Saturday, November 21, 2009

She's Here... He Has Ushered Her Into the Heart of the World

The divine feminine principle needs to come forward in your life. When She is ignored we have poverty, separation, lack, pain and suffering. The Light is not a He or a She, but if you will study Kabbalah, you will discover that our Monad, our Heavenly Parents are a He and a She. En Sof or The Light or the Source of All That Is, gave birth to them and they are in a sense the etheric version of Adam and Eve.

When someone is connecting too strongly to one of the sides of the Godhead, it gives you a great deal of information about them. Not to judge them by, but to assist. Perhaps they need more of that energy....for a time...but eventually this imbalance will draw the counterbalance to them. I believe that as a woman part of my role in life is to be that counterbalance, to anchor and embody the Divine Feminine in our lives and I am intending for this.

When we honor the feminine force within we have abundance in all things spiritual and material. Shakti! as the Hindu call it, is what breathes warmth into the coldness of life. Sophia or the Divine Feminine is the next step in our evolution. Her Holiness Sai Maa our beloved Mother embodies this.

Buddha using the keys of compassion opened the gate for Christ, then Christ using the keys of unconditional love opened the gate for Sophia. Sophia is wisdom. She is the keeper of the receptacle to receive this compassion and agape. Without her we have no way to assimilate it and put it to use in our lives. Jesus and Buddha did not intend that we go around mindlessly uttering their name. They want us to embody the energies they hold and anchor it on the planet as they did. THAT is what opens our mass consciousness up to the next level of consciousness.

Holy Spirit - God grant me the serenity
Buddha - To accept the things I cannot change
Christ - To change the things that I can
Sophia - And the wisdom to know the difference.


ASK - ACCEPT - CHANGE - WISDOM

The Goddess speaks to you in the dreamtime. What are your dreams? You do not have to be at ground zero before you receive. Breathing consists of inhaling and exhaling, Receiving consists of give and take. The Desire to Receive in Order to Share must be stimulated. We must Ask, Request and Desire in order to create - She is the asking and the receiving. How are you allowing your community to heal and support you? Have you been empowering them? Where are you focusing the majority of your energy?

We have run out of time in playing it small and holding things to the vest. We have run out of time, because we have been praying fervently for some very powerful things, such as divine union and unconditional love. These things will not look entirely like what we think they should look like. When you pray for these things you go places within yourself and with others, (and not just the others that you think) that are foreign to our old mindsets and experiences.

I have a challenge for you. This is a shamanic journey assignment. What is happening right under your very nose that could help you? Literally right in your own space...(clue - check the church calendar) Who is in your community that can help you? (no clue needed for this one - there are many), but you must become receptive in order to receive the information.

When we close our world inward we get smaller and smaller and then we are forced to reach out and RECEIVE. I always think on this myself and marvel at how odd it is (and I am no exception merely because I am writing this) that we have to be reminded to receive, to ask, to open and allow a floodgate of support to come to our aid. Everytime we call to God and the angels, they come. Their energy manifests mostly through people. And with the level of people we are surrounded by, they hear these messages louder and clearer than any other people we've ever been with. And therefore they act on these message. That is the blessing and the power of a fully functioning community.

I am seeking and ever strengthening in holding the energy of the Divine Mother. We absolutely need her love. All of us have been missing the reception of her love. Why do you think the people in this church moved on from patriarichal religions? We are ready for more. We have been seeking and some have not even known what it is they were missing. But we are ready to receive her. She is the vehicle that brings us to life! He is what plants the seed! Yet, we must always protect and prepare the way for Her to be present in our lives in consciousness.

As you can imagine, it is quite the task to become the receptacle for the containment of that raging river of the masculine force. Men can anchor this energy as well and need to do so, but the master responsibility to anchor this energy lies within women. I and all women need all the support we can get to do this. If enough women anchor it, then more men and women will be able to anchor it within themselves and it will not be so difficult as it has been. Divine Union will be anchored on the earth. And that harmonious union is the ONLY thing that can facilitate the out picturing of heaven on earth.

He and She, our heavenly mother and father feel about us no differently that we do as parents to our own children. This divine template is right in front of our faces. Just as a human child suffers so aggregiously without it's mother, so too does a divine child suffer without contact with it's heavenly mother and so it is with the father, as well. But the Father has had a much stronger presence and the mother was forced into the shadows. Can you imagine her grief? Can you imagine our grief as her children? This same grief is here when the relationship with the Father is too powerful, for what happens with masculine energy that is unfettered and uncontained by the feminine force? It LEAVES. It must. Masculine energy is pure freedom! Feminine energy is containment and formation. They are opposing forces that MUST work together to create and not destroy.

The energy of the Father guards and protects her so she can come to us. Yet, we must become more deeply aware of our role in this most important mission. It's almost too good to be true, to find out that God is a heirarchial structure, a multi-dimensional being and part of that structure is a mother, most of us never knew we had. Like orphans, we have had the most ultimate wish granted and that is to be re-united with BOTH of our parents. This is happening, now. I stand in awe and joy and gratitude to be among those here on earth when this is occurring. To be even a small part of anchoring this for us all is overwhelming. We are truly blessed and beloved.

As above, so below – Our Heavenly Mother wants to be re-united with you. Please let her into your heart. Call to her, Ask for a vision. She was never gone. She comes through the earth (Gaia), nature and humans, but when people don't channel her and receive her gifts with consciousness, she is hidden. Reveal her to yourself. She is the key to what is to come next.


By: Rev. Renee Bledsoe 2009


Divine Feminine Prayer

Mother of the Light, may you reign as a Goddess of Wisdom within my soul.
Be present for me now and in every moment of eternity.
Take my hand and lead me to the Birthing Light of God within me,
for there shall I find my purpose in life revealed.

Mother, greet me at the door,
embrace me in your loving countenance and smile gently upon me.
As your lost child, give me assurance that your grace is with me always.
All streams spring from the font of your heart.
Your eyes shine as the blue sea into my heart,
and you forever find me worthy of your love.

In the spirit of this revelation, I offer to reveal myself fully to you,
who is my Divine Feminine being, at all times and in all ways.

Amen.

by Rev. Maia Chrystine Nartoomid

Friday, November 6, 2009

Clear Your Clutter Tag Sale


November 14th - 8am - 2pm

We need your help! We need items donated for our fundraiser Tag sale, which will be held at the church, as well as baked goods and volunteers to work the sale on Nov 14th from approx 7am - 2 pm. We can also arrange to pickup larger items for you! Please call Leo at 239-945-0937 or Rev. Renee at 239-560-6314 for more info or to volunteer or donate items.

One of the most powerful ways to find peace and harmony is to simplify your life. One of the best places to start is with your physical space. Clearing out old items that you do not use opens us up to receiving new energies into our lives. So this is a win-win situation. What better way to help a charitable organization than to turn your trash into treasure!

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HOLY-DAY CELEBRATION & CONSECRATION

Join us on December 20th as we honor the power and sacredness of the season with a special Sunday Service to bless and consecrate our new church space. Followed by a holiday party and potluck celebration. Please call Rev. Renee Bledsoe to coordinate your dish at 239-560-6314.

Sunday Service begins at 9:45am with Pure Light Meditation, 10am Service begins, followed by our dinner from 12-2pm. All are welcome.

Thursday, November 5, 2009

Thanksgiving Feast & Giveaway Ceremony


Sunday, November 29th
12-2pm

Church of Spiritual Light presents the 2009 Thanksgiving Feast and Giveaway Ceremony. Please bring your favorite holiday dish to share, as well as a small gift which will be given away to honor a very special sacred ancient ritual to show gratitude for our blessings. The gift can be anything that has meaning to you, including feathers, stones, figurines or sacred objects. In order to honor the energy it should be something that you love and not a cast off item.

The potlatch is a festival or ceremony practiced among Indigenous peoples of the Pacific Northwest most prominently. At these gatherings a family or leader hosts guests in their family's house and hold a feast for their guests. The main purpose of the potlatch is the re-distribution and reciprocity of wealth. The word potlatch comes from the Chinook jargon, meaning "to give away" or "a gift".

Help us coordinate our feast and call Rev. Renee at 239-560-6314. Everyone is welcome!

Tuesday, November 3, 2009

The Path of One All Faith Minister

After a church sermon one Sunday, a new member of our congregation asked me how I became an All Faiths Minister. When it happened again last Sunday, I knew it was time to share this story hopefully as a way to break down the separatism between religions, and open a doorway for God, Love, to shine on us all.I believe in the future , the trend will only get larger where more ministers will want to be able to attend to people who come from a variety of faiths in life.

A goal of mine is to somehow use the gifts of ministry to positively affect the lives of those in our congregation and any other congregations I am blessed to address as well as hospitals, or those in recovery and treatment centers, who come from a different faith than myself, or even no faith at all.As an All Faith Minister, I want to use the gift of love to assist everyone on their path to personal growth, and if they choose, their walk with God. By having even a minimal understanding of different faiths, ministers such as myself can be of the greatest service to everyone, and even help those who are trying to find the walk with God they feel most comfortable with.

My personal walk with God began in the Catholic Church where I served as an altar boy for many years. My aunt Rita, sister Regina, is a nun with over 70 years of dedicated service, so my beginnings were definitely influenced by my Catholic upbringing. Like many people, I left the church when I was old enough to make my own decisions, and quite frankly never believed I'd go back to these beginnings. The church at that time seemed too steeped in traditions from the past, and my short attention span needed something more interesting to keep me on path.

Years passed and then I was introduced to Buddhism, and the unbelievable beauty of meditation. My yearning was quenched for several years as I delved into the Four Noble Truths and other powerful Buddhist teachings. I learned more deeply about the beauty of God within, and fell in love with this way of life, this amazing religion.

Then I was introduced to Hinduism, and my enthusiasm for religion reached an all time high. I began to follow the path of Bhakti, a path to God that is filled with daily devotion and prayer to God! Singing God's praise at every turn of the day, my energy for God increased dramatically. . Reading Hindu quotes, scriptures and writings whenever a moment opened in my daily schedule became my love for life.

As I delved into these religions, I became more in love with life.........which brought me back to my Catholic upbringing. I went to a mass a number of years ago, and fell in love all over again with what I enjoyed as an altar boy: the rituals of the Catholic Mass. To this day I still love them.

When I was asked to lead my first church service in a non denominational church several years ago, I was ecstatic to realize that I could use all of these teachings to assist the congregation to experience the Divine within, the God that resides in each of us. As it is so beautifully stated in the bible,"Made in His image"(Genesis 1:26).

My path then took the most amazing turn of all, one I relish to this day. I was asked to lead a congregation as a temporary minister, and the fire was lit. That led me to becoming the co-founder of The Church of Spiritual Light, an All Faith congregation in Fort Myers, Florida. As my path continues, I find myself once again, becoming immersed in the power of ritual, the words of Christ, the power of enthusiastic prayer which once again has filled me with the fire of love, the path of God, as we ascend to higher levels of awakening.

Awakening to the realization that we all have free will, to find God within, and to spread that energy, that love, to all around us through our daily actions. I feel even more in love with God now than ever before.I love to read writings from all types of spiritual masters: monks, rabbis, nuns, priests and more, and am about to begin a class on Kabbalah, the mystical arm of Judaism. I daily read scripture from the bible and look for the love that resides in everyone, the God within each of us.

Slow down and find love, God, in all you do as we respect the faiths that surround us.

Love, peace, Rev. David www.davidessel.com