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A little about Southeast Urantia...
An Alabama reader search in Autumn 2014 discovered several people who were aware of The Urantia Book. Twenty-eight people attended the first gathering in a hotel conference room at Hoover, Alabama in April 2015. That one day gathering was a pleasure to all and many were surprised at finding nearby readers in their communities. There was significant interest in more gatherings.
This website and the Southeast Urantia Gathering idea sprang from that first gathering and from online study group discussion in July 2016 . People who recognize value in the book eventually search for others who want to study together. Click for discovery group page.
People of the worldwide reader populace come and go; some stay for a while and others "taste" the Revelation and either learn something new or determine they're not interested. Many are aware of growing desire to expand relationships for deeper understanding and comprehending the teachings. Continuing to read often yields even greater desires to learn. New clarity is enjoyed from study as people realize new clarity about the Paradise Father and our local universe creator Parents. New love for and appreciation of Jesus' teachings are experienced. It is new and growing spiritual life value and ministry to one another that is at the core foundation for gatherings. People do study for greater intellectual understanding of God and life, but it is the knowing in one's soul that affirms and strengthens faith in God.
The purpose of gatherings is to offer fellowship and personal sharing in "eyeball" meetings and delight in knowing others who've experienced new joys. We are able to learn something new and to encourage others to maintain belief and faith in the Omniscient One, the Original Life Source, Father of all.
From The Urantia Book
103:4.1 “The characteristic difference between a social occasion and a religious gathering is that in contrast with the secular the religious is pervaded by the atmosphere of communion. The atmosphere of the communion provides a refreshing and comforting period of truce in the conflict of the self-seeking ego with the altruistic urge of the indwelling spirit Monitor. And this is the prelude to true worship — the practice of the presence of God which eventuates in the emergence of the brotherhood of man."
167.6.5 "It was also at Jericho, in connection with the discussion of the early religious training of children in habits of divine worship, that Jesus impressed upon his apostles the great value of beauty as an influence leading to the urge to worship, especially with children. The Master by precept and example taught the value of worshiping the Creator in the midst of the natural surroundings of creation. He preferred to commune with the heavenly Father amidst the trees and among the lowly creatures of the natural world. He rejoiced to contemplate the Father through the inspiring spectacle of the starry realms of the Creator Sons."
This website and the Southeast Urantia Gathering idea sprang from that first gathering and from online study group discussion in July 2016 . People who recognize value in the book eventually search for others who want to study together. Click for discovery group page.
People of the worldwide reader populace come and go; some stay for a while and others "taste" the Revelation and either learn something new or determine they're not interested. Many are aware of growing desire to expand relationships for deeper understanding and comprehending the teachings. Continuing to read often yields even greater desires to learn. New clarity is enjoyed from study as people realize new clarity about the Paradise Father and our local universe creator Parents. New love for and appreciation of Jesus' teachings are experienced. It is new and growing spiritual life value and ministry to one another that is at the core foundation for gatherings. People do study for greater intellectual understanding of God and life, but it is the knowing in one's soul that affirms and strengthens faith in God.
The purpose of gatherings is to offer fellowship and personal sharing in "eyeball" meetings and delight in knowing others who've experienced new joys. We are able to learn something new and to encourage others to maintain belief and faith in the Omniscient One, the Original Life Source, Father of all.
From The Urantia Book
103:4.1 “The characteristic difference between a social occasion and a religious gathering is that in contrast with the secular the religious is pervaded by the atmosphere of communion. The atmosphere of the communion provides a refreshing and comforting period of truce in the conflict of the self-seeking ego with the altruistic urge of the indwelling spirit Monitor. And this is the prelude to true worship — the practice of the presence of God which eventuates in the emergence of the brotherhood of man."
167.6.5 "It was also at Jericho, in connection with the discussion of the early religious training of children in habits of divine worship, that Jesus impressed upon his apostles the great value of beauty as an influence leading to the urge to worship, especially with children. The Master by precept and example taught the value of worshiping the Creator in the midst of the natural surroundings of creation. He preferred to commune with the heavenly Father amidst the trees and among the lowly creatures of the natural world. He rejoiced to contemplate the Father through the inspiring spectacle of the starry realms of the Creator Sons."
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