Monday, March 29, 2010
Resurrection of the Dead
In his teaching on immortality, Jesus explained that God knows nothing about death. If the principle of that which lives is Life, then it cannot know death. To suppose that Life knows death is to deny the Principle of Life(God).
"God is not the God of the dead, but of the living." Which means that all live unto him. Our experience of death is but the laying off of an old garment and the donning of a new one. The resurrected body is already formed within us and will be carried along when we pass from this place. God knows no decay or death, only Life.
Paul called death the last enemy to be destroyed. He believed death could be done away with. What is death but a greater claim which the soul makes upon the deathless principle of life? Physical death is occasioned by the inability of the soul to no longer function through this body, this form. It is a release which comes when the body is no longer a fit instrument for the functioning and expressive Spirit of God within us. The soul will never be limited and it instinctively knows its own freedom.
When both my parents died I grieved and I miss them even today. It is natural that we grieve, and it shouldn't be any other way, because the most beautiful thing in life is the personal love and friendship of the people we hold near in this life. In fact, this is the most Godlike attribute and expression of our human experience.
When I die from this body and place, my loved ones may grieve my absence for a short while but I hope that they will understand and quickly realize that I have passed on to a greater recognition of Life, Truth, and Beauty.
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Abundant Life
Monday, March 22, 2010
Nonviolence
Intelligence
Tuesday, March 16, 2010
Power of the Word
Friday, March 12, 2010
Identity
For I have come to 'set a man against his father, a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law and a man's enemies will be those of his own household." (Matthew 10:34-36)--Jesus
I affirm that the Divine Presence is in and through all things, all people, and all events. There is one intelligent Law governing all things. We live in this Divine Presence but we usually do not identify with this One Life. We tend to identify in this life with what we do for a living or who we think we are in our role in our families. When we identify our life with what we do as a profession such as teaacher, banker, lawyer, doctor, etc., our true identity with the Divine Presence is diminished. When we identify ourselves only in the role as father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, mother-in-law, etc., it clouds our true reality and our true identity. I believe Jesus is expressing a great truth and hoping that we all realize that we are individualized expressions of the One Life(God). There is nothing else. There is no other identity we should consciously hold in our mind and thoughts. Most of us have great difficulty letting go of the human attachments and roles we have in our earthy existence. Jesus identified everything with "my heavenly father" not with the human drama unfolding around him and he was misundertood by his own family, his followers and the Jews of that day who hated him with great passion. So his own words became a self fullfiling prophecy in his own life.
Today as I pray, I am identifying myself, everyone else, and everything I do with the Divine Presence of God. I am not trying to influence people. I am not holding to thoughts to make things happen. Rather, I am still, knowing that God is over all, in all, and through all. There is nothing else to identify with but this One Life. Through my affirmations I am watching, expecting, and knowing that there will be a reaction through whatever I identify with my word. Therefore, I am at ease; I am at peace. I affirm the Divine Presence and Its manifestations as happiness, joy, health, prosperity, and well-being for myself and everyone that I meet or enters my thoughts.
We dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit.--1 John 4:13
Thursday, March 11, 2010
The Giver
Thursday, March 4, 2010
Acceptance
Wednesday, March 3, 2010
Affirmative Prayer
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
God is One
This is a statement of the unity of all life. Einstein believed in one physical law that comprehends, coordinates, and synthesizes all physical laws. This, from the greatest mathematician of modern times, philosophically and spiritually viewed, is no different from saying that there must be one Mind, one Power, one Spirit and one true Reality in the universe flowing in and through all things and governing all things. This is what I mean when I say that God is all there is, period.
Science, logic, mathematics, reason, inspiration and revelation are all on the side of the one who boldly proclaims the Allness of God. There is no opposite and good cannot be denied.
Today I affirm the supremacy of Good(God) and everything within me responds to this thought, understands Its meaning, and announces Its presence. This Power flows through me into everything I do and think, automatically making everything whole. There is a Transcendance coordinating, unifying, causing all the experience of my life to blend into Its unity, into Its oneness, and proclaiming the power of Its might. As a child accepts life without question and love without argument and action without anxiety, so do I spontaneously accept the operation of this Power as the Divine Influence and Controling Force of everything I do, The Divine Provider of all my needs, and the Divine Presence diffused through all my thinking.
Faith, Affirmation & Acceptance
A prayer of affirmation, a prayer of faith, once spoken and completely accepted, is then acted upon by the Law of Mind(God), and the effect or result is independent of the person who has made the prayer. In order to understand more clearly this concept, take a simple fact in nature. We bury an acorn in the ground and walk away from it knowing that someday an oak tree will grow. In the same way our word is acted upon creatively by this same Intelligence, or Law, which knows how to create the form the word implies.
There is reason to believe that there is this creative Law that acts upon our acceptance. This Law already is equipped with the know-how to do what we accept It is doing. It is the same Law that has governed all prayers of faith throughout the ages and brought about the results that have always been looked upon as miracles. They are miracles in the sense that it is a miracle for an egg to hatch or a human baby to be conceived and born. Faith, affirmation, and acceptance are acted upon by this creative Intelligence that comes from the Mind of God.
Today I have faith in my own affirmations. I know that there is a Power flowing through me, taking the form of my belief, acting upon my acceptance, answering my prayer, and fulfilling my affirmation. Therefore, I am calling upon myself for a deeper faith, a broader conviction, a higher acceptance, and a more complete realization. I affirm that every good and perfect thing I do this day will prosper, every person I meet or comes to mind will be blessed, every situation I touch will be helped by my faith and acceptance. I know that this day only good and perfect love, peace, joy and happiness, good health, wealth and prosperity are mine and are made manifest in everything I do.
I Am Grateful
I begin every day by feeling grateful. I am grateful for the bed I just slept in, the roof over my head, the carpet and floor under my feet, the running water, the soap, my shower, my toothbrush, my clothes, my shoes, the refrigerator that keeps my food cold, the vehicle I drive, my job, my family and friends. I am grateful for the stores that make it so easy to buy the things I need, the restaurants, the utilities, services, and electrical appliances that make my life effortless. I am grateful for the chair that I sit on, and the pavement I walk on. I am grateful for the weather, the sun, the sky, the birds, the trees, the grass, the rain, and the flowers.
I am Thankful!