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Grounded in Practice
Jesus taught: “Anyone who hears my words, and puts them into practice . . . is like one who builds a house by laying their foundation on a rock. When floods come and torrents crash against that house, they cannot shake it, because that house is well built.” Luke...
The Next Best Step
An Affirmative Prayer for a New Season Today, in some quiet moments, as I notice one season flowing into the next, I fill my body, mind, and soul with the calm, flowing assurance of faith, the faith that believes, beyond a shadow of a doubt, the faith that passes all...
Grounded in Faith
Jesus explained: “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.” Matthew 17:20 Some Ideas to Contemplate: Jesus, Master Mystic, Healer, Teacher, and Wayshower encourages his...
Grounded in Faith
Jesus explained: “If you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move.” Matthew 17:20 Some Ideas to Contemplate: Jesus, Master Mystic, Healer, Teacher, and Wayshower encourages his...
Grounded in Prayer
Jesus instructed: “When you pray, go into your inner room, shut your door, and pray to God, which is unseen.” Matthew 6:6 Some Ideas to Contemplate: In this wisdom from the “Sermon on the Mount” by the Gospel Writer called Matthew, Jesus teaches that prayer is...
Take Material Steps
“When you set out to solve a problem by means of prayer, you should take all the ordinary normal steps in addition. Do not simply pray and then sit down and wait for something dramatic to happen. “For instance, if you are praying for a position . . . pray for it as...
Grounded in Principle
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for your good, not for harm, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 Some Ideas to Contemplate: Whenever prophets speak in sacred scripture, we are invited to shift our mindset and...
Grounded in Principle
“For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for your good, not for harm, to give you a future and a hope.” Jeremiah 29:11 Some Ideas to Contemplate: Whenever prophets speak in sacred scripture, we are invited to shift our mindset and...
Float on Faith
In her 1940 spiritual essay collection, Winning Freedom, Florence T. Ritchie, Divine Science minister, teaches: No matter how often the Lord rescued the children of Israel from disaster, they would in time forget and again run after false gods. We wonder how they...
Permission To Be Me
Jesus told the disciples: “I am [is] the vine; you are the branches. Whoever abides in me and I in him, they will bear much fruit, for apart from me you can do nothing." John 15:5 Some Ideas to Contemplate: In this passage from John, the most mystical of the...
Loving Others Like Me
The expert on religious law asked Jesus: “Who is my neighbor? Luke 10:29 Some Ideas to Contemplate: In answer to the question of who our neighbors are, Jesus—Master Mystic, Healer, Teacher, Wayshower—shares “The Parable of the Good Samaritan” to instruct his...
Am I Losing Me?
As Jesus concludes his public ministry, he says: “Now my soul is troubled. So shall I say: ‘God, save me from this hour’? No; for this is the reason I have reached this hour.” John 12:27 Some Ideas to Contemplate: In this passage by the John Gospel Writer,...
The Limits of Me
Jesus speaking The Lord’s Prayer: “May your kingdom come. May your will be done, on Earth as it is in Heaven.” Matthew 6:10 Some Ideas to Contemplate: In this portion of the “Sermon on the Mount,” shared by the Matthew Gospel Writer, Jesus—Master Mystic,...
Me Beyond The Past
During the time Jesus taught among followers and religious authorities, a few people arrived carrying a paralyzed person on a mat. Though they tried bringing the person inside to Jesus, they could not find a way through the crowd. So they climbed the roof, lowering...
Me Beneath The Surface
When the 72 disciples returned successfully to Jesus, he rejoiced in the Holy Spirit, giving thanks to God saying: “You have hidden these things from the intelligent, and have revealed them to infants; for such was your gracious will.” Luke 10:21 Some Ideas to...
Me In Spirit
God says to the Prophet: “I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will remove your heart of stone and give you a heart of flesh.” Ezekiel 36:26 Some Ideas to Contemplate: In sacred scripture, whenever a prophet appears, we are encouraged...
Patience is Trust in Divine Order
In Luke 8:15, Jesus encourages us to “bring forth fruit with patience.” What a powerful, wise directive about having faith in our demonstrations, especially in this fast-paced culture! Anyone who has ever planted a garden, or merely tried growing basil on a kitchen...
Good Enough To Be True
“Every negative mental picture is a ghost story. Every recital of wrongs is a ghost story. Delineations of symptoms of illness are ghost stories. To relate a hard luck story is to relate another ghost story. “When you say of anything that it is too good to be true,...
Praise For All We Are
As Jesus descended from the Mount of Olives, a multitude of his followers rejoiced and praised God for all the mighty works they had seen Jesus perform. Luke 19:37 Some Ideas to Contemplate: As his followers travel into Jerusalem with Jesus, Master Mystic,...
Compassionate Self-Care
Use this affirmation whenever you want to tune into your innate wisdom, your intuition, for healing. Remember to be compassionate with yourself, whether the healing is emotional, mental, physical, or spiritual. Being angry with yourself for being ill or upset is...
From Fear To Peace
“Regardless of the type of problem involved, everyone is seeking peace of mind. When we achieve tranquility, we can be certain a demonstration is coming. “Every problem or difficulty involves, more or less, fear. If fear were not present, there would be no...
A Practically Perfect Approach
Jesus said: “Therefore you shall be perfect, as your heavenly Parent [God] is perfect.” Matthew 5:48 Some Ideas to Contemplate: During the “Sermon on the Mount,” at the conclusion of Jesus’s message about loving one’s enemies,” Jesus, Master Mystic, Healer,...
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