Suzanne Core December 25, 2022 Woodland Park, Colorado
Temple of Light service
I am thrilled to be hosting us on this Christmas morning. To be with a group of the elect, the select, as we come together in the silence to worship God. We are always here to worship God. As we worship God, we also extend a blessing and an invitation to our worlds, a radiant invitation: “Come, worship God.” The title of the piece we just heard is “The Heart Worships”: “Silence in heaven, silence on earth, silence within. Thy hush, O LORD, o’er all the world, covers the din.”
President Biden gave a short Christmas message earlier this week and to the highest of his vision he brought that message, the message we bring. He began “How silently, how silently, the wondrous gifts are given.” He said: “Christmas has the power to bring us together, to lift us up, to change the world.” And he closed with “Live in the light. Find the stillness at the heart of Christmas.” The radiant invitation from the heart of God: “Come. Let go of attachments. Be touched by God’s love.”
Martin Exeter once said, “The only way a hardened human heart can begin to soften is for it to be touched by love.… If the heart is touched by love… material orientation may ease, spiritual awareness may open… emotions may settle down… there may be a greater sensing of that touch of love.” Let hearts and minds be still, and being still, filled with the golden substance of love, that the invitation be extended to all minds and hearts the world around, the silence penetrating the din and sorrows: Peace, be still.
As part of my preparation for today, I reread the 1978 booklet by Martin, “Approach to Christmas” and I’d like to share the beginning of chapter four, which also is a prayer: “Our gracious and loving heavenly Father, we thank Thee for that awareness which we share of Thy constant presence and Thine abiding spirit. We thank Thee for that deeper awareness which is ours as we come together to be with one accord in one place. And we thank Thee for the greater awareness which is shared by so many of Thy children, in this season of the year, of Thy presence, Thy Being; for as attention is turned toward Thee and away from those things which so constantly demand the attention of human beings in the fallen world of man, the fact that Thou art close at hand begins to touch and to permeate the consciousness of responding ones with increasing vividness during the Christmas season. We thank Thee that it is so, and because we have that awareness we would stand before Thee, letting the evidence of Thy presence be revealed both in the actual forms of the living of life – that which we do, that which we say—and also vibrationally in spirit, so that the reality of Thy Being may be made known near and far, to the blessing of all who will receive it, all who will let their eyes be opened and their ears attuned to the Voice, Thy Voice, finding expression through the words and through the lives of those who serve in Thy name. We thank Thee for the privilege of participating in the revelation of things divine on earth, with all our brothers and sisters, whosoever, wheresoever they may be, who truly love and serve Thee, in the Christ. Aum-en.”
Another quote from Martin, with which I agree and make my own: “I’m thankful we have this opportunity of sharing the drawing of a line of agreement on earth…, a line which may encircle the earth, so the world of our responsibility may be properly encompassed. We are able to encompass it and… do what is necessary by reason of that encompassment as we worship God together…. Only to the extent that we worship God can we handle our spiritual responsibilities.”
“And I, if I be lifted up, will draw all.”
So lift up your heads, o ye gates of praise,
And be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors of heaven,
that the King of Glory shall come in.
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In my limited experiences with speaking like this, I am finding that no matter what preparation you do, it always changes at the last minute. I woke up at 4:00 this morning to encompass that change, as it turns out. And what that change was is that three services from solstice week 1980 came sharply into focus and said “Reread us now!” And from that there are two excerpts, one from each of two of the three services, which I’d like to share.
From “The Gathering of the Elect” comes this: “Peace, be still—and there is a great calm; the calm, serenity and peace of heaven, known now in this moment to those who dwell there. This peace of heaven, being present in those who dwell in heaven on earth, is offered to all yielded hearts everywhere. There are many yielded hearts in many places in this hour, most not understanding what it is that is sensed; but those who dwell in heaven do understand. Calmness, serenity and peace are freely offered to the awakening ones, who are indeed the elect.”
And from “Satan-Man and God-Man” [https://greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/2022/12/satan-man-and-god-man.html]: “The fire which comes down from God out of heaven is what we ourselves are to bring on earth. Here is the power of the kingdom. The sons and daughters of God are present incarnate in human form to bring forth the kingdom of heaven on earth, and this is the fire of transmutation. That fire of transmutation was present in a specific sense when Jesus was on earth. It was this that allowed for transmutation insofar as He personally was concerned. That was done in the individual sense by the One who alone could do it in representation for all… the transmutation that needs to occur now is the transmutation of all… When the sons and daughters of God are incarnate and in expression, the kingdom is known, the world is transmuted and returned to the hand of God. God assumes responsibility and control directly in that world because of his sons and daughters incarnate and in expression. This is indeed glory to God in the highest, which brings the peace of the kingdom.”
So on this Christmas morning, I say “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will to men.” Martin once said, “we can’t concern ourselves with peace on earth, good will toward men until there is the fact of glory to God in the highest.” Worship God. Give glory to God in the highest. Issue the blessing. Issue the invitation. Celebrating the birth of the babe, hearts may hear the invitation in this hour. And so I would open it up for you to share what worship, what glory, is moving in you.
Christina Pivarnik — Suzanne, I’ve been looking forward to spending this hour with you for a very long time; actually since I heard you were going to do it. I couldn’t think of anyone better to bring something to focus for all of us on Christmas. My day is absolutely jam packed and this is where I absolutely I wanted to be right now, with you and everyone present, that we give glory to God in the highest, we open our hearts to include all who are open to listen in this day, loving the LORD of Lords and KING of Kings. So I thank you and wish you a very merry Christmas, each one.
Laura Fisher — Suzanne I deeply appreciate seeing you. You look beautiful this morning. In British Columbia we have had some of the worst weather ever and many people can’t get home to their families for Christmas, so there is much complaint about that. Yet here we are, in heaven, in silence for half an hour. There is no telling what that does to the rest of the world. I am not celebrating Christmas this year except to wear something red. I was out and about with the shoppers yesterday, just to enjoy having absolutely nothing to do. It was a whole different feeling. My silent moving through the throngs. And I heard one man say to his partner wife, “Well I’m sure the universe will explode if we don’t find this!” And in this moment it occurs to me, our power to let the universe rest, just rest. Our internal state of peace and rest means everything. I feel a great upsurge of the spirit of God that is at least as deep as the snow around here in B.C. And a whole change of experience in maintaining silence and rest. We have done well, my friends, and now we just give glory to God in the highest. Thank you, Suzanne.
Mary Janak — Suzanne, I love sharing with you what is very clear; your singular and complete love for our LORD and KING. It’s always so clear coming from you. And one thought that occurs to me right now— and as an aside, I really appreciate how you moved with spirit to wake up at 4:00 and focus on different services to offer; that was part of the process and beautiful and I really appreciate that—an aspect that comes to me (and I know Martin and Uranda said this too), people can speak words but what is their actual living? Does their actual living back up their words? That is the power that comes through. So I would acknowledge the power that is moving here because people here on this call, and everywhere else really, to whatever degree of response they have to our LORD and KING, have been living those words, those thoughts, in their actual physical activities of daily living, which is where the truth is. Heaven and earth are one. So it’s important; people can speak pretty words, but what is their living? That’s what I am always doing my best to be alert to and I apply that to myself. There are plenty of times when I feel something I’ve said or done feels off tone to me and I’ll make a correction but the key is always, I find, to put love into that situation and then the miracle occurs, the smoothing happens, and I find out that what I thought was actually not true. So it’s important to stay in the process, stay focused in love and truth and trust. The LORD is mighty and all things do work to perfection for those who love and serve the LORD.
Stewart Berger — Mary, thank you. I appreciate very much what you just shared with us of your awareness and experience. And Suzanne thank you so much for your love offering. You said that what is required now is the transmutation of all, and as Mary said, that first requires the transmutation of me, of each of us, of all the members of this beautiful body that we’re privileged to be a part of, that is gaining awareness and strength and ability. So I too agree of the need in this time for increased purification, to let the fire be there in my own experience so that there is consistent dependability and not only that but the reason for that is the consistent availability of the fire through me, through us, to those beyond, as we’ve been saying. So there is glory in that, glory to God in the highest. Thank you.
Allan Jonas — Well, I give really deep thanks for just the opportunity to be here, and to those who have spoken so far, setting a wonderful atmosphere that I can speak into. I’m very aware that for thousands of years there’s been this celebration of the birth of Christ. There hasn’t been so much though the celebration of the archangelic body that was to come forth from that conception and birth. Here we are in this moment with the opportunity to celebrate that. And as I look upon you I just see how wonderful this is, that we can do that now. And not just of course those who can be seen on the screen. We know, we know, we know that what has been happening for so long has not been in vain. It has taken some time. Maybe longer than it should have. But here we are. I am aware of so many others who are in the same place in spirit with us this morning, and isn’t it wonderful! I appreciate the words in the service that David put out this morning; and this statement stood out to me: “By the way, heaven isn’t such an all-fired serious place! Part of the heavenly experience is mirth.” I love to hear that and in one sense in the human condition we take ourselves far too seriously. We just have to be present and where we need to be and we know it’s happening and we can smile about it and we can be joyful about it and that’s how I intend to be! Thanks, everybody.
Milly Holliday — Certainly be joyful about it. It’s a great privilege to be able to come together and speak to those who understand and know and cherish the opportunity they have to allow the touch of love to be made evident in the world. As we were preparing for our Christmas gathering here in Atlanta, it’s a great joy for me to have those I love most dear with me. And it’s not only the people in this house of mine but you on the line as well—because those who love the LORD are the ones who are most dear to us. And they don’t have to know all the spiritual psychiatry that we have been privileged to comprehend to a certain degree. If there is love for the LORD we have a starting point. Suzanne was saying that in every situation if we just inject a little love into this difficult situation we bring the spirit of the LORD into that situation. And thinking of my beloved friends I’m privileged to be with today, we go back 40 years and we’ve had so many opportunities to overcome circumstances that have stopped many people, where we have said, “No! We will not fall prey to the attitudes of the world, that feel victimized or are ready to hate or not forgive.” And the joy for us is in the sweetness of our communion. I am just so grateful to be with you all and to have the blessed privilege of having ones so close to me and that we know that where two or more are gathered in His name He is in the midst of us. So I just look forward to what the year brings. Right now we have no water. The pipes have frozen in our street. But we have paper plates and everybody brought water instead of wine; we’ll turn it into wine later. It is wonderful to be together. Suzanne, thank you.
Marsha Bogolin — Thank you, Milly. It’s great to touch how you who are gathered there are overcoming circumstances that have stopped many. And Suzanne, what a beautiful initiation. This is actually a time of conception, this darkest period, and it feels significant to me that you have chosen to give us the opportunity to expand on this together. I loved hearing Allan Jonas speak about the deeper meaning of Christmas, for the Archangelic Body to carry the light. And others of you too, in what you’ve said. It doesn’t mean anything unless we’re living it, for example. Earlier this morning I was thinking about the many times I’ve come on earth and the assignments that has brought and I suspect each of you also has something of that sensing. This particular lifetime has its own unique aspects of the assignment but what is really moving with me in this moment in answer to your question of what worship and glory is moving in you, is a sense that this is the inception of an exciting new period for the archangelic body. I don’t mean just this very moment but you’ve brought it to focus beautifully, Suzanne, and the sense I have is that even though many of us have quite gray or white or missing hair there is a dynamic experience happening in each of us. Some spoke about the transmutation. I know many times in the midst of the chaos I’m dealing with or the uncertainty or the unknown, I have to transmute it with the depth of peace and stillness I know in heaven. But beyond that in our own individuals lives, which is quintessential, there is that which is yet to emerge among and between us and I don’t know what that is but I have goosebumps all over me feeling it, and I just want to state it blatantly in the face of our seeming aging. That doesn’t matter at all. In fact, the wine gets better with aging. And there’s plenty for us to do, not at the hefty physical level but at the level of consciousness of heart. So I feel that this is tremendously a powerful inception for the year that we enter next and what heaven would bring in this most precious cycle to which many of us have dedicated decades and decades. So good to be in this together. Thank you so much, Suzanne.
Robert Merriman — Yes, thank you indeed. I so much appreciate the way you opened this for us, Suzanne, with the emphasis of worshipping God, of humbly recognizing the silence required to let that process, that holy, powerful process, actually take place. And I feel compelled to ponder your invitation to step into that silence deeper and deeper. Silence over what? Silence over the din was mentioned and it’s easy to point outwards, particularly as we turn on the media and say “the din out there.” But I’m thinking of the din of my own opinions, the din of my own preferences. How good it is to be willing to be stripped of these and stand naked before the LORD, to allow the power of His being to flow into these capacities here, in this incarnation, so that the work can be done. There is something that is mentioned here in Revelation 15 that felt applicable: “And I saw as it were a sea of glass mingled with fire”—and Grace adds: ‘and that is a state of pure vibrational substance alive with radiance’—“and them that had gotten the victory over the beast, and over his image, and over his mark, and over the number of his name, stand on the sea of glass, having the harps of God.” My sensing relative to this silence that has been indicated is that the music of those harps, which is the command of His voice to reshape this dimensional world, it comes by nothing else but the pure worship, moment by moment—Mary mentioned the activities of daily living, that altar—in that silence, in that stillness, here we find His power moving out through these capacities. Thank you so much for initiating this.
Carol Travis — Suzanne, when you began this beautiful hour you set such a gorgeous setting of stillness, worship, our togetherness in that, and the radiance of it was so tangible and beautiful and thrilling to my heart. That is the experience I have each time we gather this way and I am so grateful for it. l have lived alone for well over a decade now, after having spent most of my life in very close proximity to my spiritual family, in many different living situations around the world, and being alone during these many years have been a challenge, just to carry forward that which I am so deeply dedicated to honor and to always bring forth. And to have the numbers, even though they may seem small, of us together in our agreement as angels could release the heavenly music of the harps of God. I feel like there are many textures to it. I love what Allan said about mirth. I was looking up last night what were the gifts the wise men brought to Jesus and it was frankincense, gold and myrrh. I thought, “I get the frankincense and gold but what is myrrh?” This word “mirth” is similar and that really is what struck me, “No, it’s frankincense, gold and mirth”: the joy of the living Word on earth once again. To share this together, there is what occurs to me an effortless mantle of peace and touching of the heart, which brings change to the consciousness of people without their awareness of it. I’ve seen people come into a setting that has been disturbed and be in the midst of those who are generating the pneumaplasmic field that we are privileged to enjoy so often, and suddenly they’re in heaven! What happened! We were just sharing the joys of the kingdom in one way or another. It is so powerful and yet so easy when we are together. We are here together today visibly and audibly but we’re always together in spirit and I’m so grateful for that and for you bringing this to focus today, Suzanne. Thank you so much.
Suzanne Core — Thank you, Carol I love that. It is going to be “frankincense, gold and mirth” for me forevermore! It is powerful and it is easy.
Daniel Cartwright — Suzanne, thank you for your message this morning. While you were speaking what came to my mind is “keep it simple.” As long as we in our working day to day pay attention to the first commandment we really have very little in consciousness that does have a tendency to run and pull and tug at us. The first commandment. Keep that in mind. And isn’t that something to be joyous about! One of my favorite traditional hymns on this day is “Joy to the World.” I get to go out from our gathering here and spend time with family and friends. I’m really looking forward to that. In fact, my motors are revving to get out there. I want to thank Suzanne and all of you for having this time to be together and to recollect the first commandment and to make that the way I be, not so much the way I say, reflective of the joy of making that discovery. Joy to the World. Thank you all and Merry Christmas.
Anne Blaney — I was thinking about how when the Master came, He came at that particular time because there was sufficient substance available. There was the lovely reception offered by Mary and Joseph. And the three wise men with their gifts of course also signify that. And therefore the Master could come and do what He came to do, which was to introduce us to His Father. And one of the more beautiful aspects of what He offered was He taught His disciples how to pray. Uranda also said that he was present in order to introduce the world to the LORD, to his Father. So there’s something here I think to pay attention to, and I think you paid attention to it. You offered this morning the upward connection into the silver cord, that it be strengthened and activated—because that is what has been heretofore not available. We know from neuroscience that there are pathways in the brain that when activated they become entrenched, the energy starts to flow in those pathways. And I think that the wonderful substance that everyone has brought this morning, which is so evident, that has allowed us to come together, very specifically as you began our time together, to allow that neural pathway from the body of mankind to be strengthened and activated. That is a very specialized opportunity that is afforded to us in all the moments of our lives, as has been emphasized. So every time that happens the silver cord is strengthened. It’s wonderful to be able to be here this morning and to be so specific and as everyone has said to set the tone for the rest of the year, you might say, at this level. Very important and I really thank you for your 4 a.m. inspiration and for everyone, all of us, who have brought frankincense and lots of mirth and gold. Thank you, Suzanne. Well done.
Suzanne Core — Thanks, Anne, that’s a lovely way to put it. And it reminds me of all that has gone before specifically in 2022. This is our Twelfth Temple service in 2022 but the Twelfth Temple service itself [since the Temple services were initiated] was in February 2022 with Robert Merriman. And each month something has built. We don’t know what exactly or where it went, what it did. But we know it was there and we know it has built and it has brought us to this month. And we can also look forward: We know first quarter we are going to share joyous Temple services with more, specific angels; first quarter will lead to second and third and fourth, just as winter is a time of conception that leads to a time of birth and growth and harvest. I think back to the TSS 90th anniversary service this past September and then to October with Gary and his beautiful Cosmic Cycles of Creation, to the wonderful ladies of Atlanta, and to today that we all get to share. In silence and in word.
I read a piece this week, I think it was called “Yuletide Traditions.” Yule is a Norse word for “wheel” and Yuletide was the ancient celebration of the coming rebirth of the Sun. The article posited that it was an easy step for Christianity to make from rebirth of the Sun to birth of the Son. But that Yuletide originally celebrated both Father Sun and Mother Earth, both of which are necessary for life to exist on this planet. So I appreciate Allen that you brought that third 1980 solstice service into focus for us. The title of it is “The Continuing Incarnation of the Archangel” [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/2022/12/the-continuing-incarnation-of-archangel.html] and that is something that we share this morning and every moment of every day. How blessed we are among the peoples of the earth! How blessed we are! It is our privilege and our responsibility as we worship God, always upward, always that First Great Commandment. Always letting go of all the attachments. Then every moment of our days, every word, every act, offers the blessing, the invitation, to our worlds. That’s the continuing incarnation. That’s how we get the job done. And I’m willing to hang around as long as it takes. I’m glad you all are with me, and I with you. I have asked Robert Merriman if he would share a benediction, some words of Uranda’s to close our time this morning. And then Robert Kauffman has a special piece of music for us. So, to the Roberts.
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Robert Merriman — “In the soundless speech of my silence, I call to thee in infinite love. Respond to me and I will enfold thee in my presence. And thou shalt know that perfect union with me. As thou art now relaxed into a realization of my presence, the flaming fire of my Love lifts thee above the turmoil of the world. Around thee comes a silence, a silence so deep it speaks to thee and tells thee that I am with thee. Relax, Beloved. For I enfold thee in my love and my presence. Peace be unto thee, as I am giving peace unto the world through thee.”
Steve Ventola — What comes to my mind now is to offer a devotion, so we can close on that note, this beautiful time we have had. So if we can take a moment: O LORD, as we still our hearts and minds from the din of this world and from the din of our own minds and hearts, breathing, relaxing, acknowledging what actually is, acknowledging Thy love. Thy love that unifies all, unifies us, and allows for vision and acknowledgment of who we are, what we represent; and to stand upright as angels of the archangel Michael, playing our parts, affirmed in this life, for Thy expression to go forth, sound, mighty, real, true, and with mirth. Letting Thy ways be known, with joy, with lightness, with peace and with vision. Here is our benediction. Here is our reason for being. One in all in Thy name, blessing all, all for Thy glory, glory to Thee in the highest. Aum-en.
A recording of “The Hallelujah Chorus” by the Morman Tabernacle Choir was played by Robert Kauffman
Good morning everyone — Our next Temple of Light service will be focused by Suzanne Core from Colorado, on Sunday, December 25, 2022 @ 10 am Pacific Time
As we enter the Christmas season, these words by Martin Cecil are illuminating now, even as they have been resounding with incandescent glory the consciousness of mankind since they were spoken in 1980 —
“The heavenly view encompasses the whole. Nobody has an isolated meaning, not even the One who incarnated a long time ago and was called Jesus. As an individual He was born into the world, but from the larger perspective we may see here a point of conception insofar as the whole is concerned, a conception taking place within the body of mankind. A conception in the individual sense began with one cell, two halves blended into one cell, but the focus of spirit was present; the one who was to incarnate was on hand at that point. This is true of each person—an immaculate conception in consequence took place. There was such an immaculate conception for the One called Jesus, and the babe came to the point of birth into the world. Here was the point of conception in the world: one cell, one person. The outer form, as well as the impregnating spirit, combined in the babe called Jesus. The further development springing forth from that one cell involves a multiplication of cells, but the same incarnating angel is present all the way through. In the case of Jesus we speak of Him as LORD of Lords. He is the One who provides the focus of man's true identity. Man is not just one person but, rightly, the collective body of mankind, however many that should be. That collective body has an identity. We have referred to the identity of the body that was conceived at the time of the birth of Jesus as the Archangel. It is the same Archangel, in this instance, throughout the whole operation, just as with respect to each one of us individually, from the point of conception on, the same angel was present right to this present time. The incarnating Archangel, who has been identified in human consciousness relative to Jesus, is to be revealed through His body—the coming forth of individual angels. When the angels of God are incarnate and in expression on earth, here is a place of safety for the coming forth of the Archangel. As sons and daughters of God we shout for joy that this is so. Glory to God in the highest now and always.”
Welcome to all who can participate in this Christmas Day service, during this Season of Spiritual Conception in the Womb of the One Body — and seeds that are sown will be tended in the Garden in all the days to come. David Barnes and Anne Blaney
These are the Temple service dates selected for the next few months
*** PLEASE NOTE SPECIAL DAY AND TIME CHANGE FOR THIS OCCASION ***
Monday January 23, 2023 @ 5:30 pm PT6:30 pm MT 8:30 pm ET
with Yujin PakfromSeoul,South Korea 10:30 am Korea Time
Sunday, February 19, 2023 @ 10 a.m. PT 1 p.m. ET with Marsha Bogolinfrom Loveland, Colorado
Sunday, March 19, 2023 @ 10 a.m. PT 1 p.m. ET 6 p.m. UKT withDavina Misrochfrom London, England and
David Barnes from Salmon Arm, B.C. Canada
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December 06, 2022
Seventh Seal Of The Silver Cord Of Eternal Life
Uranda August 22, 1948 Sunrise Ranch
“Where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.” (Matthew 18:20) We are, this morning, gathered together here in His Name. We are few in number, but as we let go in His Name, that is, in the Christ Spirit, in the Christ Fire of Love, in the Christ adherence to fundamental Truth, in the Christ recognition of the Fatherhood of God, in the Christ acceptance of the Brotherhood of man, in the Christ Spirit of Harmony, in the Christ Spirit of the Kingdom made manifest on earth—as we let go IN the Christ, and all that is implied therein, all that is contained therein, so that we are a part of that, He is in the midst of us. He is present with us, and He knows the desire of our hearts, the longing within to serve now and always, according to His Will, the desire of the heart to be a true disciple, the desire of the heart to bring forth fruit in the Harvest Field.
As you rest in the realization that He knows, and as you rest in the realization that I know, you find comfort in the assurance that, though sometimes the expression of life may seem to be inadequate, sometimes there may be a bit of stumbling, you know that the Lord looketh on the heart, and in that knowledge, in that assurance, there is that which inspires a still more full and complete letting go whereby you may be strengthened and sustained by that Spirit that never fails. Though man may stumble and fail, God never fails. There is no lack nor limitation in the Spirit of the Living God—and by His Grace we are beginning to realize something of what the Spirit is, and what the Spirit means. There has been a tendency on the part of human beings to imagine that the Spirit of the Living God was somehow far distant or unattainable, but, as I considered with you a moment ago something of what it means to have the privilege of gathering here in the Name of the Christ, I am sure you found a deeper recognition of the fact that we are functioning in His Name, and if we be in His Name, then His Spirit must surely function more effectively and more perfectly through us.
What does it mean to let His Spirit have its way? What does it mean to abide in His Spirit, to let the Spirit sustain and direct? What do you think of when you think of the Spirit? What does the Holy Spirit mean to you? Is your vision of the Spirit limited to some concept with respect to a given moment, a momentary experience, either of the past or the future, to something that has meaning only as we gather here in Service—or do you find yourself recognizing the nature and influence of the Spirit at work moment by moment in every phase of life, in all that you think and say and do? Do you find the Current of the Spirit unifying body and mind and your own spiritual expression with the things of God? Do you find the Spirit of God finding manifestation through your own emotional realm? What is it that expresses through your emotional realm? Is it the spirit of this world, the spirit of some ill reaction, emotion or fear, or do you find, when you look into your heart, the emotional realm, that there the currents of the Holy Spirit are flowing—purifying, bringing an alignment, a consciousness of Oneness into your own being?
The other evening we considered the Oneness of the Spirit, and recognized that it was not many spirits, but One Spirit, working in and through many Members, many Branches of the One Vine, and now the accomplishment of that One Spirit in you, individually, must be to bring all members of yourself, all parts, planes, phases of your being into one expression of life, so that there be no division between the spiritual expression, the mind, the heart and the body. There are only three planes—physical, mental and spiritual—but the emotional, or the heart, permeates all three. It is not a distinct, separate phase in itself. The heart, the feeling nature, or the emotional realm, pertains to the physical and mental and spiritual planes, and it is a means by which we can feel, recognize and know the permeating power of the Spirit unifying all planes of being, bringing into alignment, into Oneness, all phases of our function.
Some have imagined that that limited the sphere of function, but that is because there was a limited concept with respect to the Spirit. When there is a true realization of the Spirit, of its sphere of function, then we find that life blossoms out into all phases of being, into still greater expressions of beauty and wonder, when we let the One Spirit unify all phases of the individual nature—and when the One Spirit has wrought the work of Oneness in the human being, body and mind and spirit, then surely there must be harmony, coordination, unification, between all those individuals who have been individually unified in and by the Spirit. How could there then be divisions? How could there then be dissensions? How could there then be tendencies to pull one way and another? Surely, when we recognize the reality of the Spirit, when we recognize the unifying power of the Spirit in ourselves, individually, and when we recognize that the Spirit cannot be divided, that it is One Spirit, then all those who are Members of the Vine, through whom the Spirit expresses, must be coordinated, harmonized, unified, to the Glory of God; and then the Currents, not of this world but of the Kingdom, are manifesting through us in the earth; then our accomplishments are not the doing of the human being, but it is the Lord doing the work. “This is the Lord's doing, and it is marvellous in our eyes.” (Mark 12:11)
The Spirit—the One Spirit—manifesting through all the different channels, makes the vision of Oneness of Heaven and earth a reality. The Master said that, “The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand.” We have accepted that idea. We say that it is true. How is that which is “at hand” to come into manifestation? Through the working of the Spirit through the human being, through the Unit of human beings provided, manifesting the Spirit of Heaven on earth—and where the Spirit of Heaven manifests, where the Spirit of Heaven is the current flowing through thought and word and deed, it is Heaven and earth blended, unified—At One.
Can we afford to hesitate to let go to the power of the Spirit? Can we afford to hesitate to let the Spirit work in and through such channels as we have, individually, that they may be purified, adjusted, and so coordinated that the One Spirit finds one manifestation through the many Branches, for the one purpose of unifying Heaven and earth, of letting the Kingdom come, of letting the Father's Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven? It is not a difficult way; it is an easy Way, because it is the Way of Love, and there is nothing so easy and so wonderful as the Way of Love; and when Love functions through us truly, Truth finds expression and gives beauty to the manifestation of Life, and then it is that Life, and not mere existence, not mere drifting, but true living, the Living of Life, is manifest—and Life is Eternal.
So, now, in this instant, to the degree that we let the current of the Holy Spirit truly work through us, so that we are coordinated in that One Spirit to a degree that allows us to live Life as distinct from existence, we are now thereby letting Eternal Life manifest on earth. We are living in the expression of Eternal Life here on earth. The expression of Eternal Life does not necessarily mean that the individual must remain on earth, according to the human concept, forever, but it does mean that at least while we are on earth we let Eternal Life manifest through us, and in that we begin to see that the fulfilment of the promise is not something that must await the passing of untold thousands of years. “The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand”—and somehow, some way, the reality of that Kingdom that is at hand must be established still more fully, still more vividly, in the consciousness of those who are here gathered, that that realization may flow out in the current of the Spirit to bless all who are with us in Spirit and in purpose, to bless all who respond, that the hearts of men may be prepared for the coming of the Kingdom that is at hand.
Our function here must, in all respects, become in miniature that which shall grow and fill the whole earth—and that it influences the world, causing the responding ones to tend to do that which we do, is very important. So, as there is that unified realization of responsibility with respect to our influence out in the world, and the recognition of the fact that by these vibratory channels we are preparing the way for those out in the world, the individual consciousness of responsibility should cause one to keep ever near to the Heart of God, not that it should become a burden, but that it should be a searchlight, as it were, by which we may examine our individual courses of action in relationship to our unified purpose.
In this Service we have a sample, not necessarily perfect, and I do not suggest that it is in all phases complete, but a sample of the fact that the expression through the many Members, when unified, provides that which is of the whole. The manifestation of reality in and through each Member provides a phase of that which is requisite to the whole, and when that which is potential, in the sense of reality in each one, does find adequate expression in life and in Ministry, we will have a vibrantly alive and powerfully effective Nucleus of the Whole.
We cannot, properly, conceive the Whole to be less than all people on the face of the earth, insofar as this world is concerned, so even though we were ten thousand or ten million in number, we would still be but a Nucleus, not the Whole. When every man, woman and child upon the face of the earth permits the full potentiality of his reality to manifest, to find expression in his daily life, on the unified basis established through the One Spirit, then there shall be made manifest on earth the wholeness of God, insofar as anything in this world may be concerned—not the wholeness of God insofar as the ultimate is concerned, or His Fulness of Being, but the wholeness of God requisite to the full expression of Deity, and the Divine outworking in this world.
As there are many millions of cells in the body, so are there many millions of human beings in the world body of humanity. Therefore, as a Nucleus, we will be the formation of what we might call the Pineal Gland in relationship to the world body of humanity. Most human beings are not aware of the connecting link with the Divine Source; they are not aware of the fact of the Silver Cord, that is, the Current of the Spirit from the Divine Source in relationship to the human Temple—but in the world body that connecting point must be established in relationship to the consciousness of the world. But the time for that has not yet come. First, our function as that connecting point must become a fact, so that our manifestation is the manifestation of the One Spirit, and not the manifestation of a mixture of spirits. The manifestation of the spirit of this world provides a result much like Daniel described in the dream that Nebuchadnezzar had. The feet were a mixture of iron and miry clay. Being mixed with miry clay, the feet were weak. When our function as a Unit is a mixture of the Spirit of the Kingdom with inter-penetrating expressions of the many spirits of the world, we cannot possibly have the manifest strength of the Divine Source. Potentially it is here. Insofar as the Divine Source is concerned, it is not limited, but its manifestation is limited. We do not want to have a mixture of iron and miry clay. We wish to permit the manifest formation of that which is of the Pure Gold, or the pure expression of Divine things, and then there is that purity which can be depended upon. When it is that focalization in the Seal of Eternal Life which permits the Silver Cord to truly function in relationship to the world body of Responding Ones, we will be permitted, through Ministry, to begin to establish an awareness in the consciousness of the world of the fact of the connecting link with Deity.
You, gradually, whether you are specifically aware of some gland or Spiritual Cord in yourselves or not, have been becoming aware of that connecting link with things Divine, and as you let the influence of the Spirit work through you, as you remain true to that Central Current of Life, you find that Heaven and earth are One. You, as Members of the Nucleus, must be aware of the fact of unity with the Divine Source before you can be a means by which that which is Divine may be brought to the attention of the world body. In each one who lives, there is that Central Point of connection—there is the Silver Cord. That does not mean that you have to see something that looks like a silver cord. It does not mean that you have to be peculiarly aware of some gland in your body. It does not mean that some fanciful idea must be realized. It simply means that the Master knew what He was talking about when He said that, “The Kingdom of Heaven is at hand”, and that Heaven and earth are One, that there is a connecting link through the Spirit by which the Divine may manifest on earth. This, expressed in different words, is the fulfilment of all these other things which are spoken of in symbolical, mystical language.
Therefore, when the reality of that Oneness of the Inner and the outer is established in you, when the Kingdom is manifest through you, then you provide that Seventh Seal, as it were, as a Unit, as a Nucleus—for the Silver Cord is connected with you, and the Current of the Spirit from the Divine Source is established through you. Then, through you as a Nucleus, an awareness of these things can be carried out into the consciousness of the world body of humanity. That development of awareness in the world body will have to work out more or less along the lines of its development in you, and yet it will be different, because you are to be the manifest expression of that which you, in the beginning, could not see or definitely know of. The Silver Cord of the Spirit, established in you the Nucleus, as the Seventh Seal, so to speak, then provides the fact of the union or the Oneness between Heaven and earth, whether the world knows it or not; for the average human being certainly knows nothing of the Silver Cord or the Seventh Seal in himself and, from the ordinary standpoint of perception, he does not need to know.
Some have been surprised, in time past, that I did not try to get people to become aware of some gland or see, in some fashion, supposedly a silver cord—as if that meant anything! That was a mystical way of telling a great truth. That was symbolic. That had meaning, and does have meaning, only in relationship to the fact that the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand; and now that you are becoming aware of that, and as you function truly, not as a mixture of iron and miry clay, but as a Pure Gland of Life in the Body, you are aware of the Silver Cord that is the Current or flow of the Holy Spirit through you into the world. You are aware of what that Holy Spirit is doing in the world, though the world may not be aware, just as your consciousness may not be aware of what that Current of Life is doing in all phases of your organism—but if that Silver Cord were broken the body would be dead. It would die quickly. So, also, with the relationship of all Responding Ones with the Kingdom that is coming on earth. That can manifest only when there is a strong, vibrant Silver Cord, the flow of the Divine Current of Being flowing through the Nucleus into the world body, that all who will may be drawn to share in the building of the Whole Body.
Blessed Ones, there is not anything in the world so important as this; for everything in the world depends on this for any hope for continuity. There is not anything you could do out in the world that is worth one snap of your finger in relationship to that which we are privileged to devote our time and energy and attention to here. There is not any need with respect to our Nucleus formation and function which cannot be worked out in and through the power of the Holy Spirit in relationship to the world. When there is that purification, the removal of the miry clay, so that it is not a mixture, so that it is the pure expression of the Silver Cord of the Holy Spirit, then all that is needful will surely be drawn into manifestation as rapidly as it can be utilized, to the Glory of God and the blessing of our brother man.
If we are to do our job correctly here, then we must begin to truly depend upon the function of the Law in accordance with God's Way. We must begin to function as that Seventh Seal should. We must begin to let that Holy Spirit begin to work through us and permeate the world body of Responding Ones. We must begin to recognize that it is not to be a scattering of the Cells of the Seal, going out trying to do this or that, or get this, that or the other thing, that we can accomplish our purpose. It is by being what we ought to be; it is by functioning according to that to which we are called; it is by letting the power of the Silver Cord of the Holy Spirit work through us so vibrantly and effectively that the world body of Responding Ones may become alive to reality, and that the consciousness of the world body may begin to have an awareness of the fact that there is already a connection between the outer and the Inner. If there were not a connection between the outer and the Inner in you as an individual, you would not be alive. That connection, in mystical language, is called the Silver Cord. That, once broken, means you cease to have meaning as a human being. That Silver Cord is working, whether you are aware of it or not. It is working for each living human being, whether any one of them is aware of it or not.
So then, it is not according to awareness that these things become fact. They are fact, whether the individual knows it or not. They are alive because there is a Silver Cord. You do not have to know there is a Silver Cord, in the sense of having seen it or felt it or anything else. It is there or you would be dead, as far as the human form is concerned. It is a fact—not something that can be argued about, properly. It is a fact. There is a union between the Inner and the outer in you whether you know it or not, and there always has been since the day you were born. Here, in a different sense, not merely from the standpoint of that which permits physical life, but from the standpoint of that which permits the fulness of life, we are privileged to be the Nucleus, a formation of the Seventh Seal, which provides the connecting link between the Inner and the outer, which permits the manifest expression, or the true function, of the Silver Cord of the Holy Spirit in relationship to the world body of Responding Ones.
When there is a realization of the importance and the responsibility that rests upon us in relationship to our function, we cannot set this in the scale against anything else in the world, because to do so would be to reject our Divine Calling; and it also reveals the fact that we have the privilege of utilizing the power of God in a manner that the world knows not of, in a way that you are only now beginning now to barely glimpse. The thing that is essential in relationship to this Unit is that there begin to be a realization that the Ways of God are the right Ways. He said, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.” Theoretically, you accept that statement of the Master years ago, but you are beginning to see tonight that you are just now beginning to glimpse what it really means, because until you let the Kingdom of God manifest through you in the right expression of your Divine Calling, you cannot have the “things”. The “things” will not be added to you, and you cannot get them, no matter what you do or how you struggle or where you go. You may get a few of them, but they are snatched away. You can look where you will, from the ends of the earth, and you will not get them. You can try it and I will not lift a finger to stop you. You can go through hell or climb the highest mountains. You can go through all kinds of gymnastics and I will not stop you. I still find tendencies in some of you to feel that you will have to go out and utilize the world method of doing. You are going to have to go out and accomplish some certain thing. If you really want to do it, I would not undertake to stop you. The thing that is essential in relationship to this Unit is that there begin to be a realization that the Ways of God are the right Ways.
There is just One Way, and, sooner or later, you, individually and as a Unit, must realize it more than you yet have, and my purpose tonight is to emphasize the necessity of that realization. It is necessary that this Unit shall come to a realization of its correct function; it must be that Seventh Seal, by which the Silver Cord of the Holy Spirit may manifest on earth and function in relationship to the world body of Responding Ones, so that the Kingdom of God and His Righteousness is a fact for us, regardless of what the world knows about it or does not know about it, and then, as surely as the sun rises and sets, all these things necessary to our Service and function and accomplishment shall be added. When we try to do the adding we fail, when we let God do the Works they are marvelous in our eyes. The question is: Are we ready, as a Unit, to begin to recognize the true significance of the Master's Word, “Seek ye first the Kingdom of God, and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”? Either our Master spoke the truth or He was a liar. If we believe that He spoke the truth then, for goodness sake, let us act like it—let us think like it—let us speak like it—let us live like it. And any other course of function is declaring that He spoke not the truth. So, as we, with one accord in one place, in that place provided of the LORD on the face of the earth, reach the point of being that Nucleus, that Seventh Seal, by which the Silver Cord of the Holy Spirit is permitted to work on earth, by which the manifestation of the Kingdom becomes a reality, then, having sought and found the Kingdom—where? in Heaven? no, on earth—then these things shall be added unto us.
Therefore, let us function according to the Word of our LORD and KING. Let us be true to our KING, and let us serve without wavering, without denying Him, without causing our thoughts and words and acts to say that we do not believe what He said. If we do not believe it, we classify Him as a liar, and to do such a thing is to give allegiance to the prince of liars, the prince of this world. We cannot serve two masters. It must be one or the other, and there must be a cleansing, a division, an elimination of the unreal, so that here the pure, true expression of that Seventh Seal shall permit the glorious and wonderful outworking and function of the Silver Cord of the Holy Spirit, to the blessing of all Responding Ones everywhere, and we praise the LORD that it is so.
Terry Kauffman — It is really such a pleasure and actually an honor to be with all of you this morning and it is my joy to begin our time of service—last Thursday the United States celebrated Thanksgiving Day. The Thanksgiving holiday has consistently throughout the years given human beings at least one day where the collective focus could be directed to something beyond oneself—a time to give thanks for others in our world, the provision at hand—an opportunity of communion. Our time together this morning is a sacred time of thanksgiving, a time of communion—a time to give thanks to the Lord.
Moving from last month’s service by Gary Courtland-Miles in which, I feel, he exquisitely showcased the Cosmos and the vital part we play in relation to that, I would like to shine the light on the earth, this most amazing place that we call home. From the majestic mountains, verdant forests, the abundant wildlife, and endless oceans, human beings have been charged with an awesome responsibility to steward this home, our Home. I have a brief video I’d like to share and then we’ll continue on—please relax, and enjoy this short, beautiful tour of the wonder of our home.
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Well, what a home we live in! Every time I see that video, it just moves my heart. As I was pondering many different areas that I could to bring to focus this morning, one short verse in Genesis 2:15 stood out to me: “And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the Garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.” Now that seems like a pretty straightforward set of responsibilities to me. Here was a beautiful Garden, and man was charged to dress it and keep it—to tend it and maintain its beauty—to let the creative process continue to unfold and to play an integral role in that process. This Garden was created to be the Garden of God, and man was created to provide God with the means of enjoying His creation and also participating in the further creation in the Garden. Well, I think we all know that story only too well—Adam and Eve became afraid and hid. The consciousness of man fell and we have been dealing with the effects ever since.
But for just a moment, can we imagine those exquisite essences of the original Garden state? Wouldn’t our highest delight, our most burning passion and desire be with respect to the privilege of receiving and entertaining the Lord in the cool of the day? There would be loving preparation, meticulous care for the atmosphere, a true sense of excitement and anticipation—we would be the perfect host. For me and I’m sure all of us, it is thrilling beyond words to realize that we are responsible for letting that state return! Wouldn’t it be foolish to think we could somehow wave a magic wand and have the Garden to appear on earth irrespective of human beings in their present state, but we can begin to permit clear, pristine and potent essences to emerge in our experiences together.
You know, the daily lives that we live, our thoughts and words and deeds, our feelings, our attitudes, every pattern of connection between us including, I might add, the animal and vegetable worlds, should be seen and cherished as golden opportunities to allow the exquisite beauty and wonder of the Garden state to be given form on earth once again. And as we know, that’s the only way it can manifest! Not so that we can be comfortable and feel wonderful about ourselves, but in allowing the Lord’s home to manifest once again on earth—right where we are! This is our commission; this is our sacred commission—to let His Kingdom be known on earth here and now. In the Lord’s Prayer it says, “Thy Kingdom come, Thy will be done on earth as it is in Heaven”—it is done by those who are awake and whose only concern is to consciously and vibrantly and consistently allow the Garden to be made manifest in our living, all to His Glory. There is so much more to explore in this regard and I’ll turn it over to Carol Smith.
Carol Smith — Thank you Terry. I love the quote you read “the LORD God took the man and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.” That’s our commission clearly stated.
I’d like to continue with the theme Terry initiated of the earth and our responsibility. I pulled out a book we have of photos of the Earth taken by various astronauts and cosmonauts along with their comments. The book was published about 40 years ago by an organization they had formed, the Association of Space Explorers, which is still in existence. They wanted to share their experience with the world. It changed their lives and they hoped to inspire change worldwide. I thought I’d share some excerpts of comments made by one of the Russian Cosmonauts, Oleg Makarov:
“Anyone who has seen the Earth from space knows that it is an incomparable sight. It’s not just that the planet is piercingly beautiful when viewed at a distance, something about the unexpectedness of the sight, its incompatibility with anything we have ever experienced on Earth, or known, or practiced, elicits a deep emotional response. What engages your attention is the spectacle of our small planet haloed in blue. Suddenly, you get a feeling you’ve never had before, that you’re an inhabitant of Earth. You look down upon the earth with mixed feelings of delight and adoration.
I was entranced when I saw the whole American continent from the Pacific to the Atlantic illuminated for a fleeting instant by an incredible sunbeam; the mirror of the Amazon basin, with its swamps and backwaters, like the bewitching eye of the continent, flashing up a friendly wink: Earth’s greeting to space, the stars; a speck of dust—our space capsule. The artistic genius who painted our planet worked from a fantastic assortment on His palette and with unusually pure colors. Those who have been in space realize that, in spite of the complete disparity between them, they are one in an important way, namely an acute feeling of being an inhabitant of Earth, a feeling of a personal responsibility to preserve the only planet we have. They realized that any predicament, disagreement, or obstacle can be overcome.”
Isn’t that beautiful? I’d like to share a current video NASA astronauts put together. I think you’ll appreciate these shots of the earth from the “outside looking in.”
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Some of the insights from my book and this clip caught my attention. Many cited the thin blue halo surrounding our earth and how fragile it seemed. That’s our atmosphere. Shouldn’t it be thick with substance? I remember a discussion between a number of us here in Atlanta about what the atmosphere might have been like prior to the great flood. I think we all agreed that it must have been a hydrosphere so that the solar system was magnified, and we’d feel a stronger relatedness to it, a sense of belonging. I liked the cosmonaut’s description of that sun beam shining on the Amazon—that it was like a friendly wink to the cosmos. Shouldn’t it be that way? That we would have interaction in some way with our solar system? If there was a hydrosphere, the collapse of it has dimmed our view. The earth is seen as something isolated, all on its own.
The awareness that their vision was initially dull but as days went by, they started noticing all the nuances of color, the various shades so that they could identify the different areas. They noted that each land mass had a different tone. There was an endless variety to the land and the water. They had to learn anew not only to look, but also to see. Gradually their vision sharpened and their color perception became richer. That makes me think the work we’re doing now. Our vision is sharpening and our perceptions are becoming clearer.
All felt a sense of protection and a desire to inspire others to feel that way too. It didn’t matter if they were American or Russian or from any other country. They felt they were standing guard over the whole earth. One (Edgar Mitchell) said “the peaks were the recognition that it is a harmonious, purposeful, creating universe and the valleys came in recognizing that humanity wasn’t behaving in accordance with that knowledge.” There were no divisions, no borders—they saw the earth in a state of wholeness. I have one more clip to share with you.
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We are not alone in this project. We’re working in concert with many others now who are doing what they can. A different perspective of our planet stirred something to the astronaut’s remembrance, and very quickly. There was an acknowledgement that our Earth is holy ground and man has a part to play in caring for it and each other. Sometimes, when you take a trip or have a generative conversation with someone, your view or perspective makes an immediate and permanent change. That was an experience each one shared in and wanted to convey to everyone.
It made me think of the experience that we share. It’s not unlike that of the astronauts. We’ve been gifted with a perspective that only a very few are aware of. We’ve let ourselves be gathered now to finish this job that we’ve been tasked with. You know, our generation, the “Baby Boomers,” are noted for getting things done and most of us translated that to our jobs in taking care of details. I know I did. Apparently, some of the astronauts mentioned there were so many tasks and experiments to do, that they didn’t get much time to look out the window. Do we do that at times? Miss out on an amazing experience because we get caught up in details of living? Many of us received Martin’s service “Absolute Precision” that Bill Bahan sent out recently. Martin had seen an airshow and noted the training and discipline required, that there could be no distractions, or it could be disastrous. We’ve all had the training, and Martin notes that from the standpoint of spiritual expertise, there is no relaxation from it, you can’t rightly step out of it. That really emphasized to me the work I need to do in developing the ability to out-pressure the pressure, because it’s going to increase.
Our purpose on earth has historical significance. Things are starting to break apart in chunks now. We know they have to because Heaven can’t be known in a chaotic state. It’s locked out. It’s so good to work with all of you and to remember that no matter what, all is well.
I’d like to conclude with Gary’s words from our last service, regarding the commission we share: “Our task is awesome; some might think daunting; but thankfully, the Way is easy when we let Love flow, when we speak the Truth, and let Life blossom—let it blossom as we interact with all those in our worlds, as we let it uplift them, encourage them, provide evidence of the spirit of our KING.” I’ll turn it over to you now Milly.
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Millicent Holliday — The beauty and sweetness of Terry’s and Carol’s presentations has provided a wonderful face of the waters, and I feel privileged to participate with them and with all of you, in offering that face of the waters to our LORD and KING in this hour. I know that we are all aware that this is only a factual reality as we offer our highest and finest to our King, as we offer the purity of our hearts. For a couple of months now, with the thought of doing some preparatory work for today’s presentation, I did some sojourning through Uranda’s Divine Design volumes. I felt a pressing urge to consider the Three Temptations, so I delightedly worked with Chapters 67-76. What a profound opportunity for on-going purification was afforded me, through that process. Time, however, moves on and although all the “ah ha” moments of my recent illumination remain, it seems that other elements have come into focus, although somehow, meeting those temptations, remains very relevant. I, too, would like to recap something Gary Courtland-Miles brought so exquisitely to focus last month. Gary read this quote of Uranda’s which I thought would be worth sharing again:
[Seventh Seal Of The Silver Cord Of Eternal Life templeoflightservices.blogspot.com/2022/12/seventh-seal-of-silver-cord-of-eternal.html] “…we are privileged to be the Nucleus, a formation of the Seventh Seal, which provides the connecting link between the Inner and the outer, which permits the manifest expression, the true function of the Silver Cord of the Holy Spirit, in relationship to the world body of Responding Ones. When there is a realization of the importance and the responsibility that rests upon us in relationship to our function, we cannot set this on the scale against anything else in the world, because to do so would be to reject our Divine Calling. And it also reveals the fact that we have the privilege of utilizing the Power of God in a manner that the world knows not of, in a way that you are only now beginning to barely glimpse.”
There is so, so much we could meditate on in just that little excerpt, and Gary’s service last month paved the way so exquisitely for us to do just that. If we do not come to a place of realizing the significance of our Divine calling, we are rejecting that Divine calling, and that is becoming subject to the second temptation of “casting ourselves down”. I know I share with all of you the awareness of the vital importance of providing for the Lord, the pure manifestation of that connecting link which allows for the revelation of the Holy Spirit right here where we are, within our personal facilities of body, mind and heart and, as a collective Body. We provide through a setting such as what we are sharing in today, a place where the Holy Spirit of God may move upon the face of the waters in us and through us. God never moves upon the face of what is discordant, not within ourselves, nor upon that which is discordant within our neighbors or friends. He cannot move upon the face of lies, falsity, hatred, judgment, or disrespect. His Spirit only moves upon the face of the truth of love, and this is what I am sure we are all concerned to offer, not only during this festive season, but through all the circumstances of our daily living. If we continually excuse ourselves and believe that this is not possible we are falling prey once again to the second temptation of casting ourselves down. And our answer to that temptation is “Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God”, these words are spoken by the One Who Dwells within us, to our own capacities of body, mind and heart, there is nowhere else that they can be met!
I would like to read an excerpt from a presentation of Uranda’s, dating back to 1949. I kept trying to pare the excerpt down, but I felt there was actually nothing I could leave out! It all seemed so vitally important to me. Uranda was speaking to the unit at Sunrise Ranch. I presume, we could mentally change the word “unit” to “this body”, to make it more relevant to us today. So here is Uranda, on February 11, 1949 in a service titled, Emerging Focalizations In The Sanctuary [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/2022/10/the-woman-body-archangel-michael.html], posted recently on Great Cosmic Story: ”Our activities in the material, or physical plane, provide the greatest opportunity for observing the effectiveness of our movement toward agreement; our activities in the mental plane, our thoughts and our words, play their part in the seen and the unseen realms of our unit function; and the Spiritual Expression phase of our manifest trinity should be functioning on both the seen and the unseen Planes of Being with much more meaning than it is.”
I felt these words were a plea from Uranda entreating us to comprehend more deeply, to understand more ardently our commission. What “agreement” was he talking about?—the agreement, of course, with the Spirit of Truth which is agreement with the Spirit of Love, the Lord of Love. Our “manifest trinity” of body, of mind and of our spiritual expression plane are the only means through which the Spirit of Love has a means of manifesting on earth. It cannot function only on the physical or mental plane, the spiritual expression plane has to manifest as well; otherwise, nothing does.
And this is what we are entrusted with in these days. I thought what Uranda said about the seen and the unseen Planes of Being was significant, the seen speaks for itself, it is what is observable, but, what of those unseen Planes? What of the invisible nature of our hearts? The spiritual expression Plane is the unseen Plane. Sometimes I think the thought is that “well if I just keep quiet and don’t voice my discordant thoughts, they will not carry weight”, but thoughts do carry weight, significant weight. The invisible or the unseen aspects are the elements of our own personal heaven (or hell) and they are the wellspring from which the seen aspects manifest—good or not so good. Uranda went on to say:
“The Spiritual Expression plane should manifest as a Spirit of Gentle Benediction over all things, something which is above and beyond those things that tend to produce petty reactions, bickerings and inharmonies. That Spiritual Expression Plane of our trinity of manifestation should be as a halo, as a Glow of Heavenly Light that rests benignly over and around each Member of this Unit, and all that we think and say and do.
“We have talked about the future, knowing unworthiness, or the limitation of the expression of God’s Power through us, knowing that it could not yet be, in the state in which we found ourselves; we have talked of the Greater Works in the futuristic sense. Blessed Ones, that must not remain futuristic forever. If it be always tomorrow—and tomorrow never comes—there will come a day, surely, that there will not be a tomorrow, when we will have to face and answer the query of our KING. God forbid that we should come to that day empty-handed. We are not playing children’s games, and we are not experimenting with the whimsical fancies of the human mind.
“We are here to perform a specific task under the Decree and Commission of the LORD of Lords and KING of Kings Himself. The Greatest Calling that could be granted to any human being has come to you, to me, to us, the greatest opportunity, the greatest privilege, the greatest responsibility. Do we live and move and have our being in a consciousness of that great fact? Does that fact of reality that IS, permeate our feelings, our thoughts, our attitudes, and consequently our words and our deeds?
“The LORD of Lords Himself came into the earth to intercede for humanity, He interceded for you, and when the day came that the world crucified Him and the intercessory work had to pass to the hand of another, there was not a break; and intercession has continued—and you are called to be Branches of the One Vine, Members of the One Body, the Manifest Form through which the intercessory work may begin in the Great Judgment. The final Judgment and the work of executing the Judgments cannot be carried on, no matter how just the Judgments, no matter how inevitable the results, except there be an intercessor (or an intercessory Body) who is worthy of the name.”
We have the unutterable privilege of being the ones on hand to be the intercessor, but we are only worthy of the name if we have ceased judging our fellow man, if we have truly allowed that Spiritual Expression Plane to manifest as a halo, as a Glow of Heavenly Light, something that rests benignly over and around everyone in our worlds, and all that we think and say and do. Only then are we worthy of that intercessory task, and it is vital that we be worthy.
It's a little uncomfortable to consider a Judgment Day isn’t it. I felt it somewhat as I read these words and considered leaving them out. "Oh", says fallen human consciousness, "let’s not be a Debbie Downer. Let’s not think about something so awful as Judgment Day. Yikes!! Who wants to go there?!" The Master said, “For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again.” That’s a pretty straightforward statement isn’t it, we reap what we sow, whether we like it or not. Uranda goes on to say:
“How much longer are we going to compel our KING to wait?—for that, in essence, is what it is. While we bicker in our human minds, and question as to how far we will let go, and excuse ourselves, and stand as accusers one of another—while we do all of these foolish, childish things, we make our KING wait, and wait, and wait some more. He has waited long enough. In this year of our LORD, (two thousand and twenty-two), let us cease forcing our KING to wait, and begin, as One, to wait on Him, to let His Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven, that all the world may come to know that His is the Kingdom and the Glory and the Power forever.
“Since the Power is His, the Power cannot manifest through this Unit until this Unit is His—not becoming His, not hoping to be His, but is His, because it has let go in True Love Response to Him, and has allowed His Spirit to be revealed, so that the Spiritual Expression manifesting through this Unit shall be a Heavenly Benediction, carrying the atmosphere of the Divine into the earth—benign, serene, unmoved by the storms in the world, and so that the mental function in thought and word may reveal the One Mind, the Mind that was in Christ Jesus, and so that the acts, may be a true revelation of Faith; for ‘Faith without works is dead.’ Let us be ‘Doers of the Word, and not hearers only.’ Let us not be like those individuals who have such a vast difference between what they think they do, and what they do do.”
These words were spoken by Uranda in 1949, and then respoken a few days later to a more intimate grouping of individuals who carried specific responsibility in the unit. That responsibility now rests with us today, it has been bequeathed to us by those who were doers of the word and not hearers only—those who went before us whose names we know. All those who maintained their integrity and “overcame” the world, through the circumstances that were presented to them in their own living. What were Uranda’s words again? “Our activities in the material, or physical plane, provide the greatest opportunity for observing the effectiveness, of our movement toward agreement.”
We may ask ourselves each day: Are my actions a true revelation of Faith? The definition of the word “Faith” does not mean “blind belief”, it actually means, to trust, it means, honesty, humility, reliability. Are my actions in my daily life, a revelation of those attributes? Does the phrase “Man shalt not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God” characterize my living? Who is “the God” from which the “word of God” proceeds if not from each one of us? Am I a “Doer of the Word”, and not a hearer only? Does my mental function in thought and word, reveal the Mind that was in Christ Jesus? Does my mind hunger and thirst after righteousness? Does it no longer fall prey to the temptation of casting itself down, of false humility, believing that it is less than it was ordained to be? Does it reveal the radiance of Lucifer, the bright and morning star, the light bearer? Does my spiritual expression manifest as a Heavenly Benediction, carrying the atmosphere of the Divine into the earth—benign, serene, unmoved by the storms in the world, unmoved by the circumstances I may find myself in? This is not something we can, by the power of our will, force to happen, it can only manifest because there is purity of heart which then allows all outer acts to be born from that source. Does my heart rest in peace, knowing that it is well able to accomplish the task set before it, or does it still fret and fume about the mundane?
As we rest in love response to our LORD and KING, we begin to be in position to do the intercessory work for which we incarnated. With a little trepidation? Yes. But we know with an absolute knowing, that with God all things are possible. There can be no jockeying for position, or seeking acknowledgement from any source whatsoever, no need to be puffed up or flattered. No attitude of “gettingness” at all, ever! That would be falling prey to the third temptation wouldn’t it? It would be “falling prey to the kingdoms of this world and the glory of them”—even the kingdoms of “spiritual” glory. No, we abide in a state of rest, we see Satan for who he is, we recognize him when he comes amongst us, whether it is in our own capacities of body, mind or heart, or in another’s. We’re not duped by him, we certainly don’t get into a battle with him, we meet that old trickster in the same way the Master did when He cleared the way for us. We, too, can say with utter authority, “Get thee hence Satan”, and we go no more out. We are no longer tempted, and we cannot be duped anymore by the great red dragon and his beastly cohorts. I’d like to open the line at this time to any of you, who may wish to contribute.
Gary Courtland-Miles — Hello I’d like to thank you ladies for taking us to the next level, for your beautiful passionate words and the spirit of them today. You carried a heavenly benediction and allowed our understanding to expand even more. It’s been just so lovely to find the essences brought together and lifted up to this point in the cycle as we go forward and do the work of intercession and blessing. Thank you so much, it’s been a joy to participate with you.
Anne Blaney — Ladies, I want to thank you for the expression of true womanhood, in love with the spirit of truth, and your for fierceness of love for our King. And for the particulars that you brought up of how that love for the truth can be expressed to each other and to our own capacities, knowing that, as you said Milly, we are not playing children’s games. You all emphasize the incredible privilege and task which has been bequeathed to us, so I very much appreciate the forthrightness with which you spoke. I appreciate the many images that you expanded, particularly of that second temptation that Milly spoke of. That is a wonderful way to look at that: we don’t cast ourselves down from our holy place. So thank you so much, loved it, loved the videos that you showed, loved the voices from the astronauts, loved the beauty of the earth, an absolute feast. Thank you.
Laura Fisher — It has been a privilege to be with you this morning, everyone, and I’m thinking about the role of intercessor; how much we bow to and praise the Lord our God, the Christ for His role as intercessor. And now, that mantle is upon me, upon us, and how beautifully that has been brought forth this morning. But the realization that in fact that is my job, my only job, and that I am well suited for it. Because I and all of us have along the way, played the role of the intercessor in our own dysfunction. We, I, have said “No, it’s not going to be that way now, it’s going to be the right way now, and nothing’s going to stop that.” The power of that reality is what changes our earth. Every little jot and tittle inside me is cleaned up, purified, made what it must be. The power of that in my own experience easily floods the world. But the actual act of saying yes, I am the intercessor, is where the power comes from. I am the intercessor. Thank you ladies. As it has been said, a feast indeed.
Arno van Haght — Thank you Laura. I am reminded of something you both said, and that has been said before, about the Lord walking in the cool of the day. The Lord of Truth mind you. And if we will today, if we will receive the agreement among the three women, then perhaps today for those of us that are here, we have reversed that pattern in the Garden, where we did not come when called. How important it was and is three angels incarnate in this earth in form as women as we recognize them, angels nevertheless, who have answered the call that has been focussed this entire year: “Come unto me.” And you have come, and you have spoken for all of us; that the invitation, the call that was extended in the Garden by the Lord of Truth has been answered if we would let it be that way for us today. That’s how good the service is. You have demonstrated the intercession that allows the Body of Truth to give evidence of the love of the Lord of Love in the pattern of Life, if we would receive that. Thank you. The call is answered, the Body of Truth is taking shape, the magic of truth is being received. The pressure that is on the world to receive the love of the One that we love into the pattern of life is being expressed and is being brought to bear on the world, such that the chaos that is there is not putting pressure on us. It is we who are putting pressure on it. And therefore we can be steady in those things because perhaps we can accept that the body is now in agreement, that the feminine is now in agreement, that the King of Glory may come in. And in case that we think that the feminine is just those that are women in form, that is not true; because we are all in response to the KING of Kings and the LORD of Lords. Today let there be life more abundantly. Thank you to all those that are on line who formed that body, and thank you to those that have focussed that voice, that invitation, and closed the loop for all of us.
Linda Bahan — I must let my voice sound in the setting today because I’ve had the privilege of living with these women in close proximity over many decades; and when you set the stage for us this morning Terry, I was thinking about how we have had the privilege to experience each other’s essences over these years; and to let the outer recede and begin to enjoy the beauty of our true being. As you were describing Carol and Terry, it requires looking at things from a higher perspective, setting the mundane things aside and yet it all comes down to using the world that we live in—we don’t abandon it. It has come to us for us to provide this benediction. And it may not look so pretty sometimes and then are we perhaps drawn into make our judgements about it; or do we stand in the holy place and bless our world. So thank you so much for sharing your beautiful spirits with us today. I feel so privileged to know you in a very intimate way because we hold hands tightly on this journey, and thank you to everyone else who is present in this intimate setting because even though I may not know the rest of you, I feel you as closely as I know these women. I know you in spirit. Thank you.
Bill Bahan, Jr. — I, too, would express my love and appreciation for the three of you. We've known each other for over 35 years and we’ve grown up together you might say. We’ve learned what it means to accept spiritual responsibility in our own living. We live in the same city geographically but we know that the city represents a state of consciousness and the meaningfulness of our relationships because we dwell in the same city of consciousness which is the heaven or the Garden. We were all placed in this Garden to dress and to keep it. So what greater joy could there be than to do this and to appreciate the beauty that surrounds us, especially the beauty of the people who surround us. I think the main way by which we experience the Garden which is on earth is through our appreciation of one another. That's when we know that we are in the Garden together: when we see the beauty and the light that is present in each one. When we live in the state of this consciousness then we’re aware that we have the ability to invite others to share this with us. Our word and living should be, “Welcome home friends. I’m having this experience and you can have it too.” So thank you so much for this lovely time together. I love all three of you and also all of our friends together today.
Suzanne Core — Ladies, I would like to add my thanks as well to the three of you and to all seven of you in Atlanta who have formed the nucleus of the Atlanta family over the years. As you each spoke I felt the sweet essences of it, the sweet influences of Pleiades. How sweet the fire of love can be! How sweet the power of God in action is. I knew with every fibre of my being that the power of it has come in measure because of the work that each of you has done with the other six of the seven over many decades. How blessed we each are here in this gathering this morning to have been able to share that, to share the sense of it, the essence of it, the sweetness of it, the depth of it. How powerful it is when we do our work as individually so that we do our work together. How obvious you made that to me this morning. We did our intercessory work together on the foundation that you all have created as friends over the years. Thank you each one, how precious.
Millicent — Maybe we could call it a day, but I'd like to offer both Carol and Terry an opportunity to say some closing words if they have any.
Terry — It’s been an absolute joy and it feels like such a full container here that I don’t know much more needs to be said. I do feel that a strong personal invitation has been sounded relative to Uranda’s words; but I also feel that there is a potent invitation that is being sent out to the world. And Bill had mentioned about the world coming to us—the world does come to us. And I found in my archives a part of a poem that clothes this:
Come. Come home.
There is a city to dwell in,
There is a place prepared
A place of sacredness and strength,
A place of serenity and beauty.
Come.
And isn’t that why we’re here—to allow all who will to come to know the glory of the Lord? So, I thank everyone for listening and participating. It’s been an absolute joy.
Carol — I would just say that from the get-go, the three of us started out two or three months ago with breakfast together and it was such a lovely time but we didn’t really have a clear idea of where we were going to go with things. After Gary’s service it became clear that we would follow what he opened up. And each one of us found that it was an easy experience, joyful, and excited about what we were going to do. It came together, no fuss, with the agreement strong from the beginning. It was the easiest experience I think I’ve ever had in speaking with a group; and I think that’s just evidence too. The three of us have known each other for so long—we've grown up together. I would say at one point our relationships were not quite on the level that they are now and thankfully so. We have grown up. We know what we are here for. We have that passion to see this job completed. We’ve got the training. Nobody else is getting it now. We have it. It has to be utilized. The LORD is counting on us.
Millicent — Thank you Carol. We certainly do have the joy of the sweetest communion known to man, in our friendships with one another—and with all of you! Maybe we could conclude our time with a few words of devotion. Our gracious LORD, we come before thee in reverent awe and gratefulness for the heavenly benediction of Thy Love that rests upon each of us. We accept with deep humility and gladness the commission that Thou hast given us, and we rest in the loving arms of Thine embrace and extend Thy Love into every facet of our worlds. So that all may come again to know the exquisite joy of Thy Kingdom restored again, on Earth. In Thy Name. Aumen
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Steve Ventola — We have been taken through a portal haven’t we, to another dimension. But the dimension is here and now, here on earth. It’s great to acknowledge our role from the large to the small and to play our parts. We give thanks for the three of you, and I’ve known for so long too but I’ve seen each of you in a new light today. Let’s remember what Bill was saying too, that we praise the Lord by praising each other in truth, as simple as that, and we let intercession so occur. Let’s continue along these lines in our unified love and influence. The next Temple of Light service will be on December 25th, on Christmas Day, with Suzanne Core who will be leading our time.
