Most individuals find God in the World of everyday affairs as readily as anywhere. Great things are brought about and burdens are lightened through the efforts of many hands anxiously engaged in a good cause. Work is a staple of human life, and the impulse to work is psychologically, not economically, motivated. Through the human intellect, we have an affinity with God; and through the contemplative life, we can in principle attain a state where one can see God’s essence. Even people who are born into the leisure classes love to work because, not only does it set the passions of life into motion, but it also allows one to give back to the World and help others. As we learn the secret of work by which every movement can carry us Godward, things are being accomplished on human and spiritual level.  The point of life is to transcend the finite self by shifting the center of interest and affection to a personal God experience as distinct from oneself by identifying our being with the impersonal Absolute God that resides at the core of our beings. However, forced to be idle, most people become irritable; even in retirement people take on hobbies like restoring classic cars, gardening, or writing to take the place of their former career. When we wisely give our heart and soul to our occupations, it will bring us the highest rewards and not just monetary compensation, as we concentrate on the cultivation of the sense of divine presence. #RandolphHarris 1 of 6

Every act of our diurnal routine is performed without concern for its effect upon oneself is performed as a service to God; it is regarded as prompted by God’s will, executed for God’s sake, and transacted by God’s own energy which is being channeled through the devotee. We are the doer and God is the instrument. Each task becomes a sacred ritual, lovingly fulfilled as a living sacrifice to God and his glory without thought of profit that might be redound to the individual. Thus, we shall be free from the bondages of actions that bear good and evil results. The Savior’s words are simple, yet their meaning is profound and deeply significant. We are to love God and to love and care for our neighbors as ourselves. If we join together, united as followers of the Lord, imagine what good we can do in the World, anxiously and busily responding to the needs of others around us—our families, our friends, our neighbours, and our fellow citizens. What would be the cumulative effect of millions of small, compassionate acts performed daily by us because of our heartfelt Christian love for others? Over time, this would have a transformative effect upon all of our Heavenly Father’s children through the extension of the Lord’s love to them through us. Our troubled World needs this love of God today more than ever, and it will need it even more in the years ahead. #RandolphHarris 2 of 6

There is power in our love for God and for the Lord’s children, and when that love is tangibly manifest in millions of acts of Christian kindness, it will sweeten and nourish the World with the life sustaining nectar of faith, hope, and charity. Surrendering ourselves to the Lord of all, we remain untouched by the uncertainties of life over which we have no control. As a result, many never grow discouraged for we do not ask to win; we ask only to be on the side where we belong. Work as a path toward God takes a different turn for persons whose dispositions are more reflective than emotional. It is true that the Apostle Paul underwent a powerful experience of being caught up in the third Heaven, which could have had a mystical character, although it is also reminiscent of certain prophetic experiences, such as those of Muhammad. Only when our testimony transcends what is in our mind and burrows deep into our heart will our motivation to love and to serve become like unto the Savior’s. It is then, and only then, that we become deeply converted followers of God empowered by the Spirit to reach the hearts of our fellow beings on Earth. The Holy Ghost is our constant companion, and the doctrines of God are distilled upon our souls as the dews from Heaven. #RandolphHarris 3 of 6

As we assimilate the scriptures deep within our hearts and our souls we will act and live consistently and with integrity in accord to what we profess to believe. This integrity simplifies our lives and amplifies our sensitivities to the Spirit and to the needs of others. It brings joy into our lives and peace to our souls—the kind of joy and peace that comes to us as we repent of our sins and follow the Savior by keeping the Lord’s commandments. The cultivation of the spiritual life, whereby a foretaste of the beatitude of the blessed in Heaven can be gained is the ultimate destiny of human beings. It is important that in our morning prayer each new day that we ask the Heavenly Father to guide us and to helps us recognize honest opportunities. Then we must go throughout the day with our hearts full of faith and love. This will allow our spiritual sensitivities to be enlarges and we will discover opportunities to serve that we never before realized were possible. Our true selves are vastly more wonderful then we realize and a passion for direct experience of their full reach will allow us to bring the Light of God to this ever-darkening World. Bound together, we will being love and compassion to our own family and to the lonely, the poor, the broken, and those of our Heavenly Father’s children who are searching for truth and peace. The personality will be able to absorb and integrate the new forces that are being tapped and will experience an almost superhuman degree of self-awareness and masterful control. #RandolphHarris 4 of 6

We must not worry about how inexperienced we are or think we are, but think about what, with the Lord’s help, we can become. The intent is to drive our psychic energy into the deepest part of our being and activate the lost continent of our true selves. Philosophers tend to find the idea of Infinite Being a the center one one’s self more meaningful than the thought of a personal Heavenly Father who stands over and above people and the World ruling them wit a love that is eternal. This perspective allows them to experience a remarkable expansion of their powers, and a vivid refreshening of life. If we could resurrect something forgotten not only by ourselves but also by humankind as a whole, something which provides the clue not simply to our private compulsions and idiosyncrasies but to all life and all existence, what then? Would we not have discovered something of historical moment? Would we not become truly devoted to humanity? Because a veil of forgetfulness was placed over our minds at birth, we have had to find a way to relearn in this life what we once knew and defended. Part of our preparation in this life has been to find that precious truth so that we can then recommit to it by covenant. That has required faith, humility, and courage on our part as well as help from the people who had found the truth and then shared it with us. For us to qualify for eternal life, our service in this life must include working with all our heart, might, mind, and strength to prepare others to return to God with us. #RandolphHarris 5 of 6

The laws of logic work admirably for every situation where multiplicity is present, and this may leave us with a discomforting worry. The responsibility to endure is uniquely ours. However, we are never alone. The lifting power of the Lord can be ours. We must be alert about the things that may appear to be the least likely to tempt us, and beware of thinking that the areas of our life where we have experienced victory in the past are not the least likely to cause us to stumble and fall. It is in the aftermath of a great spiritual event that the least likely things begin to have an effect. They may not be forceful and dominant, but they are there. And if we are not careful to be forewarned, they will trip us. Whatever our work may be, endure at the beginning, endure through opposing forces along the way, and endure to the end. Any job must be completed before we can enjoy the result for which we are working. We must stick to our task until we can do it with least effort. Beginners are many, but enders are few. Honor, power, place, and praise will always come to the one who stays. Most often, intense physical challenges are accompanied by spiritual challenges as well. The Lord’s ultimate concern is for the salvation and exaltation of each individual soul. What if the Apostle Paul’s conversion hand not been enduring? He never would have testified as he did at the end of the ministry: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept my faith.” This is how we achieve the blessings of immortality and eternal life. #RandolphHarris 6 of 6