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    January 2, 2022

    A Prayer for World Peace

    I know there is but One Mind, which is the mind of God, in which all people live and move and have their being.

    I know there is a divine pattern for humanity and within this pattern there is infinite harmony and peace, cooperation, unity, and mutual helpfulness.

    I know that the mind of humankind, being one with the mind of God, shall discover the method, the way, and the means best fitted to permit the flow of Divine Love between individuals and nations.

    Thus, harmony, peace, cooperation, unity, and mutual helpfulness are experienced by all.

    I know there will be a free interchange of ideas, of cultures, of spiritual concepts, of ethics, of educational systems and scientific discoveries…for all good belongs to all alike.

    I know that, because Divine Mind has created us all, we are bound together in one infinite and perfect unity.

    I know that all people and all nations will remain individual but unified for the common purpose of promoting peace, happiness, harmony, and prosperity.

    I know that deep within each person the Divine Pattern of perfect peace is already implanted.

    I now declare that in each person and in leaders of thought everywhere this Divine Pattern moves into action and form, to the end that all nations and all people will live together win peace harmony, and prosperity forever.

    -Science of Mind, Ernest Holmes.

    Peace can’t be kept by force, it can only be achieved by understanding.

    -Einstein

    I see you.

    I am here.

    ‘In a culture that erases humanity, that keeps the act of innocence and beginning invisible, we are sorely in need of being seen with joy, so we can proclaim with equal astonishment and innocence that of all the amazing things that could have been or not, We Are Here.

    As far back as we can remember, people of the oldest tribes, unencumbered by civilization, have been rejoicing in being on earth together. No only can we do this for each other, it is essential. For as stars need open space to be seen, as waves need shore to crest, as ew needs grass to soak into, our vitality depends on how we exclaim and rejoice, “I See You!” “I Am Here!”‘

    -Mark Nepo, The Book of Awakening

    Power Path

    New Moon today, Sunday, January 2nd.

    Known as the Black Moon, this launches a new cycle for the year. If you have not already written your intentions, this is a great time to catch up with that task. This moon supports pragmatic, responsible, attainable goals. What is your ambition for 2022? What action steps can you anchor that are practical, attainable and responsible? Remember there is a difference between intentions, goals and resolutions. The intention is the end result you wish for. The goals are the steps to get there. The resolutions are the disciplines that help you to reach your goals.

    Example: If your intention is to improve your living space, the goal may be a new couch and the resolution would be to check Craigslist every day and follow up on possibilities. 

    -Lena

     

    Center for Action & Contemplation

    In a world of fault lines and fractures,
    we stand in a place where opposites come together,
    awaiting the birth of what is to come.

    If you are doubting, welcome.
    If you are healing, welcome.
    If you are angry at injustice, welcome.

    We await a new genesis,
    one more beginning in a series of starts,
    trailing backwards in time to the very first day.

    If you are afraid, welcome.
    If you are joyful, welcome.
    If you are longing to belong, welcome.

    God’s generous rhythm of life, death, resurrection,
    moving in and through all things,
    the very breath and source of the cosmos itself.

    Our pathways converge and continue,
    each one of us a catalyst for loving action.
    We, a community of saints.
    Conspire.
    Breathe with us.

    cac.org

     

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