Category Archives: Guidance

PERSONAL SABBATH

An enduring memory is from a book by Erich Fromm, You Shall Be as Gods, 1969. (As I recall without the book at hand,) Fromm described the Jewish concept of Sabbath as a time for assimilation of the work accomplished … Continue reading

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PRAY WITHOUT CEASING

“[Jesus] was asked by the Pharisees when the kingdom of God was coming, and he gave them this reply: “The kingdom of God never comes by watching for it. Men cannot say, ‘Look, here it is’, or ‘there it is’, … Continue reading

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“OUR”

This post begins a series of thoughts regarding the Lord’s Prayer as an affirmation. They will be posted occasionally, gathered in the category “Lord’s Prayer.” THOUGHTS I love the first word of the Lord’s Prayer. Pause and relish it’s implications … Continue reading

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MEDITATION the PATH to VISION

“There is but one way to gain and keep for one’s own the beautiful vision of God which we have been contemplating with its results in the outer life; it is a way as old as mankind, that of meditation. … Continue reading

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PRAYER – COMPLETION

“Praying is a life-creative method that has its own essential evidence in the act itself. … It is a double-sided operation, due to an attractive drawing power at work above us and at the same time to a homing tendency … Continue reading

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PRAYER, GOD’S WILLINGNESS

“Our idea of prayer changes as our idea of God changes.” “Prayer is not an act of overcoming God’s reluctance, but should be an active acceptance of His highest willingness.” “Prayer is its own answer. Before our prayer is framed … Continue reading

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INTELLIGENCE of the UNIVERSE

“We are continually amazed and delighted that God will talk to us, that He loves us, that the guiding Intelligence of the Universe really cares for our small concerns. His lavishness overwhelms us and His humility humbles us. For as … Continue reading

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TO PERFECT in SPACE-TIME

The word “perfect” can be descriptive (adjective) or active (verb). In spiritual life, the verb is more accurate, less final, less subject to the opinion of another person rather than the life process of commitment, prayer, and guidance by the … Continue reading

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DIVINE PLAN

“We should all build up in consciousness a picture of peace, harmony and beauty and some day it will push itself into visibility. The Divine Idea of your life often flashes across your consciousness as something too good to be … Continue reading

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GOD’S PLAN

“When a man can say ‘I desire only that which God desires for me,’ his false desires fade from the consciousness, and a new set of blueprints is given him by the Master Architect, the God within. God’s plan for … Continue reading

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