Message from Light of God Ministry
Greetings, Love and Blessings to you!
We hope you are having a wonderful start to your summer so far.
You may have heard that we are in the process of reconfiguring the seating within our church sanctuary. As we discussed this past Sunday, our primary intention is to create a more welcoming, inviting and intimate space for congregants.
Additionally, we hope that the new configuration will make the space more versatile so that other spiritual groups will be able to utilize the space for their specific worship needs.
Below is a photographic rendering of what the changes will look like once complete. These changes may come into effect quite soon, likely in time for our Congregational Gathering on July 10th.
At that time, we plan to discuss as a congregation our plans for the near future, and look forward to hearing from you.
As always, we are forever grateful for your love and ongoing support.
❤️
With Love,
Light of God Ministry
Congregational Gathering July 10th at 11am
Our Next In-person Sunday Worship July 3rd at 11am
All Are Welcome with Love
Dear Friends:
Summer is finally here and has brought the lovely sunshine and warmth.
As you know the summer solstice date of June 21st that we recently marked, is also National Day for Indigenous People. The videos this week have some songs in the language of the Tla'amin Nation which is called, "ayajuthem". I hope you have fun trying some of these words.
The Parent Tot video has a reading from a book of poems by First Nations people, a discussion about snails, as well as these songs: The More We Sing Together, Listen to the Water, Head and Shoulders in ayajuthem, I'm A Happy Kid, and The People on the Bus.
The Family Fun video has two readings from the book of poems written by First Nations people, a discussion about some things made from cedar, two songs in the ayajuthem language, as well as the following songs: This is the Day, The Wind, This Land, and Jesus Loves Me.
Enjoy the start of this beautiful season of summer.
Brenda Pielle
Reaching Out to Families
Powell River United Church
Reading: Power of Now
In the state of surrender, you see very clearly what needs to be done, and you take action, doing one thing at a time and focusing on one thing at a time. Learn from nature: See how everything gets accomplished and how the miracle of life unfolds without dissatisfaction or unhappiness. That's why Jesus said: "Look at the lilies, how they grow; they neither toil nor spin."
Until you practice surrender, the spiritual dimension is something you read about, talk about, get excited about, write books about, think about, believe in - or don't, as the case may be. It makes no difference. Not until you surrender does it become a living reality in your life. When you do, the energy that you emanate and which then runs your life is of a much higher vibrational frequency than the mind energy that still runs our world - the energy that created the existing social, political, and economic structures of our civilization, and which also continuously perpetuates itself through our educational systems and the media. Through surrender, spiritual energy comes into this world. It creates no suffering for yourself, for other humans, or any other life form on the planet. Unlike mind energy, it does not pollute the earth, and it is not subject to the law of polarities, which dictates that nothing can exist without its opposite, that there can be no good without bad. Those who run on mind energy, which is still the vast majority of the Earths population, remain unaware of the existence of spiritual energy. It belongs to a different order of reality and will create a different world when a sufficient number of humans enter the surrendered state and so become totally free of negativity. If the Earth is to survive, this will be the energy of those who inhabit it.
Jesus referred to this energy when he made his famous prophetic statement in the Sermon on the Mount: "Blessed are the gentle; they shall have the earth for their possession." It is a silent but intense presence that dissolves the unconscious patterns of the mind. They may still remain active for a while, but they won’t run your life anymore. The external conditions that were being resisted also tend to shift or dissolve quickly through surrender. It is a powerful transformer of situations and people. If conditions do not shift immediately, your acceptance of the Now enables you to rise above them. Either way, you are free.
~ Eckhart Tolle
Poem: Everything is You
Is the Universe different than You?
Is the World different than You?
Is the Body different than You?
Is the Mind different than You?
Is the Heart different than You?
Is the Soul different than You?
When Everything is You, why do We feel individual and separate from You, from Nature and each Other?
When Everything is You, why don’t We see Ourselves as We are, as You are?
Yet, knowing You and loving You can be so simple and easy, because Everything is You.
Everything is You.
PRUC Online Worship Service
Please Join us this Sunday, July 3rd
May you be Graced with God’s love.
P R A Y E R
All-pervasive One,
You pervade the infinity of space and eternity of time.
Please wash away my limited vision and understanding, so I may perceive your benevolence in the world, every physical object and all humanity.
May perceive your benevolence in all my thoughts, in all my feelings, and most importantly as the essence of my very existence.
May I perceive You as my very own Self.
Amen
Powell River United Church, 6932 Crofton Street, Powell River, BC, V8A 5H4, Canada