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THE GREATER WORLD CHRISTIAN SPIRITUALIST CHURCH
THE ZODIAC MESSAGES
"THE VALIANT HEART"
An address by the celestial messenger 'Zodiac' (the
unnamed scribe of the Bible and a teacher in the Temple
of Jerusalem at the time of Christ), through the mediumship
of Miss Winifred Moyes on Saturday, 13th November,
1926.
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"O God our Father, may we be able to leave self in
its many deceptive forms, and clothed in the garments
of Light which Thou hast provided, may mingle with
those of the bright spheres, those who bring their
love into this little room by Thy gracious understanding
love.
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"Oh teach us how to learn of Thee; give us that patience,
that inward peace which shall show us that the storms
of life lead on to that calm which no one can wrest
from us. Teach us that by giving of ourselves, so we
give to Thee and thus receive again; teach us that
a quiet heart, that a spirit which reaches out beyond
the things physical into those realms which are spiritual
- that a quiet heart and a freed spirit can take the
journey of experience untroubled, conscious of the
protection all around; bound to Thee and separated
from earth, in the sense that the earth and what it
holds no longer can grieve.
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"Father, we ask Thee tonight to give us of the gift
of the Holy Spirit in such measure that we may go our
way, having seen and felt with the real Self that we
are companioned by our Saviour, uplifted by our Comforter,
guided by the One who goes in front. Oh help us to
make this understanding our own. Amen...
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"…The word 'valour' holds much within it which is hidden
from the physical mind of mankind. It represents to
us conditions and thoughts and aspirations with which
as yet you are unacquainted. But as you continue the
climb so that knowledge must be made your own. To the
man and woman content with surface things that word
'valour' is associated with some great deed, which
has been done for the most part, on the spur of the
moment; once done, is finished with so far as the individual
is concerned. In times of strife and danger the call
goes out for the valiant of heart and as you full well
know there have been those who have responded, who
have shown a greater courage than they knew that they
possessed. Why? Because the wish to do that which was
necessary was within. Therefore, those in Spirit who
understand the real meaning of valour, gathered to
them and made good that which was missing.
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"Those stories of brave deeds passed on from father
to child, country to country and nation to nation have
done God's work. Because they have shown to those who
live humdrum lives that there is something great within
the heart of men and women. That there is something,
less of the earth and more of the Spirit, something
which has God in it. Each time a child is instructed
as to the great deeds of others, to the one who performed
that deed comes joy and power to work as Christ would
have them work. Power, not only to conquer all foes,
but to shed purity where only that which was against
the Light had found a place, power to cast the Blossoms
of Love so that they might hide the ashes of hate which
were there before. Power to influence again a multitude
of branches, like rays of Light, in directions not
only unthought of, but impossible to be known while
upon the physical earth.
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"Our Father and Mother God sends out to all His children
who have recognised Him in their lives, a call to be
valiant of heart. Be courageous, fear not either the
enemies which can be seen or those who seem to press
against you, undefined, illusive, but there in very
truth. You are asked to show courage over the incidents
of your daily life, over the trying of patience, over
the uncongenial tasks, over the weariness of the body,
over the sadness which creeps into your minds and seems
so hard to dispel.
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"When you are free, you shall stand with sight and
see for yourselves how throughout your life you showed
a valiant heart; you showed that you trusted your Heavenly
Father; you showed that the Holy Spirit has you sufficiently
under His care so that the sorrows of life were thrown
from you and the peace, the confidence which is of
God, claimed all spaces in heart and mind.
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"Let me take you back to that time before physical
birth, when you chose those experiences which would
bring you not only knowledge but wisdom, not only strength
but love. There in the past you see the root of that
valour which is shown in this life, in part. In the
sorrows and the losses, in the things that went wrong,
in those many disappointments which chill and discourage
because the bound mind in the tabernacle of flesh cannot
remember the past and is unable to see the future.
There in that time which has sped, you gathered from
God that seed of valour which one day is going to represent
a tree of beauty indeed.
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"So I ask you to consider those around you, who, perchance
are hard beset by the troubles of the body, who toil
and yet seem to produce nothing by their labour. Consider
those who give out love and receive coldness in return,
those who stand back and let others take the lead who
appear to be passed over not only by their fellow creatures
but by God Himself. There plainly to be seen is the
growing tree of valour, that desire to be strong and
not weak, that longing to be courageous and not fearful,
to bear pain and not shrink from it. For they know,
in Spirit, that the pains of this world are the powers
of the next.
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"In regard to your own lives, when sorrow has touched
you, think of those who have felt its pangs more keenly.
Loss may have been yours but there are those who have
never had anyone in their lives. Each person in the
father's sight is equal, rich or poor, strong or weak.
All are loved in the same way. Each one started from
God, pure, strong, imbued with His good gifts. The
time will come when once more they will belong to Him
by choice, by desire, through work, effort and suffering.
His love binds them to Him because they have purchased
that right by all that which has gone before.
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"That valour, that courage, is a quality that can grow,
can expand, by putting into action those great thoughts
in your minds. Thought is a power, a power used by
the Father in the furtherance of His plans. By putting
into practice the beauty which is in the mind, that
strength, courage and determination gives you and others
the gift of creating for God that which the Father
asks from us all.
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"I speak to a vast assembly of those who laid down
their physical garment while material life still called
with an insistent voice. I gather you all into my love
and tell you that in the measure that you fought against
the weakness of the body, against the weakness of the
mind, that in the measure you fought for duty and for
those ideals which some treat so lightly - or whether
you were forced into the fighting line against your
desire, against your inclination - I say that you have
commenced to climb a span of the hill of aspiration
which will take you into those conditions where sorrow
finds no place.
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"You now see, because you are free from the body, that
what the world calls valour and what valour really
signifies are rather different things. Separated somewhat
by the element of sacrifice which is within the act.
Those called to fight for country were also called
to 'die' for country and though that deed stands enshrined
in glory, there was a greater glory still. That glory
was in the training stages, the waiting, the petty
tasks, the unutterable weariness of the body, stumbling
against obstacles in every form, both from within and
without. Waiting, waiting for that which would give
them freedom of thought, of action, of aspiration impossible
for you, bound by the physical body, to understand.
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"The attitude of those on earth is: 'What a waste of
life; countless young swept out of life and only their
graves remain!' That is far removed from the truth.
You know that what represents your loss is the gain
of those who are now in conditions where they are able
to work out their hearts' and their spirits' desire.
Those who were cut off so speedily rested not. Countless
thousands fought on, unconscious that the body was
no more, fought on and on until they fell asleep, yet
awoke again to fight with their comrades and to be
with them when they fell in turn. Death, in connection
with those who wish to show a valiant heart, is impossible.
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"Could you have seen with the eyes of the spirit then
you would know that the valiant heart cannot rest.
At times it was a desperate heart, a frightened heart.
But because the Divine within was in control, they
fought on, helping, guiding and relieving those who
still had to face the horrors of yet another day -
and another - in those places which were once so sweet
with life. In the woods which once held the song of
birds and pleasant companionship. In those wide stretches
of desolation the so-called 'dead' fought and fought
again.
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"Once more I take you back to things as they are seen
by God. When you pass hence and look back over your
lives and over the lives of others, you will find that
many a mother wore the medal of valour, many a young
girl showed a courage which was not of the earth, many
a father by his endurance created for others power
to endure, which even now is being used again and again.
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"Keep your vision clear. Do not be distracted by that
which appears so beautiful through your physical eyes,
or by that which appeals to your imagination. Keeping
your vision clear, remember those who had loved ones
taken from them and still showed courage, though their
hearts were breaking. They showed that courage which
shall never be taken from them because it has been
purchased at a terrible price.
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"Within your lives today I ask you to view things in
general with a calmness that is built up by confidence
in God. In these times we are building something which
will be wanted in the days that are to come. Here and
there a valiant soul takes on a burden that is perhaps
too heavy to be borne by the physical body alone. But
that burden, whatever it be, is shared by those who
are
free
of the body. If the individual concerned would reach
out to God, then the comforters could hold them fast
in their love and give to them that quietness of Spirit,
that patience which is understanding - and all would
be well.
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"We must go on; resting stages are dangerous stages;
those times that come to all who are hard beset - 'Can
I endure?' That question so often asked. But those
times point to one path only and that path is higher
up still; the pace is not slackened but quickened;
strength which seems to ebb is replenished; joy which
seems to have been forsaken shall be as your very Self.
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"The valiant heart is needed for God. The valiant heart
is needed for suffering humanity. The valiant heart
is needed to build up conditions for the generations
to come. Though the wars of the earth may pass, yet
the great war between those who are for Christ and
those who are against Christ not only goes on, but
the conflict increases.
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"I have told you before that when mankind was content
to sleep so also the opposers slept. But when there
were signs and sounds of an advance so then the destroyers
seize their tools and advance as well. That was demonstrated
during the time when Christ was on the earth. When
the Angels of the Lord, after untold effort, advanced
a pace, bringing you with them, so then those who are
out to strike at Christ advance too.
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"The call to retreat will never come; because sooner
or later those enemies of the Light must be forced
back. Their defeat shall be not only the victory of
the soldiers of God, but that first flicker of consciousness
that comes to show them who they truly are and to whom
they belong. Fight with them, you are fighting for
them. In overcoming those who are set against you,
you are bringing nearer their redemption, their restoration
as children of God and Inheritors of Eternal Life.
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"True valour can be expressed every minute of your
daily life. A courage absolutely beyond your comprehension
can be shown by you. Use your thoughts to bring about
the overthrow of those who are out to destroy. When
the shadows gather, your strength will be tried. Send
out compassion and that compassion will lead to love.
Pray for those who seek to assail you that they might
become kinder, happier in the Christ way.
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"If you are for Christ, then you must be soldiers,
fighters, workers. For Christ is the great Constructor,
the greatest Worker of all. Christ never rests, never
ceases in His efforts, never forgets the needs of His
many creations. He works, thinks, plans, hopes and
prays for His children. Therefore we must do our part.
We are workers for God so in that concentration we
forget things physical and fix our hearts and minds
and our eyes on things spiritual which never pass away.
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"Every one who comes back to speak through an instrument
has had to show a valiant heart. Before it is possible
for them to give their message in person, preparation
and self-discipline beyond your comprehension is undertaken,
voluntarily. Joyfully they come in order to assure
you that not only is their love poured down upon you,
but God's love is shining down upon you, unhindered
by your attitude of mind, your gift for ever and ever.
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"Valour belongs to the Spirit. Remember when God sent
you off on this journey of experience you had courage.
You had the will to fight. So you can say to yourself
that it is just the unlatching of the gate, when in
my hands those qualities will be found my own. What
you are today, what you will be in the days to come,
will depend upon your will to open that gate which
lies between the physical and the spiritual minds.
Within you there is knowledge. Within you there is
the wisdom which is of God. Within there is purity
and aspiration, compassion and love, which can admit
you into those conditions of the Spirit where Love
abounds. Admit you to your true Home which you have
left awhile, yet is your Home and your place has never
been filled.
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"Your Father waits for you to respond, waits for you
to meet Him as His child. Not only as a gift, not only
by the spirit's choice, but as His child because the
love within you is so strong that nothing can keep
you from Him.
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"Life upon the earth is but one short stage. According
to your valour now so the next stage shall be charged
with power. According to your valour now, when you
are
free
you will be able to work for God in the Christ Way.
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"Christ, the Valiant One of all the valiant ones; Christ,
that embodiment of courage who came into a nest of
enemies and unafraid, taught and demonstrated God's
love for humanity even though humanity recognised Him
not; Christ, that embodiment of hope, that demonstration
of faith - all He asks from us is that we have a little
faith in Him.
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"Now, I bless you by the power of the Holy Spirit,
with understanding from the Father. I pass on to you
courage and endurance from the Beloved. I give you
something of that pioneer spirit which He showed in
perfection when He too, restricted by the physical,
lived amongst His children on earth in order to bring
them closer to Him. Rest in the assurance that what
you strive to do yet fail to accomplish, will be worked
in by the One who loves you best.
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"We shall meet again. The unity of the Spirit is never
broken."
©GWCSA
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