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Scripture Reading: Letter to the Thessalonians

Greetings, dear children of the Light. Blessed are ye that shall gather together in your Lord's name. The work is gathering momentum toward the perfection of His plan and there are many ways in which the Spirit is functioning. When you came together for this purpose at this beautiful lakeside, it was with prayer and great expectations. As you come together in this vortex the Spirit can work in each one of you, individually, and as a group, in a much more effective way than when you were in the midst of your tasks in the cities, and in the

world confusion. We have tried to help you realize that your souls are being energized and worked with: your souls are literally being fed food of the Spirit. The connecting links (the endocrine glands) are being worked with, the chemistry of your physical bodies is being changed, the consciousness is being raised, and } many times symbolic messages are brought into your souls. Sometimes they are \ brought through in memory from your dream state. The Spirit has been moving through as you talk with one another and your hearts open in love. You are learning to come together as one in harmony, in love, in spirit (not for yourselves but for His purposes), and you receive blessings and benefits. Then, as the messages come unto your souls, there is a greater opening, an increase in capac£ ity to receive. The communication systems within you are being worked with to help you develop into this, and to receive thought transference.

You really are not aware of many of these things that are taking place, because so much is different from the patterns of your normal existence. You do not realize how cluttered you become when you are in the busy, every-day world--all the things that you do from habit that are not necessary, many of the things that block and interfere with your souls! manifestation. Your souls come out in freedom in areas such as this--places set aside for this purpose. You j are being replenished; you will receive healings within and without. It is not that you look for something spectacular; it is that you } know that the Spirit is quietly moving within you, that you are being raised up z in the cells of your being, that you are being conditioned to meet the higher

frequencies of Light. Then we can bring you together to be still for periods of time longer than you usually allow, much of the time. So it is asa laboratory, ina sense. It is also as though you were coming together in an outdoor cathedral, with the unlimited sky your roof. In the quietness you see the beauties of nature; you look at the sky, the lake, the trees, the flowers, and listen to the birds. You become attuned with nature, with God and His creative forces. It breaks the tension and you relax more physically: you clear out your minds, your emotions are at ease, and because you are among loving friends you let go and let God take over your lives,

In your busy work-a-day world you do not have the time for this. It is true that you should teke time, you should give over every moment possible, but when you come in this manner, uninterrupted, there is much more to be gained, Then you not only receive benefits and blessings yourself, but you serve others, come together so that others in far distant places may receive blessings,

heeancse you came together to offer yourselves unto God. Then the group conSciousness can be used to bring forth that of tho heavens which would enter tho souls of many, It is a continuous chain of events, or actions Action and jntor- ,, action--an Opening--just as you would open a window to permit the light to come through in Greater measure,

You ses you have been so aware of your third-dimensional selves that you have forgotten the nature, the available potentials, of your higher Selves. You have suffered in the lower nature instead of lifting into the higher and absorbing the abundant life--all the benefits that the higher nature provides. You shall come into a greater realization of this.

Everything is in multiples; the power of the thirteen has been mentioned before. There is power in the vibrations of the thirteen who have already gone from this retreat this past week, the thirteen now here, and those coming. All this is an action and inter-action, a multiplying of the cells of light that shall build up more and more power, which shall move through each individual as a channel of this power, as an instrument through which it moves forth. All here who consciously identify with one another as they become acqueainted open the way for this network of distribution.

You can identify with one whom you know, and souls in rapport who are in another place will recognize and respond. You can send light forth through the ones who have been here and have returned to their homes, and it will be much more powerful than if you tried to send it through the name of someone that you had never really known. You can identify with those of your own nature that you have been with. It is an expansion. They carry the blessings from here as far as they go, in turn directing light out to other points. It is as though you were open to the power of a great power house. These are not games that you play. These are the realities of eternal forces of Creation that you are being entrusted with and can direct forth in His name. This is power sent forth, individual expression to be used for good, for constructive building, for oo restoring, healing, strengthening.

The more that you identify with the Christians of the early days of the church, the more you will realize you were there, that power was given unto you, even unto now. It becomes more of a reality in your consciousness, for your consciousness enters into the reality of it. When you are full of the power of the Holy Spirit, and when you have the desire to be nothing but an instrument for the Father in His work, and when His creative forces move through you to restore a planet to order, you will realize the blessing, the privilege and the need for practice, and you will mow that you were brought forth to obediently use that power that the Father's work be done,

This may be a quite different view than you have taken before, but God-nature is coming into action. It is not for you to prefer ways of the world but to be that which the Father sent forth for His purposes, and then all things that are needed shall be added unto you. Move in faith and realize that you are being brought into the realization of your purposes. Of course, this is only the interim, but as you are faithful in this so shall you be used more effectively in the furtherance of His Kingdom. Some of you have helped in furthering this work, these messages that go forth to so many. It is not known how many souls are touched; many come forth who are not even known to be among the readers of these messages. Every so often the Spirit prompts and brings this about. There are always ways in which the Spirit moves that will further God's work, and each person who helps further His cause is blessed.

These are the ways that shall reach many, in a far greater way than the elaborate buildings built by man. Hach vessel is a temple where God is to be worshipped within. Then several come together to send forth His word and His

Spirit in ways most effective;. not the spectacular, but the simple sending forth of His word unto other souls. As the Lord proclaimed, this makes you fishers of men, and you draw them unto you by the light in you, by the spirit in you, by the word going forth through sincere instruments and in simple ways.

This is the way the Lord worked while on earth--in simplicity. As the Master walked the Earth, there were those who knew and followed They gave up much but they received much, and they gave forth much more, for the Spirit moved through them and accomplished God's work, as is being done now, to some extent, through each of you, and will be more and more as your offer is made unto God. There is always the price to pay, the giving up of something: giving up self, giving up time, giving up something lesser that the greater go forth.

On Earth today there are not only false prophets but there are those who would draw glory unto themselves, who would rise higher and higher in the world's eyes. Many are getting off on tangents; many desire to have something so interesting and stimulating that it would draw crowds. The simple message of our Lord is not enough to hold the world crowd, thus it is important that those who offer themselves as instruments draw together the true disciples of the Lord, those who know that they are part of the remnant in the end of the age, and who desire to go further in His Kingdom. Then they come apart and symbolically go quietly into the upper room, into the higher consciousness in remembrance of their Lord, feasting together on the spiritual food that he provides, watching and listening for his instructions anew, They read in a new light the preserved words of the Master to those who believed him. Read them again and again. They will stand out in new light; they will speak unto your souls. He is Speaking them to you.

This meeting symbolizes the upper room toward the last of the Master's mission, where he gathered together those dear unto Him to teach them more of the inner mysteries. Do not betray the Christ nature in you but allow it to go forth without delay.

Pick up thy cross and follow me. Lo, I am with you always.

Beloveds, there are many mysteries in your midst. The soul lmows. Learn to discipline yourselves until all is well in your holy temple. All of it is his; what is his is holy. Nothing belongs to you but you are of that which he gave. You are guardians of the holy temple. Pray faithfully each day, each night, that your Lord reveal more unto you that will help you to understand. His power brings forth these messages. As you take them slowly, bit by bit, they

‘enter into the soul. The spirit within bears witness to the truth, and you go forth as heralds of his light and messages proclaiming his coming, for he comes unto those who watch for him. Not all can come forth in a short time. There must be those standing by waiting.

This is a vast program for the planet Earth, and those who have endured unto the end, and who believe in him, are to be partakers of this with him. You will come closer and closer unto your Lord; he is seeking you, searching you out, that you establish a union with him for this final event. As you are One in Spirit you will easily obey the call that comes through. The disciples today are not coming together as in Pentecost, to wait for the descent of the Holy Spirit. The Spirit is here, but with your consent, and as you step into the higher nature of your being it becomes more active, more effective ina

way that you recognize

You are coming together, awaiting instructions and watching for your Lord's return to Earth. How long have mothers waited with a candle in the window for sons to come home from battle, waiting faithfully with prayers, watching, hoping, having faith that they will come. They do not question how many days it shall be. They wait, in love, and they watch. You wait, in love, snd watch. It may take longer than you think but you will not be disappointed. The years are short, even for the end of the century, and as we have said, so much of all this that you have known about must be accomplished in that time. If the believers are to be drawn up to meet him ahead of the cataclysms, and many of these later things that are to come to pass, then you must know that it is not long until that which goes before the end.

As you read these lessons, as you listen to these tapes, the voice vibration goes into the cells of your soul being. It brings food and strength. You will receive more and more clarifjoation and understanding of things not understood before, because the time is now. You have come into a state of readiness and the Earth has come to the place of the beginning of the end. These things shall take place at an accelerated rate.

You shall begin to shine as light and you shall have the mark of one following his Lord. This may cause many of those of the anti-christ to be your enemies. Many of those who are now coming forth in great riots and all forms of rebellion, refusing to go along with authority, claiming that God is dead--that there is no proof of anything--these have made their choice. Come apart from them. Remember your Master said that if he came with a sword to divide it was to separate those of God and those who had chosen to go their own way without God. As we have said, their time will come later, but for this age they will reap the karma of their choice. You are warned not to be among them, warned to draw apart and come together in groups of believers. Many shall be lifted up in the groups where the power is great. For others it will be as it was givenees."Iwo shall be working together in a field; one shall be taken and the other left." But as the need arises, the Lord's directions will be given, Many who have not understood the Holy Writings that were preserved for them unto this day are opening anew and finding much they they did not see before--meat for the soul.

These messages have helped to open the books of your Bible, have helped many to come closer to understanding much of it, but it is most important to read your Master's words as he talked to the multitudes, as he talked to the seventy, as he talked to the twelve, as he went unto the mountain top with the three closest to him--Peter, James and John. He gave many of the mysteries unto them, even though they did not have complete understanding. He could open to them, confide in them in ways of greater understanding than with the others, He gave them the very key to it all: the recognition that he was truly the Son of the Living God, One with Him, in Him; and that this same law worked in each one of God's begotten. It would be taking this wilfully and in vain, did they not let that be accomplished also in them, according to God's plan.

Many try to claim the benefits of the Heavenly Kingdom without making the sacrifice, without changing within. One cannot be self-centered and continually ask God to meet all his demands, Rise to the selfless stage, the God-centered state of consciousness; then ask. In that nature you know how to ask and you do not ask amiss. Then God shall answer, for you are meeting the conditions which shall open the door. Prayer is a reality. It is the desire of the higher nature opening the door for the fulfilment, One cannot sit in judgment and pray; one cannot be angry and bo in prayers He must rise above the human, reach into the higher nature, and in that nature and desire, God shall

answer. Prayer should not be for what man ordinarily would seek, but to help all move into line with God's will.

When all of this has been realized and you realize the purpose of celestial ships coming unto the planet, then you may look beyond and take more interest in the ships of the divine host that shall come in the clouds, This part of the reality has already taken place. They are near and available, only awaiting the command from the Lord of Earth. This is the time for group work, en masse,and the armies are being gathered--legions of invisible ones standing bye

The true believers are told not to fear. When you find any believers being harmed, you will find they have not followed inner guidance, and they are out of place from where they might be had they listened. Some could go into the middle of the riots, and most certainly they would be in danger, but they are told to come out from such and not be a part of it, not be anywhere near. They are to go into their homes and close their doors, draw away from all those things that come to pass--the strikes, the battlings, the marches. It is a mistake to think that God endorses such. Those who ask for trouble shall find

Believers are being protected from much. This does not mean they will not come under some difficulties, some persecution at times, in some lands. Of course there will be tribulations, but at the same time there is the overall protection, just as there will be when they are lifted up into the ships. God has raised them up to perform His deeds on Earth and in other realms afterwarde He will preserve them, for His plan includes them. This means it includes you. In your homes take more time to cultivate the desire for this within you.

You are like many other groups that have drawn apart from world affairs to wait upon your Lord. It is not in vain. The potentials in each of you are ready for action, and this is the nervousness that you feel in many instances. The nerve ends are ready to move, ready to acts the light is being discharged through you. Let your consciousness remain in that divine nature and feel the governing, feel the balance into which you move. In quietness and confidence shall come your strength--His strength in you. Glorify the Father by recognizing that you are His begotten; give thanks. He shall indeed use you in His great plan for Earth, and later in the great cosmic realms.

Many orders are now being given, and those who are standing up to be counted and are faithful unto their Lord are told to line up. It is just as though you were getting ready to march, but all must be gathered first, so let that drive increase in you, even though there be unknown factors. Know full well that your Lord shall come forth and have his Kingdom on Earth, shall govern in wisdom and love, and you shall be part of it with him. Is it not worth going through to the end to reach the fulfilment?

Your attitudes during this time mean a great deal, ard your keeping in touch with one another in various ways, as in praying for one another. Send light as well to others who are also of this soul purpose; that is part of your network. It is not only a network of Fellowship members. This is a structure +o begin with, for these are the ones you know who are coming together, but they are only a part of the remnant. This rapport between souls creates an opening through which the Spirit can function, and thoughts can be transferred if necessary. This is an open field of action for Spirit. Visualize this and bo a link, for it is of great importance.

According to the plan, as we send a greater charge of light through the channel in each location, it is a connecting of souls, a recharging as they make contact. A light bearer passes through, giving us, at times, an opportunity to speak with you direotly. Woe speak as Paul or others in the early churches, but we speak directly to God's church through your souls, enoouraging

you, bringing you what instruction we can, helping you to remain patient and ready. There is a time for revealing certain things, a time of readiness, and while your awareness is increasing this will synchronize with the readiness in the other dimensions, for the plen to be revealed at the time that is shown,

So we speak to you as disciples that you are; we give you our love and blessings and hope that you will identify with the early Christians, knowing that you are one and the same, continuing in that in which you were instructed in those days. One fellowship, one purpose, one Lord. Many who are not following our Lord shall fall away, but those who are shall march together with his banner and in his name, for God's plan shall not be defeated. Blessed are they that are one with His will, that partake of this plan. It shall be done. You are being replenished, renewed in body, mind and soul. May you receive the healing currents, the freshness of Spirit, given new strength to serve your Lord's purposes. Bless you.

So be it! Many of us are with you, as usual. becoming more serious because the time is running out. Unto this end are you gathered here. May you be blest and take great power and love with you as you go. Know that only those seeking spiritual attainment and looking for the return of their Lord shall come into this vibration. Otherwise it shall not be of interest to them. Remain true to your purpose. Do not turn back. Be steadfast in your souls and angels shall be with you. Selah.

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