For Sunday March 1st, 2026

Hello to all those who 'look upward' for assistance. Whatever help may be coming from the spiritual realms, it can only have an effect where there is receptivity. Otherwise, nothing gets through.

So it behooves all of us to practice openness, in whatever way we find fitting.

May we sit with loving desire to be used as best suits our positions and talents. May we offer loving hearts, that God's will be done within us and through us.

Bless you all,

Richard

For Sunday February 22nd, 026

Hello to all once more. Fervent prayer comes from a disciplined mind, one which can focus upon a single thing, person, event, or situation, without distraction. It can take years to develop the focused discipline required to set 'monkey mind' aside. Yet it can also arise out of intense, immediate need.

It is possible to increase our sense of immediacy by examining the fullness of a situation when we find something deserving of fervent prayer. Looking into who benefits right now, how that ripples into the future, and all those who will benefit then, can make it extremely important thereby focusing our attention. This expansion of awareness benefits us as well.

May we sit this evening for the greater good of setting our own houses in order. May we employ self-honesty like a scalpel, cutting to the core of our impulses. May we 'know ourselves' clearly, each and every whim of thought and desire as they occur. May we brighten the world from the inside to the out.

Bless you all for all you do,

Richard

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