Teacher Ophelius:
Today, dear students on the path, we would like to speak with you about the benefits of connecting to the mind of Christ Michael—the Creator Son of our local universe. Each of you has the ability to actually make this connection and to benefit from the sense of love, peace, and well being associated with a Master Creator Son. This mind circuit is freely available to you as the children of this divine parent of the local universe. He welcomes and delights in your willingness to contact His mind so He may share His peace which surpasses all human understanding. “My peace be with you.”

Teacher Ophelius:
You Students on the path may have been asking yourselves, “What is next for me?”, “How shall I grow more spiritually?”, “What other practice shall I follow that will lead me to greater spiritual awareness?” “How can I really know the Will of the Universal Father?” “How may I be of service?”. If you are asking these types of questions, dear ones, this means that you are hungry and that spirit gravity has hold of you. These are positive signs of growth, in and of themselves, and it is an indication that you are indeed ready for the next phase of your spirit-led life. You have signaled your readiness to change and that you are open to new opportunities. This is the seedbed for transformation, my friends, and it may be that your days of seeking and sitting at the feet of others have come to an end?

Teacher Ophelius:
Today, my dear friends and students on the path, we would like to discourse on the importance of our shared mission to enlighten, inform, guide, and teach the hungry souls of Urantia. There are many branches, leaves, and roots that feed and contribute to the mighty tree of the Correcting Time and each part of that system has its unique role and vital function that allows for a greater understanding of Great Plan at various levels of human comprehension. We are partners in this endeavor—Spirit is the light shining on the leaves and you are the water and nutrients flowing up through the roots. Together we grow and together we enjoy life as it is provided by the Creator in this great forest—the universes of time.

Teacher Ophelius:
Today, dear one, we shall continue our discussion on the “Spirit Quotient”—the value that determines the measure of planetary consciousness. There is a popular phrase on your world called “the tipping point”. What that means in terms of mass consciousness is that there shall come a time when there are enough minds operating at a higher level of spiritual awareness that eventually there will be a marked upsurge in the majority of minds on the planet that will begin to awaken and start to recognize that something is wrong with the world. This awakening shall be the first heartbeat of the coalescing organism of humanity to move away from the old models of thought that keeps the mass consciousness of the planet divided and distracted from seeing the benefits of unity and brotherhood to improve the quality of life for all people around the world.

Teacher Ophelius:
The message for today, Dear One, is about growth and balance. Now, more than any other time in your life, do you have need to focus on your connection to the I AM. You are passing through another “Destiny Point” which shall require greater attention to your inner life. The busyness of your outer life—your work, family, and home responsibilities compete for your attention more and more. This next phase of your spiritual development shall require much more meditation time than you have allowed for in the past. Not just quantity, but the quality of your meditation needs improvement—a greater effort to reach deeper into the intimate connection with the I AM in such a way as you have not previously experienced. This is a time of preparation that shall not be dismissed or put off for a more convenient season—there is a convergence.

Thought Adjuster:
Dear child, the thought came to your mind that Patience is a must in the human evolution. You cannot speed up growth as growth occurs about a period of time in the worlds of time and space. The mere wishing of being grown up does not miraculously transport you from childhood to adulthood. Yet, you can envision it in your mind—you can imagine how it will feel like when you reach that state. This is also made easier due to the many generations that are evolving in front of your eyes—that are way showers of things yet to come in your life.

Teacher Ophelius:
Today, my beloveds, I would like to speak about depression. Many of you suffer from this state of mind for many reasons, real and imagined. For some it comes on because of a lack of purpose in their lives — a loss of drive to become more than what they are. It is stagnation and it leads to digression of soul development. Depression is one of the spirit poisons, and it separates one from the doing of the Father’s will. In many ways the state of being depressed can be used as a rationalized excuse for circumventing the Father’s will by ignoring the leadings of the indwelling spirit, and thus the guardian seraphim must take corrective action to get the person back upon the road to real soul building and spirit progression.

Teacher The SUMERIAN:
The discernment process is one that is continually changing and evolving as you mature spiritually. The Indwelling Spirit continually speaks to us and points the way, yet because of our immature spiritual and intellectual limitations, we mostly misinterpret the meaning and often create and attach our own story about what is truth and what is error based on our conditioning, past experience, and personal desires. The maturing of the discernment process comes when we learn to slow down, quiet the mind, and sincerely ask questions about the matter at hand without any preconceived answer—even an answer that may not fit in with our current belief system. Being open and with the desire to be led to the answer, no matter where it may lead or how it may tread on your current beliefs and assumption, is the way to quicken the process.