A universal assembly for true discernment
Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Jacquelyn EckertTitle: “Becoming the Empty Shell is Easier Than You Think.”
Description: Rev. Eckert discussed what is meant by “becoming the empty shell” as advised by NTI.
Reading: Rev. Shawna Summers read an article by Jan Frazier called “Think Nothing of It.”: Click Here to Read
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Regina Dawn AkersTitle: “God is in the Freedom.”
Description: How do we awaken? Some spiritual teachers speak of discipline and intense effort; others speak of consistency with love and sincerity; others say there’s absolutely nothing to do. What’s true? Rev. Regina Dawn Akers answered these questions in this Sunday’s Weekly Gathering.
Reading: Andy Walker read an excerpt from Perfect Brilliant Stillness by David Carse. Read Excerpt Here
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Meg ReinhartTitle: “The Holy Spark of Infinite Life”
Description: Rev. Meg contemplated the quote from the “I Ching”, “We do not try to impress them with the truth of the situation, but depend on truth’s penetrating power, as a Sage, the task is a balanced irony that holds the presence of both dark and light for others to see.” While looking at Chapter 5 (How to Awaken the Extremely Intense Desire for Liberation) in The Most Direct Means to Eternal Bliss.
Reading: Dawn Fernandez read an excerpt from “The Philosophy of the I Ching” by Carol K Anthony.
Here’s the PDF of the excerpt from I Ching: Click Here to Read
Here’s the diagram Meg shared: Click Here to View
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Shawna SummersTitle: “Am I Willing to Be Resurrected?”
Description: Rev. Shawna explored what Willingness and Resurrection symbolize for her right now. Shawna invited each one of us to contemplate what ‘willingness to be resurrected’ means to us.
Reading: Melody Brauninger read selections from (NTI) The Holy Spirit’s Interpretation of the New Testament. NTI Mark Ch. 15, v. 24-32 & NTI Galations Ch. 5, v. 7-12
Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Regina Dawn AkersTopic: You are Called to be a Teacher of God.
Description: As a follow-up to the movie discussion of “Shall We Dance?” and as a preview to Sunday’s Special Ministers’ Meeting, Regina shared from her experience of one who was called to be a teacher of God. What does “being called” mean? And how do we answer the call?
Reading: Rev. Phil Frisk read the Introduction to the ACIM Manual for Teachers.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Billy SintirisTopic: “Becoming the Holy Spirit”
Description: Rev. Billy talked about how the awareness of the relationship with Holy Spirit has changed through inquiry, purification has become one with Source – with this, helping to continually decide what to bring down to Earth and thus making Heaven and Earth One.
Reading: Rubye Nasser read the poem Ithaca by C.P. Cavafy.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. David Dov FishmanTopic: I Rest in God.
Description: Dov gently reminded us, that in times like these, the best adage is to stay calm and rest in God. You are already cared for, but the question is do you trust that truth?
Reading: Shiryl Kaplan read A Course in Miracles Lesson 109, I Rest in God.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Dawn Fernandez, LM
Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Regina Dawn Akers
Topic: To Work or To Rest? That is the Question.
Description: Rev. Regina Dawn Akers explored beliefs that may get in the way of you meditating like you watching TV … or a movie …. or taking long walks … or relaxing with a beer … or soaking in a hot aromatherapy bath.
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Weekly Sunday Gathering with Rev. Gloria WellsTopic: “Letting Life Lead”
Description: Rev. Gloria shared from her personal experience on letting Reality be as it is because fighting it causes suffering. Also, she shared about the Serenity Prayer. This prayer has been an instrument used in helping her, and a gift she shared with a loved one, in order to focus the mind on something helpful instead of on fear. She also talked about Regina Dawn Aker’s teaching on The Flow and how this teaching allows one to choose with Spirit instead of choosing to fight reality.
Reading: Kathy Smith read from a book called Real, Whole, Here and Happy by James Waite. The Chapter/section is called “Choice Is Not an Option.”
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