Drop The Worshipping!
The Lanzarote Sessions - Series 3 Session 8
THE MESSAGE
Transcribed on 22nd September 2023 @ 4:30pm
Thank you for starting so quickly for me. I wanted to talk to you about the way people on earth choose to describe aspects of their many religions. Hopefully by the end of our session my sentiments will make some sense.
People on earth have this desire, or even need, to place labels and titles around everything. Of course, I understand that such methods are often a good and sensible way to departmentalise things.
But when it comes to religion, the over edification is quite unnecessary, you know. Humans do this a lot. His or Her Holiness, for example. The Right Reverend, His or Her Majesty, Ma Lord, and so on.
From the Divine, through to Sir or Madam, this human need to attach some title to emphasise someone else’s importance.
It really isn’t necessary. Do you think that if God were to be a person, he or she would not speak to you if you addressed them as, mate, or friend, or buddy? Of course not. God is God, as are all the people that have had glorious titles bestowed upon them. They are, and remain, humans, people, nothing greater.
These titles serve no other purpose than to elevate someone, falsely I might add, beyond their actual status as mere humans. The Divine did not want a class driven society where the Pope cannot eat with the farmer. Or the King cannot shake hands with the seamstress.
Now, I know that some of your readers, including yourself, are confused by what I’m suggesting, so let me elaborate. There is nothing wrong with addressing someone using manners and politeness. In an official capacity, it is only correct that the Sir, or the Lord, the King or the Queen, should be introduced correctly using their respective title. As I said at the beginning of this session, edification is a wonderful ingredient. But so many people go, as you put it, over the top about these titles.
I’ve heard hundreds, no thousands of speakers at churches doing this.
“Thou art so Holy, thine all seeing Divine and powerful God”
Gee, give me a break! Hey, God knows who he is and who you are. Talk to him or her as you would anyone else. Perhaps start your prayers, “Divine, I wish you to hear my words.” He or she will, believe me, and with no less effect than if you’d spent a minute or more giving somewhat false praise to him or her.
I am in no fashion encouraging a lack of manners or respect. Both are valuable qualities a human should hold. I am simply saying, use the titles where necessary and in proportion.
The Divine is all hearing and all seeing. There’s no discrimination because someone addresses the Divine as ‘mate. That might offend a few humans on earth, but it most certainly makes no difference to the Divine.
And if that approach is good enough for the Divine, it should be good enough for everyone else, no matter what title they have come to have. Don’t let talking to the Divine be made hard because you cannot string a load of fancy words together. Just talk, and the Divine will hear. Now I’m sure a few of your readers will be a little surprised by my comments today. Well, there is the lesson!
We don’t go around this place this side worshipping everyone on high. Of course, we appreciate our lives and our opportunities. We hold and show respect to everyone. We just don’t have the need for pointless titles. Everyone of us are mere mortals of the Divine.
There we have it, my food for you to chew on today. I’ve enjoyed this session and really do hope you grasp the deeper message from my words.
Goodbye dear friend.
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