The University of Divine Revelation

In a twenty-minute sermon, you can't cover any topic thoroughly. Below are just two essential points not covered:

• When asking any question of you God-Consciousness, the answer may not come during the "listening" phase of your silence. The answer may come later during the day, when you are involved in some other activity. However, the listening paves the way for the answer to "surface" whenever it does. Don't skip the silent listening.
• How long do you "listen?" Once listening becomes effortful, it is time to stop. This means that your silent time can be one minute to one hundred minutes. Efforting is counterproductive.

Testimonial Times

Starting Sunday (September 28), I will incorporate "Testimonial Times," immediately following the sermon. This will be the time for you to share your story of how you are living the principles you are learning at Unity in Silver Spring. I've decided to incorporate this into our worship time because for weeks Pat (my sister) has had a testimony to share and I keep forgetting about it. However, if "Testimonial Times" is built into the service, your testimony cannot be forgotten.

God's Will (sermon recap)

Here are the highlights from Sunday's sermon based on the text "Attaining the Unattainable," by Rev. Jim Rosemergy.

• God's will for you is constant prayer, or as the aspotle Paul wrote to "pray without ceasing." Remember, whenever you are acknowledging God's Presence and Power,you are praying. For example, when you see people on the street, at work, or in your home and you silently acknowledge, "I behold the Christ as you, here the life of God I see," you are praying. When you are in the midst of your busy-ness and you acknowledge that LOVE IS THE ONLY ACTIVITY, you are praying.
• Years ago when I was teaching a class and mentioned the necessity of constant prayer, one class member set his watch to alarm every hour. That was his signal to pray. You will find that constant prayer turns every hour to pure bliss.
• God's will for you is constant joy. Constant, uninterrupted joy. This is not a joy that is dependent on what you have and what you do not have. It is not a joy that is dependent on who you have and do not have. This JOY is independent of circumstances and conditions.
• Because constant joy is God's will for you, take a stand today for JOY. Refuse to accept anything less than Joy. Don't settle for anything less than joy. Remind yourself that God's will for you is joy and there is no other power.
• God's will is that you know God. Perhaps your prayers have been for the gifts of God and have ignored the giver. Now is the time, and today is the day that your prayers be focused on knowing the GIVER. And then, you will discover that you are not the recipient of God's will. You and God are one, and you are God in action.