HEAD OVERSEER’S WEEKLY MESSAGE
Wednesday, November 30, 2022
The Twenty-fourth Saying (Part 2)
“And when he had completed his reading, The Man looked again at the devotees, awaiting their response.
“The first to speak was a Companion of The Way, and he said, ‘I can understand how a person in enthusiasm for religious expression can be confused in his or her search for the True God. But how can people be channeled towards the Truth if they confuse the teachings of ephemeral gods with the Teachings of the One True God?’
“And The Man answered him saying, ‘We face a problem here. For example, in the United States of America, we consider, and rightfully so, from the secular or from the civil point of view, all religions to be equal under the law. This is a good law, of course. However, we have learned from this Saying, and from experience, that all religions are not equal. Be this as it may, all religions should be given the same right under the law, and all persons should be allowed to worship God or a god as they will. In other words, every man and every woman has the right to worship a god or God in his or her own way, which is a natural right. This right is protected by this nation.
“‘Now, to teach of the True Religion of the True God, and to instruct man and woman in the True Way within a democracy that allows freedom to all religions, and extends the same right to each without giving anyone more authority than the other, means that the religion itself must evolve to a degree that it can be acknowledged by those who would listen to it. We of the Order must create excellent teachers to exemplify and teach The Way. The Order must earn the respect of people by demonstrating the benefits of the True Religion. Of course, we must be free to accomplish this.
“‘By way of demonstration, when we as an Order begin to instruct Catholics in the supplements and amendments to the Christian religion stating that God is Christ, that God has given His Body as Light, and that we are nurtured on that Body of Light, and that it sustains our Soul – that it is not the body of Jesus that feeds or nurtures us – we probably will receive very strong opposition from both the clergy and laity alike. When we undertake to instruct the Protestant churches and their followers, teaching that God is Christ, that His Image and Word is the only mediator – not Jesus – we can anticipate strong opposition from that quarter.
“‘The same reaction will occur when we go forth to reveal the Doctrines of the True Religion to other sects, cults and world religions. The followers of those beliefs will want to cling to the traditional doctrines that have formed their cultures over many centuries, and in some cases for millennia. This is particularly true of the Hindu, Buddhist, Hebrew, Muslim and similar older and formal religions out of whose old cultures the present cultures of the world have evolved. To expect these people to change and accept God’s Image and Word, and put away their respective religions – to let go of their emotional and psychic rites, or mental rites – would naturally be a very difficult thing to do. But this is exactly what we are being asked to do by the Sayings and by the Church as a whole.’”
I have been invited to attend an important conference in Baja California Sur next week which concerns our property there, so I will be attending with other members of The Community. The conference agenda is attached (click here) for your perusal. We will resume our review of the Twenty-fourth Saying of Jamil when I return. I send you many blessings in Light+ in the meantime.
Gene
