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To All Who Espouse the Power of God and His Faith:
Greetings in the name of the Universal Spirit, the harmony of perfection - the chord that unifies and regenerates, that speaks of faith in every moment of doubt.
Of what value is faith if it does not assuage the soul at the moment of need? Whether or not faith can accomplish its purpose depends upon its quality. What we may call a positive faith is the momentum of infinite endeavor anchored within the finite forcefield, and it continually seeks the exemplification of right acts. Yet, this type of faith may not always resemble that which is the specific antipode for doubt - that faith which defeats doubt on the instant because it represents the accumulation of the vital forces of light and regeneration designed by God to counteract the negation which is already in the world.
Why is negation in the world, beloved ones? After all, thought and feeling are divine gifts; and whether or not they are misused or properly used, they do accumulate. Let all understand, then, that the accumulation of doubt is a faith of sorts, a faith that is conditioned by and subject to the need for verification. This attitude is not without merit; in fact, in a world where deceit is prevalent, it is necessary for survival. The real challenge of life, however, is the full realization that if a quality be of the light, it will withstand the testing of life. Once this is understood, life is emptied of negation; and through a recognition of the purpose of the challenge, man is at last strengthened in his faith, not unrighteously but rightly so.
I would that the students would understand this; for whereas some have gloried in what they have called 'their faith', they have not always been able to accept the idea that those who possess doubts actually have a form of faith that must of necessity subject all things to a thorough analysis, to the challenges of reality and the testing of life. We do not eschew this type of faith. We enhance the understanding of it by divine decree. It is the will of God that life should rightly challenge itself in order that understanding might be refined and the proper faith be built upon a foundation of higher knowledge.
We do not condemn those who carefully examine the teaching before placing their energies wholeheartedly behind the cause which we long ago espoused. For we know that those who are convinced because they have proven the law for themselves are far more dependable than those who, having been convinced against their will, are of the same opinion still, or who, believing blindly, will not be able to withstand the haughty arguments of the tempter.
Now, faith that is born of understanding is the strongest of all types of faith; for once it is satisfied that a condition is indeed correct, it can, without reserve, place itself in the service of the light. Therefore, even the doubting of Thomas was understood by the Master who said, " ... because thou hast seen me, thou hast believed." But he also said, " ... blessed are they that have not seen, and yet have believed."1 Thus, Jesus blessed both types of faith, recognizing one as an activity of the mind and the other as coming from the heart.
Some individuals are more ready to accept the gifts of the Spirit than others. They are not burdened by the things of the flesh. The world is not a stumbling block to their faith; rather, all of the glories of nature remind them of the things not seen to which they have tethered their trust. It is natural for them to believe in the existence of God and in the nearness of divine identities. Therefore, their consciousness is like a funnel through which the universe of the invisible becomes visible to those who have less realization of the higher world and consequently less faith in its immanent reality.
I am concerned with them, but I am also concerned with those who recognize the need for scientific investigation. I do not rebuke their challenge: I answer it, proving all things in the fullness of time - if they will bear with me as I unfold the mysteries of cosmos from the heights of that all-embracing faith which God has charged me to bear on behalf of his children.
All of the children of God are intended to abate the astral flood tide that would destroy a planet and an age. All are intended to be inundated with the great cosmic faith that I AM, that I represent, and that is also within themselves. Implanted by God, it requires only the key of recognition turned by right action and the initiation of discovery to be known by man.
How unfortunate it is that so many are dependent upon the fashions of a moment while they ignore the modes of eternity. Yet, these are the facts of life; and we must recognize the limitations that exist in the spheres of mortal dominion for what they are, and not expect life to be understood and lived as it is in higher octaves. Nevertheless, it is man's own understanding that either opens or closes the door to the higher way of life. Hence, it is our responsibility to set the wheels in motion for the implementation of the open door policy,2 providing for a greater ingress and egress to the octaves of understanding to those dwelling in the corridor between the dark and the daylight.
We must also point out that there are areas in human thought and feeling that have never been keyed to the divine potential because they have never been recognized as threads leading to a higher realization of Selfhood. Individuals in their outer sophistication often feel that they have discovered all there is to know about themselves. How wrong they are! Man, being a creature of the infinite, may manifest finite qualities; but this does not mean that he cannot one day discover the blazing reality of the infinite side of himself. And when he does, he will feel like a babe waking up from a long sleep. He will rub his eyes, scarcely believing what he sees, and he will discover at last that he is a creature of light and beauty.
Will you, then, overtake with me the great ascended master consciousness by believing that it is possible for man to attain, right while he is in the world and still a part of its necessary functions? Will you see for yourself - if only for the purposes of experimentation - what a difference faith makes? Faith may seem to be an ingredient that only children and fools rely upon, but it is not difficult even for the scientist to discover that it possesses a tangibility all of its own.
Faith will open the inner eyes wide with wonder; it will reveal to you your inner strength. It will show you aspects of your being that you never dreamed existed, and it will show you how to contact and implement in a practical way the potential that is locked within these aspects of being. Science is the handmaid of individual and planetary self-mastery, and faith is the open door to scientific discovery that no man can shut.
Faith is the bridge which the consciousness must build before it can traverse the abyss that separates the finite from the infinite. Once crossed, the bridge is no longer necessary and the arduous journey is forgotten in the joy of discovery and in the welcome of reality. Therefore, it is essential to give faith a chance, even if at first your motive be selfish. You need to open the door. You need to build the bridge. You need to believe, even if momentarily, in order that you may become filled with grace and with the great cosmic potential of life that you really are.
We realize that the voice of the world speaks stridently with authority over the human consciousness. But, in listening grace, let us not forsake our faith that God is, that the potential of the universe is, that the cosmic Presence within the life of the individual is, that simply, sweetly, the life of all is a manifestation of that valiant faith in the higher potential that breaks forth as flowers of hope everywhere. And hope itself, together with faith, brings forth the fruit of cosmic charity.
How can I, or any of the minions of heaven, expect individuals to be truly kind to one another when they themselves feel that their acts are autonomous and in no way interconnected with the acts of others? Once they learn the great law of karma and understand that it is not only the part of wisdom but also of faith and love for them to be truly kind to one another, to work together for the fruition of a world and a cosmic order, but to be no dupes of the divisive forces that assail all that is good and pure and real.
Men have created various dogmas, both religious and political. They have said, we are of this order or we are of that order; we are of this persuasion or we are of that persuasion. The division of humanity's thought into feelings that support one system of truth to the exclusion of all others is not at all productive of oneness - true oneness as God intended for his children. A oneness that is superimposed upon groups of people without their realization of union with the Father and the Son, without their faith in the wholeness of the body of God, can produce only a very limited manifestation, one that is incapable of holding the beauty of the cosmic concepts from within but exhibits only an outer amalgamation of distorted views.
Let all understand, then, that true faith embraces the nature of Deity, and that his nature unleashed within the being of man is a necessary part of the inner awakening of every soul. Man has considered outer conditions to be more satisfying than inner communion; and all must admit that to the consciousness that is yet in the state of becoming, these conditions are a temporary palliative.
Yet, all must maintain a proper perspective. Being in the world but not of it, they must be responsible to God and to their fellowmen, fulfilling their appointed role and never submitting to the temptation to withdraw before the job is done simply because they know that the human scene is transient. For earth is a testing ground where men must earn the right to be immortal and to be vested with immortal opportunity. Here they must demonstrate the true worth of the soul that longs to hear the benediction, "Thou hast been faithful over a few things. I will make thee ruler over many."3
Albeit, you may not be aware of my involvement in the world of form, I have had sufficient contact with humanity over the centuries to make a proper assessment of the factors governing their consciousness. I remain convinced that the power of faith in the invisible world, when correctly exercised, is the means to a man's salvation; and if it is the means to a man's salvation, then certainly it can become the means to planetary and universal salvation. Truly, the wheels within wheels that conform to their relative size within the universal alchemy in no way deny the efficacy of the voice of faith to proclaim a man's freedom from outer conditions and thereby to establish within the soul the realization of the wholeness of the universe.
I AM Michael, and my purpose is to establish faith and goodwill among mankind. There are many facets of the law that stem from the divine root, and we are convinced that the leaves of the tree are for the healing of the nations.4 Let the practical identification of faith, then, be understood. Faith is an activating force within the souls of men; it is a flame that may whirl as a giant deflector, consuming the shabbiness of the mortal view, or it may leap as lightning, breaking the rocks of opposition that are continually thrown in the disciples' pathway.
What a density of fear man has drawn forth with his creative power! Let him know that the same creative affluence can be lavished upon the higher destiny. If he wills it, the future can indeed bring forth the creation of a density of faith, which in reality will be a buoyancy of faith, a joy of realization that faith is indeed the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of that which is not seen.5
Let all understand that the spiritual potential of man is far greater than any phase of his present realization, that he is the repository of both time and eternity, and that when rightly understood, faith, as Archimedes' lever, can move the world into the golden age when every man shall be a God-free being, releasing his creativity everywhere to the joy of his Creator.
God proposes and bestows; and he disposes while man is making his own proposals. The consciousness of duality may temporarily prevent the manifestation of perfect faith, but it cannot forever stop its flow. It can never produce a permanent hindrance to the kingdom of God. As Morya has said, "From the beginning, we were winning."
Thus, with this Pearl of Wisdom we reaffirm our faith in the virtue of the light of God that will never fail to establish itself in the souls of all who welcome and cherish it until all men are truly free. Won't you accept my spirit of God-victory through faith? Won't you give the hidden springs of your loveliness the opportunity and the power to manifest? Won't you be my faith in action? I thank you.