by Christine Green | Feb 25, 2010 | Uncategorized
Knowledge is having information and a clear understanding. Wisdom is the deeper understanding that guides us into right action. Knowledge is perceived with the mind but wisdom is felt in the heart.
Our connection with God is where we tap into inner Wisdom to guide and direct us on our spiritual journey.
Bible Reading: Matthew 7:1-12
Affirmation: “Christ within me is my glory. The brightness of His presence wipes out all darkness and I am filled with love and light.” Keep a True Lent by Charles Fillmore
by Christine Green | Feb 24, 2010 | Uncategorized
Strength is our willingness to say no, to stay committed and to keep the faith. It is empowering to know strength is already in us, it is our job to accept it and reveal it.
Bible Reading: Matthew 4:1-11
Affirmation: “The joy of the Lord is a wellspring within me, and I am established in divine strength.”
by Christine Green | Feb 23, 2010 | Uncategorized
We may spend time organizing, managing, arranging, coordinating and controlling our lives. However, the power to move forward comes from faith. Faith is the deep inner knowing that the next step we take will reveal something greater in our world of affairs.
I noticed how sometimes I will wait for God to give me what I need before I take action. However, just the opposite is needed. I need to take action while walking out my faith. Faith without works is dead.
Faith is the opportunity to move forward and trust that we are moving in the direction we need to go.
Bible Reading: Hebrews11:1-12
Affirmation: “I have faith in the glorious infusion of the more abundant life of Christ vitalizing me. I am lifted up and healed.”
by Christine Green | Feb 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
Deborah and I have both observed our resistance to showing up every day for the Lenten practice. Whose idea was this anyway? How many times do we have an idea and then immediately squash it? There’s not enough time, it’s too much trouble, what good will it do.
Today’s reading is about the power of the mind. The mind has power and also anti-power which is resistance. We are empowered when we move through the muck and sludge of resistance and keep going. Spiritual practice is not about practicing for the sake of being good. For me, it is the practice of clearing away the thoughts of I’m not enough, so that the blessing and the promise of God can shine through.
After the reading the lesson today, we both realized that we are not doing this for anyone else. We are coming together in partnership to recognize the Presence of Love in each other and in ourselves. It’s not my work to ‘make’ anyone do anything. It is my ministry and calling to continue to make the invitation to deepen in faith and love.
Whose idea is all this? God’s idea. That’s good enough for me.
by Christine Green | Feb 22, 2010 | Uncategorized
The Bible tells us that the Garden of Eden was a magnificent paradise where everything that was needed was provided for. Fillmore invites us to see the mind as the Garden of Eden, ripe with potential, lush with possibilities.
Watching the Olympic athletes, I observe a great demonstration of the power of thought. The athletes deal with obstacles, barriers, illness and injury to move forward toward their visualization of winning an Olympic Gold Medal.
God’s greatest gift to us is the power of thought. As we nurture our thoughts and align them with the divine ideal of God’s Goodness, we open to remarkable possibilities in the world. The power of thought is a blessing.
Bible Reading: John 14:1-12
Affirmation: ‘My body is the temple of God, cleansed, purified, undefiled, made perfect. Praise God.’ Keep a True Lent by Charles Fillmore
by Christine Green | Feb 21, 2010 | Uncategorized
When I was a child growing up in the Catholic Church, I understood Lent to be a time of suffering as a practice. Today I see it as a practice to give up suffering. As I turn within to do my spiritual work, I let go of those beliefs and emotions that cause suffering such as lack, separation, resentment and fear.
The altar is a symbol of turning our awareness to God. Whether you have a physical altar that reminds you of your faith or the symbolic altar of prayer and meditation, they are both places to let go and let God. And God has much greater plans and demonstrates greater results than we can ever imagine.
Bible Reading: Matthew 5:21-26
Affirmation: It is not I, ‘but the Father abiding in me doeth his works.’ Keep a True Lent by Charles Fillmore
Knowledge is having information and a clear understanding. Wisdom is the deeper understanding that guides us into right action. Knowledge is perceived with the mind but wisdom is felt in the heart.
