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"Brothers and sisters we meet under the blessing of
the Christ. Realise that you have been called to service
and in the measure that you have answered the call
the responsibility will never cease. The word 'responsibility'
carries something of a grave note, but opportunity
in a way beyond the earthly mind is included in responsibility.
When you are free from the flesh, your heart shall
rejoice, your mind shall be filled with peace because
the little you have done has prepared you for the great
work that lies ahead.
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"Through Divine Law every one of the children of God
have the same privilege of winning equal power. Irrespective
of environment, of mental make-up or the opportunities
of education, each one can do as well as the other.
Within you all is the Divine Spark of Immortal Love.
When you are free from the flesh you will see that
the only power that is real power comes from the capacity
to love.
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"Today, with sad hearts, many are wondering as to the
future. Some are caught up in the net of war, fighting
for a high ideal. But there is something stronger than
self that sends them forth and it is not hatred but
a deep love for their brethren who have been ground
beneath the heel of those possessing earthly power.
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"Many in the flesh are confused in their thinking.
They do not realise that warfare in a spiritual sense
is progress. They also forget that the very food they
eat, the freedom they possess comes to them only through
the sacrifices made by others. The ones who condemn
those who feel that they are fulfilling their duty
by taking up arms, to be consistent in their attitude,
should not take of that provided through the efforts
of others. So many will not face the fact that when
they pass out of the flesh they must go into the dark
planes and fight and struggle for bonded men. They
will require all their courage then.
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"Earthly warfare is terrible to you and against the
Will of God. It comes about through the abuse of freewill
of His children. But however terrible the warfare may
be on the physical plane, it is nothing in comparison
to that which must be faced by every individual who
is a missionary at heart. In the sleep state there
are many who go into those conditions where man is
held captive by his past. They need all their courage,
all their faith and all their resource to do God's
work and not to quail.
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"Think of the Immortal Fires of Love: what love has
the power to build; what love has the power to destroy.
Think of life as it is presented to you concerning
yourselves and as relating to others. Children of the
Light, in the days of old when the Master trod the
earth what were His tools? Immortal Love. What was
He enabled to do? He was able in part to scorch out
perilous evil in order to allow the good to creep in.
He searched the hearts and minds of men and He found
the few, the faithful few who were willing to suffer.
Today you owe your freedom, your liberty of thought
and the spiritual consciousness you possess to them.
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"As man looks back over the past he sees the accumulation
of all things that are against the Will of God. Yet
he also finds that which brings hope, a direct message
from the World of the Spirit to those prepared to stand
and fight disease, impurity and to fight against the
selfishness of those who are out to wreck.
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"Ponder upon these things and allow your imagination
to roam far and wide to those lands where the children
of the earth seem at the mercy of Nature in her cruel
moods. There are many who have not received the ameliorations
that have come to you. They are swept by diseases and
are prey to those things that are not experienced by
you. Yet there have been those, inspired by the spirit
of service who have gone forth to fight the uncountable
dangers and their part for the love of God. Continents
have been opened up and something of comfort and understanding
has been brought to those sufferers far away.
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"That may be a simple illustration so raise your consciousness,
realise and accept that which lies within your power
now. You are the children of the King of Kings and
the inheritors of immortal life. Within you is the
fire of love. In that power of love is all that you
need for your missionary work here and now and in the
realms to come.
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"Think of it! If love were the motive force, the whole
problem of economics would be solved. All the struggles
between nations would wither and die away. It is fear
that permeates the earth conditions, fear of injury,
fear of loss, fear that another may have an advantage
that does not come to the one concerned, fear that
another may have more love and fear that another may
be able to call out the plaudits of the crowd. In fear
there is death; death of noble ambition, death of the
desire to serve and the death of that which the Christ
came to bring to life.
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"Think about those beautiful words: 'Perfect Love Casts
Out Fear.' As you ponder over that measure of love
that is possible while the physical body holds, know
that there lies before you a wide area of effort and
inspiration that shall never fail. Perfect Love! If
there was perfect love upon the earth then disembodied
souls with a higher intelligence won by suffering over
the past could pour through the vehicle of the physical
mind such a mighty illumination that the problems that
beset and face man would be no more. Mistakes would
not be made. Wrong judgement would be impossible. The
knots in the rope of life could be loosened and the
hearts of humanity would rejoice.
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"Love is given to man to so many purposes beyond his
comprehension. But even so, you know what love can
do. It can burn up the dross and when the weeds of
the heart and mind are withered then the sweet blossoms
of the spirit can find strength to come forth.
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"There are geniuses in every land but will the world
be better for such as these passing through the conditions?
There are many imbued with great qualities or gifts
who have done a lasting harm to those on earth. In
the training of the mind of the young, fetters have
been laid upon many a striving soul by the abuse of
genius. You are reminded that you are all mediums.
It is of the utmost importance to you and to God, those
you allow to employ your mind and to guide your thoughts.
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"For those who suffer mentally or physically, for those
who have been stricken in life and those who know the
bitterness of a faithless friend, there is a message
of hope. Be of good cheer. The time is coming, if you
arise after that which has struck you, you shall find
that your faith has made you whole. You have won something
that no one shall take from you; a fragment of the
immortal fire of love has been released within. So
you shall be numbered not amongst the earthly geniuses,
but amongst those who can be messengers used by God.
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"What is it that has darkened the horizon of your earthly
life? Let there be no skeletons in the cupboard. Face
the Truth. Love has the power to cast out fear. Once
fear is absent then there is no wound that the balm
of Jesus the Christ cannot heal. You are reminded of
your high destiny and the capacity that comes to everyone.
Whatever your lot, whatever your equipment, you have
the power to love. Many of those, not burdened by the
teasing thoughts of the clever mind are able to love
in greater measure than such as these. In time to come,
if they persevere they shall find themselves as men
and women of authority. There shall be those who come
at their call and go at their command. This is not
earthly leadership, but won by a sacrificial life,
the power that can control others, the power that can
set the prisoner free.
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"Today there is a growing tendency to be afraid of
love because others have the power to strike at the
tender feeling that wells up within. In the degree
that you hold back love, you are stealing from your
neighbour. For love is the law of life. Do not be concerned
when others spurn you. Remember your holy companions
of the many unseen who are pouring out their love on
you. How often do you spurn their pure and untainted
gift? If anyone believes they are alone it is by their
own will. It is against the law of God. The great hosts
of the unseen keep step with the humble-hearted, sharing
domestic work and trying to lift the burden of anxiety.
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"It is so obvious that man has obscured his own vision
by earthly reasoning. There is a greater genius within
the human heart and mind than man has ever grasped.
It is the genius associated with his Divinity and in
that spark of God possessed by all lies all-knowledge,
all-power and all understanding.
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"God does not interfere with freewill. You must break
your own chains and cut the cord that binds you to
material things. As you strive, as you pray and hope
for your release, ministering angels work with you
and it shall be accomplished for the Christ has promised.
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"Though the pains of the body may be severe, though
the diseases of the body may bring fear to those who
watch, sometimes these very afflictions are used by
the Father to build up a spirit body charged with power.
There is not one pain you endure now that is not contributing
to that finer body of light in which one day you will
take your joyful way.
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"Think then of your circumstances and of the circumstances
of those around you and remember the law. God is a
God of health, of strength and beauty. Past generations
have broken the law and in the today and tomorrow of
time the marks will be shown. But because the innocent
have suffered for the guilty, so comes to the innocent
- through that which they have endured - a mighty grace
for the life to come.
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"You are meant to heal the physical body by the immortal
fires of love. In God's sight the blessing is doubled
when the healer remembers to cleanse the soul body
at the same time, and to revive the aura through which
the Divine Power has to penetrate to the physical tabernacle,
and to see that the house not only without but within
is made clean.
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"Everyone can send out the immortal fires of love so
that what cannot be done on the tabernacle of flesh
is being worked in on the next body that the individual
must wear. There is no one with sympathy, no one with
compassion, who has not the power to exercise the fires
of love, which only have the powers to heal, scorching
out in time the physical infirmities also. But never
forget that many who suffer are paying the price alone
for the misdeeds of their forefathers.
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"Surely you can thank God for the great fires of healing
that are released through the children of the earth.
As you think of war, of turmoil in commercial life
and of disharmony in the homes, light streams in upon
you. There is something stronger than evil and that
is good. God shall triumph. If those who sin against
the law of brotherhood bring retribution upon themselves,
then even that expresses love. It clears the path for
them so that when the transition comes those rocks
are absent, and they can go on, climbing the steep
hill with nothing to block their path.
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"When you allow the shadow of depression to take hold
of your thoughts it is because you have forgotten your
holy origin. Man today is deceived by the mind and
hypnotised by that which man has created and invented.
However released the physical mind may be, its capacity
for knowledge seems to those in the spirit world as
the dust the wind sweeps on in an autumn day.
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"In this message there is deep, deep hope. You long
to do, you desire to create but the restrictions are
many and the capacity seems to be missing. One day,
in a happier land, having won your freedom, you shall
find that by the holding condition of the earth life
you have purchased freedom, freedom to do and freedom
to bring into being. Always remember that you are children
of the Lord Creator. Within you is the same creative
power, but in miniature, as is in the Lord of life
and being.
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"The short way into revelation is by love. The only
way to stem the sorrow and pain, the hatred and the
fear, is by the wider distribution of loving thoughts.
Have the faith to believe that love is not only immortal
but has a two-fold power. These are to destroy that
which is against the Will of God and to bring fuller
life to those faculties, those finer qualities that
are housed within the Divinity given to each one by
our Father God. The soul body is of infinitely greater
importance than the physical casket that will be cast
away and forgotten for evermore.
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"The teaching of the Christ is plain. His words are
simple and how beautifully He illustrated the immortal
power of love during His earthly existence. Never forget,
that in time and turn, you are called upon to be as
the Christ. The release of Divine qualities can be
absolutely separated from mental ability. This is God's
wonderful law of love. Each one is equal in His sight
and each one has the same inclusive gifts. It is for
you to struggle and strive to take those things that
have burdened you and cast our fear. As you grasp them
the consciousness shall come that all the time they
were mighty gifts. They provided the essential equipment
that you must have and which can only he bought by
the individual concerned. This is the equipment to
allow you to demonstrate your Divinity in the life
to come.
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"The Power of the Christ is always with you. Some can
be quickened into a glorious spiritual light and the
light is needed to guide the straying souls out of
the darkness into the safety of God's Eternal Fold.
Continue to pray. Beware of the physical mind and its
thoughts of doubt that would persuade you that earthly
reasoning is more pertinent and more potent than the
spiritual consciousness struggling for release within.
Always be on your guard. Know that God shall be manifested
and that God will show His Hand. In the dark days those
with the pioneering spirit shall arise, scattering
the limitations of the flesh and many shall bless their
name.
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"The faithful who have prayed - and who seek to relieve
the suffering even though at times they seem to be
deserted by God and man - shall be numbered among the
strong souls who have willingly in spirit taken on
this great burden so that the God imprisoned within
them shall be released.
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"Those who spurn the thought of a life to come shall
in time go down on their knees at the foot of the Cross
and confess their limitations and make their vows anew.
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"Blessed are the workers with simple hearts for they
have taken the road of duty and allow no thought of
this world to stem their efforts. Be of good cheer.
There are tests ahead because for every pioneer there
must be tests ahead. Use them as stepping-stones into
higher and better things. Though the heart may ache,
though there may be those that deride, God shall be
justified. Faith shall rise triumphant and the world
will be sweetened and cleansed because of you.
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"Give out more and more love. Remembering that the
time is coming when you will be living in a world where
only love can be found. Then those who are not attuned
to love cannot enter. Those who have sought to express
their love in service shall find the doors wide open
and revelation after revelation shall be theirs in
God's inclusive way.
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"Peace be with you all - the peace that comes from
the Immortal Fires of Love."
