Community of Infinite Spirit

Today I’m speaking on Life Beyond this World. John 5:24 Christ Jesus said, “He that hears my word, and believes on him that sent me, has everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life.” My talk is a true near-death experience that of Mellon-Thomas Benedict, author of “Journey Through the Light and Back.” The following is his experience in his own words, although condensed for time sake: “In 1982 I died from terminal brain cancer. Th

Good morning! This is Rev. Teresa. Today I am speaking about being God’s heart, hands and feet. This means being a presence of the Divine in the Earth realm, being there for others with love, compassion, kindness, caring and generosity. We are all Divine expressions made in the image and likeness of God. When we reach out to assist others we are literally the presence of God for others. St Teresa of Avila, a Carmelite nun who lived in Spain from 1515 to 1582, cultivated a s

Today’s reading is from the Divine Science daily study titled TESTIMONY OF MALINDA ELLIOT CRAMER 1844 – 1906 Founder of Divine Science It was early one morning in the year 1885, during an hour of earnest meditation and prayerful seeking, that I asked the following questions in faith, believing that they would be answered, with a willingness to abide the decision, whatever it might be: “Is there any way out of these conditions? Is there any power in the vast universe that c

Good morning! This is Rev. Teresa. I have a reading for you this morning from the book “A Parenthesis in Eternity” by Joel Goldsmith. “Every word of truth that God has ever uttered is locked up within you. Loose it and let it go, but never tell this secret except to those of your spiritual household. Do not expose your ‘pearl’ to those who are not connoisseurs of pearls. Do not give anyone an opportunity to ridicule your inner life. Do not let anyone try to destroy your

This time of year, is known for graduations which inspired my topic for today Graduating to Adult of God. The following is from the Aramaic translation of 1st Corinthians 13:11-13 “When I was a child, I spoke as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. And now abides faith, hope, l

This morning I am speaking about Psalm 23, also called “A Psalm of David” and attributed to King David as the writer. I had to memorize the 23rd Psalm as a child in Sunday School and it has been a blessing in my life. When my mother was in the last years of her life I said the 23rd Psalm with her each night as I knelt by her bed and we said prayers together. I was glad that I had this comforting Psalm in my memory and could recite it with her. The English Standard Version, th

Today’s reading is from the Divine Science Daily Studies taken from Mrs. C.A. Baum’s book Studies in Divine Science. To be healed is to attain to such a degree of understanding and realization of the Truth that no beliefs contrary thereto can enter into the mentality. Progress toward true healing will be marked by the perception of certain truths [which] may be stated as follows: The Truth of our Being. The Supremacy of Mind. The non-entity of evil. The Omnipresence of Good.

Good morning! This is Rev. Teresa. I have a reading for you this morning from the May 18th Divine Science Daily Study titled: FAITHFULNESS IN LITTLE THINGS Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. (Matthew 25:21) Jesus taught and demonstrated the principle of expansion of the kingdom of God through faithfulness in little things that in turn would qualify us to assume more responsibility in g

Today I’m speaking on Bridging the Mind to Heart; it is the balancing of the masculine and feminine energies within us. Let us start at the beginning of the Bible in the book of Genesis with Adam and Eve. Adam and Eve are symbolic of our soul - the one soul. Adam representing the masculine energies as wisdom, understanding, knowledge and will, in their higher state of consciousness. In the fallen state of separation, mental, ego, willfulness, and control over the world we li

Good morning! This is Rev. Teresa. I have a reading for you this morning from the Divine Science Daily Study. From The Golden Key by Emmet Fox We have said that the Golden Key is simple, and so it is, but of course, it is not always easy to turn. If you are very frightened or worried it may be difficult, at first, to get your thoughts away from material things. But by constantly repeating some statement of absolute Truth that appeals to you, such as There is no power but

Good morning! This is Rev. Teresa. I have a reading for you this morning from the Divine Science Daily Study. From The Golden Key by Emmet Fox We have said that the Golden Key is simple, and so it is, but of course, it is not always easy to turn. If you are very frightened or worried it may be difficult, at first, to get your thoughts away from material things. But by constantly repeating some statement of absolute Truth that appeals to you, such as There is no power but

My prior talk was about Mastering Our Thoughts; this week I’m speaking on Mastering Our Emotions. A Master or Avatar means to have mastery over ones self; over thoughts, words, feelings, emotions, and actions. Then they are able to master the elements of this earth, this dimension and beyond. In today’s world, Jesus the Christ would be considered a Master or Avatar. Christ Jesus told us in John 14:12, and I prefer the Aramaic translation, it reads "Timeless truth, I tell you

Good morning! This is Rev. Teresa. This morning I am speaking about tending your spiritual garden, the practices we use to awaken to who we truly are and our oneness with God and all that is. I will be quoting from a wonderful little book called “Mindfulness in the Garden, Zen Tools for Digging in the Dirt” by Rev. Zachiah Viveka Murray, who was a fellow student with me at Meru Seminary. She is also a registered Landscape Architect, and member of the Order of Interbeing in t

My reading today is from Divine Science Daily Studies by Nona Brooks: I GIVE THANKS DAILY FOR GOD’S ABUNDANCE Supply is for all. It is man's limited vision that brings about conditions in which one is poor and another has more money than he can spend. There is no such thing as a special gift from God. God gives all…to each of us. And the difference between us is that some have appropriated more of these gifts than have others. It is the complexity of human development,

Good morning! This is Rev. Teresa. I have a reading for you this morning from the April 25th Divine Science Daily Study by Rev. Dr. Craig Harris, Senior Minister Quimby Memorial Church, Secaucus NJ So Jesus said to him, ‘Why do you call me good? No one is good but One, that is, God.’ (Mark 10:18) God is I Am and ... God is and I am. The I Am being God Omnipresent, Omniscient, and Omnipotent; both personal and impersonal. The I am, is ourselves

This week I’m talking about Mastering Our Thoughts. A Master or Avatar, a Christ or Buddha, first had to have mastery over themselves; over their thoughts, words, feelings and emotions, and their actions, before ever mastering the elements of this earth, this dimension and beyond. Everything was created twice; first it had to be a thought before becoming a thing. In the Bible we are told “In the beginning was the Word.” Word here means consciousness, idea or thought. Throug

Good morning! This is Rev Teresa. The title of my talk today is, One With All of God’s Creation. We are one with God, one with one another, one with all that is. In our oneness with God, we are one with all of God’s creation. American mystic and spiritual teacher, Joel Goldsmith compares our oneness to a tree, a Tree of Life where each of us are the branches of the tree. In his book, A Parenthesis in Eternity, Joel says: “The contemplative knows that the branch cannot dic

Our reading today is from Divine Science and Healing by Malinda Cramer in the chapter “Heal the Sick”: If you have been taught that the atonement (at-one-ment) does not cover all seeming physical and mental ailments, then make the following your own: “He healed all that were sick, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by Isaiah the Prophet, saying. Himself took our infirmities and bare our sickness.” Matt. 8:16-17. Then let Divine Scientists speak the word of Truth for

• Good morning! This is Rev Teresa. I have a reading for you this morning from the April 10 Divine Science Daily Study titled: AGAPE LOVE Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you and pray for those who abuse you. – Luke 6:27,28 Jesus stressed that we are to love our enemies. In keeping with his overall teachings on love, the Greek word agape is used, which indicates a benevolent and unselfish love. In the omnipresence of Spirit,

Today I’m speaking on “A Resurrecting Consciousness.” One thing is for sure, we can’t take the old patterns of our life, into our new consciousness. These old patterns are the thoughts, beliefs, emotions and habits that we hold so dearly too. Something must change that allows for the evolved or new version of who we are to show up. At some point we find that our old ways of being no longer fit the life we desire. Yet if we try to bring our old patterns merged with the new soo