Permit me to share short story from my life............

When I was in 4th grade, we took a field trip to Natural Bridges tide pools in Santa Cruz, CA. I ventured very close to a steep cliff. Suddenly a wave crashed against the cliff and sprayed up to mist me, while also moistening a patch of algae and seaweed where my foot was planted. I remember that algae suddenly became slippery like a soapy bathtub, and I completely lost my footing and fell off the cliffside. By some miracle of survival reaction, I flipped around and caught myself by my fingertips on the edge of the cliff. I was crying out for help and I was losing my grip rather quickly. I would have fallen 30 feet down into ocean rocks and turbulent waves, when a man (who happened to be photographing the tide pools for a local news article) quickly rushed over and pulled me up just in time. I narrowly escaped the situation with just a few minor scrapes and bruises. I was literally saved from quite a bit of trouble by my fellow man that day.

Yet the specter always lurks. Physical death. Nature can strike by accident, catastrophe, old age, or whatnot, and wipe out this body for good. There comes a time when something breaks down in the physical energy body, and we're not so lucky to have any earthly companions nearby who can remedy the situation in our favor. But the question persists: are there subsequent adventures in consciousness?

You thought you could slip away so easily? A central theme in my walk of faith is a kind of assurance that literally prepares one for the cosmic eventuality of leaving behind that body. Yes, the Earth body is temporary and destructable. However, the spirit body is eternal and indestructable. That's one of the main differences between matter and spirit. Earth time is limited time -- the finite realm. Life on the other hand...is infinite! Cosmic mind recognizes, connects, harmonizes, and utilizes the experiences of living to demonstrate these crucial material, mental, and spiritual truths! Inevitably, amazingly, FAITHFULLY, we exhange one form for another. And another. And so on...until we attain a perfect and eternal spirit state. You have such a great potential! Truly, there is a great joy in surrendering control and TRUSTING your destiny in God's hands. You must be willing to believe in order to perceive. You must approach the very threshold of your consciousness and take a leap with all your faith -- faith beyond reason even -- to behold the transcendent truth of the Infinite and Eternal God.

LOOK OUT. With one foot planted in the spiritual kingdom, and a splash of true insight, you just might slip off your cliffs of uncertainty into the oceans of Eternity.