In Matthew 22:36, Jesus is asked by the Pharisees, who were trying to trap him with words, “Which is the greatest commandment in the law?” Jesus answered, Love the Lord, your God with all your heart, soul, might and mind. He then added that there is a second one that is just as important, Love […]
I See a New Heaven and a New Earth
Happy New Year is an appropriate beginning to a newsletter in the last few days of the current year as we get ready to celebrate the turning of the calendar from 2022 to 2023. Just like any period of time, there are things to look back at and learn from and there are things to […]
The Practice of Cultivating Joy
Deepak Chopra, in an essay on cultivating joy, says “Joy is Divine. While feelings of happiness usually come from external sources and are temporary, joy comes from within. It is an innate part of who you are and how you express yourself.” This Sunday of Advent, we are focused on Joy. Since joy is an […]
The Power of Silence
In our busy world we are trained to be active, doing something, reading something, listening to something, talking to someone, or any other of the somethings that catch our attention. All these activities apparently are presented to us to assure ourselves that we are being productive and creative, to prove to the world that we […]
You Have Power Over Your Thoughts, Not Over Events
This is a famous quote from Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor and philosopher from 161 to 180. He is considered one of the last good emperors of Rome before the decline of the Roman Empire in the second and third centuries. The Apostle Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 2:12, “Now we have received not the […]
There is No Thing to be Afraid Of
The apostle Paul tells us in Romans 8:38 &39: “I am persuaded that neither death nor life nor angels nor empires nor armies nor things present nor things to come nor height nor depth nor anything else created shall be able to separate me from the love of God which is in Jesus Christ our […]
Time to Clean Out All the Scary Things
On Monday, October 31 we celebrate Halloween which was originally celebrated by the Celtic traditions as “All Hallows Eve” and was a time to remember the dead and honor their memories. It was to be a time of remembrance and mourning and then release of these memories. We can use these stories and memories to […]
What is the Language of Love?
Through out the ages, scholars have been looking for the secret word or series of words that create the magical world of our imagination. The abracadabra of fiction. The spoken word rumored by the mystics of old that can bring miracles into our lives and correct any problem we are experiencing. Maybe this is the […]
Forget the World of Fear and Live in Love
Today’s title comes from ‘A Course of Love’ Chapter 20 para. 30 which says: “The laws of fear are laws of struggle, limits, danger, and competitiveness. The laws of love are the laws of peace, abundance, safety, and cooperation. Your actions and the results of your actions in a universe of love will naturally be […]
The Kingdom of God is Within You
This is a statement made by our master teacher, Jesus the Christ to the Pharisees that asked him when the kingdom of God should come. This phrase, The Kingdom of God is within you, has been difficult for modern day Christians to accept. The question is: how can the kingdom of God be within the […]