Sweet Spirit: Your love needs to express through each willing soul who is dedicated to his or her spiritual journey. Let me be that willing soul. Move through me, work through me, love through me, live through me. And so it is. Amen. Our spiritual journey begins with our birth, and continues throughout our life….
I will be glad and rejoice in thy mercy; for thou hast considered my trouble; thou hast known my soul in adversities. ~ Psalms 31:7 ~ God knows everything about us. When we read the Word of God we know that we have a secure and certain future for God will never allow us to suffer…
Your vision will become clear only when you can look into your own heart. ~ Carl Jung ~ When we look inside our own heart, our vision can begin to become clear. We discover what we are, who we are, and what we truly believe. When we ignore our heart, we see through a fog of dreams…
The universe works with a more varied palette than do the venues of power and influence acknowledged by the world. The universe is like an infinitely powerful computer, registering a spark of willingness on anyone’s part to receive the light and then impart it to others. As we pray and meditate, attuning our hearts and minds to God, we…
If you judge people, you have no time to love them. ~ Mother Teresa ~ Instead of judging someone, we need to allow ourselves to see the whole person. Often we will find there is so much strength and attraction in a person when we are less judgmental and more loving. We can enjoy the essence…
The power of losing control is about learning how to let go of trying to control the uncontrollable outcomes and circumstances in our lives. To do anything else is a blueprint for living a life that is driven by stress, fear, and disappointment. I’m not suggesting that we shouldn’t do everything we can to make our dreams and desires…
We receive principle in different ways at different ages. We receive principle in different ways given our experiences. But principle itself is really very simple. And so we we’re talking about these basics and I am reminded once again that all spiritual teaching is basics. As I’ve said so many times; becoming more advanced spiritually does not mean…
The teacher who is indeed wise does not bid you to enter the house of his wisdom but rather leads you to the threshold of your mind. ~ Kahlil Gibran ~ Confucius once said that there were three ways to learn wisdom: “First, by reflection, which is noblest; Second, by imitation, which is easiest;…
Sweet Spirit: I am made in Your image and likeness. I am that which You are, continuously expressing as life and love. I am alive in and through You. I am love expressing Itself. I am filled with hope, joy and power. I am one with All that is. I am a conduit for peace and plenty. I…
Winter is the time of love and of taking the light within. ~ Terry Lynn Taylor ~ Winter, it is a beautiful time of the year…if you are inside. Tis’ the season, though, to step outside. Take a walk around the block to get your blood pumping. But just like many animals that undergo hibernation, we…
Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and act with a polluted mind, suffering will follow you, as the wheels of the oxcart follow the footsteps of the ox. Everything is based on mind, is led by mind, is fashioned by mind. If you speak and…
Abundance is not attracted to lack. Abundance is attracted to abundance. Consciousness precedes matter. So if you are thinking, “Well, I lack a job, I lack the money, I lack blah, blah, blah,” the universe will just reflect back to you – lack. But if you say a job can be taken away from me…
If variety is the spice of life, routine is the bread of it. ~ Richard Paul Evans (Michael Keddington’s Journal, The Carousel) “Ah! realize your youth while you have it. Don’t squander the gold of your days, listening to the tedious, trying to improve the hopeless failure, or giving away your life to the ignorant,…
I accept relationship as my primary teacher about myself, other people, and the mysteries of the universe. ~ Gay Hendricks ~ Relationships are what makes us all tick. We appreciate the people we love, whether friends or family. Their words sink deep into our hearts, not just our minds. That’s why the most effective…
When we’re truly honest with ourselves, our problem is not that opportunities for success haven’t appeared. God is always expanding our possibilities. We are given plenty of opportunities, but we tend to undermine them. Our conflicted energies sabotage everything. To ask for another relationship or another job is not particularly helpful if we’re going to…
Great Spirit: We join our minds and hearts in prayer and celebration. We celebrate Your essence within each of us. We celebrate the Love which connects us. We celebrate the work that we have before us. Today, we reach out and bless every person who is reading this message. We embrace each other like the…
I want my life to be one that God will be pleased with; I’m by no means a saint. I’ve still got nooks and crannies of things that need to be dealt with. But my eye is on the prize. He’s not done with me yet. ~ Kem ~ “The person in life that you will…
When was the last time you embraced a situation that you didn’t like? Did you complain through the entire experience or did you run away from the situation altogether? If you did either, you missed a wonderful opportunity to be something that you’ve never been before. It just might have been that one thing that…
Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate. Our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure. It is our light, not our darkness that most frightens us. We ask ourselves, “Who am I to be brilliant, gorgeous, talented, fabulous?” Actually, who are you not to be? You are a child of God. …
Before the world can move beyond classism, sexism, territorialism, or racism, the church will have to move beyond religionism. When we allow ourselves to operate in the spirit God, we know that there is no such thing as “I’m better than you,” and we end up focusing on our similarities rather than our differences. When…
Stepping out in faith is a vital part of the spiritual flow, one that will shift our lives in ways we may never have considered possible. ~ Ron Scott ~ “I think if I’ve learned anything about friendship, it’s to hang in, stay connected, fight for them, and let them fight for you. Don’t walk…
When you’re in love you never really know whether your elation comes from the qualities of the one you love, or if it attributes them to her; whether the light which surrounds her like a halo comes from you, from her, or from the meeting of your sparks. ~Natalie Clifford Barney. Imagine life to be…
The important thing is this: to be ready at any moment to sacrifice what you are for what you could become. ~ Charles Dickens ~ “If you’re not where you are. If you’re not where you want to be. If you don’t have what you want, want to have. If you’re not where you think you…
We could never learn to be brave and patient if there were only joy in the world. ~ Helen Keller ~ We all know that life isn’t fair. There are so many lessons to learn on our path to happiness. The better understanding we have of life and life’s lessons, the more we live in the…