Church of One Love

A Look At Unity's Five Principles: 3 - 5

3. We Co-create with God; 4: We commune with God; 5. We express as God.  Since God IS the oneness in which we live and move and have our being, and we  are all individuations of that One, we have the power to create our experience of life as part of that vast divinity.  We do this by directing our thoughts, by immersing ourselves in the truth of our being, aligning our focus and purpose, and by taking action that supports the creation of the world we wish to see. 

A Look at Unity’s Five Principles: 1 and 2

1. God is Good, and God is all there is; and  2. We are that—the very substance of God is our substance, meaning our very essence is God, and is good. These statements are in alignment with COOL’s  tenets of oneness with God and with each other, yet regardless of our belief in our ultimate oneness, it is a constant challenge for us to see the world, other humans, God itself, as ultimately “good,” when the evidence of our eyes could lead us to believe in an opposing force--what the world calls “evil.”  Let’s explore the deeper meaning of these foundational principles—leading us to a discussion of the absolute vs relative; of polarity vs opposition.

Prayer Partners: Quiet Time With The Divine

This week the service will be led by your Prayer Partner team! 

Spiritual Growth does not occur through affirmative prayer alone, but through spiritual study and contemplation, different forms of meditation, and through spending quiet time with our Higher Self and our personal understanding of the Divine. We hope you will join us again as we share our prayer and meditation experience with you, our beloved church family.

Rev. Rick Horsey: Facts - The Biggest Barrier to Spiritual Growth

Throughout history, mankind’s evolution has been slowed or even stopped by the belief in the certainty of facts that were known to be TRUE, but turned out not to be so.  This is clearly true in the spiritual and religious world. Today, we will use a few current events and a Biblical story to see how our definition of God was formed from ancient literature, and how we can transcend those old beliefs through the use of metaphysical concepts hidden beneath the literal words.  

My Mother's House

Mother to child is maybe the most intimate and important of relationships, which does not mean that it is easy or comfortable—often just the opposite.   Yet, we all have at least two mothers:  we are offspring of Mother Earth, and we are children of our own mothers.  While Divine Mother is the perfection of the feminine principle in us, it was a very imperfect, very human woman who gave each of us birth into this human form.  Learning to be in healthy relationship with ALL the mother energy in our lives helps us to better understand  who we are, and as we do so, we come to realize the rich (often hidden) gifts we have received. 

Toward A Deeper Unity

Most of us began a conscious spiritual path because we wanted more understanding, inner peace, joy, wisdom, and love in our lives. This is right and good... AND there is more.  As we grow in love, peace, joy, service, we also grow the world in those things--even more when we make a conscious intention to do so. Our spiritual practices help us to explore and come to know the depths and edges of ourselves, and a wider attitude enables us to be of service to the whole of humanity—to come to know ourselves as not separate from anyone else.

You Gotta Serve Somebody

Overcoming the ego is often touted as our greatest task on the spiritual path.  Yet, to be human is to have an ego; it is an inevitable part of life on planet earth. Are we really here to get RID of our egos?  Or to put them in their proper place—not as rulers of our lives, but as servants to Spirit?

Up From The Gravy, A Rose

Traditional Christianity is focused more on the fabled death and resurrection of Jesus the Christ than on the content of his teachings on love.  Jesus taught a totally new way viewing he world:  freedom from transactional, conditional love, spoke of the spirit inside all of us, which is unconditional and eternal.  Did Jesus really rise from the dead?  Does it matter?  Join us this Sunday to discuss the significance of the resurrection story, and how it is OUR story, every time we choose love.

Keeping The Peace

When our inner peace is dependent on outer circumstance it is fragile and unreliable.  We can’t control the world, or make anyone else peaceful, but we can learn to find peace in ourselves regardless of what happens around us.  Jesus was celebrated as a hero on Palm Sunday, and by the end of the week betrayed, reviled, abandoned, taunted, and killed.  Yet he kept his peace and humility throughout.  Let’s explore what we can learn from his example.

Practicing Sanity in an Insane World

True compassion is not just feeling sympathy or even empathy for another—but it includes the desire to alleviate the suffering of others.  How do we fulfill this desire?  Especially for people we don’t know, will never meet?  This week we will explore 2 spiritual practices we can do anywhere, anytime--that are meant to assuage the pain of humanity, one a Buddhist practice, and one from the indigenous shamans of the south seas islands.