Trance Message from Jesus

received through Amada Reza on June 30, 1996

(Editor's note: Some portions of these transcripts have not been included here, either because the tape recording was unintelligible, or because they were not of general interest. Names were left out to protect the innocent...)

Medium prays aloud:
Dear Heavenly Father, I ask at this time for an inflowing of Your Divine Love, and that all of us here may join together in our aspirations for the Truth. We invite our Celestial brothers and sisters to join us today in answering our questions which will help us better understand how to live and spread the Truth of Divine Love to our brothers and sisters here on earth and in the spirit world.

I ask for your faith in me as a medium, knowing that it is through my soul development through the Divine Love that allows me to make contact with our dear brother and friend Jesus, who will be here to answer our questions. And may we, in our faith and in our love for God, make rapport with our Celestial guardians, and as a result keep those influences away that may wish to do harm.

I have faith in Your Love, dear Heavenly Father, to help us in every endeavor, to heal us of those pains that may disturb our minds and our hearts. I ask this Love to lift me above this earth plane to make rapport with Your Celestial angels. I thank You for this opportunity.

Jesus:
I am here now with you, my dear brothers and sisters, and I am most happy to have this opportunity to spend time with you in this way. I love you and I am your brother and your friend in the Christ Spirit, Jesus of Nazareth and The Master of the Celestial Heavens. I wish to open with these words to you each: Realize that you are my disciples. As God loves me as His son, He loves you as His sons and daughters. And we are brothers and sisters under His Watchful and Loving Eyes.

And we have, through this brotherhood and sisterhood, a sense of strength and a sense of relationship that keeps us together and keeps us in harmony with the one great purpose that God has for His children, and that is to become One with Him through this Great and Wonderful Love which is the Substance of His Soul and now has become the substance of our own. It makes us all truly one.

And so I ask you to ask those questions that arise from this soul love for each other and for God, and I will answer them to the best of my ability.

... I thank you, Jesus, for being here. I'd like to ask how I can be an instrument for others serving man?

I think it devolves upon each one of us to recognize in ourselves the relationship to God that makes us a child of God well loved, and in this knowledge of ourselves and who we are, we can better accept our own talents and recognize that those things that are before us to do here, as well as in the spirit world, are things that we can do to the best of our ability, and that it will please God when they are done in love and patience and faith and tolerance for others.

God loves the smallest as He loves the largest. He loves the sinner as He loves the exalted, and in this we have to recognize the purpose that we have to Him to be who we are: to honor that relationship by loving Him and letting Him love us. There is no task that is too small that it cannot be done in love.

And we must sometimes concentrate our energies to do those little things that amount to a glorious day, a glorious service, because we have allowed those loving thoughts to emanate on this earth and affect those we have contact with, and this is good.

It's ----, Master. I have had some real serious health problems. Both my brother ---- and my son-in-law ---- have recommended some things to me - two of which I have already started taking and the rest I had to send away for, but what I was curious about was whether or not you might have an opinion, particularly about what ---- recommended to me that might help me; a neighbor of his has benefited considerably and she has severe asthma, as I have, and I was just curious about whether or not you had an opinion about these herbal remedies which were recommended to me as distinguished from all this prescription medication I'm taking; I'd like to get away from that if I could.

And another thing I was just curious about was when I almost lost it a couple months ago, whether somebody actually prompted me to dial 911 and carry me out through those snow drifts to the hospital? I think I might have probably gotten some help from you folks there, but anyway, I'm glad I'm here - I really am.

----, you know we are with you; you have a band of guardians who are working very hard to keep you in somewhat stable condition. But you are a large contributor to your illness, perhaps unbeknownst to yourself, by the very conflict you have within your own heart that you do not deserve to be well. It is very important to you as you have progressed into more and more tolerance of those others in this earth who choose a different way, the unloving way, that you have dropped some of that anger. But there is still remaining in your heart an anger toward yourself; and you have not forgiven yourself for what you have participated in. And because this conflict rages in your heart and in your mind, it is very difficult for healing to be complete.

I would say, yes, you should try the herbal remedies, but more importantly you should remove from your heart that hatred and the anger towards yourself. Do you have a question about what this means, ----?

Yes, I do. I'm praying just as intensely as I can and now what else do you suggest I do?

What do you pray for?

I pray for Divine Love and for healing...

Do you pray knowing that you are loved? Do you pray knowing that the Love is already waiting for you to just open your heart to It?

No, I just pray as intensely as I can for Love and forgiveness and for healing and for help. I just hope that will help me so all this misery I'm in will just flow out.

Do you see that suffering and pain is a manifestation of what is in our mind and heart? I want to bring as an example our dear brother ----- who I have seen and we have enjoyed much conversation. He suffered very little toward the end of his life, even though he had a body that was frozen from rheumatoid arthritis which for all intents and purposes is a very painful disease. But because he knew in his heart that God Loved him and he had relinquished any sense of illness willed toward himself, he was able to have faith. And in that faith, that Love could come in and alleviate the pain, because pain originates in our mind; it does not originate in the heart.

So we may pray; we may pray, but if we do not open our soul to accept the Love, we may continue to pray and not let that Love come in and heal the hurt.

Master, how do I open my soul? How do I do that?

---, do you know you deserve Love?

I know I need It. I just need It.

Needing it is not what I'm asking.

Well, I'm one of the Father's creatures so I know I deserve It. I can't make it without It. I can't get along without that help; I know that.

Do you know you deserve It? ----, can you say "I deserve God's Love"?

I want you to say it every day. And I want you to pray to be able to mean it. I want you to pray prayers to say "God help me, help me know I deserve Your Love".

I'll do it, I'll do it. Thank you, Master.

...Master, I want to thank you so much for helping me with my anxieties. I'm coming along very well with your help and with your feedback; it's helped me very much; I'm very thankful for it. I want to say you're the best Messiah I could ever imagine.

My question is in one of the messages. Ann Rollins refers to the fact that there are other beings in the spirit world who never had an existence in the flesh, as far as I understand it. I want to know if we human beings, whether mortals or spirits, are just about the only beings there are?

Are there other beings in the universe, either the material universe or spiritual universe, or beings like us but are different, or are we the only ones? Who are these separate creations Ann Rollins referred to?

There was at one time a need for God to use messengers to carry out God's will prior to mankind's appearance here. He has continued to use these special creations to carry out particular facets of His Will. I can describe these mostly as spirits that has somewhat of a substance, but it's very very finely attenuated and their presence is more felt than seen. But they are benevolent spirits and they are important to carrying out the harmonious workings of God's Will and Laws that govern this universe.

When you look out into the sky and see all... I used to think there were millions upon millions of universes and planets just...

I was wondering if we are really the main man as far as God is concerned?

Within this universe that I would call our universe there is, to my knowledge, what you know as those created beings that you may at one point have some awareness of when you pass into the spirit world. You'll recognize that life has spirit, but that the soul is the real part of who we as human beings really are. And you will recognize your brothers and your sisters as souls, creations of God in his likeness. They are truly the most exalted of His creations, for we are His children. I wish to extend to you the possibility that if you were to come into contact with any other being, that you would immediately know how to relate to that person or that being; for as we become more and more like our Heavenly Father through receiving the Substance of His Love, we understand better our relationship to all in this universe and perhaps that is what burns in your conscience more so than needing to know if there are others.

...Hello, dear Master, We're certainly happy to be here with you again today. I have some questions from my dear friends in our church on the West coast and I'll start with a question from ----. She wanted to know how we in the church can better forgive each other when we hold certain resentments.

I believe that sometimes we depend upon our brothers and sisters to help us feel a promise of love more fully without realizing that our brothers and sisters are human and they're prone to error sometimes.

It is important that we look to each other and support one another and it is important to be able to depend upon that to some extent; but I think ultimately we have to take responsibility for ourselves and our commitment to the Truth and our commitment to God, and our commitment to letting His Love come to us and help us understand who we are. I think when we are allowing ourselves freedom from dependency on others to give us a reference of who we are, depending less on what they think and do, and more on what we think and do and what God can help us think and do, we will be less inclined to be upset and more inclined to forgive their shortcomings.

Thank you, Master.

...Good afternoon, Master. I'd like to extend my love to you and to all of the celestials and spirits who are here with us today. As you know, every year I am so happy to come down here and feel all of that nuclear Love circulating around this room, lighting my little light bulb. Today I'd like to ask you a little bit about our dear friend ----. As ---- knows, we know that he's around today and that we love him very very much. We're so happy that he's with you and others, and we'd like to give him a shot at expressing a word or two to us today.

Thank you, ----. ---- would like to let you know how much he loves you, each and every one, and how gloriously happy he is. He says that faith is that part of you that lets you know beyond a shadow of a doubt the Reality of the Power of God's Love. Faith, he says, is very important not only to possess, but to manifest in every area of your life. He sends his special love to you, ----, and asks that you continue praying for this faith, and trust. TRUST.

----continues to be here with you throughout this meeting, for he likes to come to each one of you when you are thinking of him and when you are praying. He loves you very much.

Master, How can I get along better with my partner? We both know the importance of the work and yet, at the same time, sometimes it gets really hard. I'd like a healing on that.

Consider what I've spoken of just previously about depending less upon another for your own sense of self and more upon your relationship to God and your perceptions of yourself individually. It is important to be strong to contribute to a unit, but it is often very difficult to extract yourself from entangling your expectations and your disillusions from that other person.

If you pray specifically to become like one strong pillar holding up a roof that you extend above the earth over those you love, trust that the other will do the same. But keep in mind, ----, that if it ever comes to pass that that other should choose to not hold up that roof, that God will give you the strength of two arms to do so. Do you understand?

I think so. Thank you, Master.

...I'd like to inquire about my mother and father, and also three very dear friends of mine with whom I felt a very strong spiritual connection while they were on earth. One of them was ----, an old classmate of mine, and also I feel in the spirit, ---- and ----, who were a great deal of help to me. If you know anything about them, I'd appreciate it.

(long pause) There appears to be a spirit not yet quite developed. ---- is communicating that he has come to you a few times. He is curious. There is someone going to him now to help him. But I would recommend, ----, that you call these friends to you and point them to your guardian angels because sometimes they cannot see them until you show them. And when you do so, pray for them that they may progress. That is all I see.

... Master, I want to inquire about two of my dear relatives in spirit, both of whom I tried to share the Truths with, and I'm very anxious to know if they have been interested in the Truths. I'm referring to my ----- (she was my father's youngest sister) and first cousin ----. I wanted to know if either or both of them had the Divine Love in the mortal life because I think that ---- did. I'm just curious about that. And also, if they are present, I was wondering if they wanted to tell me something.

They are present today. They had spoken with several of the Celestial angels and they are considering what they have been told. They are still discovering some events that happened in their lives which they are still remembering very clearly; it keeps them from going ahead very quickly right now. But continue to pray for them.

Did they have Divine Love on earth?

To a very small degree.

...I have a question here from ----. It's in two parts, Master. He expressed an interest in wanting to know what the conditions are for a camera to capture the photo of a spirit on the film. Some people have commented about the photo in the Volumes of Mary Kennedy (a spirit) and her soulmate Dr. Leslie R. Stone (in the flesh) not looking authentic, and he wants to know show we should respond to these kinds of comments.

There are forces that exist in this earth plane, rarely used by mortals or spirits, to gather ectoplasm from the energy fields of others that aids in becoming more visible to the human eye. Our camera is actually designed after the human eye, though of course it is much more limited in its ability to see the nuances of energy that exist everywhere.

In the event the camera is able to capture images more clearly than others, it is when there are certain forces being utilized by the spirit and the mortal involved that allow the ectoplasm to gather in greater abundance. That makes an image captureable.

I would not recommend to ---- that he consider getting into too much of a discussion with anyone who feels that these things are not authentic, because they are coming from doubtful or dubious minds that discount the possibility or reality of spirit existence to begin with, and it is a losing battle.

People say, "That's just a double exposure; anybody can tell that, and a poorly done one at that!"

And he can assure them they are certainly entitled to that opinion.

...I have a couple of concerns about some relative but I want to save that. I also have a concern about proceeding with the work, my end of the work anyhow. And I wanted to ask ---- specifically how I did in the automatic writing message that I received from him. The reason I ask is because ---- always was very encouraging to me about that, and he thought I was pretty good at it and I had some doubts, but he was always trying to increase my faith in that area; so I wanted to ask him if I recorded essentially his thoughts fairly accurately, and also in relation to his son and daughter-in-law, whether there's anything he'd like to do for him in that regard?

He says that the message he was able to transmit through you was very clear, and he is grateful to you for taking the time and sharing it with those he loves. He asks you to continue praying for his family and if you would write them occasionally...

I have been doing that.

This is good.

I'm happy to continue in that regard. So where does ---- find himself right now?

He's going through the fifth.

Everyone: Oh, my goodness. Yeah ----! He doesn't mess around, this guy. Oh that's wonderful.

He's not taking any hurry getting through. He says he's taking his time.

He must just love where he is right now.

He's very happy.

(break)

Medium prays aloud:
I ask at this time for the Divine Love to come to us in abundance, that we may join hearts and mind with the celestial... from this earth plane in the endeavor to better understand Your higher truths to help serve the spiritual, emotional and mental needs of our bothers and sisters here and in the spirit world.

I pray for faith in the power of that Love to bring us to an awareness of Your higher truths that we may be open and sensitive to the guidance that You give us.

We pray for Your protection from any lower influences that may wish to do harm and ask that they may remain open minded and speak with one of the many that are here today. Father, put aside any concerns and anxieties in my mind and in my heart, that I may come into rapport with Your guardian, our brother that he may come through with the Truth only the Truth. I thank you.

I am still here. I am your brother and friend, Jesus of the Bible and Master of the Celestial Heavens. I'm glad that you are gathered here with us to share this wonderful day that we might help one another in serving our Heavenly Father. So I ask for your questions at this time that I may help you.

Master, This is ----. I'd like to ask if my father's father has progressed out of darkness? You know that he and my father both suffered from alcoholism and that sin was visited ... But how can I assist them beyond this?

It is important for us to remember that of all the influences we have in our lives here on earth and in the spirit world, that those who are related to us are perhaps more inclined to be able to listen to what we may have to say and that our influence over them would be greater than someone they do not know. In this time we can pray for our relatives who struggle and suffer with their illness of heart. And I can tell you, ----, that due to your prayers, this man has begun his progress. Keep in mind that time in the spirit world is very different, if nonexistent, as you know it. What may seem like a long time here, may be very very short to those working out their compensation.

But it does not matter because God has all the time in the universe to wait. So continue to pray. This is what you can do.

Thank you, Master.

It's ----, Master. One thing I've wondered about a great deal is the distinction between the energies that emanate from the human mind and the energies that emanate from the Divine Mind and if we become conscious of divine energy - Divine Love. Do we undergo a mental change from a human mind to a divine mind? and (I'd like to know) also about the concept of negative energy, you know, people who do things they really shouldn't do, which I now understand to be contrary to the commandments. And the last part of that whole idea is I'm now taking courses in physics, chemistry and astronomy, and the thing that got me interested in it is that John (in one of his message through ----) said that there's a consistency in God's Law, that is to say the laws of nature as expressed by Einstein and all the great scientists who formulated God's laws, which have been verified empirically, that they're in the same genre of laws as are the commandments; that is to say, if you violate a commandment or if you violate a law, then you suffer for that. Is that the distinction between human energy and divine energy emanating from two distinct minds, or is there underlying all that just One Mind, the Mind of the Oversoul? I know I'm not being very clear here, but maybe that's the point. I'm so confused about it and I'm trying to understand it. I really am. I'd appreciate any kind of help I could get with that.

With regard to the human mind, you will understand, ----, that the human being is a human being because of the soul that he possesses. It is what makes him distinct from the other creations in the universe. Everything has spirit or energy; because we who are limited by our own physical sight cannot determine the energies that are actually emitted by life that surrounds us. But for those of us in the spirit world who have advanced our souls to the extent that we have transformed our minds into what you are referring to as the Divine Mind, we have progressed the conditions of our beings to that point that our minds which emanate from our souls can grasp those realities and concepts and truths that affect a higher order of being and of living. You'll know, on the animal level in the natural kingdom, there is a natural order of life where one species will feed upon another, and this is a natural order and in harmony with the laws of God, but these laws are functioning on the animal or natural level. Human beings are above the animal level and do not need to kill other human beings to subsist. They have a conscience that makes them know the difference between right and wrong. And they have a yearning that came to them as a result of their individualizing into their physical body and spirit body of becoming at-one again with the Creator - their parent. When we pray for Divine Love, It begins to work a change in us where then we become more and more attracted to yearning for that relationship that brings fulfillment and happiness and peacefulness; and that Love begins to grow in us. I know you've heard the phrase, "like leaven in the dough", It continues to yearn for Itself. The mind is energies of the soul, and whereas a young child you may have been concerned with getting that cookie your mother made, and having that bike that your friend has, as you progress in the Divine Love you are reaching and seeking for fulfillment beyond the physical. So your mind then changes because your mind, or your energies, are going in another direction. Is that clear?

Yeah, I...

It is just one mind.

Does that mind just emanate from the Soul of God? From the mind of God?

That mind is your own, that emanates from your own soul.

Well, how do I get my soul connected to the Soul of God? Through prayer - That's how I do it.

Through possessing the Divine Love, which is His Substance; and you then partake of that substance and It becomes a part of you, and It transforms you into that Divine being.

So that's when I experience the At-Onement?

Yes.

Thank you, Master.

... I want to ask a question about praying for the Divine Love. Master, as you probably know, sometimes it's hard for me to do it; sometimes I succeed, sometimes I don't, so I was just wondering, you talked to ---- earlier about having a block because you feel you don't deserve It; are there any blocks I have that I'm not aware of? I'm not aware of any particular negative block that I have, but I know I'm not satisfied with how much I pray for the Divine Love and really, sincerely would like to pray for It in a better way, and more consistently, even though I try to discipline myself.

So my questions is: Is there any impediment I have in myself that I'm not aware of that, if I remove it, I might be able to pray better for the Divine Love?

----, you are becoming more and more your own person. This is a very important point for you because in this world we have to start realizing where our loyalties lie, and it is very difficult, sometimes, to separate our own loyalties and our own aspirations for the approval of others and the pleasing of others, into the pleasing of God and the pleasing of ourselves in God's Eyes; this, though, is something you are arriving at. My only suggestion to you is that when you pray, be in a safe place where you feel completely safe and not exposed to any criticism, but that you feel free to express the depths of your soul without any fear or anxiety toward being looked down on or disapproved of. And when you pray, know that you have opened the door and come to the room where He is waiting, and give yourself without any limitation at that time, and after awhile you'll feel more and more at peace when you go into that room. You'll feel this is your space that is wonderful and sacred, and is a place wherein you arrive to get strength and wellbeing. And after a while, you'll have such faith in the power of that peacefulness and that Love that you'll want it more and more.

I just want to thank you.

... I have a question for ----'s daughter ----. She just wants to understand more about animals when they die; if they don't have a soul, how is it that they have personality?

God Loves all His creatures. He has such Love for His creatures that he endowed each one of them with a purpose that is no less than anything else.

I wish to say to this young person who cares so deeply for a pet, for animals, that she is the big sister of these wonderful creations that God has provided for us, to fulfill a purpose we may not know immediately, but is nonetheless important. So in that purpose their personalities are very dear. It is important to respect their life for what they fulfill here.

In this world we share, it is important to make room for every living creature, and in this there is a cooperation of spirit that imparts to our animal friends, as well as to each other, a sense of well being and balance - a sense of harmony. But she can understand these animals coexist with us here, and that their continued spirit existence in the other realms can be evoked by the mind of that person who loves that animal. This is certainly very good and we need not feel sorry for these creatures for they are very happy to give their life to this earth; and they are happier still when they find someone who can look at them and appreciate them for their role.

When they're in the spirit world and they loved that animal, then is it just a figment of their imagination? How do we describe that presence?

It is the spirit, it is the true spirit of that creature that is conjured.

But in the messages it says that there's no part of that animal that survives death...

...Would it be a spirit body?

There is a spirit that forms as a result of creative processes of minds that have the power to conjure and create.

You know in the spirit world those angels who are advanced can create homes with their thoughts. These things are real. They have substance and they last. Now, as a someone in the spirit world who misses a pet will use the powers of their creative mind to create (re-create) the spirit, it would be just as real to them because they've imbued the wonderful love and memory of this creature into this energy. (This creation of their minds) is just as real as when they were on earth and perhaps if they were to turn their eyes away and say, "I do not need this anymore", there would be no need for that spirit to remain; or if someone else were to have adopted it, it would then remain for them.

But the creative energies of the mind, and the thoughts that come from that mind, create real things; You know this - thoughts are things. Does this make sense?

As a result of that conjuring up, or bringing back to life as that little animal or friend, like Jeeter was to ---- when she was progressing, can it still have a free will? Can it run and jump and play and do what it chooses?

It remains very loyal to the person that conjured it up.

And it reflects the love of that person?!

Yes, It does, because you'll know that love is the greatest power in this universe.

Thank you very much.

... Master, I'm sure you're aware of what's happened to me in the last few months. My question is: what was the purpose of all this?

Our experiences gain us insight to better understand ourselves and our weaknesses and strengths. There are those who can take their experiences and learn from them and strengthen those talents and those parts of our nature that are good and truth-loving, and learn from errors we make. And then there are those people who, after an experience, put themselves down, and rail against themselves for being so stupid, as if they can't learn, but that they must first condemn themselves before they allow themselves room for growth.

It is my encouragement always when we experience something that is unpleasant to look into ourselves immediately and ask ourself, "What are we feeling? Where is the truth here?" Rather than looking to the other who may have caused us discomfort, look to ourself and ask, "Why do I feel this way?" Then turn to God for that answer and ask for the strength to love ourself, to bring ourself up to a better place where we can see the truth.

So I encourage you to see it as an opportunity of growth and see it as important in unraveling this wonderful thing - your soul, to being itself through you. Do you have any specific questions about your feelings?

Yes, I do. I can see forgiving myself and even the others involved. It's just I was hoping it would be easier; I thought I had (learned) that lesson.

Do you see any difference at all?

Yes, I do.

What did it bring to you?

It was easier to get through the pain and I didn't condemn....

I spoke to ---- about ...(unclear)... and how, as we become less and less attached to what our brothers and sisters here on earth think and feel about us, we become more and more attached to what God thinks about us and what we think of God and then we begin to see our brothers and sisters in that light and we start to frame our relationships in that framework. Truth is not always obvious to us as we go through these experiences.

But it is nonetheless very important to accept responsibility for our actions for as we accept responsibility for our actions, we then glean the truth from those actions. So rather than blame and condemn another's actions, we look to ourselves through the wonderful nugget that will help us divine what really happened; what we are really feeling, what is the truth and what is real.

(tape skips ----'s question and Jesus' answer)

... I know it's free will and I know it's a privilege to be in this mortal frame, but when nonbelievers come to me with reference to the animal kingdom, if God loves animals, why does a lion torture and kill a zebra? The zebra's feelings are panic and fear and it's a terrible thing for that zebra to go through. So I guess I don't understand why animals eat each other and suffer like that.

And I would like to know from you also in a wider context, how could I best answer that criticism - if God Loves us so much, why do so many innocent people suffer?

----, life that we have here on this earth plane is a drop compared to what our life is in the spirit world. It is a plane that we refer to as, I would say perhaps in your language, a test, but it is not a test given by a Father who wants to see who wins and loses.

This is where we come to be introduced to our individuality, in that we share the planet with all the creations that God has deemed will coexist with us here. There is a certain balance to how all of these species survive. If you were to remove the element of man from this planet, do you think the animals would be fine?

...man has made such a mess of it... ...torture and kill and...

But this is true because animals are in harmony with the natural laws that govern their lives; so they kill each other, but do they do it with hatred? ...Perhaps as we see these natural occurrences we imbue them with our own human feeling, and it complicates our understanding of what actually occurs. But let me carry this to the human species and what we do to one another.

You see in war, which is propagated by people who have power and who have control over others, they amass weapons that allow them to do much destruction; and they use these over people who have no way of defending themselves. But I ask you, would a child of five want to pull the trigger of a gun to defend himself? I don't think so. I think that child of five does the best he or she can by living in the reality of their world with their mother and father, their brothers and sisters, and they try to make sense of their world in whatever capacity they can at that young age.

But thank God that not every soul that is born in this world wishes to do harm. And there are those who do and there are those who reap tremendous destruction as a result. But for all those who are killed in such acts, they are greeted by a host of good spirits on the other side, who are there specifically to help them make the transition to understand what has happened in their final suffering. Please understand this.

If a child who has been hurt by gunfire lays there with his mother, bleeding, understand that there is not much suffering going on in that child. That child is in harmony, he understands perhaps little of the earth, but he has an innate relationship with his mother, and with the environment, and is his own heart there is not much in the way of evil that causes his mind or body to suffer. So when we, who have gone through our lives and have suffered much by our own hand, watch these children and think that they are suffering to great capacities, it is just not true. They are protected in so many ways. For suffering and pain arise from the mind, a tormented mind, a discord between the mind and the heart. And where there is no discord there is no pain.

...They may cry; they may cry - this is natural reaction to something that is not comfortable. The suffering, keep in mind, the suffering that you refer to may be something that your own experience lends to it.

...But on a broader level, you can understand what I say about how there must be those of us who willingly lay down our lives, who do not choose to pick up the gun in retaliation.

... But I don't see entirely, but it's certainly given me a lot of things to think about which I am grateful for.

...Well, Master, I've heard that people are into "A Course in Miracles" by the tens of thousands and it's supposed to be from Jesus. We were wondering if any angels were responsible for delivering this information? There are four volumes and how did it come about you were given credit for these?

I seem to be a pretty popular guy... (much laughter) ....

It is not to my sadness that these things are credited to me if they help people. It's very important for us truly to be tolerant of others, especially when we know that they have arrived at a place of clarity and seeking mind that has been satisfied by some particular concept.

You'll know that I do not like to be considered the blood sacrifice, for it puts the block between that aspiring soul and the Soul of their Heavenly Father. But for the child that prays and believes in me as a savior and prays earnestly, that earnest prayer will bring the Divine Love to that child.

... Will I be able to work in some of the capacity of Helen in helping people find their soulmates when I pass over?

You can do that.

Yay! The other part of the question was that my understanding is that you and Mary Magdalene are soulmates, but you're so busy; when do you ever find time to be with each other?

There's no time up there.

What does Mary Magdalene do? We know what you do, but what does she do?

She's a tremendous help to me.

Can you elaborate?

First of all, she's a wonderful soul. She helps me because she cares so much. She seems to be untiring, truly. I'm very grateful.

Did you know she was your soulmate before you passed over?

No.

Did you tell her when she passed over?

Not right away.

Thank you, Master.

...(not clear)...

...You're my brothers and sisters and I want you to understand that I care for every part of your life. There is not one thought that you have that I do not come to help you understand better. ? We share the same Heavenly Father/Mother in this relationship we have with one another. I want you never to forget the strength of our love for one another and the Power that Love has to bring us out of whatever troubles us. It is more dear of a relationship than any that you can have on this earth and it is very important for you to have faith in that because it is real. Everyday, remember that we are one in that Love, that you are not praying alone...

...So I would like to ask ---- to sit here....

We gather around and lay healing hands on ----. Jesus speaks loving words to him, then he departs.

Trance Message  2/08/97

Medium: A. B.

Medium prays aloud:

Dear Heavenly Father, I pray at this time that as my soul aspires with the Love that You so willingly and Lovingly offer to me and to all of Your children, that my mind may also be lifted from this earth plane and that I become a vehicle for Your messengers of Love to transmit the truth in answer to the spiritual questions that may be asked by brothers and sisters here. I am very thankful for the Love that You have given all of us, that has enabled us to be in harmony with ourselves and each other; and I pray that this Love continues to surround us to keep our thoughts above those lower thoughts that distract and disturb the peacefulness of our souls.

I pray that the angels may be here and surround us with a great circle of light and guide us and protect us from any harmful influences

I love You. I love You, Father, and I have faith in Your Love and Your protection of me and these, my brothers and sister.

Jesus: I am here with you, my dear brothers and sisters, and I am your brother in the Divine Love of our Heavenly Father and one who is very grateful to be here with you today.

Although there may be some who elevate me to a position where I do not dwell, I am your brother and your friend Jesus. And I am Master of the Celestial Heavens, but Master only in that it is my great privilege to show The Way to my Heavenly Father and yours.

I am humbly at your service to answer the questions that your souls yearn for the answers for.

S---.: Jesus, Thank you for blessing us with your love and your guidance...
...How can we prepare and improve our conditions and our abilities, both personally and collectively, to do your will as messengers of your truth and examples of your love?

Jesus: My dear sister, you are a wonderful example of that Love in your soul that has served to lift you beyond the conflicts and disharmonies in your life here on earth. You have provided an example for your daughter to help her be aware of the alternative of peace and harmony in dealing with others.

I wish to remind you all that as you manifest that Love in your souls and it transforms you thoughts from those of anger, resentment and hatred, to Love, tolerance and peace, that this example stands clear to those around you because, as you know, this world is very preoccupied with those temporal and material clutters. Its fast pace keeps the thoughts away from those beautiful things that feed the soul and lift it above the negativities that make people so sad. The hope that comes with Love and faith, and the joy that manifests itself as you go about your work (because to work is such a joy when you do it with Love), these things appear as remarkable to those around you. They may ask, "How do you smile so often?". "How is it you're so happy all the time?". And as you answer from your heart, as you seek to understand and reach that person where they are, you may ask guidance, you may ask Love to be what leads you into understanding and helpfulness.

But, I also remind you of the many opportunities that come to you from others who hold out their hands to you and open their hearts and welcome you inside to share with them. We are together, and in this togetherness we will build a community of Love. Although we are small, we are very powerful, and so you need not feel that numbers are as important as the quality of the Love in your lives; and the way you manifest that Love is of vital importance.

As far as being able to continue toward building this community, it is very important to remember that we are all soul children of God and that we all have that desire to improve, that desire for happiness; and we need the love and support of one another; and this is very good to remember. I'm very, very happy that you meet. I encourage this. It develops your trust and faith in one another and makes it easier for you to do so with others. There's a lot of good energy here. There are many good people.

Does this answer your question?

S--- : Yes, Thank you so much.

C--- : Seeing the songbook today reminded me of a project we've been working on for years, and that is revising them and updating them. We've gone around and around on what new things to bring in, so I would appreciate some guidance and energy in this area.

Jesus: As you are moved by your love to take up a project because it is close to your heart and something that gives you joy to do, you become a conduit for the guidance of the ministering angels which support and see though the development of these projects.

I ask each one of you who has a goal or a desire to achieve a goal, to trust your guidance because you will be guided every step of the way

You will know, "this song is a good song; it makes me feel good to sing it." You will feel in your heart what is good and what may not be as beneficial. What conjures up the sense of brotherhood and sisterhood? What conjures up the sense of hope and faith - those things that remind us that we are loved, that we are cared for, that we can hope for a better life. You will do just fine.

C--- : Thank you.

D--- : Thank you, Master, for being with us today. Last week we were having a discussion about how people feel the Divine Love when they're receiving It, and various people had different experiences of it. I know in the Volumes it says that people feel it as a warm glow in the heart, and some people have referred to feeling it as something raining down on them, perhaps. I just wondered if you could comment on ways that our minds can actually perceive the inflowing of the Love?

Jesus: You know the Divine Love is the Substance of the great Soul of God. It is this Love that He has offered us as His grateful children to receive, to be At-One with Him.

This love is what transforms us from the mere natural person into a divine child, and It fulfills the purpose of our lives as souls. But let me explain that this Love comes from the great Soul of God to our souls, and that it is the soul of ourself that arrives to greater and greater understanding of its relationship to God and how much a part of God that we are.

We may take a physical and mental experience such as a very warm sunny day and how it feels good to feel the sun upon our face and our shoulders, and liken it, as we understand our relationship and this Love that is so vital a link to our Heavenly Father, we may liken it to this; we may liken it to a feeling that you have in your heart when you love somebody or when you're loved by somebody. These experiences we have in our human lives are experiences that may trigger for us a sense of what our soul relationship is with God. For you remember that we were created in His image with the natural love a mother has for her child, a father has for his child, the child has for his or her parents.

You may also find in your relationship to this earth and the beauty that surrounds you, that these make your heart exalt in such beauty because you know you're Loved. You know there's a perfect Love for you.

You cannot perceive this Love with your mind but you may, in your human existence, liken that Divine Love to some experience you have that will help remind you that you are connected, that you are receiving, that you are being bestowed upon by that Great Soul.

It may be different for one than another, but it will become such a reality that you will never forget and you will not doubt Its presence in your life.

S---H--- : Beloved friend, Jesus, I'm so pleased that you've been able to come here and be with us this day and I'm so thankful that A--- has been so willing to be an open channel...
...I have been longing to speak with your mortal mother, Mary. If she has any opportunity and would be willing to come and speak with me, I'd be extremely thankful. And I leave open to you if you have a comment for me and all of us, personal or not, please. With my love, I'd be thankful.

Mary: A--- (S--- H---'s former name) I am Mary, the mother of Jesus, and I am very happy to be able to speak with you and assure you, my son, that you are well loved and guided. It is a great joy that I have to serve my children, and I consider them my children because in this Love that we share I find that I can help serve the need you may have to be nurtured and comforted, as so many on this planet need. This is something that does come so effectively from the soul of a woman as you are aware. And I want you not to doubt the capacity in your own heart to offer comfort, to offer that protection and nurturing love to those brothers and sisters that come to you.

We are together brothers and sisters, and we are the perfect team as God has so willed it. Be assured that this Love is always, always available to you and that you do not lack. Anytime you ask, It will come.

K--- : I have several questions, Master, but since I'm learning to love myself more I'm going to ask one for myself. I'd like your (or Mary, whoever) - I'd like to hear a few words from my mother's mother, A---. I know she's been here a lot. Also, our tenant, K---, saw Mama (who was in advanced stages of Alzheimer's disease - ed.)talking to someone that we didn't see there in front of her chair, and she said, "Oh, you come here all the time." So, Mama is aware of her spirit visitors; and I want to know what they have to tell me about her condition and about what more I can do to help her - things of this nature.

Jesus: K---, You should never doubt the care that you show your mother is not the absolute best that she can receive; for you as her daughter, and in your sympathy and your love and respect for her, have endeavored to make her as comfortable as she can be during this time of her life; and although it is a challenge because your mother has so many negativities to work through based on her own lack of self respect and love, that you have cheerfully overcome those obstacles in your patience and in your understanding.

The spirit that she referred to was Helen Padgett; and Helen has a particular gift of helping people make the transition from the earth life into their spirit life. So she has been coming to comfort her and to assure her that this is not a fearsome transition.

She does understand with a mind that is clear in her spirit body which hovers. Why she naps so many times is because she's anxious to be in that state of clarity rather than limited by her physical distortions of mind and thought; but just keep assuring her that it's okay - her time will come and she is doing well, that she's not a burden to you, that you love her. You're doing just fine.

K--- : Thank you very much.

S--- : Jesus, Thank you. I'd like to know of my own mother, how she's progressing, and if she has anything she would like to share with me or Mary, your mother, would like to share with me for my healing?

Jesus: Your mother is here, and she assures you, S---, that she's very happy. There are many things she wishes she could tell you. She has some limitations, but taking this opportunity, she says that she's progressing and so happy to see all this wonderful company that you have. She wants to tell you that she loves you very much and she has asked those bright spirits to help you as much as they can. She knows that it's a struggle here, but that you're doing just fine. She's proud of you.

D--- : I don't have any more questions, but if the angels have anything that they'd like to volunteer, I'd be most appreciative.

Jesus: I want you to understand, my brothers and sisters, how much we love you, how much we appreciate and respect your lives. We need you as the earth needs the rain because you are the hope that this world needs. Please never doubt how much you're loved, how much you're cherished by those of us who work with you

This Love that we share from our Heavenly Father/Mother, this is a Substance as real as anything you've ever known. It binds us in our souls. It binds us in our mind and It will never leave. I thank you. I love you.

K--- : T--- W--- called this morning and had a question that we all seem to bring up now and then, often, and it has to do with the information they're sharing on the internet, the media. He asked if the Celestials have any preference in how we refer to, like mankind or humankind, He/She or Father/Mother? Or if there's a reference in the way we express gender in relation to God, in order to make it more palpable for a greater majority of people?

Jesus : It appears that a greater majority of the people of are seeking to make the woman or feminine side as equal; this world needs more nurturing and the feminine conjures up comfort and nurturing; and because we know that God's soul is both male and female, it is just fine to call God He/She or She.

I--- : Yes. I'd like to find out if there's anything... I notice in the world today there's a new force, I mean manifesting itself more today in the school systems, in business, from the negative side and it seems to be getting stronger and stronger. What are we as modern disciples and believers in the Divine Love to do to stem the tide of this powerful force that I sense is coming into the world? It's wrecking our government, it's wrecking our families, it's wrecking our school systems. Is there anything we can do? Or should we just sit back and take this as the workings of God and just roll with the punch?

Jesus: Well, as you know, God offers no negativity. He offers Love and hope. He offers faith. He offers courage. Would it not be such a tremendous thing to do to make a list of all the wonderful qualities of a human being; and when you seek to manifest those qualities in any given situation, you become a teacher; you become a power, you stem the tide as you stand one soul manifesting love instead of hatred. Don't "roll with the punch". Stand strong. Stand strong. You have an army behind you, helping you, holding you up. There is much disharmony in this world, but there is much goodness too. And it is for us to sift through the sand for those precious jewels of the human nature that will make this planet survive.

I need to go now. I am sorry, but my medium is tired. I thank you for this opportunity. I love you each and every one. I am your brother and your friend, Jesus.