Member of Unity Worldwide Ministries; affiliated with Unity Village, MO

The Board of Trustees is delighted to announce Scott Dodsworth has agreed to serve as our new spiritual leader pending approval by the congregation. You are invited to a Q&A with Scott on Sunday, September 27th immediately following the Sunday Service.

Heard on Sunday...

This past Sunday, guest speaker Greg Bowens returned with a heart-centered message, “Stepping Up to Live in Joy and Laughter,” about welcoming joy into our daily experience. Reminding us of Ellen Davenport’s description of New Thought as "God for grownups," Greg emphasized that we are each called to take active responsibility for our relationship with the Divine. Rather than treating God as a distant force, we enter conscious communion through the understanding that Divine Love is living in us, as us, and through us.

As we head into the holiday season, Greg invited us not to get swept away by commercial pressure, dread, or performance, but to cultivate genuine joy, lighthearted laughter, and spiritual enthusiasm.

The Takeaway:

Metaphysically, we do not need guilt or dramatic emotional displays to be restored to harmony. To "repent" simply means to change our mind. By lifting our consciousness, forgiving ourselves, and viewing life through the eyes of the Christ within, we can brush off bitterness, extend a helping hand to others, and greet daily twists and turns with a joyful laugh.

When we approach life with the spiritual faculty of Zeal—enthusiasm for the Truth we know—we shift from passive belief into active, radiant living.

Practical Unity Tools:

Pause for guidance in the ordinary: When errands or holiday demands feel rushed, take a quiet pause centering your mind with the affirmation, "I am divinely guided to do what is mine to do," allowing Divine Mind to turn everyday moments into fun, effortless flow.
Practice gratitude: When you sit down to Thanksgiving dinner or any simple meal, trace your thanksgiving all the way back down the line. Give thanks not just for the food on the table, but for the hands that harvested it, the soil that nurtured it, and the Divine potential in the seed that gave it life.
Become the answered prayer: You don't need grand gestures or lavish material gifts to make God’s love real. Extend yourself in simple ways—offer a ride, share a kind word, or tell a lighthearted joke. When you show up with warmth and goodwill, your hands and feet become the very love someone else is praying for.

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