II

I have developed thy body by devious ways, that it might be a fit habitation for Me. Generation after generation of bodies have gone before thine, each generation adding strength to the constitution and eliminating some weakness; and now, if thou canst receive it, thy body is ready for the consciousness of My presence.

Through devious ways I have brought thee, providing every influence that could appeal to thee, in order that bodies shall be developed to whom nothing can appeal but My will. Have I not hardened thy heart to the cry of the oppressed, and suffered thee to be tempted of sin, and have I not fed thee on the poisoned fruit of the forbidden tree of the so-called knowledge of good and evil? Yea, all this have I done, that characters might be developed in the formation and organization of bodily frames which would be immune from such poison.

Through cycles of time hath the false "knowledge of good and evil" poisoned the blood of My people - My bodies. But unto you who can awake from the dream of evil induced by that poison shall be shown the Second Mystery.

The words of the Second Mystery are known to many, and are used by many to perform wonders; yet thou needst not pass lightly by those words. For many have healed divers diseases with these words and yet have never known their true meaning. On thy heart I write these words, "ALL IS GOOD", and this is the Second Mystery.

Sayest thou that herein is no mystery? Yet thou shalt see Me when thou seest that "all is good".

I am God. I live in all bodies and am omnipotent. Thou canst not find any evil place, but I am there. I, only I, am there, developing My bodies by devious ways. In every impulse I live, conforming to no rule.

Thinkest thou that I conform to ANY rule or ideal or standard? That I must needs work My will on the same pattern in another body that I have fixed in thee?

In thee I fix a mental pattern which finds fault with My life in another body. Yea, I call with all voices that each body may differently obey, for all obey My will. When thou beholdest My work putting to blush thy mental ideals and sense of fitness, dost thou say in thy heart, "Such can not be God's will"? Or dost thou say, "If such is God's will, then He is no God to me"? Then it is still well with thee, for behold it is I that live in thee, prompting thy speech! Until thou art ready to live consciously as Me, it is well that thou shouldst conform to the ideals which thou hast set up for thyself. Until thou are moved by inspiration and love, it is well that thou shouldst be moved by conscience and desire.

If thou hast a desire in thy heart laying down any rule of action for others, wishing them to be what thou callest "good" and to conform to thy thought of "right" or of "duty", or of that which they "ought to do", then thou wilt say, "Can such thing be God's will?" when thou seest all My works.

I have no desire. But unto thee, until thou art ready for My glory, I give all desires which the form of mind can accept. Whether thou dost desire for thyself or for others or for both thyself and others; whether thou dost desire possessions or "goodness", or that others shall be "good"; in all cases these desires are sent unto thee by Me, in order that thy body shall gain strength towards expressing that Joy of Life which I am, and which is beyond desire.

I justify all things. Let all who use the sacred words, "All is good", and work many cures thereby, know that these words justify every separate body and act. I am Truth. There is no truth but that which IS. All of that which IS is Truth.

Hast thou a conscience which saith unto thee that thou shouldst do this, and shouldst not do that? I have given it to thee! Unto thee I reveal its purpose, and in due time thou shalt see My purpose not only in giving thee a conscience, but in giving each of My bodies a conscience, each differing from every other. I am developing the organs of thy mind and body to the end that they may express My Joy.

Now the organ of thy mind which will afterwards express My Freedom can best be developed by the struggle against bondage. Therefore have I sent unto thee all the bondage of conscience which thou canst accept.

Because the organ of thy mind which shall afterwards express the sweet consciousness of Me can best be developed to that end by the oppressive self-consciousness, have I sent the all the self-consciousness which thou canst stand, working in thee to prepare thy mind to be wholly Mine, and wholly controlled by the breath of My inspiration.

So I say unto thee that it is well that thou art controlled by conscience and desire, until thy mind is grown and thou canst become conscious of Me - thereafter to be controlled by inspiration and love.