For Sunday April 29th, 2012

Hello all, within this realm, which is swirling with chaos, karma, and free will, we make our way. Each decision, each intention, every desire is ours to own. We are in a position of remarkable responsibility and limitless mercy. By experience, and assistance from above, we create the attitudes of our world.

May we sit tonight for wisdom to choose well, energy to choose again, and for love over all - our ultimate destiny.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday April 22nd, 2012

Hello all and welcome to Earth Day. There is an old Sufi saying, "God enters our lives through the wounds in our hearts." It is a path at once difficult and effective. However, God may also enter through gratefulness, before wounding occurs.

Earth Day is to remind us that generations yet to come will live upon the foundations we build now, foundations of gratefulness, helpfulness, sharing, cooperation, concern for others, and for our collective future. May we sit this Sunday for those positive openings through which God may enter, for those foundations which sustain our lives by our actions, and our hearts by our attitudes.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday April 15th, 2012

Hello all, a recent conversation brought up the need for forgiveness in life. It may be that forgiveness leads to humility, with humility being the opening to our natural growth. The diagram below, by Charles and Barbara Whitfield, indicates changes which occur as a victim becomes self-empowered. It's often easy for us to sit and stew in our victimship, however, by forgiveness and humility, that which has been our persecution (bottom triangle) is newly seen as being a motivator of growth (second triangle up). The persecution may be external as imposed by others or our environment, or it may be internal as in guilt from our own past choices and actions.

Forgiveness is a process of the heart, a purposeful opening of the heart toward a more connected life, toward Oneness. This Sunday, may we sit for forgiveness and humility in our lives, that we may arrive at Grace.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday April 8th, 2012

Hello all, National Public Radio (NPR) has been asking people for the past year to try to put their thoughts about race relations into only 6 words. The responses following the Trayvon Martin case in Florida have swamped them as national attention has been focused in that arena. Here's one response with the author taking poetic liberty, expanding it to 6 words at a time.

"Our Human Family: 6 by 6.
Sad that anger and hatred wins.
Are we better than our anger?
See self honestly, see others tolerantly.
Who will throw first stone today?
Do unto others... allow their life.
See others equanimously - so far away..."

May we sit this Sunday for equanimity, to see the world equanimously, to attain the beauty of a loving non-judgement, and the wisdom of proper action.

Thank you,

Richard