VISION: A Center For Spiritual Living

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.

Rev Patti "Your Good Awaits"

Our good awaits our welcome. The door is unlocked, the gift is given- it is we who must accept. We stare the "facts" right in the face, and we know a greater truth. Why is being negative seen as being realistic, when it takes no more energy to think one way than another?
We must stay conscious of the narrative that run through our minds. When our buttons get pushed, we may fall into unskilled behavior, but we can learn and grow from it. An unskilled action defines a moment, not a life.

Rev Patti "The Door of Everything"

We are on a journey of spiritual unfoldment. A path to self-discovery that is never ending. We begin where we are, in the world of conditions, knowing that there is a greater world of Truth to be known and lived.
We are greater than our "humanness", we keep our eye single of the light of spirit, and we discover the joy of living. And that joy transforms us, and those around us.

Rev Jeanne Phillips "Keys to Compassion"

The givingness of life is the foundation of the Universe, and the essence of the individual life. We are hardwired in the brain to care and connect with each other. Yet we often fall into the habit of the busy and unexamined life, avoiding feeling the pain another person is going through. Because this would mean we would have to be present to our own feelings.
We must be authentic with our own experiences, to feel the truth of our own lives, before we can be present for another. And being present can be enough. We don't have to have the right words, or take specific action. Just being fully present for another can be enough to change the world.