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Scripture Reading: II Corinthians 3 and 4

Greetings, beloveds. There is great power in your midst. This has been built up session by session, day by day. It is that atmosphere in which your soul can live most naturally, for you are building up that vibration in which you can live and function as a soul, in the life of spirit literally, helping to clothe yourselves in this. You shall function more in higher consciousness, in that vortex which is created by those coming together here for purposée

We know that some of the Scripture read tonight has been read before, but we would have you concentrate on this process of change that is taking place to help you to realize that you are still clay being molded and reshaped. We remind you that the very life forces moving through you are bringing about this great change which is giving you, at times, strange feelings and sensations. As we have told you before, you are going through a metamorphosis and you might say you are gradually shedding an old skin, old clothes for new.

While this is not too startling, it is still a change taking place within and around you. Your auric field is changing, and you yourselves may have noticed that the old is dying out as the new nature in you is raised up. You are feeling (if you examine yourselves within) a reassurance, a new confidence. It is not yours, in one sense of the word, but yet you feel it welling up within you. The spirit is coming into its own. You, as beings who have chosen this, must consider it carefully. Not knowing the ways and means of how it comes about, you are apt to become confused. But when you keep true to the course you have chosen and focus on the Lord you serve, desiring to be filled with the love of God, all these things bring about a natural process through which you move as the change gradually takes place.

You are not to be concerned with the later final change at the end, the change "in the twinkling of an eye." God will see to this. We are helping you to understand what is taking place within you now, as you gradually work through the present change-over.

The cells of your bodies are changing, as well as some of your attitudes, bringing equilibrium or balance within. You are feeling new and strange things because spiritually you are coming alive. Finally you will slide out of the old cocoon and emerge, a new and shining being, but you are conscious while this is taking place. This would be almost as though you are dying consciously as you move through the doors, You are dying unto self and coming alive to the reality of the divine self, consciously letting go of your selfcenteredness. This is the overcoming; this shall be the victory. So this process continues, The more that you read or study your Holy Writings and pray that this take place, the more you will readily accept it and move into the reality. Move hopefully into this realization.

Many of the mysteries of God are strange to your minds, for you must meet them in spirit. God is Spirit, your eternal life is Spirit, so you must come out of your former self and know Spirit in spirit. You cannot be in the other, and understand Spirit. So with all our reminding you, something will hit home one day, as you might say. It will sink in and you will express joy.

Then you will say, "Now I see. Before I did not." In a moment you will come into a realization, so you must take the battering of words--the reading, our talking to you, the repeating of things. Thank God for the mercy that keeps it with you until it sinks in and you enter into your true life.

* You are growing into maturity of the spirit and shall soon understand many things in a much better way. As we talk with you we send light into you to bring greater illumination, and as you open and expand that indwelling spirit in you shall come forth to meet you, shall bring greater realization. At this point it is working from within with the help of those who minister unto you. It is twofold. Finally you shall open from within, and your desire to know God shall bring you face to face with the reality of His presence, your oneness with Him, and your desire to move in line with the plan. This will lift you higher and higher in consciousness, into greater frequencies of light which shall illumine you. It is all God's Light, whether it be the dimensions into which you move or whether it burst forth from the spirit within. You have the light within, you have the spirit of God within, and you travel on the highways of life (the light frequencies on which your being functions) out into cosmic realms,

It is difficult for one to lift the focus from the mortal body and mortal mind, and the lower vibrations of the third dimension. These shall be forgotten as you move back into the awareness of reality, no longer blind, no longer dependent upon a false kingdom, a temporal life that cannot last but a few years without deteriorating. Realize your true opportunity for sustained life in God's Kingdom, and have a desire for its; come out of the old. We continue to stress this.

You have been wondering about planes of suspension. Many who have gone over undeveloped, not knowing many of the laws, have been suspended in the astral plane, and they require help in order to come out of that purgatory stage in-between. You have heard that they must desire to move toward the Light, so you pray that desire be stimulated in them, that they ask for help. Then they are brought out of suspension. So it is with you. You must desire to go into reality or you remain in unreality. The greater your desire (and yours is increasing rapidly) the sooner shall you knw true Life, the reality of God's Kingdom. Words cannot describe to you the beauty and the joy of the realization of who you are and your place in His Eternal Home for you. But it is dawning in your consciousness; there is more light on the subject.

Your cells are opening; each nucleus of each cell of your being is coming into a greater intelligence--God's Life expanding in it--until finally your entire being steps out in new life. How many times have we reminded you that it shall be as when Jesus spoke unto Lazarus, “Lazarus come forth!" That is what He is calling to each one of you: "Come forth out of your old nature, your dying body. Come forth into new life and stand before mee” For this is a literal happening to which you are moving, degree by degree.

According to your faith, so shall it be. According to your desire and your faith that the desire be met, so shall youmove into this new life and take dominion in the authority given you by God, the Fathers Take dominion of the Earth and all upon it for His glory, for His name and purpose in your higher natures The more you remind yourself of this, the more you affirm God's love and goodness flowing through you, the sooner shall you come into a true realization. Then shall your clay be molded into the eternal body, and as the body of dust falls away you shall not need to come back in new incarnations, for you shall be clothed in a sustained, eternal, "glorified" body, as the Master called

It should not be so difficult for you to realize that you give up one body for the other. At the end of this age it shall be done consciously;

this is taking place while you are yet consciously aware. Why should you have to go into a coma to come victoriously through a change that has been ordained? For those who step through the veil shall be ready to be raised into higher consciousness. For the moment of their passing over they have an astral body, but the ethereal body shall be completed. This is the one that you have been told about, the one that God is bringing into perfection so that you be eternally in Spirit with Him.

You have become so confused by misuse of so many of the words of your language. You take them to mean one thing when many times they mean anothers That is why words will not tell your intellect the true mswers. But as the power of Spirit enters into you with the words, it shall speak to your soul. We know that you are desperately trying to grasp, to comprehend. Just allow yourself to be filled with God's love and Light and open to receive without blocks-- open-minded, open of heart. In patience let these things move into your being, bit by bit, until they reach home to every cell. Then suddenly you shall be ees with light within and shall see and understand. But it has to enter you

These are the same mysteries that were given in your Holy Writings, where you were told that you must "eat of the little book," must “eat of my body," as the Master said. These are spiritual realizations that you are to take in, just as you take food into the physical body. You draw the spiritual realization into your being so that it feeds you, strengthens you, builds into you greater understanding. As the light increases within you, that which has been dark shall be lighted, and in that lighted temple you shall see and realize many things.

It all sounds like babblings until the light finally dawns upon you, and the realization sinks into fertile ground. Then deep within you know what you know, though you know not from whence it came. On this shall you stand, for here is where faith enters in. It is the foundation of the "house built on the solid rock" of the Christ nature coming into awareness and into union with the Father within.

If you cannot understand the mysteries, you must trust in the same manner that you do when you go to sleep at night, and move in the tide of Spirit that shall produce the finished product. You cannot fathom the mysteries of what the soul does while the body sleeps, and yet you trust that your Lord will care for you. He cares for you by sending His angels +o watch over you, to minister unto you,to lift you up so that you not stumble. Some are thankful, some take it for granted and some do not believe it; the results show which. . You have to enter into the mysteries with an open mind and faith in your God to even begin to see glimpses of that which the finite mind cannot understmd.

Do not expect to understand the Infinite while you are yet in the finite. But you can see glimpses, you can see in part and move forward in the faith that you profess to have. You are doing this very things you are His obedient children, and that is all that is asked: that you do the best you know to follow that which you feel and see within. And you are obedient to the best that is in you, day by day, receiving each day your daily bread--food for the spirit--that you continue to grow. That is the "daily bread” for which you pray, trusting that, as you go about your everyday life, your Father has not forgotten and is caring for your souls, Know that you shall have the sustained body when you have put down the old natures What a joy to have a body of spirit and live in cosmic realms of Spirit! In this manner shall you groW.

Those who have understanding to some degree, and have the faith to move forward into that which they do not see, shall be assisted more to enter

farther into reality. You are to be encouraged, for you are living in deep

Sincerity and faith, and you are giving up many things in your lives to further Pa the spirit. You shall enter in, for that is your heart's desire. Those moving an faith, closer to the realization of their God, cannot lose. We work patiently with you because, in humility, you are striving with all your hearts to Open more and more to the Father. This very desire shall bring it about. This has been a marvelous blending of souls true to their convicNot too often are there many gathered together in true desire to step, at any cost, into the Father's Kingdom--as this group has been doing during the Retreat. Spirit drew the souls that came into a perfect blending to form this needed vortex. This not only strengthens and raises your souls in growth, but provides the opportunity for you to use this magnification of Spirit to further the Father's work as you learn to direct this light and energy constructively. You are literally building in the Kingdom, allowing the Light to shine through you, directing these energies out so that when more of higher potential comes through you, you will distribute it in the Father's name in a constructive manner, to glorify Him. As Light comes unto Earth it shall glorify the Father. It is the very extension of Himself, the magnification of God-self on Barth. Beloveds, love one another more and more; bless one another in His name and work together toward the common goal, for the Kingdom shall be built by such as you--disciples in the Father's vineyard, learning to obey as the immer directions come. When you have proven your willingness, the spirit within shall direct you further so that you are following guidance. As you do this, more shall come. Let the Spirit manifest in you in whatever way seems to come forth naturally. Do not force, do not push; but do not back away either. Move with the prompting or the leading of the spirit within you. Let the soul move out in soul flight. Many times it has done this, to the outer mind, and yet if the third-dimensional conscious mind gives consent also, there is cooperation without rs interference, without the closing off of memory. Be not afraid; trust your God who created you and knows best how to care for yous co ql Many of the younger people coming in today are open to the Spirit, and Spirit shall lead. Many shall have visions, symbolic dreams and prophecies; many shall have the Lord speak through them. They are potential material which God shall use. They are being raised up to glorify Him. There are many that are in these vibrations, in homes that are developing as family units serving God. There is nothing more beautiful in the third dimension, for they are a vortex of love and energies that the Spirit brings into their midst. This can be used constructively or destructively. Families that move in harmony and love, teaching respect for and obedience to authority, are not selfish, are not vain. They move as one in the Father's purpose. You are such families. There are many like you over the world, moving together in love and faith. Cultivate this. Those who do not love their children enough to discipline them are self-centered and careless. Many are letting their young ones run the streets without purpose, and they spoil them by giving the children all that they, in their lack of wisdom, ask for. These parents are too lazy to be true parents to the souls in their keeping. They are misguided. But those with deep love for their families will bring them up in obedience, honesty and faith, will guide their ways, for God entrusted the ounger ones to their keeping for a time. yak Then when children reach adulthood, they must be released so they / can follow the leading of God. Their parents have given them a sense of responsibility, have taught them how to make decisions with confidence, calling upon the spirit within for guidance; have taught them justice, kindness, love.

These are the parents to whom one will say, "Well done." The Lord who raised them up unto His purposes shall give them recognition. There should be more of these family units brought up in God's ways, to enter into the kingdom together, to be in that Kingdom of Spirit so that they need not return to the wheel of birth and rebirth after the millennium. Move forward. You have earned a great deal, though it is God's grace that gives you the bounty.

These are difficult days at this end of the age, but wise are the young people who will not be disturbed by others of the crowd who go their ways to chaos. They will have faith and look to a higher goal. We would tell them to go forward in the Lord. He has raised you through many incarnations to be a worthy watcher for his coming unto Earth. Walk in the ways of thy Lord and walk into Eternal Life. Give thanks unto God that He provided you with parents of faith and spiritual direction, for through that guidance you have found your way, and the Lord shall work wonders through you.

There are many of you young people, in this day, with great enlightenment and spiritual awareness within. You respond and the spirit within bears witness to the truth, whether or not your minds fully understand. The Spirit draws you to be used to best opportunity in God's coming Kingdom; you are being raised up for this purpose.

Be faithful unto the end, be true to your goal, let love expand in you, and the consciousness that God gave you shall expand and expand until all is light. Much shall be brought to your soul remembrance, much shall come in through light, and you shall know that your God liveth, liveth in you. You are God-life coming forth to rebuild the Earth, to make new all things upon it. We add our blessings, that you young people especially (in whatever land) rise up into new understanding. Many of you can go farther than those of other generations, for you have entered with readiness to obey. If you have learned obedience as children, then as children of God you know how to obey Him. All shall work together for good to glorify His name.

We bless you and give you strength and courage to take advantage of the wonderful opportunities of this day of your Lord. Much is coming to pass. You shall be a great part of this adventure of spiritual life and cosmic change, as old things are put down for the new and greater life.

Your Lord shall work with you, and you shall know him. He has been with you much in this Retreat. Give thanks unto God that you are coming into the realization of your true Shepherd, your Lord of Earth. Be one in his consciousness, that you become One with the Father, realizing it to the fullest.

May you go in peace and blessing, for you are coming into the beam of greater Light, and closer to the will of the Father as your desires draw you, through love. As you give consent you are putting down the human will and rising up in God's will. Divine nature is beginning to manifest by degrees. Be ever aware of this within; stand in the true faith that God is reality in you. Bless you. He is with you. We all humbly bow to our Lord of Earth. Selah.

So be it! The Shepherd knows his flock. Be ye one with him. Know your Shepherd. How near he is unto you many times and you know him not. But this week you have seen him, have known him. Remain in this consciousness of oneness with him. It is this identification which brings all things to memory. You shall be raised up to be like him. Selah.

My children, I shall lead you through the green pastures and beside the cool waters. . . . Drink.