[tmtranscripts] N. Idaho TeaM 9/22/02

[RickGiles]

North Idaho Teaching Mission Group
Topics: Temporal and Eternal, Love, Out in the Field
Teachers: Evanson,Elyon, Olfana, Margul

September 22, 2002

*	Evanson (Jonathan):  Greetings to you, this is Evanson.  
I am here to share thoughts, and I wish to begin by asking you 
to imagine yourselves so far out in the remote stretch of the 
universe that you are unable to perceive anything whatsoever, 
planet or star; nothing at all seems to exist.
	If it were possible for any one of us to do, we would be 
out beyond the realm of creation.  From this position it would 
appear that there is nothing meaningful about this emptiness.  
Now visualize yourself approaching the master universe.  You 
are coming upon the intense creations of the outer space 
rings.  You are able to view this gigantic conclave of things 
and beings.  Suddenly there is curiosity intrigue, the lure of 
adventure, and the desire to meet others.  Meaning appears 
because something else exists that you now stand in relation 
to.  Now even the empty void beyond the created universe has 
meaning, for it has relation to creation.
	You have, like I have, begun your ascension through this 
universe from a very physical level.  You are progressing well 
in identifying spiritual value, in recognizing that of eternal 
importance while you are engaged constantly in the 
fluctuations of temporal existence.  Observing your 
conversation today I find that you have progressed through the 
stages of sorting out clearly that which is transient and of 
only momentary meaning and that which is of great spiritual 
significance and of eternal value.  This is an important step 
when rising in awareness from simple animal behavior and 
attention to that of the divine consciousness that the Father 
has placed within you.  And this is only one stage of the 
progress I witness in you, for I also discern that you have 
rightly understood how much the temporal events of your life 
complement and contribute to your spiritual ascension.  And 
you have experienced how well the creative design works, for 
it continually thrusts before you another opportunity to be 
cognizant of the spiritual significance of any moment.
	I began by asking you to imagine being in an empty void 
and then to discover the cosmic universe city, and I 
illustrated that it provides meaning in this contrast.  So has 
this principle worked for you in your life; the apparent 
temporal, transient aspect of your life does appear 
meaningless when viewed alone.  It is however when pulled up 
alongside with your eternal destiny, that being standing in 
the presence of God, great meaning is derived.  Were it not 
for the emptiness of space there would be no room for the 
circuits of planets, the spirals of universes.  Were it not 
for this physical realm that you are in at this hour there 
would not be room for your discovery of that of eternal and 
lasting value.
	Many do not make this connection.  Some, as I nearly 
did, falter in the discovery of that intangible, ethereal 
quality of living beings.  I compliment you for your 
successes, and I encourage you as you struggle in balancing 
your dual natures.  Though you may experience frustration 
adjusting to these two levels of your creature makeup, I 
express to you that your very frustration is indicative of 
your desire for God and even more so is revealing that you 
have touched the divine and know, really know, that reality, 
the presence of God.  This frustration proves you have been in 
the presence of the Father; you have communed with Him and 
seek and desire that ever more and always.
	It is the goal of all who aspire to spiritual attainment 
to reach that peace which passes all understanding, to be 
content.  And it is worthy of attainment, for the bliss is 
soothing to the soul.  But I tell you frustration is a fire 
that keeps you moving.  It is what drives you to discover the 
techniques whereby you will experience peace, even midst 
turmoil.  As we each undertake life experiences while 
traversing this realm of time and space we will always be 
running into that universe necessity of contrast.  The 
emptiness of space houses a universe.  The meaningless 
appearance of transient temporal existence hosts the eternal 
values of all creatures.
	I am told that one day when we complete our time/space 
experience we will see a more singular, semi, though not 
complete, absolute view.  However this comprehension will not 
be or could not be fathomed if it were not for the experience 
we undertake in this era.  That is because we begin as 
creatures ascending to the Creator.  If we were as Michael, a 
creator himself, we would understand that single point 
absoluteness of God.  In a sense you might say that those of 
creator origin have taken that which makes up the universe and 
scattered it abroad, and we out in this panoply of space are 
gathering up that which builds our souls, nourishes our 
beings.  As we all together as a single family do so we 
recollect this scattering of the divine.  If all this matter 
that the Creator in a sense has taken from His box and spread 
around is collected by each of us and in the whole has all of 
us, we, in our collecting, place those pieces into our family 
box in an entirely different order from the original 
arrangement.  This new configuration is what God seeks to 
experience.  This is the magic of creaturehood, our re-
assembly of all the potentials of God into a gift to the 
Father, a rearrangement, a beautification through creature 
creativity.
	So, my friends, relish the moment.  Seize your 
opportunities.  Trust that when you are not assisting another 
that the universe is assisting you, that ever throughout this 
time/space adventure we will be oscillating back and forth in 
this manner of intake and expression, of emptiness and 
fulfillment.  Your scientists understand that all matter 
vibrates, and, were it not for this vibration, the universe 
would be dead.  This holds true of the soul; always will it be 
in movement.  This vibration at times appears to be as if it 
was a slacking off, at other times a great move forward in 
your ascent.  Either movement indicates your spiritual 
vitality.
	Thank you for hearing me today.  Others are with me.  
Take care.

*	Elyon:  This is Elyon.  I am going to speak to you about 
love.  Isn’t that after all one of our favorite topics?
	Love covers all things and therefore is difficult of 
definition and so acquires many definitions.  Let us imagine a 
pole firmly rooted in the ground with many strings attached at 
the top and stretched out to the ground like a teepee.  Every 
cord is a definition of love, be it attraction, enthusiasm, 
volition, service, kindness, or worship.  Many words can be 
strung to this pole, each contributing to but each not 
defining love.  The beauty of this reality that is God is 
that, while each one of these cords contributes to the 
understanding of love, love itself stands on its own. That 
pole is firmly planted no matter if any cord were tied to it 
to hold it up.  Before all things were, love is, yet in the 
presence of all things love is revealed.
	Within the human mind we may attempt to define love or 
perhaps describe love, and we will define the descriptives 
that indicate love.  We begin to perceive this conical array 
of cords tied about this pole stretching to the ground.  You 
can rise up any one of these ropes and find love at the 
center.  You can in a collection of many do so and find love 
at the center.  In the junction is the meeting of the 
experience of creature love and the reality of Creator love.  
This is the stupendous revelation of creature and Creator in 
contact.
	Evanson spoke about the rearranging of the potentials 
that God has cast abroad by all the creatures into a new 
construction of the same materials.  So it is with love; that 
strong eternal pull of divine love stands forever.  We, each 
creature, string a new comprehension of this eternal love and 
define a new arrangement of love throughout the universe.  
While any description of love may not accurately describe its 
reality, I encourage you to seek definition, not formally, but 
experientially, to discover a new string attached to this 
eternal reality.  As you do, as I do, as we all do, we create 
a canopy of love that covers over us all in brotherhood in 
relation to the Universal Father.

	Mark:  I see that even a string of frustration may still 
serve the purpose to direct us to the center of love and 
provide us with an avenue similar to the more uplifting 
strings we may grab.

*	Elyon:  Indeed it does.
	I would draw one more notion to the forefront, and that 
is the importance of knowing and experiencing that divine love 
contrasted with superficial loving experiences that do not 
fall into the category of eternal love.  Let us take this 
example again and imagine a center pole that is not rooted in 
the ground.  It stands up only because of the array of strings 
around it.  This form of love falls when the cords are severed 
and the balance is lost.  This love you have seen and 
witnessed in your life.  It too points to the presence of that 
eternal love that does not fall even if the definitions, the 
qualifications, that define it are removed.

*	Olfana:  This is Olfana, greetings to you.  I am going 
to make some very physical statements, or perhaps more 
correctly statements of physical things that have a spiritual 
counterpart.
	When you feel the warmth of the sun on your back or the 
cool quench of water as you drink or even the shuddering 
coolness of a fall breeze, know that what you perceive is due 
to your monitoring of your experience, your recognition of an 
occurrence about you.  The divine presence within you, your 
angel attendants, your teachers, are doing the same as the 
physical elements in your external life.  They are touching 
you, seeking to quench your thirst, seeking to warm your soul, 
seeking to alert you to what may benefit you as you grow.  
While a sunrise in itself may not be God revealed, it does 
reveal to the creature the reality of God.  Though the 
physical is not the spiritual, it indicates the presence of 
the spiritual.  This is why the parable worked so well for the 
master.  This is why your teachers use metaphor and analogy 
often.  Even as you ascend the morontia worlds, your routines 
of each period of time will indicate and contribute to your 
future growth.
	I am happy to see you so enthusiastic about circuits and 
healing and attending to the physical welfare of your fellows 
as you are likewise desirous of ministering to the soul.  Keep 
up the good work, my friends.  I will now withdraw.

*	Margul:  I am Margul.
	It is on record that the angels had appeared before the 
shepherds tending the flocks at the time of Michael’s 
bestowal.  It is taught that the coming of this messiah, great 
an event as it is, was for even the simple shepherd, that 
though the son of God be born on earth, the angels approached 
a simple human being, not the king, not the religious rulers, 
but the average man.
	I have been at work on this world for some time 
preparing for those future ages of Light and Life.  I can 
report that the administrative changes on Urantia are 
progressing well.  The magisterial mission is developing 
according to our projected plans.  I tell you this, shepherds 
in the field, for it was the shepherds who spread the word.  
The kings resisted the announcement, even feared the 
consequences, but not the shepherds.  They received in faith 
and believed.  Today you are like those shepherds.  You are 
out in the fields.  You have heard the angels, and you are 
spreading the gospel.  The new age is here.  The light is 
dawning.  This light is the light of Light and Life.  That is 
the project I am assigned to.
	I affirm your dedication; I receive your devotion.  I 
know your faith is strong, and I trust you.  Today throughout 
this world we have in place many small units like yourselves 
who are dedicated to the outworking of goodness on planet 
Urantia, who are diligently promoting truth, who seek and 
stand for what is good, what is real, and what is divine.  
Continue in this work, for we need you engaged.  There may be 
many like you around the world, but the units are small.  To 
complete this project I need to enlist all people on this 
world.  That makes my task long in the accomplishing.  But I 
can do it with your help.

	Mark:  We are all your devoted servants.  We will do the 
bidding as we understand it of the grand mission before us.

*	Margul:  It is the dedication like yours expressed here 
that will move mountains, that will create on Urantia a 
demonstration of the beauty of the divine plan.  As a Trinity 
Son, I am accepting of any who enlist in this project.  I will 
turn none away.  You may believe yourselves to be of status 
unworthy, of little skill, but I assure you it is your 
devotion that enlists you, and I will turn none away.
	As you have read through the new presentation of the 
life of Jesus, you have witnessed the simple acts and the 
profound influence of these small actions of Jesus upon 
another soul.  You do not need to engage in this project with 
full credentials.  Your willingness is your qualification.

	Mark:  Thank you, Margul and all the others who work so 
tirelessly for our world and for us as individuals.  We seek 
to help in this project and await our next instructions.

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