Message of the Day from Rev. Mary White
Good Evening and Blessings
We all enjoy being around people who seem to be full of love for life. We usually say that they have a positive attitude, their cup is half full and their joy for life is infectious. No matter how low our mood might be, when they are near, our spirit rises. How can we bottle this way of being so that we can all live more in and with the Spirit? Sadly, it cannot be bottled nor sold. We can all live a positive spiritual life by changing our mindset to believe in a Higher Power who can take on all our negative thoughts that we have no control over. It takes practice to hand our negativism over and replace them with positive thoughts. It has been my experience that once we start focusing on the positive, a positive Spirit will grow and surround our every breath. And we will discover that there is some positive in all that we experience.
Keep safe, Keep connected.
Blessings and the strength of Love be with you.
Rev. Mary,
revmjwhite@hotmail.ca
A Reading • 1 Corinthians 2:14-16
The unspiritual self, just as it is by nature, can’t receive the gifts of God’s Spirit. There’s no capacity for them. They seem like so much silliness. Spirit can be known only by spirit—God’s Spirit and our spirits in open communion. Spiritually alive, we have access to everything God’s Spirit is doing, and can’t be judged by unspiritual critics. Isaiah’s question, “Is there anyone around who knows God’s Spirit, anyone who knows what God is doing?” has been answered: Christ knows, and we have Christ’s Spirit.
Prayer
Spirit God,
We recognize that there are those among us who live surrounded by the Spirit. They experience life jam-packed with hope and joy. Help us discover how to live more in the Spirit.
Enable us to share with others the light we have available to us.
Free us from our limitations to make our coming into the presence of a child a transforming event.
Save us from making tradition serve our longing for security when you are making all things new, bringing new traditions alive. Let your will be done.
Amen