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"Proof!" they demand of the existence of God, and I say, "Let them prove the existence of themselves and they shall thereby establish the existence of the Eternal One in themselves." For without him could nothing exist, and with him all things that exist do draw forth energy and use it for either good or ill.
In a season when good will ought to expand and intensify, I am concerned that every one of our chelas render the maximum service to life of which he is capable. To deny oneself the flow of opportunity is sad indeed, for as it was poetically expressed, "Of all sad words of tongue or pen,/ The saddest are these: `It might have been!' "1 And so it is unfortunate that those who could be saints and would be saints do not recognize and seize the opportunity to be so.
We who witness the parade of lives coming out from the night side of life into physical birth, we who see the flight of the soul as a straight arrow and true move toward planetary manifestation, we who see the tired, the oppressed, the ill and the blessed all go forth to sweet release from mortal distress - we are well aware of the vicissitudes of the valley of shadow.
We know that each lifestream who enters there, when coming to full waking consciousness and awareness of the greater opportunities which life has yielded, is often in great remorse for lost opportunity, for neglected graces which life may have afforded. Born of their regret, there is often established for the reembodying one fibers of determination that set the sail of the life that is to come in a very definitive manner, simply because of the intensity of the remorse which they feel for lost opportunities their previous existence did not bring to fruition.
I cannot, then, stress enough today, when Christ good will ought to be so adored, the great blessings that can be bestowed upon men who do not cry, "I have nothing to do," but who affirm and declare, "I have a great deal to do, and I will do it." Can you imagine, blessed ones, that any number of our students at times become bored with existence itself simply because they do not have anything to do?
Well, I say, with the world going as it has now for many a year, I should think that the education of mankind itself could afford enough for teachers and would-be teachers to do for ten thousand embodiments, let alone for a few paltry hours in this one. Now in addition to the service of teaching, there is the office of holy prayer; and intercession is certainly needed, especially that type of intercession which is free from the commercialization of the Deity whereby mankind seek to enlist the aid of God on their side for the purpose of attaining worldly success. What is needed is that prayer which seeks to exemplify the great abundance of the cosmic law of Life and its release of holy intelligence into a man's being for the correction of all fleshly ills and the establishment of the golden age of righteousness and enlightenment upon the planet!
Men say they have nothing to do. Well, I say, have nothing to do with those who have nothing to do, for I think they make a great to-do about nothing; and I think also that it is time, don't you, that they ought to make a to-do about something! Now, that which is not is that which is nothing, and that which is is that which is something, and that which is is God and his kingdom! Therefore, it would seem obvious that there is a definite need to expand not only the power aspect of God but the intelligence of God and the love of God in the mysterious fount of true being.
Let the identity of the soul rise up within you, then, as this holy season comes to fruition. The earth is bursting with joy, and the moldy crust of mankind's old infections continues to hold that joy down, to repress and to distress him so unnecessarily. Let us heal afflictions and let us seal mankind in mountains of light and light substance, in Christ consciousness and freedom, in peace and progress.
Some of you may wonder why I am so fiery in this release. Well, I think, after perusing your own beloved Prince Oromasis' release of last week, that I have perhaps added to my own already fiery nature just a bit more of the coals of heaven; yet I have no intent of raking you over the coals, save for a worthy purpose: the establishment of a more efficient use of life by all.
Now, if you succeed in deriving benefit from the energy which I am releasing with this discourse and you find your souls feasting upon the good will of God in greater portion, I hope that any gratitude you feel for me will be given to him, for to him belongs the glory and the honor and the power and the majesty of all that is. His givingness exceeds all gettingness, and as the greatest giver he deserves our allegiance and our praise. Without him we would all be nothing, but through him we shall all together become something very noble, very wonderful, very beautiful.
Remember, precious ones, the kingdom of God must be received as a little child.2 In my release today, I am speaking as child heart to child heart.
For manifestation of God, I AM