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1:0.4 This magnificent and universal injunction to strive for the attainment of the perfection of divinity is the first duty, and should be the highest ambition, of all the struggling creature creation of the God of perfection. This possibility of the attainment of divine perfection is the final and certain destiny of all man’s eternal spiritual progress.

Directions
An early start to this fine day.
It’s nice to just wake up this way.
My cobwebs must be cleared at first
Make right decisions, don’t be adverse.

Just start the day, do what is right.
Don’t let fear destroy your plights.
Stand your ground, do not take flight.
Decide to do with all your might.

Your best is all that you can do.
It’s good enough to pull you through.
Faith will give you loves direction.
Follow that, you’ll gain perfection.

That’s the way that I will go.
Interpret things until I know.
Faith will lead me to the Truth
The road itself provides me proof.

The road is good, it’s paved with hearts.
Each one loves, and plays a part.
Love cements the rode together.
It’s heart filled and lasts forever.

What a road, and what a journey.
Potentials change, so act superbly.
Your best is worth it to your soul.
To be perfect is the goal.

Thank You, Father, for all the Love.
My share of it’s helped me evolve.
Words can’t express my gratitude
As Faith unlocks my aptitude.

Poignant last words of Steve Jobs, billionaire, dead at 56:
"I have reached the pinnacle of success in business." In other people's eyes my life is a success.
However, aside from work, I’ve had little joy.
At the end of the day, wealth is just a fact I’ve gotten used to.
Right now, lying on my hospital bed, reminiscing all my life, I realize that all the recognition and wealth I took so much pride in, has faded and become meaningless in the face of imminent death.
You can hire someone to drive your car or make money for you, but you can't hire someone to stand sick and die for you.
Material things lost can be found again. But there is one thing that can never be found when it is lost: Life.
Whatever stage of life we are currently at, in time we will face the day the curtain closes.
Love your family, spouse, children and friends... Treat them right .
Cherish them.
As we get older, and wiser, we slowly realize that wearing a $300 or $30 watch both give the same time
Whether we have a $300 or $30 wallet or purse, the amount inside is the same.
Whether we drive a $150,000 car or a $30,000 car, the road and the distance are the same, and we reach the same destination.
Whether we drink a $1000 or $10 bottle of wine, the hangover is the same.
Whether the house in which we live is 100 or 1000 square meters, loneliness is the same.
You will realize that your true inner happiness does not come from material things of this world.
Whether you travel first class or economy class, if the plane crashes, you go down with it...
Therefore, I hope you realize, when you have friends, brothers and sisters, with whom you discuss, laugh, talk, sing, talk about north-south-east or heaven and earth,... this is the real happiness!!
An indisputable fact of life:
Don't raise your children to be rich.
Educate them to be happy.
When they grow up, they will know the value of things and not the price. "

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.

70:1.2
Andon taught his children to settle disputes by each beating a tree with a stick, meanwhile cursing the tree; the one whose stick broke first was the victor. The later Andonites used to settle disputes by holding a public show at which the disputants made fun of and ridiculed each other, while the audience decided the winner by its applause.

War&Peace
Coolness as the front goes through.
Today the sun will shine, ‘tis true.
A perfect day to get things done.
Look to where your best comes from.

The best will happen if we try.
There’s a learning curve, I can’t deny.
But if you truly try your best,
God’s intent will do the rest.

First alignment must be made.
For the Will of God, you must make trade.
When you align yourself with that
What God does becomes a fact.

A simple thing, but not so easy.
It can’t be done when you’re martinied.
Clear your head so you can make
Decisions that are truly great!

I have faith that we can do
Enough of what God wants us to.
And when in fact we do achieve
Life improves as God decrees!

God requires that our efforts
Must be made to give us comforts.
Then as we do our very best
We’ve done our part, God does the rest.

The best upon this world will be.
But time dictates — eventually.
Patience with the way that is
Will open doors to do God’s biz.

Thank You, Father, as You decree
We wait and promote harmony.
Though there’s war upon this world
Someday Your flag of peace unfurls.

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.

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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.

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.

126:3.8 While turning all these problems over in his mind, he found in the synagogue library at Nazareth, among the apocalyptic books which he had been studying, this manuscript called “The Book of Enoch”; and though he was certain that it had not been written by Enoch of old, it proved very intriguing to him, and he read and reread it many times. There was one passage which particularly impressed him, a passage in which this term “Son of Man” appeared. The writer of this so-called Book of Enoch went on to tell about this Son of Man, describing the work he would do on earth and explaining that this Son of Man, before coming down on this earth to bring salvation to mankind, had walked through the courts of heavenly glory with his Father, the Father of all; and that he had turned his back upon all this grandeur and glory to come down on earth to proclaim salvation to needy mortals. As Jesus would read these passages (well understanding that much of the Eastern mysticism which had become admixed with these teachings was erroneous), he responded in his heart and recognized in his mind that of all the Messianic predictions of the Hebrew scriptures and of all the theories about the Jewish deliverer, none was so near the truth as this story tucked away in this only partially accredited Book of Enoch; and he then and there decided to adopt as his inaugural title “the Son of Man.” And this he did when he subsequently began his public work. Jesus had an unerring ability for the recognition of truth, and truth he never hesitated to embrace, no matter from what source it appeared to emanate.

Passages
Fall is coming, it’s in the air.
The weather’s nice, it is so fair.
The beauty of this day’s enhanced
By thoughts of love, our life’s romance.

Follow love tracks while you live.
Present the best that you can give.
Love’s a force, so use it well.
God is Love, and He indwells.

Use your courage, and fear not.
Through what’s ahead, you’re going to trot.
There will be Good there, if we look.
Sometimes the Good’s the time it took.

As things work out, we will see why.
At times the best can make us cry.
But with the spice of time, we see
With wiser eyes— philosophy.

Time makes wiser eyes see far.
Impatience makes our eyes subpar.
So take your time on your life path.
No need to struggle to go fast!

That doesn’t mean you do not try.
Do your best before you die.
Find the path that God wants you
To walk upon before you’re through.

Thank You, Father, once again.
You saved me from where I have been.
Your love is there because I know
From where I speak, I’ve seen it grow.

100:1.3 Give every developing child a chance to grow his own religious experience; do not force a ready-made adult experience upon him. Remember, year-by-year progress through an established educational regime does not necessarily mean intellectual progress, much less spiritual growth. Enlargement of vocabulary does not signify development of character. Growth is not truly indicated by mere products but rather by progress. Real educational growth is indicated by enhancement of ideals, increased appreciation of values, new meanings of values, and augmented loyalty to supreme values.

Buses
Humid heat until tonight.
That describes our summer plight.
I’m glad I live in the times we do.
Conditioned air helps pull us through.

Conditioned air on a school bus?
That has not been much discussed.
They have heat, but have no air.
Summer vacations make that fair?

But now schools try to teach year ‘round
So summer bus drivers do abound.
Air conditioning has been skipped.
Some schools aren’t even air equipped.

We show our values by what we do.
We think we can save money, too.
Our buses are not built so well.
Commercially they couldn’t sell.

It truly doesn’t make much sense
To build these buses for kid's events.
Do we care not for kid’s safety?
What we do shows directly!

We show by what we truly do.
We have these buses, that is true.
Do we face what’s shown as truth?
No, we fudge, that’s what we do.

Father, I pray we advance.
Along Your ways, don’t say we can’t.
I’ll pray for peace between the tribes.
Our kids deserve some better rides.