by Christine Green | Apr 4, 2010 | Uncategorized
The spiritual significance of Easter is our awakening into Christ Consciousness. We have died to the old and are resurrected in the new. We live in faith, love and grace.
When we live in the awareness of God’s love, we live in grace. We know that challenges and obstacles are temporary for “This too shall pass.” There is a deepening of faith knowing that whatever is needed each day is already provided; whether it’s having the strength to face the day, courage to speak the truth, or help for a loved one. Faith is appreciating every day as a treasure and every experience as a gift.
Thank you for joining us during our Lenten practice. It is an honor to share the sacred principles of truth. May the newness of the Easter season reveal a rebirth of faith and an awakening of love.
Bible Reading: John 20:1-18
Affirmation: “In unity with Christ I realize that I am resurrected anew in the life, light and power of God.” Keep a True Lent by Charles Fillmore
by Christine Green | Apr 3, 2010 | Uncategorized
There comes a time during our spiritual journey where we have done our painful inner work of releasing and forgiveness but have not yet seen any change or benefit in the outside world. The experience is like a black hole or empty void. Depression, frustration and hopelessness can show up. The temptation is to give up, start up another project or find a distraction. We’ll do anything to avoid the dark night of the soul.
Change is happening on a mental, emotional and spiritual level. Our cells are being readied for a new expression. We are gathering strength and vitality. Even though we can’t see the change, we live by faith knowing the renewal is taking place.
This is the time to build our faith. We are called on to deepen our courage, patience and trust. More will be revealed at the right and perfect time. Nothing has been lost. Consciousness is being prepared.
Jesus was in the tomb for three days. It seemed that all was lost. In reality, he was preparing for the true purpose of his life in earth; the fulfillment of the promise of eternal life and extraordinary love. Our dark night of the soul is our preparation for a greater expression yet to come. It’s time to rest in God.
Affirmation: “I rest in the consciousness of eternal life and strength and I am made perfect.” Keep a True Lent by Charles Fillmore
by Christine Green | Apr 2, 2010 | Uncategorized
One of my most powerful experiences in Jerusalem was the opportunity to walk the Stations of the Cross commemorating Jesus’ final hours before his crucifixion. It is called the “Via Dolorosa” or the “Sorrowful Way.” It begins at the Convent of St Anne and winds through the crowded streets of the old city of Jerusalem. The photo was taken at the Chapel of Condemnation which signifies the place where Jesus received the cross.
Fillmore describes the crucifixion as “the crossing out in consciousness of certain errors that have become fixed states of mind…the giving up of the whole personality in order that the Christ Mind may be expressed in all its fullness.”
Our spiritual journey is a process of releasing our error beliefs and limiting ideas and opening to God’s extraordinary presence of love. As we die to the old way of thinking we experience a rebirth of love, joy and abundance. The gift of Good Friday is the recognition of this process and the promise of eternal life.
Affirmation: “Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff, they comfort me.” Keep a True Lent by Charles Fillmore
by Christine Green | Apr 1, 2010 | Uncategorized
Have you ever noticed that the moment you decide to move forward toward a goal that the negative gremlins show up? They are extremely productive in spewing doubt, fear and criticism. Now an all out battle rages between the enthusiasm of a goal and the emotions of doubt. Exhausting!
The spiritual path calls for persistence, practice and patience. Our commitment to stay on the path keeps us on purpose toward our goal. Practice keeps us engaged. Patience builds faith.
Staying in practice allows us to take dominion. Doubt has no place and no power over us. Send doubt back to the nothingness from which it came. The power struggle is over.
Affirmation: “Old error thoughts are passed away. I am a new creature I Christ.” Keep a True Lent by Charles Fillmore
by Christine Green | Mar 31, 2010 | Uncategorized
When I was preparing to receive my First Communion in the Catholic Church, we were sternly instructed not to chew the communion wafer. Now to a seven year old there are two challenges to that rule. The temptation to bite the wafer to discover if anything horrific would take place was overpowering. Since chewing was prohibited, then the next challenge was to keep it from sticking to the roof of my mouth. I imagined that scraping it off with my finger was a far more serious offense than chewing.
The instructions concerning Holy Communion overshadowed the significance of the tradition. As an adult I came to appreciate the bread as the representation of the body of spiritual ideas and the wine as the circulation of those ideas into consciousness.
Receiving the bread and wine as the symbol of the body and blood of Jesus is a gift of renewal, rebirth and an act of love. The blessing of communion is bringing heaven to earth.
Affirmation: “God’s pure life and substance are constantly renewing and rebuilding His holy temple, my body.” Keep a True Lent by Charles Fillmore
by Christine Green | Mar 29, 2010 | Uncategorized
The war on drugs, the war on terror, the war on poverty. We are pretty much in agreement with what we are against in life. That part is easy. The important aspect to spirituality is to identify is what we stand for and what we believe in.
We begin by recognizing that there is a power for good that is God. Each of us is an individualized expression of this life. We see that expression revealed as love, peace, harmony, joy and abundance. We value the preciousness of freedom and the graciousness of God’s gifts.
Our connection with love is our connection with God. As we practice staying present and in the now, we open ourselves to more love, more peace and more joy.
Affirmation: “The redeeming law of God is awakened with me and I am renewed in Love .” Keep a True Lent by Charles Fillmore
The spiritual significance of Easter is our awakening into Christ Consciousness. We have died to the old and are resurrected in the new. We live in faith, love and grace.
