THE MASTERS OF WISDOM SPEAK

ON THE GRACE OF GOD

MAHA CHOHAN:

The gift of Spiritual Grace is an Activity of the Holy Spirit. Where Grace is present, it is comparatively easy for the soul to comprehend its subtle radiation through the souls of others. Where Grace has not yet entered the soul and consciousness of the individual, he is in a world apart from the glories of the spiritually elect. Although the majesty, the dignity, the love, the purity of the Kingdom is manifest all about the soul not yet reborn in Grace, he has eyes that see not and ears that hear not. Such a one misses many an opportunity and for all mankind, one of the greatest services that can be rendered is to call that the Spiritual Grace of God may enter, abide within, sublimate and sensitize the soul and outer consciousness. Such a one is then open to spiritual development. 

EL MORYA:

Except a man be in a state of Grace, he cannot receive the blessings of God. Such is the time-worn statement of the orthodox. Yet within that phrase is a mighty truth. Every vibratory action connects with and ties into a similar rate of vibration and the two become one. Man can and must govern the vibratory action of his thoughts, his feelings, his etheric memories and his physical envelope as well. While he is not master of the control of the vibrations of his own vehicles, he is victim to the intrusion of all manner of imperfect vibrations which rush like a magnet to attach to the vibratory action set up through conscious or unconscious volition of self. The invocation of Spiritual Grace into the soul sets up a vibratory action which is receptive to the Divine Currents which flow through the atmosphere of Earth but which are too subtle to be recorded in the outer consciousness unless the magnet of Grace draws them in to nourish the soul. 

KUTHUMI:

Grace enters the soul when the outer self is still. Grace is a spiritual essence which permeates the outer consciousness when the personal ego surrenders the desire to be the actor, the designer, the ruling power in the world of form. It is by cultivating Grace that every individual who has risen to perfection was enabled to comprehend the spiritual laws and apply them to their own victory. It is Grace which enables the chelas to believe in our existence and our ability to speak through the veil to enlighten the outer mind. When individuals lack faith, call for the Spirit of Grace to enter the soul. From within will flow that capacity to accept God and his Messengers. This is a gift of Grace which you can draw forth for your family and for your fellow man. 

PAUL, THE VENETIAN:

Have you thought how much the quality of Grace enters into the perfection of expression, even in the world of form? What a man does "gracefully" is an accomplishment of merit. In men's dealings one with the other, much is done for duty's sake, grudgingly and reluctantly. Yet, how every individual responds when a fellowman renders a service gracefully, grants a pardon gracefully, offers a benefit unearned in a graceful manner. A gracious expression of man's service marks him as one who is "on The Path." How full of Grace is the Master Saint Germain in his great service to mankind! How graciously does he respond to every heart call! Let men take pattern from this Prince of Courtliness if they would live like those they profess to love. 

SERAPIS BEY:

"Listening Grace" is the activity of soul recommended by the Blessed Mary, Mother of Jesus. As the embodiment of this Grace throughout her Earth life she proved that the capacity to perceive the Presence of the Angelic Host in the numerous visitations so important to the protection of her son was an invaluable requisite to spiritual service. The development of Grace in the souls of men makes it possible for them to recognize the spiritual vibrations at a given moment. These moments are opportunities that come and are gone in a split second. The man who is so busy sending out thought waves often misses the incoming currents which carry benediction and blessing. 

HILARION

As one who missed the great Christian Herald because of lack of Grace, I can speak with authority in recommending the cultivation of this quality of God. (Hilarion was Saint Paul.) The outer mind, cluttered with so many remnants of intellectuality, the intolerant feelings driving their will through less stalwart men, the boisterous flesh, send out vibrations which repel the delicate essence of Grace. Like the Dove, spiritual emblem of the Holy Spirit who is embodied Grace, the spiritual Grace which gives the soul the capacity to respond to the Inner Spirit must be invited in loving sincerity, in tenderness, in gentle invocation. Through the mercy of God, I was visited by the Presence of Jesus in spite of my personality and the Grace which entered my soul, sanctifying my consciousness, enabled me to rise and become an expression of God which was of service to mankind in that era. 

JESUS

Grace is humility, loving kindness, tolerance, spiritual tenderness, understanding. It is difficult to maintain a positive pressure of qualified energy which enables one to drive a pattern through to successful fulfillment and yet remain within a state of Grace. Yet, I did this and so did my Mother before me. Those who have not yet felt the stirrings of Grace within them will not understand these words but the few who do will become the invoking power of that Grace, particularly through the chelas and students at this present time. This will be a secret, silent, unheralded Order in which those who know something of Grace will invoke and draw the Presence of Grace through the others. Without Grace, no spiritual Order nor Movement can survive. 

SAINT GERMAIN:

Two men will listen to the same words spoken. One comprehends the truth and applies it, in him the Spirit of Grace is present. The other man, listening to the same words, scoffs and brushes aside the words, in him the fertile Spirit is not yet stirred to life. When the consciousness has accepted a religion, a leader, a savior, it is one thing to accept as gospel all that flows through that channel. Herein is no particular manifestation of Grace. It is quite another thing to recognize Truth, the Presence of God, his Word, no matter through whom it flows. Herein is the mark of the man filled with Grace. Credulity has caused the wounding of the souls of many men and the resulting bitterness and canker repel the Grace which is required to rise into communion with God and his Envoys. Practice makes perfect and the cultivation of a state of "listening Grace" enables the spirit of a man to speak to many a chela which would otherwise be repelled by indifference and by intolerance of the outer self.