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those who talk against Spirit that show themselves as lacking
knowledge and they will appear as the fools.

We implore you to observe the shortcomings in your past
year and acknowledge that the only reason it might have lacked
fulfilment would be due to your own faults manifesting in
whatever way they it did. It is with this idea that we leave the
subject of the year past, leave it there in the past and only take
with you the lessons of that period that bear a relevance to this
that is to come. Be aware that in a spiritual sense that there is
little that one can take from that period but yet that is the
essential part. Remember too that had that year been your last on
this earth there would also have been little for you to bring into
your eternity.

This year coming, though it will not be your last, and we
wish to reassure you of this point, should be treated as though it
were going to be. Notice how you will change your priorities so as
to compensate for all those years that no cognisance of the
spiritual side of your nature was taken. Now the picture changes,
how many need to be taken to the very edge of the grave before
they realise the purpose of life on earth? How many then take note
and renew their understanding? Sadly very few, even as they look
into their grave they blame others of being blind and never
understand that it is themselves who lack the sight. Friends it
causes sadness that so many behave thus and the work of Spirit is
to little avail.