Spirituality – Page 16

Listen to Your Mother

In the creation story in Genesis God shapes human bodies from the dust of the earth and breathes life into them. Literally or figuratively, doesn’t this tell us that God is our Father the earth is our Mother? Over the years I have found myself becoming more in tune with the rhythm of the seasons.Continue reading “Listen to Your Mother”

Creating Peace

My blog posts are usually scheduled ahead, but today I feel the need to step in and comment on world events. My heart is heavy with all the major outbreaks of violence and war in the world right now. So what can we do? How should we react? First we must remember that war doesContinue reading “Creating Peace”

Making Home a Sacred Space

It is important to create a sacred space to retreat and recover from the world. For me that is our home. These are a few ways to make home sacred space. 1) Allow only people, thoughts, ideas, images, etc. into our homes through media that we would let in the front door. You would beContinue reading “Making Home a Sacred Space”

Being of God

I love good preaching. Recently I heard a sermon that was beautiful in it’s simplicity in explaining what for many can be a difficult truth to grasp. The preacher was Rev. Dr. John Philip Newell, Guest Minister at First Plymouth Church in Lincoln, NE. I invite you to click on the link and enjoy Dr. Newell’s sermon.Continue reading “Being of God”

Thought for Today

“Work, of whatever nature, is to render living service, in obedience to the law of giving and receiving. For you, it is for the purpose of expressing your God-given faculties and powers, to the end that you may manifest the divine ideas God has implanted, the perfect pattern of His Son.” Myrtle Fillmore [Source: WorkContinue reading “Thought for Today”

Thought for Today

“The grievous problems facing mankind today can be solved. However the solution must be a spiritual one for material and intellectual ones have been tried and found wanting.”– Eric Butterworth [Source: Discover the Power within You]

Pray for Peace

Every year on New Year’s Eve I invite you to join me in praying for peace on earth, but first in our hearts. Let us pray. Lord make me a channel of your peace…

God is with Us

Advent is a time of preparation and waiting. But when I try to write about Advent all I can think of is, why are we waiting for someone who is already here? The presence of God, the Divine, the Infinite, whatever words you are comfortable with, is all and in all. In Him we liveContinue reading “God is with Us”

An Affirmation for Today

I AM a walking example of God’s Love. Affirmations are positive statements that describe how you want things to be. Repeat affirmations often and they begin to work on the subconscious mind bringing it to positive action. They must be repeated with attention, interest, faith and desire to be effective. So, today let’s focus on theContinue reading “An Affirmation for Today”