Beginning December 1st, we will take a New Thought exploration of the season of Advent as a period of preparation for the new year, the new light, the newness always seeking birth and expression through us. Sign up to receive a daily message and suggested practice from Rev. David supporting this preparation for growth applying…
As we come to the end of the Advent – the preparation – and open to the actual birth, we review the journey we have been on. We began with a little spark of Hope – the initiator of every journey. Along the way, this hope must move into faith and, even though it’s not…
This Sunday is known as Gaudete Sunday. Gaudete is Latin for “Rejoice!” It comes from the liturgy of the Catholic Mass for this Sunday which is “Rejoice in the Lord always; again, I say, Rejoice. Let your kindness be known to all.: (Phill 4-4 & 5) In the midst of this time, which traditionally is…
The second week of Advent focuses on love. We are immersed in Infinite Love. This is the nature of the Divine. Since it is the nature of the Divine, it is also our nature. As Emily Cady wrote, “God is not a being who is loving, God is Love itself.” As the candlelight of the…
Hope was not Ernest Holmes’ favorite word. He writes, “Hope is good; it is better than despair, but it is a subtle illusion and an unconscious compromise…” (p. 49) Yet he also refers to “the Divine hope in us.” (p. 274) When he is moving us from hope it is to faith, to a deep…