Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Joy”
Reconnecting with Wonderby Rev. Kamatara Johnson, Director of Collaborative Ministries With these words, I take a deep breath. I raise my awareness of the Presence of the Divine. I drop into my heart space and open up to the sacred nature of this moment, this breath, this life. I am, you are, the place where the Divine is expressing; there is no separation, only One Heart, one Mind, One Love. So I recognize the Divine …
Go Ahead, Shineby Chris Duvall, RScP There’s a way to turnwithout losing your balance …raise your self by your Selfat dawn. Go ahead.Shine in the morning sky. ~Ellen Grace O’Brian, “The Moon Reminded Me” I acknowledge the One Life that lives in me. It is the Source of all life, the Cause of freedom and joy. It is Grace dissolving what no longer serves, in mind, body, and conditions. It opens the flow of Light …
Surrenderby Chaplain Tilia Giron, RScP As a child, I always thought surrender was giving upAnd I wasn’t going to be a quitter. Older, I see surrender as more of loosening my tight gripOn what I want so earnestlyAnd entrusting it n letting it flow to join and merge with the Divine CurrentOf All That Is. And forSomehow to open to something wildly better than my imagining to manifest for me. Yes!! ! So as I …
Today, We Celebrateby Rev. Gil Olmstead, Spiritual Director Today is the day we celebrate! We celebrate Life and Love and Joy and Possibility. For that is the essence of Spirit everywhere present. That is my essence, that is our essence. So I know that all is well. All is in order. All things are perfectly expressing. Everywhere I am, the Life of Spirit is. I am blessed beyond measure. I am supported and all my …
A Holiday Reminderby Chaplain Carmella Herrera, RScP As we begin preparation for the Holiday Season, I know that we all can tap into that Spirit Light during this special time of year. We can rejoice in embracing our traditions and sacred ceremonies. We can make sure that our hearts are open wide as we welcome all that comes forth from God’s plentiful abundance. We can also be in awareness of what the season brings in …
Basking in the Gratitudeby Rev. Gil William Olmstead, Spiritual Director Today, gratitude fills my soul. I can feel grateful with every step. The chilled air, a leisurely breakfast, the dogs licking my face – all of it reminds me of the wonder that I am here. I am grateful that my life is the Life of Spirit. That the fullness of Spirit is right where I am and right where you are. All things point …
Treatment for Joyby Marilyn O’Leary, Practitioner Emeritus I am filled with joy to live another day in this beautiful world. It is good to remember that God is all there is. What that means is God is the informing energy, Spirit, in all things. That being so, God is everywhere, eternal, all-knowing, all-good. God is the positive force for Good in the Universe. It is what is. It is Love, Joy, Abundance, Perfection, Health, Strength, …
The Joy of What isby Nancy Bowers, RScP “It’s not impermanence that makes us suffer. What makes us suffer is wanting things to be permanent when they are not.” ~Thich Nhat Hanh “You move totally away from reality when you believe that there is a legitimate reason to suffer.”~Byron, Katie, Loving What is. God is. God is and the underbelly of that beingness is Love. What is is Love. Without judgment, free of condemnation, free …
In Each Breath, Only the Divineby Rev. Kamatara Johnson, Director of Collaborative Ministries I take a deep breath and feel the calming Presence of the One Loving Source, that Presence which is always there should I but be aware of it. I pause for this moment to be fully aware of that Sacred Energy in every breath I take, flowing in and out, through me and around me and as me. This Thing that Thou …
Divine Forgivenessby Maria Dion, RScP Forgiveness means correcting our misperception that the other person harmed us. – Gerald D. Jampolsky, MD Relaxing into the Truth of this moment, I know that I am encompassed in Love. Love is the Creator of all things. It is the Doer, the Maker, the Seer, the Knower, the Author of everything in existence, and of everything that has ever existed and of everything yet-to-be. As we are all sons and daughters …
