Dear Ones,

The holiday season is in full swing, and the sights and sounds of the season can bring us great delight, if we choose to align ourselves with the ever-present Grace and Joy that surrounds and indwells us. Many of us are preparing for Christmas celebrations, not only sending greetings, planning gatherings, shopping for gifts and food, and decorating, but also opening our hearts to the rebirth of the Christ Consciousness within us all. Of course, this Divine Presence lives within us all, although called by different names: Krishna, Buddha, Atman, Emanuel, and we invite this inner illumination to light our way each day.

As this Divine Light radiates outward from our hearts, warming and blessing everyone and everything around us, we enter more deeply into a greater possibility of experiencing heaven on earth and the flow of Divine Love through all humanity. Let’s keep our Lights shining brightly, as we enjoy this sacred season, and be sure to invite your friends and neighbors to attend our Annual Winter Solstice at UCCVF on Saturday, December 20^th.

Our new monthly theme is, “Bring in the Light,” and this Sunday’s message is about, “You Shine!” Enjoy a short meditation with our Practitioner of the Day at 12:30, then gather in the Sanctuary for our 1:00 P.M. Celebration. If you are out of the area, please join us online by logging on to our website, www.cslphilly.org and go to the orange Watch Online button to be with us virtually.

Our Licensed Professional Practitioners are available to pray with you or to teach you how to use spiritual mind treatment. Click here to see their dedicated page on our website and contact any of them for a personal appointment. They are also here for “3-Minute Miracles” for brief meetings on Sundays after service, and the Prayer Chest receives your requests for spiritual mind treatment by the “God Squad.”

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

What a wonderful Communal Pre-Thanksgiving Feast we enjoyed last Sunday after Celebration! Great gratitude to Chef Jerry Goard and to all who prepared delicious dishes, helped set up, clean up, and participated in a heart-and-appetite-satisfying meal! We love celebrating Life together and delighted in creating another “Bountiful Bouquet,” proving that, when we give freely of our individual gifts, we are able to co-create greater meaning and beauty as a community.

Let’s determine to sustain the peace and joy of each day and its activities, bringing our highest and best to our personal lives and to one another in continuing to build a strong community. It is in remembering the Source we all share that we experience the joy and tranquility of every moment of each day to come. We can move with Grace and Gratitude into the weeks of celebration to come. Rev. Mike and I count you high among our blessings, are so thankful for you all, and wish you a very Happy Thanksgiving.

As we complete this month and enter into the fullness of the holiday season, we do well to maintain our serenity in moving through the coming weeks. This Sunday, November 30^th at the 1:00 P.M. ET Celebration, I’ll be suggesting the wisdom of, “Bringing in the Holidays . . . Gently.” If you are out of the area, please join us online by logging on to our website, www.cslphilly.org and go to the orange Watch Online button to be with us virtually.

Our Licensed Professional Practitioners are available to pray with you or to teach you how to use spiritual mind treatment. Click here to see their dedicated page on our website. You may contact any of them for a personal appointment. They are here for “3-Minute Miracles” for brief meetings on Sundays after service, and the Prayer Chest receives your requests for spiritual mind treatment by the “God Squad.”

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

Thank you, Merci, Gracias, Gratzi, Arigato . .  These are just a few of the words that express gratitude, and they all bring delight to our hearts.  The very atmosphere around us can change abruptly when we arrive in a mindset of thanksgiving, as Gratitude is causative! It is far more than a nicety or social grace but a powerful energy that opens us to an increased flow of abundance and joy. It also tends to open hearts and bring smiles to the faces of those we encounter.

Thanksgiving time tends to remind us of the Good that exists in the world and encourages us to count our blessings, as well as to reach out to those who may not have so many blessings to count.  The joy of generosity is a natural result of the illuminated consciousness of thankfulness. We may invite someone to our table, help to serve at a shelter, send donations to helpful organizations, or include others in uplifting prayer.

However you celebrate this special time, do encourage everyone around you to speak aloud their gratitude, and watch the energy of joy fill the room.  Let’s also continuing employing this beautiful practice far beyond the day itself, as it elevates consciousness, lifts hearts, and invites great abundance of every nature into our lives. May your blessings increase, as you are all blessings to our spiritual community.

This Sunday, November 23^rd at the 1:00 P.M. ET Celebration, we will be celebrating our individual and shared blessings, as we focus on “Thankful Hearts” and enjoy our Bountiful Bouquet ceremony. If you are out of the area, please join us online by logging on to our website, www.cslphilly.org and go to the orange Watch Online button to be with us virtually. Local folks are encouraged to remain for our Community Thanksgiving Feast in Fellowship Hall. We are blessed to have the gustatorial talents of Chef Jerry Goard, preparing the turkeys, stuffing, and gravy for us.  Bring your favorite side dishes to share with your friends and do register online for the event – just click here.  

As Spiritual Mind Treatment is the foremost practice of our teaching, we learn the beauty and power of this affirmative form of prayer. Our Licensed Practitioners are available to pray with you or to teach you this method. Click here to see their dedicated page on our website and can be contacted for a personal appointment. They are here for “3-Minute Miracles” for brief meetings on Sundays after service, and the Prayer Chest receives your requests for spiritual mind treatment by the “God Squad.”

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

Dear Ones,

Since our perspective tends to create our reality, we are wise to persist in seeing rightly, rather than judging by appearances. What we name in mind will likely present itself in our world of experience, so let’s call forth the Truth and Beauty within everything we think, feel, see, and experience. Becoming masters of our consciousness, we step up to co-creating lives of success, satisfaction, and wellbeing. It is a Divine Power we use every time we turn away from unreality and set our intention on The Good.

Remembering that Discipline is loving yourself enough to do what is good for you, we do not give attention or energy to that which is temporal; rather, we set our vision on the Real, the Eternal, the True. Of course, it takes practice to attain the Grace-filled consciousness of perceiving Good where it may not initially appear, and this is a goal worth pursuing.

This Sunday, November 16^th at the 1:00 P.M. ET Celebration, we will continue our monthly theme, “The Gentle Art of Blessing,” focusing on the effective practice, “Look for the Good and Praise It!”  Note: we expect some extra special music this Sunday, as Valentina Raffaelli will join Ray Adkins, bringing us the delight of their combined talents! A Practitioner leads meditation in a quiet room from 12:30 to 12:45 P.M. for those who wish to arrive early . If you are part of our online Sundays, log onto our website, www.cslphilly.org and go to the orange Watch Online button to be with us virtually. We love our extended family members and understand that we are all connected in the Infinite Mind and Heart of God.

On Sunday afternoon, November 23^rd, we offer a special Thanksgiving Service, followed by our bountiful Thanksgiving Feast in Fellowship Hall. You know how great our cooks and bakers are, including Chef Jerry Goard, who will prepare the turkeys, gravy, and stuffing. We’ll have the pleasure of contributing to this warm and festive Community occasion with our favorite dishes.

We provide spiritual tools for both personal and global transformation, Spiritual Mind Treatment being our foremost practice of our teaching. Our Licensed Professional Practitioners are well-versed in this form of Affirmative Prayer and can both treat/pray with you and teach you this dynamic prayer method. Click here to go to their dedicated page on our website and can be contacted for a personal appointment. They are also available on Sundays for brief meetings after service, and the Prayer Chest receives your requests for spiritual mind treatment.

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

Dear Ones,

As the Master Teacher taught us to “Judge Not,” we are learning the lesson of lessening our negative reactions to unpleasant events that may occur and, rather, to look past the appearances to the Divine Harmony and Infinite Intelligence within them. Calling forth the Good is always preferable to criticizing the illusion, and it is in this way that we are able to find the blessing within the challenge.

Maintaining our focus on the eternal and everlasting Presence, it becomes more possible to release fear, blame, and false belief in the transitory condition. We are at cause in choosing such intentions, aligning with Truth, and inviting the Good to come forth into our lives. Indeed, we have sovereignty, and our oneness with the Divine and powerful use of the Law ensures a life of joy and fulfillment. “Look for the Good and praise It!”

Join Rev. Mike this Sunday, November 9^th as he reminds us that, “Everything is a Blessing” at the 1:00 P.M. ET Celebration. You may always come a bit early, at 12:30 P.M., to join the Practitioner of the Day for a 15-minute Meditation before Celebration. If you are part of our online Sundays, log onto our website, www.cslphilly.org and go to the orange Watch Online button (or just click here) to be with us virtually. We are grateful that our extended family members are a significant part of our Beloved Community.

Mark your calendars for Sunday afternoon, November 23^rd when we will once again come together for our Thanksgiving Feast in Fellowship Hall. You know how great our cooks and bakers are, including Chef Jerry Goard, who will prepare the turkeys and gravy. We’ll get to contribute to this warm and festive Community occasion with our favorite dishes. This will follow our special Thanksgiving Service which includes our Bountiful Bouquet.

Although most of our members and friends are well-versed in the art of affirmative prayer, or Spiritual Mind Treatment, there are times we are wise to reach out to one of our Licensed Professional Practitioners for a spiritual uplift. Click here to go to their dedicated page on our website and can be contacted for a personal appointment. They are also available on Sundays for brief meetings after service, and the Prayer Chest receives your requests for spiritual mind treatment.

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine