HEAD OVERSEER’S WEEKLY MESSAGE
Wednesday, August 31, 2022
The Twenty-third Saying (Part 6)
“‘There is a saying from the ancients that knowledge of God comes each day at sunrise, which, if you think about it, is true. We like to believe that God is everywhere, and that God shines through matter, and that the Sun of Righteousness is everywhere, even in the night, which is true. That is a beautiful, wonderful thought. But when the sun comes up each day, and we take its energy, and Light, and Goodness into our beings, those elements are reaching us from another dimension – coming into us from a place outside of this world and actually recreating us, nurturing us, giving us strength, giving us power, and giving us the nourishment we need to understand and know God. Without that Sun, we have no way of ascending to God – no access, no way of hearing, no way of seeing His Presence. That Sun, in a divine sense, is the Face of God. And that is what the Essenes and, of course, Jesus taught. Thus, the knowledge of this religion comes each sunrise. The ancients gave thanks to the Sun at sunset, thanks to God for having walked with them during the day, and prayed that God would send that Sun to them at sunrise. That was a beautiful thought.
“‘The only way God can accomplish Good in the world is by reaching out to what He created – Man’s spirit and his Soul. That is God’s Property, not the body and not this world. God reaches out to the spirits of humankind to call them; and when we look at the Sun, we receive His Goodness, which is His Word, within our beings. And then our spirit begins to live within us, which means that we then become the only-begotten Sons and Daughters of God, just as the Sun of Righteousness is created in His Image. And this is an entirely different concept in religion: a living religion. God lives each day. God is outside of the power of the old priests and ministries and becomes available to all people equally; but they must live The Way in order to receive His Benefit and Bounty.
“‘In acknowledging the manifestation of the Sun of Righteousness, we, as a Church, make a New Covenant with God. Whereas the Jews made a covenant with their god and consented to follow the rites and ritual laid down by Moses, we make a New Covenant with God, acknowledging the existence of His Image and Word as revealed to us by His Messenger, The Child. We receive the Image and the Word into our beings. We open ourselves up to Him and we allow a rebirth to take place.’”
Today’s message is short, as we are in last-minute preparations for next week’s Community Convocation and Seminar on Color and Sacred Imagery. We are looking forward to seeing those of you who can join us and sending many blessings to those of you who cannot be with us in person. I know we will be unified in spirit through Light. We will resume our weekly messages on Wednesday, September 21st. May God bless you.
Again, if I may be of any personal service to you, please do not hesitate to contact me.
Very truly yours in Light+,
Gene
