Love

  THE LOVE PRAYER

Today I remove all  boundaries and walls,
Once used as  a means of defense,
I forgive those things from  the darkened past,
That in love's divine realm make no spiritual sense.
 
Releasing all worries, all burdens and doubt,
I bring light to the shadows of fear.
By centering myself with a loving thought,
Harsh judgements I no longer hear.
 
The greatest experience that life has to give,
Is love from an open heart,
For it moves me to appreciate all that there is,
And I'm one with it all, not apart.
 
It's love that brings me closer to God,
And leads me according to God's way,
Love's light warms my spirit. it nurtures my soul,
and assures me everything is okay.
 
I AM ONE WITH GOD AND NEVER APART,
AS I LIVE THIS DAY WITH AN OPEN HEART.

Joy

The joy I experience this day flows forth from my outlook on life, and will not be hampered by what is happening around me; by what has happened in the past; or by what might happen in the future.

I choose to see the beauty of my life and the promise of my good to come for I am a child of the living spirit and my potential for joy can not be bound.

OUR PRAYER

By

Duke Tufty

 

We pray in the name of God,

The one all pervading  spirit in whom

We live and move and have our being.

We pray that we may open our minds

To the new vision of World peace

To the health and well being of all people

To the dissolution of all conditions that may separate us.

We pray that we may deepen our understanding of nature,

Radiate our compassion  to all of life

And realize our oneness with the natural world.

We pray that we may restore the Earth

To a pristine wellness so  it can thrive

As our source of wellness and prosperity.

We pray that each of us may  be

A beneficial presence to our World

By adding to it our peace, love and harmony.

Amen

 

MY PRAYER

I pray in the name of God,

The one all pervading spirit in whom

I live and move and have my being.

I prayer that I may open my mind

To a new vision of World peace;

To the health and well being of all people;

To the dissolution of all conditions

 that separate me from another.

I pray that I may deepen my understanding of nature,

Radiate compassion to all of life

And realize my oneness with the natural world.

I pray that I may do what I can to restore the Earth

To a pristine wellness so it can thrive

As my  source of wellness and prosperity.

I pray that I may be

A beneficial presence to the world

By adding to it my peace, love and harmony. 

Belief

Everything is what we believe

There is a seven-step creative process that you presently use to create what happens in your life. By utilizing this process, you can actually create what you would like to see happen in your life. The most important ingredient in the seven-step process is the third step, which is belief. If you believe in the process you will have the perseverance and conviction to overcome obstacles and move beyond challenges that are the natural by-product of any goal.

There is evidence of this seven-step creative process everywhere you look. Everything comes forth in this way, and it is easy to see and believe. However, when it comes to oneself, for some reason it is more difficult to accept. Self-doubt sweeps in and infiltrates our thoughts with the erroneous insinuation that we are not capable of creating, or not worthy of receiving what we desire...

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The Gold Road

Everything you see around you came forth from a creative process: the clothes you are wearing, the home you live in, the chair you are sitting in, the television program you watch. The ability to create what you want in life isn't a mystery nor is it a special talent reserved for a select few. Your creativity comes from following the "creative process" which leads from the invisible realm of inspired thought to the manifestation of actual experience.

Over the next eight weeks, you will be learning the spiritual art of creating what you want in your life based on unwavering Universal Principles. Please know that you will succeed in this process for everything is within your potential to understand. You are going to learn how to utilize the incredible spiritual power within you to create.

There are seven steps to the creative process, and over the next seven weeks you are going to become thoroughly familier with each step. This will allow you to become the architect of your destination and create the life you desire.

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“What do you consider a meaningful life?”

As the minister at Unity Temple on the Plaza, I have on several occasions sat at the bedside of a person who is very close to dying.  The most difficult transitions are when the dying person is looking back on his/her life in a regretful way.  They regret things they did; they regret things they didn’t do;  and they  regret not fully living their lives to their hearts desire. Each of us has the freedom to live our lives the way we choose as  long as we don’t violate the God-given rights of another person to do the same.  The first point of a meaningful life is to reach the end without regrets. 

The second point of a meaningful life is to live in a way in which your presence is beneficial to the earth and its inhabitants.  It is a very comforting thought to know that somehow, someway you make a positive difference. Your life counts for something good. You matter.

The third point of a meaningful life is to continually grow in knowledge, wisdom and conscious awareness.  Each of us has a vast, unlimited mental, emotional and spiritual potential and nothing can bring the satisfaction, meaning and fulfillment that comes from the self becoming more than it has ever been before.

“Learn as if you will live forever; live as if you’ll die tomorrow!”

IS IT IMPORTANT TO BELIEVE IN THE EXISTENCE OF HEAVEN?

We can perceive “Heaven” in two ways. As a destination of peace, harmony and love available to us when we leave this earthly plane.  We can also perceive heaven as a state of existence on this earthly plane that is characterized as one of peace harmony and love. Heaven is a state of mind, whether on earth or in the hereafter that comes about as a result of our thoughts.  When we align our thoughts with the thinking of the great spiritual masters we automatically receive the benefits of a heavenly state. 

The universal principle of cause and effect states the nature of any cause is found in its effect.  If love is the cause of your thoughts, words and actions, love is going to be the effect.  The same holds true for hate, resentment and conflict, which create an uncomfortable condition in our lives  often referred to as hell.  Each of us individually creates the emotional state of our existence.

We have the free-will to chose the thoughts, words and actions we express.  By choosing to express peace, harmony and love we create situations in our lives that are of “heaven”.   You are responsible for the conditions of your life.  So, the next time you are feeling greatly disturbed, hateful, in conflict or out of harmony ask yourself,  “What IN hell am I doing.”