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In the Old Testament there is a brief, rather obscure mention of someone named Jabez who realized extraordinary blessings as the result of a prayer. A mere sentence, just 26 words, changed his life and that of thousands who…

“Where ever you are in your spiritual journey you are welcome here.”  While this saying might invite people from various faith groups and spiritual paths, it’s also a call to self-refection for each of us. Where are YOU in…

Why was there such concern around the world during the 2019 Australian fires when millions of creatures were dying in the blaze? Why did the MeToo movement take off so quickly with hundreds of thousands of women coming…

I googled images of “family,” and was amazed that the entire first page was of the traditional family: a man, a woman, and several children, give or take a few. To find what I was looking for—many examples of family—I had to…

I realized that the title this week, “Loving Acts of Kindness,” sounds like the lesson is about Buddhist “loving kindness.” It is actually more about general kindness, with a lot of story examples. Kindness is basic to every…

How can one be ready for a miracle? First, by recognizing that miracles take place every single day. Life is a miracle, as are all of the wonders of creation. As we pull ourselves out of the consensus trance that we may find…

Our Unity theme this July is “service,” and it seems fitting to talk about animal love and service, as well as our love and service to animals. There are so many remarkable stories of animals saving human lives, including…

This is a good week to bring new people to Unity or invite them online with us. This particular lesson, “Unity–Dogma, Doctrine, or Dharma” is one I like to repeat every few years as a good review for long-time Unity students…

This Fourth of July holiday can remind us to ask ourselves, “In what way can I become freer? What inner or outer obstacles still limit me in my life? Where am I still thinking lack rather than abundance?”   It may be time to…

Rev. Barbara Winter Martin responded affirmatively when I asked her to speak this Sunday with very little notice. I am grateful for her “Yes!” It helped me to overcome a final obstacle so that I could take a four-day trip to…