April 8, 1988

April 8, 1988

Globe, Arizona

Aka is here.

“Good evening, ~~Aka~~Aka;, where is sSoul Ray?”

Soul Ray stands with God.

Yes, we see thy need. And we shall answer in this manner and in this way. Glory be the name of the Lord, thy God; glory be the name of His children forever and ever.

And we shall tell you this parable in this manner and~~, in~~ this way.

For uUpon the mountain there lived a small child. She lived there with her grandparents. .

And her grandfather grew roses. T~~; t~~hey were abundant and beautiful, of every color.

The little girl would go with her grandfather each day, when they finished their other chores, to tend their roses.

And even upon the Sabbath the grandfather tended his roses. And in a small village in a valley off the mountain where they walked to church on the Sabbath, the minister there scolded the grandfather and said, “Thou shall hold the Sabbath holy.”

And the grandfather said unto him, ““(Chuckle) bbother me not, minister, for I go about my Father’s work.”

The minister could not understand.

Yet, each of the Sabbaths the small child brought a bouquet of roses to the minister and placed them in the small church. And even though the minister saw this and appreciated the roses, he could not understand why the grandfather would continue to tend the roses seven days a week.

And so, at the end of church, some of the church members had gathered in a meeting, and they were discussing the affairs of the members. And the minister brought up, “How dare this man influence a child in such a way.”

So they all walked and went, therefore, unto the grandfather’s cabin. And when the reached there they found him teaching her, working in the garden. And they said unto him, “How can you teach a child to defy God in such a manner?”

The old man looked around, and he said to the minister, “It is not I who has defiled God, it is you.”

The minister said unto him, “How can this be so?”

The old man said, “You have walked upon God’s ground this day and seen it not. You come and you see His miracles all around you, and see them not. For, look,. you see this, this rosebud? That is a miracle of God −-- and each step, as the roses mature and come each day into the most beautiful part of the whole, and even uinto the last part when the rose withers and [as~~then~~] the base turns into hemp, because in this it is giving life unto man, f~~, f~~or all parts of the rose have been given by God. Y~~. Y~~et you see it not.”

The minister began to see, but yet he had been taught so righteously, he thought.

Yet the old man went on and his granddaughter with him. In the center of the garden were the beautiful waterfalls.

And he said, “Surely this could ~~can~~not be God’s work; you have diverted the water here. This is man- made.”

The old man looked at him and said, “The [whole~~good~~] Lord placed forth this of the Eearth under the domain of man, and I have diverted a small amount of water into the garden. And from the falls it goes into the garden, and we use it − a~~. A~~nd from here it goes into our vegetable garden, and we use that − e~~. E~~ach part goinges into another. And the fish in the pond, we use those. And all parts are part of the same. For the Lord has given us a bounty of all things. If we do not use them it is our faults.”

The minister became quite disturbed.

And the old man went on and said, “Minister, who pays you?, Aand what are you paid with?”

And the minister said, “I receive very little pay.”

The old man said, “Do you go hungry?”

The minister said, “No, for the people in the church bring me vegetables from their gardens.”

The old man said, “Are you cold?”

And ~~then~~ he said, “No,. tThey bring me wood from the forest.”

And [they~~he]~~ said unto him, “Do you go without clothes or comforts?”

And he said, “No, [they~~for~~] ~~they~~ pay me in a small substance.”

He said, “Each of the things that you have received, are they not all from God?”

He said, “Oh, yes, they are all from God.”

And he said,. “And do you not have your roses once a week? And what happens to them, after the Sabbath?”

The minister said, “Why, I take them home, so they will not go to waste.”

And he said unto him, “Then you take part of my labor of love into your home. You take the fruit, yet you deny me the privilege of being a caretaker. Think, minister, who has sinned?”

Now we have told you this parable. And we say unto you, before you cast out of yourself the better part of yourself, know this, that all things were given to you for a reason. Judge not. And be not judged.

You have questions, ask.

“Thank you, Aka. Aka, I have a question. Dear Aka, is the city drinking water in Globe, Arizona, contaminated to such a degree that we should be drinking distilled bottled water? Also, would you please tell us if we need to be concerned [about our air pollution because of new contaminants?] Thank you very much.”

We shall answer your question. The drinking water where you live is not pure. The drinking water in Globe is not completely pure, but it is safe.

Understand these things, there will come a time when they, it is no longer safe. When that time comes, we will tell you so. You say, should you fear? If you build a house of glass you should not thrown stones. But those things that you produce outward can come inward.

A long time ago, in this town, when that which you know as “Agent Orange” was being experimented with, we told you of such and we advised you not to drink this water. And then came forth the rains. And it cleansed the ground and it cleansed the underground water. This could happen again.