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Activating Spirituality
Dr. Heather Dawn Clark
Dear Ones,
As we move into a brand new year, I invite you to join me in a whole year of activating our spirituality. Two of my favorite ministers from the United Centers for Spiritual Living, Rev. Chris Michaels from Kansas City and Dr. Edward Viljoen from Santa Rosa have created a beautiful year-long journal. It was Rev. Chris' idea to create a way that his church community could activate their spirituality on a daily basis instead of just attending to it on Sundays and Wednesdays. The journal is entitled: "Spirit is Calling, Daily Journal."
Rev. Chris describes the process this way: "Each day has a theme which coincides with a monthly theme based on twelve core values. Every day has an inspirational quote, a short essay written by Edward or myself, and space to journal personal thoughts, feelings and dreams. The daily themes all tie in to the Sunday lesson for that particular week for all of 2008! Quite literally, everyone in our churches will now be on the same page, practicing their spirituality on a daily basis."
How exciting this is! I will be speaking on the same themes as several of my colleagues in addition to Dr. Edward and Rev. Chris, I will join with Dr. Dennis Merritt Jones and many others.
The theme for January is Activating Spirituality. I will be reminding you of our spiritual roots, our core beliefs. In February, the theme is Activating Love.
What I particularly like about this yearly theme is the word "activate," which means to set in motion, turn on, trigger, start, get going, stimulate, galvanize, initiate, or motivate. I feel that this word is steeped in energy and aliveness. Some of our members and friends have been experiencing major challenges in their lives as we complete 2007. By activating our spirituality, we will attract corresponding changes in our world. It is our next step towards greater consciousness of prosperity, health, joy, creativity, peace and love.
Let's ACTIVATE OUR SPIRITUALITY IN 2008!
Love,
Heather
More Messages
- Spirit is Love, May 2010
- Surely the Presence of Spirit is in this place, March 2010
- Practice the Presence, January 2010
- I carry your heart in my heart, November 2009
- Hear the Voice of God, September 2009
- An Equal Share of Creativity, July 2009
- Dance to the Music, May 2009
- Let's Make a New Deal!, March 2009
- Happy New Year! Happy new you!, January 2009
- Activating Creativity, November 2008
- To Serve Humanity, Rev. Alene Kramer, September 2008
- The Image and Likeness of God, July 2008
- Spirit Is Calling, May 2008
- Transformation, March 2008
- Activating Spirituality, January 2008
- Gratitude: A Multiplier of Our Good, November 2007
- Adventure in Faith, Rev. Dave Lewis, September 2007
- It's summer; here's to expression, exploration and experimentation, July 2007
- Connect with the Presence, May 2007
- Finding Inspiration, March 2007
- Remembering What Matters, January 2007
- We Can Change the World, November 2006
- Wisdom in All Creatures, September 2006
- A World Too Full to Talk About, July 2006
- Tools for Change, May 2006
- Spiritual Practices, March 2006
- Happy New You!, January 2006
- Illuminated by Our Own Light, November 2005
- Our Declaration of Principles, September 2005
- Summer School 2005, July 2005
- To Every Thing There Is a Season, May 2005
- Imagine, March 2005
- Behold I Make All Things New, January 2005
- The Gift of Gratitude, December 2004
- Journey into the Mystery, October 2004
- The Time Is Now and We Are the Ones to Do It!, September 2004
- This Summer's Spiritual Journey, July 2004
- The Power of Intention, May 2004
- All the World's a Stage, March 2004
- A Special Message for the New Year, January 2004
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