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SCIENCE OF MIND
AND SPIRIT CLASS
BEYOND LIMITS ONLINE
WITH MICHELLE MEDRANO
AND JOSH REEVES
Beyond Limits Online
Dear One,
As you move deeper into the foundations of affirmative prayer, know that a great byproduct of prayer is using the clarity of your own thoughts and conviction in being a conscious  co-creator with a higher power.

We have found in our lives that a favorable benefit of prayer is a sense of connection with Divinity and Source. As creative as our thinking may be, the immense blessings in our lives have come as a result of our deep kinship with Spirit. 
 
Have a blessed week!
Dr. Michelle Medrano
Michelle Medrano
Lead Minister
Rev. Joshua Reeves
Josh Reeves
Lead Minister
ADDITIONAL READING
Golden Thread
Ernest Holmes taught that there is a  golden thread connecting all of the great religious traditions. He believed it was a mistake to separate ourselves from others because of our faith and should instead seek to connect with one another by discovering the mystical truths in  all faiths.

This doesn’t mean that we believe everything that each religion teaches, but we seek the inspirational ideas present throughout all of them.

This sentiment is expressed in the following thoughts of the modern philosopher, Ken Wilber:

“Most of the great wisdom traditions agree that,

  1. Spirit, by whatever name, exists.
  2. Spirit, although existing ‘out there,’ is found ‘in here’ or revealed within to the open heart and mind.
  3. Most of us don't realize this Spirit within, however, because we are living in a world of sin, separation or duality—that is, we are living in a fallen, illusory or fragmented state.
  4. There is a way out of this fallen state (of sin or illusion or disharmony). There is a Path to our liberation.
  5. If we follow this Path to its conclusion, the result is a Rebirth or Enlightenment, a direct experience of Spirit within and without, a Supreme Liberation, which
  6. marks the end of sin and suffering and
  7. manifests in social action of mercy and compassion on behalf of all sentient beings.

Does a list like this make sense to you? Because if there are these general spiritual patterns in the cosmos, at least wherever human beings appear, then this changes everything. You can be a practicing Christian and still agree with this list; you can be a practicing Neopagan and still agree with this list.”
What Science of Mind Is and What It Is Not

Here’s a message from our  2019 Back to Basics series from minister emeritus, Dr. Roger Teel. We especially suggest watching the first five minutes.
SPIRITUAL PRACTICE
Tips for Affirmative Prayer:

Pray from your heart.

Pray in your own voice. It's not how poetic you sound but how sincere.

Affirmative Prayer is not about wishing or demanding but knowing the highest truth we can about God, ourselves, our lives and applying it to any circumstance.
"Faith is the power to stand up to the madness and chaos of the physical world while holding the position that nothing external has any authority over what heaven has in mind for you."
– Caroline Myss
“Prayer is not an old woman’s idle amusement. Properly understood and applied, it is the most potent instrument of action.”
– Gandhi
"We should strive toward a perfect vision, a perfect conception. We should expand our thought until it realizes all good, and then cut right through all that appears to be, and use this Almighty Power for definite purposes."
– Ernest Holmes 
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