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Pray....And Things Happen!
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Rev. Eileen Douglas: Posted on Wednesday, November 02, 2011 12:16 PM
 Do you ever have days when everything you touch seems to jump right out of your hands? Or maybe things fall off shelves when you reach for them? This is something beyond static; it is the energy field within you expanding and affecting objects in your world.
Pay attention the next time you have one of those days....feel the power within yourself and give thanks. Then, direct that power for the highest good.
I celebrate the power within me.
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Rev. Eileen Douglas: Posted on Tuesday, October 04, 2011 5:35 PM
The falling leaves
drift by my window, The autumn leaves
of red and gold...
Did you know that when the leaves turn such spectacular colors in autumn that they are merely revealing what has been there all along? It's true...the brilliant golds, oranges, reds, and browns have been masked during the tree's food and oxygen-producing seasons by the necessary green chlorophyll which covers their natural colors.
I can't help but think that we are like the leaves on the trees. We spend much of our time hiding our true colors--our gifts and talents--until we slow down our urgent productivity. Then we let our real selves shine for all to see. We need a longer season and a definite intention to let our true colors show, for they are as bright as the sun and as warm as its light!
Mother/Father Divinity, let each of us reveal the splendor of who we really are that the world may see the glory of Creation and give thanks. AMEN.
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Rev. Eileen Douglas: Posted on Monday, September 26, 2011 2:21 PM
 If you're already on a spiritual path, you know it isn't about "luck."
It's about intention, commitment, and willingness.
I'd be willing to bet that most of us have wished others good luck or have felt we were at times lucky or unlucky ourselves. "Luck"is defined as "success or failure apparently brought by chance rather than through one's own actions" and as " chance considered as a force that causes good or bad things to happen."
In fact, in English we often use phrases such as "The luck of the draw," "Tough luck," and "As luck would have it," conveying the idea that we are not in control of what happens to us, but that we are buffeted about by the winds of chance in the universe.
We understand that this is nonsense, but how many of us have said such things? It permeates our language, and language posits our deepest cultural beliefs. We know our words have power and that as we speak them they go out into the world to do our will and to create our experiences.
What if we replaced the word luck or lucky with God or Spirit? Would that be a powerful affirmation to keep in circulation in our world? Let's see...
***"As GOD would have it"--sounds much better...it IS much better!
***"With a little bit of SPIRIT"--I like it!
***"With GOD, we'll make it." Yes!
***"You're in GOD!" All right now!
Monitor what you say. Your words give your power away! Choose carefully and Speak purposefully, You won't need any "good luck" today!
Sweet Spirit, let the words of my mouth an the meditations of my heart be acceptable to you and for our world. AMEN
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Rev. Eileen Douglas: Posted on Thursday, September 22, 2011 10:50 AM
 Does anyone else but me see the pattern of the letter Y? Y stands for YOU, and that is always your point of decision. We have free will along the spiritual path, and so the choice is always ours regarding which way to follow.
There is a theory of parallel universes that says everything is happening at once and that we are simultaneously living out all of our choices. With this in mind, then, does it matter which path we choose, if we're following them all anyway?
Yes, it most certainly matters, because when we receive spiritual guidance and then choose accordingly, we are then consciously aware of our chosen path. Even though we may also be traveling along other paths simultaneously, it is the chosen path of which we are aware in the present moment. That is where the learning takes place...in the present moment. This is where we evolve spiritually. This is where we ingest the truth along our spiritual path. This is our moment of eternity!
Sweet Spirit, when I am presented with making a choice of which path to take on my spiritual journey, let me always follow your lead. Let me stay in this moment and learn what is mine to learn. AMEN.
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Rev. Eileen Douglas: Posted on Wednesday, September 21, 2011 6:58 PM
Everyone remembers the poem that begins, "Two roads diverged in a yellow wood." I have always pictured those two roads as autumn leaf-covered level paths winding into a sun-dappled forest. And most of us who are consciously on a spiritual path would claim we chose the road less traveled so as to "make all the difference."
I never thought before that perhaps the roads or paths weren't flat and easily traveled. What if one was the high road and one was the low road? What if both roads led uphill, but one was full of twists and turns and rocky precipices? Which one would we choose then? If we knew ahead of time what perils and/or promises were presented along the path we choose, would we still choose it? What difference does it make? All the difference, so the poet concluded.
Perhaps the difference is how we choose which path to take. If we are spiritually guided, then we know it is the right path, no matter what we may encounter along the way. We know that we are never alone, and that we can trust our inner/higher source to help us make wise decisions. And, we know that there are lessons to be learned and blessings to be gleaned from challenges. And that truly makes all the difference!
INNER GUIDE, let me have the strength to turn to you when I am faced with a decision, and let me follow you guidance, knowing you will be with me on my journey towards remembering my wholeness. AMEN.
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Guest Blogger Nancy Rose Southern: Posted on Saturday, September 17, 2011 8:39 PM
MEMORIES OF PATH & LESSONS LEARNED IN THE EARLY DAYS
One thing in particular I remember from my time with PATH in KC was
learning from Rev. Sharon how to say No from a calm and confident state of
mind. She shared the information that someone took the time to count the
Yes's and No's in the Bible both Old and New Testament. In Metaphysics,
the Bible can be a metaphor for the evolution of consciousness from
innocence to enlightenment.
Guess What? There are 3 times as many No's as there are Yes's.
Therefore, she encouraged us to learn to say No as a way to get clearer about what our true Yes's are. It definitely took conscious awareness to tune in to myself any time I
was tempted to do something from a place of should or ought rather than a
clear 'yes, this is mine to do'. As I practiced saying NO from my place
of inner truth, opportunities for my true mission opened up and the YES
times were so much easier to recognize.
I am grateful everyday for that teaching.
Nancy Rose Southern is an EFT Practitioner and Life Coach in Orcas Island, WA. Her website is www.happytapping.net. Nancy was an original Trailblazer with Rev. Sharon Poindexter's PATH Ministries in Kansas City, MO, in the late 1980's.
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Rev. Eileen Douglas: Posted on Monday, September 05, 2011 1:01 PM
 Come...into our sacred space without walls...into a state of consciousness that loves, affirms, and embraces all people as spiritual beings, made in the image and likeness of the One Presence and One Power that created us.
So it says on our home page. What does it mean to enter a sacred space without walls? For each one of us it is different. It could be an outdoor chapel with trees as walls and the sky as the ceiling. Perhaps it is a quiet corner of the house with a comfortable chair, a candle and a seashell. Maybe for you it is walking along the beach hearing the soft breaking of waves on the sandy shore.
Or maybe it isn't a place at all...maybe it's a state of mind around which there are no boundaries, no limits, no walls to keep us apart...where there is only I and Thou. In such a place or state of mind as this, there is no judgement, no comparisons, no us and them...only the sacred Oneness of us all. Only here in the holy light of wisdom do we perceive the reality of who and what we are--children of the Divine, whole and perfect and complete.
How could it be any other way? If the Creator is perfect, and we are made in its image, then does it not follow that we too are perfect? In A Course in Miracles, we find the affirmation, "I am as God created me." And so it is. Creator of it all, let me remember who and what we are, and let me walk in glory with all your creation.
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Posted on Wednesday, August 31, 2011 2:53 PM
Wouldn't it be great (and convenient) if our spiritual path unfolded in totally predictable ways? We would always know which turns to make, where to stop and rest, and how fast to go.
But like's not like that, even for those of us who desire a closer relationship with Spirit. In fact, it sometimes seems that the more committed we become on our spiritual journey, the more difficult the challenges. We encounter our own Jonah or Job experiences which bring up many issues to heal.
There's always one thing we can count on, no matter how crooked the path--the Spirit Within that guides, coaches, and leads the way for us. When we listen in the Silence to that Inner Voice, there is always an answer. No begging, beseeching, or bargaining is necessary, because we recognize the Source at once and gladly respond to its call.
Powerful Inner Spirit, I seek your guidance in the Silence and willingly follow your voice.
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Rev. Eileen Douglas: Posted on Sunday, August 28, 2011 9:39 PM
Can you smell autumn in the air yet? Just a hint of what's to come...
Miracles are like that, too! Sometimes you just know that something's coming, something good--just like in the song from West Side Story. We may not know what it is, but we "feel it in our bones."
You might just have a hunch, or begin notice how things are falling into place, or feel amazingly motivated in a certain direction. There are often signs along the way that we miss because we're going too fast. Have you ever been speeding down the freeway and you miss the signs for your exit? It's not that they weren't there, it's just that you were probably going too fast to notice them or you weren't paying attention. Once we slow down and take notice of what's going on around us, we see a spiritual plan unfolding. We see good things coming our way. We feel empowered as we watch things beginning to come to pass.
As a good friend, Rev. Caryl Menkus always reminded us, just listen and pay attention. We can add just watch and just tune in. Once we do this, we'll be ready to prepare for the changes and challenges that come with becoming all that we are meant to be. ARE YOU READY? CAN YOU FEEL IT IN THE AIR? SOMETHING'S COMING....SOMETHING GOOD!
Creative Force within me and all around me, I feel your presence and your power as you work in my life. I am alert to your action that I may do what is mine to do in order to bring about the highest good for all.
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Posted on Monday, August 22, 2011 12:39 PM
 When the storms of life surround us,
And we fear for life and limb,
We touch the force inside our hearts
And strength comes from within.
Isn't it wonderful to pretend that if we only affirm away the negative that nothing unpleasant will ever happen to us? That is the message some people hear when they seek spiritual direction and guidance. But I think that if we all get real with ourselves, that's not how it seems to work in our own lives.
When Charles and Myrtle Fillmore, co-founders of the Unity Movement before the turn of the century, prescribed a technique of denials and affirmations, they didn't mean to ignore what is in front of you or is involving you. The actual practice is in Spirit and in Truth, seeing the spiritual reality and the truth therein.
Denials are for the express purpose of cleansing one's spiritual palate, of taking away the power of the negative in your life, not denying its existence. If someone says terrible things to you, you cannot deny that they said it, but you can deny the power of the words over you. Then you can affirm the positive about yourself...the truth of who you are and who they are in the Real World of Spirit.
People--and that includes all of us--say and do insane things every day, but that's not the spiritual truth of who we are. We know that we are all children of God, whole and complete in every way, even when we are not expressing it.
Does that mean that we are to let people abuse us? No, it means we don't enter into situations anymore that makes us available and/or accessible for abuse. If I know who I am spiritually, I have the calm and confidence to let criticisms and negative behaviors roll right over me without impacting me in any negative way. And I don't make myself a target for anyone's abuse. Then in my quiet time, I can take the problem into prayer, into the Silence, wherein I feel safe to surrender the person and the problem to a Higher Power than myself. Then I follow that spiritual guidance, not my own ego and emotions.
Even as we strive to exhibit our best and highest selves, we have to forgive our inconsistencies...those times when we react instead of taking a moment for careful response. We are spiritual beings learning to be human in these hormonal and emotional bodies. When we remember to put our Highest Self in control, things always go much better for all concerned.
Mother/Father/Creator, we remember to turn to you for the strength and power with which you have endowed us. May we always pause to reflect the best that we are in every situation.
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