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Today We Honor the Men and Women that Have Fought for Justice, Peace, and Compassion Around the World!

One Nation, Under God, With Liberty and Justice for All!

Hear Our Prayer “Great Spirt”! 

There is No Way “Great Spirit” that you could have made this world any more beautiful and bountiful than you did!  We, however, as you know are lost and are wading around in darkness and confusion. We need thee to pull us out of the muck that is stealing the very air we need to breathe in our freedom.  Today we must pay homage to those men and women who fought for our freedom and liberty.  We know that our soldiers made the ultimate sacrifice to but themselves in harm’s way so that we would not have to sacrifice our lives.  They went to the frontlines of tyranny and greed to level the playing field so that our lives would be protected from greed of wealth, power, and absolute control of our humanity.  These soldiers that have and are fighting to maintain some semblance of peace in our world, must be guided, nurtured, and protected in context to being in alignment with your heart’s desire for humanity.

 In America, today as we acknowledge these brave men and women that have upheld the Constitution of the United States of America, it is imperative that you work with them and through them to abide by the laws and principles of our Constitution and Declaration of Independence.  Help them to uphold the purpose of our country to be a beacon light of freedom, justice, equality, compassion, and unity of abiding by the principles and practices under which we are striving to be a “more perfect union” of democracy.   

We are engulfed in a world that is completely out of control and by what we can surmise, we have very little control over what is going on, or so the forces of tyranny and greed would like us to think.  We must remember that what we do have control over is how we respond to these conditions.  We are at a pivotal point in the history of humanity as individuals and as a collective.  The course we take now to ensure peace, decency, love and compassion for one another across this planet, will determine our future as a specie.

We are never in this turmoil by ourselves.  We have the love and protection of “Great Spirit” covering us from the time we rise in the morning light to the evening moon when we lay our heads down at night.   We cannot resist the throngs of this evil and destruction that is assaulting our world if we fall into despair and succumb to a state of paralysis.  We all must come through this experience of what we are battling with the same courage and determination that we have witnessed in our soldiers who laid down their lives for our freedom. 

We must be of good heart and not slip into darkness and despondency.  Guide us to being a light that lifts the vibration of the world.  We have more work to do and will always have more work to do if we are going to have a world we want to live in and a world we want our children to inherit.  So, with that in mind, and in remembrance of who we are honoring today, thank you to all our fallen soldiers and thank you to all the soldiers that are in service to our country today. 

Footnote:  This is personal for me because my daughter Nicole, served in the United States Coast Guard for over 14 years and was deployed overseas to protect the integrity of our country and from childhood identified herself as a “Guardian of the Sea”. I am a proud Mommie.

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Sunday Morning Prayers #50 Our Behavior as Adults is Putting the Lives of Our Children at Risk.

We have so much to lose if we don’t take seriously what our world of violence and dysfunctional behavior is costing our children!

Dear Great Spirit,

It took me a little time to write this prayer to you because the events of this past weekend highlighted for me just how violent and void of consciousness and moral fiber our society has degenerated to.  We take none of our individual and collective actions seriously enough to “Call each other out or to check our own behavior”.  We have become reactionary bold belligerent with each other whether we know them personally or not.  No one is exempt from receiving the rath and attack from someone who obviously is living in their “pain body”. We need your spirit of peace.  We need your spirit of compassion.  We need your spirit of compromise and understanding.  We need your spirit of mercy and forgiveness.  We need your spirit of discernment and a willingness to refrain from judgment. We need to learn patience and a willingness to trust that you “Great Spirit” will intercede in the madness that has engulfed our world, because you care!  We have to find a more humane, gentle, and loving way to relate to each other.  We have to think about how our actions, words, and attitudes impact other people. 

Words hurt! We have to hold ourselves to a higher level if we are going to change the direction this world is going in.  Great Spirit we need for you to soften our hearts, open our minds, and direct our behavior so that we are our divine identities in our life, in our work, in our relationships, and when we are challenged by the trials and tribulations of life.  Great Spirit hear our prayers and feel the urgency in our souls for peace, joy, love, and a world that is balanced so that our children live their best life.

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I’m Just Sayin- Notes from Beth #69 Whose Footsteps are Worthy of You Following on Your Divine Life’s Journey?

There are but a few people that have walked the surface of this earth that I would want to follow and strive to acquire their qualities in my character. I kind of operate more from a spiritual dimension, than an earthly dimension.  It is what supports me in grounding myself in this world of multitude of realities.  It helps me decipher truth from lies, and good from evil.  It keeps me on track so that I don’t lose sight of my “divine identity” or my “divine purpose”.

I made a personal choice at the age of 13 to dedicate my life to the teachings of Christ.  It was a choice I made not from just my religious exposure, but there was a deep spiritual connection to Him, a knowingness of who He was in a spiritual realm that resided in my soul expression from the time I became cognitive that I was separated from the origin of my spiritual birth.  My connection allowed me to grasp the significance of what He was imparting to humanity, and what His expectations were for us in terms of keeping sacred the elements that we were born with and had come to this plane to polish and refine. 

These simple elements in His character are what I strive to demonstrate in my own life, and they are the principles by which I raised my child, engage with my family, friends, or strangers I encounter on my path.  I demonstrated these elements in my “purpose” career when I taught teachers to teach children and when I work in advocacy for children and parents.  The principles are simple and straight forward.  I did a lot of reflection during this season of Lent, the observance of Ramadan, and the forth coming of Passover as I watch them follow and converge with one another across the planet.   I see how humanity is in conflict with itself, because it has lost its identity as being “one” and “interconnected”, we are at a standoff and at war with each other. 

I recognize that we are engaged “spiritual warfare”!  I stand firm on my belief that it is possible for us to take hold of the principles of Christ life and walk upon the earth in His footsteps.  It is liberating!  It is grounding!  It is sharable!  It is not defined by the constricts of societal norms.  It is timeless!  It is purposeful!  It is engulfed in love and respect. 

There are so many qualities of Christ that resonate with me but here are a few that touch my heart:

  1. Compassionate
  2. In service to humanity-Selflessness
  3. Loving Unconditionally
  4. Forgiving
  5. Gentleness
  6. Patience
  7. Humble
  8. Agent of Peace
  9. Honest and Trustworthy
  10. Dependable
  11. Grateful
  12. Generous
  13. Thoughtfulness
  14. Reverence
  15. Discernment- Wisdom

Let’s take a “Walk”!

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Sunday Morning Prayers-#28 Love Begets Love-Why then do we ignore the power it holds to sustain our humanity?

Children have the key to the unlimited unconditional art of expressing “Love”.  It is an amazing gift to behold.

“Great Spirit”,

Open our hearts and our minds so that we might be remember how to love with the same grace, compassion, and non-judgment as children do.  Help us to come to an understanding that all there really is that can restore our humanity, is “LOVE”.  Children bathe themselves in love and are not afraid to shower the people they have an affection for and trust in, with love.  They give it freely and each child has their own unique way of showing how they love someone.  The constant in their expression of loving someone is that they are fearless in actually saying”, “I love you”!  I love it “Great Spirit” how even the youngest of children are able to express love and affection.  I love it when I hear my youngest little niece- Aouluna say, ”I love you”! 

“Great Spirit”, help us as adults to find a way to reach back to our authentic selves and love one another and support our children in this world to hold on to their gift of “loving” and receiving “love”!  Let us remember that “love begets love” and that it can be contagious! The truth is –“that all there really is-is LOVE”.  

Ashe!  Ashe! Ashe! Amen!

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Not Just A Sunday Morning Prayer, but A Prayer for the Principles, Practices and Purpose of the Life of Jesus Christ!

Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
The time is coming again, when we as a humanity have the opportunity to reset the essence of our lives to encompass those principles, practices, and our own individual divine purpose , that will alter the trajectory of this world from what it is to what “Great Spirit” intended it to be.

“Great Spirit”,

I am so excited.  I know you probably are the only one that understands how absolutely wonderful this season of life is.  I know you have made the ultimate sacrifice for us-your children- and we can’t thank you enough.  The concept that after thousands of years, the relevance of His life is still important to so many people, says volumes of how amazing You are in our lives and in this world. I think why I get so excited is because I see this as an opportunity to reconnect with and highlight the qualities of His character and the values and principles that He sought to share with us that would not only guide, enrich, and sustain our lives, but would ultimately reunite the sanctity of our humanity. 

He taught Grace.

He taught Unconditional Love.

He taught Compassion

He taught Justice

He taught Peace.

He taught Forgiveness.

He taught caring for each other as we would want others to care for us.

 If we but give ourselves permission to embrace these principles, practices, and values, we can as a collective and as an individual, change the vibration from what it is to where it should be.  The more we make an effort to bring these elements into fruition, the higher the planetary vibration, and consequently we will shift the consciousness of humanity and “the world will be a better place for you and me”!  That’s all “Great Spirit” wants for us and from us. This is the “rebirth”! This is the significance of this night!

I pray each of you have blessed holidays and that each of us pray for these principles to be manifested all over the world.  We can make a difference!

Thank You “Great Spirit” for the gift of this life!

Ashe! Ashe! Ashe! Amen!