We talk to God all the time and He answers always; often we do not know or hear.In this moment what would you like to say to Him? What would you ask if you had only one question left for the rest of your life?Find it, know it, ask it and your life will be changed, so important will it be. ...
“Don’t you imagine the leaves dream now how comfortable it will be to touch theearth instead of the nothingness of the air and the endless freshets of wind?”Mary Oliver, from Song for Autumn ...
May your prayers be answered well today. It cannot happen unless you ask – and there always is something to pray for if you look around and within you. ...
Yes, you are in service – but what does it mean? Often it is misunderstood, for in truth it is much more about being than doing.The spiritual Law of Service says that it is all about living, being and working in the world with an awareness for the needs of others, a wish to do your best and without attachment to getting personal gain or benefit from it. Keep it simple and remember, with a loving heart whatever you do you cannot fail. ...
In the early morning dawn today bats flew happily through dripping trees and wind-tossed leaves as the warm damp weather encouraged a multitude of insects to flourish and feed them. Grey and mysterious yet rich with the promise of autumn colour, the natural world rejoiced. ...
I said yesterday that spiritual development comes from being as much as doing, and that it comes in many guises. An unselfish will to good, conscious or unconscious, is always key, however actively or not it is expressed: it does not matter. Modesty is a hallmark, always, of those rare individuals who devote their lives […]
The manifestation of power in an unexpected, ugly way is distressing however much we know it is for the greater good. The deaths last night of three people and serious injury of another, all trying to protect their properties from mob attack, may shock the troublemakers into seeing the seriousness of their actions and to […]
Until Atlanteans arrived in the serene country of Lemuria, riots never took place because there was no cause. Lemuria was a place of peace, and a community ethos underpinned everything to ensure that state of being. This applied not just to sharing food and possessions without attachment, but to the nurturing of their young. From […]
Sometimes the clamours of the human world in its microcosmic state prevent us seeing the significance of the bigger picture set before us for our enlightenment, which affects our spiritual balance. Conflict is all around us – in the weekend riots in London precipitated by a schism within society and an intent to destroy that […]
The revelation yesterday that Sara Payne was a target on the notorious News of the World phone-hacking list has been described by some as “the ultimate betrayal”. Betrayal is a hard word that carries much weight and the feeling of being betrayed without justification is one of the hardest challenges to deal with, because it […]
The current intransigence within Congress over the US debt crisis is another wonderful example of political self-centredness, to help us learn and grow. It is extraordinary to watch this polarisation of bureaucratic obduracy, with one party insisting on deep spending cuts without any tax raising measures, the other party demanding a solution through taxing the […]
