Rev. Robert's Blog
Friday, December 23, 2022
We are all somewhat familiar with the Christmas story that is shared with us in Luke 2:1 thru 2:18 about the birth of Jesus. It is a beautiful story that starts in the ancient town of Nazareth, involves a journey of Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem to register and pay taxes for the year and ends with the birth of Jesus the...
Friday, December 16, 2022
Deepak Chopra, in an essay on cultivating joy, says “Joy is Divine. While feelings of happiness usually come from external sources and are temporary, joy comes from within. It is an innate part of who you are and how you express yourself.”This Sunday of Advent, we are focused on Joy. Since joy is an innate energy within us...
Friday, December 9, 2022
As we celebrate the birth of Jesus the Christed one at this time of year, we are reminded that we also are of the Christ Mind and the world is waiting for the awakening of that Christ Mind in the consciousness of each one of us.We are each a glorious beacon of light (Matt.5:14) that has forgotten that we are here to shine...
Friday, December 2, 2022
In our busy world we are trained to be active, doing something, reading something, listening to something, talking to someone, or any other of the somethings that catch our attention. All these activities apparently are presented to us to assure ourselves that we are being productive and creative, to prove to the world...
Friday, November 25, 2022
In the beginning, Genesis 1:27 tells us that God created you in His own image. A spiritual image, complete, whole and with dominion over everything that creeps on the earth. You are divinity in action and blessed with the never-ending love from the Creator of the Universe. Many years later, in Matthew 5:14, Jesus tells us...
Saturday, November 19, 2022
This is a famous quote from Marcus Aurelius, Roman Emperor and philosopher from 161 to 180. He is considered one of the last good emperors of Rome before the decline of the Roman Empire in the second and third centuries.The Apostle Paul tells us in 1 Corinthians 2:12, “Now we have received not the spirit of the world, but...