The Challenge

May 9, 1980, 5:31 AM
1005 W. Willow, Study

You woke up quickly and ahead of the alarm, o son, and you heard the theme before you were out of bed.  It would seem as though you are ready for the challenge of this spiritual focused conference.  Oh, you have had lots of challenges this week, but this one that lies ahead is one of My best.  You are not ready yet, but I have given you enough material.  You can fashion a fine presentation today.  But the “giving” of it tomorrow is the real challenge.  The real challenge is to show forth who you are in the midst of presenting what it is about… the display of spirit more than the words about. You can do it… and I see no reason why you won’t.

Remember also the old truth:  don’t let awareness pull you into “trying” to be spiritual.  Don’t use any gimmicks to make a spiritual presentation.  Just know that the quality and spirituality of what you do is a direct function of how you are in spirit.  Read over a number of these meditations.  Take the larger book with you, too.  You have room.  These shall be your major source of preparation.  You know this.  And you intend to feast on them today.

Yes, it should be like unto your classes yesterday.  You could have emphasized the spiritual more… and the 533 class was ready for a spiritual interpretation of the Well-Springs.  That would have been a fine conclusion.  Still, you did show forth the spirit, even My Spirit, quite commendably.  That was a fine afternoon of being.  You “played it” by the feel of your spirit, just as you should have.  I’m not being critical… just instructive about what you also could have done.

Spirit is the essence of you… and of many people.  (There are some in whom it is a “buried” quality, but it is not your role to judge.  It is your role to treat everyone as if their spirit were their essence.)  Spirit is that which unifies the other dimensions into a real human being.  Spirit is the essence of health.  Spirit is that which guides functioning and that which guide adaptation.  When you are functioning as a truly whole person your spirit is the guide.

But the quality of spirit is very important.  The spirit naturally seeks to be led by a higher spirit.  My Spirit is the highest, and your spirit seeks Me and the help I can provide.  Some seek other high spirits, some of whom lead in ways non-constructive, even destructive.  Some reject the sense of seeking and call upon their own spirit to be the sole leader.  Most spirits really aren’t capable of leadership without direction.  Oh, the person is still better… functions more wholly… with spirit as unifier, but they do not accomplish what they could with help.