Unity Church Of Clearwater

Leddy Hammock Stables, by Peter Mayer In Bethlehem a manger waits, long ago and so today, Where hatred-weary people pray Love will come and lay there. And so do countless stables stand in hearts as harsh as desert lands, Rough shelters in the wind and sand, so Love will come and stay there –. Love that opens fists of hate, heaps of gold on beggars’ plates, Love that shows a kindly face to enemies and strangers. And walls of stables tremble so when winds of fear and judgment blow. For a stable hopes in Love alone and knows that Love’s the answer. Oh, Love, the prophets’ only word, the only lesson left to learn, The only end of heaven’s work, and the only road that goes there — Love that sees with mercy’s eyes, holds its arms out open wide, Threads its loom with separate lives and weaves them all together. So, may the lamps of stables glow brightly lit that light may go for miles in the darkness, so Love will find its way there.

Leddy Hammock Inspired by lyrics to “Search the Sky,” by Sloan Wainwright: “Search the sky for that star, star of light, star of love – bright enough to guide believers from afar, seeking their rumored newborn King. And when we wish upon it, we wish for our only gift, peace around our troubled world, peace within ourselves. Search the face of the child, shining with the spirit of Christmases in your heart, and all that joy shall easily be restored. We’ve traveled such a long way – we’ve forgotten what for. Then we gaze upon the face of that child and hope for the only gift: peace around our troubled world, peace within ourselves.” Search the sky – and your heart – for that star of light, star of love.

Leddy Hammock Nothing is impossible. It is never too late. Nothing is too much for God, no challenge too great. Hold onto your faith. The Truth will be revealed. Nothing is incurable. All things can be healed.

Leddy Hammock Based on lyrics by Eddiw Watkins, Jr., to “All Is Well” Today I declare freedom from yesterday, mistakes of the past. Today all things are made brand new. And it feels so good to know that all is well and unfolding as it should. I can change my reality by changing my mind. Perfect peace, joy and happiness is yours and it’s mine. I am loved and so are you, and it feels so good to know that all is well, and unfolding as it should. I am led by the Spirit, I am fed by love divine. I am one with all that is. My soul is free from time. I am blessed and so are you, and it feels so good to know that all is well, and unfolding as it should. All is well and all is well and Divine Spirit is directing me right now. All is well, all is well, all is well and unfolding as it should.

Leddy Hammock Based on lyrics to “Keep the Table Set” by David Roth and Tom Ryan: God has prepared a feast for me and has set the table for me to enjoy every good thing. My mind set is to expect the best. In all my life, I give thanks in advance, expecting good and only good. I shine all my dishes with my dreams and my wishes. I keep the table set. I believe that God’s will for all people is good and only good. There is always room for more people at our table. We can always set an extra plate. Although we may say grace in many ways, we all stay grateful. We bring hope and peace to the table. God is our instant, constant, abundant Source, and something wonderful is always coming our way. We are ready for God’s banquet: we keep the table set.

Chelley Seibert I am brave enough to claim for my just reward. I am brave enough to face a tall challenge. I am brave enough to let go of the past and follow my calling. I am brave enough to follow my inner guidance and do one thing that scares me, every day.

Judy Tafelski As the seasons change, I choose to “fall back” on the Truth of Spirit and let life be easy now (inspired by lyrics by Karen Drucker): “Let it be easy. Now that I see the light, I won’t work on, day and night. I vow to take good care of me. Let it be easy. I don’t need to run a race. I’m choosing ease and grace, enjoying the ride. Let it be easy. I heard a voice calling to me, ‘Let it be easy.’ I make the choice to trust my voice. Let it be easy.”

Leddy Hammock Bitterness gets me nowhere. I wander until I remember that God hears my prayers and guides me home. I am not bitter or uncertain now. I am a royal child of the Most High destined for unlimited possibilities. Even when it seems laughable to believe things will work out for me, I have faith that God’s plans for me are good. There is joy in my heart! No one owns me. I am neither angry, bitter, exhausted, lost, or scared. I am not timid or sad. I am energetic, fearless, and confident. I intend to survive. I persist. I never give up. I only let go and let God, for my heart is the handmaid of the LORD.

Leddy Hammock Inspired by words of Nimo Patel in “Being Kind” — I just sit and pray in silence and God shows me the signs. I open my eyes and realize we are fine, one small act at a time. Small acts we do together, even though maybe alone, change the world for the better, so we can call it home. And this is life: as we know, when our hearts are aligned, the magic that unfolds, one small act at a time. When I’m kind to others, they pay it forward. This is how we build trust. Thank You, God, for letting me realize, when I serve humanity, I’m really serving You in disguise.

Leddy Hammock “On the day that we met . . . I noticed a crown on the top of your head . . . .I always knew just what your crown meant. It meant that you were MAGNIFICENT.” “That means you are grand from your toes to your chin. Take a deep breath, and let that sink in . . . . and it means, like a star, YOU WERE BORN TO SHINE . . . .” “Whatever it is you choose to do, no one can do it exactly like you. . . . And if you fall down, remember your glorious, marvelous crown. It won’t flicker or fade. It won’t dim. It won’t leave. ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS BELIEVE.” “The world is a wonderland waiting for you. And you get to share it with all your friends, too! They each have a crown that is faithful and true. No one’s is brighter, no one’s is duller. It’s only a crown of a different color. So sometimes, just every now and then, whisper ‘I believe’ again. Your crown is your best friend forever, by far. It tells the true story of just who you are.”

Leddy Hammock from I’d Know You Anywhere” by Nancy Tillman If one day we’re walking and talking, just us, and you looked different, “I might be surprised, but just for a while. I’d know it was you by your magical smile.” Even if you had been away for a long time and didn’t look at all like yourself, “I’d say, ‘My, my . . . that is quite a disguise!’ But I’d know it was you by the gleam in your eyes.” “There are things about you quite unlike any other . . . Things always known by your father or mother. So, if you decide to be different one day, no worries . . . I’d know you anyway.” “Yes, without question I’d know it was you.” “I know you by heart.” Because, child of God, “I’d know you anywhere.”

Leddy Hammock from You’re Here for a Reason by Nancy Tilllman “You’re here for a reason, you certainly are. The world would be different without you, by far. If not for your hands and your eyes and your feet, the world, like a puzzle, would be incomplete. Even the smallest of things that you do blossom and multiply far beyond you.” . . . “You’re here for a reason. If you think you’re not, I would just say that perhaps you forgot – a piece of the world that is precious and dear would surely be missing if you weren’t here. If not for your smile and your laugh and your heart, this place we call home would be minus a part. Thank goodness you’re here! Thank goodness times two! I just can’t imagine a world without you. You are loved.”

Leddy Hammock I am safe and secure, for I know who I am: a beloved child of my infinitely rich and generous Father-Mother God. I am secure and well-provided, for I know my treasure is in my mind, not in my things. I am secure in all I do, for I know my oneness with the divine process. I do not worry, for God takes care of me. I live my life from day to day as if God’s supportive substance were as inexhaustible and dependable as the air I breathe, which it most certainly is. Even if the branch I am sitting on gives way, I am not afraid, for I remember that I have wings.

Leddy Hammock Tithing means freely giving a tenth of all that I receive to spiritual works and workers – wherever I find them – and I am always blessed in return. Tithing to God and God’s workers reminds me that God is my instant, constant, and ever-present Source of all good. I tithe cheerfully, remembering that God is my Source of all good, and I am blessed many times over! The good that I give away in the form of tithes and love offerings returns to me multiplied: pressed down, shaken together, and running over, and I always have more than enough. Thank You, God!

Leddy Hammock I have a “giving heart” –  I give fearlessly and lovingly and I receive abundantly. I am a giver and my Father-Mother God is generous with me. My life is God’s gift to me.  What I do with it is my gift to God. God is my overflowing Source of all good and I am stepping into the flow.

Leddy Hammock It isn’t what happens to me, but the good that expresses through me, that lasts. Even when things don’t seem to be working out, there is always some good, working out for me. I don’t have “problems.” I have projects! Difficulties do not come into my life to stay. They come to pass. Troubles turns into treasures when I know that something wonderful is happening. If I feel bothered by any irritation or worry, I learn from the oyster and I say to myself, ‘Let’s get busy pearling!’”

Leddy Hammock I love my work, for it helps me to grow spiritually. God can only do for me what I allow God to do through me. I am open and receptive to my true calling. I am ready to follow God’s guidance obediently and to put God’s ideas to work in all that I do. I work at "earning my wings" every day with the work of my hands and the words that I speak. God works in me to will and to do whatsoever God would have me do, and God cannot fail. This is my true calling.

Leddy Hammock Jesus was not afraid to talk about money as a useful symbol of creative ideas. He taught that money does not measure my worth. Money is made with a human image; I am made in God's image. I never worry about money, for God is my Source and in God I trust. I am God's child and God always provides for me. I practice good stewardship and value money simply as a material symbol of God's unlimited supply. I draw my good to me. What’s in your wallet? I have a rich prosperity consciousness! I serve God and money serves me. I am free to prosper now!

Leddy Hammock I have faith in the cosmic process that unfolds in me like the life force unfolds in the lily of the field which neither toils nor spins. I am a spiritual being, living in a limitless spiritual universe, endowed with the whole potential energy flow of the universe. I am ME, a unique individualization of the universal creative process. My prosperity comes from a consciousness which unfolds from within. The seed of faith —  the ever-present possibility of a limitless experience of inner stability and outer treasure — expresses through me now because I believe it.

Leddy Hammock I am a “glass at least half full” kind of person. I am not deceived by negative appearances. I look for the Truth and I see clearly. I behold the Good in my world, for I look with positivity!