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Thursday 07/04/2002
Feelings are sometimes feared because of the interpretations we put on them, the stories we tell ourselves about what they mean. To simply be present to feelings and to listen for God within the depths of our own heart, mind, and body is a form of prayer.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 07/05/2002
To be able to surrender our cultural addiction to materialism we must each cultivate an inner life that is more interesting, alluring, and passionate than our need for outer stimulation and the gratification of desires.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Saturday 07/06/2002
Spirituality is not a "thing" that one can have or get. It is not some "thing" that will fix our life or make us happy. Spirituality is the true expression of who we are.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 07/07/2002
Spiritual practice is distinguishing between our needs and our wants and learning to choose what pleases the soul nature over the passing whims of the ego.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 07/08/2002
Simplicity on the spiritual path is a single-minded focus and commitment to following the soul's bliss. The soul's bliss is that which is in harmony with Divine Will. Again and again, choose that.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 07/09/2002
Our words are an extension of the manifesting power of God. Let them serve Love.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 07/10/2002
Our own words spoken with conviction shape our lives and our experience. The creative power of speech may be unconscious or conscious--still, it shapes one's life.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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