Global Community Communications Alliance Member Profile
Centria
I did not come to Sedona and Global Community Communications Alliance because I was afraid the world was coming to an end and that I believed my life and the life of my family was in danger. I did not come here because the existence I left behind was empty, lonely, broken, desperate or unfulfilled. Nor did I come to escape from anyone; or because I was mislead, pressured or manipulated. I was not in search of a teacher, guru or spiritual leader. Like so many who hear about Global Community Communications Alliance and the claims of bringing through Continuing Fifth Epochal Revelation, I felt it was my responsibility to find out for myself what was going on.
Most of my life I have had an unquenchable thirst for higher truth and have spent a good portion of my years on this quest of learning. You know the one, "ask and ye shall receive," well, I have been "asking" all of my adult life. When I came to Sedona and spent time with the founders and members of Global Community Communications Alliance it was only a short time before I knew my Creator, Christ Michael-Jesus, wanted me to be here. From past experience I knew I could stall for a while, but it would only be a matter of time and I would have to heed the call. When you "ask" and then receive the answer; you must choose. For me, at the time there was only so much justifying/denying I could do until I would have to give in to God's will over my own agenda (which was to stay right where I was in life.) "The ear of the human is almost deaf to the spiritual pleas of love from the Father of mercies." ( The URANTIA Book p. 1213.) As I have grown older I have learned to trust in God and the process of "hearing" from him, to step out in faith to trust His calling, even when my logical side tells me to do otherwise.
Most of my youth and young adult life I held immense distrust for the dominant culture and the systems that perpetuate the greed and power for a few at the expense of the whole. I was overwhelmed with the multitude of problems of our world: the devastation of our environment, overpopulation, sickness, war, and the imbalance of our broken world. I would never be convinced that any of this was "normal." My remedy for this dis-ease was to rebel, alter my consciousness through various methods, and later on "dig in," live off the land, be as self sufficient as I possibly could, remove myself and keep out of the way of the world. My beloved mother, who did not necessarily agree with my approach, was always there for me and always supported and encouraged my uniqueness and accepted this drive in me with grace and humor. She would tell me, "you can't run away; it (the problems) will be with you until you find it first within yourself." I didn't believe her. I thought I could just keep making outward changes and the world might change and somehow the problems would go away.
When I was blessed with a family of my own I began to see the obligation I had to contribute to the necessary changes that could make the world better. I was concerned my children and grandchildren would inherit the severe problems of a broken existence. Little by little I inched my way out of the woods and began to be more involved in the social, educational, and political systems of the dominant culture. I went to the meetings; I read the literature; I sat on committees, talked to officials and continued to work at the outward changes. I had a career in a field of social change that I truly loved and believed in. I had mentors and friends in my life that shared my beliefs, and through them I had an optimistic outlook. I began to redefine and expand my definition of family, and I had hope that we could make a better future. I did see positive results. The changes toward a better world that I experienced were on a one-to-one basis; soul-to-soul. However, I did not see the "machine" changing. The dominant culture did not seem to readily welcome solutions and positive alternatives. The corporate control would only give what they had to in order to maintain the momentum of chaos and keep the masses pacified. I saw the so-called progress and technology as devoid of any moral, let alone spiritual, obligation.
I continued to live in small communities where people knew each other and cared about each other. I had worked in co-operative living situations and always believed that was the highest way to live. What I had never done, however, until coming to Global Community Communications Alliance as a fully aligned member, was begin to take a serious look at the problems my mother talked to me about. The ones inside of me. I was "called" to Sedona to begin the next phase of my growth in God, and that would come in self-evaluation. It was time to work on my spiritual body. It was here that I discovered like-minded people who were making a conscious effort to be a community, not play community. A community striving for self-sufficiency; one unwilling to compromise their spiritual, moral and ethical beliefs patterned after the life and teachings of Christ Michael Jesus; and one endeavoring whole-heartedly to give their all to be in God's perfect will as best they knew how—that is what I found in Global Community Communications Alliance.
The longer I am here the more painfully obvious it becomes that what my mother was saying to me so long ago rings with truth. I know that my every thought is either of God, of eternal value, or not, and that every thought I generate impacts the whole one way or another. I am reminded daily of the obligation I hold in aligning my thoughts, words and deeds with that of the Universal Father. Little by little, with the help of the beautiful souls who I live and work with daily in this religious community, I am learning more about what family is. To be with a group of people who lovingly support me when I am down, who gently confront me when I am wrong, who laugh with me and bring me such joy, and who share unselfishly with me their most blessed treasures—love, beauty and goodness. I do see that the problems lie within me and that once I get honest and name what is within me that is not of God and choose otherwise, this world becomes a better place. A simple thing—not easy. After 5 years I have found that I have only just begun to put into practice what I have been studying here in our schools.
Our world continues to struggle in all of the disorder and chaos resultant in rebellion. No one escapes that here. We are building a sanctuary within the chaos, a prototype community and culture in which we can start something brand new that will hopefully reach global proportions. This begins first with each individual and God and then collectively as a family unit in our interpersonal relationships and day-to-day living. We hope for peace on earth; we trust and have faith in a divine plan, and we do our level best to "be our brothers keeper." How many can honestly say this is their goal today?
I am just where my Creator wants me to be. I have not a shred of doubt that Christ Michael himself has called me here. We are but a small group striving to do our best, and the fruits of our labor are bountiful. We are active in cleaning up our environment and creating a lifestyle that promotes health and wellness. We do our best to teach our children by example to love their brothers and to serve others less fortunate. We actively reach out in unity to others and strive for a more harmonious existence with our neighbors. Our beliefs may be unconventional, our approach unorthodox, and our claims outrageous, but if you look with an open mind and leave your judgments behind, I promise that you will find a sincere group of diverse souls who have given everything to discover what it is to walk in the will of the Universal Father. I invite you to come and see for yourself.
"Union of Souls-the mobilization of wisdom. Every human being sooner or later acquires a certain concept of this world and a certain vision of the next. Now it is possible, through personality association, to unite these views of temporal existence and eternal prospects. Thus does the mind of one augment its spiritual values by gaining much of the insight of the other. In this way men enrich the soul by pooling their respective spiritual possessions. Likewise, in this same way, man is enabled to avoid that ever-present tendency to fall victim to distortion of vision, prejudice of viewpoint, and narrowness of judgment. Fear, envy, and conceit can be prevented by intimate contact with other minds. And since wisdom is superknowledge, it follows that, in the union of wisdom, the social group, small or large, mutually shares all knowledge." ( The URANTIA Book, p. 1776.)
Centria,
Minister
Liaison Minister
to Gabriel of Urantia and Niánn Emerson Chase and the Mandate of the Bright and Morning Star