____________________________________________________________ 互户互户互猾せカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカ  *** The Little Worker *** ____________________________________________________________ 互户互户互猾せカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカ  Published by CDTTT - The Committee for the Difussion of The Third Testament Issue of July 2002 _________________________ TABLE OF CONTENTS: - First Word - The Gifts Within Part XIX. Spiritual Light - The Golden Calf - Seek Refuge - More About Myths - Final Word ____________________________________________________________ 互户互户互猾せカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカ  -First Word In this issue, we will tackle a very sensitive issue for many: greed. And I say sensitive because, although many just can't realize it, our modern world with all its glistening mirages and technological advances is, in reality, driven by greed. ____________________________________________________________ 互户互户互猾せカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカ  - The Gifts Within Part XX The Gift of Spiritual Light 1 This is a peculiar gift, because we tend to believe that knowledge and wisdom are conquered only after much struggle and effort. But if you think about it, you will see that knowledge and wisdom are embedded in us since our very beginning as children of the Lord, through the gift of spiritual light. Naturally, we are the ones responsible to make it grow and reach new heights, but basically we all have that inner light within us. Oh yeah, that includes even the darkest criminal. "Even though, on the outside, there is much falseness in the deeds of men, there is not one in whose inner self there does not exist a part of the truth. That part is the spark of the spiritual light he bears within; it is My Divine presence, a spark which is illuminating him inwardly. I will allow for that light, which is mine, to glow in each heart, and that its reflection may be manifested in each one of your deeds." "Remember that when you find yourself before the heart of Humanity, not even the most hardened criminal is a pervert or evil in essence, and that all beings and all creatures who populate the Universe, have something good and noble within, because everything comes from the same origin: the bosom, all goodness and love of the Father." The Third Testament So, as you see, if we were made to the likeness and image of God, then we all are good guys. Not always behaving as such, as we all know, but our essence is of love and light. And precisely because of this, the power of God is never manifested more definitively than when a spirit, postrated by the burden of his wrongful deeds, comes to see the light. Not only the one conveyed to him, but most importantly, the light that lives eternally in his essence. In our next issue we will go through the means to share light with our brethen living in darkness. ____________________________________________________________ HIGHLIGHTS: We all were created with a inner light within ourselves. Even the worst criminal is a child of God and was made to His likeness and image. The power of God manifests best when a postrated spirit receives the light needed in order to pull his own light, ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________ 互户互户互猾せカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカ  - The Golden Calf As you know, the divine Law was delivered to Moses in Mount Sinai some 4000 years ago. And in that Law, there were ten commandments, the first of them being that of ordering man not to have any other gods but the Lord Jehova. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me. "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth: "Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting6 the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me." Exodus 20:3-5 You might say: "Sure, that was told then because of the pagan nations and tribes which populated the ancient world. These days, no one believes in other gods than the Lord Almighty". Are you sure? Let's review some more about rendering worship to other gods. "And Aaron said unto them, Break off the golden earrings, which [are] in the ears of your wives, of your sons, and of your daughters, and bring [them] unto me. "And all the people brake off the golden earrings which [were] in their ears, and brought [them] unto Aaron. "And he received [them] at their hand, and fashioned it with a graving tool, after he had made it a molten calf: and they said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt." Exodus 32:2-4 As you remember, Moses was saddened when he saw what Aaron and the people of Israel made. And ordered the destruction of it. Yet, if you come to think about it, humanity still has its own golden calf, and consecrates the best of what men, women, daughters and children have to offer. Every single day, they devote to this false god their time, their dedication, their efforts. It is the god of material wealth that occupies the heart and mind of so much people in the nations. It is the god of greed that makes powerful nations devastate small ones in order to sack and plunder their natural resources. It is the god of covetousness that makes wealthy men to long for more riches than they possibly could spend in a thousand years. And that false god, the symbolic golden calf of modern ages has a name. Its name is money. ____________________________________________________________ 互户互户互猾せカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカ  -Seek refuge If we are weary and heavy laden we have to seek refuge in God. He will comfort us, as He is forgiveness, compassion, and true justice. If we are tired, we can rest a moment and tell Him about our troubles. We must know that we can go to Him whenever we are afflicted with grief and in need of a kind and faithful friend. He will always show us the best path to take. We should not lose hope even if sometimes we feel disinherited or that our star does not shine. Hope originates from faith and faith is the force that produces things that we could never have imagined possible. We all need a word of inspiration to be encouraged. Nobody knows us better than our Lord. He is aware of everything that occurs within us and will give us the solution we seek. We all carry a wound, who else can penetrate into our beings as He does? He is aware of our bitterness, sadness and discouragements born from the great injustice and ingratitude that exists in the world. He is aware of the fatigue of those who have lived a long and difficult life and whose very existence is a heavy burden. He is also aware of the emptiness experienced by those who have remained alone in this life. God has always told us to ask for we will receive. He will give us according to our needs, whether it be company or tranquility. His words are drops of dew descending to our hearts because He found them withered. We have to remember that our Lord does not limit himself to feeling our afflictions but has come to heal them. He is the only one that can tell us the truth about our mistakes without hurting us and, at the same time, offering us nourishment and inspiration. ____________________________________________________________ 互户互户互猾せカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカ  -More About Myths - Carnal knowledge (sex) was the original sin. False. The original sin, if it was to be one, was desobedience. Truth is that during all the events that led to the expulsion of man and woman of the garden of Eden (Genesis 3), both were virgins. It is not until chapter 4 that Adam got to know (biblically of course) his wife Eve. ____________________________________________________________ 互户互户互猾せカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカせЙせカ  -Final Word: We must be watchful and pray, since the shadows of violence and war keep bringing death, pain and suffering to many of our brothers and sisters of all ages in different parts of the world. And we should be aware that, regardless of culture, color, political or religious creed, of all them are our brothers and sisters. Love and understanding is the answer, not weapons and fanatic slogans. Your Brother in the Lord The Little Worker **** PAST ISSUES AT http://144000.net/newsletter/ ****