Faulty Disconnect

This week’s home practice:

Each day this week, take 1 minute to do this: Place your hand over your heart. Close your eyes. Breathe deeply. Ask inwardly: “Where do I feel connected today?”

This week’s service participants:

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Rev. Felicia Searcy

Keepers of the Flames: Diane Christie and Beryl Varno

Blessing the Offering: Cindy Engquist

Lorem Ipsom

This week’s home practice:

At the end of each day this week, write down one act of kindness you offered—big or small. Also write down one act of kindness you received..

This week’s service participants:

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Sandy Solomon

Keepers of the Flames: Laraine Pritts and Sherie Hoffman

Blessing the Offering: Sherie Hoffman

The Air Conditioner

This week’s home practice:

This week, take a moment to bless every person you encounter silently with the words “You are love”.
Notice how it shifts your inner and outer environment.

This week’s service participants:

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Cindy Gardiner

Keepers of the Flames: Silvana Gill and Beryl Varno

Blessing the Offering: Mary Ahls

Surpassing the If

This week’s home practice:

Turn “ifs” into affirmations. Write down any “if” statements you’ve been telling yourself.
Rewrite each statement as a present moment, spiritually principled affirmation.

This week’s service participants:

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Rev. Dr. Jonathan Zenz

Keepers of the Flames: Laraine Pritts and Diane Christie

Blessing the Offering: Rev. William Gill

The Cairn Conundrum

This week’s home practice:

Keep a small stone in a place where you will notice it repeatedly through the day.
Each time you see or touch it, reaffirm:
“I am on the path. I am a guidepost for kindness.”

This week’s service participants:

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Laura Kass

Keepers of the Flames: Silvana Gill and Sandy Solomon

Blessing the Offering: Silvana Gill

Living the Only Constant

This week’s home practice:

Each day, focus on demonstrating at least one aspect of kindness. At the end of the day, reflect on how you practiced it. You can write in a journal or simply take a moment in quiet reflection.

This week’s service participants:

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Rev. William Gill

Keepers of the Flames: Sherie Hoffman and Laura Kass

Blessing the Offering: Mirtha Nebeker

Connect George

This week’s home practice:

Purposefully seek to engage in thoughtful conversations this week. This may be with someone with whom you have a disagreement. Don’t make assumptions. Seek to understand rather than to inform.

This week’s service participants:

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Silvana Gill

Keepers of the Flames: Lyn Peterson and Beryl Varno

Blessing the Offering: Rev. William Gill

Imagine Amazing

This week’s home practice:

Affirm — Craft an affirmation that reflects the amazing possibilities you choose to experience.

Imagine — Close your eyes and imagine your life as a reflection of divine identity. What does it look like?

Pray — Use affirmative prayer to design your relationship to your experience.

This week’s service participants:

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Dr. Jim Gardiner

Keepers of the Flames: Jim & Tucker with Laraine Pritts

Blessing the Offering: Sherie Hoffman

The Truth of Every Conversation

This week’s home practice:

Approach each conversation with curiosity. In each interaction ask: What divine truth is seeking expression here?
Remember: God is always speaking to God.

This week’s service participants:

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Ruth Starwell

Keepers of the Flames: Greg Poling and Laura Kass

Blessing the Offering: Sue Krake

One Spark Can Light the Dark

This week’s home practice:

SPARK

Spiritual Practice in Acts of Random Kindness

Express your divine light through small, intentional acts of love and generosity all week.

This week’s service participants:

Reading/Affirmation/Prayer: Sandy Solomon

Keepers of the Flames: Laraine Pritts and Sherie Hoffman

Blessing the Offering: Dr. James Gardiner