Centre Christian Spiritualist Church

Christmas Greetings
There's candles in the windows, and carols softly sung,
All announcing Christmas has finally begun-
So hope each festive minute will sparkle bright for you
Heralding a New Year that proves as happy, too
HAPPY CHRISTMAS

Some may never have thought nor looked at this 23rd Psalm in this way,
even though they say it over and over again.

The Lord is my Shepherd .......That's Relationship !
I shall not want ............ That's Supply !
He maketh me to lie down in green pastures .........That's Rest !
He leadeth me beside the still waters ...........That's Refreshment !
He restoreth my soul ............That's Healing !
He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness ...........That's Guidance !
For His name sake ..............That's Purpose !
Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death ...........That's Testing !
I will fear no evil ................That's Protection !
For Thou art with me ............ That's Faithfulness !
Thy rod and Thy staff they comfort me ............... That's Discipline !
Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies ............That's Hope !
Thou annointest my head with oil That's .............Consecration !
My cup runneth over ...............That's Abundance !
Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life .........That's Blessing !
And I will dwell in the house of the Lord .............. That's Security !
Forever ................. That's Eternity !

I thought this was pretty special, always remember.............
What is most valuable, is not what we have in our lives,
but WHO we have in our lives !

Central on the upper lip of every human being is a small mark of indentation,
a birthmark as obligatory as the navel. It is said that when we struggle
into birth, an angel presses her finger on our lips and seals them
from our retelling of our pasts.
This indentation is her fingerprint and it condemns us to repeat
our former failures and to live out once again our human frailty.
We must for if we dodge that finger, we would, all of us be Gods.

Watch your thoughts; they become words.
Watch your words; they become actions.
Watch your actions; they become habits.
Watch your habits; they become character.
Watch your character; for it becomes your destiny!!!

Every person is created with purpose and with direction.
This purpose and direction is written in our hearts when we are
conceived. In addition, we are given access to a quiet
guidance system which helps us find our purpose
and our direction.
We need to recognize this guidance system. It's called intuition,
the quiet voice, urges, the knowing or the feeling.
Once we locate our purpose and direction, we are given skills,
talents and abilities that are unique to only ourselves.
We must practice daily prayer and meditation with God to
find this information. To be solid and confident in ourselves,
we always need to be able to answer three questions:
Why am I? Who am I? and Where am I going?
If I can answer these three questions, I always know I'm OK!
Great Spirit, show me my path of life.

A little boy walked to and from school daily. Though the weather that
morning was questionable and clouds were forming, he made his
daily trek to the elementary school.
As the afternoon progressed, the winds whipped up, along with
thunder and lightning. The mother of the little boy felt concerned
that her son would be frightened as he walked home from
school and she herself feared that the electrical storm might harm her child.
Following the roar of thunder, lightning would cut through the sky
like a flaming sword. Full of concern, the mother quickly got into
her car and drove along the route to her child's school.
As she did so, she saw her little boy walking along, but at each
flash of lightning, the child would stop, look up and smile.
Another and another were to follow quickly and with each
the little boy would look at the streak of light and smile.
When the mother's car drew up beside the child she
lowered the window and called to him,
"What are you doing? Why do you keep stopping?"
The child answered, "I am trying to look nice, God keeps taking my picture.
~Author Unknown~

" May God bless you today as you face the storms that come your way.
And don't forget to SMILE!

Like the light of a bright candle and the warmth of a fire's glow,
we brighten every corner when we let God's love show.
...... by Joyce C. Lock ......

An Irish Prayer
May the road always rise up to meet you,
And may the wind be forever at your back.
May the sun shine softly on your face,
May the rains fall gently on your fields.
And until we meet again, may The Lord
Hold you in the palm of His hand.

Yesterday is history, tomorrow is a mystery,
Today is a gift, that's why they call it
"The Present"

We are created by God to be vision people. First we set the goal and then we see.
If we create within ourselves a picture or vision and we hold that picture
or vision in our mind, whatever we picture will show up in our reality.
If we can see ourselves being educated, then schools and teachers
will show up in our lives. If we picture in our mind a positive,
spiritual person to be in our lives, we will attract this type of
person in our relationships. How big can our dreams be?

Great Spirit, let my visions today be Your vision.
Put within me a vision of the being you would have me be.
Then help me to keep the vision in my mind.

"A human being is a part of a whole, called by us, as the universe,
a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself,
his thoughts and feelings as something separated from the rest......
a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness.
This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to
our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us.
Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening
our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures
and the whole of nature in its beauty."

- Albert Einstein -

This might just change the way we think about things.
Ever wonder about the abbreviation

Generally we think of it in terms of even
more hurry and stress in our lives. Maybe if we think of this
abbreviation in a different manner,
we will begin to find a new way to deal with those rough
days along the way.
"There's work to do, deadlines to meet;
You've got no time to spare,
But as you hurry and scurry -