195:6.1 Scientists have unintentionally precipitated mankind into a materialistic panic; they have started an unthinking run on the moral bank of the ages, but this bank of human experience has vast spiritual resources; it can stand the demands being made upon it. Only unthinking men become panicky about the spiritual assets of the human race. When the materialistic-secular panic is over, the religion of Jesus will not be found bankrupt. The spiritual bank of the kingdom of heaven will be paying out faith, hope, and moral security to all who draw upon it “in His name.”

Peace Panic
Has 911 changed what we,
Do and see in 23?
We know it’s changed security
But has it change the way we see?

Events erupt from our past times.
We have parades by our design.
Parades can mark our victories,
But sometimes we are on our knees.

Bad things that happened in our past
Can have effects that last and last.
We had more joy in times gone by,
Or were we blind and did not try?

What have we learned from 911?
What did we do, what have we done?
More peace is what I wish to ask
Is that not truly our main task?

We didn’t turn the other cheek!
No we didn’t, we weren’t meek.
We tried to force our will on others.
It did not work, they are our brothers.

So much war gave others license
To invade despite defiance.
We’re consumed by wars destruction.
A pyrrhic victory’s in discussion.

Thank You, Father, You’re in charge.
So far, this war is not too large.
I pray for peace upon this planet
Before destruction makes us panic.

147:5.8 “This transformed woman whom some of you saw at Simon’s house today is, at this moment, living on a level which is vastly below that of Simon and his well-meaning associates; but while these Pharisees are occupied with the false progress of the illusion of traversing deceptive circles of meaningless ceremonial services, this woman has, in dead earnest, started out on the long and eventful search for God, and her path toward heaven is not blocked by spiritual pride and moral self-satisfaction. The woman is, humanly speaking, much farther away from God than Simon, but her soul is in progressive motion; she is on the way toward an eternal goal. There are present in this woman tremendous spiritual possibilities for the future. Some of you may not stand high in actual levels of soul and spirit, but you are making daily progress on the living way opened up, through faith, to God. There are tremendous possibilities in each of you for the future. Better by far to have a small but living and growing faith than to be possessed of a great intellect with its dead stores of worldly wisdom and spiritual unbelief.”

Spirit Paths
Perfect weather is on tap.
Look forward to a positive rap.
The day begins, it’s cool and bright.
We all wake up with the morning light.

Gradual change when change we must
Is easier than when change’s robust.
But real change must have its way.
We can improve our day-to-day.

Improving in the things we do.
Develop Faith in what is Truth.
Find a better path today.
The “Light of Truth” shows better ways.

You’ve got to use all you’ve been given,
And then improve on how you’re livin’!
You must improve your insides too,
As aging does develop you.

The body ages, we get old.
But Spirit helps us find new roles.
Our Spirits truly tend to grow.
Experience does this as time flows.

The flow of time never stands still.
Constant change must be God’s Will.
We learn to love as through life we live.
We learn the love that we can give!

Thank You, Father, to learn to love
Is how we learn to problem solve.
We know this when we look inside
And view the world through Spirit eyes.

114:7.6 Urantia mortals should not allow the comparative spiritual isolation of their world from certain of the local universe circuits to produce a feeling of cosmic desertion or planetary orphanage. There is operative on the planet a very definite and effective superhuman supervision of world affairs and human destinies.
Cope
Another hot one, and it’s dry.
Some plants will wilt before they die.
Wilting plants may still have flowers.
They give themselves to all that follows.

Sunflowers with seeds, a harvest crop
They flower indeed, with all they’ve got.
Combines will harvest all their seed.
Seed gets stored to suit our needs.

Growing crops, a farmer’s wish
But weather change can cause anguish.
A change in patterns can cause dry.
Weather can cause plants to die.

A plant that dies of drought can still
Produce some seed, in fact, most will.
Seeds produced outlast the drought.
When times are right, then most will sprout.

Outlasting bedtimes that beset us.
Endurance through the halls of crisis.
The seeds of faith create our hopes.
They sprout within, whene’re we cope.

So, cope with what you must today.
Find faith upon all your byways.
It exists within your mind.
It comes from something that’s Divine.

Thank You, Father, hopes won’t die!
Hope is a dream we wish to try!
I have faith that with our hope
We travel on a path that copes.

54:4.7 The mercy delays of time are by the mandate of the free will of the Creators. There is good to be derived in the universe from this technique of patience in dealing with sinful rebels. While it is all too true that good cannot come of evil to the one who contemplates and performs evil, it is equally true that all things (including evil, potential and manifest) work together for good to all beings who know God, love to do his will, and are ascending Paradiseward according to his eternal plan and divine purpose.

Patience
More than beauty this day holds.
There’s progress in the ways of old.
Wisdom gained by those before
Can have a place within our lore.

Learning’s what we do in school.
Books are written without rules.
Ideas flow from every mind.
A flow of thought that’s God‘s design.

So, who’s to say a book is wrong?
Ideas of things can be so strong.
Just because you don’t agree
Should you censor what you see?

Let others make their own decisions
Or what you will gain is their derision.
Do not force your own opinion!
God’s the one who has dominion.

Trust that God’s plan, based on love
Is what eventually evolves!
The plan Divine will come in time.
Keep the faith, it’s His design.

Only we can follow through.
It’s part of God’s design tis true.
God wants for all, the very best!
To get to Heaven, do not rest!

Thank You, Father, for all time.
It unfolds as You design.
Patience with the way things are
Will light a path to things afar