Who have we come here to be?

I sat back in awe this weekend as Spirit spoke in a mighty way through our collective consciousness. As a community, we spent time asking Spirit to reveal who we are to be and what is ours to do. Friday evening, powerful words like global transformation and service reverberated around the room. The hairs on my arms were standing straight up. Saturday, after much prayer, discussion and discernment, a smaller group representing the collective consciousness heard the following as our vision, "We celebrate a world expressing oneness with God-a world of peace, unity and abundance." Then we found our purpose, which is- "We are a loving spiritual community empowering active leaders in stewardship to an awakening world." The more I sit with those statements, the more excited I become. I see how we are maturing as a spiritual community moving beyond what we can get to what we can give. Even deeper than that, the word stewardship means that we feel a sense of responsibility for doing all we can to create a world of peace, unity and abundance for all. We see how God entrusted the world and one another to us and it is up to us to create the kind of world in the words of our Association, "works for everyone."

Jesus and the NRA

Yesterday as I was driving behind a truck, I noticed 2 different bumper stickers. One said, "NRA, the first line of defense." and the other was the Christian symbol of the fish. I just kept seeing the image of Jesus in the Bible reprimanding Peter for drawing a sword on his captors and standing before Pontius Pilate without a word or witness in his defense. I am also reminded of the line in the "Course in Miracles" that says, "In my defenselessness, my safety lies." Can we lay down our defenses and recognize that this is where our greatest strength lies? I think in time we will evolve to that awareness and act accordingly. In the meantime, it is up to me to see where I have built defenses in the name of protecting myself while believing that "god" has sanctioned my actions and beliefs.

I'm back

Michael and I have been in Canada riding around Lake Superior for the past 2 weeks and had an incredible time. I love going out of the country and getting a taste of what it is like to be the outsider. We take so much for granted in this country and I know that I have a tendency to believe that the rest of the world revolves around us. It is good to be reminded that other countries have just as much pride and just as much value as our own. In Unity we teach that we are all one. The only way we knew we were crossing into Canada was by the guard houses at the border where they were checking passports. An imaginary line separated us from the Canadians. I have to look at all of the other imaginary lines that I have created in my life to separate me from others making them the outsider. Going out of the country reminds me to pay attention to where I have drawn the lines and separated myself so I can erase those lines between me and another.