At the heart of our teaching is a simple but
profound truth: the Creative Power of Life works by means of us. It does not
operate apart from us or impose Its will over us; rather, It expresses through
our very being, waiting for our invitation, eager to collaborate with our
thought, feeling, and action.
When we pause to observe anything that works
in creation, a motor car, a body, a relationship, we notice that the miracle is
not in any isolated part, but in how the elements come together in harmony. The interaction, the flow of energy between parts, produces the
wholeness we recognize.
The same principle applies to a spiritual
community. We never truly "see" a church, temple, mosque, or building; we see the people,
the volunteers, the ministerial staff, the building, and the events. The
"church" itself is the sum of these, animated by the shared intention
and spirit moving through them.
Each person and action carries a piece of
the whole. Yet the Creative Power of Life, that vibrant, invisible energy, is
what we feel when all those pieces move together in unseen collaboration. We
recognize its presence not by sight but by impact, warmth, and the lift in
our spirit.
This awareness invites a deeper trust. Just
as I trust our staff to fulfill their roles without micromanagement, I can
trust the Creative Power of Life to fulfill Its nature in me. The wisdom,
beauty, and power that create worlds are already within. My part is not to
force or manipulate, but to recognize, to align, and to allow.
Not as hoped for...
Life teaches us that if a situation does not unfold as hoped, it is not a sign that the Creative Power of Life is absent. It is a call to realign my thoughts, to make a deeper demand on the strength already within me. Complaints and resignation have no creative power, but
clarity, willingness, and action drawn from inner knowing open the flow anew.
Approach life with expectancy...
As the apostle Paul wrote: "Be not
conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind."
Spiritual growth requires continually releasing old concepts and an eager,
even childlike, trust in the innate goodness at the core of life.
Children show us this beautifully. They
approach life with trust, believing in the promise of goodness without requiring
it to look a certain way. They draw forth the good in others simply by
expecting it.
Likewise, we are called to approach life with
expectancy. Goodness, peace, and strength are already present; our task is to
call them forth, to engage with life as active co-creators, not passive observers.
This is not about denying the reality of
challenges. Daniel in the lions' den did not pretend the lions weren't there;
he simply loved so intensely that the lions were not afraid of him. In our lives, the Creative Power of Life does not require us to avoid pain but invites us to face it, trusting that a more profound harmony is seeking to emerge underneath every challenge.
We do not create principles; we discover them
and harmonize ourselves with them. We do not make the flow of life; we align
with it.
Thus, prayer—or Spiritual Mind
Treatment—is not about informing or persuading the Infinite. It is the art of
convincing ourselves, of opening our consciousness to the ever-present flow of
creative life.
When we pray affirmatively, we do not beg. We
claim our place in the ongoing creation of life, aligning thought with truth,
releasing fear, and allowing wisdom and healing to flow.
It is important to remember that we are not seeking to make the Creative Power of Life do something. It already is, always. We are awakening ourselves to its movement in us and as us.
Persistence matters.
A tiny cork swinging back and forth against an iron ball eventually moves that great weight. In
the same way, our steady prayer and thought can transform even the most
stubborn patterns of limitation.
Challenges come not to defeat us, but to
awaken a more significant capacity within us. Sometimes life appears to fall apart, only
because it is falling together in a higher form.
Our role is not to hold on desperately to
what was, but to stay centered in the awareness that something greater is
unfolding, even when—especially when—we cannot yet see it.
The Creative Power of Life does not punish,
withhold, or condemn. It eternally offers Itself in love, waiting for our
willingness to participate consciously in Its endless creation.
Today, let us begin where we are. Let us
cultivate a deeper trust in the Life within, take up the tools of prayer and
conscious thought, and open our hearts and minds wide to the endless
possibilities before us.
Life awaits our recognition. The Creative
Power moves by means of us. And it is ready now.
