For Sunday August 26th, 2018

Hello to everyone, for some reason it feels right to revisit a poem by Naomi Shibab Nye:

"I want to be famous in the way

a pulley is famous

or a buttonhole, not because it did

anything spectacular

but because it never forgot

what it could do"

We all have the ability to treat people with respect, to be loving, to search for higher wisdom. The affects of such abilities, accumulated over a lifetime, will change the direction of the world.

May we sit this evening for what we can do in every moment. How would we like to be treated? Can we extend that to others? How much can we change the world?

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday August 19th, 2018

Hello everyone, humanity is a work in progress. We have our ups and downs and sometimes horrible distractions, for everything there is a season. Throughout it all we hold the same goal – to connect honestly, with a smile, a nod, a caring ear, an insightful story, a shoulder to lean on, any of these and more which come from true compassion.

It is a soul-held true desire for each of us to make our corner of the world a little better, a bit more patient, kind, and understanding.

May we sit this evening for even the tiniest movement toward Oneness.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday August 12th, 2018

Hello to all, there is a great need to heal the rife and rancor permeating much of society today. Mary Owen has mentioned Ho'oponopono, a technique from Hawaii. It is based on our connection to everything, that we are an inescapable part of the entire spectrum from the most dense to the most pure and thereby hold some degree of responsibility for its construct.

Ho'oponopono can be stated in 4 short sentences:

I'm sorry.

Please forgive me.

I love you.

Thank you.

When said honestly these sentences can be humbling, cleansing, and connective. They might also very possibly shift hearts and attitudes away from anger and toward compassion.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday August 5th, 2018

Hello everyone, the purity of the Divine Source is such that there is no need of forgiveness. On that level there is no need because no offense can be taken where only Love exists. We, on the other hand, with our impure love and tendency toward judgement, must practice forgiveness. 

As we look upon those who are lost, and in all honesty we must include ourselves in that group, the need for forgiveness is clear. Try as we might we all miss the mark by varying degrees. Forgiveness clears the pathway towards reconciliation, reconnection, unity, and Oneness.

May we sit this Sunday for the compassion which offers forgiveness. May we sit for the forgiveness which releases us from our fears and angers. May our releasing bring us closer to Divine Source.

Thank you,

Richard