Because of the Fillmore’s strongly held belief, (see www.truthunity.net ‘eternal life’ and ‘regeneration’) some people reported that Charles was deeply disappointed when he knew he was dying at 93. (Yet what an amazing and intense power of good he was in our world.)
Because humankind was not following this divine plan as both Charles and Myrtle understood, they stated their belief in reincarnation as proof of God’s love at work, giving us unlimited opportunities to fulfil the divine plan and live as fully conscious divine beings in physical form. Indeed, when Myrtle passed, she told her colleagues that she was going to the ‘other side’ to help there now she was no longer needed in Silent Unity, the work that she loved. In just two weeks, Myrtle passed on to the next room of life. Have you thought about the idea of life after death and the soul ongoing? Do you believe in reincarnation? In the West, most people have a deep fear of dying but in India, where reincarnation is part of their faith and culture, death is embraced as natural and part of the life cycle. Personally, I have always believed in reincarnation. For me, what God of love would deny us the opportunity to ‘try again’. Recently we have experienced bereavement and illness in our families. I am experiencing once more, how hard it is letting go of close loved ones to the death experience, yet also recognising that the time comes for all of us to leave this physical world behind and move on. As I look at the natural world, birth, life and death is a natural process. When we welcome new life to our world, joy and love take over and we feel the deepest connection to the babe in our arms. When it comes to the soul moving back to spirit, can we perhaps be open to experience the same emotions, for our loved one is going back to Spirit, to Source, free of pain, discomfort and suffering? Of course, we all experience a very natural sense of personal loss. How will we experience life now they are no longer with us? Are there words left unsaid or hugs you still want to give? It is so important that we grieve. However, perhaps the grief can be different when we believe in the soul ongoing, in reincarnation and that we may even be with them again. I deeply believe that we can still talk to our loved ones and tell them we love them, after the body has gone, and that they will receive the message of love, because in essence it is the truth of us all. I do not have absolute answers to these thoughts and questions. I pose them here as ideas to reflect and pray on, so we may each find the meaning and purpose that works for us. For me, life is all about the exchange of love in all its many forms. How can I show up as love, is the question is use to remind me to re-centre in God awareness. Would you like to join in a conversation around these ideas? If so, do join our Zoom forum meeting, Tuesday 2nd July from 7.30pm. Let us talk about this experience of life and death. I think it is a conversation that would benefit us all. Click here to join us live on zoom, on Tuesday
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I recently watched a video about the history of Daily Word, which I highly recommend for anyone who is interested in the history and behind the scenes of this little magazine (link) I am always fascinated to hear stories of how readers in the UK came to Daily Word, many of which have been printed and shared over the years. There often seems to be a sense of synchronicity: a copy is found at a jumble sale, on the pavement, in a doctor’s waiting room or gifted by a loved one at just the right time. Today people find out about Daily Word more and more online through Google or social media, but there still seems a sense of it ‘just found me’. Many of our readers have been subscribing to Daily Word for decades, with children, parents and grandparents sharing it each day. This is one of the joys for me. Here at Unity in the UK we are an affiliate, with a contract that enables us to adapt it to the UK market, including changing the language from US-UK. Something we Brits feels quite strongly about! It is printed in The Isle of Man by printers who have been serving us for over 30 years. What is more, every copy is hand packed, blessed and posted. As one of our readers once said, “I can feel the love in the envelope when I open my Daily Word.” I began working at Unity ten years ago this month. Shortly before, I spoke at a Sunday service about my experience with Daily Word and I remember saying: “It is always the right words, I don’t know how it happens but it is always the right words.” Something else I love about Daily Word is the same affirmations are spoken by so many people around the world on the same day. We are bound together so positively through our prayers and intentions.
How do you experience Daily Word? How does it support you? Do you find just the words you need that day, like so many do? As our current Daily Word editor in the US wrote, ‘the messages give her God-bumps.’
We would love to hear your stories and publish them on our website. Comment below or email us. Thank you for being part of our Daily Word community. Ruth Humphreys Daily Word UK Editor
Above is a YouTube video sharing the Daily Word message for today, 10 June. We record one message a month this way, which can be found on the homepage of our website and on our Youtube channel. Steve Gough, our amazing filmmaker, works hard to create some wonderful material to share with you all. We encourage you to check out the video, our homepage and our resources pages.
Back in the sixties scientists were experimenting with holographic photography, so that all aspects of the object could be seen. The images were usually captured in acrylic, and you could see the object from different angles depending on how you held the image. The interesting thing is that if you smashed the acrylic image, each fragment, no matter how small would contain the original image in full.
That would mean that the “little me” contains a perfect image of God: It is up to me to bring out the Christ within and let go of all the rest. A famous sculptor was once asked “how difficult is it to create a statue?” They replied “It’s easy! Just remove all the stone that is not the statue.” It sounds easy when it’s put that way. Angus Irons Unity student Connect to Angus FB page on prayer
Have you ever wondered what is meant by this Biblical promise that Jesus made? What works will we be able to do that Jesus did? I am unlikely to find myself having to feed 5,000 hungry souls, or turn water into wine. Jesus must have meant something else.
Whenever I am studying a Bible verse, I like to examine different Biblical translations, to enhance the meanings of the words. I am often drawn to the translation The Message, which uses contemporary language to make the Bible accessible to today’s world. John 14:12 is translated this way: “The person who trusts me will not only do what I’m doing, but even greater things, because I, on my way to the Father, am giving you the same work to do that I’ve been doing.” And what has Jesus been doing? For me Jesus has been showing me how to create the kingdom of heaven in the here and now. Choice by choice we can be the best expressions of the Christ we can be – through compassion, forgiveness, and the awareness of our oneness with the Father. Jesus has “opened the door, shown us the way, and gone forward himself” (Rev.Ed Townley). Our joyful sacred challenge is to join him on the journey. Nancy Sandoval Licensed Unity Teacher |
