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February 2011 Unity Christ Church
Building Prosperity Consciousness Winter-to-Spring Forty Day Prosperity Prayer Program
Here at Unity Christ Church, we have noticed that most prayer requests have been shifting from healing to prosperity. It is our sincere desire to provide true spiritual nourishment to your most pressing concerns. So, this article and its program are dedicated to raising the personal consciousness of friends and members of Unity Christ Church, our country, and our world. First, this is about your needs. You may recall the ancient Chinese proverb, “Give
a person a fish; that one eats for a day. Teach one to fish, and he/she eats for a lifetime”. We are about know-ing Truth principles and standing on them regardless of circumstances, no matter what the situation may report to our sensory awareness. (This program is being repeated from 2 years ago by request-one.)
Any life challenge is an opportunity for one to make the demonstration of good always available to each and all 7 billion of us on earth. Scripture speaks to this moment’s needs: “…and thus put me to the test [prove me, now-KJV], says the Lord of hosts; see if I will not open the windows of heaven for you and pour down for you an overflowing blessing.” (Mal 3:10 NRSV) So be encouraged – always knowing that God loves you and desires only good for you. Prove God by affirming this good…not to make something true, but to awaken us to the reali-zation that it is already true. Emmet Fox, notable spiritual leader and writer, presented the importance of consciousness in a booklet titled “The Mental Equivalent.” He stated, “The aim of the metaphysical movement is to teach the presence of God…by seeing God everywhere, in all things and in all people, despite appearances to the contrary…Jesus..taught us,… judge with right judgment…this is a mental world…for anything that you want in your life [health, voca-tion, friends, opportunities, etc.]…you must furnish a mental equivalent, and the thing must come to you. With-out a mental equivalent, it cannot come.” Likewise, we need to cease providing a Mental Equivalent for things we don’t want.
In the middle of challenge, it can become easy to lose focus on Truth principles just as Peter walked on the wa-ter until he changed his focus from Jesus, the Christ, to the forcefulness of the wind [physical circumstances]. Then he began to sink. At some point in time each of us needs assistance (compass) that directs us to our center (the Christ). Here is a tool to help refocus in spiritual truth, a Forty Day Prosperity Prayer Program. Please go to our website and invite anyone in the world to join us at www.unitychristchurchstl.org. If you wish a paper copy of the 3-page Forty Day Program, please call the church office and it will be mailed to you. If you wish to begin on Ash Wednesday, it is March 9; if you wish to conclude on Easter, April 24, be-gin March 16. Third option, begin today. God loves you and so do I, Glenn
REFLECTIONREFLECTIONSS
Reflections is a newsletter published
each month by Unity Christ Church.
Its purpose is to inform and inspire
o u r s p i r i t u a l c o m m u n i t y .
Submissions for publication are
welcome and should be sent to the
church office for review.
UNITY CHRIST CHURCH 33 N. Skinker Blvd.
St. Louis, Missouri 63105
Phone (314) 727-6478
Fax (314) 727-8895
Email [email protected]
www.unitychristchurchstl.org
Ministers
Glenn and Martha Mosley
Office Manager
Judy Lindow
Nursery Coordinator
Kim Smith
Board of Trustees
Fred Beecroft
George Cunningham
Richard Hughes
Meg McClelland
Michael McMurtrey
Michael Shelton-Montez
Elise Reid
Licensed Unity Teachers
Mary Holloman
REFLECTIONS Unity Christ Church February 2011 Page 2
A Sure Remedy1 by Charles Fillmore
Here is a mental treatment that is guaranteed to cure every ill that flesh is
heir to: Sit for a half-hour every night and mentally forgive everyone against
whom you have any ill will or antipathy. If you fear or if you are prejudiced
against even an animal, mentally ask forgiveness of it and send it thoughts
of love. If you have accused anyone of injustice, if you have discussed anyone
unkindly, if you have criticized or gossiped about anyone, withdraw your
words by asking them, in the silence to forgive you. If you have a falling out
with friends or relatives, if you are at law or engaged in contention with
anyone, do everything in your power to end the separation. See all things
and all persons as they really are--pure Spirit--and send them your strong-
est thoughts of love. Do not go to bed any night feeling that you have an en-
emy in the world.
Be careful not to think a thought or say a word that will offend. Be patient,
loving, and kind under all circumstances. You can do this if you are faithful
to the silent hour, because there you will be helped to overcome the selfish-
ness of the human condition. There is an immutable law lying back of this
healing method. God is love, and love is manifest in and through all. If we
cut off the love of any person we are cutting off the love of God; hence, we
are cutting off the life that flows through all. When we, by withdrawal from
our fellows, in any way cut the cords of love that bind us together as men
and women, we, at the same time, sever the arteries and veins through
which the universal life flows. We then find ourselves mere bundles of
strained nerves, trembling and shaking with fear and weakness, and finally
dying for lack of God’s love. But omnipresent Spirit ever seeks to flow into
us and to stimulate us in every faculty. We must, however, by our words and
acts acknowledge this all-powerful Presence as the moving factor in our life,
because each of us has inherent free will, which welcomes and rejects all,
even God not being excepted.
Self-condemnation is also a great error, leading to dire results. If you have
accused yourself of ignorance, foolishness, fear, sickness, anxiety, poverty,
anger, jealousy, stinginess, ambition, weakness, or if you are melancholy
and indulge in the “blues”, ask forgiveness for each of the loving Father in
whose image and likeness you spiritually have perfect life. Say often to this
omnipresence:
I do now sacrifice these human limitations for you, O God! I am obedient to
the law of my being and I know that through God I am brave, true, energetic,
wise, pure, perfect, strong, rich and courageous. God is my almighty resource
and I trust in God completely and utterly.
In love and light,
Judi Coleman
(Outgoing) President, UCC Board of Trustees
______________________________ 1From the pamphlet, A Sure Remedy, by Charles Fillmore, published by
Unity School of Christianity.
REFLECTIONS Unity Christ Church February 2011 Page 3
Church Office Hours: Church Office Hours: Church Office Hours: Church Office Hours: Monday — Thursday: 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Friday: Closed
Sunday Services: Sunday Services: Sunday Services: Sunday Services: Contemplative Service
9:30 AM
Mid-Service Fellowship 10 AM
Worship Service & Youth Education 10:30 AM
Nursery available during the service for ages 3 and under
Tuesday Prayer Service:Tuesday Prayer Service:Tuesday Prayer Service:Tuesday Prayer Service: 10:30 AM
Wednesday Evening Meditation:Wednesday Evening Meditation:Wednesday Evening Meditation:Wednesday Evening Meditation: 6:30 PM
See the calendar for more informa-
tion on classes, groups, events and
upcoming programs.
DANCES OF
UNIVERSAL PEACE
FRIDAY,
February 18th
7:30 PM
Please join us in the Fellow-
ship Room for an evening of
spirit-filled music and dance.
TOASTMASTERS’ CLUB AT UNITY CHRIST CHURCH
February 13th and 27th
The Toastmasters Program was designed to help you conquer your fear, gain confidence and improve speaking, listening and leadership skills. Through a mutually suppor-tive and positive environment, members have the opportunity to foster self-confidence and personal growth. Members learn and prac-tice organization, persuasiveness and thinking on their feet. Our club here at Unity Christ Church, Voices in Unity, offers these opportunities in a fun and nurturing environment. Our regular meetings are usually held on the second and fourth Sundays of the month. We meet in the Fellowship Room. Visitors are always wel-come. For additional information, please visit the website at www.tmarea19.org/club1291.htm.
This church reserves This church reserves This church reserves This church reserves the right to accept the right to accept the right to accept the right to accept absolutely everybody!absolutely everybody!absolutely everybody!absolutely everybody!
PLEASE REMEMBER PLEASE REMEMBER PLEASE REMEMBER PLEASE REMEMBER
UNITY CHRIST UNITY CHRIST UNITY CHRIST UNITY CHRIST
CHURCH IN YOUR CHURCH IN YOUR CHURCH IN YOUR CHURCH IN YOUR
WILL OR ESTATE WILL OR ESTATE WILL OR ESTATE WILL OR ESTATE
PLANNING.PLANNING.PLANNING.PLANNING.
UNITY’S FIVE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF TRUTH
1. God is everywhere equally
present and all good.
2. Human beings are divine;
they are expressions of the
Christ Spirit within. Their very
essence is of God, and there-
fore they are also inherently
good.
3. Human beings create their
experiences by the activity of
their thinking. Everything in
the manifest realm has its
beginnings in thought.
4. Prayer and meditation are the
direct link with the Mind/Heart
of God.
5. Knowing the Laws of Truth is
not enough. A person must
live the Truth he/she believes.
CELEBRATING BIRTHDAYS IN
FEBRUARY
We celebrate all birthdays of the
month with birthday cake on the second Sunday of the month,
beginning at 10 AM.
02/02 Betty Washington 02/06 Michael McMurtrey 02/09 Judi Coleman 02/10 Meg McClelland 02/11 Juankee McKinney 02/12 Stevie Lynn Coleman 02/16 Ron Thompson 02/17 Lucille Collins 02/20 Dorissa Tyndall 02/23 Melissa Ingardi 02/23 Mary Norton 02/25 Rosemary Rigden
THIS ANNOUNCEMENT IS FOR
THOSE WHO EAT ON
SUNDAYS!!!
On Sunday, February 20th, we’re invit-
ing all who wish to join us, to go to a
restaurant for brunch/lunch so that we
can extend our get-acquainted and shar-
ing time. We plan to continue this out-
ing monthly on the third Sunday. Early
in the service our platform assistant will
ask any who wish to go that day to raise
their hands so we can get a count. Our
luncheon coordinators, Carol Haake and
Gary Lohmann, will call the restaurant to
tell them how many to expect and our
anticipated arrival. We will “prequalify”
the restaurant for good food, economic
prices, and space availability. Please
plan to join us for a relaxing, fun time
together. We shall continue our potluck
lunches on the first Sunday of each
month also.
A Thought & A Prayer: Tasting Sacredness
Something opens our wings. Something makes boredom and hurt disappear. Someone fills the cup in front of us. We taste only sacredness.
� Rumi in The Essential Rumi, translation by
Coleman Barks with John Moyne Rumi has invited his readers to “taste sacred-ness.” What a reminder that we always have a choice about our emotions. Looking at the landscape of a Missouri Winter, it is easy to feel peace and to taste sacredness; or we may feel desolate or depressed. We each get to decide how we feel. When snow softens the edges of harsh landscapes, for some it is beauty. For others it is a frozen hazard. You decide. Whatever fills the cup in front of us, we have the option to taste sacredness. If it seems like a bitter cup, we can question our thoughts. We can ask what if we didn’t think it was a bit-ter cup. We can wrestle with it, and as Jacob did at Jabbok Ford (Genesis 32:22), when he said “I will not let you go unless you bless me.” Looking at the cup in front of us each moment of each day, may we always taste sacredness. It’s our choice.
God loves you, and so do I,
Martha
REFLECTIONS Unity Christ Church February 2011 Page 4
Calling All Students and Lovers of
Bible and All who ‘wannabe” a
Student and Lover of the Bible
Glenn and Martha Mosley will present a series
of fourteen lessons based on the Unity House
2010 Publication of:
JESUS 2:1: AN UPGRADE FOR THE
21ST CENTURY
By Thomas W. Shepherd, D.Min.
Dates: Sundays, March 6 – June 12
Time: 12 Noon
Sessions One and Two: 7 weeks each,
Intermission: April 20
Please bring a brown bag lunch, if you wish,
and we’ll eat together during class
(Church will provide hot water and tea)
This is the in-depth study we announced
in January to begin in March shortly
after the Sunday series concludes. Author, Thomas Shepherd, D. Min., is a Unity Minis-
ter, and is currently Department head of and is teach-
ing Theology and Church History at Unity Institute at
Unity Village, MO. (Unity’s Ministerial training pro-
gram.)
Shepherd’s ministerial students (mature students all)
refer to him as “Dr. Tom”: here’s what the outside
back cover says about Dr. Tom’s new book: “…
Recognizing Jesus as an important meeting place for a
discussion about values, and with evident love and
respect, Dr. Tom affirms that it’s time for our genera-
tion to reshape Jesus into a more interactive version.
To put it in today’s technological terms, the Jesus 2.1
upgrade will reinstall the Jesus Christ operating sys-
tem, quarantine remnants of culturally induced vi-
ruses and install a revised Imago Dei, (image of God)
which will make it easier to toggle the image of God in
the consciousness of all human beings.”
Please sign up on the sheet in the Lobby if you
plan to attend this class so we will know how
many books to order.
REFLECTIONS Unity Christ Church February 2011 Page 5
FEBRUARY
LESSON TITLES
February 6, 2011
Jesus Knew Who He Was And Acted Like it
Speaker: Rev. Martha Mosley
Guest Musicians: Doug Erwin
and Ptah Williams
February 13, 2011
Whom Do You Love?
Speaker: Rev. Glenn Mosley
Guest Musicians: Agape Choir
February 20, 2011
Did He Really Do It?
Speaker: Rev. Martha Mosley
Guest Musicians: Deborah
Sharn and Rocky Tucker
February 27, 2011
Jeff Markin: Back From The Dead
Speaker: Rev. Glenn Mosley
Guest Musicians: Deborah
Sharn and Steve Schenkel
On the Spiritual Path
Dear Readers,
Do you ever wonder what to do when you sense a storm brew-
ing? Whether it be at home, on the job or even at your church,
what can you do? We can learn a great lesson from Jesus when
he departed from Galilee with His Apostles in a boat. As we
know, a storm arose, and the waves crashed into the boat filling
it with water. The apostles were frightened and began to panic.
They engaged Jesus asking him did he not care if they perished.
And, as you may recall, he awoke, rebuked the wind and sea
with just his voice “peace, be still.” Then he turned to the men
and asked them why they were so fearful. Did they not have any
faith? He didn’t understand why they became so fearful.
According to Elizabeth Sand Turner (Your Hope Of Glory), this
miracle shows the power spiritual man has even over the ele-
ments. Metaphysically, the storm represents a threat of some
sort to the human consciousness (the apostles). The men called
to Jesus for help. In times of stress, we too need to call on the
Christ Spirit within us.
When the indwelling Christ is stirred up by our call, we only
need to become still and know peace. We know that Christ
Spirit has the complete and total power over all circumstances.
We know that Truth works, and yet sometimes storms of life
challenges our faith, and we can become fearful. We need
only to quickly call upon the Christ, and allow Spirit to take
over from a place of peace and strength.
So, how would this work in our life today? When we sense a
storm brewing, we need to be alert and aware, that is always
prepared to turn to our Christ Spirit. It doesn’t mean cowering
in fear, or losing our peace to circumstances. We know that God
is our strength, and our peace. And yet, we also have inner tur-
moil when we sense a storm brewing. Take the necessary hu-
man precautions. Do not be remiss in doing what God has al-
ready given you to do humanly.
But “be not afraid.” Always operate from truth, peace and
strength and God will see you through. We’ve all been in real
storms (tornados and snow storms), and through emotional
storms, and the Christ Spirit has always been there to sustain us.
We are assured of success when we operate from the Spiritual
plane.
God bless!
Mary E. Biggs
REFLECTIONS Unity Christ Church February 2011 Page 6
YOUTH & FAMILY
MINISTRY
Love is the subject of our children’s study for February. Love is not just an emotion. It is a real power inherent in every one of us. For our cofounder, Charles Fillmore, love is
The pure essence of Being that binds to-gether the whole human family. Of all the attributes of God, love is undoubtedly the most beautiful. In Divine Mind, love is the power that joins and binds in divine har-mony the universe and everything in it; the great harmonizing principle known to man. Divine love is impersonal; it loves for the sake of loving. It is not concerned with what or who it loves, nor with a return of love. Like the sun, its joy is in the shining forth of its nature.
(Revealing Word, 125) David and Jonathan from the Old Testament, I Samuel 18-19, are a scriptural example of love. Jonathan is the son of King Saul, and David and Jonathan formed a covenant. The more David's success grew, the more King Saul tried to have him killed. Jonathan, in his love for David, sought and discovered his father's desire to kill David, and informed David so that he could es-cape. The love that the two had for each other, despite King Saul's anger and desire to be rid of David, is an inspiration for the love and loyalty we may have for our fellow humans. A lesson in this story is the struggle for control between the head and the heart, personal will and divine love. The will, functioning in the world of the senses would destroy its own soul (represented by Jonathan) and innate love (David). Our thoughts are formative, and we can think ourselves away from God and away from the discovery of Truth if we allow our thoughts to function in the absence of our love and compas-sion. The heart with its own innate intelligence can guide us into all Truth as we allow our thoughts to spring from the Divine within us.
Prayer Ministry
The light of God illumes the light of sense,
And then the soul aspires to meet its God;
A steed without a rider knows no way,
It wants a king to know the royal road.
Behold the sense which governed is by light,
A fine companion is this light to sense.
God's light adorns the sensual light, This is the meaning of Light on
light.* Light physical drags down to earth
beneath, But light divine exalts to heavenly
bliss. All things of senses in a base world
are, God's light an ocean is, but sense a
drop of dew. Rumi
The 12th century poet speaks elo-quently of the light of sense and God’s light. “God’s light an ocean is.” In the dark of Winter, literally or figuratively, as the darkness of strug-gle, God’s light is an ocean, even when our sense of light is barely a drop of dew. Unity’s invitation to al-low ourselves to become one with the One is a salve for such times. Prayer is our balm, our peace, and our connection with God. Blessings,
Your Friends in the Prayer Ministry
We appreciate your continued tithes and love
offerings which make it possible for Unity
Christ Church to achieve its mission and vi-
sion. Even though we are affiliated with Unity
School of Christianity and a member of the
Association of Unity Churches, we do not re-
ceive any financial support from them. We
practice and encourage laws of tithing. We
know that God is the Source of this Church
and we see all of our financial needs coming
to us through God’s many channels of abun-
dance. We gratefully receive offerings by
cash, check or credit card in person, by mail
or website www.unitychristchurchstl.org.
Unity Christ Church Financial Snapshot
For the calendar month ending 12/31/10
Starting Cash Balance: $1,238,069.08
Ordinary Income: $ 11,894.47
Ordinary Expenses: $ 16,563.69
Net Ordinary
Income/Loss: $ (4,669.22)
Ending Cash Balance: $1,233,399.86
REFLECTIONS Unity Christ Church February 2011 Page 7
FEBRUARY
AFFIRMATION
God’s love radiates from
me to bless others.
God’s love radiates from
you to bless others.
God’s love radiates from
us to bless others.
ALL CHURCH POTLUCK
SUNDAY, February 6th
Please join us for our monthly potluck on Sunday, February
6th following the service. If your last name begins with A-H,
please bring a salad or vegetable dish; if your last name be-
gins with I-R, please bring a dessert or bread; if your last
name begins with S-Z, please bring a meat or casserole dish.
Thank you for your cooperation. Hopefully this will allow us
to enjoy a greater variety of food. Please come join us. It’s a
good way to get acquainted with our “Unity neighbors” in the
church and it’s fun!!!
MAY WE HELP YOU?
The Prayer and Counseling Ministry of Unity Christ Church is
available to help you in your time of need. You are as close to
the prayerful support of Unity as your telephone.
Active Healing Prayer Service
The next service begins at 7 pm (for one hour) on Thursday, February 24th and the fourth Thursday of each month thereafter. We believe in healing prayer. Active Healing Prayer is designed to release stress, bal-ance energy, combat disease, and promote well-being. Glenn and Martha Mosley serve as facilitators of the healing processes, introducing newcomers briefly to the Healing Hover Touch method Glenn developed. If one is well, these procedures can help to maintain wellness. If one is not well, these procedures may go a long way to restoring wellness. Please invite others to come with you, especially those who are not well, or have a high level of stress. Participants will receive unconditional positive regard and unconditional love. Please help us in this outreach into the greater community of metropolitan St. Louis; invite others to come. If you’ve ever been “too shy” to invite anyone to your church, please let that feeling melt away, specifically regarding their health and well-being. We will focus on the health and wholeness inherent in each person present. As this event grows in size, we will increase the number of days it is presented.
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UNITY’S SPIRITUAL MOVIES FRIDAY, February 11, 2011, 7 PM
INVICTUS Hosted by Glenn Mosley
Invictus, directed by Clint Eastwood, tells the inspir-
ing true story of how Nelson Mandela (Morgan Free-man) joined forces with the captain of South Africa's rugby team (Matt Damon) to help unite their country. Newly elected President Mandela knows his nation re-mains racially and economically divided in the wake of apartheid. Believing he can bring his people together through the universal language of sport, Mandela rallies South Africa's rugby team as they make their historic run to the 1995 Rugby World Cup Championship match. Engaging, inspiring, gritty, this is a must see. The evening begins with a brief introduction of the film, including spiritual themes; meditation; and then the viewing of the film in full. Afterwards, there is collabora-tive discussion of spiritual and psychological themes. See you at the movies!
PROSPERITY BANKS My Personal
Investment Program
A gift to God is an investment in the law of good which always returns more than the equivalent of the gift. Jesus told us that if we would claim such returns we must love, ask, have faith and give. Daily do the following: (1). Love God Love others Love yourself and relax! (2). Ask. Write your desire. (3). Ex-pect a perfect solution and do not worry! (4) Give thanks for that solution and put your gift in your Prosperity Bank. Prosperity Banks may be picked up from an usher anytime or at the book desk in the Lobby. We will bless the banks during the service the first Sunday of the month, February 6th. If you have any ques-tions or need additional information on Pros-perity Banks, please contact the church office at (314) 727-6478.
Regularly Scheduled Classes, Groups and Events
Sunday Service Schedule
Contemplative Service
9:30 AM in the Sanctuary. Alternating leaders are Mary Biggs, Mary Holloman,
Juankee McKinney, Glenn Mosley, Martha Mosley, Elise Reid
Mid-Service Fellowship
10 AM in the Lobby
Youth Ministry
10:30 AM in the Art Gallery, ages 4 through 10.
Worship Service
10:30 AM in the Sanctuary
AA Meeting
Mondays at 7:00 PM in the Fellowship Room.
Open meeting, Big Book, non-smoking
Active Healing Prayer Service
Fourth Thursday of every month at 7:00 PM in the Prayer Room. Glenn and Martha Mosley are the facilitators.
Dances of Universal Peace Third Friday of every month at 7:30 PM in the Fellowship Room
Mid-Week Prayer and Meditation Service Wednesdays at 6:30 PM in the Prayer Room. Alternating Prayer and Meditation
Leaders are Mary Biggs, Rudolph Clay, Glenn Mosley and Martha Mosley
NA Meeting Thursday at 7 PM in the Fellowship Room
Prayer Service Tuesdays from 10:30-11:00 AM in the Prayer Room. Martha Mosley is the Coordinator
Spiritual Support Group Wednesdays and Fridays at 6:30 PM led by Juankee McKinney
Toastmasters-Voices in Unity Second and Fourth Sundays at 7:00 PM in the Fellowship Room
12-Step Centering Prayer and Meditation Groups Saturdays, 9:30 AM in the Prayer Room; Saturdays, 11 AM in the Library
Unity’s Spiritual Movies Second Friday of the month at 7:00 PM in the Sanctuary
Wellness and Well-Being Workshop Every other month on the second or third Wednesday of the month in
the Fellowship Room at 6:30 PM. Carolyn Perry is the Coordinator.
Additional information is available on the website (www.unitychristchurchstl.org) or by calling the office at 314/727-6478.