The stir was that some people could wrap their minds around this phenomenon and others could not.  There was fear about things that were not understood.  And some just could not bring themselves to even be in the presence of the person who had “resurrected or changed.”  When I first watched this show I began thinking of the story of Jesus and his disciples whom he visited after he rose from the grave.  The reactions were very much the same.  One disciple even got his name, Doubting Thomas, from the fact that he did not believe it was Jesus until he could see the nail prints in his hands and feet.

Resurrection from the dead.  What does that really mean to us in Metaphysical Terms?  Where is it that we as a human race have been more dead than alive?  Where could we use a sense of Resurrection on this amazing planet we live on? And those of us who choose to resurrect – how will we be accepted by those who have chosen to stay in the old ways of thinking, speaking and being?

Tuesday evening, I had the pleasure of sitting with the planning team for The Spirit of Unity Festival. The fact began to dawn on me – we are saying yes to a resurrection that was planned long before any of us were ever dreamed of.  This resurrection was planned among the stars and the moon and the planets.  This resurrection is one of love and joy and peace.  Have you heard the call?  Have you felt the pull to die to the old ways of thinking and to resurrect?

We have been focusing this entire year on “We Choose Peace in 2016.”  For the last two Sunday’s I have shared Jesus the Master Teacher’s thoughts and beliefs on Love, Joy, and Peace.  Jesus encouraged us to find Love, Joy, and Peace first within our relationships with the living loving spirit of God.  God Is — I Am.  Second he encouraged us to Love One Another.  “One Another” did not mean we got to pick and choose; it did not leave anyone out.  Now as we flow into Palm Sunday  we get an up close and personal look into what happens when we are well aware of walking into a situation that may be filled with many emotions and situations other than Love or Joy or Peace.

A little history before Sunday:  Jesus and his disciples had been in Bethany, visiting the home of Lazarus.  Many people had come to speak to him because it was well known that he had raised Lazarus from the dead.  On the following Sunday (Palm Sunday) Jesus and his disciples began their journey into Jerusalem, metaphysically known as the city of peace.  Jesus realized that because of the energy around him and his teachings, that his ride into Jerusalem would create quite a stir.  There would be a possibility of negative emotions from the Jewish leaders as well as the government officials.  So have you ever wondered how he stayed so peaceful and full of love through all the events of the next week?

Join us on Sunday as we discuss the topic:  The Choice to Be Peace – the Beginning of Personal Transformation.  And joining methis Sunday  to spread the vibration of Love Joy and Peace is our own Michael Elley; singer, songwriter, producer, publisher and actor.  He will be singing songs that he shared as a Citizen-Diplomat Entertainer in the Soviet Union (1986-89).   Remember………..

Peace is the Way,

Rev. D