Love

Spirit is everywhere present, seen and unseen in each moment, all the time. Spirit is the power and presence of Love, here and now. Spirit is everlasting, all wise, and all knowing. Spirit’s love is unbreakable, and all encompassing.

Spirit’s love is the tie that binds us all together. Spirit’s love showers all of us with grace. Spirit’s love can never be lost or forgotten. It is always present within each one of us. As I align with Spirit’s Love, I find the love within me. It might be hidden by worries or sorrow, but it is always there, deep within me. This love of Spirit is right here within me.

I proclaim that I am the Love that Spirit is. I declare that I live a life expressing love all the time. I stay focused on Spirit’s Love and my life unfolds perfectly. Love breathes through me as I speak, love shines through my eyes, and love surrounds my heart at each moment. When I align with love, I am greeted with love in every corner of my life. Love is a constant in my life.

I am grateful for this realization that aligning with love produces more love. Thank you.

With this treatment said and done, I can let go. I can release this prayer and let it be. Amen.

Bette Smith, Practitioner Emeritus
Center For Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

For the Love of Spirit

Purpose:  To fuel the fire of love that I have for Spirit.  To experience the presence of Presence.

Realization:  Spirit is all there is.  One essence, One substance, many forms yet undivided, Spirit is all.  This divine essence of this great All is Love.  Perfect Love, passionate Love, creative Love, unconditional and undivided Love.  Spirit is the Presence that brings life and love to all that is.

Unification:  I am the essence of Love, created by the One for Its divine mission of expressing and experiencing Its own perfect Love.  I am Spirit in one of Its many forms.  Spirit abides within me, always as the perfect eternal Love that It is.  The Presence of Spirit is here as me.

Recognition: I recognize Spirit as my creator and the Lover of my soul. As I remember and recognize this divine truth, my heart expands and I feel the Presence of Love that lives within me.  I embrace this Love and know that I am embraced by It.  Perfect Love, passionate Love, creative and unconditional Love are mine because Spirit has given Itself to me.  Spirit has withheld nothing from me.  All that Spirit is, Spirit gives.  The Presence of Spirit makes Itself know to me.  I open the eyes of my soul and look for this divine unseen and find It alive, always present within me.  My heart expands, my love expands, I experience the divine Love of Spirit in me, through me and as me.

Thanksgiving:  The realization of this great Love fills my heart with gratitude, and I rest in this divine embrace as I......

Release:  release my word into the loving, Self-giving creative action of the perfect Law of Love.  Amen

Sherry Vierra

Center for Spiritual Living Santa Rosa

#aworldthatworksforeveryone  #theglobalvision

Love is the Healing Power

There is only one thing going on and it is Love. Every moment Spirit’s Love is always present. It is the creative power in, through and behind all creation. It is the constant support and the healing presence in all of life. Spirit’s love is everywhere present.

I know that I am a perfect expression of this love. I have within me everything I need to use this love in my life. Love is who I am at the Center of my being. Love is always powering my way forward in life and I am align with that love now. 

I declare that love is right here where I am and I use it in my life. I now declare that I lead with love in all things. I rest in this presence of love as a healing power in my life. I claim that this energy of love is who I am at the center of my being and I now replace any thoughts unlike love with loving thoughts. I move forward under the constant banner of love in everything I do. The love within me heals anything I might need and makes my way easy. 

With a heart full of gratitude for remembering the truth of my being, I am filled with joy.

I now release my word knowing it is done. And so it is.

Bette Smith
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

Love and Forgiveness

Love and Forgiveness

The Love of God is unlimited, expansive and unconditional. It is present in all of creation, fully active everywhere, all the time.

This  Love, expansive and unlimited, inclusive and all-powerful, is present and available in me and through me.

I have full access to Love. I practice releasing all blocks to love. I practice forgiveness and my heart opens to a fuller, deeper experience of Love. Love of Spirit sustains me and lifts me up and I find my way moment to moment to live in Love. I breathe in Love, I am Love wherever I go. I wake up in love with life. My energy is restored by Love. Love brings me to joy.

I am grateful for this realization about my relationship with Love and how Love is in me and my life.

I release this Word of prayer in faith and trust.

And So It is.

Diane Tapogna, RScP

Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

Love Divine

Here is another prayer about Love from a friend

There is one infinite presence and power of Spirit, one love divine, one eternal life; everywhere present, all wise, all knowing, all powerful.  Spirit is light, peace and joy.  Spirit is the source of all and that source is unlimited, and ever expanding.  In each moment Spirit is creating anew. 

Each one of us is immersed in this power and presence of Spirit.  Each one of us is whole, complete and perfect in Spirit.  The eternal love of Spirit is the love within me.  The steadfast peace of Spirit is the peace within me.  I am an expression of Spirit and I am joy and peace.  The life of Spirit is the life within me.  The source of all good is the source of good for me.  I am love.

I am guided by Spirit’s wisdom in this moment and every moment.  There is nothing in me that can stop the love of Spirit.  I express joy and peace and love in each word that I speak and each thought that I think.  I let go of all hurts and shame with grace and ease.  I shake off the old ways of blame and find that place of strength within me to begin again.  I let go of what others think about me and align with the love and peace within me.  I allow the Divine Love to act through me now shattering the illusion of suffering.  As I recognize the Love of God within me, I trust my clear guidance and allow myself to be healed.  I allow for more good to show up in my life.  I allow my inner wisdom to show me the way to live fully and act lovingly with compassion and grace.  As I align with Spirit, I take up the mantle of Love and break through any barriers that impede the Love of Spirit.

With deepest gratitude for this time of remembering the truth, that Love is the only power, I rest.  I let go and I let it be.  And so it is.  Amen. 

The Healing Power of Love

The Healing Power of Love

There is only one loving presence. It is the source and sustainer of all. It is the root and foundation of life. This life is an expression of God’s love, creating anew in each moment. It is God, at the center, beneath the surface, behind the veil, everywhere without exception. Love is the breath and heartbeat of existence, the seen and the unseen, the known and the unknown. It is divine intelligence and potential inherent in all life.

And so I am made of this. Love is the substance of my being. It beats my heart, it breathes and expresses through around and as me. I am inseparable from this good. I call it God and Love. It is the nature
and activity of my life. This love is in, beneath and behind all that shows up in my life. I am wrapped in Its embrace always.

From this place of wholeness and inseparability, I speak my word for and about myself. I claim that in the experience of hurt and a wounded heart, love is still present. I allow my heart to open and feel that tender place. I am willing to look deeply into myself. I realize love is not absent. I turn to that indwelling Love, the source and sustenance of my being. I rest in this sanctuary. I lean into it and feel love press up against me. I allow that which is contrary to love dissolve and transform. I abide in Love that is as close as my breath. It flows through my body, swirls around me, is in all I see, say, do and think. I am assured that my trust and conviction in this truth allows life and love to unfold perfectly.

With a grateful heart I accept and embody this spiritual truth.

This prayer is known and done in the heart and mind of God.

And so it is.

Amada Colt, RScP 

Affirmative Prayer for the Center for Spiritual Living

There is One Life. This Life is the everlasting One. The One who’s never born, never dies. It is the One who makes All from Itself. It is the Source of All. All form in Its beautiful intricacy is the One. This One is Infinite Intelligence which is guiding all the activity and non activity of creation.  It is the fountain of love itself, flowing love in and through Its creation. The Creator and created form a dance of joy and love. This flow of Divine Love permeates the entire creation. It is one fabric of interconnection, of love, of joy. The fabric is whole and complete and Its felt sense is joy and peace.  From the vantage of this One the dance is the dance of joy, flowing between form and formless in one whole being,

 I am one with this eternal Life, this Love, this Infinite Intelligence. I am one with the dance of form and formless. I am one with the deep and abiding peace. For I am an integral part of this fabric of life. I am whole and complete at all times.

As this is true for me it is true for the Center for Spiritual Living. The Center is one with Life. It has unending Divine Love pouring in and throughout it. Each person who is part of the Center or simply has heard of the Center or come to the Center is included in this fabric of Life. Every being is one with the love, the intelligence, the joy and the peace. And the Center as a whole is an entity of love, peace and joy.

During this time of social distancing there is no distance between the individualized beings within the fabric of this Center, this Life. We are united by the teachings, the love of our Center and the ground on which we all stand, the Ground of All Being. We are guided by Divinity to act from these beliefs at this time. The Center itself is within the fabric of the Beloved and is guided and sustained by love Itself during this challenging time. During this pandemic, the Center is an ongoing entity that, with the actions of individualized beings, emanates love and peace and joy. We know the teaching that Divinity is within and can be accessed at any time and this sustains us now. We are guided by Infinite Intelligence that is lighting the way to our well being.

I give thanks for the realization of the whole fabric of Life and Its peace, joy and love that is always here. I give thanks for this sense of well being that is always present within.

Release: I release my Word to the One who already has said yes.

 And so it is.

Jan Peterson

Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

Love

Spirit’s love is never ending and is boundless. This unlimited love of Spirit is everywhere and active all of the time.

I am one with this presence of Spirit and Spirit’s love is real inside of me. I am an expression of Spirit’s love. I align with this loving, caring aspect of Spirit in my life.

I choose love. I affirm that I live with an attitude of grace and love all the time. I bless everyone I meet and extend love whenever I can. I affirm that my thoughts are focused on love. I lead with love, and I dwell in that love in my mind and heart. I release anything that blocks my way to this effortless flow of love in my life. I am love.

With great gratitude for this time of remembering the truth that Spirit is always guiding me, I can let go of this word of prayer with trust and faith.

And so it is.

Bette Smith, Practitioner Emeritus
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

Focus on Love

There is a power and presence of the Divine that is infinite in nature. This essence of Spirit is perfect love and perfect peace. This great healing power for good is always creating and loving its creation. It is beyond space and time and underlies all life.

If this power for good is everywhere present, then it must be right here within me. I am a beautiful expression of Spirit, and I know this is true for all. I am continually being made new by the healing power for good.

As I align with Spirit within me, I feel love and peace at the center of my being. I am infused with Spirit’s love. Therefore, I have within me a power greater than anything in my life. As I focus on love, more love shows up in my life. As I release anything that opposes Spirit’s love from expressing in my life, I experience more love in my life. I rise above anything that is opposite of love, like anger, sadness or fear. I affirm that this alignment with Spirit evolves into a pattern in my life. I declare that it becomes a daily habit to focus on love.

I give thanks now for the perfection of love in my life. I am grateful for this prayer empowering me to focus on love.

I now release this prayer into the law and let it be. And do it is. Amen.

Bette Smith, Practitioner Emeritus
Center For Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

Affirmative Prayer for Love in All Relationships

Love in All Relationships

God is everywhere, always, alive and active in everything at all times.  There is no ground which is not holy ground, no place that is not sacred and no person that is more of God than another.  This Presence that I call God is beauty indescribable, wisdom unfathomable, strength indestructible and love unconditional.  This is the substance and essence of life, omnipresent.  God is everlasting Love.

This holy Presence is the substance and essence of my life.  I am sacred and holy.  I am alive with the breath of God, my heart beats by the wisdom and power of  God's life which is Love.  My life, all life, is God's life, is Love in form.

I do not sleep walk through my days.  I am awake and aware of the presence of God in each moment.  I look for God in the most ordinary of things.  I see the holy mystery of Gods life in everything, all people, all circumstance and condition.  Perfection reveals Itself to me as I look; I find Love in all I see.

I honor my husband, my family, my friends, all life and I know that to the degree I honor them, I honor God.  I release judgments and expectations of others and allow them to be just as they are.  I respect and recognize the presence of Love in all people in all things.

I do not struggle against my circumstance nor do I strive for recognition.  I simply remember to love.

I am filled with joy as I abandon myself into this great Love and with my heart brimming with gratitude for this recognition.....

I release my word into the Law, the action of this great Love. 

...and so it is.

Sherry Vierra

Center for Spiritual Living Santa Rosa

#aworldthatworksforeveryone  #theglobalvision

Love and Peace in Every Heart

The creative spiritual substance of the universe is love. Love is forever invigorating, renewing, revitalizing, and it is pure substance. It exists throughout all creation. Love is the sole impulse and the greatest incentive. It is everywhere present as the impelling force in all life.

As we are created from this love and filled with it, we merge with the All That Is. There is nothing outside this immeasurable love. The natural byproduct of love is peace. As we love, peace merely comes to us.

So as world and national and local events arise, and we humans forget that love is all there is, I speak word on behalf of all of us in this moment. I claim and accept that as we awaken and remember the love, peace returns in each heart and mind. As each of us utilizes our spiritual tool of remembering, it affects all life. So in this moment I accept for each of us a willingness to be willing for brand new beginnings by virtue of our spiritual intention. I claim and accept that each of us is a powerful vessel of love which produces the peace that is so necessary for the world right now.

I celebrate the joy this practice brings as we each participate in unison. It is with gratitude that I release this spiritual mind treatment to the law which manifests it as our experience. I let it be done, easily, and so it is.

Jennifer Mann, Practitioner Emeritus 

Center for Spiritual,  Living Santa Rosa

I Bestow the Essence of Love by Ernest Holmes

I Bestow the Essence of Love
From Creative Ideas
Ernest Holmes

I now rejoice in living. All my sorrows, unhappiness and regrets are definitely and quietly subjected to the transmuting quality of love. Divine love never remains abstract, but in a vital and dynamic manner molds every aspect of my experience.

As I accept the action of love in my life, I bestow the essence of love upon everything. This love is a healing power touching everything into wholeness, healing the wounds of experience with its balm. With enthusiasm and joy, I embody love in my thoughts and acts, and the perfect action of the law makes love manifest in my experience. Everything is beautiful and meaningful as I accept and express love in every way.

Love is Eternal

Love is Eternal

There is one Love, one Power, one eternal Presence that exists everywhere all the time. It is the source of life itself. Its nature is peace and wholeness and beauty. It is the one creative energy that gives rise to all of existence. It is the one true Reality.

And because it exists everywhere all the time it exists in me and in each and every being everywhere. The love of Spirit lives in each one of us, and this divine love is eternal.

So I accept on behalf of myself and each and everyone of us that we are made up of this divine, eternal Love. It is the very fabric of our being and it is woven into every experience and every relationship. I realize once again that love never dies, and that any love we have ever felt is alive in us. So I am remembering to let myself be consoled by this truth. Even in times of loss and shock and sadness there lives in me this flame of eternal love. I recognize that the peace of the Spirit lives in me and in each of us and this Peace cannot be disrupted by any event or situation. It is the clear light of the divine Spirit that is guiding me into perfect right thought and perfect right action as I navigate through the emotions of life. I am alive and I am well and I let myself be surrounded by loving people. I open to the subtle beauty that exists everywhere. I am patient and kind with myself and others. I am strong in my faith and I walk in peace as I know deep inside my soul that love is eternal.

I allow this beautiful truth to carry me to a feeling of goodness and gratitude. I allow myself to be lifted up by the activity of prayer and I dwell in the atmosphere of quiet joy.

As I release all ideas of making anything happen, I realize that it is the action of the Law of Spirit that responds to my hearts calling. And I let it be.

And So It Is

Prayer for Grief and Loss

Prayer for Grief and Loss

Spirit is love everlasting.  Spirit is peace abiding always.  Spirit is the source of love and keeps giving all the time.  There is no beginning and there is no end to the magnificent power of Spirit.  In all places, seen and unseen, in all situations, happy or sad, in every moment of every day, Spirit is always there.  This never ending life of Spirit continues even after the walk on this earthly plane.  Even after the last breath of life as we know it, life continues.  Life continues to love and be loved. 

I am one with that Spiritual essence which is the source of my love and peace.  As I align myself closer and closer to that essence, I am clear in the knowledge that I can find peace.  I can feel that spiritual alignment within me bringing me closer to love and closer to peace. Everything I am is given by the always generous, loving hands of Spirit.  Spirit is in each breath I take and each step I take.  I am one with Spirit each moment of each day.

I claim that I move a step closer to peace with each breath.  As I remember Spirit’s love is a part of me, I remember that whatever passes away from my life is also held in loving embrace by Spirit.  I claim that I become steady and sure with the knowing that Spirit’s love guides me every step of the way. I claim that I am able to access all of Spirit’s love within me as I move through this time of grief and pain.  I declare right now a calm acceptance of what is and a new resolve continue to love and be grateful for all parts of my life.

I am so grateful to align with this truth and knowledge that Spirit is always with me.  I am grateful to stop and remember this truth through this time of prayer. And I am grateful as I open to this love and peace that is the essence of who I am.

I release my word into the law of mind where it is acted upon and made so.  And so it is.

Bette Smith, RScP

Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

Love and Connection

There is one Power, one Presence, one Source of all that is, ever has been and ever will be. It is the Beloved One, the Almighty One. It is the Creator, delighting in giving of itself, endlessly giving, unconditionally giving to that which it creates; manifesting and expressing as all that it creates. It is all love, intelligence, and creativity.

The Beloved One is right here, present wherever I am, expressing in and through and as me. It is the life that I am, the love and intelligence, the wisdom that I am.

As this is true for me, it is true for each and every person sharing this planet. The Beloved One, the Almighty One delights in expressing in and through, and as each person.

With the prayer I claim, for the collective of all of us sharing this planet, a renewed and expanded clarity of our interconnectedness and our interdependence. We are each and every one of us inseparably part of the One. There is no way for anyone to be separate. There is no way for any action to be separate. We are all connected, always. Our actions, each action, is connected one to another. With this renewed and expanded clarity we recognize the need to live in peace and harmony.

With this prayer I recognize Love expressing itself as each person. I know each and every one is surrounded and enfolded in Love. Each person is Love expressing. For, as Ernest Holmes taught us: "Only love knows love, and love knows only love.'

I am filled with gratitude for this word of prayer.

I confidently and completely release it into the Law of Mind that makes it so.

And so it is. 

Susan Bennett, RScP

Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

Affirmative Prayer for Patience and Acceptance

 Patience and Acceptance

Everything is Divine.  The Presence of one almighty, invincible, infallible Spirit fills all life with It's own essence.  This essence is perfect love, unconditional love.  This essence is constant in love and constantly expressing love.

The essence of Spirit is what gives me life.  I am the presence of this One within a unique design I know as self.  There are many forms, many “selfs,” many unique designs and all are expressions of the One.

Knowing this to be true, I recognize this Presence within all people, all life.  I understand that every face I encounter is the face of Spirit, the face of God.  I know the Great Spirit that I call God loves It's own creation.  Spirit/God is patient to let every unique design grow and evolve at whatever pace it chooses for its self.  The Spirit's love for all the selfs of It's creation is infallible, perfect, constant. 

This is the love that lives within me. The patience of God abides within my own soul. This great love is the source of my patience as I allow the world to be just what it is.  I accept the truth of my own evolution, I am expanding.  The realization of my own goodness and value increases every moment. I eternally progress in awareness of my own divine nature and the divinity of all people of all life.  Evolution may appear as chaos, loss and even disaster, but the Truth of life’s Divine nature endures as the perfection of Life reveals Itself.  I see that Truth now, I see beyond appearances to the perfect gift of Love and eternal infinite Life.

The love and approval Spirit has for It's own creation is alive within me and fills my heart with hope as I release the word into the Law of divine Principle, which always responds with the affirmative action of Love.

For so it is.

Sherry Vierra, RScP

Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

Love is Always Present

Love is Always Present

There is one generous, loving Spirit, one interconnected life that includes everything-all the formed and all the unformed aspects of life. Everything is interwoven in this tapestry of life. The nature of life is pure joy. Spirit delights in Its own perfect expression. All beings are included in this interconnected web of life.

I am one with the loving Spirit. It’s love and joy lives in me.

I accept for myself a deep knowing that love is ever-present, flowing to me and through me. I declare that I am a great receiver of love-both cosmic love and human love. And I am a great giver of love. This love brings me in to close connection to life and to other people. I am filled with the natural joy of being alive. My connection to Spirit is deep and strong. My capacity to experience deep connection is expanding.

I give thanks for this truth about the presence of joy and love in me.

I release this Word into the Law and let it be.

And So It Is

Diane Tapogna, RScP

Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

Love is my Guide

The Creative Life Force is forever renewing Itself through all of creation. Its power is love. This Life Force is the starting point for all inspiration. All of life is interconnected and interwoven in this unlimited flow of love and energy.

This Creative Life Force is alive and active in me. It is the very essence of my being. I am united fully with all of life through its flow of love and energy.

I accept that my life is filled with love. This love comes from the Spirit and is animated by the Creative Life Force within me. I am renewed daily by the Creative Life Force that opens my eyes to see love all around me. I am inspired by this Life Force to honor my unity and connection with all I come in contact with. I let love be my guide. I love deeply, boldly, and powerfully. I willingly step into the adventure of life energized by the Spirit.

I am grateful to know and accept this as the powerful reality of my life. I exist in this flow of love and energy.

I release this Word into the Creative Law that governs creation and manifests it in my experience.

 And so it is.

 

Affirmative Prayer for Family Relationships

Family Relationships

Spirit is without beginning and has no end. It is the eternal action of love expressing in everything always present. This Presence is the light of wisdom, the glory of life, the sweet comfort of love and the hand in which all things are held.

I am held in this divine hand and I am the substance of it. I am created by Love, for Love, as Love. This is the truth of my being, Spirit is present right here and right now as me. I know this to be my truth and the truth for everyone, everywhere, always.

This knowledge fills me with the courage to be love in every circumstance with all people. I know my family to be Spirit present with me in human form. I am filled with peace and patience because I know that the Presence of Spirit cannot be obliterated or diminished by any action. There are many lessons for me to learn from my family and I embrace them. I accept what comes knowing that all comes from the creative and eternal action of love. I release my fears, I allow my family to make their own choices. I trust that all paths lead us to the love that created us. I do not put my trust in my own understanding but in the infinite, eternal love of Spirit. 

This trust fills me with joy, and I rest with peace in my heart as I release the word into the creative hand of the loving Law.
  
And so it is.

Sherry Vierra, RScP

Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

To Experience Harmony in Relationships

 Recognition

God is Love, the Love that has given rise to all that is. All within God works in perfect harmony, for God cannot be in conflict with Itself. Indeed, there is only one thing that exists, and that is God. God is not only the Source of everything, God literally is everything, for everything that is, is made of God. And as God expresses in, through and as everything, so does its nature of Love and Harmony express throughout Its creation.


Unification

I am a place where the Love and Harmony of God show up in the world. Because my true nature is divine, I am a being of Love. I am both an expression of divine wholeness and harmony, and a part of divine wholeness and harmony, connected to all that is.


Realization

As a being of Love, I realize that all people are also expressions of Love. Since we are all made of the same divine material, part of the one divine whole, then by definition harmony must exist as us and between us. Just as no conflict can exist within God, so truly no conflict can exist within and among the expressions of God, myself and the other people in my life. I now accept for myself an ongoing recognition and realization of my harmonious connection to others. I allow my spiritual eyes to open and see that which is divine within them, that which connects us, and those ways that evidence our oneness. I open to knowing, seeing, and experiencing this truth of harmony as I interact with others. I allow Love to have Its way with me.


Thanksgiving

I give thanks for this knowing of divine Love and Harmony, and for the infinite ways that it shows up in my life.


Release

In peace, I release this Word to the immutable action of Divine Law which makes it so in my experience, confidently saying “and so it is.”


Rev. Joyce Duffala
Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa