Dear Ones,

Our new theme for the month of May is, appropriately, “From Showers to Flowers,” as the weather here is beginning to shift, and we are quite delighted with the gorgeous blossoms popping up everywhere.  Of course, we’ll go deeper into the idea of courageously moving through challenging or unpleasant times and reaping the blessings we can acknowledge have emerged.  The gifts are always there and require only our willingness to release any negative feelings about the experience and to open to the blessings that assist us in moving forward on our spiritual journey.

It is in this transformative practice of maintaining our attention on possibilities, instead of problems, that we learn to live a rich and rewarding life. The power of our focus is greater than we may have known, and the discipline required to make positive changes is well worth it.  We are not alone in these endeavors, as we certainly have each other in our spiritual communities for loving support, and we are always lifted and loved by God.

My talk this Sunday, May 3^rd, will be, “Gifts from Clouds.” Join us at our regular 1:00 P.M. ET Celebration at UCCVF, 45 Walker Rd., Wayne, PA, or online by going to www.cslphilly.org and clicking on the orange Watch Live button. Our virtual participants are part of our Beloved Community. For those in the area, you may wish to join the Practitioner of the Day from 12:30 to 12:45 P.M. in the “Couch Room” for a brief meditation. We enjoy fellowship after Celebration and are grateful for the tasty treats our folks bring to share.

Our Licensed Practitioners are the healing arm of our Center, keeping the High Watch for our Beloved Community.  They are also available for  appointments, either in person, on the phone, or online, where you will find a compassionate heart and receive spiritual mind treatment.  They are all listed on their dedicated page on our website. To get know them better, you may ask one of them for a brief “Three-Minute-Miracle” session after Sunday Celebration.  Additionally, a request placed into our Prayer Chest not only allows our Healing Ministry to treat for you, but they will also send you a personalized affirmation when you provide your email address.

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

Dear Ones,

May is full of great events to celebrate, beginning today with Cinco de Mayo, followed by Mother’s Day next Sunday, then our Zoom “Town Hall” meeting the afternoon of the 17th, New Member Sunday on May 24th, then Ray Adkins’ “One Man Dog” Concert on May 30th . We are actively engaged in Life, happy to share these wonderful occasions with family, friends, and one another.

A nurturing Presence guides us in these beautiful pursuits, as we are always
nourished, supported, directed, and sustained by the Indwelling Spirit.
Even as we honor our earthly mothers and care providers, we recognize the
Divine Love that guides and fulfills us all and allows these dear humans to
become instruments of compassion and inspiration.

Just as you and I were conceived by the Infinite Mind and Heart of God, so
do we, as individualizations of God, conceive beautiful ideas, allow their
nurture, and celebrate their manifestation. We are forever “giving birth” to
healthy, creative, constructive ideas and bringing them into earthly form. It
is the same Creative Intelligence, whether expressing on the personal or
Infinite level. Let us choose wisely and care lovingly for each divine idea.

Bring your favorite Mother or Nurturer to Mother’s Day this Sunday, May
10th to hear Rev. Mike speak on, “A Divine Conception” at our 1:00 P.M. ET
Celebration at UCCVF, 45 Walker Rd., Wayne, PA, or online by going to
www.cslphilly.org and clicking on the orange Watch Live button. Our
virtual participants are part of our Beloved Community. For those in the
area, you may wish to join the Practitioner of the Day from 12:30 to 12:45 P.M. in
the “Couch Room” for a brief meditation. We enjoy fellowship after
Celebration and are grateful for the tasty treats our folks bring to share.

Our Licensed Practitioners are the healing arm of our Center, keeping the
High Watch for our Beloved Community. They are also available for
appointments, either in person, on the phone, or online, where you will find
a compassionate heart and receive spiritual mind treatment. They are all
listed on their dedicated page on our website. To get know them better, you
may ask one of them for a brief “Three-Minute-Miracle” session after
Sunday Celebration. Additionally, a request placed into our Prayer Chest
not only allows our Healing Ministry to treat for you, but they will also send
you a personalized affirmation when you provide your email address.

With great love and respect,
Dr. Maxine

Dear Ones,

It can be quite interesting to watch bread dough rise, as the yeast in the ingredients causes it to double in size, magically assuming grander proportions than the small lump of dough it started out to be.  Not until we “punch” it down does it become small again, ready to take on the size and shape that we choose, whether as rolls, loaves, or something more exotic. It is in the kneading that the dough is able to develop and grow, and it is in being allowed to rise slowly on its own that it becomes pliable and ready to take form.

Similarly, the Universal Creative Process invites us  to the “yeasty” experience of being lifted and expanded in consciousness, after we have worked on ourselves long enough to feel melded so completely with Spirit that we may then set a specific intention and find our creative thought taking form.  As we soar to spiritual heights, we can then bring a greater experience of heaven to earth, with complete sovereignty over our choices.

Completing our April theme of “Essential Ascension,” I’ll be speaking on, “The Elevator Goes Both Ways,” at our regular 1:00 p,m.  ET Celebration. Be with us at UCCVF, 45 Walker Rd., Wayne, PA, or join us online by going to www.cslphilly.org and clicking on the orange Watch Live button. Our virtual participants are part of our Beloved Community. For those in the area, you may wish to join the Practitioner of the Day from 12:30 to 12:45 in the “Couch Room” for a brief meditation. We enjoy fellowship after Celebration and are grateful for the tasty treats our folks bring to share.

Our Licensed Practitioners are the healing arm of our Center, keeping the High Watch for our Beloved Community.  They are also available for  appointments, either in person, on the phone, or online, where you will find a compassionate heart and receive spiritual mind treatment.  They are all listed on their dedicated page on our website. To get know them better, you may ask one of them for a brief “Three-Minute-Miracle” session after Sunday Celebration.  Additionally, a request placed into our Prayer Chest not only allows our Healing Ministry to treat for you, but they will also send you a personalized affirmation when you provide your email address.

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

Dear Ones,

What a heart-lifting, mind-expanding, soul-satisfying Centers for Spiritual Living Convention Rev. Mike and I experienced last week. We returned uplifted and deeply grateful for our forward-thinking leadership, as well as delighted to connect with so many of our wonderful colleagues.  The theme, “Together in Joy” was perfect, as that was precisely our experience.

There is so much felt power and possibility when conscious, caring, compassionate people come together for the purpose of bringing more heaven to earth, and we feel blessed to be part of such a wise and loving organization. It is when folks walk together, united in a greater vision, that our world begins to heal, and a greater consciousness is revealed.  We rise together, bring our gifts, and invite Spirit to move us all to a higher level of understanding and expansion,

Many thanks to Dr. Hazel Spears, who shared her wonderfully inspiring talk last Sunday, as she also returned renewed and uplifted from our CSL Convention last week. This coming Sunday, Rev. Mike will speak on, “Move by Grace” at our regular 1:00 p.m. ET Celebration. Be with us at UCCVF, 45 Walker Rd., Wayne, PA, or join us online by going to www.cslphilly.org and clicking on the orange Watch Live button. Our virtual participants are part of our Beloved Community. For those in the area, you may wish to join the Practitioner of the Day from 12:30 to 12:45 p.m. in the “Couch Room” for a brief meditation. We enjoy fellowship after Celebration and are grateful for the tasty treats our folks bring to share.

Our Licensed Practitioners are the healing arm of our Center, keeping the High Watch for our Beloved Community.  They are also available for personal appointments, either in person or online, where you will find a compassionate heart and receive spiritual mind treatment.  They are all listed on their dedicated page on our website. To get to know them better, you may ask one of them for a brief “Three-Minute-Miracle” session after Sunday Celebration.  Additionally, a request placed into our Prayer Chest not only allows our Healing Ministry to treat for you, but they will also send you a personalized affirmation when you provide your email address.

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine

Dear Ones,

Rev. Mike and I are participating this week in our CSL Convention in Reno, Nevada, the theme this year being, “Together in Joy: Honoring, Connecting, Growing.” The speakers, workshops, and musicians are always outstanding, the business meetings informative, and the camaraderie is delightful, as ministers, practitioners, and lay people lovingly connect with one another. We always return enriched, illuminated, and enlivened.

As our theme for the month of April is, “Essential Ascension,” I encourage all of us to find peaceful and powerful ways to harmonize and re-energize ourselves.  Whether we travel to a serene destination, stroll through a wooded path, rest by the ocean, or simply sit quietly, breathe deeply, and invite Spirit’s uplifting Presence, we can be “made new.” It is from this place of divine connection that we are raised out of the human experience into the Divine.

Easter Sunday reminded us to allow ourselves to experience the resurrected consciousness which allows us to view events in our personal lives and in the world from a truer perspective, as we rise up to greater Truth. God is still God: Omnipresent, Omnipotent, Omniscient, and Omni-active. As we continue to evolve in our spiritual journey, we ascend to new heights of Love, Wisdom, Peace, and Power. Let’s keep sharing the journey.

Our wonderful friend, Dr. Hazel Spears will be our guest speaker this Sunday, at our 1:00 p.m. ET Celebration, her message being, “Up, Up, Up!” Be with us at UCCVF, 45 Walker Rd., Wayne, PA, or join us online by going to www.cslphilly.org and clicking on the orange Watch Live button. Our virtual participants are part of our Beloved Community. For those in the area, you may wish to join the Practitioner of the Day from 12:30 to 12:45 p.m. in the “Couch Room” for a brief meditation. We enjoy fellowship after Celebration and are grateful for the tasty treats our folks bring to share.

Contact any of our Licensed Practitioners for spiritual mind treatment and an uplift in consciousness.  They are all listed on their dedicated page on our website. To get know them better, you may ask one of them for a brief “Three-Minute-Miracle” session after Sunday Celebration.  Additionally, a request placed into our Prayer Chest not only allows our Healing Ministry to treat for you, but they will also send you a personalized affirmation when you provide your email address.

With great love and respect,

Dr. Maxine