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"O Christ, the Beloved of mankind, we come to
Thee tonight with childlike hearts and we ask Thee
to unveil that portion of Truth which it is Thy Will
that Thy children should make their own possession.
Grant that as each one listens so also the release
of the Spirit within may take place, grant that the
consciousness may come that this little earth life
is but a preparation for the Life which is real, for
the life which is everlasting, and that the day's trials
and testings are not as blows but even as steps into
understanding.
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"O God, cleanse our hearts and minds so that faith
may dwell therein, untroubled by all those many thoughts
which are cast upon it by the world. Grant that faith
may so establish itself in our lives that we can lay
yesterday, today and tomorrow at Thy feet, certain,
positive that what is, is best, and more than that,
is Love Itself.
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"Christ, Thou knowest how hard it is to reach
this high level, yet because the desire is there Thou
will help, and Thou will make it possible that the
glorious Light which shines from Thee may blot out
the past, may heal the present and illumine the future.
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"In the spirit of service we commence this quiet
time of communion and we ask Thee to bless us, to bless
us in that way which each one can understand, the blessing
which is consciousness of love and harmony all around.
Oh Father, teach us as the children we are. Amen
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"…I have faith in each of you here and faith
in all those who read my words, whether they believe
or whether they are still inquirers.
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"Have you ever considered what it means to be
called a Christian; what it is to claim a name so associated
with love, with suffering and which is so misunderstood?
Have you ever considered that by attaching yourselves
to Christ you are announcing to everyone that you are
allied to the Light of the World, to the Redeemer of
mankind?
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"Do you ever ask yourselves what have I undertaken
when I call myself a Christian? What does this symbolise
and what are the facts as illustrated in my own life?
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"Those of you who have been taught by me have
realised the importance and absolute necessity of disentangling
yourself from the menace of 'This is right and that
is wrong'.
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"The old idea that Christ can only be worshipped
in one particular way is a misconception. Christ is
the Saviour of mankind and whether sections of humanity
believe in Him or not it does not alter the fact that
Christ is the Redeemer of mankind. God is the Father
of ALL. The Father-Spirit is the Family-Spirit and
the Family-Spirit is the Christ -Spirit.
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"Remembering how great an honour has been laid
upon you, so that you not only call yourselves Christians
but that you try to follow what Christ taught, you
have not only been called, but you have been chosen
to do a portion of the great work which has been reserved
for you. It has been held in trust for you over the
long ages which have passed.
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"In calling ourselves Christians, we have two
sides. The one reflects the sadness, but the other
the radiant love. Even as we glance at that which pains
us so the joy covers the sadness and all is as God
intends.
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"Taking the world as a whole, looking at the peoples
with all their opportunities, their disadvantages,
their disabilities, they seem so bound by the physical
side of life. We see one stage. But God sees the completion
of the journey. He sees the victory over weakness and
strength established forever.
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"However many barriers are created between peoples
and individuals at some point in life, whether on the
physical side or in the Spirit Realm, the barriers
will have to come down.
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"What does the word Religion mean, what does it
imply? Remove yourselves from words which over the
years, by their usage, by their influence of thought
and action have almost entirely lost their true meaning.
In the utterances of the Saviour chronicled by the
faithful of old you have the religion which should
satisfy man as a whole.
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"How strange it will seem to many when they pass
hence, to see working together in harmony and perfect
understanding those who held different beliefs, who,
seemingly, followed different pathways.
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"Think of Christ. Think of His patience. Think
how He reasoned with those whose one thought was to
entrap Him! Think of His silence when so much could
have been said in condemnation! This example is before
us all. We need no other.
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"By trying to understand humanity as a whole you
are called by the Great Father to join hands with one
another, whatever the belief, whatever the faith. 'Love
one another'. That is the Christ instruction and from
that there is no escape.
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"Those who have passed out of physical life have
returned to tell you from their hearts how they came
from different roads to meet at the Saviour's feet.
Because you have laid aside those chains of the mind,
you are able to provide a channel through which God
can demonstrate that glorious family life which is
everywhere in the Realms of the Spirit. Then it is
taken by the lovers of Christ into the conditions where
it is most needed.
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"When you are free you will see what has been
wrought by this laying aside of your instinctive reservations
in regard to all that which comes under the name of
Religion, whether Eastern or Western in its misconceptions.
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"How can I best fellow Christ? How can I acquire
His tools? How can I obtain a measure of His love?
Without these things how can I follow Christ in the
real sense of the word?
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"Throughout the day and night you are gathering
to yourselves that which is necessary, that which is
essential, not only to call yourselves Christians but
to demonstrate in a practical way the Christ spirit
within. By being compassionate, being thoughtful and
gener-ally giving service to others, you are using
those same tools which Christ used when He walked amongst
us.
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"As you go on and emerge from the physical into
the spiritual, setting yourselves free from the earth
view and take up the Christ view, so the total consciousness
will come as to the true meaning of what underlies
the wonderful privilege of demonstrating the love of
the Master to all those who are in need.
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"We claim all mankind as brothers and sisters.
Spread the message far and wide, whether in this realm
or in countless realms beyond your imagination, whether
on one planet or another. The One God! All bound together
as a gift to all and finding expression in that word
Father.
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"Think of Christ. Forget all those other names,
other edifices, forget everything which is of the earth
and think of Christ. Christ is in the fields, Christ
is in the dark and dreadful streets, Christ is in the
palaces, Christ is in the hovels, Christ is in your
work, Christ is in your play. Whether you are conscious
of Him or not, the Shepherd seeks His flock and conditions
have no meaning for Him.
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"Do not approach the love of the Father with apprehension.
Run to Him, hold on to Him asking Him to protect you
inspite of your lesser selves. Joy will come after
a night of suffering. Yet that memory of suffering
places within your hands the gift to lighten the suffering
of others.
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"Even as we suffer because of our failures and
through our misunderstanding, so Christ pours down
upon us that love, that sympathetic comprehension of
how it came about.
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"Tears and smiles make up life. The tears and
smiles are like the beautiful spring day which brings
forth the life which literally feeds nature. So we
lift our minds a little higher and realise that the
storms of life and the joys of life revitalise that
which is our true selves.
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"With the thought of Christ uppermost in our minds
we can thank Him with grateful hearts that He gives
us so much. That out of His love He allows us to give
a little in return.
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"Christ in our midst. Christ in our hearts. Christ
in our minds. Christ in our lives. We are bound to
Him and admitted to that sweet companionship with the
perfect Companion.
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"In Christ's Name I bless you. Protected by His
love, centred in His love, surrounded by those who
find their joy in serving you in love, rest content.
The blessing which is yours will not only be felt by
you, but you will demonstrate it to others, for the
Father has spoken it. Amen.
