The
world will end when its thought system has been completely reversed.
Until
then, bits and pieces of its thinking will still seem sensible.
The
final lesson, which brings the ending of the world, cannot be
grasped by those not yet prepared to leave the world and go beyond
its tiny reach.
What,
then, is the function of the teacher of God in this concluding
lesson?
He
need merely learn how to approach it; to be willing to go in its
direction.
He
need merely trust that, if God's Voice tells him it is a lesson
he can learn, he can learn it.
He
does not judge it either as hard or easy. His Teacher points to
it, and he trusts that He will show him how to learn it.
The
world will end in joy, because it is a place of sorrow.
When
joy has come, the purpose of the world has gone.
The
world will end in peace, because it is a place of war.
When
peace has come, what is the purpose of the world?
The
world will end in laughter, because it is a place of tears.
Where
there is laughter, who can longer weep?
And
only complete forgiveness brings all this to bless the world. In
blessing it departs, for it will not end as it began.
To
turn hell into Heaven is the function of God's teachers, for what
they teach are lessons in which Heaven is reflected.
And
now sit down in true humility, and realize that all God would have
you do you can do.
Do
not be arrogant and say you cannot learn His Own curriculum.
His
Word says otherwise.
His
Will be done.
It
cannot be otherwise.
And
be you thankful it is so.
Is Each
One To Be Judged in The End?
Indeed,
yes! No one can escape God's Final Judgment.
Who
could flee forever from the truth?
But
the Final Judgment will not come until it is no longer associated
with fear.
One
day each one will welcome it, and on that very day it will be give
him.
He
will hear his sinlessness proclaimed around and around
the world, setting it free as God's Final Judgment of him is received.
This
is the Judgment in which salvation lies.
This
is the Judgment that will set him free.
This
is the Judgment in which all things are freed with him.
Time
pauses as eternity comes near, and silence lies across the world
that everyone may hear this Judgment of the Son of God:
Holy
are you, eternal, free and whole, at peace forever in the Heart
of God.
Where
is the world, and where is sorrow now?
Is
this your judgment on yourself, teacher of God? Do you believe that
this is wholly true?
No;
not yet, not yet.
But
this is still your goal; why you are here.
It
is your function to prepare yourself to hear this Judgment and to
recognize that it is true.
One
instant of complete belief in this, and you will go beyond belief
to Certainty. One instant out of time can bring time's end.
Judge
not, for you but judge yourself, and thus delay this Final Judgment.
What
is your judgment of the world, teacher of God?
Have
you yet learned to stand aside and hear the Voice of Judgment
in yourself?
Or
do you still attempt to take His role from Him?
Learn
to be quiet, for His Voice is heard in stillness. And His Judgment
comes to all who stand aside in quiet listening, and wait for Him.
You
who are
- sometimes
sad and
- sometimes
angry;
- who
sometimes feel your
just due is not given you, and
- your
best efforts meet with lack of appreciation and even contempt;
give
up these foolish thoughts!
They
are too small and meaningless to occupy your holy mind an instant
longer.
God's
Judgment waits for you to set you free.
What
can the world hold out to you, regardless of your judgments on
its gifts, that you would rather have?
You
will be judged, and judged in fairness and in honesty. There
is no deceit in God. His promises are sure. Only remember that.
His promises have guaranteed His Judgment, and His alone, will be
accepted in the end.
It
is your function to make that end be soon.
It
is your function to hold it to your heart, and offer it to all
the world to keep it safe.
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