A Gift of Spirit

A Gift of Spiritby Rev. Gil Olmstead, Spiritual Director Life is a gift of Spirit. Everywhere life is Spirit is. In the air, in the water, in the morning breeze in the trees bowing to the heavy wind of an afternoon. This life that is everywhere  is my life, it is your life, it is our life now. That one thing that is happening is happening as all of us. We are the One! Knowing …

Today I Rise

Today I Riseby Chris Duvall, RScP Today I rise above the pairs of opposites. Surrendering into the One Life, I release smallness and become absorbed with my focus on and commitment to It as Cause of all Goodness. I am of this Cause and Its Goodness.  I rise above spirit and matter, bond and free, rich and poor, and I dwell in the realm where Love and Harmony, Health and Wholeness, Beauty, Joy, and Sufficiency …

Time of Growth and Renewal

Time of Growth and Renewalby Rev. Gil Olmstead, Spiritual Director The air is warming, the trees are leafing, and plants are blooming! The life of Spirit is everywhere present. This time of growth and renewal is  a picture of constant creation. The Universe is forever revealing more of Itself as the One Life of all things. This Life is my Life. This Life is your Life. There is only One Life which we all share. …

Evidence

Evidenceby Rev. Gil Olmstead, Spiritual Director I am grateful for all that is! For the wonder all around me of nature and beauty. This is all evidence that Spirit is. Evidence that Life is revealing Itelf everywhere. All things and all life is an expression of Spirit. As this is the truth of all that is “around” me, I know that this is the truth of myself as well. I am One with Spirit. I …

The Generous Activity of Life

The Generous Activity of Lifeby Christine Duvall, RScP I recognize and call in the One Power.  It is Love.  It is Light.  It is Life.  I honor Its All Presence and Intelligence.  I remember that I am of this Great I AM; that It is alive and well in me – perfect & complete in my mind, body, and soul. I live and move and have my being in Its Being. As this is true …

Life is Change

Life is Changeby Rev. Deb O’ConnorDirector of Spiritual Growth and Consciousness Groups It’s been said that life is change, yet how do I navigate the constant change that is life?Change is often uncomfortable and scary, so when change occurs and the groundbeneath my feet starts to feel unstable, I pause, I take a breath, and I sense thepresence of God within me – a God whose nature is only love. As I sense into thispresence, …

A Glorious Celebration of Life and Love

A Glorious Celebration of Life and Loveby Robyn Rice Olmstead RScP, ALSP, Emerita(818) 300-3911Centers for Spiritual Living Practitioner Council I acknowledge the one presence, the one power, the one beingness that flows in as and through me. It surrounds and blankets us forever and for always. As I acknowledge that, I observe that it exists in the 4 directions and above and below. I embrace that it lived in my ancestors and lives on through …

How to Face Life Challenges in the Moment

How to Face Life Challenges in the Momentby Chaplain Carmella Herrera, RScP When you find yourself facing a life challenge, take a moment to breathe in Self-Love!Declare that no challenge is bigger than the perfection of God. Experience the Divinenature of God as Compassionate Love. Call in Spirit’s Healing Light. God’s timing isDivine Intervention. All this is available as you connect to the Divine Nature of Oneness. New challenges can then be met with a …

Who Touched Your Life?

Who Touched Your Life?by Robyn Rice Olmstead RScP, ALSP, Emerita(818) 300-3911Centers for Spiritual Living Practitioner Council “Life is not what you alone make it. Life is the input of everyone who touched your life and every experience that entered it. We are all part of one another.” ~ Yuri Kochiyama In this moment I acknowledge the one power and presence that has been present for every moment of my life and beyond. The Glory & …

In the Flow of Life

In the Flow of Lifeby Rev. Gil Olmstead, Spiritual Director How grateful I am to be in the flow of Life. I am in this flow where Spirit is everywhere and all things. The beauty of a sunrise, the hope in the leafless tree of winter, the majesty of the roaring river in spring. God is everywhere and all things. And so it is that all this is the Life that breathes me. It is …