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This marvelous Message came forth from the Fount of our LORD'S ever- flowing Wisdom to set on an hallowed fire the hearts and minds of all who hear and read it.
Truly at this time we all can say,
'How good it is to dwell together in Unity, dwelling in the Oneness of GOD!'
A Message on such a subject at this time is truly welcomed gladly by the war-sickened minds of men, and the comfort and solace gained by taking cognizance of FATHER DIVINE, GOD Almighty's Precious Words of Spirit and Life, is like applying the Precious Ointment that was used by Sister Mary to the broken and heavy-hearted. It causes hearts to again be merry, and by such a transformation strengthens the bodies and souls of humanity with the Vigor and Stamina of the Holy Spirit.
It will heal your sin-sick soul and set you free mentally, spiritually and physically from the ills of the world!
Gracious Redeemer, we thank THEE!
(The foregoing statements are those of the transcriber, after which is recorded the song sung just before FATHER arose to speak.)
'How good it is to dwell together in Unity, dwelling in one, dwelling in one! How good it is to dwell together in Unity,
Dwelling in the Oneness of GOD!
It is like the Precious Ointment that was used by Sister Mary,
Dwelling in one, dwelling in one! It is like the Precious Ointment
That was used by Sister Mary, dwelling in the Oneness of GOD!'
(FATHER Speaks as follows:)
PEACE EVERYONE! Here we all are; there I sit and stand. In the Unity of the Spirit, of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose among you I AM! At this particular instance I have arisen to say, it is good to be here; and not merely to say it as a formula, neither merely as a saying, but by your conscious realization of what I AM saying, it is good to be here!
The composition one sang just a little while ago and all combined in unison, I thought how marvelous it is to see even in that particular instance how good it is to dwell together in Unity! That is the composition I AM speaking of, and as the one who started the song sat near ME, the thought that was in My Mind, even the composition which was sung was transmitted without a word, and she sung it:
'How good it is to dwell together in Unity!'
I had been thinking on that today. I have long since declared,
'How good it is to dwell together in Unity!" --
in the Unity of the Spirit, of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose through Harmonization,
Self-denial and Consecration; it creates an atmosphere that will even heal the
animals of the animalistic kingdom! I often think of how sick, afflicted animals
and animals that have been in accidents have come to our places and would lie
around there until they be healed. The very atmosphere that we create through
harmonization is it of which was spoken of concerning the Tree of Life and the
leaves thereof are good for the healing of the nation.
It is a marvelous thought to see and realize what Harmony and Unity can accomplish.
'How good it is to dwell together in Unity, dwelling in one, dwelling in one;
How good it is to dwell together in Unity, dwelling in the Oneness of GOD!'
By the Unity of Aim and of Purpose, even governmentally and nationally, the officials will tell you, it is possible to win the war; in other words, to conquer the enemy by the Unity of Aim and of Purpose. If they do not insert all of My Assertions, some of them they have adopted and recognized as the only Hope of the Redemption of this nation.
You have heard officials of the political world, yea, of this government, from time to time say, we can and we will win the Victory over the enemy by Unity -- by the Unity of Aim and of Purpose, they say -- but first of all I have paved out the way to say, by the Unity of the Spirit, of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose we stand, and such a Unity creates an atmosphere that is actually HEALING to the nation!
If you feel bad at any time and if you assemble in these assemblies in the Unity of the Spirit, of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose and Sing and Praise My Holy Name with One Accord, unbiasedly and absolutely unselfishly, your simplest desires, which are your prayers, will be heard and answered speedily!
That is one of the great mysteries and yet it is not a mystery when it is observed, but a mystery to those who do not observe the Truth, for they do not understand, the Unity of the Spirit, of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose and having Faith and being sympathetic and harmonious otherwise to each other, the very Spirit of My Presence will solve your problems and will adjust matters satisfactorily for you.
By this My Spirit brought out by inspiration as a declaration and a composition:
'How good it is to dwell together in Unity, dwelling in one, dwelling in one;
How good it is to dwell together in Unity, dwelling in the Oneness of GOD!'
It was an inspirationic, compositionic prediction as well as a declaration. I
AM declaring to you it is true; it is good to dwell together in Unity even as
I dwell among you; nevertheless, a prediction, for by dwelling together in the
Unity of the Spirit, of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose you will see it is good and
you will know it is good to do so definitely; and you will not think it.
Then I say, it is a privilege to realize, that which has been declared and that which has been as though it was a composition, it is also a declaration, for it shall be fulfilled as a prediction as well as a declaration:
'How good it is to dwell together in Unity, dwelling in one, dwelling in one.
Dwelling in the Oneness of GOD!'
'It is like the Precious Ointment that was used by Sister Mary . . .!'
David caught the glimpse of the mystery of what I AM now telling you and said,
'How good it is for brethren to dwell together in Unity!'
It is like the Precious Ointment . . . there too, did he not see it to be? So
it is a blessing to realize Unity and Harmonization in sympathy and in love,
with faith in GOD, will solve your every problem and will adjust matters satisfactorily
for you and heal your every ailment and every complaint, for
'A merry heart doeth good like a medicine," one said, "but a broken spirit drieth the bones!'
If here and there and everywhere, True Believers in GOD would but assemble together in the Unity of the Spirit, of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose and be in harmony otherwise, and be unselfish, the very Spirit of My Presence would solve their problems and would adjust matters satisfactorily for them! For this cause I did say it is good, even though you may not be especially living at this place personally, but whensoever you harmonize together and sympathize with each other and have faith in GOD wholeheartedly together, all in Unison, and eat and drink together and praise My Name together in Unison, things work harmoniously. If you are sick, you will get healed by Harmony, by Unity and by Tranquility! The Actual Presence of that Unified Spirit and Mind, Aim and of Purpose unselfishly functioning together, will heal your physical bodies and heal your sin-sick soul! Aren't you glad! For
'It is like the Precious Ointment that was used by Sister Mary!'
It creates an atmosphere of Merriness and causes your heart to vibrate and react
upon the impulse of the moment.
By the Unity of the Spirit, of Mind, of Aim and of Purpose the very Spirit of My Presence makes your heart feel merry. If you are sickly it reaches the heart. It causes the Spirit within to be awakened. It raises your vibrations to contact the CHRIST Consciousness, and when you still remain in Harmony and Unity with songs of Praise and thanksgiving, the Merriness of which I AM now speaking will fill your hearts and minds with all enthusiasm and will cause others whom you contact daily to be enthusiastic; and such enthusiasm transmitted by harmonization will create merriness in your heart and in your mind. Hence,
'A merry heart doeth good like a medicine,'
one said. It is healing. Can you not see the mystery?
Even if you take it as he said it verbatim,
'A merry heart doeth good like a medicine,'
a medicine is supposed to heal you. That is what it is for:
'A merry heart doeth good like a medicine.'
But I can say truly, A MERRY HEART IS A MEDICINE, for it is the Supernatural,
Infinite, Internal, Incarnate Medicine that has been lying dormant within until
that MERRINESS of the HEART shall have been awakened; and then it starts its
work to heal the physical bodies and mind and soul of all of its ills.
'A merry heart doeth good like a medicine,'
or as a medicine, for it is a medicine, "but a broken spirit dries the bones!" You
do not have to be broken spirited neither do you have to be heavy hearted here;
for what would you have an occasion to slightly worry under this Jurisdiction
when you have a security and a surety of everything that life demands? In short,
the Kingdom of GOD is at hand!
I had thought on that point today, of the Merriness and the Unity of the Spirit.
'How good it is to dwell together in Unity!'
It will solve your problems. It creates an atmosphere second to none because
it causes you to know GOD is Present with you. One writer said on one occasion,
'Truly the LORD must be here!'
He felt it and so do you. You feel as though GOD is here with you, do you not?
("Yes, yes, FATHER Dear," responded the audience.) Bringing merriness
to the soul, to the body and to the minds of the children of men; raising your
vibrations to contact the CHRIST Consciousness; and the reaction of that Rightful
Contact results with the transmission of the CHRIST Consciousness to the souls
of men, and the Spirit is awakened within and unites together with Him. Then
you can truly know GOD is truly here!
Hence, as I said, when and wheresoever you are from time to time, when you unite together, when you harmonize in eating and drinking the things that you care to eat (you do not have to eat those things you do not care to eat); but it is one time when you can come together with One Accord more effectively in singing and eating than at any other time, for we are usually eating the same thing, and if at the Holy Banquet Table, you are usually handling the same silver, the same linen and you are usually handling the same china, you are usually handling the same glassware and everything in Unison; and everything is passed around in rhythm, in Unison, therefore, it brings about Harmony, Unity and Tranquility as far as those things are concerned. And then when you are singing, more than when you are praying according to the customary manner of praying in your churches elsewhere -- when you are singing you say the same words and you say the same in unison. There is where you get together with One Accord, as the Disciples did at the day of Pentecost. The Holy Ghost came then because they were with One Accord! Can you not see the mystery?
Hence, Harmony is the great essential, and dwelling together in Unity. Eating and drinking together is one of the great methods of the days of old that has been handed down to you. Can you not see the mystery? And I say it, because when you come in these audiences where I preside and where the Spirit has free access and where GOD is recognized as being Present here on the earth, and all in Unison thinking the same thing, all in Unison singing the same thing, all in Unison sitting, eating and drinking together, you are contacting the System that is charged with electricity; the Electric Current of GOD'S Infiniteness; that is why you feel so good!
If you are unbiased and if you are open-minded, if you are susceptive and willing and ready to receive whatsoever it may be -- when you sit down in these audiences you feel differently immediately because it is a different Atmosphere to what you bring as an individual, unless you are One with HIM Who liveth forever! Can you not see the mystery? It is a harmonious condition, and harmonious conditions result from the harmonious conditions in evidence in your contact. Can you not see the mystery?
So it is good to dwell together in Unity, for it actually heals your physical bodies, causes your dark clouds of doubts and fears to be dispelled. If you are in Perfect Harmony and Unity and will Harmonize Together with One Accord for the One Common Purpose, matters not what sort of an ailment or complaint you may have, it will go, because Harmonization will do it with Merriness!
'A merry heart doeth good like a medicine!'
I don't even care if it is not a medicine, even though I did say it is a medicine,
but to those who do not believe it is a medicine, it is immaterial to ME; it
does the same good! So long as it does good like a medicine it adjusts matters
satisfactorily for you, and it proves once and forever, GOD is a Panacea for
your ailments and complaints! Can you not see the mystery?
Therefore, unify, UNIFY, UNIFY TOGETHER, for Judgment first begins at the House of GOD. We unify together, then we can cause others automatically to unify, for they take on the Nature and the Characteristics they imbibe by the Spirit in these audiences and they go out and do the same willingly or unwillingly, for it is good to dwell together in Unity.
Communication is contagious. I say, Communication is contagious whether it be good or evil. Communication is it of which will transmit to others that which you are expressing. It is contagious mentally, spiritually and physically. Others will automatically catch the contagion by communication -- that contagion that you are reflecting or manifesting, whether it be good or evil.
Communication is the means through which the contagion is transmitted. Communication is the way by which you spread a contagion. Can you not see the mystery? If it is an undesirable contagious germ of disease, communication will transmit it. You have to contact it mentally, spiritually or physically for it to be transmitted, but when you contact it by that contact-able unification it is transmitted at times. Can you not see the mystery?
Then I say, communication is the means through which the contagion is transmitted. It is transmitted by the contact with others in communication in person or in thoughts, words, deeds or actions. You can even communicate in thoughts, words, deeds and actions! By harmonization you can be affected by the contagion of another with whom you have not contacted personally. You are affected by the contagion of another with whom you contact mentally and spiritually. You are affected mentally and spiritually and you speak and act as one who is affected by or with the contagion! Can you not see the mystery?
Now this is not a supposition. Talking with one accord you automatically take on the spirit of the other person with whom you talk, because you think as he thinks and as he has thought and the spirit through that contact is transmitted, and characteristically you become to be One with him mentally and spiritually, for it is transmittable, contagious and reincarnatable.
Then I say, live in this Recognition and let My Spirit guide you and direct you and lead you the way you should go in the way of communication mentally, spiritually and personally, for
'Evil communications corrupt good morals; ill qualities are catching as well as diseases, and a man is known by his company-keepers!'
Communication in the Positive Direction through harmonization, just as I first
mentioned, in these different audiences when and wheresoever you dwell together
in Unity, you are partakers of that which is leading and uppermostly in consciousness
and in expression with those with whom you are connected. Can you not see the
mystery? And you transmit it to others and develop it and bring it to fruition
if you continue to be partakers of it by harmonization.
So then I say once more for your consideration,
'How good it is to dwell together in Unity!'
It is just like a Precious Ointment! You can see why people are healed, you can
see why they are happy and filled with enthusiasm. I can make you happy, if I
can make your heart rejoice, it is turned into a heart of merriness instead of
a heart of sadness, a heart of sorrow and of woe; and the merry heart doeth good
like a medicine! I take it like a medicine for that mind who has thought at one
time I said a merry heart is a medicine for it is healing. If it is like a medicine
it is just the same. If it can substitute a good medicine that can do the necessary
healing, then just let it be like a medicine. It will be sufficient to solve
every problem and heal all of your afflictions and diseases mentally, physically
and spiritually, and everything will be all right! I thank you.
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