For Sunday December 1st, 2019

Hello everyone, there are thousands of years of teachings about how to make the world a better place. They all agree on how to do it – make yourself better.

If every drop of ocean water could and would self clean, the entire world's oceans would be immaculate.

May we sit this Sunday for the beauty, insight, wisdom, and love required to self-clean. May we see ourselves clearly and have the courage to act. May our inner work be in keeping with Divine Will.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 24th, 2019

Hello everyone, Vincent Van Gogh says. "The heart of man is very much like the sea, it has its storms, it has its tides, and in its depths it has its pearls too." 

Harsh antagonistic attitudes of individuals create the storms. The swing and sway of public opinion can be as regular as the tides. And the pearls, the true pearls of the heart are found in the many strangers who pitch in to help each other in times of disaster. 

May we sit this Sunday for those who are caught up in natural disasters, for those caught up in disasters of their own making, and for the beautiful friends and strangers who willingly dive in to be of help.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 17th, 2019

Hello everyone, science tells us that all the planets, stars, and galaxies are in their exact positions because all of the others are in their own exact positions. It is the great harmony of nature, the great balance inherent within Universal Consciousness.

Humans, with the free will to separate themselves from Universal Consciousness, have drawn themselves out of balance with a love of power, wealth, and the various attractions of material sensations.

Yet the connection to Universal Consciousness is still there. It can be found in an appreciation of nature, the laughter of a child, and in meditation.

May we sit this evening for our own connection. May we find our internal balance. May we 'set things right' within our own hearts.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 10th, 2019

Hello to all, the entities of the higher realms have an exquisite love for us, in spite of some horrific human foibles on our part. The depth and purity of their love allows them the ability to accept our shortcomings.

We would do well to try for the same. If we strive to look lovingly upon those who do harm, as we are loved, we bring ourselves closer to the prophesied goal of Oneness on Earth. 

May we sit this evening for the ability to reach beyond our limited foibles. May we find a love which encompasses all. May Divine Will be our constant guide.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 3rd, 2019

Hello everyone, the preciousness of life doesn't change. We can have good days and difficult times. We can have personal glory and be made to feel a fool. But the preciousness of life remains.

We have been gifted with a place to get this schooling, to learn such lessons. We've been given an opportunity to apply ourselves to grace in difficult times.

Let us sit this Sunday with the awareness of where we are, of what we've been given, and of what we've been challenged with; to bring the beauty of heaven into this world.

Thank you to all who bring good news,

Richard

For Sunday October 27th, 2019

Hello to everyone, as long as a sense of separation remains within us we will continue to have the problems we now face in the world. There is a deep 'knowing' available, to all of us, of the interconnectedness of all people. It is our long-prophesied hope.

Practicing forgiveness, compassion, and gratitude brings us closer to knowing that connection.

May we sit this evening for the fullness for which our hearts yearn. May our many connections become clear to us. May Divine Will be done.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday October 20th, 2019

Hello to all, history shows that humanity is moving away from the acquisition and application of external power – from the divine right of kings, to the signing of the Magna Carta, to the end of slavery, to suffragettes, to civil rights, to Tiananmen Square, to the Arab Spring; and toward the authentic power of the heart, with the acknowledgement of the sacredness of human life. 

There are still hold-outs, desperately clinging to money, political influence, and military might. But the arc of history will complete itself. The human heart will shine through because compassion is not a luxury, it is a necessity for life. Compassion may well begin from pain, but achieves its fullness in joy.

May we sit this Sunday the 20th for the opportunity to engage compassionately with others. May we bring forth the best of our hearts - to someday arrive at joy.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday October 13th, 2019

Hello everyone, it is possible to love someone who is in a state of fear, and if they are angry. It's even possible to love someone despite whatever 'wrongs' they may have committed.

Doing so can be called the beginnings of unconditional love, reaching out to others. It's also essential to do so for ourselves. 

The self-honesty which brings an awareness of our own internal difficulties is also a loving doorway for viewing the same difficulties in others. Then the forgiveness we wish for ourselves, once given, can be extended.

May we sit this evening for our own forgiveness. May we extend it to others. May we begin to touch upon Unconditional Love.

Thank you all,

Richard

Re: For Sunday October 6th, 2019

Hello to all, the following quote was written in 1921, after WWI; published in 1946, after WWII; and still holds true today:
"The world has not been prepared to accept or even comprehend the new cosmology until now... The world needed to suffer to in order to understand the simplest of universal principles, the unity of man with man and with God. The world of men had to reap the harvest of its seeds of hate, selfishness, and greed it had been sowing for centuries. It had to reap this harvest in order to learn that universal law is inevitable and inescapable."

So we are teaching ourselves, apparently through the process of elimination, that nothing else works.

May we sit this Sunday for what is variously known as Universal Law, Ultimate Truth, connection to Source, the One way, Oneness, and many other cultural names. May we connect within ourselves. May we bring it forth on Earth.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday September 29th, 2019

Hello to everyone, no kindness is ever wasted however small it may be. Even the effect of a simple honest smile, given once, lives on within who is smiled at. 

Imagine for a moment a straight line running from now into the distant future. Now imagine another line starting from exact the same place but angled just a tiny bit, only a fraction of a degree. In the years of our lives the final outcome of those two lines can be far, far apart. 

That's what a simple honest smile can do over the course of a lifetime. You don't know until the end how much change you've actually made with it. 

May we sit this Sunday for the smiles we give and share, for laughter which may come, and for the tender lives we touch in loving ways. 

Thank you, 

Richard

For Sunday September 22nd, 2019

Hello to everyone, weather intensity is increasing around the globe and lava has erupted in urban areas of Hawaii. Is this only a scientific phenomenon or is Gaia trying to scratch an itch?

The phrase 'minimum level of spiritual glue' refers to the lowest amount of human compassion required to keep the planet operating smoothly. If we see Earth as a living thing, capable of experiencing a degree of irritation; and we see human compassion as a healing force – then we have a responsibility in this world.
Prior generations may have described this concept as 'punishment or reward from God' but a more enlightened view carries less victimship and more of a call to action. 

May we sit this evening for the value of honest, heart-felt compassion.  May we see the lost souls of the world as brothers and sisters. May we be the Light we were born to be. 

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday September 15th, 2019

Hello everyone, a sebaceous cyst can be growing beneath the surface of skin without causing discomfort. It can grow quite large before some discomfort is noticed. It's when the cyst begins spewing it's contents that it really gets attention. Ironically, this messiness is an essential piece of the healing process.

A similar healing process may be at work in our society today. We are seeing a lot of messy, disgusting spew-age as old angers, frustrations, and biases are brought to the surface and being exposed. 

Our job is to acknowledge the expression and be the anti-biotic. We won't be able to 'Pollyanna' our way out of this. It will take work as our own angers, frustrations, and biases are triggered. Again, we must acknowledge the process and apply the anti-biotic of self-honesty and spiritual growth. 

May we sit tonight for the strength and courage to face others gracefully. May we face our own shortcomings gracefully. May Grace be attained and endure.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday September 8th, 2019

Hello to everyone, Confucius said:
If your plan is for 1 year, plant rice.
If your plan is for 10 years, plant trees.
If your plan is for 100 years – educate children.

To look at this in spiritual terms we must look deeper and deeper into what spirituality actually is. We may well know that the standard 'church' model of God being a punisher is insufficient. And, that's it's all to easy to become fascinated with the 'gee-whiz' of psychic phenomena. In truth, the closer you move toward pure spirituality the closer you are to loving unconditionally. This is what we must bring to all we touch.

May we sit this evening to set aside the myriad distractions of life. May quietness come to us. May love grow.

Namaste`,

Richard