Here Beginneth
MAY 11, 1979
6:45 AM
“There is a time” said the Preacher, “for everything… in God’s universe.” There is a time for rain to fall, certainly… a time for plants to grow, flourish, and then wane. There is a time for people to be vigorous, strong, and active, but then a time when these same people feel the pull of God toward less activity. There is a time, O man, for things of the spirit… time to be, time to listen, time to write what is heard in the ear and in the land.
There is time to heal brokenness… time to fill the cracks that need filling… time to hear insistent sounds. Be still and know that thou art God, a strange sound for a Presbyterian. Take time for mourning; feel the losses and the could-have-beens.
There is a time to hear, sayeth the Lord. There is much to hear, for the universe sings messages. Life is short, but there is time to hear…the sounds of earth and the sound of the spheres. Be still and know that thou art God. The sounds shall come. Be still… be still.
7:30
(This is the first missive penned by Bob Russell after he “cut his deal” with God that he would dedicate the first hour of his day to a “writing meditation” for the next 30 days.
This missive was penned and written only by Bob Russell)
The Spirit references this beginning in other Teachings over the years. Here are some of them: