Prayer of the Day

Treatment by Ed Preston, RScP

From Flow, by Rev. Noel McInnis

When dropping down life’s rapids,

Froth and bubble into fragments if you must,

Knowing that the one of you now many 

Will just as many times be one again.

And when you’ve gone as far as you can go,

Quietly await your next beginning.

http://www.noelfrederickmcinnis.com/content/flow

I read this first about 25 years ago and I have read it again almost monthly, ever since then.

I have always recognized God in these words.  I see God as the writer, the reader, and the words themselves.  We are each individually Divine as we froth and bubble into the fragments of this life.

And over and over again, as we go through life’s rapids, one after another, for so many years, we learn that all the rapids are followed by softly flowing waters where we unify with God and with one another, in the soft flow of life itself.

As we rise above and look down on the River of Life, we see its beginning in the springs and creeks of life, and we see its ending in the Ocean of Being.  We come to realize we are molecules of Divinity as we rise from the ocean and rain down again to reappear through the springs of life, and flow again.

I am so grateful for the power of these words from Flow as I release them into the Law of my life and all our lives.  And, at my age, I gratefully await my next beginning.

And so, we release and let it flow.  And so it is.

Amen.

Treatment for August 9, 2016

Treatment by Suzanne Delahaie, RScP

We just saw a rerun of the delightful Opera Cosi fan Tutti.  We really enjoyed it.  Danielle de Niese as the servant Despina stole the show.  Isabel Leonard and Susanna Philips as the two sisters were great.  The quality of acting has improved greatly in Operas, since we were younger.  I am in this prayer recognizing the striving for perfection as humanity grows towards greater and greater union with God.  It is seen in all areas of human endeavor: acting, sports,  and technology (just to name a few)

I know that there is only one, one mind, one spirit.  I know that this spirit moves and has its being in and through us.  Our being is God.  Our life is God’s life.  I know that this being as God impels us to higher and greater manifestation of its life.  It seen in all aspects of life.  This compulsion to be better, as in the words of Rickie Byers Beckwith, is to make us  “… an opening for God. To make me Stronger”  This opening for God is that which makes us strive.  I know that this striving for higher and better makes all of us better.  I know that this truth is seen in all areas of life.  I  do give thanks for this divine compulsion to be better, to come closer and closer to what we can become.  I know that this is so.  And So it IS.

Treatment for July 20, 2016

Treatment by Tim Phares, RScP

Evening is setting in.  I had the pleasure of paneling a new practitioner yesterday.  Today at our center we had an ice cream social.  (As Daniel Nahmod said, everybody likes ice cream.)  And yet we see disturbing events in the world.

We try not to rush to judgment, but we feel the need to do something and say something.  Whether the events are in Minneapolis, Baton Rouge, or Dallas, there is no making rational sense of them.  Yet in the minds of those involved, they make total sense.

Some will run to check all the politically correct boxes.  But that doesn’t help the situation.  Some will react against that reaction.  That doesn’t solve the problem either.

And I remember that when you approach a problem at the level of a problem, it continues to be a problem.

So what can we do?  Well, we can go on enjoying ice cream socials and the flow of life, and we can apply practitioner consciousness.

So we pray.  Because that can help.

There is only One Life.  That is the Life of God.  It expresses as, through, in, and around all.  It is all.  It is the life of every man, woman, and child, every living being, everything that is.  It is Love, Peace, Harmony, Joy.

That Life is each of our lives.  it is us.  We are It.

So we affirm and know and live love, peace, harmony, and joy.  Always.  In every circumstance.  We know that life is ongoing, that nothing ever really dies, that we merely move to a new level of consciousness, to a new expression.  And yet, the perception of death, of killing, of tragedy colors our world.  We know the reality of that grief, even as we know the Truth behind it.  We know that joy shows up wherever there is sorrow, even if it only shows up for the moment as ice cream.  We know that peace shows up where there is strife.  We know that harmony shows up where there is discord.  We know that love shows up in the face of hate.  And we know that this Truth is universal.  We open eyes and minds to see this, to touch and transform it.

I am grateful for Love, Peace, Harmony, and Joy.  I am grateful for the outpicturing of these things in the world.

And so, knowing that in the words of Julian or Norwich, “All is well and all shall be well and all manner of thing shall be well”, I simply release this Word, knowing that the Truth is always operating and Divine Order is always working.  So I know that it is done, done well, and done now and always.

And SO it IS

Treatment for July 10, 2016

Treatment by Ed Preston, RScP

Prelude

Well, life has its ups and downs.  This week I’ve been down because of the Dallas shootings.  But, I had an up getting word that a hero of mine, Shariff Abdullah, has a new book trilogy coming out.  He taught about Nonviolent Communication years ago.  A good friend also went into surgery to have his bladder removed because of cancer.  A downer.  Yesterday he was pronounced “Cancer Free” so it’s up from here on.  And they all go on from here.

Treatment

I sit here now just knowing that Divine Life has both Ups and Downs.  It is all God at work.  Sometimes we can’t see the good so we think “downer”.  Just as often, we see the Good and think, “Ah, an Up”.  I find my peace by simply recognizing and accepting it all as Divine, as God at work in our life here on this Earth.

Both the Ups and the Downs allow me to feel my Unity with others.  I am One with the people of Dallas; I am One with Shariff Abdullah, I am One with my friend, both before and after his surgery, who is again “Cancer free”.  And it goes on and on, my feeling my Oneness with everyone going through the Ups and Downs of life.  I accept that Oneness constantly.

I realize that both shock and joy connect me with those involved in either or both.  I focus on that sense of connection and rise above the Ups and Downs of life to just know that All is Good and All it God.

I gratefully accept those Ups and Downs, knowing that I have ways of becoming grateful for both.  I just accept my gratitude as deeply rooted in the Ups and Downs of life and I am just Grateful for Life, overall.  I simply say, thank you Spirit for the power of these words to bring Life to us all, knowing “these words” include “Up” and “Down” in life.

So, I release these words into the Law of the Universe, simply trusting that “Up” and “Down” are both Divine.

And so it is, Amen!

Treatment for July 9, 2016

Treatment by Rev Faith Woods

As I honor this day and all that is and yet to be, I offer this prayer of gratitude for Life.

There is One back of all things.  It is, It creates and It is good.  I call this God.  I call this Spirit.  I call this the Divine.  I call It Good.  This One celebrates Itself by creating.  It is the Source of all that is.  No thing contains It, yet It is within all things.  No thing can create Life, yet It creates all Life.    It shares, all of Itself with its creations, therefore, we create and we love.

This Divine creative energy that I recognize as part of my being is within me and within all that is.   Each and every one is blessed and fully equipped to call forth the power of the Divine within.  Each of us is lit from the same fire, and that spark is ready to ignite within so that we might see more good in this world we choose to play in.

Today I use this Mind and Love in my life to create family energy and celebrate with kin, and friends and nature.  I not only celebrate with all of these, I celebrate and give thanks for each of them.  I call forth the power of Love and Love answers.  I call forth the power of Joy and Joy responds,  I call forth the power of  Wisdom and Grace, and Wisdom and Grace respond.  I speak my word that as I call forth this creative energy and name it, that I take the time to recognize it.  I stay in the moments of the day and see God at work.  I know this is a way to live fully present and I speak for each of us to recognize the moments of connection with the Holy Presences.

As I am so grateful.  The gratitude grows and the circle of Good expands.  I am  blessed, as Spirit shows up in life today.  I am so blessed as  the Divine answers moment by moment.

I release to the Law, knowing the Law is acting now. And so it is.  Amen.

Treatment for June 18, 2016

Treatment by Tim Phares, RScP

Many changes are happening in our lives.  Some situations seem in turmoil; others seem to move along easily and gracefully.  Then there are the elections, which so far are just plain weird.

There is a lot of “process” going on.   A lot to plan; a lot to complete.

And so we treat.

I know that there is only one Life, the Life of God, in, as, through, throughout, and around all.  Everything is that One Life; it is my life now.

The stillness of spirit centers the motion of Creation.  The energy, love, peace, joy, harmony that god is, I am.  Each of us is, and each in a unique way.

That energy moves me forward.   I look forward with joy, easily completing all tasks in front of me.  I move easily and gracefully into the bigger, the greater, the higher, the deeper.  I do so with joy and excitement.  And I know this is true of all who read this treatment.

I am thankful for everything that is needed and desired, for he knowing, and for all the blessings in my life.

And I simply know that all is well, all shall be well, and all manner of thing shall be well.  So grateful in that knowing, I simply release this word to the Universal Law, knowing that it cannot but be fulfilled.

And SO it IS!

Treatment for June 10, 2016

Treatment by Ed Preston, RScP

Well I am so late writing this and I just gave up on doing a nice short one.

So, now I just embrace my love of nature in my back yard.  It is Devine, my God.  I recognize my Mallard Ducks, Wood Ducks, foxes, deer, ground hogs, Downey Wood Peckers, and overpopulations of squirrels and chipmunks as God at work in the creek, it’s valley, my lawn and wild spaces.  They are all places where God is at work in my life right now.

I stand on my deck, or sit by my creek, and become One with all the wild things around me.  I embrace them so I can become a wild thing and they can become One with my Peace.

I realize that my life is enriched by my Nature space and all the Devine beings that I help feed every day.  I accept their love just as I given them my love.  I am in Heaven.

I’m so grateful for having bought our home 41 years ago with Accotink Creek in our back yard.  I had no idea, then, what it would be like now.  And I gratefully release any need to know what it will be like 41 years from now.

So, I release these words into the law of Nature, the law of Love, the law of my Universe, the law that works for all of us who write and read these words.

We can all find something to love in our lives.  So, just love something today.

Treatment for June 9, 2016