For Sunday August 30th, 2015

Hello all, reports of the refugee crises in Syria, ending up in Greece, are heart-wrenching. This evening may we petition God to send its Light down upon all involved. 

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday August 23rd, 2015

Hello everyone, our cultural fascination with impressions of strength and certainty, often out of a need for comfort, has ironically become a great weakness. 

Imagine a conversation where people tended to say, "I agree with ______" or, "I have experienced _____" or, "My understanding is _____." They would, in effect, be weaving a thread of their lives into the fabric of humanity.

However, we are often so proud to say, "I am a _______" and in doing that we create divisions, separations along national lines, personal viewpoints, opinionated stances, and an endless array of rapidly evolving fringes. With each such declaration we move further away from the awareness of Oneness.

May we sit this evening for such awareness in our own lives. May we recognize signs of separation in others. May we find that which will reach out and heal.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday August 16th, 2015

Hello everyone, in this time of political rancor, social strife, religious intolerance, and inflexible personal attitudes, it may help to realize the depth of the lesson we're learning. Our lessons are clearly universal and well known, be kind and love one another. However, the manner in which we learn those lessons is entirely up to us. When we learn gently, lovingly, and therefore a bit more quickly, the path is simple and straight forward. But when the path is difficult, fraught with obstacles and hard choices, it paradoxically becomes richer. Reason - the more we've been through, the more we bring to the final result.

May we sit this Sunday for the wisdom to see the world lovingly. May we treat ourselves and others kindly, knowing we are all on a greater journey, knowing we are all One in the end.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday August 9th, 2015

The first time I tried to send this I got a lot of bounce backs, so...

Hello all, there is a computer simulation which tests whether being 'good' or being 'bad' is the stronger position in the long run. There are four basic attitudes for a player to have:

Jesus, self explanatory – always nice

Lucifer, also self explanatory – always bad

Testor, which is most often nice but still bad from time to time

Tit For Tat, which is very simple – be nice first, then equally match whatever the other program does whether good or bad, then go back to being nice again

It turns out that even if you set up a situation where there are lots and lots of 'Lucifer' players and only a few 'Tit For Tat' players, as long as there are enough 'Tit For Tat' players that they will occasionally meet, in time 'Tit For Tat' will win overall.

This corresponds well with our souls' journeys here on Earth. Over the course of human history there are enough of those who are here to help, no matter how many 'lost souls' there may be, that the spiritual transformation of Earth cannot fail. May we sit this evening for our spiritual centers. May we play our parts lovingly and well. May we see results in our own lives. 

Thank you,

Richard

A better explanation of the computer simulation can be found at;

https://www.wnyc.org/radio/#/ondemand/104010