VOLUME 12, Number 8                                                                        February 21st, 1990

Beloved Chelas,

Do you believe that it is possible for another person to test you in some very important way, just by his or her presence in your life? I ask this, because your struggles continue to be with problems in your relationships. It is always so, in human existence, because how else can you best be tested? One may test your patience, for instance, or your ability to remain centered and at "'peace, even as they present you with a considerable pressure of negativity.

I ask you these questions to help you to understand the reasons within reasons - the events within events - that are brought to you by other people in your lives. Each person in your life brings you a gift, and though you may not always like the gift presented to you, it is well to remember that you may find it to be useful in some way. Look at each "gift" and try to determine its value to your life, or your understanding. If you can discover the inner significance of the gift, you will have begun using a tool which will hasten your progress on the path of Spiritual understanding.

Take this moment and give thanks to your Father-Mother God for the presence of each person in your life. Never mind your human "likes" and "dislikes"! Just thank God for the presence of each one who walks with you in your world. Strengthen your faith in the facts of Truth - that all is in Divine Order and but awaits your understanding, and your command for perfection to manifest!

I will certainly assist you, if you ask, and I know you shall overcome!

PALLAS ATHENA, GODDESS OF TRUTH

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