Prayer of the Day

Our Memories and Our Dreams are Divine as we Live them Now

Treatment by Ed Preston, RScP

Wow! Here I sit, blissed out in beautiful memories of 40-45 years ago. I’m relaxing with friends in a beautiful cottage in Carmel, CA. We’ve been having a reunion of grade school and high school friends of my wife, Diane. Yesterday I walked down to Carmel Beach and watched the surf as I remembered the first time Diane and I took our children to the beech. It was about our sixth date and things were starting to get “serious”. Ah, the memories! Two days ago we ate lunch on Old Fisherman’s Warf in Monterey. It was where we ate lunch together on the day we met, 43 years ago. Ah, the memories! As we leave today, we hope to drive by the house where we had a garden wedding 40 years and 5 days ago. Ah, the memories.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was Love, and the Word is Love. We can live each moment mindfully aware of beautiful memories as they come. In this present moment I can return to the beaches and Warfs of memory and make them new. In the present moment we can all create new and beautiful memories by living our lives to their fullest. That leaves us Full — of Memories. Our Memories and our Dreams are Divine as we live them Now, in this moment. In that, we are Divine, our lives are Love.
I know that each person reading these Words Now, realizes the Divine glory of their own memories and dreams with the wonderful power of Mindfilness. We each have the power to revisit our memories and know the Divine glory of Love Now. I give great thanks for knowing that we each also have the power and opportunity to go out into life and create a new memories, Now.

And so, I release my memories for the moment, knowing I can return at any time in Mind. I release these words into Law knowing they serve us all with Memory.

And so it has been, so it is, and so it will be.

Treatment for May 9, 2014

I Claim about Celebration Center and Each Person Freedom

Treatment by Frank Mastoris

I was reflecting about my life and the life of so many others. We tend to reflect upon the circumstances of our lives. We bitch and complain. We get angry and frustrated. We try to “change things”. Yet, focusing on all we do not want or do not have just complicates matters. It’s where we focus our attention and it’s what manifests because of the law.

So today, I claim about Celebration Center and each person freedom. So today I claim about Celebration Center the truth of freedom from the unintentional use of the law.

I know the truth. There is truly only one life, one presence and one power. It’s Good, It’s God. It expresses as all things. It expresses in love, peace, joy. It expresses as the complete essence of everything. It expresses as the consciousness of all of Life. It knows nothing other than itself and itself is Good.

I am one with this thing called God. I am God. I am love, peace, joy. I am the complete consciousness of the divine as God. As I know this for myself, I know this for every person who is involved, comes to, or has ever come to the Celebration Center. We are complete expressions of the consciousness of God.

Because we are complete expressions of the consciousness of God, every thought we think, every feeling expresses within and throughout our lives. I know that each of us moves into complete awareness of our thoughts and feelings allowing us to consciously create our lives and the life of our center. We are at choice for what we choose to create or what we choose not to create.

In gratitude, I know that our choices are perfect, whole and complete. We are fully aware and completely expressive of all that God is.

I release this to the law knowing it is done in mine and form. And so it is.

Treatment for May 7, 2014

I’m So Grateful, for NASCAR, et. al.

Treatment by Carol Haave, RScp

What a glorious day! It is perfect where I am in Florida today. And it was a perfect weekend! I drove a NASCAR 30 laps at the Monster Mile/Dover International Speedway (and was the fastest on the track that day), went to the WH Correspondents’ Brunch at the Hay Adams yesterday and put an offer on a house in downtown Annapolis. It was a magical day! The way life should be!

Today, I am grateful. I am grateful for experiencing how life is when things are easy and effortless. I thank God for the signs that I am living life and loving it. It’s hard to imagine being happier than I am in this moment. My heart is full. I hold this Desire for each and every person — to experience living life fully and loving it. No matter where I am, no matter what I’m doing…..I can take a moment to remember this moment, these feelings, the unbridled joy of being in the “now”

I hold this Truth to be self-evident. I am!

And so it is!

Treatment for May 5, 2014

The Power of Faith

Prayer by Peter Fitzner, RScP

As I consider today the meaning of faith, I am reminded of an earlier time in my life when I needed objective proof in order to believe in something. I now know that I was limited by that belief. I now know that there is a first cause in the universe, a force back of all that creates all. And, I know that I am a part of that. How do I know? I know because I have faith — a belief in something that is beyond what I can experience with just my five senses. Oh, and in my experience of faith, I daily see the proof that I once required. Proof that there is One Power that is all that there is. And in this knowing, I pray:

I start my prayer with gratitude, being thankful for another day to experience all that Life has to offer, as I know that there is only One Power, One Presence, One Life that I call God. That Life is my life and the life of everyone everywhere. It is present in everything, animate and inanimate, for before there was anything, there was the idea — the spiritual prototype of that thing— in the mind of God. For God is all that there is.

Knowing God is all there is, I know that I am one with and inseparable from God, and as I know that about myself, I know it to be absolutely true about everyone at Celebration Center, and everyone, everywhere, whether they know it about themselves or not. I know that each of us is created in the image and likeness of God, and imbued with all of the God qualities. Peace, Love, Joy, Wisdom, Abundance, Prosperity and many more are our birthright. And our power to co-create our experience in this world is limited only by our ability and willingness to open to all possibilities.

And so I know that we are creatures of faith. We accept that truth and we open to a greater and greater experience of that faith. We let go of our ego driven belief that we are in control, and we surrender to that invisible, yet ever present One Power that creates all that there is. As we surrender, we open to experience more good — more God — in our lives, and our lives are enriched, and expanded beyond our current experience. That is the power of faith.

I settle back into gratitude, as I am grateful for knowing this truth. Grateful for this philosophy called Religious Science, and for Ernest Holmes and so many other great teachers who synthesized eons of teachings and beliefs into what I know as ancient wisdom – New Thought!

I now simply release my word into the action of the Law, knowing that there is a spiritual law that acts upon my word just as surely as any law of science. I know that even as my word is spoken, it is already known in the mind of God and absolutely assured of fulfillment.

I let go and let God. And so it is!

Prayer for May 1, 2014

I know that each and everyone awakes and is aware to Nature and the presence of God and Love everywhere.

Treatment by Rich Kurasiewicz

Ahhh….Easter is over and Spring is busting forth in the renewal of itself out of itself. At the same time, are we taking the time to renew ourselves from within through daily spiritual practices and by practicing the presence of God in everything? Are we saying yes to Life and practicing in being alive, awake and aware? We are at choice as Nature reminds us and so we pray….

God is the One Power and One Presence–pure Love, eternal, immortal and infinite. God is all there is–the Creator and the Creation and all Life. And, I am that I am, I am one with and of the One Power and Presence and the activity of God as Love in the world. I am a co-Creator of my life experiences. And just as I am perfect, whole and complete, I know that everyone else is perfect, whole, complete, eternal and immortal. I know that each and everyone awakes and is aware to Nature and the presence of God and Love everywhere. I declare that each and everyone renews from within, from the Divine Center of Love shining forth brightly from within. I know that all are aware of the Truth that sets them free that we are all One, alive and awake and aware with the presence of Love within and all around us. And I know that as each and everyone takes the time to renew in this glorious Spring, we all go forth as lights in the world as Love and the Divine manifest through each and everyone. We are at Peace and in Harmony wih Nature and with each other!

I am so exceedingly grateful for the Power and the Presence of Love and Good everywhere present and that it allows for each and everyone to renew their lives and to be alive, awake and aware to the Goodness, Love and Light found within the center of everyhing. I am grateful for the Peace and Harmony and Love that is everywhere present and manifests gloriously right now through each and everyone. I speak my Word and let it go out into the Law where it is already known in the Mind of God and is assured of fulfillment. My Word shall not return unto me void. I do give thanks that this is so and so it is!

April 27, 2014

Happy Easter Everyone

Treatment by Suzanne Delahaie, RScP

Happy Easter to all.

Easter is, for us in New Thought, the time of renewal of life in nature, and the time to remember that there is only life, life eternal, life forever expanding and changing.

In this time, I look outside and see the new green leaves on the trees outside of our window. I am in awe, at how something that was so barren and appearing lifeless a few weeks ago, can so quickly be filled with new growth. It is as though the trees and the flowers are reminding us of the eternal life that awaits the moment to spring forth. Life was always there, and the moment to spring forth in newness arrives and there it is.

I now offer this prayer

There is only one life. It is in this life that we are living, and it is this life that is us. It is always growing, always new. I know that as I am one with this life, all that is is one with this life, even that which appears to not be living. It is a manifestation of the living God, and is living in its own manner. I live in appreciation and awe of the ever growing, ever expanding universe. I know that God is love and joy. I feel this love and joy. God’s abundance is ours to have. Gods peace is ours to feel and to live in. God as life is ever expanding, ever seeking out new expressions. I am forever ready to experience the newness of life, to be in awe of the rebirth of life that is ours to behold. I live in gratitude, I am so grateful for this experience, for the knowing that is mine now. I release this prayer to the universe.

Happy Easter everyone

Treatment for April 20,2014

For Good Friday

Treatment by Rev. Faith Woods

Please take a moment and a breath, and pray with me

As I pray, I sink into the holy space of Love, and deeply relax knowing all is aligned perfectly on this Good Friday. I feel my being expand as the presence of Love beckons me to recognize the fullness of life and the beauty of this moment.

On this day, a well-known and honored holy day, I am grateful for our expansive teachings. I appreciate the words and feelings and actions of those teachers who have consciously stepped away from ideas of limitation and lack, and have embraced the life giving mindsets of love and peace. I give thanks for the openness, the allowing, and understanding of our philosophy – the awareness of the many paths, and many names of God. I know that there are not enough words to express what the heart knows, so I invite you to breathe in and through that heart space – just allowing Spirit to have its sway.

I give thanks for the Centers of Spiritual Living and the variety of expressions within this group. I know as each person expresses love, God shows up more fully. I know the towns and cities and states and countries and universes and galaxies are forever changed each time a loving word is spoken, an act of kindness is completed, and a conscious connection with the Divine is felt.

Grateful – YES – Thankful YES – at Peace – YES

Releasing this prayer into the magnificent Law that knows exactly how to express these words into form, I relax and say, and so it is, amen.

Treatment for April 18, 2014

I choose my thoughts, my reactions, my dreams, my vision for my life.

Treatment by Carol Haave, RScP

I’m reading Wayne Dyer’s book, I Can See Clearly Now. I have long appreciated his writings and the example of Principle he has demonstrated throughout his life. It’s worth the read if so inclined.

And so today, I recognize my Oneness with all that is. I see it in the flowering of the trees and plants. I hear it in the songs of the birds. I feel it in the power of the wind. I smell it in the ocean breeze. I touch it when I hug my family and friends. This Oneness is all there is. We are all that is. I am all that is. In this moment I choose my thoughts, my reactions, my dreams, my vision for my life. I choose to live healthy, wealthy and wise. I give my best to be the best me I can be, knowing that my contribution is important to the smooth functioning of my community and world. I can’t always see the reasons why something happens but I know there is a l esson or message in those events that is for me to discover. Each day, in every way, I am better and better. As I know this for myself, I know it for each person. One by one, I make/we make the world a better place and for that I am eternally and optimistically grateful. Despite appearances to the contrary, all is well in my world. I release these words now into the Law knowing their Truth and immediate manifestation. Whatever I need to know or do is made apparent to me now, and I promise to take appropriate action to bring whatever that is to fruition. Step by step, I am Divinely guided. Thank you God. And so it is!

Treatment for April 16, 2014

I Accept the Newness of all Things

Treatment by Tim Phares, RScP

Ah, spring. Finally!

Finally, after a very long winter, the weather feels like spring here in the Northeast. Dr. Leonard Read, the founder of the Foundation for Economic Education (headquartered in the town where I went to high school), once said, “I have learned never to complain about the weather; it is my way of being thankful that God, and not the government, controls it.” This winter tested that vow.

We are also drawing close to Easter and before it, Good Friday, which is observed by a practitioner-led vigil at our Center. This means we are getting close to the end of Lent. (At Celebration Center, that means “lovingly eliminating negative thinking.”)

It is no accident that Easter occurs in the spring. This does not only have to do with the historical connection to Passover. Both are times of renewal. Both are openings of a renewed life — the blossoming of plants, the renewal of our lives through the rebirth of our consciousness, and as I wrote about last year, the return of the Boys of Summer. A new season. Rebirth, renewal, revitalization, restoration. “Behold, I make all things new.”

What is being made new in your life? What is your “next thing to do”? (Thank you, Daniel Nahmod.) Is it a new job, school, better health? Whatever it is, it only comes as we accept and remain open.

Are you open for rebirth, renewal, revitalization, restoration in your life today? Are you ready for that next step? Can you look it in the face and know that it is yours?

Charles Fillmore, the founder of Unity, said, “I fairly sizzle with zeal and enthusiasm as I spring forth with mighty faith to do that which ought to be done by me.” He was 94 at the time. This is the way I would like to age — I have said many times that I plan to die young, at a VERY advanced age.

So we open ourselves in treatment, knowing that whatever is next is simply the greater unfolding of God’s Life in, as, and through us.

There is only One Life. That Life is god’s Life. That Life is perfect. That life is my life now. It is the life of each and every one of us, in all, as all, through all.

ll that that Life is, It is as me and as each of us right now. It is expressing abundant wholeness in every way. That abundant wholeness being the Truth of God, it is the truth of us also. We are that. I am that.

And so, I accept spring. I accept Good Friday and Easter. I accept a new season and the chase that it brings. I embrace these things. I open myself to rebirth, renewal, revitalization, restoration. I know that the ever greater is unfolding as and through us here and now. I accept the newness of all things and the newness that is happening in my life and in the life of all of us. I give thanks for what was, I eliminate negative thought from my world, and I move forward to the newer and greater, abundantly.

I am thankful for the newness, the sweet smell of life all around, the adventure, the fuller expression that is the spring expressing as and through us now.

In that gratitude, I simply let go, open to the new, and know that as I open to it, it is done, well and abundantly.

And SO it IS!

Treatment for April 10, 2014

Aaaaahhhhhhh, Uninspired

Treatment By Ed Preston, RScP

Prelude

As I sit here ready to write, I am feeling totally uninspired. I think, “That’s got to be good, right now.” I wander on. Totally uninspired is being totally ready to just Be and let it Be and, for this moment, release Becoming, the other half of Reality. Inspiration is a launch into Becoming. For now I’m “stuck in”, or just at peace in Being Uninspired. I wander around in Being Uninspired and Uninspired Being. I find a deep peace that is totally uninspired. It just is. I accept it now. And so I pray.

Treatment

As I sit here divinely uninspired, I know that God is also Divinely Uninspired in this moment. We un-inspire one another as we become One in Being and release Becoming, for this moment. I trust that Inspiration will again lead me into Becoming, but for this moment, right here and now I celebrate being uninspired and just Being. I am Divinely Uninspired and I share that Un-inspiration with God, and with all who read this in their moment, here and now.

I accept that my Oneness with All that is can be best known when I am totally uninspired to Become anything else. My inspiration and Becomingness lead me into my Universe of Manyness where I celebrate creation in its Many forms. Yet, right now, I settle back into my Being uninspired and just celebrate my simply Being in the Oneness of All of us totally uninspired creators as we just celebrate Being in this moment.

So, reality seems to be two fold: Being and Becoming, Uninspired and Inspired, Now and What’s Next?, Here and Where to?. I accept this two-foldedness of my Reality and I share it with all who read this because I am so totally uninspired and at peace that Oneness and Twoness and Manyness are all just part of Being and Becoming, Uninspired and Inspired. Sometimes I’m Uninspired and just Being in total peace. Sometimes I’m Inspired and Becoming something new as I create with God. I know we all are both Being and Becoming Divine as we shift through time and space and other dimensions of Reality.

So, I again celebrate my Being Uninspired in this moment and just accept it with gratitude. Tomorrow I will become something, if I get inspired. For right now, I am grateful for just Being Uninspired to do anything except wander around in Un-inspiration and just Be. I say “Thank you, God” for both Being and Becoming and for the peace I find right now from just Being Uninspired and Being who I am in this moment.

I release any need to be inspired and to become something else, in this moment, as I also release these words into the Law of life. Even “Law” is really “Laws”, so I accept the Manyness of a beautiful tomorrow, and celebrate the Oneness of this moment of Uninspiration. I let it be, and so it is.

Treatment for April 9, 2014

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