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THE PEARL by Bahati Allan Eric

                                                                           Dedication:

I dedicate this booklet to my parents N. Eric and T. Hope, my favorite friend A. Syson, my cousin Winnie, my community’s young generation group, the Urantia family, ma’am Monica Kemp and Papa Paul Kemp, to the publisher I thank you for you have provided me with guidance, prayed for me and kept me closer and I ascertain this work is a wide vision through a narrow window.

                                                                      Preface:

This book is a manifestation of how God relates with us, it’s built on truth, thoughts, and future aspirations, I developed the thought to write “The Pearl” after completion of “Hope for My Community in Africa” that described “the community boy in Africa”. It’s the spiritual motivation and sense of humor that encouraged me to write this life-changing book to create a gap between real life situations, stereotypes and spiritual connection as our lives are nothing without God, after acknowledging Bible motivation verses and teachings of Jesus Christ and research on Urantia book studying on the life of Jesus, the metaverse and looking at the expectations of our universe parents, I decided to create “The Pearl”.

 Moral perfection in Prayer

According to the book of Ruth, as you read deeper about her story, it proves a Moabite bereft of kinsmen that pelted on the fringes of fifth –century womanhood, but determined to see providence run its course, the writings about her story and lineage bequeath to us pieces of mystery of God on the canvass of her struggle.  I have personally told different generations that there’s nobody on earth who experiences revelation without some great cost and at times the tax is our own transgression. Looking at different lifestyles in the livelihoods of people in Africa and all the least developing countries I see in the URANTIA Book:

"Prayer is not a technique for curing real and organic diseases, but it has contributed enormously to the enjoyment of abundant health and to the cure of numerous mental, emotional, and nervous ailments. And even in actual bacterial disease, prayer has many times added to the efficacy of other remedial procedures.91:6:2 that tells us prayer is not a technique for curing real and organic diseases, but it has contributed enormously to the enjoyment of abundant health and to cure of numerous mental, emotional, and nervous ailments." (91:6.2)

Holy Light through Faith.

When you read the life of Jesus, it depicts light for us on earth to know that one should never pass on earth or live on earth as just a detective or security spy, it literally implies that we should leave a legacy by doing something for what the young generations to come will imitate and learn from because we are created for a reason and thus we should live to ascertain that reason.

The complex enigma which is the God’s holiness is literally indescribable, our best attempts are but anthropomorphic images, metaphors to decode mystery and in everything we attempt doing needs God’s input, be it financial discipline and literacy lectures by the most educated professors. Truth will always be what “Words cannot do” unless God is experienced. You and I need to build our trust in God if we are to change or to break the patterns of animal-nature.

Do you know that without faith, it is impossible to please God (Heb.11:6)? Therefore, faith must always be a part of the discussion of how we are to interact with Him; or without it, we are doomed and with it, we can move mountains. It is by faith keeps us going, year in year out, as our outlook changes, be it people’s perception towards us with trustworthiness, honesty, self- control, gentleness, wisdom, and purity.

Attributes…

 The goal for personal transformation is to live my life paying attention, and doing my best to keep that inner connection to those spiritual forces that help develop those higher values in my life’s actions… as a youth and a UB reader whose motive is to live harmoniously and keep the inner and outer peace in people’s hearts alive. Imagine if we all lived a life to inspire others, the Father would immensely bless us and assist us in removing our flaws. The most transforming experience I have ever encountered was the day I found God living within my mind and soul, that I can truthfully survive all the earthly tragedies and transgressions. This is a steady uphill and gradual climb from the life and lessons acquired. It is good to develop spiritually with a growing soul; this motivates the life of other generations looking at how God, the living God, is uplifting and changing one’s life.  People! Learn from others as regards to personal-individual relationship with God and give your attention to the spirit of truth, the Universal Father’s spark within and this can be the living fuel to our personal inner transformation.

The Fruits of the spirit...

N.Eric once said; if the book you feel you need to read is not yet written, write it.

 I initially was interested in making a deeper writing about the fruits of the spirit as compared to the earthly fruits like apples, grapes, mangoes, oranges as I needed to put it out right to the world of believers. To set the ball rolling; it was a calm, chilly morning in the wee hours that I woke up from a deep sleep and realized that spirit is what endures and dwells in our lives from the God of truth and seat of emotions and character, the soul, and so I was looking at what Is happening between two super earthly nations. Ukraine and Russia! After the shake of corona virus in the universe I was so seeking a harmony between body and spirit.  Father has always been merciful to us with regardless of size, color, religion, education level and our character.

Our character! Our behavior when alone, our behavior when with others, our behavior towards others. Alas! Most youth are losing focus due to character, let us tame our character and avoid unhealthy scripts in our lives, because that is what the lord expects of us, let us pay attention to how we spend our time on meaningful things. Youth, elders have all underrated his mercy; we have seemed powerful but, guess what? Our Father only listens to calm hearts.     Most people have rebelled against God’s call, the Bible and UB tell us to learn how to control our mental, emotional, and nervous ailments as we interpret prayer, as in the preceding quote as well as:

"It is to the mind of perfect poise, housed in a body of clean habits, stabilized neural energies, and balanced chemical function—when the physical, mental, and spiritual powers are in triune harmony of development—that a maximum of light and truth can be imparted with a minimum of temporal danger or risk to the real welfare of such a being." (110:6.4)

What are the fruits of spirit? Good behavior, connectedness with people, blessings from the Father, a peaceful mind that distances oneself from evil, reduces psychological illusions and stress, creates love, modesty, creates joy, and patience. It remunerates kindness and generosity, it gears faithfulness and gentleness and above all it creates self-control! Self-control over evil and creates charity and chastity. Growth is not always conscious, be it physical, emotional and, especially not, spiritual.

If I may ask you; “which apostle was known for his honesty?”… (Honest Nathaniel)        

Also, if you look in the Bible, Galatians: 5.22, which the UB quoted as well:

"...an increasing exhibition of the characteristics of the Spirit in the life reactions of such a spirit-led mortal, “for the fruits of the spirit are love, joy, peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance.” (34:6.13)

And Jesus called us up to another level of living out these manifestations of Spirit leading:

"...those who are born of the spirit will immediately begin to show forth the fruits of the spirit in loving service to their fellow creatures. And the fruits of the divine spirit which are yielded in the lives of spirit-born and God-knowing mortals are: loving service, unselfish devotion, courageous loyalty, sincere fairness, enlightened honesty, undying hope, confiding trust, merciful ministry, and unfailing goodness, forgiving tolerance, and enduring peace." (193:2.2)