Dr. Ernest Holmes wrote that if our human relations are to mean the most to us, we must sense that there is hidden within, around, and through each of us, a Divine Presence manifesting itself in infinite variations—the same impulse, the same Love and Life, but never quite alike in any two persons. (365 Science of Mind, page 73)
In our recommended book for April, True Inclusion, we read on page 15, “This is the only hope for humanity. Unless we are willing to do the hard, painful work of sanctifying and reforming ourselves through extending grace, welcome, and unconditional love to our friends, our neighbors, and even our enemies, we can never truly be conformed and transformed into the people and the communities that we are called to be. And as long as the church continues to function in a way that excludes, demonizes, and marginalizes any community, we are pushing ourselves further from God, and perpetuating the ‘dark forces’ that are at the heart of all of our world's problems.”
Warmly,
Edward Viljoen
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