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.
