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"Saviour Christ into Thy hands I commend the spirit
of this Thy child.
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"Father of all grace and love, we ask Thee to give
unto us this night the power, so that by meeting together
we may draw upon ourselves something of Thy cloak of
protection, something of Thy joy, something of Thy
love and go forth with that deep spirit of service
which shall override all the obstacles which lie in
front.
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"Saviour Christ, beloved of our hearts, we greet Thee
as Thy children and we ask Thee so to bestow upon us
the power of the Holy Spirit that Thy Will on earth
may be done in Thine own way. Keep us, guide us, lead
us up on the steep hillway. As we climb allow the happiness
of the Spirit so to permeate our being that we may
indeed cast out upon the vibrations the joy that is
of Thee. We thank Thee and we bless Thee and we ask
Thee to teach us this night Thy Holy Will. Amen.
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"For a little while, we leave the earth behind, the
past and the sorrow it has held. Man knows not what
he sows as he toils. He does not know what he creates
as he goes about his daily business with a willing
heart. But these things are held in the Heart of God
and He shall show His hand in good time.
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"We look forward to a fuller more joyful communion
in the days which lie in front. Are we not blessed?
Yes! We are blessed indeed! To you who are charged
with the Holy Spirit, in time to come that blessing
shall be manifested so that many shall marvel. They
shall seek to put their own house in order, search
out their spiritual tools and hurry after the way that
you have trod. In that time the reward will seem over-great
to you. Indeed it will appear that God has given you
so much more than you have earned. But God is an ever
gracious Giver and when His children seek to raise
their burdens and seek to clasp their cross, there
is nothing that shall be withheld from them. For they
are His and He is theirs for ever more.
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"The times are teeming with great things, because the
unseen forces seem to have gained an unnatural advantage.
So I have been sent by the Master to speak to you on
that which I name 'The Great Crusade'. This is a great
and glorious crusade for Christ and for the coming
of His Kingdom. It is for the upholding of the power
of the Holy Spirit promised by the Master when He trod
the earth plane. We have laid aside our childish toys.
We have taken up the baubles of the earth and have
seen their little worth. We have suffered and sought
to be strong. We have mourned, yet in the darkest hour
the light of God's love has shone upon us and we have
ceased to mourn - for a little while.
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"In that far off time, One came to start a Great Crusade.
He stood alone, drawing down from that great Source
the strength that He must have. When a great leader
of men seeks for those who shall journey with him up
a steep and rugged road, face dangers, bear pains,
you do not think that his anguish is greater by far
than the individual suffering of those who follow.
Man forgets the anguish of His God when God witnesses
the sufferings of His children, their loneliness and
desolation of heart. When Jesus said 'Follow Me', He
laid upon His heart the crosses of each one of them.
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"So it is in miniature with the Guides and Leaders
who come back in this same way. When those who seek
to follow that which I have laid down are tortured
by the oncoming foe, I know that my Master suffers
with them, suffers with me, and suffers with all life.
How feeble our complaints. How perfect the uncomplaining
lips of the One who is sensitive to the woes of His
own creation. But I come to you with consolation as
a great and mighty river which flows with the Love
of God. Even as in days of old, when the Master looked
out over the earth and found only a few that He could
train, so in these times, I with deep reverence and
humbleness of heart, was sent to the earth to find
in turn a faithful few who would have the courage and
the endurance to take up that same great and glorious
crusade and not fall by the wayside.
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"My eyes were opened and I had to face reality concerning
those who should be to me as my heartbeat, as the very
essence of my being. I had to search for instruments
who had drunk the cup of sorrow to the dregs, because
this was the Christ Crusade. Among the few which I
found, by still more pain and still more suffering,
the planks were well and truly laid; the bridge built,
many crossed and the beginning of a great work was
commenced.
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"Do not be surprised if you find that the way is difficult.
Or if you find that enemies creep within the crevices
of your home. Only by the testing, only by the trial
of courage and endurance can you add to that wall of
protection which indeed shall keep back those who would
destroy.
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"A great and glorious crusade! But great and glorious
things demand from the individual that which is great
and glorious within them - the Divinity, the God, the
Christ, that selflessness which can only build the
truth in a way that shall last for evermore.
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"My message is for each one individually. The great
and glorious crusade will go on. Nothing of the earth
or nothing of the dark spheres has the power to tear
asunder that which has been put together with so much
suffering, so much pain. But is it not reasonable that
in order to keep that crusade 'great and glorious',
there must be drawn out from the individual, pain and
suffering again and again? You cannot build upon the
efforts of another. You must contribute of your very
best if you would remain amongst the chosen of the
Most High. In tones of love and deep compassion I speak
to all those who have sorrowed, who have lost, who
have felt that justice had not been meted out to them,
that God's Hand had been withheld at the crucial moment
when the ordeal was more severe. The body must be cleaned
so that the pure spirit within can shine through and
illumine the way for others. There are many ways and
many souls to tread the paths.
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"I wish to impress upon you that the only danger which
causes anxiety to those who watch and guide is the
temptation which comes to every pilgrim to take his
hand from off the plough and allow another to replace
him.
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"Go back to the records of the past. Face the follies
and failures. Face the half-successes with the courage
that a pilgrim must attain and turn to Christ with
confidence. Say to Him 'Thou art strong but I am weak;
help me to follow in Thy steps!' After the darkness,
after the waiting, after the further tests, the strength
of the Master's Arm shall be felt around you and you
shall fail no more.
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"Even in the days of long ago, those who had entrusted
to them the great and glorious Crusade seemed to blunder.
They seemed to tear asunder the glorious pattern given
to them by God, yet as time passed the broken threads
were drawn together by the Hand of Love. The sweet
tapestry of effort was preserved and will be preserved
for all time. Over the carpet of effort many pilgrims
have passed, extending the pattern, adding to the gold
and silver in spite of everything.
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"I thank God that He can look beneath the surface of
our hearts and minds and make good that which seems
to have gone awry. He can repair that which we in our
foolishness so often tear apart. He is our Father and
Mother and as a Father and Mother should, walks behind
His children picking up for them the treasures that
they have dropped.
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"We are out for that which is far finer and bigger
than you can grasp. Only by the effort drawn out of
us, only by facing the enemies and standing firm can
we add to God's Holy pattern as He intends. So the
children of the earth can come to understand what firmness
means. Sweet is the thought, mighty the privilege,
wonderful the opportunity that has been made our own.
So long as you desire to do your best, the power of
the Holy Spirit shall rebuild, recharge, rekindle the
life and the love within your hearts and minds.
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"Blessed are the pilgrims, however weak they may seem
to be! Blessed are the teachers, even if their teaching
is limited because they have not yet been taught the
real truth of God. Blessed are the servers, even if
at times they weary in their task, for others serve
them, and the time will come when they shall serve
and the weariness that accompanies earthly serving
shall be no more. Blessed are the givers for they who
give of the things of the earth shall in turn be given
the things of the Spirit. Blessed are the instruments,
for they indeed have bestowed upon those who gather
around them the blossoms that wither not, the blossoms
that shall live for evermore.
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"So I speak of the future, without a trace of fear.
I know my God and I have proved my Christ and this
work of ours shall grow and grow and grow. Because
we have been drawn together with the Will of God and
through His Grace. If some here or there stand aside,
then they shall be replaced by others who shall love
to serve. If some here or there weary over their task
yet pray that they shall not become weary, they shall
not fail - although ten thousand enemies cross their
path.
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"It is a great and glorious crusade and we go on and
upward. We spread our wings and the grace shall be
given us so that the tips of the wings of progress
shall touch the farthest edge of the earth. Indeed,
they shall leave their mark in the realms that are
darkened by self.
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"So my message to each and everyone of you is charged
with meaning. Do not falter! You are Children of the
Light and are out on that which you shall find well
worth the pain, well worth the sorrow and well worth
the darkness of misunderstanding. You are pilgrims
of the Light and the only way to create the Light that
is of God is by planing off the materialism that is
gathered around you by the conditions of your day and
by man's inherent shirking of the lessons which must
be learnt.
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"Rejoice then in your anguish. You only suffer for
a span. If the eyes of the spirit could transmit to
the eyes of the body, then you would see that moment
by moment, sweet compensation is given to you in a
lavish manner by your God. It is onward and upward..."
