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THE SOULS JOURNEY ~ OCTOBER 2011THE UNIVERSE IS CALLING: Eric Butterworth on Prayer

The universe is calling. It is a continuum, innate in all persons. It is the call to come higher and take charge ofyour life, to release you imprisoned splendor. . . . The call of the universe is the key to prayer, though not as wehave been conditioned to perceive it. Your prayer is not for God to listen to. True prayer is words that God mayutter through you . . . that which you voice, or feel in the silence.

PRAYER Prayer is the contemplation of the facts of life from the highest point of view. (Emerson)

KARMA the law of cause/effect sequence/consequence consciousnessYou are punished not foryour sins, but by them.

GRACE means favor awareness of the Divine Flow that is constant & ever presentThere is an upward pull of the universe, ever seeking to lift you to the heights of your divine nature. It is as realand inexorable as the force of gravity.

THE GREAT AMEN Amen means so it is . . . it is done . . . it is finished . . . now Key: Frame

your prayers affirming what you claim (rather than submitting needs for help with) It is a fundamental truththat you will never experience anything in the world of your body and affairs that you have not previously acceptedin one form or another into your mind and heart. This is what I call the law of acceptance. And this is theimplication of the Great Amen.

ERIC BUTTERWORTH TRICK OF THE TRADE FOR LIVING PRAYERFULLY: He and his wife would remind eachother to let go of outer appearances and remember the Presence of God with a cute trick. When theyd get upsetor frustrated about something, theyd just look at one another and Snap Their Fingers. So . . . when you need to

snap out of it in your life . . . do that literally!

JESUS TEACHINGS ON PRAYER

Through the ages human creatures have used prayer to try and overcome unwanted conditions in their lives.(Prayers of sacrifice to appease an angry God Prayers of praise in hopes of flattering & getting favor Prayers osupplication to coax a miracle from God Prayers of repetition in case God not paying attention) It never ceaseto amaze me how Jesus teachings about prayer, which are so plain and simple, have been overlooked throughoutChristendom.

UNITY CHURCH OF PORT TOWNSEND

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STEPS FOUND IN THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW

Matt 6:6 Enter into the inner chamber.Take time daily to listen in conscious receptivity to the inner direction then move your feetGod can do no more for you than he can do through you.

Matt 6:8 Your Father knows what you need before you ask him

Dont Ask . . . Claim your good . . . Affirm the truth of Gods ever presenceGod is always centered in you. You need to become centered in God.

Matt 6: 33 Seek ye first the Kingdom of Heaven, and all else will be added unto you.Seek the Presence first then will see it everywhere and in everything and everyone in your life

Your prayer is to acknowledge it and rest in that consciousness.

Matt 7: 7 Ask/will be given, Seek/will find, knock/door opened for everyone always Theonly equipment involved in prayer is that which you have wherever you may be: your mind. Charles Fillmore:

The mind is the connecting link between God and oneself.

Matt 8:13 and 9:29 According to your faith be it done to you.Prayers always answered depends on laws governing the elements you put togetherAll prayer is answered, though the answer may be accepted at the level of your consciousness.

SO . . . YOUR INSTRUCTIONS SHOULD YOU CHOOSE TO FOLLOW THEM . . .1. Take time apart each day and go within.2. Come to peace as you lay down your lists of things to pray for.3. Seek first the Divine Presence and fall into its grace.4. Commune with it from wherever you find yourself knowing it will respond.5. Open in willingness to accept the blessings that come to, though, and as you.

REV. PAM PRAYER SUGGESTION:

I always end my prayers with highest and best for all, and in right and perfect time. It is also important to givethanks in advance as you step out in faith and grace gratitude is one of the highest spiritual practices of all. Begrateful . . . be great-full.

UNITY CHURCH OF PORT TOWNSEND

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