The Willingness to Belong

This week’s home practice:

Practice belonging by offering one small gift of yourself (your time, your presence, or your encouragement) to someone in this community. True belonging is built on consent and respect, so be sure your gift is welcome to the one receiving it. Notice how this simple willingness can open your heart to deeper connection.

This week’s service participants:

Musical Inspiration: Vasanta Weiss

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Jeanie Underwood

Keepers of the Flames: Greg Poling and Beryl Varno

Blessing the Offering: Shari Thomas

What Needs to be Known

The Energy Exchange

This week’s home practice:

Say nothing disrespectful or disparaging about yourself. Do not minimize yourself in any way. Catch yourself before speaking and reframe it.

This week’s service participants:

Musical Inspiration: Armen Dirtadian

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Rev. Felicia Searcy

Keepers of the Flames: Sherie Hoffman and Laura Kass

Blessing the Offering: Sue Krake

Do Something

This week’s service participants:

Musical Inspiration: Erin Anderson

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Ruth Starwell

Keepers of the Flames: Laraine Pritts and Beryl Varno

Blessing the Offering: Cindy Engquist

For I Give

Y’all Means Y’all

This week’s home practice:

Each day, meditate on the consciousness of shared Divine life, honoring your own authenticity, and schoosing a Divine quality to radiate. Let that genuine energy guide one small act for someone who might otherwise have gone overlooked.

This week’s service participants:

Musical Inspiration: Erin Anderson

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Beryl Varno

Keepers of the Flames: Mary Ahls and Sherie Hoffman

Blessing the Offering: Deb Benson

Making the Call

GPS

This week’s home practice:

Ask daily, “Where would Love have me go and what would Love have me do today?” Then, act on one loving impulse each day, no matter how small, and notice how it aligns you with your Divine path.

This week’s service participants:

Musical Inspiration: Erin Anderson

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Laura Kass

Keepers of the Flames: Larraine Pritts and Lyn Peterson

Blessing the Offering: Rev. William Gill

Give Love and Peace a Chance

This week’s home practice:

"When you expand the circle of your love, you become an instrument of world peace... You can become a center of love. Enough centers of love in the city and around the nation will help to evoke wise actions by our government, and bring the unified support of the people. Enough centers of love around the world will build bridges of communication and peace....Love is the answer." -Eric Butterworth

This week’s service participants:

Guest Speaker: Rev. Sue Oliver

Musical Inspiration: Chelsee Hicks

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Silvana Gill

Keepers of the Flames: Deb Benson and Greg Poling

Blessing the Offering: Deb Benson

For What It’s Worth

This week’s home practice:

Each day this week, purposefully choose one simple act of kindness (a text, a smile, a word of encouragement) and offer it without expectation of return. As you do, silently affirm, “This seed matters.” Trust that your small gesture contributes to the greater good, whether you see it blossom or not.

This week’s service participants:

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Rev. Felicia Searcy

Keepers of the Flames: Mary Ahls and Laraine Pritts

Blessing the Offering: Mary Ahls