20130508-072217.jpg“May the Force be with you” is a prayer that could be translated, “May you know the love of God flowing in you and around you, connecting you to all living things.”

The Force is made manifest through our thoughts and feelings. Hatred, anger and resentment increase the power of the Dark Side, and living in the present with love and compassion for all increases the Light. And since we are all connected by the Force, the universal energy of God, living in peace and harmony in our individual lives increases the peace and harmony in the world.

If mama ain’t happy, ain’t nobody happy. Right?

A spiritual practice, like Jedi training, can increase our awareness of God in our daily lives and teach us to stay connected, to practice love in all our affairs. The Bible tells us that it takes 40 days for a spiritual transformation. Just ask Moses or Noah or Jesus or Allah for that matter!

I imagine if enough of us humans practiced intense love for forty days, we could change the world. Jesus did, and he left us a roadmap to follow:

Love God (the Force, the Universal Energy of the Universe or whatever you choose to call it) with all our heart, soul and mind, and love our neighbors as ourselves.

May the Force be with you today.

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I Want To Get Drenched

April 25, 2013

DSC_5031I love words and this morning I ran across the word “lavish,” so I looked it up.

Lavish comes from the word lavasse- downpour of rain- and means “to give in great amounts; without limit.”

As I was looking it up, my iPod started playing a song by Mercy Me..

Word of God speak
Would you pour down like rain
Washing my eyes to see
Your majesty

Of course that song started playing… God has a wicked sense of humor! I feel blessed this morning and wanted to spread the love.

May you get drenched today.

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Grace and Freedom

  Grace is the discovery that freedom lies outside of time and place. Freedom can begin to be felt when we decide to face what it is that seems to be chasing us down so many dead ends and dark roads and into so many shattered places. Strength and freedom emerge from our willingness to [...]

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Do Overs?

If you could get a do-over for any part of your life, would you? I used to pray for God to take things away. I would bargain with him and promise things and then “screw up again.” It was like a bad relationship where no one is happy and no one is willing to admit [...]

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There Is Nothing To Do But Help

Because we are in this together… there is nothing to do but help each other. We can pray together. We can help each other. There is nothing else that matters because my helping you is your helping me. My helping you to see who you are is your helping me to see who I am. [...]

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The Women Of My Starter Marriage

My starter marriage lasted 23 years. During those 23 years, I learned a lot about unconditional love. Not because it was shown to me by my starter husband (it wasn’t), but living with him led me to a group of women I didn’t even know. And they taught me all about unconditional love, about Howard [...]

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Build A Better Mouse Trap

When I was 16, I wanted a stereo, a really good stereo with all the separate components, so I went and got a job at the Waffle House down on Charlotte. I didn’t tell anyone what I was doing. I didn’t want them to stop me, and I wanted to do it myself. The messages [...]

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“Bring Out The Best”

A professor stood before his philosophy class and had some items in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor [...]

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Grief and Joy Together in Each Breath

Today would be my son’s 28th birthday, and today he has been gone from me for five years. He is on my mind. I can actually feel his presence.. it’s as if he is poking me in his “come on mom” sort of way. With that crooked grin. There is tremendous grief is knowing that [...]

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Lots of People Say What We Need To Do-NVC Shows Us How

I read a lot of books. Spiritual books like The Four Agreements, recovery books like Courage to Change, and memoirs like Gift From the Sea … I read them all. And what strikes me so profoundly this morning, they all say the same thing! My conclusion? There’s nothing new under the sun. (Ecc 1:9) There [...]

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