For Sunday April 28th, 2013

Hello all, religious texts of all traditions are meant to lift us up and out of our human psychology, into a more spiritual realm. However, they can also be easily misinterpreted and even co-opted into justifying lesser human behaviors. It could be a matter of personal and social inclination. It could also be a matter of lack of higher guidance.

This Sunday may we sit for the expression of higher guidance in areas where misinterpretation is all too common. May we sit for those who have a greater understanding to come forth and be heard, may there be a way prepared for them to speak, may there be ears to listen.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday April 21st, 2013

Hello everyone, with any disaster there is a respondent increase in compassion and last week's tragedy at the Boston Marathon reminded us that there are always volunteers. While only a few people caused the horror, there were hundreds who responded with courage and compassion. Then too, on a high spiritual level far beyond our typical awareness, there can be a volunteering to be personally involved in the blasts, a volunteering to be of service to humanity by giving one's life over to the opening of hearts.

Aside from the distractions of anger, revenge, and the need for human justice, the lesson of any difficulty is in the compassion brought forth. Let us sit this evening for that opening up, that bringing forth which may well be the foundation of humanity's spiritual future.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday April 14th, 2013

Hello all, to face the world as we find it; to face the world with a loving heart; to face ourselves and our relationship to the world openly, without internal obstacles, requires faith. The 'master plan' is well in hand and we need only fulfill our parts within it. There can be no other outcome than a return to Source, no matter the circuitous route. We need only connect to Source to assist.

Any degree of connection to Source is a blessing to all. May we sit this Sunday for that connection. May we sit openly. May we sit for the good of all and for 'Thy Will be done'.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday April 7th, 2013

Hello to everyone, through movie and TV screens our culture has played out a romanticized fascination with guns and violence across generations. It is deeply ingrained and still ongoing. While horrifying, it is not surprising that troubled people turn toward such physical force as a method of expressing power in this world. Meanwhile our corporate/political machinery vies within itself for favored simplistic solutions. Yet the answer to cultural violence is deeper than limiting the number of bullets in a clip, adding more guns as a deterrent, or background checks on original purchasers.

As so many times before, and many times yet to come, may we sit for guidance; may we petition for God's Light to come down; may we sit for the courage to be open and honest within ourselves and with others.

As this world moves toward a more spiritual existence may we 'prime the pump' once more with a thoughtful, compassionate view towards all.

Thank you from my 'heart of hearts',

Richard