VISION: A Center For Spiritual Living

Rev Patti "Knowing Oneness"

Oneness, we judge not by appearances, but by the deeper truth- that all is a unified field of selfknowing love.
We cannot want for another what we do not desire for ourselves, because there is no "other". The energy with which we act, is that which acts upon us.

Rev Patti "Together in Good"

Some things are just better together; milk & cookies, mac & cheese, Love & Law. And us. We are better when we come together in community and support, and are supported by, each other. When we stand for something, for truth, joy and love, and we know these are the gifts of Spirit freely given in our lives.
We know that conditions spring from the human mind, and are not causes unto themselves. We shift our focus to what we desire, and give no energy at all to that which we do not want, and we know it for others as well.

Rev Patti "The Horn of Plenty"

Spirit is always giving, that is Its nature. We give, because Spirit is our nature. But we must receive in order to complete the circuit. There can be no gift without one to receive it.
We must find our mental set point, that place where our thoughts go; to lack or to abundance? To peace, or to confusion? To joy, or out doubt? What we "pay attention" to, we buy into.

Rev Patti "Peace and Prosperity For All"

We hold the ideal for all. Peace is not removing ourselves, going "up there". It's about more than the absence of conflict. About not being attached to outcomes.
This doesn`t mean we have no goals, that we are "dead fish" floating along with whatever happens. We hold the goal in the midst of conflict, and we know our Truth regardless of appearances.

Rev Patti "On Holy Ground

The entire manifest Universe is the body of God. And our life is the Divine, living through us. We are surrounded on all sides by "holy ground".
Let us not compare our place on the path to any other`s. Our job is to know who we are, and not get caught up in our own questions.

Rev Patti "Omnipresence"

God is everywhere, there is no place where God is not. The nature of the manifest Universe is an inherent Wholeness. Spirit made everything that exists out of Itself, there was nothing else to use, and nothing else exists. Therefore, God is present in all places simultaneously.
When we remember who we are, when we stand in that power and speak our word- the Law moves and we create miracles in our lives.

Peter Bolland "The Names of God"

All talk about God is metaphor. We apply a known over the mystery, to give it context. We then fight over the mask we ourselves have given to the infinite.
We are called to dwell in the mystery, to explore preconceptions and cultural bias, to let go of what we know, and allow life to be more.

Rev Patti "The Choice is Yours"

The choice is ours, we are always at choice. But we should endeavor to make an informed choice- not a choice from fear, or apathy, or habit. To aim for more than to just let whatever happens happen. We are here to express and experience life in its highest.
We are called to new things, new ideas, a bigger life. Not settle for the option that alleviates our fear. We set a goal, we desire an experience, we decide and then we move.

Peter Bolland "Real Freedom"

We struggle to define freedom, because it is inherent to each, and not granted. It is the treasure that is claimed, not earned. Our freedom in inexorable from our being.
We move from our limited, adolescent lens of whim and desire to a more mature notion of in interwoven life and society where we are uplifted by the joys and success of others.

Rev Patti "Freedom Rings"

The physical manifest universe is the embodiment of God, and is infused with the qualities of God. Freedom is inherent in the system. And we are free, to choose from our limited or expanded beliefs.

Nature awaits our comprehension. We are emboldened by our choices, and cautioned by them. If something doesn`t work out, we are free to choose again. And we are free in every instant to choose our reaction to it.