This is a song about Love that was inspired by The Urantia Book‘s teachings on the Indwelling Spirit.
Contacts – National Study Day June 2019
| ACT Verner Verass Duffy Canberra, Act 0408 851 827 Vern@designd.com.au |
QLD Graeme Chapman East Brisbane, QLD 07 3391 2052 graemechapman@archart.com.au |
New Zealand Neville & Patricia Twist Epsom Auckland 1023 NZ 09 630 1415 or 6421 267 6666 ntwist@vodafone.co.nz
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| ACT Nigel Nunn Bruce, ACT 0418 900 216 nnnunnn@gmail.com |
QLD Donna Cervantes North Maleny QLD 0416 865 263 windmilldc@yahoo.com |
New Zealand Marion Steward Manukau City Auckland 092635800 joemarion@xtra.co.nz
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| ACT William Wentworth Holder, ACT 02 61668965 wentworth@grapevine.com.au |
WA Peter Webb Yanchep, WA 0420 360 697 webbpharvey@gmail.com |
New Zealand Colin Hemmingsen Wellington, NZ 04 567 4868 colinhemmingsen@gmail.com
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| NSW Trevor & Kathleen Swadling Mona Vale Sydney, NSW 0417 706 692 Kathleen@theswadlings.com.au |
VIC Bevan-Rhys James Heidelberg Melbourne, VIC 03 9458 3711 bevan@brjames.com.au
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New Zealand Matty Hall Masterton, NZ (06) 377 3469 or 027 550 7055 mikesbruv@gmail.com |
| NSW Rita Schaad New Lambton Newcastle, NSW 02 4956 2272 maritah1@optusnet.com.au |
VIC Regina Williamson Ferntree Gully Melbourne, VIC 0424 591 852 reginaeve@gmail.com
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SA Phillip Marriott Mount Barker, SA 0408 264 256 phillip@guardiangecko.com.au |
| NSW Pam & Dave Bradford Towamba, NSW (02) 6496 7186 lepney@skymesh.com.au |
NSW Merindi & Bernie Belarski Kembla Grange Wollongong NSW 0448 983 393 belarski@bigpond.com
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TAS Julian McGarry Hobart, TAS 0401 673 016 julianmcgarry@gmail.com |
Urantia Towards Light & Life
(Editor’s Note: Mining the Archives is a collection of articles that have been published in various newsletters over the years and have been lying buried in the archives. A team of volunteers have been “mining the archives” for the gems, so now we can bring them into the light of day to share using modern-day technology.)
From the Six-O-Six Newsletter , Sept-Oct 1988
Easier Way
Oftentimes Australians like to find the easy way to do things.
There is the story of the Australian fisherman who worked out an easy way to catch fish in a stream, using his horse and cart. He drove his horse and cart right into the stream. He poured honey onto the horse’s tail. Flies came to feed on the honey. The fish came and jumped up to catch the flies. Then the horse kicked the fish onto the cart.
The history of Urantia reads like a comedy of errors. Frequently, much of the progress that was made has been lost, and has had to be achieved all over again. I have been wondering if there is an easier way for Urantia to progress and if it is really possible to achieve it. And I have also been wondering whether I can help and in a significant way.
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Poem by Leith
(Written during the Warburton conference VIC, 1990)
I’m composed and full of feeling
I’m en-wrapped in silent healing
The air flows cool in the Father’s mountains
There isn’t much to say
How we spend each pleasant day,
But know, deep down within,
That God’s Spark is close to Him
Our walks of life take different tolls
Of moods, of thoughts, we’re all different moulds
Sometimes we cry for inner peace
We’re glad to have a part, a piece
of life adjusting—inwardly and outwards
Living the Ascension Plan in Terrestrial Human Experience
The Plan of the Spirit
(Presented at Urantia Association’s International Conference in Dourdan, France, July 2002)
With your spiritual eyes anointed, you would see the heavens open and behold the angels of God ascending and descending. And many of us, while functioning in the government of the Father and the universes of the Sons, are assigned to the service of the human races. We have ministered on Urantia since the earliest times of human intelligence. We inform heaven about this remote part of the universe. We are the angels of heaven. In the words of Jesus, we are ministering spirits. [Paper 167:7.4, page 1841.3]
In recent days we have learnt of the brilliant plans of the Father and of the Son. Now we shall see the correlation of these plans with the plan of the Infinite Spirit.
The Adjuster is the presence of the Father; the Spirit of Truth, the presence of the Sons. [Paper 113:3.3, page 1244.4]
These divine endowments are coordinated on the levels of human spiritual experience by the Ministering Spirits, who combine the love of the Father and the mercy of the Son, in their ministry to you and to me. They do this on behalf of the Infinite Spirit. The three plans are in fact the one unified plan.
President Report – Autumn 2019
The recent tragic events in Christchurch underline how quickly our lives can change and how turbulent our times have become. The global phenomenon of the 24-hour news cycle and the proliferation of social media have certainly contributed to the increasing incidence of social unease and distress. At such times, isn’t it wonderful that we, as students of The Urantia Book, can be comforted by these promises:
And throughout every trial and in the presence of every hardship, spirit-born souls are sustained by that hope which transcends all fear because the love of God is shed abroad in all hearts by the presence of the divine Spirit. [Paper 34:6.13; page 381.7]
Modern culture must become spiritually baptized with a new revelation of Jesus’ life and illuminated with a new understanding of his gospel of eternal salvation. And when Jesus becomes thus lifted up, he will draw all men to himself. Jesus’ disciples should be more than conquerors, even overflowing sources of inspiration and enhanced living to all men. Religion is only an exalted humanism until it is made divine by the discovery of the reality of the presence of God in personal experience. [Paper 195:10.1; page 2084.1]
What a magnificent Master we have! His good news, the gospel of Jesus, is the message our troubled world needs to hear!
Time Lag of Justice
First published in the Arena, Winter, June 1996
There are some statements in The Urantia Book which imply that mortal creatures have a part to play in the final termination of the Lucifer and planetary rebellion. I have often pondered these statements in the book and would be interested to hear what other readers think about what is required to wind up the rebellion.
Are the authors implying that we, as the human race, have a role to play in the final adjudication? We know that Lucifer and Satan are behind bars but we also know that Caligastia still roams free, albeit stripped of any powers. Why is Caligastia free while the other two locked up? The book tells us the following:
“On Jerusem the personal representative of the Supreme Executive of Orvonton counselled Gabriel to foster full opportunity for every living creature to mature a deliberate choice in those matters involved in the Lucifer Declaration of Liberty. The issues of rebellion having been raised, the Paradise emergency adviser of Gabriel portrayed that, if such full and free opportunity were not given all Norlatiadek creatures, then would the Paradise quarantine against all such possible half-hearted or doubt-stricken creatures be extended in self-protection against the entire constellation. To keep open the Paradise doors of ascension to the beings of Norlatiadek, it was necessary to provide for the full development of rebellion and to insure the complete determination of attitude on the part of all beings in any way concerned therewith.” [Paper 54:5.10, page 617.10]
New Zealand Corner – Autumn 2019
Into 2019 and it’s been a year that we could easily call “stormy” so far. The world seems to be tossing and turning more violently than ever before, and down in Aotearoa it seems as though the war has been power-punched into our own breadbasket with the recent tragedy in Christchurch.
But I’ve been reminded how lucky I am not to be alone as a Urantia Book reader anymore. It can be hard when we speak a very specific language, but we have no one we feel understands it. I reached out recently to a local reader and friend when I was having my own mini crisis, my own gnashing of teeth and she responded. We spoke later at our regular Kiwi Zoom meeting, but the weight had already been lifted somewhat by her willingness just to have a chat.
2019 National Study Day
This year’s National Study Day, where you can participate in a study group in your local area and read the same paper on the same day as other readers, will be held on Saturday 1 June, 2019. We’ll be studying Paper 9: Relation of the Infinite Spirit to the Universe.
The Infinite Spirit, the Conjoint Creator, is a universal and divine minister. The Spirit unceasingly ministers the Son’s mercy and the Father’s love, even in harmony with the stable, unvarying, and righteous justice of the Paradise Trinity. His influence and personalities are ever near you; they really know and truly understand you. [Paper 9:0.3, page: 98.3]
We have once again invited the international readership to join us so that we may be united in Spirit with students of The Urantia Book across the entire globe.