Category Archives: Hope

Inspiration for the next New Year

Posted on December 3, 2024 by thoughtsmjdisler

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GOING to CHURCH

Posted on August 12, 2023 by thoughtsmjdisler

Those who go to church and find the real God answer for themselves the question… ”Why do men go to church?” … They go to find all their deepest longings satisfied when they find God himself. He is the goal … Continue reading →

Posted in Affirmation, Conversion, Faith, God, Healing, Hope, Inner Life, Jesus, Life, Peace, Reality, Receiving, Trust | Comments Off

SPIRIT and LIFE

Posted on October 17, 2022 by thoughtsmjdisler

Spiritual healing is so marvelous and so far beyond the range of human explanation that it may appear to be supernatural. We cannot explain it clearly, but this we know: When we attain oneness with the invisible force that moves … Continue reading →

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MUSIC & TIME

Posted on December 29, 2021 by thoughtsmjdisler

Music – so bonded to the deep meaning of Christmas Time – bonded to our hope and expectations for the New Year which follows. Some random personal reflections on the parallels between performing music and the practice of Christian spiritual … Continue reading →

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A PERSON

Posted on August 22, 2021 by thoughtsmjdisler

“At the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918, the Great War (World War I) ends. [The Armistice agreement was signed between Germany and the Allies] At 5 a.m. that morning, Germany, bereft of manpower … Continue reading →

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JOINT HEIRS

Posted on August 14, 2021 by thoughtsmjdisler

Always remember that God, the Mind of you, has prepared for you all that is necessary for the fulfillment of your individual experience. You are never outside the harmony of God’s being. Cultivate the consciousness of the presence of God … Continue reading →

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PERFECT PASSIVITY

Posted on July 21, 2021 by thoughtsmjdisler

There is a perfect passivity which is not indolence. It is a living stillness born of trust. There are some things which we are to do ourselves, but there are others which God does not expect us to do. … … Continue reading →

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RESURRECTION

Posted on April 4, 2021 by thoughtsmjdisler

RESURRECTION All other revelations of God in humanity compared with (the resurrection of Christ Jesus) are as starlight which precedes the dawn. Not the vision of apostles alone, not the word of eye-witnesses on the great morning and during the … Continue reading →

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PROFOUND WONDER

Posted on March 6, 2021 by thoughtsmjdisler

Writings by those gifted with portraying the life of the spirit, sometimes border on poetry. Their work draws us in and enriches our perceptions – our understanding – our inner selves – our sense of satisfaction that we are part … Continue reading →

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FAITH – COMMON SENSE

Posted on January 28, 2021 by thoughtsmjdisler

The principle of common sense, or the natural light which all men possess, is from the Divine Logos, or Word, the emanative sphere of the Divine Intellect. It has been variously denominated by different philosophers as instinct, intuition, feeling, belief, … Continue reading →

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