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Saturday 09/02/2006
Approach the scriptures reverently as you would a loving mother or father, expecting the wealth of wisdom contained within them to be freely shared with you.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Sunday 09/03/2006
The self-discipline of restraining our appetites and transmuting them toward spiritual focus is like building a hot fire into which we place all of our conditioned ways of being. It is not for its own sake-that leads to pride and further bondage-but for the sake of breaking free of the bonds of desire and mindless living.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Monday 09/04/2006
Divine guidance is difficult to receive when there is attachment to a particular outcome. Let go of what you want and be willing to receive your highest good.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Tuesday 09/05/2006
Bringing our individual will into harmony with divine will, which serves the good of all, opens us to the resources of the universe itself. The universe, or the larger life of God, is self-supporting. Know that it provides what is needed to fulfill its purposes.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Wednesday 09/06/2006
Focusing on the faults of others assures little spiritual progress. The only truly effective work we can do is on ourselves. There is great power in embracing our own work.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Thursday 09/07/2006
Criticizing or blaming others diverts us from the important task of realizing our power to change. Empowerment rests on our willingness to claim responsibility for our experience. It is up to us to live with power and freedom. No one gives that to us and no one can take it away.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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Friday 09/08/2006
The critical mind leaves out the compassionate heart. Only seeing a single aspect-the error-the critical mind cannot grasp what the heart knows. Begin now to view yourself and others with the holistic vision of the heart.
Rev. Ellen Grace O'Brian
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