For Sunday, April 3rd, 2011

Hello all, God's Love for humanity is vastly different than humanity's love of God. We have the physical, emotional, and psychological limitations which come with the condition of being human. God simply Loves without limitation - without condition.

The world is created by us. We create its texture by how we live upon it; by what is inside our hearts, by how we treat ourselves and others. We create and re-create our own little piece of the world daily, by our actions and attitudes. While there may be people and situations in the world with which we are uncomfortable and often disagree, if we are to follow the precedent, we are to Love. We are to Love in spite of ourselves.

Under the ancient heading of "As Above, So Below" may we sit this Sunday for that perfect Love, for the perfect expression of it upon this Earth.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday, March 27th, 2011

Hello all, as a culture we have sought out ever more sensational forms of entertainment, both violent and voyeuristic. Watching 50 years of movies, TV and the media at large shows that people have been happy to indulge such base desires for financial gain. Whether art imitates life or life imitates art is an endless argument. The more useful personal question is, "What are you promoting?" With each choice we make, whether voting, buying, sharing, speaking, or even thinking, we are promoting something.

As the world we see is in turmoil, may we sit for wisdom, may we sit for courage, may we sit for Divine guidance, for ourselves and others.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday, March 20th, 2011

Hello all, as the world changes, step by step, we grow along with it. In the middle east people are finding a voice and a desire to be treated well. While those who have enjoyed political and military power are relinquishing it, or sometimes grasping tighter in a desperate attempt to maintain what's familiar.

Farther east hearts are opening in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami in Japan as tragedy leads us to the common denominator of simply caring for others.

While it is appropriate for some to be of help physically and/or financially, with the many ways that are available, for the purposes of this group may we sit for the ongoing growth of humanity. If it is true that many are here to assist a world in transition, then may we sit for that transition in it's most loving form, whatever that may be.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday, March 13th, 2011

Hello all, several things come to mind this week. May we sit for all those affected by the quake in Japan and it's resulting tsunami. May we sit for Mother Earth which has to "do her thing" even while we are living upon it. And may we also sit for humanity to maintain the minimum level of "spiritual glue", that bond between people, the Earth, and God, which can be so helpful in times of trouble and transformation.

Also, I've been informed that videos of Tom Sawyer are available on YouTube. If you search "Tom Sawyer Rochester" on the YouTube site you'll find nine segments of over nine minutes each. These are culled from videos that Carol Scoville made from 1989 to 1991. I hope you find them interesting and enlightening.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday, March 6th, 2011

Hello all, it's tempting to look upon problems and want them to be made better. Egypt, Tunisia, Libya, Wisconsin, Ohio, all have their current difficulties. Humanly, we pray for the problems to be fixed or resolved. Yet prayers for the courage, strength and wisdom with which to complete the learning process, to gain the spiritual growth, even through the difficulties, may be needed.

 

This Sunday may we sit for such courage, strength, and wisdom to come down and assist those in difficulty in the world. May Divine Light show the way, whether by giant leaps or tiny steps. And may we listen...

 

Thank you,

 

Richard