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The ritual of the transfiguration, while it is usually considered to occur before the resurrection, is in actuality the result of the Resurrection Spirit functioning within man. It is part of the triune triumph that culminates in individual victory by the power of the ascension currents.
I am come, then, preceding the Easter season to vindicate the thoughts of our Father concerning ourselves. Men have thought to put me apart from themselves, and they have referred to my finite self, Jesus the Nazarene, as "the Only Begotten of the Father." That Spirit of the Christ within me - which is also within thee - is, was, and forever shall be the Only Begotten of the Father, "full of grace and truth."1
By manifesting a complete unity with this one Spirit, I clearly demonstrated the victory of the transfiguration and all of the sacred mysteries to which God led me and in which he assisted me unto a victorious triumph. As was done for me, so would I do for thee.
It seems to be such a difficult task and concept for men to relate the reality of the New Covenant to themselves. One of the reasons that they have so frequently deified me, even my outer self to their own hurt, is because there is a false sense of humility in mankind. And thus they are just as ready to accept that false sense as they are to misinterpret the statement "In sin did my mother conceive me."2 While they are quick to remember that "the first man is of the earth, earthy," they easily forget that "the second man is the Lord from heaven." As they are born in the image of the earthy, so shall they bear the image of the heavenly Father.3
The New Covenant is for all. When I spake and said, "Let him that will, drink of the water of life freely,"4 it was because it was the expression, and still is, of the Divine Father Eternal that all men should come and partake of this kingdom of life, share the high adventure of the Spirit and the experiences through which I passed, by walking with me in the regeneration.
Never does a day pass that I am not at hand by the side of all who seek me. I have multiplied my luminous Presence again and again, breaking the body celestial that was given to me as I brake the loaves and the fishes in the desert place.5
I have shared my allness with the billions of lifestreams upon the planet, and none of these luminous Presences which are projected to those who call unto me diligently are without the full conscious awareness of my Divine Self. My promise "Lo, I AM with you alway"6 was a statement of my surrender to the Divine which made it possible for me to multiply my being and to break the bread of substance which I AM, sharing all that I AM with ye all.
There is never a need to fear concerning the mistaken concept of absorption into God's heart. If he had desired to absorb you, he would not have sent you forth into the realm of freedom and independence. If God had desired to see you become a puppet to his will, he would not have given you your own will. Yet his will is supreme. There is no will greater than the will of God, and as ye drink into his will, harmonizing your own will with it and manifesting the beauty of individual ideation, you are but perpetuating a divine intent that lavishes upon each individual the precious quality of his own identity.
While men have made their identity an "i-density," we are projecting out of the love of our hearts into the world of form the spiritual presence of regeneration, transfiguration, resurrection, and even the ascension flame in order that men may share all that we have done.
There are men and women today walking upon the earth who have shared in the healing ministry which we performed so long ago. It is good to raise the body from its infirmities so that the soul may function in a more radiant manner and manifest greater mastery in the world of form. But those who are able to raise not only the body but also the spirit of man to a place where he can see even a small glimpse of the divine plan are indeed serving the cosmic law of Love that abundantly goeth forth in this time.
There is such sweet simplicity in the old ideas as they manifest in the newness of life, in the fragrance of the divine concept, that I cannot help but rejoice with you again and again in those moments when divine laughter rocks your souls with the joy of the angels. And this is no mere worldly emotion; it is a calm, beautiful knowing that embodies within it the wonders of the Magnificat and the concept of the Holy Family.
There are no orphans in the kingdom of God. There are none who are bereft of friends or advocates, who are alone and defenseless. The heavenly hosts and angels of record have assisted men and women who have fallen to the very depths of degradation, for heaven seeks to save that which is lost.7
I have often reveled and rejoiced in the parable of the ninety and nine,8 and I recall that in one case I chided myself during an entire night concerning this very subject, for it seemed to me that the ninety-nine faithful ones also had moments in their lives when they needed me. And I vowed that I would serve the needs of the faithful as well and that one day I would reveal my thoughts about all of the sheep of my pasture, even as I am now doing.
There are also sheep in your pasture, beloved ones. There are assignments which God has made, based upon spiritual law, concerning your own lifestream and its desire and capacity to serve.
When we pause to consider the billions upon the planet and the great flood tides of awful, blackened ignorance which surround them, when we reckon with the negative forces that are arrayed against the light and consider that our modern cosmic empire is in the fragile hands of flesh although watched over by the Spirit and its strength, we cannot help but hope that everyone who hears our voice will respond and, in some measure of love and the fulfilling of the law of their own being, seek also to save that which is lost and to enter into the confraternity of Christ by spreading abroad these wondrous teachings and the message of the hierarchy that are today reaching the world through the Pearls of Wisdom.
It is not a question of partisanship, but it is a question of contact. Men do not wish to partake of chaff. They desire and they deserve the blessed wheat that they know will feed their souls and help them spiritually to expand their light.
I AM radiating forth this year a magnificent expansion of the resurrection flame throughout each day and night. Wherever the sacred fire burns in the hearts of men, wherever there is a sense of hope for eventual triumph, that flame shall blaze. Consummate communion will proceed to enlighten men as to the process, the exact process, whereby they may partake of the bread of heaven.
The law has been flaunted, blessed ones, and you must recognize it. This is why there is a process involved in the search for God. It is that the order which is heaven's first law may first perfect itself in its outreach to mankind, and then perfect those who desire to manifest that perfection among men.
We can well bear allegiance to the fact that all men need that perfection. But inasmuch as there is still a matter of human bondage to consider, we pray that the great light will speedily dissolve the nodules of human selfishness and misunderstanding in order that the cords of spiritual love may bind all of the chelas together in a wondrous sense of divine gratitude and appreciation for all that the laws of Love and Life mean.
I AM the Good Shepherd and my mission continues; but it continues best in those who serve me best. Lo, I AM within you always. In the name of the Eternal Father whose strength will save,