Know How
A string of hot days in a row
Promote a lack of water flow.
Desert like, the ground becomes
And only worse till the rain comes.

But sunny days help to promote
Good times of social plans of note.
So many things done in the sun.
That’s why the summer’s so much fun.

Balance, balance will be achieved.
But wide fluctuations are now received.
I hope these wide swings settle down.
We need some rain within our ground!

But though catastrophe may be,
We will exist, and we will see
Wiser ways to help us all.
The swings of progress, sometimes stall.

But swings of progress never stop.
Time goes forward, the now’s on top.
The now is where the shifts in weather
Provide those numbers we can measure.

We now have years of many records.
We have set so many standards.
When deviations do occur,
They stand out brightly, not demure.

Thank You, Father, we must learn.
From the data that we discern.
Change is something in the now.
I have faith in our know how!

  ^68:0.1 THIS is the beginning of the narrative of the long, long forward struggle of the human species from a status that was little better than an animal existence, through the intervening ages, and down to the later times when a real, though imperfect, civilization had evolved among the higher races of mankind.

  ^68:0.2 Civilization is a racial acquirement; it is not biologically inherent; hence must all children be reared in an environment of culture, while each succeeding generation of youth must receive anew its education. The superior qualities of civilization -- scientific, philosophic, and religious -- are not transmitted from one generation to another by direct inheritance. These cultural achievements are preserved only by the enlightened conservation of social inheritance.

  ^68:0.3 Social evolution of the co-operative order was initiated by the Dalamatia teachers, and for three hundred thousand years mankind was nurtured in the idea of group activities. The blue man most of all profited by these early social teachings, the red man to some extent, and the black man least of all. In more recent times the yellow race and the white race have presented the most advanced social development on Urantia.

Whatever the difficulties evolutionary mortals may encounter in their efforts to understand the Lucifer rebellion, it should be clear to all reflective thinkers that the technique of dealing with the rebels is a vindication of divine love. The loving mercy extended to the rebels does seem to have involved many innocent beings in trials and tribulations, but all these distraught personalities may securely depend upon the all -wise judges to adjudicate their destinies in mercy as well as justice.

Faith in Numbers
Migrants coming to our shores.
Fleeing conditions they abhor.
What to do when there’s no room?
Peace on earth can’t be too soon!

Tides of people, what to do?
We need a plan, then follow through.
All the good land has been taken.
We need more space from lands forsaken.

High-rise buildings help to use
The space we have if we so choose.
I think The Chinese built their space.
With empty structures, they are graced.

Too bad this world is not united.
Too bad we were led by selfish minded.
Sometime, someplace, someway, somehow
An altruist will lend know how.

Every day a new day dawns
We’re closer to eternity’s song.
Faith and knowing are separate things.
With faith reward’s a Spirit thing.

With living faith, you tap into
An energy source inside of you.
No matter what mistakes you’ve made.
Have the faith, you made the grade.

It’s easier when you’ve tried your best.
Without that effort, your faith is less.
Thank You, Father, I’ll employ.
All my being to find Your joy!

Pathways
Spring’s a time of growing beauty.
The flowers blooming are so pretty.
The flowers smell attracts the bees.
They fill themselves, and fan breeze.

A bee that’s busy, buzzes much.
Here and there they look for lunch.
They gather pollen for their clan.
They fly over all our lands.

I am told that honeybees are threatened.
And we kinda know what happened.
Killing pests has side effects.
God’s good creatures we infect.

One thing always leads to others.
The way we live affects our brothers.
To turn a blind eye to this fact,
Does not allow God‘s Will to act.

Act through you, that is, of course.
God’s Will, will happen, Its His force.
You can choose to play your role—
Facilitating Spirit goals.

No matter what, Gods Will, will rule!
Please believe, don’t be a fool.
God knows better than we know.
He knows what makes your insides glow.

Thank You, Father, for all things—
This life adventure and what it brings.
As we live, we grow in time.
We’re becoming more Divine.