The surface traits of God's teachers are not at all alike.

They do not look alike to the body's eyes,

they come from vastly different backgrounds,

their experiences of the world vary greatly, and

their superficial "personalities" are quite distinct.

Nor at the beginning stages of their functioning as teachers of God have they as yet acquired the deeper characteristics that will establish them a what they are.

God gives special gifts to His teachers because they have a special role in His plan for Atonement. Their specialness is of course, only temporary -- set in time as a means of leading out of time. These special gifts, born in the holy relationship, toward which the teaching-learning situation is geared, become characteristic of all teachers of God who have advanced in their own learning. In this respect they are all alike.