” …And it was morning as God stood before his twelve
children and into each of them planted the seed of human life. One by one each
child stepped forward to receive his appointed gift.
- To you Aries I give the seed first that you might
have the honor of planting it. That for every seed you plant one million more
will multiply in your hand. You will not have time to see the seed grow, for
everything you plant creates more that must be planted. You will be the first
to penetrate the soil of people’s minds with My Idea. But it is not your job to
nourish the Idea, nor to question it. Your life is action, and the only action
I ascribe to you is to begin making men aware of My Creation. For your good
work I give you the virtue of Self-Esteem.
…. Quietly Aries stepped back to his
place.
- To you Taurus I give the power to build the seed
into substance. Your job is a great one requiring patience, for you must finish
all that has been started, or the seeds will be wasted to the wind. You are not
to question nor change your mind in the middle, nor to depend on others for
what I ask you to do. For this I give you the gift of Strength. Use it wisely.
…. And Taurus stepped back into place.
- To you Gemini I give the questions without the
answers, so that you may bring to all an understanding of what people see
around them. You will never know why people speak or listen, but in your quest
for the answer you will find my gift of Knowledge.
…. And Gemini stepped back into place.
- To you Cancer I ascribe the task of teaching people
about emotion. My Idea is for you to cause them laughter and tears so that all
they see and think develops fullness from inside. For this I give you the gift
of Family that your fullness may multiply.
…. And Cancer stepped back to his
place.
- To you Leo I give the job of displaying my
Creation in all its brilliance to the world. But you must be careful of pride
and always remember that it is My Creation, not yours. For if you forget this,
people will scorn you. There is much joy in the job I give you if you but do it
well. For this you are to have the gift of Honor.
…. And Leo stepped back to his place.
- To you Virgo I ask for an examination of all that
humankind has done with my Creation. You are to scrutinize their ways sharply
and remind them of their errors, so that through them my Creation may be
perfected. For doing this I give you the gift of Purity of Thought.
…. And Virgo stepped back to his
place.
- To you Libra I give the mission of service, that
humans will be mindful of their duties to others. That they may learn
cooperation, as well as the ability to reflect on the other side of their
actions. I will put you everywhere there is discord, and for your efforts I
will give you the gift of Love.
…. And Libra stepped back in place.
- To you Scorpio I give a very difficult task. You will
have the ability to know the minds of the other people, but I do not permit you
to speak about what you learn. Many times you will be pained by what you see,
and in your pain you will turn away from Me and forget that it is not I, but
the perversion of My Idea, that is causing your pain. You will see so much of
humankind that you will come to know them as animals, and will wrestle so much
with the animal instincts in yourself that you will lose your way; but when you
finally come back to Me, Scorpio, I have for you the supreme gift of Purpose.
…. And Scorpio stepped back.
- To Sagittarius I ask that you make people laugh, for
amidst their misunderstanding of My Idea they become bitter. Through laughter
you are to give people hope, and through hope trun their eyes back to Me. You
will touch many lives if but for a moment, and you will know the restlessness
in every life you touch. To you Sagittarius I give the gift of Infinite Abundance that you may spread wide enough to
reach every corner of darkness and bring it Light.
…. And Sagittarius stepped back into
place.
- To you Capricorn I ask the toil of your brow, that you
might teach people to work. Your task is not an easy one, for you will feel all
of humankind’s labors on your shoulders; but the yoke of your burdens contains
the Responsibility of your Brothers and Sisters,
which I put into your hands.
…. And Capricorn stepped back into
place.
- To you Aquarius give the concept of the future that
people might see other possibilities. You will have the pain of loneliness, for
I do not allow you to personalize My Love. But for turning people’s eyes to new
possibilities I give the gift of Freedom that in your liberty you may continue
to serve humankind wherever they need you.
…. And Aquarius stepped back into
place.
- To you Pisces I give the most difficult task of all.
I ask you to collect all the world’s sorrows and return them to Me. Your tears
are to be ultimately My Tears. The sorrow you will absorb is the effect of
people’s misunderstanding of My Idea, but you are to give them compassion that
they may try again. For this the most difficult task of all, I give you the
greatest gift of all. You will be the only one of my twelve Children to
understand Me. This gift of Understanding is for you, Pisces, for when you try
to spread it to humankind they will not listen.
…. And Pisces stepped back into place.
And the children left, each
determined to do his job best that he might to receive his gift. But none fully
understood his task or his gift, and when they returned puzzled God said, “You
each believe that the other gifts are better. Therefore I will allow you to
trade.” And for the moment each child was elated as he considered all the
possibilities of his new mission. But God smiled as he said, “You will return
to me many times asking to be relieved of your mission, and each time I will
grant your wish. You will go through countless incarnations before you complete
the original mission I have prescribed for you. I give you countless time in
which to do it, but only when it is done can you be with Me.”
