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I'm at Unity Village for class work, so it seemed like a good time to let our co-founder, Charles Fillmore, speak to us. This is an excerpt from his book, Keep a True Lent. (I've updated some of his language a bit) 

 

"Mind is the common meeting ground between God and humankind, and it is only through the most highly accelerated mind action, as in prayer, that we can consciously make union with God...  

 

Prayer is the language of spirituality and improves the quality of humankind's being. Prayer makes man master in the realm of creative ideas. The inner silence of prayer is a great source of spiritual power. There is no exception to this rule in all the evidence of life. "Be still, and know that I am God."

 

The living Word of God, the creative idea in Divine Mind, may be expressed by humankind ... To keep the Word is to revolve it in mind, to go over it in all its aspects, to believe in it as Truth, to treasure it ... and above all, to obey the law it sets forth. The Christ is God's divine idea of humankind, the embodiment of all divine ideas existing in the mind of Being. The Christ is the "Messiah," the "anointed one." The Christ is the living principle working in man. "You are the Christ, the Son of the living God."

  

"Do you not know that you are God's temple and that God's Spirit dwells in you?" Under the direction of the Christ a new body is constructed by the thinking faculty in man... When we come into the realization of our true Christ body we feel the stirring within us of the indwelling Spirit. We know what Paul meant when he said, "There is a natural body, and there is also a spiritual body." The true temple in the "body" of Christ is a state of consciousness. In the inmost center of every person the indwelling Christ resides.

... Neither doubt nor fear can enter. You will be conscious only of the great omnipresence of God, where the light, joy, peace, and satisfaction of Spirit abide, where Truth reigns supreme... As your consciousness (awareness) expands, you touch the everlasting truths and you find that every blessing is abundantly added.

  

...In this realm, attention is given to concentrating the mind on Truth; the I AM, or inner entity is focalized on God's word until the inner meaning is realized and humankind is aware of a definite spiritual uplift. Persistent meditation on the Truth contained in the Word of God opens the mind to a greater inflow of Spirit... "Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly."

  

Your thinking Truth zealously and affirming it audibly will dissolve error in consciousness and at the same time reveal greater spiritual illumination. In this consciousness appropriate [take] words of Truth. "Eat them," so to speak. Partake of that with which you form the spiritual substance and which will manifest itself in the Christ, or perfect body. Let "Christ be formed in you." Know that the Holy Spirit is filling your being with its illuminating, resurrecting power and that the all-knowing One shines in you as it did in Jesus and that you manifest greater and greater spiritual understanding.

 

When a person praises the Spirit of wisdom within, they expand and deepen and enrich their consciousness. As the Christ radiance lights a person's mind, they see with the inner eye and find that Truth is a never-failing light that makes straight the way.classes 

 

SEE Class - Jesus and His Teachings

Wednesdays, March 7 through April 4

10:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. OR 3:30 - 5:30 p.m.

 

Barbara Richman, LUT, will facilitate Jesus and His Teachings, which is a required class for those on the path to Unity credentialing. The heart of the Unity message is that Jesus is the great example and not the great exception. Explore how Jesus taught, prayed and healed. If you are taking the class for Unity Institute SEE credit, perfect attendance is required, and there will be a $36.00 registration fee. Otherwise, there are no charges or attendance requirements. A love offering will be blessed at each class.event

 

Sky Nelson Coming Soon...

Sky Nelson in Concert 

Sunday, April 15, 12:30pm

 

Sky has played piano since the ripe age of 3, and guitar not long thereafter. He was born into a family that studied spiritually under Sri Swami Satchidananda, and this early influence has led Sky to a lifelong pursuit of spiritual knowledge. In college at UC Berkeley, Sky switched his focus from studying music to physics, all in deference to that same fundamental motivation: find deeper meaning in the world.

  

These three threads converge in his current work on the science of synchronicity. Living synchronicity everyday is Sky's spiritual practice. Sky's writing on the physics has been published in two publications and presented at other professional conferences. And Sky's music has been recognized and appreciated in the New Thought community and beyond. Sky is a winner of West Coast Songwriter's Song of the Year 2008 (Tied Up Tied Down), three-time winner of "Best Performance" and two-times for "Best Song" (Space for Uncertainty, Tied-up Tied-down). "Live in Love" (2010) and "We Are the Ones (We've Been Waiting For)" (2008) received awards in the Indie International Song Contest.

 

For info and song samples, visit Sky's website

 

Happening Elsewhere...

 

Women's Retreat: Facilitated by Unity minister, Rev. Aliza Bloom (former senior minister Unity of Austin, TX) Saturday, March 24, 2012, at Unity of Tucson, phone: 520-577-3300, E-MAIL:  office@unitytucson.com 

 

Concert: Pat Watson and Mike Padilla, sponsored by Tucson Center for Spiritual Living. March 24th, call 319-0142 for more info. CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FLYER.

  

If you missed any of our Sunday lessons during the Sacred Abundance series, all of the audio lessons have been uploaded to our website. With our new audio player, you may either listen online or download mp3s to take in your iPod or other music player. You can also create CDs to play in your car or share with a friend.     

 

Closing
Nita Strauss

Enjoy listening to Rev. Jim Marshall at church this week, and I'll be back with you on March 18th. We're in the midst of the Lenten season, so after my weeks of travel and classes, that seems like a good day to look at what the Sabbath means in our lives. I'll see you then!   

Blessings, Nita


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03/11: Guest Speaker, Rev. Jim Marshall

3/18: The Sabbath Was Made for Us

3/25: Passion Sunday

4/1: Palm Sunday

4/8: Easter Sunday (White Stone Ceremony)

 

 

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