For Sunday September 2nd, 2012

Hello to all, as the Earth reminds us of the need to maintain a minimum level of 'spiritual glue' to keep things in balance, and politics shows us how much we can miss by, may we sit this Sunday for TLC; Truth, Love, and Courage. May our inner peace be alive that we may share.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday, August 26th, 2012

Hello all, the conscious mind alone cannot grasp the depth of spirituality. So an update of Rene Descartes' famous quotation might be; "Cogito Ergo Oops" - I think, therefore I miss the point. There is a necessarily irrational, intuitive aspect which comes from the higher Self, and through the greater Heart, which beckons us onward, asks us to be our best.

As this election year stumbles crazily along, seeming to hold money as a final measure of life, our 'best' becomes important. Expressing the higher Self and greater Heart in the physical dimension is our promise and our saving grace.

May we sit this Sunday for the fulfillment of that promise, the enactment of our saving grace. May we sit together with the One, for the Oneness which holds us all, that all may hold the One.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday, August 19th, 2012

Hello to all, it has been said that with wisdom comes strength. To see a situation from a higher viewpoint, to grasp a larger perspective, as walked in the shoes of all, is to rise above pettiness and to bring about compassion. As we strive to see the world and all within it as players on a grand spiritual stage may we take our highest places, follow our greatest guidance. May we respond to our deepest desires of Love and bring them forward into this sometimes coarse physical world. May we assist in bringing to life the ancient saying, "As above, so below."

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday August 12th, 2012

Hello all, as rampant shootings, terrorism, and various political carbuncles are reported in the media we do well to not become caught up in the maelstrom. To become caught up simply increases the mess at a time when higher vision is essential. The old saying 'forgiveness is the healer which sets you free' is a useful step in attaining that clearer sight. As noted in 'forgive them, for they know not what they do' people can be blinded by their own impulses, and in need of growth.

This Sunday may we find forgiveness for all who are lost, for those who seek, and also for our own missteps. May we be free to find that higher vision and follow it's Loving guidance in service to the world.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday August 5th, 2012

Hello all, everyone has the opportunity to be of service. "By the fruits of their labors ye will know them" is a fine yardstick. While businesses and politicians may squabble, an honest smile, a kind word, a helping hand, or a prayer still assists the growth of humanity. May we sit this Sunday for those fruits, for that honest outward loving which brings about fulfillment and is a healing guide to all.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday July 29th, 2012

Hello all, I'd like to change things up just a bit this week. Instead of focusing upon a large concept I'd like to ask if we could focus upon one person's journey into serving. Barbara Whitfield sent this email today about her son's desire to be a pediatric nurse. I thought that, because of the timing, it would make a fine focus for Sunday evening.

If you would care to, please join me in sitting for Gary's spiritual fulfillment.

Thank you,

Richard

Dear Richard,

Please ask everyone to pray for my son.
He is 43 years old and has asked for these prayers.
He has just spent the last 5 and a half years in college to become a nurse.
His last class is "Complex Diagnosis" and after keeping a B average all through school, he failed this class in the spring and has had
to repeat it. Monday morning at 9 (EST) is the final. His average in this class is in the pass/fail range so everything
depends on this one test on Monday morning. If he fails, he will have to reapply to nursing school and is terrified he will not make it. He is the
sweetest compassionate man and so many patients will benefit if he becomes a nurse. He wants to work with children as a pediatric nurse.

Please pray for Gary Harris to pass his final at 9 on Monday Morning.

And thanks everyone!!

Love,
Barbara Harris Whitfield

For Sunday July 22nd, 2012

Hello all, as we settle into these long days of summer may we also settle into the long days of our inner lives. Each of us has a place within which holds a connection to our Higher Selves, our personal greater guide to be called upon.

This Sunday may we find the warmth of that place, the clarity of it's wisdom, the beauty of it's knowings within, and may we follow in Love.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday July 15th, 2012

Hello all, dis-abled story teller Keven Kling says compassion has a 'shelf life' and people can become worn out over time. However he goes on to say, recognition can last. Born with a withered arm, and his good arm paralyzed from an accident, his stories close the gap. They bring people closer each to other and thereby to themselves.

What is being recognized? Not only self in the other but, at it's best, the Higher Self in each. May we sit this Sunday for that recognition of something of ourselves in others which closes distances and, when done well, warms hearts too.

Here is a link to an interview with Keven Kling: http://www.onbeing.org/program/losses-and-laughter-we-grow/1863

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday July 8th, 2012

Hello all, it is said that in the physical realm the heart is the seat of life and in the mental and spiritual realms the will is the motivating factor. If so, as the heart longs for it's fullest expression, and an unguided will is aimless other than to itself, it is through the joining of these that all good comes.

May we sit this evening for this joining, this alignment within ourselves. May we sit for our 'Heart of Hearts' or 'Seat of the Divine within' to be expressed outwardly into the world. May we sit for our will to be the channel through which God's will is done.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday July 1st, 2012

Hello all, in history we see great leaders, from Solomon to Ghandi to Nelson Mandela, who exhibit wisdom, compassion, cooperation, and concern for the greater good. In our current political climate we see petty rancor, selfish ambition, and purposeful arbitrary division. If everything which occurs in life is ultimately used for spiritual growth, then we could be chasing a difficult lesson.

May we sit this Sunday for spiritual guidance, for quick learning, for our leaders and ourselves.

Thank you,

Richard (who made it on time this week)

For Sunday June 24th, 2012, and pretty dang late too!

I have to apologize. Distractions do occur from time to time. I've been traveling to North Carolina for the Southeastern Spiritual Conference and have had a minor family situation with my son and his girlfriend. I'm sorry for the lateness of tonight's Heart-Session but here goes anyways.

May we sit for focus, at least on my part, and for humility defined so well by Charles Whitfield as the openness and willingness to learn more about self, others and, if we choose, the God of our understanding.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday June 17th, 2012

Hello again, the song Bonny Portmore, sung by Loreena McKennitt, tells of the selling of the great oak trees of Ireland on the property of Portmore Castle near Lough Beg, to the English military that they might build ships. Over centuries the oak and ash trees were cut down and sold, even the Great Oak of Portmore. It wasn't until it was too late and the trees were all gone that the people asked, "What have we done?"

This lesson reverberates today as we search for resources to be turned into money, and support our life styles. What have we done with our time on Earth? How far is it appropriate to go? Might we find a formula other than constant taking? May we sit for these questions to be brought to mind, to our hearts, and for guidance in finding the answers.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday June 10th, 2012

Hello all, strength, courage, and resilience are essential in dealing with the evolution of humanity into spirituality. To handle discouragements, to have patience, to lean upon the arm of the Divine within, to find a moment to enjoy a smile, these things will get us through. May we sit this Sunday for the support within, for the guidance during troubles, for the arm of the Divine to lean upon.

Thank you,

Richard