Wednesday, February 26, 2014

A Light Within



Most High, glorious God,
enlighten the darkness of my heart,
and give me right faith,
certain hope, and perfect charity,
wisdom and understanding,
Lord, that I may carry out
your holy and true command.
Amen.


Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Now! Not Tomorrow!



Never again clutter your days or nights with so many menial and unimportant things that you have not time to accept a real challenge when it comes along.

 This applies to play as well as work.

 A day merely survived is no cause for celebration. 

You are not here to fritter away your precious hours when you have the ability to accomplish so much by making a slight change in your routine.

 No more busywork. 
               No more hiding from success. 
                             Leave time, leave space, to grow. 
                                                           Now! Now! Not tomorrow!



Wednesday, February 12, 2014

Searching while impoverished



While much has been said and written about spiritual truth, it seems that few people have been empowered by the reality of the experience.
This is clear from the two main clues that demonstrate the poverty of spirit in the world today.

First, there is an abundance of fear, evidenced by the amount of conflict and violence in our world. 
And secondly, everyone is searching, although they might not be consciously aware of this.

Behind our consumption of the movie, the music and the exotic meal, behind our striving for position, power, pay and possession, behind our desire for attention, acceptance and approval… every human is searching for the three most important experiences of its existence:

  • love in our relationships,
  •  happiness in everyday experience, and
  •  peace in our fluctuating and peace-less natures.

But the search is almost entirely externalized, which is why most of us miss the spiritual paradox of our times-

 we already have what we seek.

When we experience ourselves as we really are… soul not body, spirit not matter… we wake up to our innate spiritual qualities. 
Love, happiness, and peace never leave us; we leave them when we lose our awareness of our own spiritual identity.

These qualities of spirit are the source of all real wealth and true joy, and they are the greatest gifts we can give to each other.
---submitted by Alan Batten for Unity of Charlotte

Thursday, February 6, 2014

What's It All About.....

You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement.
You are here to enrich the world, and  you impoverish yourself if you forget  the errand.