The United Jesusonians: News

I have come up with a forum for UB readers that is forward moving and progressive. Please come see what its all about!

http://urantiaunity.com

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Welcome to the Urantia Unity forum where Urantia Book Readers come together in unity to share the 5th Epochal Revelation on the web! This is an all inclusive site and one that is truly self governed. Everyone is asked to please consider the teachings of Jesus as we interact with one another. There will be no warnings or suspensions. Together we can make this a spiritually fragrant site as we uplift and encourage one another. Please also keep in mind that we are all human beings on a path going inward and upward, sometimes slipping and falling, but never down and out as long as there is someone there reaching out for us!

*This is a totally free site. You will never be asked for donations.

First I would like to extend my wish that everyone have a wonderful holiday season!

School has kept me busy and I apologize for not being active on this site these past few months. I have been involved in working with people and charities as well so my time is limited.

Our beloved pooch, Beans, the Boston Terrier, passed away in October and we miss her. Her sister Verdell the shih-tzu is fairing quite well and is beyond spoiled.

I would like to ask that everyone who reads this please reach out and connect to others this holiday season in some way. Even if you do not have much yourself, please give to those who have even less. Father will provide. Look for those Angel Trees or stop by the Big Brother, Big Sister web site, or stop in at the local shelter and ask what is needed. If you have time to give to others, I strongly suggest looking into becoming a Big Brother or Big Sister. Our children need us. Families need emotional support. Please, help rebuild the family institution. You would be surprised at just how much good it can do....a little of your time spent with a child can change his or her life!

Sign the guestbook and let us know what you are up to this season.....give us all some inspiration and motivation and ideas!

May peace be with you and may Father's love shine through you always :-)

-Maria Eileene

A protracted effort was made by Free_Fascists to draw evil or ill- will out of Christ Michael and anyone who has amiably associated with him by way of a barrage of insults and playground shananigans ranging from the dauntingly wicked to the profoundly asanine.

Unable to get anything more negative out of Christ Michael than the ungraspable implication that they were excreting toxins (negative energy) which serves only to feed the sucking of the spiritual parasites they were thereby becoming, they voted that we all be ousted as if it were we that was misbehaving. From the looks of things, the effort will also be made to do here [UBRON] what has been done on the Free_Fascist web group and so it is thereby advisable that those who are able check that website for a complete history of what controversy has been fabricated in the name of Christ Michael, yet over no more than the fact that a man believes that he is the one who bares such a name and does so.

It is our choices that define us. Those with ears to hear should have the wisdom not to define themselves based on the ignorance, prejudice and/or intolerance of the most immature amongst them.

Religious experience MUST find new maturity. No longer can we take so much (revelation) and do no more than make it a prized possession to which nothing can be added for fear that something will be taken away. It is true that there are very few 'deep thinkers', yet in refusal to think deeply, the animal instinct to seek the destruction of all that is therefore not understood renders us our own enemy. When the second mile of faith is found, we will have to accept that it is not for us to be so self-invested when it comes to our religious beliefs that our choices and actions before those with contradicting beliefs reflect that we don't give a darn about God.

There will always be religious disputes and the only reconcilliation to those disputes will be found in deferral to the Father of ALL, the One God Whom we ALL worship. Those who are able to do this will be able to know and love each other, not on the basis of intellectual consensus as to the theological facts of their respective religions, but based on the spiritual fruits which evidence, beyond a shadow of a doubt, that one is in working contact and resting communion with the real spiritual energies and influences so contracted and directed by the Indwelling Spirit of God.

What we see demonstrated here is a microcosm of the world. Do not doubt for one moment that there are Muslims who are every bit as offended by the prospect of Allah being His own Son who personally incarnated in the form of a controversial Nazarene who spoke in parables named Jesus as some here may be offended by the prospect of Christ Michael 'being' an imperfect man visiting Urantia Book readers (ascension candidates) via the internet. The challenge is to transcend such animal will to be offended so as to enact Our Father's Will and bare Our Father's likeness in so doing. If this can be done, even a mad man can be sanely looked upon in the effort to minister and the anticipation of being ministered to in the Spirit of Truth.

Who is up to that challenge?

-Justin T. Reed

(Justin Reed is someone I consider a friend. I am continuously finding him working for the cause of spiritual unity as he offers up good in place of evil...all the while standing firm in the example of Jesus. -Maria LeBaron)

I am seeing pure evil flowing from brother to brother on various UB so-called *spiritual* forums and sites. I am reading words that make my heart sink in despair. I am watching brother attack brother in order to uplift his own ego. I am seeing the potential of walking dead.

Those who are currently going off on others, in the name of Jesus and all that is righteous, are indeed the ones who are lost souls. Those who must manipulate others and entrap them so as to *expose them for who and what they are* are indeed exposing themselves for who and what they are not. Those who truly believe that a brother who is possibly "not of normal mind" is somehow deserving of the most hateful and unkind actions and words, are indeed lacking and needing of divine love and mercy themselves.

I am reading a son of God telling another child of God that he needs to go kill himself. He reports openly that this person has no value. Indeed within his very own core must seep the sewage of self loathing and hate. It saddens me to see these people leading others into this pit of soul destruction. For I know they are damaged and hurting. They attack others because they are projecting. Father's love has not touched their hearts and therefore these brothers cannot and will not be changed in spirit. They live in the lesser self. And they crave that which they do not even know really exists.

This only proves that one can be brought to the best churches...read the best spiritual and religious materials....be told the highest truths...and still not *get it*. One must go within...alone....to God. One must seek out spirit. One must get to know his creator without outside influences. It is a strickly personal experience.

We have to start healing from within. We cannot change the world or our brother. It is not our job to expose this evil and that evil. It is our duty to glorify spirit by cleaning up our own backyards one step at a time. We must follow Father's leading for us. And we must bear spiritual fruit.

Jesus taught us to love one another, enemies and all neighbors included. He never once taught us only to love *believers* or to hate this or that group of people. In fact, God is love. And we are commanded to become as God is. There are no exceptions.

I reveal this concern on this site, not to expose evil, but to ask for everyone's prayers. Please pray for yourself and for your brother...that we may all indeed learn to accept Father's love and to shine that very love onto ALL around us. I pray that the hurting will stop. I pray that those who are lost....especially those who proclaim otherwise....will be found in God's loving embrace. I pray that we will all be changed for the better each and every day. I pray that Father's love will open our hearts to compassion and mercy, and that hate and fear will fade away.

Unity does not begin after we remove all that we do not like about everyone else around us. Unity does not begin once we gather those around us that we get along with. Unity is about gathering together in our diversity, seeking out understanding, and connecting in spirit. We are indeed all one in spirit. But we cannot truly appreciate that until we personally connect with God.

A brother I have known only cyberly for some time has been reaching out to others of late, more than ever. I have watched him try to explain certain truths to no avail. Perhaps it will sink in. It is this. We are all one in spirit. What is done to the least of us is done to Christ himself. We are called to treat EVERYONE with love, compassion, and mercy. Christ himself is known for his compassion and mercy. We are to look for the living spirit within each of us...the Christ within each of us. We are not ever to assume this person or that is beyond God's reach. For as long as there is even the flicker of faith, he is there. And for us to judge a man's soul is dangerous business. It is not for us.

The seeds of rebellion were planted and the weeds of such evil still continue to pop up in our own backyards. Any gardener knows that the best way to remove said weeds is to squeeze them out with a robust dynamic healthy yard....a grass so green and thick and strong that it leaves no room for the likes of any weed. And that is what we all must do. First...tend to our own backyards. In doing so, we must develop our strengths and allow them to replace our weaknesses. In fact, we will be able to turn our weaknesses into strengths and then in turn help others do the same.

Do not be fooled by those who pour can after can of weed killer on all the weeds in theirs and everyone elses yards, all the while ignoring the grass. All they succeed in doing is destroying the entire yard. It ends up dead for all of their efforts.

Do not follow your fellow man right into the pit of despair and then ask how you got there. Go within and seek out your answers and guidance there. Trust no other but your heavenly Father. You will be asked to step out of your comfort zone and to surrender all that you had become attached to in belief and in thought and in habit. You will be slowly made anew. And you will be refreshed, challenged, and invigorated. Do not be afraid....for you will also be protected and cared for, no matter what happens. Live in faith. Be loyal to what is truly good.

Allow your heart to soar with love for those around you. No matter who they are. Employ compassion and mercy for even the least of us. See yourself in their shoes and feel the love that Father has for you...for them. Do not allow the thick black wall of evil to permeate your heart and your mind to the point where you become blind....truly blind....to what is of eternal value. Sink no deeper into filth and reach out bravely to a new way and a new day in our Father.

What you can so clearly see and pick out in others, will be evidence of what is alive and well within your own self. Our brothers are mirrors to our own souls.

-Maria Eileene

What are we doing? Why are we choosing to live in our lesser selves as opposed to following the calling of that still small voice within?

Are some still so deluded by evil that they cannot see the difference between a positive spiritual attitude and one of evil betrayal? Why are so many satisfied to live in their own skins of evil just as long as they can also tear others down to their level and make it seem like someone else must be worse off than they are?

Do not be fooled into thinking that calling out the evil in others somehow uplifts you and grows your own soul. Do not be fooled into thinking that announcing which person is evil and why is what God is calling you to do. He is not!

Do not take my word for it. Go within and sincerely ask to be shown what YOU need to know about YOU. Seek out the understanding that YOU need to grow in Father. And openly accept what comes.

Jesus taught us to build up the truth and goodness in others...not to tear people or beliefs down. Inward and upward, folks. No other direction. We must stop deluding ourselves that our old ways and habits are pleasing to God...for they are not as long as they are not within his will. His will for us is to love one another as he loves us...to love our enemies...and our neighbors as ourselves.

But therein lies the true evil. We do not love ourselves. And that is the true starting point. We must stop rejecting Father's love. We must sincerely open up to the divine love that wishes to permeate our very existance. Until we allow God's love into our lives and into our being...we will have to succumb to our lowly animalistic natures.

But when will enough be enough? What will it take to motivate us to make that switch?

Move forward in that leap of faith that tells us in each moment that Father loves us more than we could ever realize. Let that love guide your thoughts and your actions. Allow this love to grow your soul. Never settle...always strive to become the ONE that we are!

So if you are on one of those forums where evil prevails under the guise of calling out the sin of others in the name of all that is true, good, and beautiful.....ask yourself this. Are you following Father's will? Are you setting the example of what is right? Or are you jumping onto the bandwagon of hate? Are you standing up for what is right by treating others with love and respect? Or are you compromising your principles because everyone else is doing it too?

People are reaching out and connecting with others. And others still are poking fun and criticism of those that would follow Father's will. And even still, people are being judged as close to losing their souls! And yet people still support such a forum. (a forum not listed on this site of course!) And yet people are not speaking out for what is right...by means of doing what is right.

Lets all start thinking of ways to uplift one another and move the ball forward. Lets appreciate one another and touch base. Lets offer up good in the face of this current evil that still runs free even within the UB community. Misery may love company but spirituality loves unity. We need to come together to support what our Father would have us all to do. All else will surely fade away in time.

-Maria Eileene

It is time to stop minimizing truth and laying blame on that guy or on that group. It is time to start laying down the old ways and opening up to new ways. It is time to get serious about going within and truly following our Father. When we do, we will hear that we are to take ALL of Jesus' teachings to heart and bring them back to life. It is time to grab ahold of the person's hand that is within our reach...and then another...and another. I do not CARE what they believe or how they are different from you in this way or that. Grab their hand and lets keep doing it until we are all together. It is time to walk in SPIRITUAL UNITY. It is time to stop complaining and start doing. It is time to take the positive faithful action. It is time to move forward instead of wallowing in the ways of old.

Jesus set the standard. But we cannot just read about it or even agree about it. We need to bring Jesus to life in our hearts and more importantly..in our LIVES...in every single attitude and action that we employ. And we need to do it NOW.

You had better believe we are different. We can read and say we believe in the same things...and still be different. We can interpret differently...receive different meanings...have different understandings...and opinions and experiences. We ARE different....aka...unique. Thank you GOD for the variety of expressions that are YOU! For we are also ALL ONE...we are from the ONE personality...the ONE spirit. We are ONE. And our distinct and individual expressions do not change our ONENESS. The separation that we often choose to focus on is not real. And we are being called to focus on that which IS real....Father...our God....divine love. Reality must be chosen. Until it is...the illusion of division...of fear...of strength and assertion...will control our motives. And that will keep us from spiritual unity. Spiritual Unity is what is real. It is what has eternal value and real strength.

Do know that if we cannot muster the very effort and intent to come together no matter what...in spiritual unity...we will not survive and progress. We are but ONE race here on this planet. This is preschool folks. How will you cope with the millions of other life forms in the universe when you cannot even come together in unity with your neighbors? So what if they believe in a different religion....or read this book or that book differently than you do...or believe in practices that you feel are wrong...or live their life in a way that is foreign to you. SO WHAT? Get over it. Get over yourself!! We are ALL brothers and sisters in the family of God. He is our Father. And we are each on the path inward and upward to reality..to him. We are made to be experiential beings for a reason...to EXPERIENCE DIFFERENTLY!! And if that bothers you ....ever....then you have been remiss in remembering what truly matters most above all...we are ONE...in spirit. We are similar ....the same...in the ways that matter most. If we refuse to remember that...to live on that...then we will fail. We cannot do this alone folks. For TOGETHER we are ONE.

-Maria Eileene

195:9.4 Religion does need new leaders, spiritual men and women who will dare to depend solely on Jesus and his incomparable teachings. If Christianity persists in neglecting its spiritual mission while it continues to busy itself with social and material problems, the spiritual renaissance must await the coming of these new teachers of Jesus' religion who will be exclusively devoted to the spiritual regeneration of men. And then will these spirit-born souls quickly supply the leadership and inspiration requisite for the social, moral, economic, and political reorganization of the world.

Who of you will be willing to step up to the plate and live a life solely dependent upon Jesus and his teachings? Who of you are willing to move us all forward in the UNITY of those teachings by way of *re-teaching* them as the leaders of a new and better way? Who wishes to bring Jesus back to life in the hearts of all of our brothers and sisters...to affectively lead others to their Father....to reinvigorate the hunger for spiritual growth and perfection? Will it be you? It can be!

Anyone who wishes to promote this cause....to encourage spiritual unity....to uplift himself and his fellow man through the leadings of our Father....who wishes to live a life based on the teachings and directives of Jesus and set that new example for all.... PLEASE COME FORWARD and JOIN US!!

We want your writings...your committment....your time....your artful expressions...ANYTHING you feel led to share upon this website to encourage and support this cause. And in your every day lives...the desire and committment to live in active faith as you follow the leading from within.

Who will begin the journey with us?

~Maria Eileene

99:5.7 Just as certainly as men share their religious beliefs, they create a religious group of some sort which eventually creates common goals. Someday religionists will get together and actually effect co-operation on the basis of unity of ideals and purposes rather than attempting to do so on the basis of psychological opinions and theological beliefs. Goals rather than creeds should unify religionists. Since true religion is a matter of personal spiritual experience, it is inevitable that each individual religionist must have his own and personal interpretation of the realization of that spiritual experience. Let the term "faith" stand for the individual's relation to God rather than for the creedal formulation of what some group of mortals have been able to agree upon as a common religious attitude. "Have you faith? Then have it to yourself."

Today we are officially open for the first time. We hope to reach a broader span of Urantia Book readers through this site, along with anyone else interested in spiritual unity.

Please....email us with any photos, artwork, writings, etc, that you would like to see here on the site.

And dont forget to sign the guestbook!

-Maria