We give ourselves permission and welcome ‘beautiful’ and ‘the personal’ into our lives and expression, now and without hesitation. Today’s communication seems to be likened to the wild, wild west type of communication. Tame sometimes, yet chaotic with the addition of any form is Okay as long as we express. The challenge in our modern […]
We need the return of ‘the personal.’ Currently, the personal is starving for expression. People of all ages are being confronted with suicide, overdoses of medicine or other drugs, addictions, loneliness, shootings, anger and rage. One remedy is personal communication, noticing other people who are hurting, staying in touch by literally being with people, visiting […]
Daily Word, 8.8.71, “Prosperity” “God supplies my every need.” “Supply.” “Whoever you are and wherever you are, the following words, which are an adaptation of Paul’s message to the people at Philippi, are especially for you:” (A Blessing Prayer) “…We thank our God in all our remembrance of you, always in every prayer of ours […]
“Like billowing clouds, like the incessant gurgle of the brook, the longing of the Spirit can never be stilled.” —Hildegard of Bingen. Saint Hildegard excelled in many areas; one is her mystical insight and another her Spirit-filled visionary gift. She perceived the truth of God as an insatiable ‘longing’ of our soul and selfhood to […]
The energy of spring is palpable and spreads like dandelion seeds through the air, delicate, purposeful and blissful. Feel the spring fervor touching your body, lighting the emotions and adding to the accomplishments of today. Further, we agree with the regeneration of spring’s enlivened quintessence and skip with happiness to her pulse. We pray connecting […]
Something the entire United States has in common, the anticipation of spring. Some southerly states are warming and the formation of leaves are visible on trees, shrubs and plants in general. It is an energetic time in the natural world in early spring. Claude Bernard wrote: “The joy of discovery is certainly the liveliest that […]
If we want a better life, let’s first appreciate what is good in our lives and in ourselves at the present time. Mary Baker Eddy has a hint to a grander life: “To those leaning on the sustaining infinite, today is big with blessings.” The sustaining infinite is God, the divine Presence everywhere and at […]
“Holy Saturday.” We continue to celebrate and take in the abundant truths found in the Easter Story. The Saturday after Good Friday represents a time of letting go, then with our command give over our puzzlements, life and breath to God. Jesus last words on the cross were: “Father, into your hands I commend my […]
“Good Friday.” Do we wonder why Good Friday is given such an adjective, marking the day Jesus hung on the cross the same as common criminals? Good Friday also is known as Holy Friday and Passion Friday. The day may also be referred to as Sacred Friday; or God’s Friday. Yet, whatever name we give […]
“Nonviolence is a weapon of the strong.” —Mahatma Gandhi “Go inside, nurture love toward yourself; then splash love on others.” Revfrieda “Find a place inside where there’s joy, and joy will burn out the pain.” –Joseph Campbell. “We are not what we do—we are magnificent gazing at the ocean and a body of water doing nothing, […]