I have just returned from Unity World Headquarters at Unity Village in Kansas City where I serve on the Board of Trustees. I remember the first time I came to the Village over 30 years ago. It was about the same time of year and the skies were intensely blue, the air crisp like they […]
Today I am sharing a poem that I wrote about our inherent oneness. God, Divine Presence, The Universe, whatever we name it, does not perceive separation or give any evidence that creation is divided into “them and us.” On the contrary, everything is connected, a part of the flow and integral to the whole. This […]
As I write this blog I’m watching the cedar waxwings cascade around shrubs in my backyard as they feast on berries. Sometimes they get intoxicated on the fermented fruit and put on wild displays. Their plumage is so smooth and beautiful that it looks like it has been painted on, and their sulfur yellow tail […]
I believe we need only one thing to live in gratitude and appreciation. That one thing is our ability to allow the present moment to unfold just as it is. The simple willingness to look and listen is all we need to open up to whole new worlds of possibility. When that expanded vision arises […]
The primary task of a spiritual community is to remember and affirm who we are and to live dynamically from that remembrance and affirmation. This remembrance informs the community’s teachings, fellowship and outreach. In the Unity context, remembrance and affirmation center around the Truth that we are spiritual beings, living in a spiritual universe, governed […]
When times are tough it is not an excuse to fall apart but to “gird up our loins” as the Bible says. It’s a time to gather ourselves together and find where our values really lie. I have been spending time with the phrase “sanctify yourself” found in the book of Joshua 3:5, where Joshua […]