For Sunday January 18th, 2026

Hello again, good people. It seems to have come around again to that time where it's appropriate to petition God to shine its Light down upon the arena of our political leaders, the time when human foibles and frailties have overwhelmed the human instinct for compassion and reverence.

 
It's a common theme throughout human history.

So tonight, with kindness and fervency, may we petition God's Light to come down and God's will be done.

With loving blessings for us all,

Richard

For Sunday January 11th, 2026

Hello again, spiritual seakers. Out of all the various teachers and methods, what is the actual basis of meditation? Clearly it's not careless daydreaming. Musing upon a single subject can be useful. But, since we recognize ourselves as being made up of the physical, the mental, and the spiritual so perhaps, as Cayce says, it's to attune the physical and the mental to the spiritual.

It's not always easy to do.

Let's try again. May we take another attempt at going beyond our psychological limitations. May we settle in, put the world aside for a bit, and see where we go.

With love for all,

Richard

For Sunday December 4th, 2026

Hello, hopeful people. In the chapter on Earth Changes in 'What Tom Sawyer Learned from Dying', Tom mentions humanity being so far off course that spirituality has a 'gun' loaded, cocked, and aimed at the Earth. He says it could come as anything from diseases, to volcanoes, to storms and droughts, to flaming rocks falling from the sky. He cautions that if you see anything of the sort happening you should simply be aware that global changes have to occur for life to continue on Mother Earth. As catastrophic as these may be, they are not chastisements. They would be a loving purification, done in a natural way, as ordered by God.

 
In such a case, our job would be to enhance and/or cushion those effects.

Right now, as political leaders grasp ever more tightly to the external power of finances, military force, and political leverage, our job remains the same. It is not for us to get caught up in anguish and fears. We are to be guides toward a heart-felt awakening, in whatever manner falls to us.

 
May we sit this Sunday with the understanding that we may be called upon to do difficult things, and do them with grace. Whatever happens has its importance. But how we handle what happens is where we'll show our spiritual growth.

With reverence for all and for the entire process,

Richard

For Sunday December 28th, 2025

A gracious, "Hello!" to all. We are strongly attached to the physical in this life. Rudolf Steiner says we need to get outside of our body to fully recognize higher spiritual truths. How many of us have accomplished this by conscious effort? Not me, certainly.

But, it is a righteous goal.

May we sit this evening again, to release the physical in favor of the mystery. We know not what waits, perhaps that brings concerns. But we have it on excellent authority that it is beauty itself welcoming us forward. Let us reach.

With blessings for all,

Richard

For Sunday December 21st, 2025

Hello, light filled souls. We cannot see from the perspective of God, of what needs to occur for the spiritual growth of humanity at large. As there is a time for every season, often beyond our sight, all things will come to pass.

Faith can be tested by what we have to endure. Faith can be enhanced by the process of endurance.

In these tumultuous times may we sit for our political leaders of all stripes. May we petition God to shine its Light down upon all involved in momentous decisions, and in minutiae as well.

With love and reverence,

Richard

For Sunday December 14th, 2025

Hello, beautiful people. The traditional motto of the USA is E Pluribus Unum, "Out of many – one". The spiritual significance of this ought not be lost on us as it applies to any collection of people, and collectively to all.

May we sit Sunday evening pondering upon this, as fervently as we can.

Short and reverently to the point,

Richard

For Sunday December 7th, 2025

Hello to all who wish the world well. In keeping with the history of this date let us sit in reverence for our Mother Earth, and all whose lives depend upon her.

As those who see selfish extraction and personal accumulation become balanced by those who trust the intelligence of the heart, let us add our spiritual weight to the loving side of the scale.

May we sit this Sunday tilting toward truth, beauty, and Divine will for the whole world.

Bless you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 30th, 2025

Hello to all on a wonderfully windy Thanksgiving day. Along with all the food, family, and friends which we have to be thankful for there is this one big thing – the universe exists. If the great teachers are correct, it was brought into being by Love.

Also, we can see our current Earthly situation is at a tipping point. Earthquakes, volcanoes, storms, drought, and magnetic anomalies all indicate a time of change. Politics, wars, and famine are hopefully balanced somewhat by massive humanitarian efforts as we shift from reliance upon external power to the authentic power of the human heart.

 
I'll ask this: along with our giving of thanks we include an outpouring of love for ourselves, the Earth, and all of humanity. I'm thinking it would be especially helpful at this time. Our little list may not be much, but when things are at a tipping point a little push can make a lot of difference.

 
Thank you all for all you do,

Richard

For Sunday November 23rd, 2025

Hello to everyone, this physical temple which houses us throughout our lifetimes has its requirements and its pitfalls. It is well suited to address our lessons. 

Our free will allows us to explore the extremes of addiction, deprivation, and over-indulgence – while also providing us an everlasting opportunity to become one with the creative forces.

Our destiny lies in the choices we make day by day.

May we sit this evening for the sensitivity to 'hear' the quiet voice, to see our choices clearly, and choose well.

Blessings upon all,

Richard

For Sunday November 16th, 2025

Hello again, dear loving souls. A divine spark remains within us always. Judy, from our list, is a dear friend of 50+ years. She had a brain bleed incident and fell down a flight of stairs a few years ago. Before that she would run up and down those very same stairs for exercise. She now sits in a wheelchair, leaned over, sleeping.

When gently woken and spoken to, she answers with 2-3 words at best. But that spark, which I have loved for over half a century, is still there. Her brain doesn't work well, but the spark comes through in her inflections. It's pure beauty to behold.

A common comment of hers was, "If I ever get put into a nursing home, I'm just going to love everyone!" I believe she is, as she is beloved by all there. 

The truth is – love has no limits on its expression.

May we sit tomorrow evening in gratitude for that Divine spark, always with us, always shining through in some way.

 
Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 9th, 2025

Hello beautiful people. I've shared this image before. It still rings true. What we are becomes completely undone in becoming what we are to be.

Growth often involves destruction of what was. We are not to destroy ourselves in a self-centered attempt to create growth, but rather accept growth when it comes, and gracefully release what we were when appropriate.

 
May we sit this evening in awareness of the beauty, and the difficulty, of change. May we be gentle with ourselves as we search forward. May we hear the call of Divine will.

Bless you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 2nd, 2025

Hello to all who face the light. I've mentioned this before but it feels worth stating again. After Anwar Sadat's NDE, he began instituting changes in Egyptian society. The education of women was only a small part of what proved to be intolerable to fundamentalists at the time. He was assassinated for it.

We face similar attitudes today. No matter how nice it sounds to say all people should be treated fairly, the application of it irritates those who conjure up racial, financial, and legal justifications for not doing so.

Our job, those of us who look toward a more loving future, is to grasp how hard it is for those who are stuck in old paradigms to see the world anew. For them to change their attitudes is a very long journey.

Tonight may we sit being aware of what we face. May we see the recalcitrant ones lovingly, as children do who help other children to complete a task. We're all in this together, and we all need to help one another through it.

Blessings on us all,

Richard

For Sunday October 26th, 2025

I'll be out of town and away from my computer for a week. I'll be in Virginia Beach at an NDE R&R Retreat. It's a beautiful time with wonderful people. So, I'm sending Sunday's and next Tuesday's meditations a bit early. Enjoy...

Hello everyone, as we work our way through karma, on our way toward grace, we find our egos transforming. At the very best our psychological egos become implements of divine will.

Until then, there are many lessons to be learned from our missteps along the way.

Tonight may we sit for the willingness to try, the honesty to recognize, the humility to learn, and the courage to realign ourselves as needed to bring Divine will to Earth.

Blessings on all,

Richard