A TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY GENESIS
(EXCERPT FROM - A. R. Schaffer's, THE MESSAGE, PP7-10, ©1987)
CREATION
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Before time began; The
Power, The Intellect, Him we have come to call the Living God. He Who Inspired
men to call Him Father ¾
The Creator ¾ Is
already! And, all that "was", "is", and "will be ---
were conceived in His Intellect and born out of His Pure Will.
From out of the abyss of nothing,
in the eternal void of emptiness, through an exercise of His Intellect and
Will; came the spark which ignited a blast such as the cosmos has never seen,
and only by His Will shall it ever see again. An Explosion ten to the infinite
times greater than that of the mightiest dying star! A burst of energy with
such purpose, that after billions of years, this universe continues to move and
expand because of the force from this spark.
This Entity of Pure Love and
Intellect, willed an eruption capable of creating and binding atoms so they
could take form. This detonation created enough energy to power billions of
suns for eons of years. This was a discharge of energy capable of forming
worlds, powering solar systems, and moving galaxies!
Such is the power of the God
we seek!
And this same Being of Pure
Love is the Essence, Author and Creator of all truth! All that "was",
"is", and "will be" is the reality of what was conceived in
His Intellect, being born out of His Will.
His Intellect gave the atom
its design, and that same Intellect laid the plans to which the atom responds
to form: the energies, gases, planets, and all life, of which this universe is
made - both seen and unseen alike! His mind laid the plans for charting the
solar systems, galaxies and the very movements of the universe for times beyond
our span!
He is the Architect Who
arranged the atoms of a single simple cell, and built from that all the
diversity of life; known and unknown alike! It was His plan that evolved you
and I - capable, of thought and reason on our own, with an ability to know and
love Him even as we are! Because of His magnificence we can think, create,
function and experience the wonders of His universe. By His grace we can learn
and understand things around us! We can comprehend, absorb, analyze and learn
about His creation. We, composed of millions of tiny living cells, can function
as one intelligent being with the ability to dream and communicate, learning
together --- as one people, and thus better understanding each other and His
creation.
This is the Intellect of the
God we seek!
And greater than God's
Magnificent power from which all seen and unseen came. Greater than His Mind
which conceived all seen and unseen. Beyond the scope of our reason. At a level
which goes to infinity: Is God's love! This is the reason for all that
"was", "is", and "will be"! It is the Essence of
His Power. It is the Essence of His Will. Love is the ultimate binding Force of
He to His creation! It is the simple truth which all men seek. Love is the
Power and the Glory of the universe; Existing of Itself, yet, binding all
together as one!
In Love the Creator Exists.
Out of Love the Creator created. The wonders and beauties of the universe and
this world are but a reflection of that love!
It is only by, and in love,
that we can come to know and appreciate all that is. It is the drive and the
purpose of existence! It is the reality of God within us and around us! It is
the ultimate manifestation of His beauty and truth. It is what can bind us to each
other, and ultimately it will bind us to God. Love is God's gift that He shares
with us. Love is the hope for our existence. Love is the reality of happiness,
the true inner peace, the key to truth, the salvation for all that seek its
power!
The Lord God, our Father,
created out of love and it is in love we will achieve our fullest potential;
experiencing all the joys creation, both seen and unseen, has to offer.
To love and be loved in
return is to take part in the Nature of God! This is God's gift to the
universe! This is the truth we seek! This is reality! This is the ultimate law
from which all other law comes. Such love is our real purpose, the true Genesis
of a higher order, and the seed of paradise!
From He that "Is",
comes this inspiration renewed: "Seek love for it is in you. It is all
around you in all that I have made! It is My Presence in creation! Through it
you shall be fulfilled!''
Man
To this small world in the
vastness of space God brought forth a multitude of life, and to that life He gave
a paradise filled with beauty and wonder. Out of this life came forth man; whom
He created male and female and gave to them intellect, reason, free will and
the ability to love! He called them His children, and the children can call Him
Father; because all of creation is one bonded by the love of He that IS!
Now, to this child called
man, God gave mind. A mind to live in harmony with all that is. A mind to
understand and learn about that which is around him - that he may be
responsible to the creation of which he is a part. A mind that can provide
comfort to himself as well as others. A mind which can experience the joys
which God has made. A mind that can dream and turn those dreams into reality. A
mind by which men can unite as family; able to set aside their differences and
find that upon which they can agree. A mind to build and enhance the paradise
God gifted him with. A mind to seek truth as it exists. A mind that can learn
to love God in faith and reality!
And God saw this mind was
good!
And to this mind God gave
eyes. Eyes, by which man can behold the beauty of God's creation. Eyes, which
bring the great joy that sight, brings to men. Eyes by which man can observe
and perceive, so he may come to know the truths of God and creation.
And to the mind God gave
ears. Ears, which can hear the beautiful sounds of God's creation. Ears, which
can experience all the joy which man can create through sound. Ears that men
may hear one another so that they may join together and work as one. Ears that
they may each hear the truth God has spoken to the mind of their brothers and
sisters in humanity. Ears that can hear the Voice of God as it speaks to them
through creation!
And to this mind God gave
voice. A voice which can comfort, a voice that can sing, a voice that can
teach, a voice that can question, a voice that can answer, a voice that can
communicate so we may share as one ¾ a voice that can speak to God. A voice that can share with
others God's truth as we perceive it.
And to the mind God gave
smell. Smell, which can please us in experiencing the purity of God's world.
Smell that can warn us of dangers. Smell, which can aid us in so many ways.
And to this mind God Gave
touch. Touch that can build and create. Touch that can express love and offer
comfort to one another. Touch to help us discover truth, that we might unite
and share as one. And this touch, too, can lead us to learn the truth of God's
creation!
And God gave these things to
us with intent that was good, seeing these gifts were good because He knew we
are part of His Love!
So this great man, which God
willed, has the ability to think. They can hope, reason and dream. They can
create and build. They can discover and learn. They can unite with other minds
that we might share our intellect and accomplish even more. Above all they can
share love with the rest of humanity - and even experience the wonders of their
Creator's Love!
As if this were not enough,
God gave this creature free choice that mankind may partake and share in the
creation of God; each one, according to their own joy! This free choice enables
us to seek and learn God's truth; each one of us, according to their desire and
ability to perceive it. This free choice allows us to express and share our
love with each other; each one of us, according to our own desire and pleasure.
And God knew this was a
great and good gift, so long as men used it in the Love God put in each soul!
But some men have misused
God's great gifts; for they do not use them in love. They seek to control the
free will of their fellow men to serve their own selfish needs.
These men replace truth with
lies. They cloud reality with superstition. These men of deceit have removed
the Presence of the Creator from the creation - placing Him in a paradise
beyond our earthly reach. They promise His reward in a world beyond, while
ignoring His Glory in the world we live! They have set men above the rest of
creation, proclaiming creation as only a stepping stone to a greater Life. They
have created an illusion that we are running creation - something more than
being a loving part of it!
These men see life only in
death. They see God's gift of free choice only in slavery to their ideals. They
seek great earthly comfort for themselves, pacifying the whole by proclaiming
God has more to give.
These men proclaim that
mankind has lost paradise, and only through death and destruction will our
loving Father renew! They have deluded the many for centuries of our time by
telling us God gave us life only to die. They see pain and suffering as the
plan of God, often proclaiming pleasure and joy a sin.
These are those who have
brought mankind to their fall. Know them by the way they live!
It is because of these
selfish men that we have been led to trample God's gift of earth. They cause us
to fail in our responsibility of love, replacing such with mere words alone.
They can rationalize: war, world hunger, human suffering, the exploitation of
men of their fellow men, and the abuse and pollution of God's gift of earth.
They tell us that these things are of God's design and a natural part of
creation. They blame God or the devil for such things; when in fact we are the
cause. It is we who choose!
It is because of these
selfish men that we have been led into confusion. They have replaced God's Plan
of Love with their own plan, which is motivated by greed! They have turned
God's paradise into a kingdom of finance and profit that has more value than
life itself!
These men would have us
believe: Love is the abstract - gold
the reality! That progress should be our only goal and beauty is its price.
That man is the master and creation is the slave. That death is the goal and
life is only the test. That salvation is our purpose and truth and knowledge is
its downfall.
It is because we neglect our
love and follow these men that we fail to live in the beauty God has given to
us. We have been the fools who follow them blindly, and it is we who pay the
price. It is we who have placed our confidence in men instead of the reality of
God. It is we who use our faith in hopes of what is to come, ignoring what God
has already given - what is already here! It is we who have failed to use our
intellect and logic to see the beauty and simplicity of God's great gift. It is
we who fail to love each other, in the manner God has revealed, time and time
again in the course of our human history.
This is the fall of mankind.
It is our love, which can achieve our salvation!
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