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the fireboy and the fire

from Kyoto to Assisi I was returning a book to the library last week that I hadn’t really gotten around to exploring. On the way, I opened it to this quote, attributed to St. Francis of Assisi: The one you are looking for is the one who is looking. It’s a good one, isn’t it?…

Self Valuation

by Kay Fuller [NOTE: The following talk was given by Kay Fuller in December, 2014 as part of her participation as a student of All Faiths Seminary, NYC]   A Course in Miracles (ACIM M-61:1) says, “Wherever we may find ourselves is exactly where we should be, for we are there to bring salvation to…

Spotlight on Service: Lois Crommelin

by John Daubney Many of us who have experienced  “coming home” when we started attending Unity are so appreciative that it becomes a natural next-step  to want to give back out of  gratitude . In Unity we are encouraged to choose an avenue of service which coincides with what we love to do. That way…

President’s Corner: What Would You Do?

by Dottie Frament   This song by Jana Stanfield set me to thinking.   If I knew that I could not fail, why would there be any hesitation in moving forward?   It’s that unexamined fear that I most certainly can “fail”, however, that slows down the momentum.  Today, I realize that in those moments of stalled…

The Four Words of God…

Every child has known God, Not the God of names, Not the God of don’ts, Not the God who ever does anything weird, But the God who knows only four words And keeps repeating them, saying: “Come dance with Me, come dance.” -Hafiz, 14th C. Persia (translated by Daniel Ladinsky) My second granddaughter, Gloria, turns one…

Jesus’ Brothers & Sisters

by Rev. Jim Fuller At Christmas we recall the birth of Jesus.  We see nativity scenes; recreations of the stables behind the traveler’s shelter where he was born.  We imagine his parents looking lovingly on him as he rests in his manger bed with shepherds and angels nearby.  The stories of the birth of Jesus…

Nature. Beauty. Gratitude

Nature’s beauty can be easily missed — but not through Louie Schwartzberg’s lens. His stunning time-lapse photography, accompanied by powerful words from Benedictine monk Brother David Steindl-Rast, serves as a meditation on being grateful for every day. (Filmed at TEDxSF.) After beginning the video, be sure to click the full screen icon in the bottom…

Talking to Your Horse

…or how I received an automatic transmission from God By Roger Mock I bought a new car a few days ago (new for me, anyway). We’d been limping along with the old one for quite awhile and it was clearly time. When I drove the old blue Saturn to the dealer to trade it in for…

Recipes for Love

As you know, each week I plan our multi-faith music and meditation service with a particular theme in mind. More and more I find myself just going with whatever presents itself to me when I sit down to plan, being open to Spirit and expecting something cool to show up. This week I happened to…

Emptiness & Possibility

Last Sunday morning we sang a lovely new chant by our friend Mark Shepard called I Am Walking in a Field. It begins, I am walking in a field I am walking in a field I am walking in a field of Possibility And then myriad verses are possible: I am healing in the light…