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+**[[the_way_to_the_kingdom|The Way to The Kingdom]]**
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 ====== I Have Chosen You ======
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 Many—very, very many—are still at that place in the unfoldment of consciousness where they are wondering, “What is the purpose of our being here?” “Why, if there is a loving God, has He made men as they are—some so wise or good or powerful, and others so ignorant, evil or weak; has given so much to the few and so little to the many?” “What is it all about, anyway?”
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 “Henceforth I call you not servants, for the servant knoweth not what his Lord doeth: but I have called you friends; for all things I have heard of my Father I have made known unto you.”
-Do you realize what this means? It is a definite promise that by obeying His commandments we become not servants any more but His friends, which means that we are privileged to abide in His Consciousness and thereby to know all things that He knows. Just think of it! But this comes only when He sees that we not only obey Him but no longer have any thought for or of self, but so great a love for Him that we seek to serve Him in all of our friends and brothers. Listen!</p>
+Do you realize what this means? It is a definite promise that by obeying His commandments we become not servants any more but His friends, which means that we are privileged to abide in His Consciousness and thereby to know all things that He knows. Just think of it! But this comes only when He sees that we not only obey Him but no longer have any thought for or of self, but so great a love for Him that we seek to serve Him in all of our friends and brothers. Listen!
-<p><sup>16</sup> “Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”
+“Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that you should go and bring forth fruit, and that your fruit should remain; that whatsoever ye shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you.”
 Can anything be plainer? If He has called you into this His Work, and you acknowledge it as His Work and have truly dedicated yourself to Him—your Highest Self, and seek only to serve and obey Him,—then you are ready for the ordaining. Nay, if in your heart and soul you want it more than anything else, you may know that He has ordained you; and all that remains is for you to realize this and go forth and bring in the fruit to which He will lead you. Believe this then and go forth confidently, taking no thought of how or what you shall speak, for as you let Him speak through you He will awaken and call forth these new brothers (the fruit), and they will then surely remain. Which means that whatsoever you ask in His name, or from His Love in your heart, will the Father grant.
 It is for this that He has chosen you and has long been preparing you—you who love your fellows as He loves you. Our part is but to convince you of this, so that you in turn may convince others and lead them to Him.
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 ==== MAMMON ====
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 We wonder how many realize what a mighty power Mammon has become in the world—in fact that he seemingly rules the world.
 If you do not realize it as yet, consider what follows, and then perhaps you will agree that there are very few indeed who are not under Mammon’s sway, who do not fear him, and who are wholly free from his power.
-First look around among your friends and note how money, or the possession of it, means everything to them. Without it they are “looked down upon” by those who have it. With plenty of it, especially if they spend it freely, they are “good fellows.” Those with a superabundance of it are “looked up to” with more or less awe by those who have less or little, while others bow and cater to them, deem them a great success, and generally consider them as having reached an exalted place in the world.</p>
+First look around among your friends and note how money, or the possession of it, means everything to them. Without it they are “looked down upon” by those who have it. With plenty of it, especially if they spend it freely, they are “good fellows.” Those with a superabundance of it are “looked up to” with more or less awe by those who have less or little, while others bow and cater to them, deem them a great success, and generally consider them as having reached an exalted place in the world.
-<p><sup>22</sup> Can you admit that the possession of money, today, in the eyes of the world, does not mean more to the vast majority of people than the possession of any other thing? Which means that practically everyone acknowledges Mammon as their lord and master, yields to his demands, and thereby gives money absolute power over them.
+Can you admit that the possession of money, today, in the eyes of the world, does not mean more to the vast majority of people than the possession of any other thing? Which means that practically everyone acknowledges Mammon as their lord and master, yields to his demands, and thereby gives money absolute power over them.
 Do you think this is stating it too strongly? Then answer to yourself these questions:
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 Those who have the booklet “Wealth” should read it again in the light of the foregoing. It will prove most illuminating, and you will find its pages filled with inspiration and helpfulness.
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 ==== HUSBAND AND WIFE ====
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 We wish you now to think with us on a subject that is very close to some of you—especially to those who are married, and which perhaps is of more importance to such than any other subject we could consider.
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 After coming together in the Work, however, these inequalities begin to disappear, as each learns to know and supply spiritually to the other what each lacks and needs. Thus they complement and round out—as two-in-one—their united channel for service under our Blessed Master, and are in a position to accomplish what He intended from the beginning.
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 ==== PRACTICAL WORK ====
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 The time has come to give definite exercises that will help to lift the consciousness to that of the Master within.
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 Be still and know,—I AM—God.🔅
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