“A warrior king always entered a city riding upon a horse; a king on a mission of peace and friendship always entered riding upon an ass. Jesus would not enter Jerusalem as a man on horseback, but he was willing to enter peacefully and with good will as the Son of Man on a donkey.” [UB Paper 172, Section 2]
A person's rank was reflected by the size of the horse he rode. A noble or person of importance would ride a large and expensive horse. The phrase “on one's high horse” came to mean “superior.”
“Whoever would be great among you, let him first become your servant. He who would be first in the kingdom, let him become your minister.” [UB Paper 171:0.6]
Teacher Uteah: “Humans are prone to brag about their becoming traits and personal achievements while downplaying or altogether ignoring their embarrassing flaws and setbacks. Part of it is due to the need to preserve their emotional footing.
“Difficulties may challenge mediocrity and defeat the fearful, but they only stimulate the true children of the Most Highs.” [UB 556:07]
Teacher Uteah: “You are wondering what to bring to Me for display on the walls of your virtual gallery. Last week, your daily fare seemed to consist more in lowlights than highlights, making you doubt that you have anything of value to contribute to show-and-tell. Keep in mind that much good can be extracted out of personal challenges.
Teacher Uteah: “Let us talk about the Exhibit of Loving Memories we are setting up together in a virtual gallery. You are presenting Me with the most outstanding snapshots of your life. We blow them up and magnify their breathtaking beauty by adorning them with designer frames.
“And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, […], and said unto them: “It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.”” [Matthew 21:12–13]
Teacher Uteah: “You are asking me to address the topic of “Courage and Encouragement.” The Urantia Book discloses that a Faculty consisting of seven spiritual influences is made available to you during your spiritual infancy: The Adjuvant Mind Spirits of Intuition, Understanding, Courage, Knowledge, Counsel, Worship, and Wisdom.
“Is the love of truth and the willingness to go wherever it leads, desirable? Then must man grow up in a world where error is present and falsehood always possible.” [UB 51:09]
Teacher Uteah: “One of the most crucial lessons that life in your world is imparting you is discernment. The more confusion there is, the more opportunities there are for you to make ‘better-informed’ choices.
“The more completely man understands himself and appreciates the personality values of his fellows, the more he will crave to know the Original Personality, and the more earnestly such a God-knowing human will strive to become like the Original Personality.” [UB 30:05]