Sacred Partnership, Deep Listening, and Divine Kindness

 
Recognition
There is One Life, One Love, One radiant Intelligence that breathes through all existence. It is the Eternal Presence—unbreaking, unshakable, all-knowing, all-loving. This Presence is the pulse of compassion, the vibration of harmony, the very essence of Truth. Its nature is unity. Its language is love. Its movement is peace. This Infinite Spirit is not distant; It is immediate, intimate, closer than breath, the heartbeat of creation itself.

Unification
And right now, with full awareness, I recognize that this Divine Presence lives in me and through me. I am the expression of Its love, Its wisdom, Its clarity. My spouse, too, is an emanation of this same sacred Source. We are both individualized expressions of the One Life — not two separate beings struggling to connect, but two divine sparks of the same Infinite Flame. In this Truth, our relationship is holy ground. The Spirit within me honors the Spirit within them.

Realization
From this knowing, I claim the profound harmony that is already ours in Spirit. I feel a deep and abiding peace wash over our relationship, dissolving old fears, softening defensiveness, and lifting away any barriers to love. We listen to one another not just with our ears, but with our hearts — hearts guided by Divine Intelligence, attuned to compassion, receptive to truth. Each word exchanged between us is infused with kindness, patience, and understanding because we are guided by the infinite kindness of Spirit Itself. I see us choosing love — even in difficult moments. I feel gentleness rising naturally, generously, from the depth of our true nature.
Where there was tension, there is now tenderness.
Where there was misunderstanding, there is now clarity.
Where there was fear, love stands tall, grounded, unshaken.
Our union is blessed, strengthened, and continually renewed by the universal Truth that Love is who we are. As we remember this, our relationship blossoms into deeper harmony, richer intimacy, and more radiant peace.

Thanksgiving
I am filled with gratitude — overflowing gratitude — for the Truth that is already unfolding. I give thanks for the Divine Presence guiding our words, our listening, our choices. I give thanks for the healing that happens effortlessly when love leads. My heart is expanded in appreciation for this relationship and the spiritual growth it invites.

Release
With trust and complete surrender, I release this word into the perfect, unfailing Law of Mind, knowing that it is already done in the invisible realm and now reveals itself in form. I let go. I allow. I rest in certainty. And so it is.

Tamarya Hulme, RScP
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

Prayer to Release the Past

In this moment, I remember that there is One Infinite Mystery, the Presence that is Love itself. It moves through all creation as harmony, wholeness, and freedom. This Divine Life is perfect and forever expressing Itself in peace and unity.

I am one with this Presence. The light and warmth of Spirit is my light and warmth. It glows in me. The same Love that created the stars and sustains all life breathes through me here and now. There is no separation between my being and the Divine Being that lives me and exists as me.

From this recognition, I release all attachment to the past. It no longer exists. I let go of old stories that no longer serve my highest good. I surrender any lingering objection or condemnation or bitterness, knowing they dissolve in the healing light of Love. Love and light replace every shadow with clarity and compassion. Freedom fills the space where pain once lived. My heart opens wide to connection—with myself, with others, and with the Divine essence in all. In this moment, I choose to see the face of God in every being. I meet the world with understanding and kindness, knowing that Love is the true nature of all life. The energy of mercy, compassion, and understanding flow easily through me, blessing all in my orbit.

Deep thanks for the healing power of Love arises in me and moves through my heart and mind. I am grateful for the freedom that comes from release and for the peace that naturally unfolds as I remember to live the truth of who I am.

I let this word go into the infinite Law of Mind, knowing it is already accomplished. The Divine makes it so, perfectly and completely.

And so it is.

Kathy Galvin, RScP
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

Generosity

There is only one life. One source of all creation. It is everywhere, and it is everything. This infinite source creates through the self-givingness of its love.

I am a part of this infinite source of creation. That means that its infinite nature is my infinite nature, because nothing can limit that which is limitless. That power of creation resides within me, and that self-givingness of Spirit expresses through me, always.

Knowing that Spirit’s nature is generous, I open to that generosity now. I open to receive the love that is the essential nature of all things. I open my heart to hear and accept the call of the Divine one at the center of my being. I know that even though I sometimes encounter challenges in the world, nothing can diminish the voice of Spirit within. Nothing can close my heart so much that I am unable to receive the unconditional love that is the very foundation of this existence. My heart is open to receive, here and now, always.

Feeling my heart open, I am filled with gratitude.

I release my word into that Law of Mind that is always responding and reflecting the open nature of my heart. I let go and I let it be.

And so it is.

Rev. Russ Legear, Assistant Minister

Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa