesson to your advantage and spiritual growth. Our love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
OCTOBER 20, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am so grateful to be in your presence this evening. What a blessing to have a caring family who allows you freedom to be yourself. It is difficult to live by faith and trust your lives to somewhat of an unknown future.

The further we drift away from spirit the more that we grab hold of the material life and there is not the same meaning/satisfaction to that. When we make effort to practice faith and keep Father close, then are we more likely to walk with courage in any aspect of life. We can trust one who oversees the well-being of the universes. We can feel secure in our own abilities to make decisions. We can have a healthy level of self-confidence because we know Father co creates our destiny.

There is a high level of anxiety with people concerned with the worldly issues and there is tendency to become swept away with false beliefs. If we can refer back to our friendship and trust with Father, then these issues are not agonizing and we can filter them through logical eyes and spiritized mind.

I see you, my students, spend great effort on pushing forward with the right, as forerunners of the Correcting Time. We have to keep watch over our levels of emotion and have trust that Father knows all and has the very best plans in motion. When we doubt Him and His ability we are like orphans, insecure and troubled. I have been meaning to take a few questions if you have any.

MIRIAM: Abraham, I would like to introduce my friend, Emily to you.

ABRAHAM: Greetings Emily. Yes, we have met. I am honored to know you. Welcome.

EMILY: Thank you. I have been seeking your light and guidance to help me get back to a stronger connection and relationship with Father. I was wondering if you had anything for me regarding those areas.

ABRAHAM: I enjoy your personality and enthusiastic spirit. I believe your intentions are always from the heart. You are deeply passionate about various issues and sometimes wonder why others cannot see what you are seeing. I have also had the same experience in my mortal days. I see that you are a good teacher to many, yet sometimes your passion forces certain issues and I would suggest your deepening relationship with our Brother/Father Michael or Jesus, as you may know Him, will help you to channel your enthusiasm. After all, He has experienced all that you are experiencing and He is an older Brother who wants for you to feel free to ask Him anything.  He is the door. His methods of interpretation help you to see Father’s instructions in a way that you can understand from a mortal point of view.  You indeed set a great example for many who know you and your inner light and faith are a magnet. I know that you are a daughter of action and many people count on you for that.  Forget not to tend to your spirit, your mind and body. You have wonderful Mission tasks ahead of you and this should bring you joy, not feelings of anxiety. You can relax and know that you have ability to know and follow the spirit within. Another question?

HARRISON: We recently had the passing of friend and co-worker. I was wondering if you had words of comfort for his family, friends and co-workers.

ABRAHAM: I can say that this brother is in good hands, not to worry about his spiritual survival. He knows all that he should about the past and where he made fatal mistakes. He does have sorrow and regret and wants his loved ones to know that if he could change things now, he would.  Know that he is not judged by anyone here on our side. His deep mental pain was seemingly insurmountable to him and Father is in complete understanding. I cannot say much more without his loved ones asking me questions themselves. Are you in understanding? (Yes. Thank you.) Another question?

MIRIAM: I am looking for any guidance you could give me in growth in body, mind and spirit.

ABRAHAM: Of course, yes. We both know you are doing too much. I would want you to measure your activities with your level of joy and peace.  You are at a wonderful time in life where you are allowed certain freedoms and chores or tasks should be done because you want to do them, not because you have to. Father has given you tasks that you are fulfilling nicely and as you go you are contributing to your spiritual growth as well as others. I appreciate your commitment to staying in the moment. I could see you having a bit more relaxation in your daily activities and therefore, joy will be much more apparent. Is that helping? (Thank you.) Another question?

ANNETTE: Abraham, I need your advice about staying around my son like this for the rest of my life or move back to my home, my family. Can you give me advice for my choice for the future?

ABRAHAM: Of course. I do not see the need for you to stay by your son’s side when communications and travel are so modern and accessible. You have done a wonderful job with your son and he is fully capable of living in the world. Father has plans for you both. You have your service to share and while your relationship with your son is important, it is not necessary to stay in close proximity. Father wants for you to be happy. He wants for you to have fulfillment and satisfaction in this life. You will perform your Mission tasks as you live. You are fully capable of receiving spirit instructions. You will always be important to your son, even in distances. You have laid a wonderful foundation in his heart and should not worry for the future. He is a wonderful young man. (Thank you.) One more question.

SARAUNA: I just really want to thank you so much for being there when I really needed you.

ABRAHAM: Of course, Sarauna. You are entirely welcome. You are a family port in the worldly storm. Many do count on you for emotional advice, if not also spiritual. I believe your tendency to help those is more equalized these days, where you empower family members instead of enable. Well done. I would perhaps suggest to you what I suggested for Miriam, about relaxing and taking advantage of your opportunity to enjoy being a daughter of God. You know well within what words are helpful and you have a wonderful way of presenting them. I would suggest some time spent in meditation, focusing on Mary and her life. She was the embodiment of plain old reality. She had to learn to enjoy her service work and allow others to also minister to her. Overall Sarauna, I see wonderful things ahead.  You are doing well. (Thank you, Abraham.)

ABRAHAM: I am delighted to spend time with each one of you. I learn from your varying perspectives. I appreciate how diligent you are in searching out the lessons in everyday circumstances. This week I would suggest for you to think about your steps to overcome the force of the ego.  What have you done in the past that has worked? How does the ego color your perspective? What was the most notable suggestion from the Master as far as the force of the ego operates?  Know that Mary and I are both here for you each upon request. You think of us and we will be there. Have not worry. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.      
 

ABRAHAM
OCTOBER 27, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM.  I am so honored to be a part of your spiritual foundation, the beginning of real spiritual growth. I thank you for allowing me to see what mortal life is like now in this day and age. I am changed from this growth. I am made to be more.

I can see the mindal turmoil of many and the messages that are transmitted to the Supreme Being. I am understanding this God in Time sees a great deal of confusion in the lives of the earth’s people. However, we are so fortunate, so blessed, that this evolving God can mold and maneuver this confusion into meaning.

I can think back on my mortal life and see how I was pulled in many directions and my focus was indeed scattered. I had learned from my brother/teacher Machiventa that spiritual faith must have deep roots in order to master the mindal turmoil and confusion. Our roots are strengthened by doing. Our experience helps us to evolve with understanding how life circumstances are valuable.

We can, like the Supreme Being, mold and shape our everyday experiences into meanings and values. We cannot be a Kingdom believer and act with animalistic tendencies. By living out your faith you are deepening the roots of truth, beauty and goodness. Machiventa told me long ago that God, our Father, has promised us blessings.

This belief in the promise helps the roots of faith to anchor the wandering mind. The promise of blessings is our effort made to grab hold of the value in terrible circumstances, be open to the lesson therein. The blessings are our reward for finding meaning in our daily lessons. Upon understanding lessons, making the effort, God’s presence is true satisfaction and the real feeling of belonging.

This week I am suggesting that each one of us be aware of the roots of our faith. What has held us? What was the truth? Remember the promise of Father that our lives will truly be filled with blessings. Mary is off on assignment, but sends her regards and will be with us soon. Know that I am with growing love and gratitude for you each. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.

ABRAHAM & MARY
NOVEMBER 3, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am enjoying your calm words of common sense. You each stuck to the most basic truths, while full well knowing that all in the room have differing opinions. I am so honored to know you and would like to see more of this method of relating integrated into all aspects of controversial subjects.

As human beings it is difficult to rein in ones emotions while living out a personal truth. At times it seems that attacking another’s viewpoint strengthens your own. It is simply a tactic to sway others. The whole of the world is appearing to be defensive. Many are up in arms ready to defend their beliefs and push their personal agenda.

How blessed are you that have a sound spiritual background. We need not project this attitude of defense because we have that inner confidence of knowing there is a Higher Power who sees to organization and order. This historical time is creating an interest in all, even from our side. Never has the world utilized such consciousness en mass.

There is a great deal of confused energy going every which way. Can you imagine harnessing this energy and using it for the benefit of the world’s people?  The Correcting Time’s purpose has been to call to mortals to go within and connect with Father. Evolution has a way of forcing mortals to see life as learning mortal survival techniques, instead of gaining useful experience to further their spiritual career.

When you ponder the world’s values, what do you see as the one thing most mortals try to obtain? That is what they live their lives for and that is what they serve. In our Teaching Mission we have had some small advances here and there to help individuals to learn who to put their trust in. It is not a human being. The world has gone on far too long with faith in what they can see, with cravings to be led or to follow someone or thing of importance.

During this time of correction we will see many will lose their faith in mankind’s abilities, decisions and judgments and look for something or someone to restore order and meaning. As we venture toward Light and Life you cannot have the masses with so much belief in themselves and put so little effort in the faith of our Father. The Spirit of Truth works diligently to expose darkness so that each individual can decide for themselves who or what they should serve.

I am MARY. My greetings to each of you. I also feel the excitement of your world’s people. I do understand the fear that the unknown brings, but more so do I rely upon what I have already learned. There has been too much that has occurred in my spiritual career to have any doubt as to where this Correcting Time is going.

As a mortal I had put my faith in a man who was supposed to take care of me and in turn I would take care of him. I had not knowledge of the disrespect I experienced in the beginning because that was the day and age for most women. I was treated like a caged animal and thought that was acceptable because in turn I had food and shelter. I thought I could take the abuse as long as I was taken care of financially. I grew to loathe this man and even plot his death.

When I was free from this jailer I had a great mistrust of all people. I would never allow myself to be open to that kind of abuse again. I really had lost my faith in any one else’s ability to take care of me save myself. This seemingly dark period created the desire within me to search for something better. There just had to be something that made sense. I was so blessed to become a part of the Master’s ministry. When my faith in mankind had come to a halt, then my mind opened to the Father’s possibilities.

This is not to say mistrusting your fellow human beings will bring you communication with God, no, of course not. This is to say that we must focus on the One who would never lie to us, would never cheat us, would never judge us unfairly, would never ask us to do something to gain His love. That is the difference between men and God. Love your fellow men, yes. Serve God, yes. Know that God is the beginning of all things and sees through all the way to their completion.

Do you see what I am saying? As far as the Correcting Time goes, man will be put back in his place. God, the Father, will be restored. We can each see the value in allowing God, the Father, His place in our world and our lives.  Remember that the Master is a beautiful gateway to the Father. He is looking to show you how to move through the spiritual career and advance as much as you can.

Know that the events about to happen will help us all to reclaim Father as the Head of our table, the Beginning of New Things, the Organizer of Life, the Ultimate Interpreter of Truth. That is all for this evening. We are with ever growing gratitude for each one of you. You are a rock in which other people have to lean upon. You all do well. Our love goes with you. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
NOVEMBER 10, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am Abraham. Greetings. I am always with growing appreciation for your willingness to allow the unfolding of these lessons. Your faith is a vehicle for my words to travel, but it is in the effort to live out your faith in everyday life that speaks volumes.

I can understand your experience has been a good teacher. As Mary had said last week, too much has happened in spiritual development to leave much room for doubt. As we look back over our years together, we can use our experience as the light to travel further onward. What a blessing it is to have learned firsthand that those things that are true will stay. Those things that are not will fade away.

With the mass lessons that the world is undertaking together, we find there will be many variations to the issues and their solutions. We have to keep in mind that cultures vary around the world where evolution is at a different level. What one country may have experienced a hundred years ago, another country may just be experiencing it today.

We are appreciative of you that have courage to maintain your position in the Teaching Mission and dedication to the Correcting Time. When we are out among our fellows there is energy that you display that attracts others. Your humble, calm knowing brings peace to those who would be caught up in fear or uncontrolled circumstances.

We can see at the worst of times how the Master seemed unaffected. His faith never wavered in Father’s abilities. The Master never thought to force His own desires because He knew that Father had an overall view of any situation and could better plan and create solutions.

While certain events may cause the world to divide, we have you, our Teaching Mission participants, to redirect confusion into a safe harbor of faith. You are knowing well that answers are available to each and every one of you. All that is needed is to quiet the busy mind. Father could use your willingness to speak His words, not in a way of controlling life, but to calming minds and creating unity.

Father knows of your commitment to help this Correcting Time and will assign you tasks according to your levels of readiness. If you have learned to detach from the temptation to absorb ego fulfillment, then would He entrust certain assignments to you. It is important that we learn the most that we can from each lesson that happens in our lives so we can be better trained for these assigned tasks.

The world is being prepared to move closer to Light and Life and we must have certain events occur to bring awareness. Remember that the everyday drama of life does not dictate the will of God. We can take the Master’s example of complete trust in the Father to serve in the ministry. We need not have worry over what is to come but awareness for what is the assignment of right now.

This week we would do well to find those small steps we can take towards bringing a unifying spirit. I mean not to say unify minds or attitudes, but to bring about a subtle awareness to the inner spirit. The life you live and the genuine joy you feel will be a noticeable voice in your everyday ministry. There is a great deal of work to be done.  Know that this work will vary from person to person. Each of you are gifted at different things. Worry not over saving the world but simply utilize your God given gifts.

We are scheduled to make another appointment and we will take our leave. First, we must express to you our growing love for you each. Know that we have faith and trust in you as our Mission co-workers. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
NOVEMBER 17, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I am always inspired by your flexibility with the ups and downs of everyday living on this experimental planet. Mortals have been proven to be a great deal more adaptable than was once predicted.  There are many on my side of the veil who are learning from the evolution of your people. There is a great deal of studying going on to be recorded for future universal endeavors. I am honored to be a part of this history and being able to further the research.

If we have learned anything from participating in the Teaching Mission it is flexibility in mind. We have always attempted to forecast Father’s will, but we have rarely been on target. We know that plans can change in the blink of an eye and we are made to empty out knowledge we had once counted on to make room for new ideas. I know that mortals cling to security and find comfort in being able to predict life. How fortunate are we to find out that is not possible. We have not learned everything there is to learn. We do not know how to handle every situation that arises and we will always be in a mode of learning.

I am MARY. Greetings to you, my friends. As you may have guessed, we have been busy with changing world events. There are many things we as teachers are prepared for and on the other hand, there is a natural flow to life and events we are not prepared for. We are also working with evolution. In an evolving world where things are always changing, we are to identify issues in which our superiors will train us on how to handle them. I can appreciate the fact that I have a valued perspective, as does every team member. I feel heard and also maintain open mindedness to hear everyone else. We all work for the best of the whole considered.

I am with continuing gratitude for my days with the Master because He taught me balance in being a contributor. Every person, I should say every mortal, likes to feel needed and a part of the whole. The Master did not assign us levels of personal importance. There was no seniority. There was not a man more important than the next. All who desired tasks were given tasks according to their levels of training. This did not place labels of importance on anyone. The Master taught that we were all a member in Father’s family working for the good of the whole.

There was many times I had clung to my old comfortable knowledge and continued to act there from when going about the ministry. Even as I realized my old ways were not serving the new issues, I kept maintaining my old habits. I thank Father for the presence of the Master who woke us up from our tendency to stay in our well-worn rut. The seemingly harsh lessons were a good wake-up call to open the mind, allow the old knowledge to be filtered through new eyes and when we were ready, receive new information.

You are blessed in this day and age to have the Spirit of Truth, who is able now more than ever to bestow upon you updated information. When we remain flexible in mind and attitude, our eyes will naturally see new ways.  It is more a matter of letting go than forcing through. When our minds and habits are rigid, then we are made to feel trapped and hopeless in a way because we are not seeing new possibilities and a Father whose abilities are unlimited.

This week lets spend the time allowing those cherished ideas to be left out in the open, meaning be not so ‘on guard.’ Those ideas that take up space for no reason can be whisked away and room made for new training that is to come. We are all working with evolution here and must be flexible in mind and attitude. Find time to relax and put your lives, your concerns into the hands of our most capable Father. Know that those things you should know, the Spirit of Truth will make a way for you to know them. We will talk more next week. At this time we will take our leave. Abraham and I express our ever-growing love for you each. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
NOVEMBER 24, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. I am enjoying these peaceful surroundings. I can certainly appreciate the manner in which you work with one another. I am happy that you are comfortable with me. It makes my communications more accessible.  I can feel a wonderful security here in our spiritual unification.

During this particular time of year our thoughts turn to our Mother Spirit.  She usually imparts a message to us and this year has come with a wonderful message. Mother has helped us to feel compassion for the many souls out in existence that feel no family connection. She has instructed us to teach more skills on tightening the family ties.

As we grow in our spiritual understanding, we are getting to know the parental love of God. You would understand from experiencing a parental love. A parent loves us enough to tell us the truth. They would not worry about being nice or having some sort of self-reward, no. A good parent advises children for the sake of the children’s best interest, for their well-being. Mother’s message told us this year to love others, if possible, with a parental love. Meaning that you want for their health and happiness and have not worry over hurting feelings or crossing lines.

The Master was a wonderful example of this parental love. He loved His fellows enough to look them into the eyes and impart the truth as He saw it.  He was not forceful in his manner with others, no.  He was more of a caring friend who simply wanted to display assistance. We know that the Master wanted no part of any personal glory and He was not worried about His popularity. He was however concerned with His ministry and made the utmost effort to always be honest and loving, maybe not so much tactfulness, but always loving. His hearers who were on a path of real correction could absorb the Master’s words in all their reality. They were genuinely helped by the Master’s loving truth. Individuals who were more on an immature path or self-seeking took not the Master’s words as help, but condemnation.

People of the world are beginning to see that carrying past baggage or hurt is not helping one to make progress. This mindset at some point in Urantia’s awakening served a purpose, but now it simply creates victim-hood. You would do well to show that parental love within to your fellows who are looking for a new and better way. People are looking for acceptance and a place to belong. Your past training has helped you to know this parental love and now is the time to put it into action.

I hope you are understanding me, because we are not teaching forcefulness but simple truth. Mother’s message this year showed each of us that we have grown in many ways and are finding out new priorities. What was once seemingly important will be transformed into new progressive thought.  Everyone has a place at the Father’s table and gives and receives. This is a satisfying fact of our spiritual education.

This week make effort to have conversation with Mother and allow Her to further your understanding on the love of a parent and how to put it to use in the growth of the Mission. We are entirely blessed with the loving balanced personalities of our Mother and the Spirit of Truth. Truly understanding this blessing fills the soul. That is all. Mary will be with us next week and she sends her love. Know that I am always with great anticipation for observing your lives here on this evolving planet. Thank you for allowing me in. Go in peace. Until next week, shalom.


ABRAHAM, MARY & MOTHER
DECEMBER 1, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. I truly enjoy the wisdom here in this group.  You each have developed a loving philosophy. Your striving to do what you feel is right is inspirational. I know for a fact that each one of you always have Father in mind when making decisions. As you grow spiritually your decision-making abilities become more smooth and natural. I believe we have learned to communicate better, meaning myself and each of you. Your communication with one another is fine. I am saying that your desire to improve your spiritual skills has improved our communication. I am definitely pleased with your efforts.

I am MARY. It is truly an honor to be with you. I am learning your diverse personalities. I find that I love you each exactly how you are. I am growing in love as I get to know you better. I can see those good attributes in you that outweigh the bad habits. The mistakes you make do not stay long in my mind because I love you, I see the good. With that I give you our MOTHER.

Greetings, children. What a joy to look upon your faces. You each inspire me each day to carry on. I see how difficult the world is and how you are overcome at times with confusion. I am in gratitude, as is Michael, for your dedication to serving in the Correcting Time. You have not given up after all these years, even when times were slow and nothing appeared to be happening, moving or evolving, you stayed with us. I can appreciate how you have taken your hardships and extracted the value from them and put them to work for you in serving your fellows. Even though it is hard to see, you have helped us to make the great strides in moving the Correcting Time forward.

As Mary said, I see not the imperfections in my children. I see the strength each one of you have as you push through, as you carry on. I would also ask you that you dwell not on your imperfections and mistakes, but think about your strength and your link to me and how I see you. I see you not as erring children. I see not the world as evil. I see you as that budding soul who will experience what you have to, to move forward in your spiritual career and then someday, we shall be face to face and I will embrace you and I will tell you how much I love you and that you did do well.

Don’t worry about what your eyes can see. Know that with each passing day, hour or minute, everything, everything is getting better. Everything is getting better. You are doing better, advancing. The world is advancing. It is not going to hell. I ask that you live your daily lives as if you are advancing in every moment. Allow not those negative events to bring you down and close off your spiritual connection. Michael and I are overjoyed at the advances the planet has made. You are learning to communicate with one another, yes and doing fine. We are also impressed with your efforts made to communicate with us, to talk to us as if we were your closest ally, because I can definitely confirm that we are.

Take the confusing moments in your life and bring them to us. I long to help you, to strengthen you, to show you that there is no such thing as regression.  In each moment we are definitely moving forward. Have not worry or fear.  I am always at hand. I am always here for you. I do not judge you and I love you as you are. Carry on children.

I am MARY. We thank our Mother for her encouraging words. We are inspired to focus on the good and to dwell not on the negative. I thank Abraham, for he has been a wonderful teacher and a positive leader in our Correcting Time. Know that our spiritual army is stronger than ever. We are not in the shadows, but in every detail of Urantian life. As always, our love is growing for you. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM
DECEMBER 8, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. As always, I am always grateful for your open attitudes. It is easy to work with individuals who have vision. Everyday I am with students that are completely set in their old ways and find life to be predictable and without joy. Your life is what you and Father make it. These students that are so stubbornly set could have new possibilities should they dare to venture forth, but ease seeking keeps them bound. Fear of the unknown is misery to them, not exciting.

I believe that in one way or another there is some sort of a cost for everything. Individuals get some sort of reward or punishment for their actions—not ordained by God mind you, but of course self-imposed. There is a great deal of pressure in today’s world to have a lot of material items. Material items cost money. To raise this money one must expend energy at employment. The more one serves materialism, the more one must expend energy, most of the time this brings feelings of emptiness. Many measure their success by materialism and this may satisfy the person on the surface, but deep down there is no meaning. When there is no meaning, there is no joy.

What is your life costing you? We each know people who have ill health because of stress. Some of these individuals are willing to pay the high price of health for the reward they get for the ego. For example: a man who does really well at his job feels very important because he solves many problems on a daily basis. He hears nothing but praise from his superiors. In the meantime his physical being is stressed out and his heart is pumping overtime. To counteract that he begins to drink alcohol heavily and this starts to disrupt his family life. It means more to this man to hear the praise from his superiors than to feel good physically and take care of his wife and children. Do you see which would serve the ego more and which would have more meaning?

We have come to a point in our Teaching Mission that our ministry is the embodiment of meaning and a source of joy. The ministry is not difficult and generates energy instead of takes away from you. We can see that those things the ego values has a high price to pay, while things with real meaning bestow upon you a soul satisfaction. It is easy this time of year. I cannot blame you, none of us do. None of us judge you. It is easy to be pulled into that material want or that ego gratification.

Throughout the week let’s look for the deeper meaning in simple things, things that you may not understand, but there are doors open for opportunity. Take time this week also to sit in the stillness and regenerate your spiritual battery. Lose not the sight of those who keep us strong. As promised, I would answer a few questions—starting with an assessment for Harrison and Sarauna.

Children, I am grateful to you for these many years here in this group. Your service has been greatly appreciated. You have done well. I appreciate you unique personalities and also the team perspective of you as a couple. It is really quite sweet. You are indeed kindhearted people and have the best of intentions, that I know. I can assure you that no matter where you go the ministry you serve in goes also with you. You will still have Teaching Mission tasks that you will perform. Individuals you will talk to about spiritual truths, not so much the Urantia Book itself, but about basic everyday truths. You will know that you have to meet people on their level. There are projects you both have been meaning to start and the time or window of time is opening for you to get started on them. As I look back over your long history I can see you were always courageous and daring to move forward and try new things. There is nothing stopping you from having that same mindset today. Mary and I give you all the support we can and want you to know we will definitely keep in touch.

You know Father would want any of you to live out your dreams or even live within your means. He will be there no matter what. You that have dedicated yourselves to serving in the Teaching Mission will always have tasks and assignments. Our Mission practices are beginning to move to the next generation and we will find that the attributes of Light and Life are simply normal and how things are supposed to be. Follow up questions?

HARRISON: Abraham, I would appreciate reminders of things that I can do improve my communication with Father, with Mother, Michael, with you and Mary.

ABRAHAM: Certainly.  I see you best communicating with Father when you are helping someone else. When you are not thinking of yourself but simply doing some chore for somebody else. Maybe it is working on their car or simply listening to them. You are at your best when you are feeling useful. You have experienced a great deal of stress in these past few years and your spiritual understanding is a bit jumbled up in your mind. A new adventure will help you to sort it all out. You will find that peace you have been longing for. There will be time to talk and listen, cry and laugh. Explore life’s meanings. All you have to do is allow the unfolding. Is there another question?

SARAUNA: Abraham, I know that this feels like something we need to do, but I just feel like the whole world is jumbled and unsettled. I just want to be sure, as sure as we can be in these times, but at least going in the right direction. Letting go sometimes is a difficult thing I am finding. Do you have a tip or two on that?

ABRAHAM: The decision is always up to the individual. Father moves along with the details. You can never be sure of any decision. You can only try to envision a plan through the eyes of the Father and see possible errors. Plan out certain strategies, but you can never make a big decision and have some certainty within the spirit. I can say that if you look back through your many years you can see how resourceful you and Harrison have been and many times opened a wonderful life for you and the girls. A good method that I use for making decisions is—if doors of opportunity keep opening, then I keep going through them. If they keep closing, then I rethink the plan. Does that help? (It certainly does. Thank you.) You are welcome. Does anyone else have a question?

CALVIN: Abraham, in your lesson tonight and lately you talked about detachment from the ego. I can see areas of my life that I do that with more. I have made some progress I think.  Any input on that I would welcome. I have had some things in mind that I know that has been in there for a long time. It is hard for me to realize that is a fantasy or inner direction.

ABRAHAM: Certainly. Isn’t experience a wonderful teacher? We find in these accelerated times that what we do comes back to us faster then ever. Meaning that we could almost call these times reflections from the Supreme Being. We can act at times without some integrity and then hours later it is shown back to us and it is seriously distasteful. The ego is showing itself to be this way. We do not focus so much on keeping the ego at bay, but through our many years of training we have come to identify the habits of the ego and are able to steer ourselves in a more productive direction. Time and experience are wonderful teachers. I can see how they have assisted you and your life. Is there something more specific I can answer to? (No I think that is pretty clear. Thank you.) You are welcome. Another question?

SIMON: Yes Abraham, I would like an assessment and integrating the joy of living and how I can tame my ego.

ABRAHAM: Simon, you are indeed a man of adventure. I love your exploring spirit. I admire the scientist in you. I see that these days you are much more happy and I believe it is due to the lessening drama in your life. Well done. As I told Calvin, age is a wonderful thing. Time and experience are excellent teachers. We learn that the less drama there is, the more reality show itself, which creates more meaning and more soul satisfaction. I see you right now as happy, not perfect by any means, but happy and I am happy for you. You, as we all do, have much personal work still to do, but that will happen when you are ready. I believe these days you are embracing reality much more and finding joy in the life that is here, not the life that you can assume there is. Well done. (Thank you.) You are welcome, Simon. Stay with your studies of science. You will do a great deal to help many to understand how science and spirituality work together. Are there more questions?

ANNETTE: As a Muslim I have just had connection with God. I was very happy with my spiritual connection through God. Now after I have the connection with you, Mary, Mother and Jesus Christ, I get confused wondering what the truth in everything is. It is too much for my brain to understand. Now I am back and I am lost. I know the truth here. What do I have to do to find my path so I can feel without this confusion? It’s hard for me to find answers. The Urantia Book is difficult to understand. Can you help me?

ABRAHAM: My daughter, I do understand how confusing integrating many spiritual truths can be. We wanted to make the Teaching Mission a plain as possible so that it could embrace many religions. The prophet Mohammed wrote many beautiful sayings. He was a speaker of truth and there are many lines that he has written that give you comfort. There are many things that had given me comfort, especially when I was a child. I know that your spiritual education will always move forward, will always grow, but never does Father want you to be confused and frustrated, no. Father wants you, above all, to have a wonderful connection with Him. The rest should be set aside and taken in small bits, here and there, small lines. If you are going to read the Urantia Book  take a small paragraph. Spend many days with it. Don’t worry about the rest of the book, just that paragraph. If you know the writings of Mohammed you can spend many hours with his writings and feel comfort and no problem if you want to learn different aspects of spirituality, that is fine. Simply take them in small doses. Do not confuse the larger panoramic view with what we should actually be focusing on and that is our relationship with the Father. I would suggest that Jesus Christ is a wonderful interpreter to the various spiritual meanings. He is indeed a great teacher and knows of the many religions that have crossed the face of the earth. He is also the door. Said He, “I am the way, the truth and the life.” You would do well to go through Jesus to understand the Father. Jesus is like an older brother who can explain to you how our Father is. Jesus and the Father would rather you be happy and close to them than confused. When your spiritual learning gets to be confusing, set it aside. Concentrate on your closeness you have with them. Stick with what you know and slowly add in small new lines that sound good to your spirit. Does this help? (Yes. Thank you.) I can accept one more question if there is one.

REBECCA: Abraham, I am confused with the situation with my son and I need to feel some peace with that. Can you help me?

ABRAHAM: Certainly. Parenting is the most difficult job you will ever have. It is the best thing that will ever happen to you, but certainly the most difficult. I can only answer you in broad general terms unless you can be more specific with your question. (Yes. He lives in another state. I believe I need to live close to him to feel peace. Is that true?) I am understanding that very few things compare with the force of a mother’s love. It is important that you impart to him those things that you have learned in this life. I do believe it is important. It would not only help him immensely, but I believe it would also help you. The desire to tend to what we have brought into the world is overpowering for a reason. You have been given this driving sensation for a reason. If it is possible, then yes, I would say you are 100% correct in your feelings. Well done. Does this help? (Yes.)

I am going to take my leave at this time. Know that Mary sends her love and I am with ever growing gratitude for each one of your beautiful little faces. You bring meaning to my life. I love you. Until we meet again, carry on. Shalom.




ABRAHAM & MARY
DECEMBER 15, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. Indeed, a beautiful display of brotherly love here this evening. I enjoy the fact that you all feel comfortable together and are at ease to speak your minds. I am honored to be your teacher and friend. You have shown me the many ways the world has changed. Through you I am able to make sense of what my eyes see in the world. I know you each have your opinions, but I can tell you that I benefit from your willingness to share.

Some days I will spend an entire day with one of my students. I am fortunate to see with the student’s eyes exactly what they are seeing. This knowledge helps me to become a more balanced teacher and I can at least have experienced a little of what I teach. You each help beyond your understanding, because you help us to see the ever-changing realities within the world. I am so happy you each do not allow the world to break your spirit, but to build it up. We can each see how important time is to the experiencing soul, meaning that we must experience many lessons before we can truly understand them.

Your spiritual education and mortal experience on this world is not just about working and enduring. It is also about having joy and love. When you go off each day to your job, you can be filled with negative hesitation for the outlook on the day. The work seems to be monotonous and some wish to merely push time forward so it can be over with. The student of the Master would find their employment to also be a ministry and source of joy. For example, when you were each school children, recess was practically the favorite time of day. It was when you got to socialize and play. This balanced feeling of happiness helps you to cope with the difficulties of the day.

When you are conscious of your ministry there will be a great many opportunities that pass by you and no, it doesn’t take much effort, but it does bring to your mind an extra reason to make your job as pleasant as possible. Anytime you leave your home really,  there are always possibilities for the ministry tasks. We should be reaching the point where we have not to make effort concerning this outlook on daily adventures. It should be simply part of daily living.

I am MARY. Greetings to you, my friends.  Having spent so many hours with the Master, I even began to look at my life as a service for the ministry. I mean I had my daily chores to accomplish, but they were secondary compared to the mission tasks. I mean not to say that I thought of my work lightly, no. I mean to say that I found the mission tasks in daily living to take up great importance. My life was not simply about me. No. I had learned to be open to the ministry tasks at hand.  I began to look forward to running off to do my daily chores because I would always have opportunity to do something for Father as well. A trip to the market was not simply mindless shopping, no. I found it to be a social source of joy and a provider of mission opportunities.

We have to think to ourselves as we are leaving our homes to begin the day that our ministry is in full force and we have been assigned tasks that will help to enlarge the Kingdom and move us closer to Light and Life. We would each do well to wake each day with a prayer of gratitude and commit ourselves to making positive things happen. You have probably noticed by now that others feel at ease around you, to open their hearts and minds to you. This is a sure sign that you allow Father His place in your life. Individuals will recognize your kind heart and feel that they can trust you enough to confide in you. In this you can trust yourself enough to be a conduit for Father’s words.

So, you see, work is not really work. Life is not just life. Your training helps you to be a good example of the living gospel. Your willingness to welcome us and others are also helpful in the fact that you are keeping us up to date and that keeps our lessons fresh. We thank you for accepting this responsibility and promise to be by your side as you carry onward to Light and Life. We will stop there. Know that Abraham and myself take great joy in talking with you, knowing about you and working with you. The future not only looks exciting, it feels exciting. Again, our love goes with you always. Go in peace. Until next time, shalom.


ABRAHAM & MARY
DECEMBER 22, 2008
WOODS CROSS GROUP

I am ABRAHAM. Greetings. It is such a blessing to gather here with one another to rebalance our mind, body and soul. It was always the intention of the Mission to help mortals with their everyday lives through evolving spiritual understanding. If spirituality is not applicable in life or just some unattainable dream, then why embrace it?

You knew from the beginning that our lessons would be helpful to you in any of your everyday circumstances. As we join hearts and minds, we can allow the stresses of the physical world to fall away. As we are making effort to find higher mindedness, we can allow the minor irritations of life to go by the wayside. Once again, we are finding our spiritual center so we can remember the reason why we make so much effort every day to move and grow toward something beyond us.

When there is too much time that goes by without spiritual exercise, then there is a tendency to put more faith in the world and it’s treasures than to be open for spirit guidance. In many ways the world gives you the message of your worth through things you have or the kind of person you should be. Father’s values are mostly unseen. As people of faith, we are learning to rely more on what we cannot prove to be real than what the world offers. When we do not take time for spiritual study, stillness and service, then are we likely to stray from faith and end up in confusion and unhappiness.

This subject comes down to a matter of wants and desires. An individual may wish to have certain things they may value. Many times desire screams in the mortal mind and drowns out the ability to listen. A connected individual would have more ability to hear guidance and to be observant because the ego is not successful in showing the individual their emptiness. The ego wants its desires fulfilled and is really quite underhanded in how it tries to achieve that goal.   

I am MARY. My greetings to you each.  I can say I had the best lesson with this evening’s topic when I was in the flesh working the ministry. I had a young woman I was training to work amongst the sick and how she should not only help materially or physically, but also with encouraging words from what we had learned from the Master. I taught her about the mind/body/spirit connection and she did appear to be one to learn rather slowly.

One particular day when my student was trying to tell me a man that she had been helping was getting physically worse and she wanted to know what more she could do. I then asked her if she had implemented all my lessons that I had taught her and she said she had. In my mind I thought she couldn’t have because it would have indeed helped the man. Again, my student asked me, “What can I do to help contain an infection that seemed to be out of control?” And I then realized she had genuine care for this person she was trying to treat.

I had doubted her abilities because she was young and new to this work. I did not want to hear of her failings because that put me in a poor light as her mentor. I realized I was not answering her questions concerning the man’s infection because my ego was up in arms about my own ability to teach. I had somehow forgot about the well-being of the actual patient. I followed my student to see this sickly man and finally understood what the problem was. I had to set aside my desire to see my own success and make effort to hear what was really happening.

In a busy world there are so many clamoring for desires and attempting to get them fulfilled. This is all consuming and destructive to the spiritual education. This week I would recommend that we really try to listen to what is truly being said or what is happening. Try not to put it under your own scope of understanding, but allow Father to give you a fuller understanding of what is happening. We must remember all our needs and wants will be met. That must not even be a concern.  Father knows what these are and always wants for our happiness.

As Mission workers we must remember to listen to what is being said and know that even now, after all these years, the ego will try to force it’s agenda. Practice those activities that help you to spiritually center, whether its reading, praying, maybe listening to music, the closer you are with Father the less the ego can force it’s agenda. This week let us relax, be observant and allow Father to impart His words to us as He will. You each could use a break from the busyness of life. Even a short break would be of benefit. That is all for this week. Know that we are always with the greatest honor to serve you and serve with you. Our love goes with you. Until next time, shalom.

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