Activating The Divine Creative Process

As we bring our exploration of an awakened life to a close, this morning we will each have an opportunity to make a mighty proclamation as we individually and collectively claim our presence as awakening beings!  

It is an absolutely Truth that Spirit intends for us to live a life of beauty and wonder.  And it is also a human experience that, at times, we feel like we are living in the wake of pain, upset, challenges and strife.  At those times, we might just want to pull the covers over our heads and go back to sleep.  But the true beauty comes when we stay awake even in the middle of the wakes of life!

God's Grace may mean something different for every one of us. Today, you will have an opportunity to awaken to your personal definition of this concept and then to move it out of the concept stage into an active, awakened experience in your life. It is through God's Grace that we experience a life of beauty and wonder.

As we walk the spiritual journey of awakening to the Truth of who we are and the beauty of life, we often experience that journey in stages, or what we might call Kingdoms. Today we will look at the four Kingdoms of Awakening and see how to awaken to the higher realms of the Kingdom. The work we do today will support the rest of the month, so be sure to be with us!

Today we will look at the most familiar translation of the Master's Prayer, but we will look at it in a most unfamiliar way. Come be surprised and delighted at what you experience.

In this translation of the Master's Prayer, which begins with "O Birther! Father – Mother of the Cosmos," we find a road map for being in relationship with others as well as well as more deep, ancient wisdom applicable to our lives today.

"Oh Thou, From Whom the Breath of Life Comes" is the beginning of an early translation of the Prayer of the Master. Today we explore the depth and beauty of this version, and you may find some real surprises in it! And you will most definitely find some deep wisdom for living a rich and full life today.

If this title intrigued you, then it served its purpose.  As we bring this impactful month to a close, we look at the power, the significance and the seeming magic behind the idea of letting God pay our debts.

We have a saying in our Science of Mind teachings:  "God can only do for us what God can do through us."  No truer words have ever been spoken.  Therefore, you are both an inlet and an outlet for the Divine and for all aspects of the Divine, including this thing we call abundant living.  How wide are your inlet and outlet pipes?  If they are not as wide as you would like, today's the day to expand them! 

Our in-depth exploration of Fillmore's book "Prosperity" begins at the beginning – by clarifying and deepening into the fundamental basis of the Universe.  You may think you know what this is . . . and you may.  Then again, there may be more to be revealed!

Karen loves singing and writing her inspirational songs, but what she loves just as much is swimming. From starting out as a competitive swimmer training for the Olympics as a child, to her record of being on the first Women's American Relay Team to cross the English Channel, to her beloved swim team with which she trains California - she has learned many lessons from the water. Since our theme for this month is community, Karen will share how an individual sport like swimming actually has taught her the most important lessons about community, sharing and teamwork. Join Karen as she sings, and tells stories of her many years as a swimmer and how the lessons apply to our daily lives. No swimming or singing ability required to enjoy her talk!

We all have a calling, a higher "why" and a reason we are here. Ignoring it or getting lost in all the time wasting, soul-numbing distractions makes us depressed and chronically unfulfilled. Answering the call to serve, to follow or to lead is the edge of creation where life happens. This talk will help you see where you resist and tell you how to persist in becoming fully-realized by giving yourself away!

Most of us have a "story" to go with our life's drama, which prevents us from feeling God's presence. What are the stories we tell ourselves, and how do they impact our spiritual community? When we call an end to our story, it frees us to be the highest expression of God's light in this world. Join us this Sunday to learn how to drop the drama, stop the story and step up to a better way of living.

Dreaming the Dark, author Starhawk wrote: "Somewhere, there are people to whom we can speak with passion without having the words catch in our throats. Somewhere a circle of hands will open to receive us, eyes will light up as we enter, voices will celebrate with us whenever we come into our own power. Community means strength that joins our strength to do the work that needs to be done. Arms to hold us when we falter. A circle of healing. A circle of friends. Someplace where we can be free." Today, we explore and experience the profound meaning of these words.

Have you ever asked yourself that question?  Have you ever felt like you just didn't fit in?  Well, CLF is a place where YOU can belong!  Where YOU do fit in. Where the Love of God is tangibly expressed and felt in and through each of us.  This Sunday, we will not only talk about the power of belonging, but we will experience it – first hand.  This is an experience you will want to have!

TRUTH: The Universe is a whole lot smarter than you might think. TRUTH: Creation is much more fun than control. Based on these two TRUTHS, today we complete our month focusing on "A Life that Works Without All the Work."

What are you saying "yes" to in your life?  It may surprise you to know that you say "yes" to a lot more than just what you would consciously choose to have in your life experience.  Today, we say yes to the qualities that W.O.R.K. together to create a life of fulfillment.

"Be the change you wish to see in the world" is regularly attributed to Gandhi. But, did he really say it? And if he didn't say it, what did he say? And what does it have to do with us, anyway? Today, we take a deep look at Gandhi's real words that inspired this very famous quote and find a rich, new meaning for it, one that moves us to a new level of awareness of how we can easily and gracefully walk in this world.

This weekend we celebrate Labor Day, a day set aside in the United States to honor the American labor movement and the contributions that workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well-being of the country. Monday is a day off from that labor, a day to rest and rejuvenate. What if we rested from labor all the time and yet still contributed to the strength, prosperity and well being of our own lives and the lives of others? Be with us today and find out how.