“You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.”   — Jane Goodall

Even as we seek to connect with the Power for Good within us to expand our consciousness and improve our individual lives, so we are aware of Chief Seattle’s wise words, “Humankind has not woven the thread of life. We are but one thread within it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves. All things are bound together.” It truly is not possible to claim a good for ourselves that we do not also desire for others, and our interdependence with nature is the foundation of equity, harmony, and life-giving energy.

We really needn’t “heal the earth,” as the earth is quite capable of healing itself.  Recall during the first stages of Covid-19, when people were staying home, and the air and waters were allowed to restore themselves, how sweet it was to see the stars and visit clear healthy lakes and oceans. It is we, ourselves, who are required to heal by making wiser decisions, resting in the natural, healing energies in which we partake, simply by being an integral part of this web of life.  There is a term called, homeostasis, which is the way our bodies, or the earth bodies, return to harmonious life expression when we cease interfering with them.

These are the powerful choices we are invited to make at this significant time, and, once we realize that our choices do impact those around us and the environment itself, the Infinite wisdom and Divine Love within us guide us clearly as to “what is mine to do today.”

As you scroll through our website at www.cslphilly.org, you will see classes and events coming up, as well as archived Sunday Celebrations and Love Notes from Rev. Mike and me.  Invite your friends to join us on Sundays, as we reach beyond physical borders to connect with people everywhere. Regrettably, we had internet challenges last Sunday with unsteady airing; yet, the entire Celebration is also available on the website and may be viewed at any time.

Until we are guided by CDC when we may wisely open our Center to in-person gathering, we continue meeting virtually, both on Sundays and for mid-week classes. We are grateful for the technology that permits us to continue to be together and expect to use this technology to maintain the live streaming even after we may be together again.

You may contact our Practitioners and Practitioner Interns on our website to guide you through any challenges with spiritual support. Do l00k at their page on the website, call on them by selecting someone with whom you relate, if you ready for an uplift.

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

“Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:22) Today, we know what this means. The renewing of the mind is a scientific act.  As the conscious thought pours truth into the subjective channels of creative energy, the body is automatically renewed this is mental healing.  ~Ernest Holmes, Science of Mind, p. 486

How special last week was, with our virtual Good Friday and Easter Celebrations!  Even our traditional “Bountiful Bouquet” went beautifully, and virtually, as we sent in photos of special flowers, and our Producer, Jeff Masino, compiled them all into a stunning collage with musical accompaniment.  Isn’t it amazing how this external challenge has brought about such brilliant creativity! There are so many ways for us to feel connected, fed, inspired, and together, and I am grateful for the faith, confidence, and flexibility we have all been experiencing and contributing to our Beloved Community.

We definitely have been moving through major transformation, personally and globally, and the energy of the past week assisted in lifting us above conditions to a greater reality and possibility.  Of course, as next Sunday’s topic explains, “It’s an Inside Job,” as everything begins in the unseen realm of Infinite Possibility and manifests in the visible, according to the mental image on which we have focused.  As we know, “If it’s to be, it’s up to me.”  That is not to say that we, of our human selves, are responsible to make anything happen; rather, it is up to us to invite this Holy Presence to work gracefully and powerfully through us, accomplishing whatever we now choose to experience.

Do scroll through our website to see, not only the classes and events coming up, but also the many Sunday Celebrations and Love Notes from Rev. Mike and me that are archived there.  Invite your friends to join us on Sundays, as we reach beyond physical borders to connect with people everywhere. As you click the Watch Live link on our website: www.cslphilly.org you will be directed either to Facebook or YouTube for viewing.

Our Board continues to meet virtually, discussing the important matters of our Community, monitoring the current health guidelines for in-person gathering, and looking toward a safe in-person opening when the time is right. Once we have established the safety and wisdom of returning to our Center, we will continue streaming these Sundays to you; and, even when we return, our plan is to continue in “hybrid” fashion, with both virtual and in-person Celebrations. Our archived Sundays and Love Notes from Rev. Mike and me may be accessed on that same link. We love sharing music, prayer, and uplifting messages for our Beloved Community and beyond.

Our Practitioners and Practitioner Interns are listed on our website, ready and willing to guide you through any challenges with spiritual support. Do call on them for support

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

The whole teaching of Jesus is to have faith and to believe. He placed a greater value on faith and belief than any individual who has ever taught spiritual truth. We are to believe in ourselves because we have first penetrated the invisible Cause back of the real self. We are to have absolute faith in our work, because we have positive conviction of the inner power which enables us to do this work.  ~  Ernest Holmes, Science of Mind, p. 450

The story of Palm Sunday is about courageous readiness for a divine mission, approached both humbly and powerfully, as the human connects deeply with Source, wisely decides to go beyond ego, and prepares for Sacred Work. You and I learn from the writings about Jesus that we are to become so entwined with the Living Spirit Almighty that we are willing to take a different path than others or than we, ourselves, have previously attempted.

The donkey upon which Jesus rode into Jerusalem represents his humility and lack of ego, as he entered the City of Peace triumphantly, guided by Spirit and committed to complete the Work he had come to do.  It was his total faith and deep connection with The Father, his Divine Source, that led him forward on this holy journey.  We, too, find ourselves capable of more then we ever knew and willing to venture into unknown territory when our faith is deep and our confidence profound. It is never, “I, of myself” doing anything but the Power within doing it all, and perfectly.

In aligning with the Source of Divine Wisdom, and feeling growing confidence in Its guidance, we are free to choose our unique paths of expansion.  We prepare for the experience of resurrection by entering humbly and victoriously into each divine pursuit.

We continue joining you every Sunday morning, as we livestream our Celebrations at 10:30 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, and this Palm Sunday’s topic is, “The Road Less Traveled.”  When you click the Livestream link on our website: www.cslphilly.org you will be directed either to the Facebook or YouTube channel for viewing. Until we have established the safety and wisdom of returning to our Center, we will continue streaming these Sundays to you; and, even when we return, our plan is to continue in “hybrid” fashion, with both virtual and in-person Celebrations. Our archived Sundays and Love Notes from Rev. Mike and me may be accessed on that same link. We love sharing music, prayer, and uplifting messages for our Beloved Community and beyond.

If you find yourself experiencing a personal challenge, or simply desire to expand your consciousness of good, check in with one of our Practitioners or Practitioner Interns listed on our website.  They are here for you.

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine