2004-06-06-Do You Know What Love Is?

Session

Opening

PRAYER: Matthew: Let us place ourselves in the presence of Jesus, the Christ. Master Teacher, We once again resume the larger group, and appreciate everyone's participation including our own for what is a wonderful gift that you bestow, and as you have offered the opportunity for everyone to be able to communicate with their God Force and God Self in an intimate way, we are grateful for the opportunity of life and for its expression in us and through us and with us. For that we are truly grateful and will forever celebrate, in eternity, the gift of life and its outpouring. We pray for whatever teachers you designate today, who will bring a message of intent that will affect our lives in the most subtle but needful ways. We place our trust in you always and before all of the God Head that we serve, even though we do not see. We believe, even though we cannot feel. And we trust even though we do not know that you are there physically but we know you are spiritually, as we are signs, or evidence, of your existence. For those concerns and needs that are in each of our hearts, we place before you now and celebrate the gift of life. Amen.

TOMAS: Dear ones, this is Tomas, your host. Welcome to you, my students, friends and co-workers in the advancing field of consciousness into infinity. I am only the host today. There will be guest visitors, as we spoke of before. I believe that Matthew has acquiesced to deliver the main thrust of the afternoon's counsel but prior to that, should that indeed transpire, I would like to introduce you to Teacher Will, if you have not met Will already through another venue. Will has been known for her work in the Tallahassee group primarily, but has also worked as an able teacher in the Corps of workers. I welcome her now to this arena. Group: (Greetings and salutations.)

Lesson

WILL: I am Will, who loves you. I would like to speak with you briefly about love, as it is understood from On High, from an enlarged perspective from the one you have evolved in your consciousness as a mortal, growing into an appreciation of the Divine, as it should be. This is not to discredit the love you have known and the loves you cultivate, but to introduce yet greater understanding of that reality which has been described as that which comes from God Himself. If God is Love, then what is this Love that God is? When you go into counsel with your mentor/Creator, when you are led into that inner sanctuary where you are loved and to the point where you are lifted beyond the material, when you are carried into the heavenly arms by the holy spirit, what kind of love is this that you can extend it into your universe as an extension of that which you know? Do you know what you feel is love? When love attains to godliness, it vanishes from need for definition. Even so, it is personal. Imagine those who enter into the inner sanctum of that private citadel within to find safety, security, strength and humility there, without understanding how that reflects as love, and how that differs from indulgence. Would having a Calgon bath be an indulgence? Or would it be a way of bathing in the spirit, yet literally, for the advantages of caring for the shadow of reality as an extension of the Source of reality itself? This extends the care of love into the realm. Caring is an example of loving, but unenlightened caring might merely represent the sunny side of control. Without knowing what real love is, one could easily be misled by its own innocence. This is one of those cases, perhaps, where some truths are felt only in adversity, and one would not think that of "caring" but this is the birthplace of wisdom, which is the crown of human experience. When you have mastered human experience, you have the opportunity to be led in all things alone through the Spirit of Truth. The Father loves you. Wait upon Him this week, that he may show you and tell you in many personal and intimate ways how much He loves you. And in this manner you will be attempting to pass on this bliss, lovingly, to those you know. Thank you for your listening ears.

Group: Thank you for being here, Will. Come again.

Reneau: Will, are you still there?

WILL: Yes. Reneau: Would you do me a favor and do your opening prayer that I just love so much? "The love of God . "

WILL: "The love of God surrounds us; the power of God protects us; the presence of God watches over us. Wherever we are, He is."

Reneau: Thank you.

TOMAS: Thank you, Will, for visiting our community, as well as the larger community, and for being who you are in this supernal adventure. My friend and associate, Matthew, are you ready with your guest?

Matthew: I'm ready, but I don't know who it is, so. we shall see. (Pause) Okay. I have - we have Christ Michael. Group: (Elated murmuring.) Welcome!

MICHAEL: Welcome, family of my body and blood. I bestow upon you today new tidings of warmth and admiration for your dedication to loving service in my name and in my stead. You are an example of what is intended in "feed my sheep" for I have placed you in my world that is both benign and bewildered with the interpretations of love as was spoken by our friend and colleague, Will. It is a time such as this that I wish to reassure you that you are all on the path to truth and light. The path is one that can take great effort and constant attention to detail and results, much like a diet that one needs to eradicate everything that is not part of the program, in order to derive what is required of the program. However, the good news is that my call for grace and honor of the world of our heavenly Father only requires your desire and willingness to be of service and to learn the most subtle of truths. One need not become an astronaut in order to learn the beauty and essence of rocketeering. You need not climb inside a jet airplane and pilot it in order to appreciate how it glides through the air with such effortless skill and beauty. What I am saying is that all I require in my message to you, for time immemorial, is to follow me. In so doing, as your willingness to be a pastor among sheep or even a sheep among wolves, is to follow me and to trust that I will provide what is needed. Even as sheep -- should you be chased, frightened, or run off a cliff -- your being caught by the essence of time and space and your passage into the world of your dreams is all that is required.

Know that I do not expect you to walk off of cliffs or do as you are told in such an automaton-type manner, but you may get the point of my message in terms of being willing to be of loving service. I trust that you know your Inner Light well enough to know that a leading or an urge to perform a deed of selfless service is truly an act of response to the Spirit within.

It is this Spirit within that can bring a cup of cold water to one who thirsts, offers a ride to one who would otherwise be stranded, or to lend an ear to one who is in search of counsel and inspiration. It is all of these that you do willingly and lovingly in my name. Even if you were to perform such acts of service without consciously considering my presence or that of Our heavenly Father in your actions, thoughts and deeds, know that as a disciple of our inner life, you will act accordingly, in truth and in knowledge. Never distrust or mistrust your inner leadings to be of loving service.

I can only caution that a hidden recipe for developing ones own objectives, or what you call a hidden agenda, is not one such following of inner truth and light. And I caution only as a distinction, knowing that you will know the difference between what would be self-motivation and acting according to higher truth. And, likewise, one need not always see the light and act as Paul reportedly did in being knocked from the horse, but rather simply following your heart's desire, your inner leadings in that which is considered an act of service and oftentimes selflessness.

I wish not to pound this into the ground to the point where it is beyond its fruitfulness, but to simply reinforce within your heart and mind that you need not see me to know me, you need not touch me to feel me, and you need not stand beside me to know that I am there. For my will in the Father's will is known to you when you are listening. I beseech you to continue, even in troubled times, especially, to be willing to serve and to do what is necessary to be my instruments in a world that needs music. I wish for you to be that which is helpful and necessary as my arms and legs, my heart and my will, to be all that is necessary to bring people to a new awareness. Lean then on your inner leadings to know that it is there that you will find what is necessary for your life today and your spirit life tomorrow.

For life is a continuum. As it may change in type, its character progresses. Be of sound mind and solid faith in being one with me and all that is as we continue to be of living and loving service. Peace be with you now and always. Enjoy your day and your time together, and continue your good works. Peace be with you.

TOMAS: We have time for questions, if you have any. However, in the interest of efficiency, I will pause and let you collect yourselves first.

Dialogue

Gerdean: I have a question for Jesus, if I may. It's a specific question, perhaps. I know, Master, that when you were on the cross . that, being who you are and having the perspective that you have, you were able to love everybody and to forgive them because they didn't know what they were doing, and you could see from that perspective, and I'm seeing that you knew this as a whole, as an overall transcendental reality. However, as a mortal, didn't you feel stirred, conflicted, saddened by those, specifically, who jeered or took pleasure in humiliating you? I don't know how to transcend that kind of stuff.

MICHAEL: I will address your need, and, hopefully, will be able to bring you into a new level of understanding, for your particular need is one in which many find themselves, yet do not have the understanding of being able to transcend it, or even a desire to move above such motivations that are less than desirable. This is a problem that is addressable at various levels; however, let me take it a strand at a time. For life is made up of many dimensions, all interwoven and part of a whole, much as all of the systems of the body all have their functions yet serve intertwined and interrelated to one another, so that one does not become more prominent than the other -- even though the largest organ of the body is considered the skin. You do not necessarily think of yourselves as integrated circuits or functions within a function, but as one, acting, moving being. What I am portending is that for you to be fully functional and alive, without being affected by these lower elements of life and the lack of awareness in others, is to expect you to leap from human status to divine in one fell swoop, which cannot be done -- and this is part of the difficulty that some people have with religion or church -- that it espouses a higher value in a world that has no resemblance to the higher order, or that addresses the challenges that people find on a regular basis.

What I am addressing is that you will find it more helpful to deal with these issues -- not necessarily from a transcendent point of view, or to rise above it and remove yourself from this of which we are speaking, but rather -- to embrace it and to love even the filth as part of the expression of humanity as it moves from ignorance, hatred, into understanding and unity. This is calling upon you each and all to become fully aware of who you are and to not ask me to remove the difficulty or the block from your eye, but for you to join with me in knowing your power to re-move, to accept and ultimately to transform the world in which you live. I realize that this is asking what may feel like your joining me on a cross to be put to death by those who wish to inflict pain and suffering and ultimate death. I am not asking you to do this, per se, but rather to gain a perspective of who you are and who others are as well, for a child cannot be expected to act in accordance with the rules or mores of a highly structured society, but must be taught year by year to become enculturated in the finer parts of living and life. So, too, in the process, one must become attuned to the finer points of living, including that of Spirit. What I am leading up to is that it is very easy to say "love one another as I have loved you." However, there is fine-tuning in your spirit that needs to be addressed in order for you to do so. If one is fully accepting of themselves and their frailties, the weaknesses that have been hidden or even obvious, and can accept themselves in the presence of my arms and in the presence of the light and spirit of truth, then one can accept the infractions and imperfections of their fellows.

It is in this way that I was able to walk the path to Golgotha, knowing that such ignorance could not have been imposed without their being in the dark, and whether chosen or as the result of difficult trials and tribulations, one is in the dark. It was my purpose to bring them out of the dark. To resist, resent or restrict my acceptance of their ignorance in a contrary manner would be to deny them the opportunity to come out of the dark into the light. You may not be following me exactly here but what I am saying is: You need to be an instrument of peace, which is to be peace. -- not simply act in a peaceful manner, but to be peace, and in so being, you know the frailty of yourself and your fellows. This is what truly knowing and loving your fellows is all about. It is to be truly one with them as I am one with you. Am I opening a door of understanding?

Gerdean: Actually, yes, you've opened a large door, through which I can go and follow you. As always your counsel gives me comfort and inspiration to follow yet further. Thank you.

MICHAEL: Anyone else? Trouble, joy, concern?

Esmeralda: Michael, I wanted to thank you for being with Deborah this weekend. Abraham and Ham advised her to look to you and to be close to you at this time, and she believes in you and I believe.

Elena: . . . and I believe.

Esmeralda: . that you have been a great help to her in her surgery this week. She has not had as much pain this time as she had before. She can use her crutches better. And you've done a great job, and for that we are so thankful.

Elena: We are so grateful. So, so, so grateful.

MICHAEL: I will be with you all in each of your many ways that are varied as clouds in the sky, and if you can reassure her for me that as the good shepherd, I anxiously await her loving and needing eyes for guidance and for healing, only in time for her to heal others -- as it is necessary for each of you in your own way to be loving guides and Christ-centered beings of love and service. It is in this way that I return to my previous presentation to thank you for your willingness to be of loving service. In so being, you find love in return and healing as is necessary and desirous when the spirit is so accepting. Your lesson of a couple of weeks ago on acceptance is a word and concept which I wish to reiterate for your consideration - not that you need to accept the undesirable and inferior -- but rather, accept that you are in a learning opportunity that can fill a glass well beyond full, to overflowing, in your understanding and proof of my being, so I am with you and join all others in a true caring mode that allows me to walk with you every step of the way. All I need is for your acceptance of my pattern, which will be part of your life forever. I leave you in peace with one another and yourselves as you continue to mount the road to the peak in the sky, which will give you greater clarity, yet I leave you in union with yourselves and All-That-Is. Peace be with you. Group: Thank you.

Closing

TOMAS: And this is Tomas, returning, to praise you all for your adventurous souls that have ventured into the dimensions of love that our Master Teacher would take us, in order to know more about Him and about yourselves, and how knowing Him enables you to become more than you were. We rejoice in the potentials inherent in this lesson and join the Master in well- wishing for a wondrous and beauteous day, such as the Lord has made. Peace be upon you.

Matthew: And also with you.

TOMAS: Amen. Group: Thank you, Tomas.