Make an appointment with God. Every Wednesday morning between 11:00 and 11:30, Rev. Tom and I invite you to join us for a time in the Silence. Unity’s co-founder, Charles Fillmore, wrote regarding prayer: “Prayer is communion between God and man. This communion takes place in the innermost part of man’s being. It is the only way to cleanse and perfect the consciousness and, thus, permanently heal the body.”
Wednesday morning is a quiet service. It begins with that day’s reading in The Daily Word, followed by a short prayer that prepares us for the silence, and then about 20–25 minutes in the Silence. It is a sacred time of connecting through prayer. If you are one of those who think, “I can’t meditate. My mind won’t stop thinking and thinking and thinking,” take heart. I don’t know of anyone who was able to meditate the first time they sat down to be quiet. It is through the sitting that mediation happens to us rather than something we do. God is the broadcaster and we are the receivers. As we set an intention and sit, even for five minutes, we begin to open ourselves to a shift in consciousness that leads to a happier, freer life than we have experienced in the past.
Prayer is a part of the time of meditation. In The Revealing Word, it says: “When one goes into the Silence, he enters the ‘secret place of the Most High,’ the closet of prayer within. He closes the door, and in the stillness of that meeting place he prays to God, he communes with God, and he meditates on Truth. Then he listens to what God has to say to him.”
Grace-filled Blessings,
Rev. Charli