SpiritualFamily.Net: June 2017

Friendship

Bill Bricker — Wed, 14 Jun 2017 15:00:42 -0400

Friendship ~

Telling personal stories of your life is a great way to pass on truths you have learned in the process of living that life. Friends lighten your life, and add that 'Zest' of life to your day. Friends come in all sizes and shapes. They come with all kinds of personal experiences from their own lives. Sharing is great with friends as it expands your view of life. Having friends is healthy, physically and mentally, as well as adding to the value of the spiritual life.

~ 70:3:9 [#3] Urantia Book

"Guest friendship" was a relation of temporary hospitality. When visiting guests departed, a dish would be broken in half, one piece being given the departing friend so that it would serve as a suitable introduction for a third party who might arrive on a later visit. It was customary for guests to pay their way by telling tales of their travels and adventures. The storytellers of olden times became so popular that the mores eventually forbade their functioning during either the hunting or harvest seasons.

Spirit of Truth

Bill Bricker — Fri, 09 Jun 2017 15:25:28 -0400

The Spirit of Truth ~

When I look Within my mind, and I do my best to 'feel' the experience of sensing the Spirit of Truth in silent awareness, I can feel the presence that is truth at the bottom of each question, and at every turn in the road.

How about any of you -- do you feel the Truth living Within your mind?

(2059.1) 194:0.1 Urantia Book

ABOUT one o’clock, as the one hundred and twenty believers were engaged in prayer, they all became aware of a strange presence in the room. At the same time these disciples all became conscious of a new and profound sense of spiritual joy, security, and confidence. This new consciousness of spiritual strength was immediately followed by a strong urge to go out and publicly proclaim the gospel of the kingdom and the good news that Jesus had risen from the dead.

UB:34:5.4 Urantia Book

When mind is thus endowed with the ministry of the Holy Spirit, it possesses the capacity for (consciously or unconsciously) choosing the spiritual presence of the Universal Father — the Thought Adjuster. But it is not until a bestowal Son has liberated the Spirit of Truth for planetary ministry to all mortals that all normal minds are automatically prepared for the reception of the Thought Adjusters. The Spirit of Truth works as one with the presence of the spirit of the Divine Minister. This dual spirit liaison hovers over the worlds, seeking to teach truth and to spiritually enlighten the minds of men, to inspire the souls of the creatures of the ascending races, and to lead the peoples dwelling on the evolutionary planets ever towards their Paradise goal of divine destiny.

Equal Possibilities

Bill Bricker — Tue, 06 Jun 2017 13:26:20 -0400

Equal Possibilities ~

We are all so different in the views of life we hold dear. Many of them are from our societal programming and limited understanding of how the Universe really works. But there is hope -- "but the possibilities for spiritual progress in the ascension career are equal to all."

5:1:4 [#1] Urantia Book

The mortals of the realms of time and space may differ greatly in innate abilities and intellectual endowment, they may enjoy environments exceptionally favorable to social advancement and moral progress, or they may suffer from the lack of almost every human aid to culture and supposed advancement in the arts of civilization; but the possibilities for spiritual progress in the ascension career are equal to all; increasing levels of spiritual insight and cosmic meanings are attained quite independently of all such sociomoral differentials of the diversified material environments on the evolutionary worlds.

The Right Path

Bill Bricker — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 17:34:22 -0400

The Right Path ~

I have found for myself that it is much easier for me to just go for what I think is right and true, each day -- do my best, which sometimes is good and sometimes not so good of an effort -- and just raise myself up the stairway of life step by step, day by day, and have faith in the fact that there is something special about life and each one of our personal decisions. I believe that each one of our lives is special in a very personal way because a Spark of God our Father lives Within our minds and Souls -- which makes God our 'Father' and also makes us all 'Brothers and Sisters' in the family of God. My secret foundation for a good life is found Within, not outside in the world -- so I like to go Within in my thoughts and meditations, inside my mind and Soul, and plug into what I believe gives me reason, and strength to keep doing my best, to do my best.

I use words for communications in the material world, and the beginning of the deeper thinking process. But at some point Within my thinking mind I can leave the words behind and still be consciously and feelingly connected to my personal intentions. And that's where I connect to that Inner power we call Spirit.

I think that's how I simply leave behind that 'FEAR' that seems to be lurking in the depths of some peoples minds -- I refuse to waste my time with the searching for it's beginnings in the dark corners of my mind. I go for the good stuff from my first conscious breath each day, and I go for the light that comes with being open to truth, and I like to share what I find with others.

Rise above the fear and step into the adventure and reality of doing the best you can today with what you have to work with in the world. After all, as we grow higher values and learn more truth, we always see more of the harmony and flow of the beauty in the world -- and I know that always makes me want to share the good things I've found on my personal adventure in life. We do learn as we grow in life's personal experiences, sometimes the easy way and sometimes the hardest way. So we learn and know from experience that it is always a good thing to learn to control our minds -- become the ever-growing master of ourselves as best we can -- as we live and grow from our life's personal experiences.

Urantia Book (2062.11) 194:3.2

~Many things which happen in the course of a human life are hard to understand, difficult to reconcile with the idea that this is a universe in which truth prevails and in which righteousness triumphs. It so often appears that slander, lies, dishonesty, and unrighteousness — sin — prevail. Does faith, after all, triumph over evil, sin, and iniquity? It does. And the life and death of Jesus are the eternal proof that the truth of goodness and the faith of the spirit-led creature will always be vindicated. They taunted Jesus on the cross, saying, “Let us see if God will come and deliver him.” It looked dark on that day of the crucifixion, but it was gloriously bright on the resurrection morning; it was still brighter and more joyous on the day of Pentecost. The religions of pessimistic despair seek to obtain release from the burdens of life; they crave extinction in endless slumber and rest. These are the religions of primitive fear and dread. The religion of Jesus is a new gospel of faith to be proclaimed to struggling humanity. This new religion is founded on faith, hope, and love.