Steve Ventola — Welcome everyone to our Temple of Light service. Here we are to worship the Lord and to express from the Lord. Stewart Berger will be leading us today. Let's begin with a devotion. Oh Lord of Love, we still our hearts and minds, putting aside all that's happening in the world, that we may come into this present moment now, acknowledging Thee, acknowledging our love for one another, acknowledging our substance together, put before Thee that Thy Fire may fall from heaven, and Thy radiant influence may extend to all the world. Here we are listening, being meek to thy Word, letting a moment of silence be present in our hearts and minds that we may come together now in this place, giving glory to Thee, honoring Thee, and letting Thy Word go forth in the glory of Thy name. Amen.
Stewart Berger — Thank you, Steve; that was beautiful. It was wonderful to share those moments together, as you mentioned, to allow hearts and minds to be still. In that way, we more readily notice the atmosphere that we have between us here that we are creating in this hour and that we've brought with us in our living. I have some things to say, and hopefully you'll enjoy them, maybe even find them entertaining or correlate with thoughts and feelings you've had; experiences you've had. But beyond the words, what I would say is more important for me these days is the experience that we have when we come together; being together and feeling the radiance go out. We've called it unified radiation, but it's something that can be felt and it's wonderful to allow that power to appear and have its effect. One of the songs we heard was composed by Hildegard von Bingen, the German abbess, composer and visionary, who also preached sermons and who lived in the 1100s. It was sung in Latin, entitled “O Virtus Sapientiae,” and the word “Sapientia” means divine wisdom. The lyrics go:
“O Wisdom's power who, circling, surrounds and encompasses all, in one life-giving path. Three wings you have: one of them soars on high; the second exudes its essence from the Earth [from my reading of it, I would say like the generation of connective substance]. And the third flutters everywhere. Praise to you, as befits you, O Wisdom!”
One of my hobbies for many years has been astrology, and by extension astronomy, so I'd like to take you on a brief journey from the surface of the Earth using our awareness, to go out beyond our beautiful planet home. On Wednesday night, we had a new moon, and that happened at 28 degrees Scorpio, and the planet Mercury was in the same place in the sky from our vantage point on Earth, with Mercury on our side of the Sun. So from Earth's vantage point, in a line were the moon, Mercury and the Sun. We usually say that there are twelve signs in the zodiac, and I'll be mentioning the twelve again later. The Sun has moved into the sign of Sagittarius, which is the constellation past which astronomers say is the center of our galaxy. And the line between Earth, the Sun, and where that galactic center is located will become most exact around the middle of next month. The stars seem far away, but it's said that most of the stars that we see with the naked eye at night, when conditions are good, are here in our galaxy, on this side of it, in a fairly small region of the galaxy. And if you think about the distance from Earth to the Sun, by my calculation the distance from our Sun to the center of our galaxy is about 161 million times that. The Milky Way galaxy moves within what's called the Local Group, which itself is being drawn toward what's called the Great Attractor, which contains a dense cluster of galaxies. So, we're talking big! Meanwhile, Spaceship Earth, as well as our solar system and the Milky Way galaxy, are all moving and revolving at very high speeds. And yet for all that speed, it's a very smooth ride, isn't it? We don't really notice it. So, this conveys part of the largeness that we're about, the part of the cosmos we know about and sometimes theorize about, and is a way to observe cycles like those in our solar system.
And coming back to our solar system, Pluto, whose planetary energy has been related to deep transformation experienced by people in astrological terms, recently entered the sign of Aquarius. And the last time that Pluto was in Aquarius was during the time of the American and French revolutions starting in 1778—a period of certain upheaval—and also the time of the beginning of the United States government. So, there is another cycle there. I thought it was interesting timing that PBS would show, at this time, its series on the American Revolution, which I enjoyed, and maybe you saw some of it as well. By the way, if you're interested in astrology, I recommend following Jeff Peters, a friend that some of us know from our days at Glen Ivy years ago. He's a professional astrologer who makes weekly videos on Facebook and YouTube talking about not only astrology but also how it relates to social changes happening now. Also, I see that Miss Universe was crowned on Friday. Perhaps not so amazingly, she was from right here on Earth! Miss Mexico. So, congratulations, Fatima Bosch.
In service last month, Larry Krantz said that “consciousness is fluid.” One of the main things that I've been experiencing is that there's a greater loosening-up process. I've noticed evidence of this in services we've had over the last few months especially. It's been ongoing, but I've noticed a change myself—I don't know if you have, in the last month or two, like we've gone up a notch, or something has opened up in a greater way, and related to that I think is a softening of heart substance. So I believe the creative process is continuing to do its work, and what we're doing in our individual lives and together is probably also having an effect, especially as we engage together online so often. And I believe because of this loosening-up process and softening, I've been noticing that when I go through the day doing things, all of a sudden I'll notice what seems to be a clearing in awareness: an opening, aperture or portal through which it seems the right thing to do to offer a blessing out to whoever may be connected. Maybe someone somewhere needs a blessing and I'm connected to them. I've been finding this happening several times a day—it's like it will just happen out of the blue. Maybe you're experiencing some of this too. I'm not engaged as some of you are in regular group attunement sessions or working with individual people. But attunement has always been a deep interest of mine. I used to share attunements with some people and still share radiation with myself.
I thought I'd mention something that Uranda said—in one of his early Instruction Papers—that we don't have to share an attunement with every person on earth. It would probably be hard to do that. But through those that we do share attunement with, that radiation can then flow through the connections that they have with others, and on from there. In looking for material on the Great Cosmic Story website, I stumbled on this piece that was given in 1992, which was a time of change in the lives of many people associated with the Emissary ministry and with the ministry itself. But here was a steady word, given by John Gray at Glen Ivy. He said, “Attunement is not something we just share now and then; it is rightly a constant experience. The world is in need of attunement: the restoration of the awareness of connectedness with all that is. In order for that need to be filled there must be human beings—you and me and lots of others who are letting the Word flow through, and who revere and sustain the shaping place, the realm of connection that makes this possible. It is not sustained because we are terribly careful; it is sustained because we love it and joy is flowing through us. That is what maintains holiness: joy springing from the source of joy. We permeate the world with joy, and the stuff of which the world is made leaps up happily and obediently to the impulse of spirit and takes shape accordingly. We are creators, endowed with this capability. Let us use it intelligently, gently, joyously and create the world anew.”
As I mentioned, I'm not sharing direct attunements right now with any individuals, but earlier this last week, I did share an attunement with a cat! I think this is a little boy cat, maybe one or two years old, that lives nearby and is an indoor-outdoor cat. I enjoy seeing it now and then, as I'm not allowed to have a cat or pets in our apartment complex. It was lying down, having a snooze, and when I approached it, it started coughing, eight to ten times, and it didn't sound like normal coughing, so I decided to share an attunement with it and see if that might help. I wondered if it had gotten a cold from heavy rains we had. I wasn't able to pick up the cat's pattern! I didn't know what to look for in that regard. But I offered it some energy anyway for a few minutes, and then it got up, stretched, its tail went up, and it walked a little bit and then lay down again for another little snooze. One moral I got from this is that even though we might not fully know what impact we have when we engage with another being, of whatever species, our presence there and our engagement with them have value and introduce something that wasn't there before and often has benefit. Yesterday, I saw the cat again, and it's doing okay. Something else that I've realized is that we don't have to grasp everything mentally, and we've known this, but it's come to mind recently because it seems that there is more change in the heart realm, as I perceive it. It's not all about the mind, and we can trust the heart. And I recall something that both Chris Jorgensen and John Gray said in a service about a year ago, that we can let unified radiation do the work.
One theme that I've been noticing—maybe you have too—is the theme of ascension. Last Sunday, it was mentioned in services by Jae Hyoung Lee in Korea and by Suzanne Core. A month ago, Larry Krantz and Maureen Lakin gave the service entitled “Cycles of Ascension.” In a blog post Chris Jorgensen wrote earlier this month, he mentioned the ascension process twice. And Steve Ventola recently spoke about Apex identity and ascent of the mountain. In 1953, in a class service titled, “Transfiguration—Ascension” [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/transfigurationascension.html] Uranda talked about ascension, the tree of life, and the garden:
“What then is ascension? Not leaving the surface of the earth, but moving from the realm of misery and suffering and sorrow and death, moving from the realm of the self-active state to the realm of attunement in and with the continuity of manifestation coming to us from out of the future, from out of the Garden that God planted eastward in Eden. And where is eastward? In the future. Our days come out of the east; the sunrise comes in the east. And so, in the days of our tomorrows the things of God are already provided, but we must learn how to receive them on earth. If we once start receiving them, we may not receive completely all at once, but then the things of God start being around us, and they start extending into the past. What is it that extends into the past with most people? The beauty of the Garden of God or the misery of the hell that man has made on earth? Once you reach a point where that which comes from out of the future from the Garden that God planted eastward in Eden, has come to you, been made manifest in you and through you because you live on earth so that it surrounds you, and begins to move back and extend into the past, where are you then? You are in the midst of the Garden of God. But it’s the only way you can be, when you let it come out of the east, manifest where you are, and extend into the west or into the past. Finally, you are in the midst of the Garden that God planted. And what is in the midst? The Tree of Life.
“The Tree of Life is in the midst of the Garden. It is to manifest where you are—where you are! If you think you can go to it, by going up or down or sidewise or something else, you are wrong. The Tree of Life is just as available to you as to any Adam or Eve in the past, before the fall or after. It’s at hand; it’s available; the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand; the Garden that God planted eastward in Eden is at hand; for they are one and the same thing. But we must let them come into manifestation, and when we do that what do we do? We ascend out of the old order of things into the new, into the Divine Estate. But we do not leave the earth's surface. We are living right here, letting God's Will be done on earth as it is in Heaven. And so does His Kingdom come. Where from? From out of the east, from out of the future, in a manifestation through those men and women who let His Will be done; and it takes form around them; and it begins to extend into the past; and others begin to see, and they aspire to that same ascension—to ascend to the place where there is the evidence of the Presence of the One Who Dwells.
“That is the mystery unveiled by Enoch, by Moses, by Elijah, and by our Master, who was made manifest through the body of Jesus. And He said, “Follow me”—follow Me, that the mystery may be unveiled, that you may begin to know the reality of the Cloud of Glory. The Tabernacle—your own body—the Tabernacle filled with the Glory of the Lord until it shone round about. Yes, to be true of you. Where? In the wilderness of this world as it is, until the wilderness is caused to blossom as the rose because the Garden of God comes out of the east and is made manifest through those who let His Will be done.”
“Until the wilderness is caused to blossom as the rose.” In that same service, Uranda also described ascension as a matter of change in the vibrational state or level of being, and we've had that experience. There are many ways that we can allow the ascension process to happen, and it happens at different levels in our experience. One way that I have been conscious of lately, mindful of, is consuming the food that I eat. Here is material of the earth: vegetable, fruit, mineral, dairy, and some of us eat meat, and these provide us with energy. It renews our bodies and it can be delicious—and only pennies a serving! (a lot of the time). But here is material that comes to us from the earth, from outside our bodies, which we take into our bodies to be converted into energy and to fill the body with health. So before I eat, I give thanks for it, bless it. Many of us probably remember a blessing being given before or during meals in Emissary units or in our family homes.
Uranda mentioned the tree of life, which is written about in the Book of Revelation, and there's a passage in Revelation that I was kind of stuck on and didn't quite understand for the longest time, but it's making more sense now, so I'd like to read it. This is John speaking about one of the seven angels who showed him the great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God: “And he showed me a pure river of water of life, clear as crystal, proceeding out of the throne of God and of the Lamb. In the midst of the street of it, and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life, which bare twelve manner of fruits, and yielded her fruit every month. And the leaves of the tree were for the healing of the nations.”
The part I got hung up on was where it says, “In the midst of the street of it and on either side of the river was there the tree of life.” I found a service of Uranda's on the Great Cosmic Story in which Uranda talked about this and how, “In the midst of the street of it” relates to the throne of God. So the throne of God is in the midst of the street, “and on either side of the river, was there the tree of life.” I also wondered how a tree could be on either side of the river—I suppose you could say that is one big tree! And we were talking earlier about the scope of things in the cosmos. But it's become more clear now that the tree of life is one tree, and I suppose one microcosm is that the tree of life is us, and the river of water of life is the current of life that flows and moves through us, including substance and pneumaplasm. So the tree of life encompasses the river, and as you noticed, it's described not as water itself but water of life, again relating to the current.
I think I'll read just a few more words from Revelation, because the words are beautiful; the Word is beautiful; truth is beautiful. Again, this is John and what the angel showed him, speaking about that great city, the holy Jerusalem, descending out of heaven from God—not up in the sky—having the glory of God.
“And her light was like unto a stone most precious, even like a jasper stone, clear as crystal." He went on to speak about "a wall great and high, and had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels.” Here's the twelve again. “And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass. And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it. And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb is the light thereof. And the nations of them which are saved shall walk in the light of it: and the kings of the earth do bring their glory and honor into it. And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there. And they shall bring the glory and honor of the nations into it.”
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Yujin Pak — Thank you Stewart. Ascension, serenity, the garden, and the city of God. Lately, I have been going at dusk at the time of sunset almost every day to a nearby large lake that's deserted, and have been biking and walking the shoreline of this lake. From a distance, you can see the peaks of the Rocky Mountains. And at dusk it is really beautiful. And I go there for communion and did so last night, and saw the new moon that you mentioned Stewart. The sky was orange and purple. And as I biked and then stopped and walked along the shore seeing this beautiful purple sky and the new moon, I was immediately in the spirit, and in a time and place that is here and now, and not here and now, transported into the atmosphere of highest being, the garden, the city of God, and in this place. I commune with some of you, with people, and offer the radiation that you spoke of, being in God, being in the city of God, and letting power, love, forgiveness, flow. In the world, but in the vastness of the cosmos that we are a part of, and letting the flow of that cosmos come into my consciousness, and into the world. I so very much appreciate this time of dwelling in ascension and dwelling in the city of God for an hour a week—but we may do so in the various hours of our week. And I'm glad to share this moment of my experience from last night of being in heaven with all of you on earth. Thank you, Stewart.
David Barnes — Yes, thank you Yujin, and Stewart, and everybody who spoke in the spirit in between. I could feel patterns of pressure building in my chest, my heart, from the moment you started speaking Stewart, and continuing right through to Yujin's closing words. I'm glad you mentioned the expansion and the transformation of the heart realm that is underway in an intensified manner. It might relate in a very specific way because of a change that's happening in the mind, the mind of each of us as individuals, and in the whole. The conscious mind is going through an ascension process, from being embedded in the things of the earth and rising into the air of the spirit, to become the light-bearer, a reliable presence, representing the spirit and providing a beautiful complement of trustworthy, secure interplay with the heart. So this ascension process is affecting our minds and drawing them up into the higher vibratory ranges; and the guidance of the spirit is transforming the heart in a beautiful expansive way, so that we can be prepared and poised to handle what's coming; perhaps suggested by what you referred to as Pluto in Aquarius—this transformation point that is being suggested by that imagery from Mazzaroth and astrology.
Great changes are imminent in the outer world and in our own outer capacities, so that the twelve manner of fruits, and the twelve pearls, and the twelve gates in the holy city are in place. This is the design of being. This is us and others, coming into formation to be a living city, a living body, each one playing their part in a living design. So this pressure and this intensification in the heart, and the lifting up of the conscious mind, and this movement in the ascending currents allow us to receive the spirit that brings these most essential transformations in our outer capacities and also in the world body itself. This is something that we obviously must be prepared for. And so what you brought us, your words, and in particular the tone of the beautiful reading from Revelation at the end gave lots of space for this new substance to begin to form. And it was most precious, and deeply felt in the heart, and appreciated very much Stewart. So, thank you my friend.
Stewart Berger — Thank you. I have a final piece to play. And David, you just mentioned Mazzaroth, which reminded me of the Book of Job—and we know we're a part of something vast, something very large, a beautiful process, a peaceful process, but we're here to do something very specific. And that relates to the verse: Cans't thou bind the sweet influences of Pleiades; or loose the bands of Orion; canst thou bring forth Mazzaroth in his season—to bring the creative process to focus here where we are in this moment, in every day. I want to thank each of you for speaking. I spoke of food. You nourish me with your word, your substance. And I honor and love the magic of your words and the word in your living.
To close, there's a song from the 1500s composed by Thomas Tallis using verses from the Gospel of John that Jesus spoke to his disciples, using many of these words. I'm reading them because in the way the song is performed with the different voices, it can be hard to make out a few of the words, but here are the verses in the Bible. “If ye love me, keep my commandments. And I will pray the Father and he shall give you another comforter, that he may abide with you forever. Even the spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him, but ye know him. For he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”
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And I just want to mention that we know the comforter has been associated with an individual. But I saw that Martin said in a service in 1981, that the coming of the comforter is not something separate from human beings. “If there is a comforter available, it is because there is yielded human flesh to let it be so. We are to extend that comfort to those who are potential awakeners. We are stewards, caretakers, comforters. It could be said we have a number of roles in that sense. And we know very well that we are capable of “handling these roles.” It's been a joy to be with you. And here is the choral piece.
Maureen Lakin — A warm greeting to you all this morning, this afternoon, or this evening. Last Sunday at the Tone of Life gathering, Christina Pivarnik, Allen Guisinger and Andrew Shier shared their experience with horses. They spoke from their hearts of their love for these beautiful horse-beings and, in turn, the horses’ responses of devotion, love, and trust. Christina read a poem called, “The Painted Horse of the Wind.” There was a line in that poem, in reference to this horse, the essence of which I've carried in my thoughts this past week: “He came not with noise, but with Presence”.
A short while ago, I watched an interview of Jane Goodall on Netflix entitled, “Famous Last Words.” Here was a woman who came not with noise, but with the power of Presence. She was a light burning brightly on earth. Jane apparently requested this interview not be made available until after she had died. I would like to read her recorded VERY last words, slightly edited for brevity.
“In the place where I am now, I look back over my life. I look back at the world I've left behind. What message do I want to leave? I want to make sure that you all understand that each and every one of you has a role to play. You may not know it. You may not find it, but your life matters and you are here for a reason. I just hope that reason will become apparent as you live through your life. I want you to know that whether or not you find that role that you're supposed to play, your life does matter. Every single day you live, you make a difference in the world. And you get to choose the difference that you make.
“If you want to save the planet for the future generations, your grandchildren, their grandchildren, then think about the actions you take each day. Because, multiplied a million, a billion times, even small actions will make for great change. I just hope that you understand that this life on planet Earth isn't the end. I believe, and now I know, that there is life beyond death. That consciousness survives. I can't tell you from where, but these secrets are not mine to share. I can't tell you what you will find when you leave planet Earth. But I want you to think about the fact that we are part, when we're on planet Earth, we are part of mother nature. We depend on mother nature for clean air, for water, for food, for clothing, for everything. You have it in your power to make a difference. Don’t give up. There is a future for you. Do your best while you're still on this beautiful planet Earth that I look down upon from where I am now. May God bless you all.”
The power of Presence, of divine Presence emanating through one person is immense. The power of Presence radiating through a collective body of people transforms this planet. As Jane spoke these heartfelt words, my own heart and mind filled with the words from Revelation (14:1): “… A lamb stood on the Mount Zion and with him an hundred forty and four thousand, having his Father's name written in their foreheads.”
We know that number twelve times twelve times a thousand, or just plain twelve, relates somehow to that collective body of people ordained out of every nation, participating as one in the Lord's control pattern for this planet. Some in this collective body are conscious of what is happening, and some are not as conscious, but all are participating in it anyway as determined by the quality of their living. We may not know their names in the human sense, but our Father's name is written on their foreheads. We recognize each other. That collective body is in place. At the present time, there seems to be murderous hatred and rage erupting all over this planet. Horrific things are happening.
I would like to read to you an excerpt from an article published in “The Week” magazine entitled, ‘Ready for the Apocalypse.’ “As anxiety rises about the state of the world, the ranks of preppers are growing. What exactly is a prepper? It's anyone who anticipates a calamity resulting in some degree of social collapse and makes plans or prepares to survive independently. A prepper is someone who could survive independently for 30 days. How many preppers are there? More than 20 million.
“United States preppers spent 11 billion dollars on gear in 2023 and the market is still expanding. As ordinary preppers stock up on freeze-dried meals and first-aid kits, their billionaire counterparts are making plans to ride out the apocalypse in luxury. So say builders of shelters for clients who aim to be ready. Bunkers are the new status symbol. Shelters include gyms, pools, libraries, and shooting ranges. Atlas Survival Shelters said that a high-end buying frenzy erupted beginning in 2023 when it was reported that Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg's new Hawaii compound included a 5,000-square-foot bunker. That spread pales next to a project being built in the upper Midwest by Virginia-based firm SAFE. It's a fortress surrounded by a 30-foot moat skimmed with a flammable liquid that can transform into a ring of fire. It also has water cannons that can take down helicopters. California-based Vivos Group is leasing space in what it calls the world's largest survival shelter community, 575 empty ex-army concrete bunkers on South Dakota grasslands. In Kansas sits the Survival Condo, a former missile silo converted into a 15-story survival habitat.”
There is desperation to survive in the same human-nature culture, behaviors, and hard-heartedness that prevails on Earth today. Many are fearful as before our eyes the old heaven and the old Earth are disintegrating and dying. In that individual and collective passing away, we see at the same time the wonder that is present, the quiet evidence everywhere of a new and divine identity rising. This doesn’t deny that fear is present. We know that perfect love casts out fear, but what exactly does that mean? What is perfect love? To me, it's not definable because it's not a concept. What is our experience? We know it when we abide in the place of stillness, where the noise can't come in, where there's a protective shield. I am… in the midst of radiating Presence. We hold our minds and our hearts steady, not to be blown away by emotional minor winds or even emotional major storms that may appear in our circumstances or may appear elsewhere in the larger environment. Our hearts are wide open only to the release of love current, love that not only casts out fear, but love that transmutes, love that transforms and builds anew in visible form this glorious new state.
In 1970 Martin Exeter shared these words with us. [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/coming-out-with-bang-from-from-martin.html] They could easily have been spoken yesterday: “Through your own experience, you are aware of a change of consciousness. The change that has taken place in your consciousness is unique to each one, but it is part of the process of the experience of movement into what we have called a seven-dimensional world, the new state. For it is in this that existence is alone possible, no more in this three-dimensional state. It is only a temporary thing anyway. That is what man was warned about it, that it was only a temporary thing, a temporary obscuring of vision out of which there would be emergence in due course. There need have been none of this misery that has occurred in the world if the mind hadn't forgotten that it couldn't see. How wonderful to be restored to vision and to life. This is what is occurring. Fantastic? Maybe to the human mind, but fortunately the fantasies of the human mind don't control. And so it goes, and so we go one way or another, up or down. And so is it true of everybody else without exception.”
We understand what is underway on this planet. A restoration to vision and to life. And in this undertaking, for which we incarnated, our hearts and our minds are allowed to be consistently purified because we lay not up for ourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt. What are these earthly treasures? We could say perhaps that earthly treasures refer to heart attachments to many things, including the familiar one, which is a lust and focus on the accumulation of material goods. But there may be deeply held heart attachments to other kinds of earthly treasures. One might be a passionate cache of opinions as to what or who is good or what or who is bad, or have a storehouse of immovable beliefs. Another earthly treasure might include an obsession and striving for spiritual growth. That sounds like a good one. And often, yes, it can be a first step. But don’t stop there, because you know what? It's still an earthly treasure.
“Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven… for where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” (Matthew 6:20) Lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven. What does that one mean? Well, we could name a few heavenly treasures: peace, patience, thankfulness, generosity, forgiveness. We could name many others as well. I like to think of them as minor, beautiful jewels but in fact are the effects of the real treasure.
“For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Our deepest passion, our deepest love, our heart's ONLY treasure is to stand with the Lord of Love, The Lord of Truth, and the Lord of Life on Mount Zion. That presence on Mount Zion is the magnificent fact now underway.
As this purification continues to take place in our hearts, we see the world differently and the world changes. We see the glory that is happening, not just the volcanic horror. One significant world change took place a few days ago between Pope Leo XIV and King Charles. How beautiful and sacred was their service together in the Sistine Chapel, a healing of a 500-year-old rift. A melt of centuries-old Catholic and Protestant hatred. I wrote down some of their joint prayer words: “In Christ, all things in heaven and on earth were created, things visible and invisible. You are worthy our Lord and God to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things.”
At the end of their visit together, they exchanged orchids. The orchid is a plant known for its resilience in difficult environments. They exchanged them as a sign of their mutual commitment to the care of creation. I am an orchid lover and I always have them in my home. So, I was delighted to hear about this exchange. Who knows? I like to think that maybe the radiation from my orchids helped to open and melt a few hearts in the commitment to the care of creation.
I would like to conclude with a short quote from a great man, Abraham Lincoln: “I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.”
Larry Krantz — All is well. I am at ease. That is a good starting point for any endeavor. Just move with the river of life. No need to stress over trying to do something. Life is already in motion.
As Maureen alluded, change is coming and interpreted or misinterpreted in many ways, including buying survival gear or building bunkers—evidence of manipulating forms for selfish reasons, based in fear. For us, the answer is not going laterally, but rising up vertically in consciousness, building a vibrational ark, as it was called, a place above the fray. As consciousness ascends, problems and questions fall away, for the light of understanding fills the mind and heart.
Recently, Joyce and I traveled to Atlanta. While there with friends, we drove to the Blue Ridge Mountains to visit Maureen and her husband, Garry, in their beautiful home. I hadn't seen Maureen in a long time, decades. When we got together, it was as if no time had passed. We were in the place of eternal friendship, in oneness. We had not seen each other in a long time in an outer sense, yet we were in one place. Both views are true. True friendship between spiritually-conscious people already exists; it does not depend on time spent together or common interests. There is an outer appearance, and an inner experience
On this trip, we got on an airplane, and three hours later were in Atlanta. Did we go anywhere? From the earthly view, we traveled 1,500 miles. Yet, it was as if the surround changed while I remained where I was. We are always at the center of our worlds. Circumstances change, our bodies age, but we are always at center. So, two ways of looking at things—from the human perspective, and from perspective of the eternal being. Both are true.
Consciousness is fluid. We can change the perspective; it is like adjusting the focus of binoculars, to see what is near or what is far away. We may open the aperture in a gathering such as this, speak of sacred truths, and then narrow the focus in a book group, where such considerations are not at that level. We may adjust the focus to fit the circumstance, as long as there is space vertically to move up or down as needed.
The story of creation in Genesis has seemed contradictory to many. It says that God created the heaven and the earth. So, God is a singular entity. Then, a few verses later, it says that we made man in our image and likeness. That's plural. Not them, but us, including you and me. Is God a singular entity or many entities? From a heavenly viewpoint, it makes perfect sense. Innumerable beings of light, with God-like powers and abilities, worked in unison to build this wonderful, complex world. The multitude sang the song of creation with one voice. Separate, yet one, focused by love. Both views are true.
We know the fall in consciousness happened when some of these beings of light forgot their divine identities. They deviated from the true path, wanting to adjust the creation according to their own views. Powers were misused and brought forth distorted forms. Abilities that we could hardly imagine today were taken away before their misuse caused total destruction. These beings were no longer trustworthy. A downward spiral of changes occurred in the earth and all its kingdoms, even in our human forms. After the last cataclysm, little remained. A gradual ascending cycle commenced and over the millennia from coarseness and ignorance to where we are today.
Are we trustworthy? If divine consciousness is to be restored people are needed who never leave the flow of life. That is a necessary step if divine abilities are to come within reach. We need to be spiritually dependable, with no wavering of focus. There have been many attempts to restore divine consciousness and function. Each time, the clarity brought was twisted and misinterpreted, and opportunities lost.
More than 90 years ago, Uranda initiated a new generation of substance to show the way to restore divine identity. Martin Exeter followed with clear leadership. Then came a wobble, a speed bump. Human wants and schemes put in an appearance and proved to be destructive. Some forms were lost to this divisiveness. Vision for some was diminished and they fell away. Unlike previous attempts, this time there were those who persisted; they refused to abandon their own integrity. In time, new forms appeared, such as this Temple of Light gathering. The forms are never what is important; it is what fills the forms and how they are used that matters. We are in the midst of the best opportunity to return mankind to divine function in more than 10,000 years. We have vital roles to play in this ascending cycle, to carry this generation of substance forward. It is our very presence to which others may respond and ascend upward in consciousness and remembrance.
It is heartening to see those who are awakening to what is true. For example, I came across a video of a man who explained why he left the church. He was brought up in an evangelical Christian household and was passionate about his beliefs, went to seminary school, started his own family, and became a minister. Yet, he began to feel uneasy about what he was doing. He dared to question what he had been told to believe. He saw how the church manipulated people to attend services and donate money, how shame and guilt and fear were used as weapons, and that bothered him. He felt like a phony.
He could have rationalized these such concerns and continued his ministry—which is what most people do; they justify doing what they know is wrong. He could not lie to himself. What put him over the edge was doubting the existence of hell, which Jesus never mentioned, and is not mentioned anywhere in the Bible, yet is prominent in Christian teachings. How could a God of love, he wondered, make a place where his beloved children are tortured and tormented forever. It made no sense. He loved his own children, even when they misbehaved. A good father guides his children, in love. He does not condemn them to suffer. He could not espouse what he no longer believed or deny what his heart told him. He began a new career and chose to embody love in all his dealings, without the religious trappings. He was courageous and followed what he knew was right and true. People of integrity have no choice other than to rise up in understanding.
Another person who found a new vison is a woman who writes under the name of Kerry K. An article of hers was sent to me and I marveled at her understanding. I don’t know who she is or anything about her background. She has come to an understanding of the cycles of ascension we are in. I think you will find resonance with what I am about to read. I’ve modified her words slightly to fit our consideration today. She writes:
“There are souls walking this earth who have always known themselves to be different. Not because something is wrong with them, but because they came holding a frequency the world is only just beginning to recognize. We, the light bearers, do not need to be convinced of the sacred. It sings inside of us as a living memory. One we might not be able to name until the moment we stand in its presence and our whole body remembers. This lifetime marks the culmination of a massive ascension cycle. We remember who we are and why we came. Our mission is not simply to remember in the quiet safety of our own being, but to remember in the midst of the forgetting. To stand before those still asleep and hold truth so steadily that it ripples through the fabric of reality itself.
“In the presence of our remembrance, others are stirred, even if only faintly at first, as though a blurry light appears at the edge of vision and something ancient begins to whisper home. And so, when we, the light bearers, began to appear, daring to question what was accepted and daring to remember what was forgotten, the forgetting ones resisted with outrage, with scorn, with condemnation. We carried a memory from home, a distant echo that began to dismantle the lie the moment it brushed against illusion. Yet every act of resistance only revealed their desperation, and every blow against the light became another crack in the prison they were trying so hard to defend.
“The light bearers of this age, walking in human form, came not to be superior, but to stand as catalysts. Our very presence is an invitation. Our steady remembrance creates a resonance that makes it possible for others to remember too. The call to return home cannot be imposed, but the light workers make home visible again, simply by embodying the frequency of home and rippling it into the collective field. We, the light bearers came because we remember the magnificence of humanity, even when humanity forgot itself. Light workers are walking each other home, shoulder to shoulder, reminding and uplifting one another as much as they remind the world. This is not the work of a single soul. It is the mission of many, and together we hold the doorway of remembrance wide open.”
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Maureen mentioned Jane Goodall, who would not be dissuaded from her task of caring for the natural world and spoke of being born for that purpose. It is the same for us. We were born to be here at this time. We were given a mission. The Lord isn't interested in micromanaging our lives, or telling us how we fulfil that mission. That is up to us. Our worlds are our responsibility. We make use of what is at hand without complaint and accept the shape of our circumstances exactly as they are. No whining. No wishing things were different. Spirit is very practical. It does not waste time with “what ifs.”
In concert with the spirit of life, we find the wind is always at our back, moving us forward. Changes are coming swiftly, the old disintegrating, so a new earth, full of light, may appear.
Steve Ventola — Welcome, everyone, to our Temple of Light service. It's wonderful to see you all. And to be together in this way, let's begin by sharing radiation together; and you may want to put your hands together. Let's just still our souls, and begin to feel the currents that move between our hands; or in ways that you share radiation. As we feel the intensity moving we look to relax in it. Being open to listen, finally listening, as we put our living, worldly concerns aside, we come into this moment, bowing our heads. And as we do so, we receive our world, that there may be an updraft—our world through ourselves. Into this space of love for one another, as we feel the substance gathering amidst ourselves we let it come to rest, and we let it be placed before the Lord. And here, the fire can fall from heaven, as there is substance to receive that which is of God, of Thee, O Lord, for here is our reason for being, to let Thy fire fall from heaven, as we still our hearts. Feeling the intensity, we give thanks for this moment and this time now, that Thy Word may go forth, all for the glory of Thy love. In the Christ. Aumen.
I would like to begin by sharing a few words from “Behold, I Create” by Uranda, from the chapter entitled “The Firmament”.
“So all the things of heaven are to be given to you; not just to you but through you. But first the dominion of the ordinances of heaven must be set on earth in you and made manifest through you. Then you begin to know what it is to feel the outworking of the second phase, the second cycle of the creative process, in yourself. And you see it move out into your environment; you see it begin to bring blessings to others. And you begin to share the work of answering the Lord's Prayer, for without men and women he Lord's Prayer cannot be answered. It is not God in heaven who will answer the Lord's Prayer; it is men and women on earth who must answer the Lord's Prayer, and so yield, respond, that they acknowledge our Father in heaven, so live that they reveal that His name is hallowed, holy, sacred. It is men and women on earth who must let His kingdom come and who must share in the fulfilment of His will on earth as His will is done in heaven.”
When I fly back to see my family in New Jersey, and flying into Newark Airport, I actually love seeing the density of population of houses in view as I sit in a window seat. Something rises up within me when I see that, and a sense of “Wow” comes over me in feeling that all these people here need an influence, they need an uprising influence. And I think to myself, there's no coincidence why Bruce Springsteen is so beloved in New Jersey, because he sings for the everyday person. He sings to lift up the masses. And with our spiritual perspective we have an “Apex” sense of what it is to provide for the masses. And Bruce does it in his own way, and we are here to do it in our unique and unified way.
As we think of the Lord's Prayer, answering the Lord's Prayer—and as we've known it, as many of us have known it growing up, maybe just parroting the words—for some those words have deep meaning and value. “The Lord's Prayer” is an acknowledgement, but it's also, as Pamela Gray was mentioning a little while ago, it's also an “ask” of the Lord. As we've known the words:
“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.
Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil
For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen”
So that is “The Lord's Prayer”, and it's been a beautiful prayer for many. It was the first prayer I ever learned growing up Catholic; and that's the only prayer I kind of remembered when I would go to confession, and the priest would say, “Okay, say three Our Fathers and two Hail Marys.” I could never remember the Hail Mary, but I always remembered “The Lord's Prayer”. So, answering the prayer, though—answering the prayer of the masses. And as Pamela and John Gray cited in our recent service, about the prayer of being, let’s look at ”The Prayer Of Being”, in contrast with “The Lord's Prayer”—answering “The Lord’s Prayer” with answering the masses with “The Prayer Of Being.”
“Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name.”
I AM in heaven.
The revelation of myself is holy.
“Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.”
My kingdom comes because I am here.
My will is done on earth because my will is done in heaven.
“Give us this day our daily bread.”
I give the bread of life in each moment of my living on earth.
“And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.”
I forgive, and that forgiveness is received by those who share
the spirit of forgiveness.
“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.”
I lead no one into tribulation but deliver all evil into the creative cycle.
“For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen”
For mine is the creative power of the Word,
And mine is the glory which results
Shining round about,
To be reflected by the world which I create.
Now let’s look at “The Prayer Of Being” straight on, with more expansion on it.
I AM in heaven.
The revelation of myself is holy.
My kingdom comes because I am here.
Now, just expanding on that, those three sentences, to the degree we know this in experience, we open the door in answering “The Lord’s Prayer”—we provide the orienting influence of the Lord to all the world.
My will is done on earth because my will is done in heaven.
The Power of the Angelic Host in Union is the wind behind our back
I give the bread of life in each moment of my living on earth.
We are here to give life expression into the world! And as we remember Dr. Bill Bahan's words: “The cause of disease is the interference to the expression of life.” But we're here to give the Bread of Life, and to know the cause of health—giving life expression.
I forgive, and that forgiveness is received by those who share
the spirit of forgiveness.
Forgiveness is received according to response. We extend it and let it be what it is. We forgive, just as the Master forgave. No matter how we feel we may have been wronged, we forgive. We learn how to forgive, immediately, in that sense.
I lead no one into tribulation but deliver all evil into the creative cycle.
I do not wish ill will on anyone but let evil play itself out
For mine is the creative power of the Word,
The Word goes forth through us
And mine is the glory which results,
Shining round about,
To be reflected by the world which I create.
Behold I create.
What does it take to live in this stance of Apex Identity, providing the answer? In thinking about the words of Uranda regarding, “How to Meditate,” instead of meditating on “The Lord's Prayer”, to actually meditate on “The Prayer Of Being”, taking every word in that, every sentence in that, and holding it dear to our heart. And coming so much into communion with it that we have a stance of knowing this, Apex Identity. But it does take something. We let the creative process bring us to the peak. We're allowing for understanding at the Apex. And in David’s words in preparing us for this service, here are words of Martin from, “The Perspective of the King”—let’s acknowledge this: “Rising up we come through the heaven, as we came through the earth, to the Apex Point, where there may be participation in the outlook and attitude of the King toward the creation, which is an extension of Himself. It becomes therefore an extension of oneself if one rises up to that point of Apex, which is the focus centered in the King.”
What a glorious opportunity we each have to move along in this direction; to know that point of Apex which is focused in the center in the King. And how well we can come into that experience does take something. So, I thought for the next ten minutes, I would share an audio of Martin, an excerpt from that service, “The Perspective of the King” [greatcosmicstory.blogspot.com/the-perspective-of-king.html] that highlights how we can ascend into this experience:
“Man belongs at the peak. From the standpoint of our own experience, if we are honest we know that we do not have the peak experience. This should not be a matter of self-condemnation, because certainly there is whatever is required to bring one to the peak. We have described that as the creative process relative to our own experience. So there has been a movement which we have known individually, and have shared to whatever extent collectively, rising up into the heaven, so that we might have a heavenly perspective. There has been at times, with some, a certain sense of self-satisfaction that one has a heavenly perspective which most other people don't have, so that makes one rather superior to most other people. But it hasn't accomplished anything if by reason of such an attitude we sit down on the mountainside and go no further. Then we might as well have stayed in the plain.
“Our concern is to participate in the creative process, which is not going to drop us off at any point. If we are participating in it we are carried by it and we rise up to a point where we have a heavenly perspective of earthly things, to whatever extent that is. Yes, we look out over the plains from the mountainside and like most human beings there usually is the thought: “My, isn't this a wonderful view; I should build my house here!” Well at the moment we are not in the house building business in this sense because we are responsible for a great deal more than sitting and admiring the view. If we use this analogy again of the mountainside, then if you are going to continue in the ascent you have to turn around with your back to the view. I don't know if you ever tried walking up a mountain backwards but it could be quite a dangerous business. So you have to address the necessities of the immediate moment in participation with the creative process regardless of the view. I suppose one may pause a little for breath occasionally and sit down and look at the view, and the view may help to restore energy and make it easily possible to continue the ascent, but let us never become fascinated by the view.
“There is a creative process which will carry us to the mountaintop, and incidentally, from the mountaintop the intent is not to sit there and admire the view any more than it was during the processes of ascent. The view is magnificent and any way one turns there it is, but it is there because there is something to be done by reason of the continued working of the creative process. One's encompassment of the view is for a purpose, not merely self-satisfaction. So this way of describing the continued working of the creative process may give a sense of what it is that is the ongoing necessity: for one thing, never to indulge in an attitude of self-satisfaction.
“Stay humble. It's not difficult if one has a constant awareness of the fact that there is a continuing necessity for repentance. We don't have it made yet, and if that is the fact, then obviously there are some things still to be relinquished. It seems like a task involving great sweat of the brow, to walk up a mountain with heavy weights on one's back. There are a lot of weights to be shed, a lot of human possessions to be relinquished. I am not so much thinking of possessions in the external sense, but of those factors present in oneself which do not belong. Such must be relinquished, and that is repentance. One relinquishes one's grip, which seems not to be a very onerous task. It involves less of the sweat of the brow than maintaining the grip. Ahh! At last! That is repentance. What is so difficult about it?
“We have had the personal necessity of relinquishing elements that we have come to recognize are not on Tone, as we might say, various factors in our own experience and expression which do not reveal the quality, the nobility of character of the King. We do not as yet have the required understanding of the character of the King, but we know enough at the point where we may be on the mountainside. We don't know enough from the standpoint of standing on the peak. So there need be no self-judgment, but obviously there must be a relinquishment of those things in one's own character, in one's own attitude and expression of living, which obviously do not characterize the King.
“So there is repentance, repentance, repentance, as these things become apparent, as these factors come into view. Because we are rising up they come into view, not for the purpose of mulling over them but merely for the purpose of relinquishing them. As we do so we find ourselves becoming lighter.”
“I think that we have seen certain ceilings that have arisen in our collective function, but, most importantly for us right now, let's look at the ceilings that arise in our own experience. These ceilings are often a subconscious factor; things that come up from our subconscious that we don't even actually think about; a feeling or a thought comes up, and it's so easily avoided or skimmed over, when actually what's taking place is that there's a ceiling that's been made evident. These are the things that we have been petitioned to clear through, just as the Master was. He cleared through all those ceilings in His life, in His experience. Can we not expect exactly that commission in our lives, those of us who have been offered the ample petition from the Lord to continue His work? I think that there's a lot that we can examine in our own experience: subtleties. A lot of times these feelings that we meet, rather unconsciously often, are built right into the fabric of our culture, right into the way things are designed, set up: everything is built and created to continue that lie. And so we, who understand the necessity of moving through these ceilings, have the call to be absolutely diligent, to see through this lie. And sometimes it takes whacking your head against the ceiling, doesn't it, to recognize it? There's some humility, that this isn't working; this isn't working for anyone. And we need to, in moments of prayer, you might say, to call on the strength of the collective, and call on the Victory of the Master to be around us and in us, and to listen to the voice that is inside of all of us—that Voice is inside of us, if we will just listen. As we used to teach kids: the ‘Conscience Compass’, that Voice of what is actually the right thing to do, is present.”
So you think about the ceilings, and in a specific way, the Master met those ceilings through what is called “the three temptations”. So, I'd like to continue along in this meditation, and invite you to consider these things, as I do in myself:
“And when the tempter came to him, he said, If thou be the Son of God, command that these stones be made bread. But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.”
How do we meet it? Wishing our circumstances were different?
“Then the devil taketh him up into the holy city, and setteth him on a pinnacle of the temple, And saith unto him, If thou be the Son of God, cast thyself down: for it is written, He shall give his angels charge concerning thee: and in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. Jesus said unto him, It is written again, Thou shalt not tempt the Lord thy God.”
How do we engage in life, that lowers the natural and true expression of ourselves?
How do we compromise our upright integrity?
“Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain, and sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them; And saith unto him, All these things will I give thee, if thou wilt fall down and worship me. Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.”
How involved do we get with the world? How hooked are we by the things of this world?
How do we take note of the ceilings we have had, without casting ourselves down, but in making corrections, allowing the creative process to lift us up as we let go of our entanglements?
“If there is pressure, then, in the sense of the contest, [a ceiling] there are two patterns present—never just one, for if there is only one there is no pressure. If there is pressure, in the sense of the contest, there are always two patterns present, and the question is: Which one of these two patterns will govern in the individual life? Which one will control? Which one will the individual follow? If in the first flush of reaction the individual follows the adverse pattern and then laboriously tries to become true to the right pattern, he has not yet attained to the state of true leadership. But if in any moment when pressures appear the individual always remembers there are two patterns present, if he takes time to see, to note, to examine, to be sure that he follows the right pattern, he will not, in the first flush of reaction, be subject to the wrong one. Such stability, under pressure, begins to reveal the reality of leadership material. Such an one begins to be in the state of functional leadership [elder leadership] on the side of reality.”
By following the right pattern, remembering and acknowledging our vow to continue the work—to continue the work of extending the things of God on earth. Remembering our greatest love. Playing our part in answering the prayer. Learning to abide in Apex Consciousness. It takes something! So, these are the things I want to share together, and Stewart will expand on from this point.
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Stewart Berger — Thank you very much Steve, and thank you for giving me the opportunity to speak a little about my current experience, and to blend with you in the consideration that you've presented for us. And speaking of the mountainside, you probably see the photo behind me—a few miles behind me!—of Mount Shasta in Northern California, just south of the Oregon border. It's a photo I took of the mountain a few years ago during a road trip. But, I'm happy to say that I did not build a house halfway up the mountainside!
I can relate very much to what you've presented Steve—and one thing Steve asked is, “What does it take to know the stance of Apex identity, and to provide the answer?” And I agree—I'm sure we all would—that there is a creative process involved. As Martin said, “Rising up, we come through the heaven, as we came through the earth, to the Apex point.” And Martin rightly pointed out that both heaven and earth are the creation in the dimensional world, though there is also what we've called “the unidimensional” beyond that.
One thing that a person who shares the Apex experience might say is, “What is the greatest creative action I can take in this situation that I find myself in, to serve the purposes of the divine?” Another is, “How may I bless this situation or person, or people, and extend a blessing to those involved?”—a blessing to the situation just as it is. And that's an important point you raised, Steve: to accept things as they are. That's an indication of divine intelligence, to give thanks for things just as they are, because this is the reality at one level, and as we manifest the Apex experience, then that substance of being can meet the substance of the earthly circumstance as it is, and that's how the creative process works in changing things.
About my experience in recent months; I don't know if yours has been similar—I'm sure that it has been for at least some of you—but I've been having a greater experience of allowing the accommodation of pressure internally to enlarge the heaven within. This has been enjoyable for me. Isn't that always the case when we have a larger experience: we enjoy it. And I think we know that there is a lot more to be experienced. I also know, of course, that several of you are ahead of me up the mountainside, so to speak, in various ways, though we each have our own unique part in the design, and unique things to contribute.
So, these things are happening simultaneously: more of the old heaven and the old earth are passing away, as we experience more of the new heaven and the new earth. And I'm sure, like me, you have seen this occur in world issues and in the experience of many people. There does seem to be a much greater “churn” as more of us accommodate pressure and the new heaven, allowing it to connect with and find form in the new earth: that acts as an influence on the material that is stuck in forms that in some way can no longer accommodate the new substance. And so, there is this wonderful exchange; it's amazing how life works easily in many ways.
I too loved what Anne said in the service that was given a two weeks ago, about how Jesus cleared through ceilings in His life. And she asked, “Can we not expect exactly that commission in our lives, those of us who have been offered the ample petition from the Lord to continue his work?” She spoke that around the same time that I was reflecting on something that Jesus said, and you've probably reflected on this too: “He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do, because I go unto my Father.” And that has caused me to reflect on what works can be done, now and in the days ahead. I think, for me anyway, it relates to how much pressure I'm willing to bear internally to expand my experience, to allow a greater and clarified heaven. And I agree with what was said about how those greater works take all of us together. I love the words that Jesus spoke at the beginning of “The Lord's Prayer”: Our Father. Very beautiful. It speaks of inclusion and of how we are of one spiritual family. And saying “Our Father” means each of us can know the experience of divine greatness, that Apex experience, and do greater works because of that.
About “The Prayer Of Being”, and the words, “I AM in heaven”—It does take some deliberate action to generate the substance of heaven and maintain it. Because of this, we know the Spirit of Love, and there is an updraft, which Steve spoke about. I've been feeling it, and no doubt you have as well: the updraft of the Fire of Love which purifies and also raises up. I've loved and have been amazed at how, when we come together in a service like this, we bring the substance of our living, and as the service goes on, these slightly different qualities of spirit coalesce, unite, and become one: one spirit, one thread, and it becomes stronger; it's magical.
“My kingdom comes because I am here. My will is done on earth because my will is done in heaven.” Identifying with True Cause, we know something of the Apex experience. And even through various types of work like “Shadow Work”, or “Four Quarters” work, many of us have come to know in greater measure the qualities of the King, especially for men, or the Queen for women; the sovereign; and there are other archetypal energies—all of it is to be used by the one I Am, for the Lord's purposes.
Those are a few things that it's my joy to share with you as we continue in this beautiful process, and I'm very thankful and blessed to be your brother in service, and I love you, the members of our spiritual family. It's always tremendous when we come together; and it's good to be with you in this moment, and to be open and available to reveal the Apex quality which we each carry, in every moment in the days to come. So, Steve.
Steve Ventola — Thank you Stewart very much for your bright, real expression, grounding what we've been sharing here. Let the seed of what we've shared continue. I know there may be more that may be said, but there's such an effulgence now that the substance is full; and let’s hold that precious. Some words that I will close with from that service on “The Reality Of Leadership” are that when love is real there is protection. In real love, there is protection. Uranda went on to say, “protection for the things of God”. As we have real love, protection for the things of God, then for sure we can continue to move and experience a greater sense of Apex Consciousness together, and individually allow for an easy sense of forgiveness relative to ourselves and others. I have a song to play for you of Bruce Springsteen, relative to how everyone has a “hungry heart”, everyone is hungry for what we're sharing. Everyone is hungry for the influences that extend through us in answering “The Lord’s Prayer”. Let us so continue in our days.
