There is a tendency for My children to cast off their responsibility and attribute responsibility to Me. You are My responsibility, and, yet, willingly, freely, I gave you free choice. You have free choice. This is a great blessing. This choice equals opportunity. You are not a captive. You have great opportunity. Along with free choice, you have responsibility. It is good to be active and be beyond default and censuring others.

It is not for you to shake your finger at Me or anyone else. Affix blame on no one. That is not to say to make yourself a whipping boy either.

At the same time, you can know that you have influence over events. Your thoughts have influence. Your thoughts make a difference. It is not you alone who influences the activity on Earth, yet you do have say over what you do and what you see. You cannot insist that someone else get up and take responsibility for what you see.

If you are the one baking a cake and the cake comes out just terrific, you take pride in the cake you baked. You have every right to. If the cake turns out to be a disappointment, you may shift responsibility to the recipe, the oven, etc. And you may be correct! Nevertheless, you are the one who baked the cake, and the responsibility is yours. You can decide to never bake this cake again, or you can keep adapting the recipe until you get it right. The proof of the pudding is in you. Of course, you can have a teammate help.

You have a clarion call out to the world. What you call out to the world is your responsibility. If you gripe, the world is not responsible for your griping. You are. If you nurture the world, tell it its good points, uplift it, show it the way to go, you are also responsible. You are the key player on Earth. It is you who has the say over what you think and what you do or don't do. Bolster the rest of the team.

The team is Mine, and I give you all the equipment and the playing field. I root for you.

You are a team member, beyond a doubt. At the same time, no one can play for you. When you are out on the field, you give the game everything you've got. You give your team its due, and yet you rely on yourself. You have to catch the ball, You have to make the touchdown. Or, only when you have the ball in your own hands can you throw it to one of the team who can then make the touchdown. You contribute through your playing.

Play well, beloveds. In terms of your own playing, you are the star. Even if you are the water boy, you are the star. How you serve depends on you, a member of the team.

You are a member of My team. What did you think you were? You play for Me. My team is the only team there is, and you are on it. You may sit on the bench. That is your choice, not Mine. From My side, I would have every member of the team out there playing for all he is worth.

Even if you sit on the sidelines, you still play a part, and you make a mark. Make a good one.

In life, cheer. Cheer the team. Don't fault it, beloveds. Do your share to line everything up and make the game spectacular.