For Sunday November 29th, 2015

Hello everyone, here's a quote from Christopher Reeve: "At first dreams seem impossible, then improbable, then inevitable." The spiritual transformation of the Earth is just such a dream. Over the past century over 150 million humans have died at the hands of other humans, with that in mind a spiritual transformation seems impossible. 

Looking at the anger and divisions in the world today it still seems improbable. 

Yet, in time and for each of us, the illusion of our separateness will melt into the truth of our connectedness and it will be seen as inevitable.

May we sit this Sunday for that melting. May we sit for the melting of walls in the world. May we sit for the melting of the walls within our hearts.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday November 22nd, 2015

Hello everyone, the refugee crisis stemming from the difficulties in Syria is large, and certainly more complex than we can see. It can however be simplified down to this; there are those who want peace and those who want war. 

This evening may we petition for Divine Light to come down on all who are involved. May the peaceful find strength. May the warring find their hearts. May the lost find home.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday November 15th, 2015

Hello everyone, in his talks and writings Jeff Foster <http://www.lifewithoutacentre.com/> often makes a distinction between where the mind goes and what the heart knows. With the attacks on Friday in Paris the mind easily goes to retribution, retaliation, justice, protection, and so on. And yet the heart knows it is profoundly sad. 

It's sad that people were terrified, maimed, and died. It's sad that there are those who are so lost as to perpetrate such horrible sadness upon others. It is further sad that all this sadness is claimed as a retaliation for a previous sadness. 

The human condition can bring you to tears.

Yet there is always hope. In our tears we often turn to something higher than ourselves, something beyond our minds and in touch with our hearts, something closer to us than breath itself. 

May we sit this Sunday for that closeness. May we sit for it within ourselves and may we sit for all who are hurting.

In Reverence,

Richard

For Sunday November 8th, 2015

Hello everyone, as we all long deeply for that relationship to the Creative Forces, we make our way toward it with little steps – little human steps. Without the opening blast of an enlightening experience there is no other way. 

Step by step, day by day, we apply our free will toward the more loving path. We make our tiny movements as individuals, as rain drops, wearing down a mountain of ignorance and self-delusion. 

May we sit this evening for our little loving steps. May we find each in turn. May we see our way forward as a beauty unfolding. 

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday November 1st, 2015

Hello all, the crisis in Syria, the diplomatic attempts at resolution, and the ongoing difficulties of the refugees continue to tug at the heart. May we petition God this evening to shine it's Light down upon all involved. 

May we lend our own internal resolutions to the ongoing Light of the world as well.

Thank you all,

Richard

For Sunday October 25th, 2015

Hello everyone, it has been said that one description of hell is to always have your own way, forever. Imagine never getting out of your own thoughts, even if they're all good thoughts, a cocoon of limitation which never reaches chrysalis.

Humanity currently sits at the verge of spiritual adulthood, while people and nations play endlessly at power and money games. 

May we sit this evening for the willingness to look beyond. May we look beyond ourselves, whatever our own limitations might be. May we look beyond whatever we may see in others. May we simply look, to see what may be.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday October 18th, 2015

Hello all, I'm a bit hunkered down here and just got back from helping my son pick up a large drill press out of town. Sorry for missing the boat. 

Let's pray for the refugee situation coming out of Syria, ok?

Love and sorry to all,

Richard

For Sunday October 11th, 2015

Hello all, in this physical world we come to know ourselves by watching how we relate to others. Our internal wishes, desires, biases, little hates and selfishnesses are all laid out before us. We see them clearly played out in our thoughts and actions. Whenever we engage in the lesser parts of ourselves we wound our own consciences, that part of ourselves which is the manifestation of the Divine.

May we sit this evening for the strength and courage to hold the higher path. May we set aside our lesser selves and immerse instead in the Divine expression we truly are. May 'Thy will be done' in and through us. 

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday October 4th, 2015

Hello all, near death experiencer Dannion Brinkley <www.dannion.com> explores some complex difficulties facing humanity today but his solution for them is simple – bless your food.

There is an intuitive elegance in the concept. You take a moment to be grateful, endow your food with spiritual energy, then put it inside of you. The spiritual energy travels from you, through your feet, into the Earth. 

May we sit this Sunday for this process. May we share it with friends. May we join together in this simple Grace.

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday September 27th, 2015

Hello all, non-judgement is essential if we are to face the difficulties of this world with a loving heart. To compassionately accept that people are exactly where they are, that the world is exactly what it is, is step one. It can be a big step.

Getting outside of our typical human responses is a matter of setting them down and letting them go. The phrase "Thy will be done" is a calling to do just that, to set our own very human responses aside. 

May we sit this Sunday for that simple yet effective step, for "Thy will be done." May it be done within us. May it be done around us. May we join fully with Thy Will.

Thank you,

Richard

Oops on Sunday September 20th, 2015!

Sorry about that guys. I had a packed week and put too much into the weekend. Apparently I don't have the energy I can remember having some years ago and went through a total mental flame-out.

As an after thought replacement here's something I learned in an acting class that turned out to be useful in other areas as well.

One way of telling if an actor is truthful is to watch them with the sound off. Without the distraction of words it's easier to get a 'gut feeling' about someone. This turns out to be true during our political theater season as well. Sometimes you can get a better insight into the character of a person in this way. Try it - and good luck to us all!

With love,

Richard

For Sunday September 13th, 2015

Hello everyone, the Kevin Costner movie "The Guardian", while being a bit brutal at times due to Hollywood's appetite for shock, ends with the message of a spiritual helper. The final scene indicates that someone unseen was assisting in a rescue operation at sea. 

If you remove the Hollywood sensationalism you'll find a bit of truth, we often benefit from 'outside' assistance. While it is unwise to overly rely upon such help it is always good to ask for and be appreciative. 

May we sit this evening for appreciation for the helpers who are with us in times of need, whether we're aware of them or not. May we ask for help when needed. May we appreciate what we receive. May we join in when asked. 

Thank you,

Richard

For Sunday September 6th, 2015

Hello all, there are those who are distracted by living in this time of adamant and polarized attitudes. Shock is prized over substance in our politics, celebrated in our media, and some are blind to the difference. What to do when talking with friends, family, and others who hold tightly to favored concepts? Here's a quote:

"Remember the beautiful ever, and look for the agreements rather than for disagreements ..." ‪#‎EdgarCayce‬ reading 1535-2

Even though differences can leap quickly to mind we always have much more in common than we know. Under the heading of "I am closer to you than breath itself" commonalities are always worth the search, are always worth cherishing, because they lead toward the greater truth of Oneness. 

May we sit this evening for the strength and courage, the non-distractedness, to see our commonalities, forgive our frailties, and celebrate a greater truth within.

Thank you,

Richard