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Dear Brothers and Sisters in IAUA (ee-ah-oo-ah) our Father,

Greetings on this day of preparation for the weekly Sabbath. I pray this newsletter finds you in good health and happy in the service of IAUA. This is day 7 of month 8 of the Biblical Calendar in the estimated year 6021 Anno Mundi.

The Spring Sabbaths begin in 21 weeks and three days with Unleavened Bread Sabbath, day 15 of month 1 (Monday, April 2 of the 2018, Gregorian Calendar, at sunset Sunday, April 1).

On God's Calendar the Biblical month begins on the global day after lunar conjunction. The Biblical year begins with God's New Year's Day (Passover) after the spring equinox (Spring Passover Rule). The Millerite Calendar (Spring New Moon Rule) is a month later this year. The Calculated Rabbinical Calendar is two days early in spring and one day early in fall.


After a refreshing night of sleep following the weekly Sabbath rest, I was awake but not yet up. I was pondering, as I often do, about God's love, guidance, and plan for us. I was thinking about technical details of the Great Controversy. I began to focus on the purpose and methods of prayer.

There are many different types of prayer. There is silent prayer and spoken prayer. There is also private prayer and public prayer. I have sometimes pondered on the purpose and need for spoken private prayer.

In a sense all spoken prayer is public. While there may be no human to hear you, there is always the presence of the "cloud of witnesses".

Hebrews 12:1 Therefore, since we also are surrounded with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily traps us. Let us run with patience the race that is set before us.

Paul is speaking of the heroes of faith from the previous chapter. They are a witness to us. However, I believe we can also extrapolate that we are a witness to others. Even in private, we witness to others who are "witnessessing" our prayers and actions. The heavenly angels, Satan, the fallen angels, and the "holy inhabitants of other worlds" (search EGW).

Consider the patterns of earthly courts of judgment that are loosely patterned after the heavenly court. Satan has made the claim that God is not fair with His guidelines of love for us. He charges favoritism, as he did with Job, unless we give God permission to work in our lives by our spoken prayers of petition and open declaration of loyalty to Him.

I don't know how much God reveals to others of our inner thoughts and prayers. I don't know how compelling this is to Satan. Our own spoken declaration of our honest intent cannot be denied.

Therefore, there is a definite purpose for spoken private prayer, when it is appropriate.

Let us hope that our actions are in accord with our words.

Are you a witness to others by word and deed?

I pray we may all continue to seek love, peace, and unity in truth preparing for the soon coming of IAUShUO (ee-ah-oo-shoo-oh) Messiah, the Son of God.

Frank T. Clark
Eliau@IAUA.name
www.IAUA.name

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