Elyon on growth

[Rick P. Giles]

February 9, 1997
*     Michael (Ginny TR):  Beloved  children, we greet you today to
assure you of our devotion and our great appreciation of your sincere
and wholehearted efforts to understand the Father's will.  You are all
growing so  splendidly; we are so happy to see such enthusiasm and
devotion that has grown so large in your very short life.  We cannot
hope for more; we cannot ask for more.  Each of you has a very special
place in our hearts.  Indeed, it is good to allow this special radi-
ance to flow to those who may need you.  Words are not always neces-
sary; a loving heart and a loving intention go a long way.  
      I greet you this morning with nothing but joy and heartfelt
gratitude for taking heed of our Father's message.  Have courage; you
indeed are blessed greatly with many gifts.  We depend on you for your
cooperation in spreading the light and life of our Father.  Be of good
cheer.  In you we are well pleased.  I remain at your side and in your
hearts as your teacher, your brother.  My peace I leave with you all. 

*     Elyon (Jonathan):  Greetings, friends, this is your friend Elyon. 
I am here today as I am throughout the week with you because I care
for you. As one who is your brother, I also feel the feelings as a
parent for his children.  I say this to again demonstrate the power of
the love that we share in the Father, how it breaks the barriers down
between levels, between status and accomplishment, and merely accepts
one another for who we are in the present.
      I have chosen to use some thoughts of Jonathan's, as he is begin-
ning to understand from reading concepts of time dilation based on
Einstein.  I will speak on growth.  You have the understanding that
growth is unconscious.  Growth is like time in that you can live only
in the present.  You can look back upon the past and witness your
growth.  You can project forward in hope of future attainment.  This
is your point of reference.  But the Father's presence is beyond time. 
Your inner spirit knows your to-be-attained states today as if you
have already accomplished the growth that you must undertake from your
vantage point.  Spirit luminosity can project you forward in faith to
attain the trust that you are a Paradise finaliter even now while you
are yet an animal origin human being.  This is because the Father who
is above all holds you close in the center of His being.  Having
accepted His call to become perfect, you are by all intents such. 
Grasp this as a value of the soul so that you may, during those
confusional doubts of the mind, rise above the complexity present in
your growth level of the current moment and perceive your worth even
during your apparent failures.  
      Likewise, since you have each make great progress in your ascens-
ion efforts, always allow yourself the freedom to recede retrospectiv-
ely and enjoy the qualities of the attainment you have accomplished in
the past.  They were pleasurable levels of successful growth at one
time, never to be despised later for being immature.  Enjoy your
retrospective views of your successes.  They are as real now, for they
are the foundations upon which your current growth level resides.  At
times when you are disturbed, feeling like you are not growing, that
you are in a circular rut, faith grasp firmly that the Father knows
the entire growth continuum of your being.  It is a reality transcen-
dent of your time location.  It does exist now.  Take this faith to
the Father in worship and realize it for yourself in the present. 
This will lighten your burdens; it will strengthen you in dilemmas. 
It will encase your past in the light of high value.
      You have all looked forward to that eventful future date when you
will leave the realm of time and enter the dimension of eternity. 
Growth will carry you through the spectrum to this future event. 
Growth is your sailboat in the ocean of time, and the Father holds
this ocean in the palms of His hands.   
      I have satisfied myself with what I wish to say.  The floor is
always open.  You have several who TR, and we have several teachers
present.  I thank you for listening.  
      Ginny:  If feel the name Andronoson. 
*     Andronoson (Ginny):  It is time for a new leap, so to speak, in
your awareness.  You can think of a three-way bulb, if you wish.  We
are ready to turn it up.  Your progress has been such that you all
will be entering a new phase of discovery.  You will experience it in
different ways, but you will notice capacity to handle things, your
increased awareness to proceed the steps you should take to further
illumine the workings of the spirit.  It is important - and we cannot
stress this enough - to continue your quiet times of stillness and
prayer and worship.  Be not afraid of this.  Remember with your
increased awareness and capacity comes an increase in ability.  You
will find new courage, new strength, new pathways opening up.  
      Know that your teachers are on the alert at this time to give you
further instructions and words of encouragement.  I will be more and
more a part of your instructions as I have been alerted to new levels
of capacity.  I take this on in great hope and great love and an
eagerness to be a part of your discoveries.  You have all done well so
far.  Do not become discouraged with seemingly apparent barriers. 
Your efforts done with a sincere heart are where your values lie. 
Nothing of value is wasted.  Reiterating our fellow teacher who has
preceded me, not much time is spent on things of little spiritual
value.  We ask that you do the same.  
      I happily join your company.  I hope to speak with you often.  I
thank you for your attention.  
      Ginny:  He's a tough one!  He comes around when there's a change,
when the voltage is upped.  (some discussion)
      Why am I reluctant to be a TR?  How can I become more confident
these teachers are really here and I am really transmitting truth?  
*     Elyon:  Reluctance stems from two factors: the general planetary
factor of isolation and the specific personal factor instilled in each
from your religious institutions of your dissociation as a human from
the Father and His family.  This has created the sense that you as a
human being are incapable of representing spirit, that you are or-
phaned and detached.  
      This process of transmitting our input into your being is one
that will restore your sense of right belonging in the cosmic family
and your abilities to speak for spiritual realities.  The age for the
priesthoods is over.  No longer need you look to another for divine
feedback.  Error is always a factor on your level of being.  This is
to be accepted as a fact rather than feared.  It cannot be avoided. 
It is an element in the larger scope of seeking truth.  Truth stands
in contrast to error.  Truth is recognizable both through success and
mistakes.  
      In transmitting for us be humble, but do not allow your desire to
be so humble become so strong that you become ineffective.  You have a
role to play as one who passes the ball from friend to friend.  You
possess the ball long enough to transfer it, and therefore it does
have your fingerprint.  But you pass the ball on and no longer possess
it, so the messages are not yours to claim as your right.  But it is a
shared transfer that we all partake in.  What I convey in ...(tape
flipped) ...from Paradise.  We each are imprinting this ball with the
Father's truth with every touch we make in passing it around.  If you
have not received the ball to pass then make no false motions that you
are passing a ball.  But when it does fall into your grasp, freely
toss it to another.  It is to be seen more as a play, to be approached
with lightness so as to alleviate the dangers of over-serious conside-
ration to the point of fanatic response.  
      On a world as Urantia functioning without the emplacement of nor-
mal procedures, this process will inevitably have its shortcomings,
but we are not concerned, for progress is more important than your
perfection.  
      For your records, this is Elyon.          Tom:  We were talking about a
brother with chemical or mental imbalances.  Can you offer some advice
on how to approach, how to be of service in this situation?
*     Elyon:  This individual struggles with a legacy of a planet torn
apart.  The greatest gift you can offer him is the demonstration of
the Father's love and luminosity through your care and concern.  This
genuine reflection of the Father touches the soul of your brother. 
Though you may be in yourself powerless to alter the chemistry, you
are able to transform the soul.  Help him rise to the level of unders-
tanding his soul placement with the Father.  It will be a struggle as
the vehicle that is out of tune will sputter and misfire, distracting
him from the core and important truth of who he is.  It would be a
difficult assignment.  Make every faithful and sincere effort to be
one who, having seen you, has seen the Father, and trust the Father is
fully willing to reveal Himself through you. Having said that, all
else must be left to your trust abilities.  Though you are not a
doctor, a psychologist, or a theologian, you are a child of God.  The
spirit resident within this brother is a magnet which will draw your
knowledge, your living demonstration, through him toward this inner
spirit.  Therein is the function of witness.  
      Does this help?
      Tom:  Yes.  Thank you. 
      Ginny:  Is it part of service to recommend drugs for a condition
like this?
*     Elyon:  Drugs are helpful for the body/vehicle when the malfunc-
tion is physical.  But the anguish of the soul is not cured through
such efforts.  This must be ministered to as well.  It is much like a
new paint job on your car will not make you a better driver.                  
Ginny:  Thank you, Elyon, for your teaching and your devotion and
dedication to us.
      I now take may leave.  Farewell.