2025 – Michael’s Birthday
On this August 21, 2025, few have risen with a thought in their souls for the sovereign of our universe. Barely out of antiquity, some details of history have drifted. Fortunately, if The Urantia Book challenges us on the meaning of existence and the ultimate values for each one of us, it reminds us, among other things, of the day and time of the birth of an extraordinary being.
All that night Mary was restless so that neither of them slept much. By the break of day, the pangs of childbirth were well in evidence, and at noon, August 21, 7 B.C. with the help and kind ministrations of women fellow travelers, Mary was delivered of a male child. Jesus of Nazareth was born into the world. 122:8.1 (1351.5)
The day of the birth of a child like all the others, a soul embarks on the human adventure, but also, all the same, the beginning of a unique consecration in this universe: the seventh and final bestowal of a Creator Son.
… he was completing the required experience in creature understanding which is demanded of all Creator Sons before they assume complete sovereignty. 120:0.4 (1324.1)
And so, on this beautiful Sunday, August 24, a few guests gathered at Robert Cadieux’s home in Montreal. And yes, it is common in some of our cultures to highlight the days marking our individual rotations around the star of our solar system! Gregarious beings like to find excuses to celebrate! And if our anniversaries underline the extent of our personal evolutions, may they grow in wisdom, this is a great opportunity to put a person in the spotlight; to take the opportunity to bestow a little love, to remind ourselves how precious we are and that everyone deserves that heart-warming hug of attention.
But here it is, in 2025, Jesus of Nazareth, the human form of Michael of Nebadon for his seventh bestowal, would celebrate his 2032nd birthday! It is impossible to say how old Michael himself would have been, his first bestowal having taken place nearly a billion Earth years ago, at the very dawn of bacterial life on our humble planet.
… Michael of Nebadon is the 611,121st bestowal of the Eternal Son upon the universes of time and space, and he began the organization of your local universe about four hundred billion years ago. 119:0.7 (1309.1)
These are astronomical numbers, as cold as stellar space, but how heart-warming it is to feel cradled in the infinite arms of the Heavenly Father enduring each of the present moments; to allow us to share the ultimate pleasure of brotherhood through eternity. And if the Father, in his discretion and absolute humility, allows us to discover him in complete freedom, his Creator Sons offer us their lives to help us draw closer to him.
And so it was that the 23 guests gathered in the backyard of our friend Robert’s warm home, exchanged on a multitude of subjects. Sometimes, the white marquee set up in the courtyard, a sunshade more than a rainscreen, resounded under some tunes of Eric the musician, sometimes the hearts of each and every one shared the joy of fraternity, made the art of being shine, savored the presence of the Father as much as the dishes shared among all; a beautiful mix of simple pleasures and sublime intentions.
I hear Jesus Michael sighing: I love you! Love one another as the Father loves you! Nothing in the universe is more powerful. And all, unique in this immensity, as immense as heavenly love itself, are his children; creatures as varied in form and personality, arranged in the picture of existence: a fresco as sublime as it is ultimate. Everyone returns to their work after this interlude of human warmth, from soul to soul. Life continues to pave the way for the moments that will cover the road to the next anniversary. May we meet again next year and celebrate the feast of Jesus, the celebration of his life, the celebration of “service” to one another, the celebration of love.
Happy Birthday, Michael!