For Sunday November 29th, 2020

Hello everyone, when we are caught in the addictive power of anger and frustration peacefulness appears to be weak and ineffectual. Anger and frustration seem to come of their own calling, while peacefulness can require immense work. Anger can be vastly destructive while peacefulness can be a firm foundation.

With the beauty of free will we get to choose. If we are willing to search we can find the roots of our frail humanness, and thereby see the commonality we have with others.

May we sit this evening for that disarming self-honesty which levels us all. May the transparency of our own foibles bring us closer together. May the path to Oneness bring us to laughter and beyond.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 22nd, 2020

Hello again to all of you, to those who are helpers in this changing world (even with something as simple as an honest smile) this is a time of work. We came here for this. We came to be teachers, healers, whatever is needed, to assist humanity on the path to its own heart. The work is all around us, with everyone we meet. 

May we use this Sunday evening to take the long view. May we understand the power of planting seeds. May our own hearts blossom along the way.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 15th, 2020

Hello everyone, a normal human response during a disaster is to reach out and help one another. Hurricanes, floods, fires, even a sick neighbor will bring out the helpers which Mr. Roger's mother told him to focus on. But right now, with this virus raging on, many are failing the test of basic benevolence. 

The ease with which people have been persuaded to override their instinctive human compassion and empathy in favor of tightly held beliefs and opinions is staggering. It is a terrible lesson to see how quickly the milk of human kindness can sour in the bowl when fears and angers are promoted.

The process of inviting people out of their heads and into their hearts can be difficult indeed. We who consider ourselves to be helpers may have years of work ahead of us. 

So tonight let us take care of ourselves for it may be a long road. Rest and rejuvenation are essential. May we ask to be filled with what we need. May we take solace in the power of a source greater than ourselves. May we pick up the tools of Love once again with a lighter heart.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 8th, 2020

Hello to all of you, the American election has passed. There has been winning and losing. Now the job of reconnection begins. 

Oneness exists beyond our typical perception while heartfelt reconnection clears our vision.

May we sit this evening to see ourselves clearly, what we hold dear and what we keep distant. May we realize how deeply we can be our own saviors. 

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday November 1st, 2020

Hello everyone, once more, and hopefully for the last time this year, let's petition God to shine Light down upon all who are involved in our election process. 

May we see ourselves clearly, learn the lessons provided, and step into the future with loving hearts.

Thank you all for the many loving things you each do,

Richard

For Sunday October 25th, 2020

Hello to everyone, given the vast divisions in the world today, and the importance of choosing leadership, let us once again sit for Divine light to shine down upon all who are involved in our election process. 

May we reach out and connect across our self-made gaps. May we purposely work toward the expression of Oneness on earth. 

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday October 18th, 2020

Hello everyone, given the state of affairs here in the US lately it seems appropriate for us to petition God, the Source, to shine its Light upon all who are involved in our upcoming election and its various processes.

May we learn the lessons provided for us. May we find the Divine way forward. May the many faces of Love light our way.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday October 11th, 2020

Hello everyone, we are easily caught up in the emotional turmoil caused by the illusion of separation; as the ocean can be tumultuous on its surface – yet there is stillness in its depth.

And, if spiritual transformation is fully formed, simply awaiting its unfoldment, then our job is clear – get our tumultuous minds out of the way and allow our hearts to lead.

This Sunday, may we dive to that stillness where the message of the heart is clear. May we trust it. May we find our true selves within it.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday October 4th, 2020

Hello everyone, as humanity grapples with the fear and anger generated by transitioning from external power (military, financial, political) to the authentic power of the human heart (love, compassion, empathy) it helps to remember that we all come from one Source. Everything we know, everything we don't know, everything and everyone that's ever been or will be, comes from and exists within, that one Source.

In Krista Gorman's book about her NDE "I Died, and Learned How to Live" she mentions that compassion is the awakening of the memory of our interconnectedness, the awakening of Oneness within us.

May we sit this evening for that awakening. May our compassion be for all, even the spiritually lost, whose compassion much like our own, is still too limited.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday September 27th, 2020

Hello to one and all, while in prayer we may be petitioning our Source for help, guidance, intercession on ours or someone else's behalf, and personal spiritual communication, among other things. Yet, underneath all that, it has been said that prayer is 'the desire, continually expressed, to remind oneself of one's spiritual goals.' 

These are stressful times for sure, often combining social, political, financial, and personal upheavals. Individual, practical answers will vary but the general rule, as we've been told by many teachers over the ages, is to look above ourselves, to take the time to remind ourselves of our spiritual goals.

May we sit this Sunday evening in remembrance of spiritual goals. May we sit in wonder of our Source. May we take some time to simply 'be'.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday September 20th, 2020

Hello everyone, we are subjected to, and encouraged to subscribe to, many varied views and opinions as social and political turmoil rolls through our land. The temptations of anger, frustration, hopelessness, and bitterness are many. How do we know which are true and perhaps worthy of our support? 

Edgar Cayce gives guidance on this:
"According to Cayce, if you test any information in your life and it makes you a better husband, mother, daughter neighbor—if it creates in you love, joy, obedience to God, brotherly love to others or kindness in your life then you can tell by these fruits in your life that the information is true."
"If it creates in your life peace, harmony, and patience in your dealings with your fellow man, it is truth, and ye know it by those fruits."
"He said the fruits of the spirit of truth are showing mercy, showing grace, showing kindness under the most trying circumstances to your fellow man."

May we sit this evening with the 'fruits of the spirit' in mind. May we apply them in our lives. May they be the harbingers of the world to come.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday September 13th, 2020

Hello to all of you, Edgar Cayce gives the advice of making three people laugh each day, for the spreading of joy. One of those people ought to be you, yourself - especially if you don't feel like laughing. 

During times of stress the act of forcing yourself to laugh helps break up stuck energies. You start out forcing a dry, inauthentic laugh but find out it leads to a rolling combination of real laughter, crying, and yawning as the energies are set loose and released. This allows a new vision, perhaps a new version of yourself, to come through. 

May we sit on Sunday the 13th, or perhaps anytime it's needed, for self-care. May the world improve by the same amount which we improve ourselves. May the embrace of our love include our own hearts. 

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday September 6th, 2020

Hello everyone, the saying goes, "A scalpel must be honed to a very fine edge before it can be used as intended – in the hands of the Great Healer."

In these turbulent times it is our dedication to practicing the 'fruits of the spirit' which hones us, makes us ready to be used. We often think of troubles as tests but on a deeper and subtler level, they may also be preparations.

May we sit this Sunday for this perspective; these times are not simply to be endured or fought against but, as we conduct ourselves with beauty, are shaping us toward a greater Divine goal.

Thank you all for all you do,

Richard