Ernest Holmes wrote:  “True imagination is not fanciful daydreaming, it is fire from heaven.”  Fire from heaven.  In the Old Testament, Elijah the prophet was dealing with “issues” with the people on lack of crops and drought.  In fact, it had not rained in 3 years.  The fire from heaven that was imagined or dreamed or asked for was the lightning that comes with a rain storm.  And – in metaphysical terms fire is a purifying agent or the presence of the Christ coming into our physical being. In fact in scriptures there is a reference to the “refiner’s fire.”  Charles Fillmore states that the fire “Burns out all negative consciousness and reveals the presence of God.”    WOW!

Sunday’s lesson topic is, “Growing a Dream Into A Purpose”.  What is your individual dream – and what is our collective dream as a Spiritual Community?  Have a great rest of the week – dreaming your dreams.

Namaste’ Rev. D

Our Affirmation this Sunday is, “I move in harmony with this present moment always knowing the truth of my being.”  This thought comes from Lao-tzu and the Tao Te Ching.  The Tao is the unknowable, un-seeable realm where everything originates; while at the very same time, the Tao is invisibly within everyone and everything.  Can you see, hear and feel the similarities with our Unity concept of God?

In Unity we speak quite frequently about “being” in the Flow.  I know over the years, I have had numerous persons ask questions about what that statement really means.  I thought I understood it fairly well 20 years ago, and what I can tell you in this moment, I know much more about it today —  AND – I am still learning how to maneuver through the flow of this substance we call Living Loving Spirit.

During the months of August and September we have focused as a Spiritual Community on what true Abundance really is.  If I had to place a definition on Abundance my words in this moment would be “True Abundance is living in the flow of life with Awareness”.  With that said, I think the confusion begins to lie in the fact that we want to say God is Good – which is true.  We also want to say that Living in the Flow is good – which it is.  AND, (There’s another one of those things! I use And instead of But.  It helps me reframe the situation.) Sometimes the flow leads us through places that at first glance don’t appear to be “good.”

The Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto explains that we are water, and water wants to be free to flow.  He also explained that be vibrating or being love, we can literally change the crystallization process of the water crystals.  The implications of Emoto’s work were stupendous.  Since consciousness is within and around us and we are water, then if we are out of balance with our personal intentions or who we have come here to be —  Isn’t it within the realm of possibility that our misguided vibrations can and will impact the entire planet in destructive ways?

P.S.  You don’t want to miss Sunday’s Special Music Guest – Charles Holt. Known not only for his amazing vocal performances, (You Tube Charles Holt I AM) but also for his Ted Talks and Motivational Speaking. And Yes – we are in conversations about bringing him in 2016 to speak at one of our services. He is from Nashville, TN and currently lives in LA.   Check him out on Google.