A universal assembly for true discernment
Topic: “Treasures from the Italy Pilgrimage”
Description: Rev. Regina Dawn Akers shared the spiritual treasures that have stayed with her from Awakening Together’s Contemplative Pilgrimage through Italy.
Topic: “What you See Is Your Greatest Gift”
Description: Rev. Jay McCormick talked about how everything that you see, and the way in which you see it, is a reflection of your feelings and beliefs about you. Emphasizing that the ‘you’ in the sentence includes everything, including the body and personality is identfied as ‘mine’. This opens the door for us to approach life in a different way, a way to seeing all the THINGS I see as mirrors for me to gain awareness of my misperceptions of the mind. If you goal is awakening or enlightenment, then the people, places, and situations you find any manner of unpleasantness or judgemnt with, or ‘not ok-ness’ become now a wonderful way for you to allow to be healed that which stands in the way of being in full awakening.
Reading: Michelle Hojnacki read from NTI 1 Peter, Chapter 2
Topic: “Living as the question”
Rev. Gloria discussed looking at awakening through the lens of curiosity.
Reading: Toni Fields read from NTI Acts Chapter 15
Topic: “The Miracle of Compassion and Grace in Purification”
Description: Rev. Carl discussed how Compassion and Grace are an integral part of the purification process and when fully embraced and internalized can “super charge” the process.
Reader : Rev. Nyki Dobson
Reading: NTI 2 Timothy, Chapter 2 (v1-26) and Chapter 3 (v1-5)
Topic: “To Be or Not to Be” – What Is The Question Again?
Description: Questions are a major part of one’s daily life and are a significant part of one’s spiritual journey. Rev. Rebecca Gibson explored the influence that they have on spiritual seekers while sharing, from her personal experiences and recent clarity, where questions and answers have led her.
Reading : Lyn Johnson read Act III Scene I from Shakespeare’s Hamlet.
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Topic: “Casting light on old skeletons”
Rev. Gloria discussed the effects that judgment has on the awakening process and helpful ways to recognize and let go of judgments.
Topic: “Letting go of Dreams”
Description: Rev. Regina Dawn Akers talked about letting go of attachments and worldly desires without feeling like you are sacrificing anything.
Reading: Kathy Smith read excerpts from NTI Hebrews.
Topic: “Intimately Experiencing Experience”
Description: Rev. Jacquelyn looked at how choosing to be with our feelings without our stories allows us to Be the Self.
Topic: “Service and Surrender of self-Will”
Description: Rev. Jay McCormick talked about how confusion comes when there is not yet a clear and complete surrender of the false will. Joy comes from the choice to serve, because the choice to serve is the choice to relinquish conflict. Since there is only one Will in reality, and Will is of love, to be aligned with Reality and God, we must surrender our imaginary will fully. We either choose conflict or love.
Reading: Sonja Spahn read from NTI John, Chapter 13
Topic: “Know Thy Self”
Rev. Joanne Schneider talks about watching our mind and our body shows us our belief in the world. Belief in the world is our hindrance to awakening. By looking at our beliefs with our Heart, we can practice discernment and choose again. Thus we will return to our Heart’s Desire, to know thy Self.
