167:2.2 “A certain ruler gave a great supper, and having bidden many guests, he 
dispatched his servants at suppertime to say to those who were invited, ‘Come, 
for everything is now ready.’ And they all with one accord began to make excuses. 
The first said, ‘I have just bought a farm, and I must needs go to prove it; I pray you 
have me excused.’ Another said, ‘I have bought five yoke of oxen, and I must go to 
receive them; I pray you have me excused.’ And another said, ‘I have just married a wife, and 
therefore I cannot come.’ So the servants went back and reported this to their master. When the 
master of the house heard this, he was very angry, and turning to his servants, he said: ‘I have 
made ready this marriage feast; the fatlings are killed, and all is in readiness for my guests, but 
they have spurned my invitation; they have gone every man after his lands and his merchandise, 
and they even show disrespect to my servants who bid them come to my feast. Go out quickly, 
therefore, into the streets and lanes of the city, out into the highways and the byways, and bring 
hither the poor and the outcast, the blind and the lame, that the marriage feast may have guests.’
 And the servants did as their lord commanded, and even then there was room for more guests. 
Then said the lord to his servants: ‘Go now out into the roads and the countryside and constrain 
those who are there to come in that my house may be filled. I declare that none of those who 
were first bidden shall taste of my supper.’ And the servants did as their master commanded, and 
the house was filled.”.

Ways&Byways

No snow, but clouds will rule the day.
Tomorrow sun will have its way.
Cold though in the single digits.
It’s wintertime and it’s just physics.

Every day the things we do
Requires a choice based on what’s true.
We must decide and then must choose
How we work to pay our dues.

How we do things in this world
Reflects how well we’ve taught our souls.
When we follow what’s inside
With It we are identified!

God is what exists within.
Let God guide and you will win.
It takes time to learn new skills—
To truly find and do His will.

But as you gain this attitude
New skills erupt, you do exude
An aroma that uplifts.
On God’s path there are many gifts.

To become what can’t be done
Is not the mission of God’s son.
God will never ask you to
Do something that is untrue.

Thank You, Father, precious Life.
I cling to it though I’m getting ripe.
Soon the years will break this form.
I’m going to hear then, Gabriel’s horn.

Paul Anderson
Urantiapoet.com

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110:6.4 When the development of the intellectual nature proceeds faster than that of 
the spiritual, such a situation renders communication with the Thought Adjuster both
 difficult and dangerous. Likewise, overspiritual development tends to produce a 
fanatical and perverted interpretation of the spirit leadings of the divine indweller. 
Lack of spiritual capacity makes it very difficult to transmit to such a material intellect the spiritual 
truths resident in the higher superconsciousness. 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. By such a balanced growth does man ascend the circles of planetary progression 
one by one, from the seventh to the first.

Morning Light 

The morning comes in increments.
Clouds and snow are dominant.
But slowly morning light does come
With blowing snow before it’s done.

With morning light, we see some beauty.
It snowed last night, the dusting’s pretty.
Twill only last an hour or two.
The wind disturbs the morning hue.
Beauty comes and beauty goes.

Does it reflect time as it flows?
It reflects the hand of God!
God makes beauty, it evolves.
He’s an artist with His brush.
He paints real pictures with snow dust.

He’s mastered beauty to our eyes.
He puts the blue up in the sky.
Anytime you take to look
One can see His hands at work.
Beauty is in the beholder.

It excites and fills with wonder.
Take the time to look inside.
Excitement comes, you do decide
To follow what you find in there.
God knows you well, and He’s aware.

Thank You, Father, deep inside.
You know exactly how I’ve tried.
I do share my life with You.
You’re with me in all things I do.

Paul Anderson
Urantiapoet.com

76:5.6 The supermaterial government of Urantia, under the direction of the 
Melchizedeks, continued, but direct physical contact with the evolutionary races 
had been severed. From the distant days of the arrival of the corporeal staff of 
the Planetary Prince, down through the times of Van and Amadon to the arrival 
of Adam and Eve, physical representatives of the universe government had been stationed on 
the planet. But with the Adamic default this regime, extending over a period of more than four 
hundred and fifty thousand years, came to an end. In the spiritual spheres, angelic helpers 
continued to struggle in conjunction with the Thought Adjusters, both working heroically for the 
salvage of the individual; but no comprehensive plan for far-reaching world welfare was 
promulgated to the mortals of earth until the arrival of Machiventa Melchizedek, in the times of 
Abraham, who, with the power, patience, and authority of a Son of God, did lay the foundations 
for the further uplift and spiritual rehabilitation of unfortunate Urantia.

Direction

Continues cold, it’s wintertime.
Inside my home, I write my rhymes.
I love to write, and then express
The thoughts that fill me, and give me rest.

I want to be in touch inside.
We’re taught that’s where our God resides.
Joining us in all our ventures.
Get close to Him, don’t be a stranger.

God’s a friend to those who try.
He helps us live, shows how to die.
He assures us we’ll exist.
Death won’t take us off His list.

To live a life based on that Faith,
Will open Heaven and its gates.
Love will guide you to the top.
You’ll see then, things just never stop!

Let Faith be your scaffolding.
Decisions based on Faith will bring
Direction to your lifelong path.
Let Faith be your sails and mast.

Let love control direction’s wheel
And turn towards God, He’s your best deal.
Courageous Faith can help you heal
From anything that’s truly real.

Thank You, Father, for all we have.
Your Book has shown us our true past.
Understanding where we’ve been,
Help fill our gaps, fills us within.

Paul Anderson
Urantiapoet.com

“Only that mind which freely submits itself to the spirit direction can hope to survive the mortal time-space existence as an immortal child of the eternal spirit world.”

42:12.15 (484.3)
A Thought to Ponder from The Urantia Book

103:3.4 Remember that in the religion of all ages the experience which is paramount 
is the feeling regarding moral values and social meanings, not the thinking 
regarding theologic dogmas or philosophic theories. Religion evolves favorably 
as the element of magic is replaced by the concept of morals.

Change

Bitter cold is on the way
And it will stay for several days.
Zero and the single digits
Cold is measured by our physics.

To document our current temps
We must have measure instruments.
We’ve invented ways to see
The temp observed comparatively.

We know the temp when water freezes
When it boils, and releases
Vapors into all the air.
Of these temps we are aware.

We divide the temps between
Water in it’s two extremes.
Centigrade divides to 100.
Fahrenheit is a conundrum.

We’ve only had these scales of temp
Since the 1780s, then did we invent
The Fahrenheit scale, so since that time
Temperature records could be in line.

Our temperature records before then
Are not in line with what has been.
We can’t be sure of accuracy
Only temp changes generally.

Thank You, Father, for times invention.
I know it flows by Your intention.
We all exist within its flow.
We live the now, where change is slow.

Paul Anderson
Urantiapoet.com

144:4.6 Prayer is an antidote for harmful introspection. At least, prayer as the Master 
taught it is such a beneficent ministry to the soul. Jesus consistently employed the 
beneficial influence of praying for one's fellows. The Master usually prayed in 
the plural, not in the singular. Only in the great crises of his earth life did Jesus 
ever pray for himself.

Self-inspection

The snow fell, continues falling.
The cars I see are all just crawling.
Blowing snow makes vision hard.
I can’t see across my yard.

I am prepared to stay at home.
There is no need for me to roam.
I got things done, now home is fun.
No need to hurry or to run.

There’s beauty in the blanket white.
It covers ugly from our sight.
White extends in all directions.
What a time for introspection!
A day to do exactly that.
I need less calories, that’s a fact!

Improving self will rule my day.
Strive to find a better way.
Lost within my own thinking.
Find my soul, that is me ticking.
To be whom I find deep within.
I’m not too good at staying thin!

Better with accepting self
And dealing with the cards I’m dealt.
Improving and adapting, too.
Life improves by what we do.

Thank you, Father, honesty
Begins within, begins with Ye.
You know exactly who I am.
You’re with my soul, and understand.

Paul Anderson
Urantiapoet.com