For Sunday February 15th, 2026

Welcome and a warm hello to all. As has been noted, it's easy to be a holy man on top of a mountain where temptations are few. Given that most of us don't have that opportunity, perhaps we're meant to do the difficult work of being holy right where we are, in spite of the chaos and stumbling blocks of modern society.

 
It helps to know ourselves. This is not just self-knowledge. It is watching each and every movement of our thought process then, knowing where each one leads us, we choose which to follow and which to discard. In that, it's our honesty which matters.

May we make the effort to be good neighbors and helpers to all we encounter, trusting that honest efforts are righteous, and that we will learn to do better as we go along.

Bless you all,

Richard

For Sunday February 7th, 2026

Hello again, helpful people. Much is made of intentions and the setting of them. But history is full of politicians and shysters who've set very clear intentions which were entirely self-serving, rather than spiritual. So it's not just the setting of intentions but being clear about what our true intentions are.

When there is no hate, when there is no fear, when there is no ambition, when there is no self-concern, then there is love – which is integration with the Divine.

May we sit for our personal clarity this Sunday evening. May humanity gain the enhancement commensurate with our efforts.

Bless you all,

Richard

For Sunday February 1st, 2026

A chilly but heart felt 'Hello' to all. As a group of monks make their way across the nation in a Walk for Peace, let us lend them our energy tonight.

They've run into problems, as can be expected, but are undeterred.

May we lend them the absolute best of ourselves.

With love for all,

Richard