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01/11/2025
Dear Light Group,
At the end of his Sermon on the Mount, Jesus had this to say:
Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell not: for it was founded upon a rock. And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish man, which built his house upon the sand: And the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and beat upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall of it.
It can feel as though our world is one in which the winds are blowing hard (as they are in Los Angeles now) and the floods are overwhelming (as they were in western North Carolina and eastern Tennessee in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene). It can also feel as though the national and international geopolitical winds are blowing hard and threatening a flood of bad outcomes.
Where to turn in the midst of this turmoil?
Jesus’s answer in the Sermon on the Mount was to hear his words and do them. Shall we give that a try?
Some of Jesus’s most powerful words were, “I am the resurrection and the life.” This is what Jim Goure had to say about that statement: “It’s the most fantastic statement! When he made that statement, it was just like in the very beginning when God said, ‘Let there be Light.’ Similarly with Jesus: it was the words coming directly from the Divine. When he said, ‘I am the resurrection,’ he was saying it not just for self, but for the world. With this statement, he instantly changed all of the atoms and cells within his own body to a more fantastic body than he had before. Far more than that, though, when he said, ‘I am the resurrection,’ he was One. We tend to think of him as a separate individual in a two-by-four body, but he wasn’t. You must think of him as universally present. When he said, ‘I am the resurrection,’ it was declared through every atom of the planet and through everyone on the planet. It was the most fantastic statement, stated with such power and beauty.”
If we are to think of the Christ as “universally present,” and if that Christ reverberates to this day “through every atom of the planet and through everyone on the planet,” then that Christ is within each one of us, and the “power and beauty” of that Christ also is within us.
As we confront a world in which “the rains have descended and the floods have come and the winds are blowing,” let us resurrect that universally present Christ within ourselves and thereby ensure that our “house,” our consciousness, is one that “falls not, for it is founded upon a rock.”
If you would like a prayer to accompany your personal resurrection, you might try this, “The Universal Christ is resurrected within me. This Universal Christ is my rock and my salvation. Upon this Divine Rock I build my consciousness. Whatever storms may come, this Universal Christ is always present within me. This Universal Christ has power and beauty. Let this Universal Christ be resurrected within me, that I may stand strong in a turbulent world. Let this Universal Christ be resurrected within me, that I may hear this Universal Christ and live the life it guides me to lead. Let this Universal Christ be resurrected within me, the I may remain focused on It and not on the turbulent world around me. Let this Universal Christ be resurrected within me, that I may radiate Its glory and goodness to all. Let this Universal Christ be resurrected within me, that I may bring peace and harmony to all. Let this Universal Christ be resurrected within me, that I may know Its joy and beauty. Thank you, God, for making it so. Amen.”
Love and Light,
Tully
01/04/2025
Dear Light Group,
The world is not always what we think it should be. Last year, 2024, was turbulent, and this year, 2025, is off to a rocky start.
But through it all, we need to remember who we are: “Ye are the Light of the world.” So said Jesus over two thousand years ago. It remains our North Star. The fuller version of what Jesus said in the Sermon on the Mount is: “Ye are the Light of the world. A city that is on a hill cannot be hid. Neither do men light a candle and put it under a bushel but on a candlestick, and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. Let your Light so shine before men, that they may see your good works and glorify your Father which is in heaven.”
In the midst of all that is going on in the world, we needn’t cower in our cocoon (“put our Light under a bushel”). Instead, we should “give Light unto all that are in the house”: our “house” is the world, and we are the Light of the world. Staying true to that is our mission, no matter what is going on in the world.
If you would like a prayer to accompany being the Light of the world, you might try this: “Joyful it is to be the Light of the world. Joyful it is to know that there is the Light. Joyful it is to be centered in this Light. Joyful it is to know that the Light is my essence. Joyful it is to know that Light is the essence of all that exists. This Light is Creative Spirit. I merge with this Creative Spirit. As Creative Spirit, I am solely focused on creating Good for everyone and everything. There is a super-abundance of this Good. It flows in unending waves for the benefit of one and all. There is only ever greater, unending Good, ever expanding Good, all for the glory of God, all for the Joy of God. In the midst of turmoil and darkness on Earth, I stay focused on the Light. This Light is my true nature. This Light is my essence. From this Light I came; in this Light I am now; to this Light I return. All is Light. All is Love. All is Peace. All is Joy. Thank you, God, for making it so. Amen.”
Love and Light,
Tully