I’ve often thought that another way to study and learn from the Urantia Book would be to create some little “games” around it. Adding a lighter touch and injecting some humor often makes it easier to absorb the basic subject matter, while also making it more fun.
By way of example:
Members might enjoy the following challenge which tests their own comprehension level of specific passages in
the text. If we truly understand what we are reading, we should be able to reduce its core message to a single sentence. You might think of it as Bumper Sticker Philosophizing, but it really works and definitely sharpens the mind.
Example:
Page 64:
The Father is not in spiritual hiding, but so many of his creatures have hidden themselves away in the mists of their own willful decisions and for the time being have separated themselves from the communion of his spirit and the spirit of his Son by the choosing of their own perverse ways and by the indulgence of the self-assertiveness of their intolerant minds and unspiritual natures.
Bumper Sticker Version
If God seems far away – guess who moved!
When it comes to the Urantia Book, quite often I’m forced to admit that I don’t always “get” the message, and in some cases, I’ve missed the point entirely. Not because the text is too difficult, but because I’ve fallen into the habit of “skimming” rather than reading and truly absorbing. The Urantia Book deserves greater respect than that! And this little exercise has helped me to give it my full attention.
If anyone else would like to come up with some favorite passage for the rest of us to reduce to its fundamental meaning (according to their own interpretation) this might turn out to be a new Topic that all could enjoy. We can learn a lot from one another’s viewpoints since we all have our own perspectives, which ultimately expand the vision of all. FritziGal
