A Ripple Effect video on spiritual matters

Hello everyone, this is a video from The Ripple Effect of a chat I had today with Michael McGinnis and Tom Williams. It covers some thoughts I've had about an experience which Tom Sawyer had in the 1980s, concerning an event which happened in Italy in 1401 and still has relevance for today's world.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x8tDZkYaV7E&feature=youtu.be

Please let me know if you find it useful or enjoyable or have any questions about it.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday January 31st (for real this time), 2021

Hello to all of you, the moment of humanity's full changeover from external power to authentic power will be a relief to all. Until then our ever-so-slow transition requires that we wisely practice some of each. At this time we cannot Pollyanna our way to unlocked doors and no police. We also cannot ignore the need for authentic dialogue and actions. 

Learning to locate the longing for connection in our hearts and discerning it from transitory emotions is essential. Our outward actions must be born from the inner kindness we yearn for ourselves.

May we sit this evening to identify the space within which holds resolutely, throughout all, to our shared future. May we touch upon the essence of the Garden of Eden and bring it forth into the world in each of our encounters. May Divine Will be done.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday January 31st, 2021

Hello everyone, if there is a lesson to be learned from the surprising contagiousness of Covid-19 it's that we all must take care of each other. Our readiness to put up with inconvenience, out of a sense of shared compassion, can be seen as a spiritual test. If we meet the test with a willing and open heart we may find spiritual advancement. If we fill our heads with reluctance the lesson may well continue. 

And now, almost simultaneously around the world, even more contagious variants are popping up.

During his NDE Tom Sawyer was shown the possibility of a disease which could wipe out three-quarters of the Earth's population, leaving only spiritually minded people still alive.

May we sit this evening for awareness of our part on this world stage. May we be willing to do what we are called to do, individually within and to the world at large. May Divine Will and it's many lessons be followed.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday January 17th, 2021

Hello to everyone, the human soul is unique in that it is capable of being One with the Creative Force. And, due to free will, it is also capable of being distracted. We have choice. 

By applying ourselves; our will, our knowledge, our understanding of the purpose of humanity in the greater scheme – toward aiding humanity – we may become One with and equal to the Creative Energy. 

This evening let us sit for that understanding, that greater scheme, that path to Oneness which we alone may follow. 

Blessings upon you all,

Richard

For Sunday January 10th, 2021

Hello everyone, Paul Woodruff, in his book titled simply Reverence, says to have reverence is to stand in awe of Something larger than oneself, be it a human virtue, an ideal concept, or Divine in nature. Watching the events of last Wednesday that exact word comes to mind, reverence, more specifically the lack of it. As history has shown us repeatedly:
Religion without reverence leads to aggressive war.
Power without reverence is aflame with arrogance.
Politics without reverence is blind to the common good, and deaf to advice from the powerless.

Life without reverence is selfish and brutal, meaning that reverence is not solely a function of religion – it is a priority for the continued health of a community. 

Let us sit this evening in reverence, in awe, of that which is beyond our scope. May that awe seep into our lives. May we begin to see a twinkling of the Divine in everyone we meet.

Thank you, each and every one of you,

Richard

For Sunday January 3rd, 2021!

Hello and Happy New Year to all of you! Bless you all for your survival skills, whew...

So here we are staring at the beauty of a brand new year, as yet untouched. What shall we do with it? What shall we do with us? In every moment – what is the loving thing to do, for ourselves and others?

It's a big ask, and your guidance is within your own heart. 

For this Sunday, as well as the entire year, may we ask, what is the loving thing to do? The answer requires a focus on the heart, honesty, and quiet listening. 

Bless you all,

Richard