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First, there must be order and harmony within your own mind. Then this order will spread to your family, then to the community, and finally to your entire kingdom. Only then can you have peace and harmony.
~ Confucius What do you think establishes order and harmony in the human mind? I believe there is an ordering principle at work in the very design of creation. We may observe

In awareness of the escalation of war mentality and the fear it generates in our world, I remind myself that the same peace that Jesus embodied also fills my mind, body, and emotions. In the silence of prayer, I attune with our Creator and receive inner strength, faith and peace. When we go within to pray, Spirit merges with our spirit, and there is the peace of attunement.

I have come to understand that all relationships are holy encounters. That is, my relationship to myself, to the environment, animals, other people, and even to life itself is a holy encounter.
Viewing all relationships as holy encounters connects everything through the heart. Science demonstrates that the human heart has a measurable magnetic field. Furthermore, the heart is the most powerful electromagnetic energy source in the human body. The

First, there must be order and harmony within your own mind. Then this order will spread to your family, then to the community, and finally to your entire kingdom. Only then can you have peace and harmony.
~ Confucius What do you think establishes order and harmony in the human mind? I believe there is an ordering principle at work in the very design of creation. We may observe

Can you imagine how your problems might look from God’s point of view, or envision how God might resolve them? Do you ever ask yourself what is the reason for the circumstances of your life? Have you ever considered the notion that those vexing dilemmas that plague your daily life are challenging you to open to new ways of thinking? Can you sense how these difficulties are the means through

No, 2022 is not a leap year, and yet can we not inwardly leap for joy to herald the coming of a new year and all of the extraordinary adventures of life that the year will unfold for us? Indeed, as one poet put it, “the rapture of being alive,” the moments of sheer ecstasy that often surprise us as we float graciously through another day.

Whatever happened, happened for the good. Whatever is happening, is happening for the good. Whatever will happen, will also happen for the good.
~Bhagavad Gita I often wonder if other people struggle with maintaining faith in this counsel from the Bhagavad Gita as much as I have over the past several years. Each time I become aware of another horrific story of people enduring great trauma, I have to

I have found that using this quote from Matthew as a mantra serves me well. I use it frequently to snap me out of forgetting anytime I get into a funk. It brings an instant shift in my perspective. Ah, yes! For a moment, I forgot. Now I remember. I am the light of the world! And so are you.

This third week of Advent, we honor that the Christ Spirit lives within all of us, no exceptions. Each of us is an extraordinary vehicle, just as Jesus Christ was, for expressing spirit through form.
So, there’s no time like now to be an agent for that truth and welcome the Christ Spirit to work in and through us. There’s no day like today to take a stand for

This third week of Advent, we honor that the Christ Spirit lives within all of us, no exceptions. Each of us is an extraordinary vehicle, just as Jesus Christ was, for expressing spirit through form.
So, there’s no time like now to be an agent for that truth and welcome the Christ Spirit to work in and through us. There’s no day like today to take a stand for

For Christians, the four weeks leading up to Christmas are known as Advent. It is considered a time of waiting in sweet anticipation for the birth of Christ. And as Pope Francis reminds us, it is a time to clear ourselves of the angst that arises when we lose faith, especially during times of great change on our planet like we’re experiencing now.