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Remember to find joy, even when just in moments. Joy helps us sustain and regenerate gratitude.

Gratitude isn’t just a nice idea. It’s a choice that shapes how we experience life.

On Sunday, Rev. Michael Auch invited us to look at gratitude as a spiritual power, something that can change us, along with the world around us. Sure, saying ‘thank you’ is one way to express gratitude (and sometimes, a simple thank you is enough). But the practice of gratitude is so much more. Science shows that feeling grateful changes us neurologically. It strengthens our well-being, nourishes our relationships, and can even open our minds to new possibilities. Gratitude

Rev. Dr. Larry King’s Sunday message, Grateful or Expectant , reminded us that being grateful for ALL our experiences can help improve our everyday lives. In Science of Mind, the fourth step of our five-step affirmative prayer is gratitude: we express thanks for our inherent good, the good that surrounds us, and, the good we expect.   That last part, the good we expect, was the focus of Larry’s talk – future-focused gratitude. I’ve learned that Spirit doesn't know something h

Our Sunday talks are hitting all the right notes for me, especially lately, and this last Sunday’s message was a welcome reminder about the power of gratitude. Rev. Liz Mirante, in an animated talk about being Grateful in All Things,  shared many examples of how gratitude is spiritual law in motion, specifically: attention and attraction. Randomness notwithstanding, what we focus on, we draw to us, and that feeling of gratitude must come from within. It’s not happiness that c

Sunday’s service brought Prosperity to life — with a micro-practice, music, and honest reflection on our beliefs, challenges, and abundance. See how we're putting principle into action and take away ideas you can use in your own life.

This week, Rev. Michael invited us to look at how we define prosperity, and to consider whether we might be looking for it in all the wrong places. It’s easy to equate prosperity with money, possessions, or comfort. But when we pause and look around, abundance is everywhere. Ernest Holmes taught that prosperity is the natural expression of divine substance — the way Spirit shows up in form when we recognize and claim it. Prosperity begins in consciousness, not circumstance. I