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2002 - go to top |
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Daniel - Michael Warfarer
Rev Mario coined the word 'warfarer' about Michael. This word brings together the sense of being engaged in a spiritual struggle and of journeying, or of being a wayfarer. It is a telling description of what it means to be attuned to the working of Michael and the Christ in this present time.
Michael is the ruling Archangel for our time in history and also for the period that ended 200 years before the Christian era. It was a remarkable time which included Buddha, Plato, Aristotle and of course Daniel, an archetypal picture of a Michael warfarer.
Daniel's life shows the marks of a Michael warfarer: love for truth, spiritualising life, an imaging consciousness, looking to the future and seeing the relationship between Michael and the Christ.
An address for the Cosmic Mass  22nd September 2002 Rev Heather
Daniel 9:1-4a; 20-23; 10:1-12 |
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2004 - go to top |
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Sharing in the Total Divinity of the Christ - Ash Wednesday
On this Ash Wednesday we stand at a portal, an opportunity, a choice that faces the gateway to Golgotha.
Paul writes about the journey from the first man Adam, who is given life, imbued with life, to the last Adam, who is life-giving, an imbuer of life. Ash Wednesday is about the first Adam - where we have chosen to incarnate into this physical life on Earth.
Tonight we bear again the image of the first Adam, the man of dust with a mark upon our forehead. We take up the purpose of our incarnation and we begin the walk with Christ in the forty days of Lent. On this journey let us consciously identify with the deed of Christ.
An address for the Cosmic Mass on Ash Wednesday 25th February 2004 Rev Trisha
Genesis :4-7, 1 Corinthians 15:42-49 |
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Champions of Christ: The Michaelmas Consciousness
The readings from Ephesians 4 and 6 speaks of a consciousness that comes from the heart of a community of initiates.
The first speaks of how initiates are towards one another, it is about an inner attitude, and conveys the sense of holding back, of deferring, of the servant or the one who waits.
The other speaks about initiates preparing themselves to engage in the cosmic struggle of reconciling the earthly and spiritual. It is an outer active portrayal, of fortifying oneself to enter the battlefield of service.
At the centre of both of these expressions is the inner esoteric heart and knowing the mystical presence of Christ.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 10th October 2004 Rev Trisha
Ephesians 1:3-14; 4:1-6; 6:10-17 |
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2005 - go to top |
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Immersing ourselves in the eternal enactment of renewal
St John's Tide is the time in the journey of the cosmic forces where the spiritual worlds have breathed away from us and are fartherest from us in their influence. We are free to expand our awareness of ourselves, to fill our atmosphere with our own spiritual beingness. It is not as the winter season would entice us, a time of retreat or hibernation. It is a time of waking up to ourselves, a celebration of the freedom we have been given.
Through the deed of Christ we are now the architect of this incarnation and each moment. For the one who chooses Christ, the rhythms of the world, the law of karma of the old way and its earthly hold, are being transcended by the new impulse of the divine - it is not a 'written code' but a 'living code'.
When we enact the deed of Christ, through the Cosmic Mass, in the act of consecration we join the powerful deed on the earth with the forces of the cosmos. We sustain and magnify the blood of Christ continually flowing into the earth. We break the bread, we sanctify the wine and in this miraculous and precious act, we intertwine with eternity. We bring to life again and again, the body of Christ in the earth.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 19th June 2005 Rev Trisha
2 Corinthians 3:1-6, 12-18; 2 Corinthians 4
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Aligning with purpose - Journal entries in a time of change
Rev Robert ponders and contemplates in his journal about his time of illness and what he has gained from this experience. He states that perhaps some reflections from his journal will assist us in the everyday challenge of remaining connected with our sense of spiritual purpose, and in establishing and maintaining a life-enhancing rhythm in our living.
An article written for CentreCOMM June/July 2005 Rev Robert
Matthew 26:36-42; Luke 1:26-38; John 20:1-18 |
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Archangel Michael's work in our world
The colours of Michael are purple and orange. When we focus on the orange, what does that mean for us? Rev Mario described orange in our aura as leading us into 'pressured chambers'.
The story of the three men who wanted to follow Jesus as described by Luke gives insights into these pressured choices in our lives.
'Foxes have holes, and the birds of the air have nests; but the Son of man has nowhere to lay his head'. Is it the decision of habit patterns and safety patterns or to be free of these - alive to spirit?
Leave the dead to bury the dead...'. Leave old emotional problems behind. Go back and that which is old will reclaim you.
'No one who puts his hand to the plough and looks back is fit for the kingdom of God'. Pushing the plough requires great effort of will, while cutting a straight furrow means picking out a point in the distance up ahead and aiming for it, without wavering.
Three vignettes in which Archangel Michael is at work, presenting difficult choices so that spiritualised thinking develops, clarification of the emotions and development of the will.
An Address for the Michaelmas Cosmic Mass 18th September 2005 Rev Grace
Luke 9:51-62 |
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Dipping into the River of Life
Today we acknowledge those saints and souls who have gone before us, and those who, over many lifetimes, have worked hard and long to bring the Christ impulse into the world.
We can picture the saints as 'The River of Life', a current continually flowing through the evolution of consciousness. Our souls could respond to the contact with this river - becoming refreshed and enlivened by this experience. Something can be added to you and to me from consciously dipping into that vast river of life.
It is imperative that we dip into this river of life to connect with the lives of the saints so that we may anchor, secure, within ourselves what came before. If we don't we miss an opportunity to create strong connection with spirit. And maybe the river misses out too, for the saints need us, spirit needs us in the flesh to keep this river alive, clean, flowing with the water of life.
An address for the Cosmic Mass for All Saints & All Souls 30th October 2005 Rev Janet
Colossians 1:3-12 |
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2006 - go to top |
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Called to Transformation - Ash Wednesday
On Palm Sunday last we received green palms in our hands - a conscious act of our commitment to our development, growth and transformation. This Ash Wednesday, these green palms which have turned brown and dry - much like our good intentions - are burnt and the ashes placed on our foreheads in the form of a cross. The words said to us are, ...remember that you are dust... and ...remember that the spirit of Christ dwells within you... Ash Wednesday asks that we hold together within us these two aspects of our being.
The grand overview of our evolution is that which Paul wrote, "Just as we have borne the image of the man of dust, we shall also bear the image of the man of heaven". The close-up view of our being is to use this time to contemplate this long work of transformation - to carry through our highest intentions.
An address for the Cosmic Mass on Ash Wednesday 1st March 2006 Rev Heather
Genesis 2:4-8, 1 Corinthians 15: 42-49 |
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Evolving with Michael
In the earth and on the earth, evolution is happening. In humanity, evolution is happening. And so it is also in the spiritual worlds. Michael once prepared the way for the Christ to incarnate through a particular people; now he prepares the way for the Christ to be revealed to the whole of humanity. Once he was known as the face of Yahweh, now he is the face of Christ.
Michael can be associated with three images that can live in us to enter into the Michael consciousness: the image of scales where our soul is weighed against the feather of truth (our soul needs to become spiritually lighter), the image of the conqueror of the dragon and as the image of the sword or our will.
As the conqueror of the dragon as revealed in Revelation, we see the dragon is thrown down to the earth where it pursues the woman and her offspring: the human soul and our I AM.
Michael spiritualises our thinking, leads us to nurture our first stirrings of our I AMness in our souls and leads us to the right use of our will.
An address for the Michaelmas Cosmic Mass 24th September 2006 Rev Heather
Revelation 12:1-14 |
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Passing Between the Worlds
In the mystery play by Clifford Bax, an angel, an unborn spirit and a newly dead spirit portray the processes of birth and death at the crossing-over point, the bridge between the worlds. We come to see one soul having to divest itself of all the trappings of earthly life to discover the purity of spirit that is its birthright and the other putting on the cloak of personality that we wear in our life on earth, and that covers our true nature and being.
For all of us, for every soul, to retain our relationship with the heavens takes courage and whatever our particular purpose may be, there is one over-arching purpose that we are part of - that through us love may grow as a power in the world. We do not have to be overwhelmed by the forces that work against this. We can shine with the light of the heavens.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 12th November 2006 Rev Heather
Psalm 139:7-18, Luke 1:57-66, 80 |
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Preparing our gifts for Christ - Advent Sunday
Contemplating the Christmas story as portrayed in Matthew and Luke can reveal the qualities we may need to develop in this time of Advent.
The Matthew story highlights the role of Herod and the Magi with Joseph playing a leading role, actively following the guidance of angels. Mary is more in the background. Herod represents that aspect of self that fears spirit and wants to kill it off. The Magi represent the ability to remain focused on a spiritual goal, the star, to endure, to journey a long way with perseverance. Joseph represents doingness.
In Luke, Mary and her experiences are at the forefront. The angels appear to Mary, not Joseph. We also have the shepherds. The characters here demonstrate the quality of beingness.
The qualities in Matthew and Luke seems to come from two different poles within our nature - Joseph and the Magi on one hand and Mary and the shepherds on the other. These can be labeled as Doing and Being and both aspects are brought together through the birth of Christ and both bring forth unique qualities of service and offering to the Christ in our hearts.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 3rd December 2006 Rev Lukas
Matthew 1:18-25, Matthew 2:1-21 |
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2007 - go to top |
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From Advent to Epiphany
A journey into the growing light involving four stages: Advent, Christmas Eve, the twelve Holy Nights and Epiphany.
An article written for the December 2006/January 2007 CentreCOMM Rev Heather |
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Christmas, Easter and the Tao
A contemplation about what is gained at Christmas, taken forward to Easter and the Taoist ideas that emerged in the contemplation.
An article for February/March 2007 CentreCOMM Rev Lukas |
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Continuing our preparation: the experience of Judas - 4th Sunday in Lent
How do we make ourselves more ready and able to enter into spiritual transformation that is available to us in
Holy Week?
An address for the Cosmic Mass 18 March 2007 Rev Louise
John 12:1-8 & John 13:21-32 |
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Seeking his kingdom and his righteousness
When we feel we are being pulled here and there by the forces of the world it is good to be reminded of our goals and purposes, the ideal of our lives.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 20 May 2007 Rev Lukas
Matthew 6:25-34 |
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Founders Day 2007 - by Rev Robert
At Founders Day we honour our Founders who
established and built a foundation on which we can continue to build this living temple. It is also a time of remembering and re-affirming our purposes together as a spiritual community. A community of people dedicated
to experiencing and living out the presence of Christ in us, in our midst, and in the world. This year I have contemplated a person who was present at the time
Rev Mario and Rev Colin were working to help establish a foundation within our Centre. That person is Rev Albert.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 5th August 2007 Rev Robert
Ephesians 2:11-22 |
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Wonderful words of life!
The essential gifts or teaching some Centre members have said they have received from Rev Mario and from Rev Colin - our founders. This article published in the August 2007 edition of CentreCOMM is an extract from the just recently released book compiled by Rev Antoinette Schoenmaker.
See the Headquarters web page of The Centre, the ICA for details of the book and how to purchase it.
A booklet published in August 2007 |
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Pain, suffering and healing
When we are sick, it is a natural response to seek a healing remedy and alleviate our pain and discomfort. But it is more than that, it is a spiritual impulse. Our body says, 'I don't want this pain.' and our soul and our spirit says, 'I want to be whole, and in harmony.' It is that cry of the soul that prompted Rev Mario to begin the spiritual healing ministry in The Centre.
I often hear people ask why we suffer. I think that question is not very helpful because it keeps us focusing on our ego. Christ made the confronting and startling statement that unless we take up our cross and follow him, we have no life in him. As we face up to our illness and suffering we need to be aware that it is a door into experiencing the mystery of Christ's passion and resurrection.
If our vision stops at our own healing then we do not have a cosmic vision, for we need to use our energy and love for others. Christ's vision is a very big one and we can help this come about when we realise that we are significant spiritual beings and when we are healed it is for a cosmic purpose.
An article written for CentreCOMM August/September 2007 Rev Kate
Matthew 5:38, 43-45 |
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The Mountain, the Garden and the Way
Three areas of human experience - thinking, feeling and willing. Experiences with Christ:-
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mountain top - the area of thinking and spiritual truth,
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Via Dolorosa - Jesus the Christ walks the way of Truth, an act of free will.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 11th November 2007 Rev Lukas
Matthew 26:30-39, 69-75 |
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Living water: to never thirst again
As the spiritual year draws to a close, we look towards celebrating the new beginning at Advent. So, it’s a time of reflection and preparing for the new.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 25th November 2007 Rev Louise
Psalm 42:1-3, 5-6a & John 4:6-29 |
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Worship and Christmas - Advent Sunday
At the beginning of Advent, we look forward with longing and anticipation to the fresh inflow of the light of Christ that Christmas brings to us and to our world.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 2nd December 2007 Rev Heather
Luke 1:26-56 |
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Hearing the call of the shepherd - 2nd Sunday in Advent
Let earthly matters be submerged and spiritual things become elevated.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 9th December 2007 Rev Grace
John 10:1-4, 11-15 & Luke 2:8-20 |
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The Spirit of Mary - 3rd Sunday in Advent
Mary is an eternal spirit which assists us in the crisis of living, which prompts us to enter into the depths of our being, and which opens us to the breadth of our being.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 16th December 2007 Rev Max
Luke 2:8-20 |
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The Song of the Angels - 4th Sunday in Advent
The lifting of the human spirit, the enlarging of our borders, freedom from the limitations of our present minds, the recovery of relationship with the whole of the universe, these things are what real life is about.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 23th December 2007 Rev Max
Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 & Luke 2:8-14 |
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2008 - go to top |
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Epiphanies and Faith
Epiphany is a celebration of the fact that light does shine in the darkness and light it up. It
brings before us again the awareness that we are beings of both the heavens and the earth,
that our human existence is shot through with the divine glory. That is what was manifested,
shown forth, in Jesus Christ. Epiphany is the culmination of the Christmas festival. It is associated with two events in the life of Jesus – the visit of the Magi and his baptism by John. From the story of the Magi, we can discover something about faith and how this will lead us to the moment of epiphany.
An address for the Agape on Epiphany 6th January 2008 Rev Heather
Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 |
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Follow me
Jesus calls the disciples out from ordinary moments in their ordinary lives. This is how he calls us too – right in the middle of our everyday lives, whether it is a convenient moment or not. And he asks us to leave that which is old behind, even though, unlike these first disciples, we still probably need that day job! But that’s not the end of it – perhaps it’s really just the start. To be chosen and to live in the presence of Christ is an ongoing action.
An address for the Cosmic Mass on Ash Wednesday 6th February 2008 Rev Grace
Mark 1:14-20 & Luke 9:51, 57-62 |
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Lent and the Gospel of St John - First Sunday in Lent
This story from St John's Gospel creates for us a setting and purpose for the beginning of this Lenten season. Jesus began by creating the space and conditions necessary so that the great deed of Golgotha could be lived and enacted - just as we can now create the space and conditions within our own being to enable a greater experience of the reality and power of Golgotha.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 10th February 2008 Rev Lukas
John 2:13-22 |
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The Bread of Life - Second Sunday in Lent
This is the bread of life. A Christed substance given, which nourishes, sustains and
transforms – and which we give out. We give of ourselves and sacrifice this substance to
nourish and sustain others. We create this bread of life within us when we allow the bread of
life to become part of us and we become part of the bread of life, as John’s Gospel urges us
to do.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 17th February 2008 Rev Louise
John 6:4-14, 26-27, 32-35a, 47-51 |
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A Life-Giving Mystery - The Ride of Destiny: Forward Resolutely
In our journey with Christ through Lent, we have reached Jerusalem, and we stand at its gates. This is a day of entry. It is the beginning of Holy Week. The events of Holy Week now unfold before us, and will unfold within us, as we enter the deepest places of our souls. For Christ, it was the entry to the final drama that would make it possible for our world and for all of us to be transformed. It was therefore a day of destiny – for Christ and for all of humanity.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 16th March 2008 Rev Heather
John 12:12-28a |
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A Life-Giving Mystery - Destiny Revealed: Decision Time
Each unfolding moment reveals the unique destiny of a person. Each moment throws light on why you were born. Each unpredictable meeting shows up what challenges must be faced.
Why are we alive today? Why do we keep on going from day to day?
Is it that there a is spirit that makes you to see the real truth about yourself, makes you to see that you are here on the earth to live an unconquerable life?
A meditation for Holy Week 19th March 2008 Rev Max
Luke 22:39-46 |
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A Life-Giving Mystery - The Deed of Destiny: Life without Reservations
The quiet soul responds to whatever speaks of the reality of life. The quiet soul: the soul that is free of concern about the meaning of life, the soul that does not strive to solve the mysteries of life in a brief moment of time, the soul that is not threatened by the storm clouds, that is not compressed by fear.
On this Friday, this Good Friday, there is a man who remains as his beloved dies. He is the beloved disciple, John, The Beloved. He remains present. He remains, and therefore is able to take into himself the mighty spirit of the one who suffers and dies.
An address for Good Friday Agape 21st March 2008 Rev Max
Isaiah 53:1-12 & John 19:17-42 |
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A Life-Giving Mystery - The Search of Destiny: Healer of Souls
The light shines in the darkness and the darkness has not overcome it.
There is a light that shines! Then let it shine! Know that in the darkest moment when all your efforts have failed, when all strength has gone, all is definitely not lost. In the words of a song:
'When we come to the end of our hoarded resources, The Father's full blessing has only begun.'
An address for the Veneration of the Light 22nd March 2008 Rev Max
1 Peter 3:18-20 |
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A Life-Giving Mystery - Destiny Fulfilled: In the Light
In your everyday life you meet all kinds of people. Some are sensitive, flexible, receptive. You are in the presence of a heart of flesh. Others argue, fight, harden themselves. You may be in the presence of a heart of stone. The longing to be free of a stony heart is strong. For many centuries it has been a pained longing.
Two of Jesus' followers were walking together, discussing his arrest and crucifixion. In their grief their hearts were tight. A man walks with them. They share the breaking of bread and recognise him. They then remember what happened to their hearts as they walked with him on the road.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 23rd March 2008 Rev Max
Luke 24:13-32 & Ezekiel 36:26-27 |
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My Lord and my God
The encounters with Thomas in the gospels can help us to build up a picture of him and get to know some of his characteristics and maybe explore what motivated him. Some of the important qualities where devotion, love, courage and a passion in his discipleship. He certainly had a level of faith in Jesus, which would be tested.
It is important to know the Thomas is not just a character in the Gospels but he is in us. He is a spiritual power in you and me, the mind power of understanding. Thomas is trying to understand what is real for him in his life and relationship with Christ. And this questioning draws the wonderful truth from Christ, “I am the way, I am the truth, I am the life.”
When he was able to see Christ, of course he had no need to put his hands in the wounds. He understood who Christ was, and who he was. He just dropped to his knees with that beautiful prayer of faith, “My Lord and my God.”
An address for the Cosmic Mass 20th April 2008 Rev Kate
John 20:19-29 & John 14:1-7 |
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You are a child of the universe
You are a child of the universe, No less than the trees and the stars... We don’t belong just here on earth in these earthen vessels. We belong in cosmic realms as well. We are citizens of the whole cosmos, or as Mario used to say, spiritual beings in physical bodies. The Full Moon reminds us not to think small, not to get caught in earthly material thinking. It reminds us not to forget we are citizens of the whole cosmos, not just humans in physical bodies developing our capacities to think, feel and will, dwelling here on earth.
An address for the Full Moon Festival 20th April 2008 Rev Grace |
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The Seed of Transfiguration: Developing the Mystical Life of the Soul
The mystical interval is drawing to a close and we are about to celebrate Ascension Day. This day heralds in a new response, a changed orientation, a working apprenticeship of a Christ-centred awareness without his physical and tangible presence.
This is the secret of awakening to the mystery of spiritual life: to keep our eye on that tiny shiny seed of glory that has been placed within the centre of our being - to remain alive to it, to ponder its presence and recognise its newness and altering and quickening rhythm it brings with in our being.
The spiritual worlds are opened to us through Christ, and this is possible through the work we do ourselves in the mystical life of our soul. It is a connection with him which must be sustained; the mystery of his glory revealed with our own heart and soul.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 27th April 2008 Rev Trisha
Luke 9:18-36 & Acts 1:1-11 |
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Receptivity to the Spirit
The experience of the disciples at Pentecost is described in pictures: the sound of a rushing mighty wind that filled the house where they were, and to tongues of fire resting upon each person present.
We can imagine them being shaken and transformed by the power of this experience. Something of the future is shown in the picture where the tongues rest on each individual. This Holy Spirit is the spirit of individuality. The inspired speech of the apostles broke down racial and language barriers and brought a shared understanding among peoples who had been separated. This demonstrates the purpose of Spirit in that we human beings will become true individuals and that the divisions between up will disappear.
An address for the Cosmic Mass at Pentecost and Mother's Day
11th May 2008 Rev Heather
Acts 1:12-14; 2:1-4 & Romans 8:14-17; 22-23 |
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Knowing the spirit of the future - the journey of Pentecost
The words of Joel, spoken by Peter in Acts, speak of the sons and daughters of a spirit-filled age where the connection between the heavens and earth are no longer hidden. This is the promise of our becoming.
More and more, in the work of the future, we will be required to discern spirit that is operating in us and about us and to work out for ourselves whether this is the spirit of Christ which we can bring forth and raise up. We will truly be able to say that statement of Pentecost: we know...the dweller...in the inner most spiritual sanctum of our being...
An address for the Cosmic Mass at Pentecost 20th May 2008 Rev Trisha
John 1:1-11; Acts 2:14-21 |
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Faith: an expression of the spiritual self
Peter, the one we associate with faith, is shown in the gospels as having an unstable faith. He is changed at Pentecost and is shown in the Acts of the Apostles as a man who has become an expression of his spirit; a man of authority and wisdom, a rock and foundation.
We too can become able to accept the power of Pentecost; we can change and become foundations of Christ.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 25th May 2008 Rev Louise
Matthew 26:69-75, Matthew 14:25-31, Matthew 16:13-20, John 21:15-17 |
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From the Upper Room to the Temple
When Peter and John heal the lame man on the way to the Temple from the experiences of the upper room we can find inner symbols that illuminate our own healing journey. Like the apostles, we experience the upper room in our being by following Christ through the events of easter that culminated in the coming of the Holy Spirit. At the Temple, which represented the presence of God among his people, this lame man looked into the eyes of of the new temple, the physical embodiment of the spirit of Christ.
In silence we can consider what holds us back and keeps us emotionally or mentally lame. What riches of the upper room are we not tapping into? What do we need to let go of to allow us to be fresh and respond to Christ?
An Address for the Healing Service 19th June 2008 Rev Kate
Acts 3:1-10 |
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Treasure in Earthen Vessels
Peter, the one we associate with faith, is shown in the gospels as having an unstable faith. He is changed at Pentecost and is shown in the Acts of the Apostles as a man who has become an expression of his spirit; a man of authority and wisdom, a rock and foundation.
We too can become able to accept the power of Pentecost; we can change and become foundations of Christ.
An address for the Cosmic Mass Spacer 7th July 2008 Rev Heather
Matthew 13:31-33, 2 Corinthians 4:6-7 |
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Being still
Stillness is a requirement of good living, a pre-requisite for developing a genuinely new idea, a precursor to the creation of a fresh outlook on life, a beginning of new solutions to problems of living. Three things will be noted in considering stillness. Firstly, regularity; being still is enhanced by making regular times to for this to happen. Secondly, the uniqueness of every human being; create the practice to dovetail with the individual. Thirdly, you are not alone when you enter a quiet place away from other folk.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 20th July 2008 Rev Max
Psalm 46, 1 Kings 19:9-16 |
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The industry and commerce of the soul
Accept that Christ is in you. Trust the Christ within you. Rely on the Christ within you. That is our work.
As we each do this work we see that our individual capacity to express the power of Christ, the strength of Christ, the compassion and love of Christ, grows. And so the Christ becomes more visible, more known. And the inspiration to toil grows greater.
Don't limit your vision of the future and of what is possible. Don't limit your vision of your own future, don't limit your vision of The Centre's future, don't limit your vision of this world's future. Don't take subtle account of age, physical weakness, mental inability, poor circumstances. Past mistakes. Social acceptability. They are all temptations to take you away from the real work of believing in the Christ in you.
An address for the Founders Day Meritus Mass 3rd August 2008 Rev Antoinette
Colossians 1:24-29, John 6:27-29 |
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The Household of God
The presence of God, which was first known in the temple, then revealed in Jesus Christ, now indwelt his followers. This was both an inner individual experience and an experience of the community. God dwelt in them individually and within their group - the household of God.
The head of the household is God, who works for good in everything that touches us. We who are part of the household have differing tasks and roles and as we cary these out we contribute to the harmony of the whole, to the carrying forward of the work of God, which is the purpose of the household.
An address for the Agape 10th August 2008 Rev Heather
Ephesians 2:19-22, John 15:5 |
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Facing fear in our lives
It is likely that many of our fears would disappear if we knew that we were loved. accepted and secure. Well, the fact is that we are all loved. So why do we fear such things as failure, rejection or even success. Is it possible because there may be a great insecurity within our souls? Imagine how much we could accomplish if we could be relieved of all or fears and anxieties, which is possible, if we truly believed that God was with us. John in his first letter makes it clear that love is the antidote to fear.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 17th August 2008 Rev Craig
Luke 12:22-32, Matthew 10:29-31. 2 Timothy 1:7, 1 John 4:18-19 |
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Living with the Spirit of Christ
A reflective address exploring the question:
'How do I know that my labour, and my life, are in the Lord?'
The way to proceed in life would be to act and make decisions when we know we are in the spirit of Christ. However, because of where we are in our evolution and spiritual development, this may not happen very often or may come in fleeting moments. Personal examples of moments when Rev Lukas was inspired by Christ or have an experience of spirit include times of meditation and prayer, study and contemplation, experiencing art and music, contemplating the lives of inspiring people and contemplating Scripture.
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 24th August 2008 Rev Lukas
1 Corinthians 15:50-58, John 10:1-5, 27-28 |
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To make the able more able
A fundamental spiritual principle of The Centre is 'to make the able more able'. An inspiring insight in to investigating this principle is given by Rev Mario when he says, '..if you cannot handle your own affairs in the world, how will you be able to handle the affairs of the kingdom of heaven?'.
Ableness first and foremost begins with living well here on this earth. If you can't actually look after your money you're no use to spirit. If you cannot just turn up to things on time, you are no use to spirit. If you can't deal with the basic things in your existence then the spirit is unable to work through you.
Ableness within us is about vitality, activity, efficiency. It is about effectiveness, action that produces desired and purposed results.
Paul talks about the presence of Christ within us that strengthens that ability within us. When we are able, then Christ will add his ability. To make the able more able. When we establish ability within us, when we build ability within us, then greater ability, greater power will be added.
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 31st August 2008 Rev Robert John
John 1:1-5, 9-14, Ephesians 3:14-24 |
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Choose Life
The story of the 'rich young ruler' who is longing for a deeper spiritual life and is faced with the most significant decision in his life. Christ challenged him to act. This was not a technique, not a universal demand on all of us. Christ called him to act on what he needed to do, just as Christ will reveal to us what we value more than our relationship with him. We, like this young man, are faced with decisions; are we prepared to let go of anything that we are made aware is hindering a greater flow of life within us?
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 14th September 2008 Rev Heather
Matthew 6:25-33, Mark 10:17-22 |
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The 'I' and the Third Consciousness
The image in Revelation of the new heaven and earth is that which we long and hope for. Before this newness can come about, and as we progress into this third consciousness, something new must happen to our ability to love and to think.
In the second consciousness we are very focused on self and we see others only in response to our own needs and wants. This new consciousness looks outward. It has a new vision and knowledge of Christ working in humanity and the world.
We have thought about love and the soul power of feeling. We have thought about acting out of truth, and the soul power of thinking. Now the transforming focus of this time is 'to do the good', and to develop and transform our will.
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 21st September 2008 Rev Kate
1 Corinthians 11:23-30, Revelation 21:1-5 |
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Wholemaking Acts of the Will
The story of the Prodigal Son is a well know story. One way of entering into this story is to see the spirit at work in the will and actions of those involved - the younger son, the elder son and the Father. We can also see the importance of the will in how wholemaking was brought about.
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 12th October 2008 Rev Louise
Revelation 3:1-6, Luke 15:11-32 |
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All Souls Day
All Souls Day is a time to remember and pray for all those souls that are in the spiritual worlds: souls that are either making their way through the spiritual spheres after letting go of the earthly body or souls that are on their way back into incarnation, and preparing for a new birth.
On a personal level, we can relate this time of the year to the elimination or letting go of that which is dead, that which has passed its 'use-by date'. There may be something we are occupied with in life that is no longer useful for our spiritual progress.
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 2nd November 2008 Rev Lukas
1 Corinthians 15:50-58 |
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The seed of Christ within
The parable of the sower is a well-loved and well-known story that is rich in inner meaning and tells us much about the seed of Christ within our being and what hinders and helps it to grow. This seed is a potential, a possibility; its growth is not guaranteed as this parable shows. This seed contains knowledge about what is to become, which we cannot see from looking at it. For each one of us this Christ seed is ready to grow, blossom and bear fruit.
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 16th November 2008 Rev Louise
John 15:1-8, Matthew 13:3b-9, Colossians 1:25b-27 |
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Christ's compassion brings life out of death
Christ, in compassion, touches the bier of the dead youth as told in Luke. There is stillness. This moment of stillness and quiet cries out to us in our lives. It is when we make stillness a part of our lives, that Christ can communicate with us and us with him. Our thinking, this young man, needs to be given new life. We need to be raised up into our I AMness, our true self.
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 23rd November 2008 Rev Kate
2 Corinthians 5:11, 14-17, Luke 7:11-17, Revelation 21:1-5 |
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Advent - time of fullness
Advent is the time of fullness, of purposeful waiting. It is a time for listening with our inner ear and responding to the quiet prompting of Spirit. Each day of Advent brings us the opportunity to choose inner stillness, to listen for the Spirit so that with glad and grateful recognition we will welcome the awakening of the holy child within us.
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 30th November 2008 Rev Heather
Lamentations 3:22-26, Luke 2:25-38 |
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Opening to the Light of Christ - Third Sunday of Advent
John writes in his gospel "The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has comprehended it not." This verse could be seen to describe our consciousness today as individuals. Three hindrances to receiving the light of Christ, hindrances that maintain attachment to darkness are taken from John's Gospel and explored.
Our doubtful thinking is seen in Nathaniel when he says to Philip 'Can anything good come out of Nazareth?". Hatred in our feeling life is portrayed by Nicodemus when he visits Jesus in the night and seems to mock Jesus when he doesn't understand Jesus. Fear in our willing life is shown by Peter when he denies Jesus three times.
Each time we allow doubt to subside, each time we choose to balance our feeling life, and each time we allow our experiences of the love of Christ to be greater than our fear, then our patterns of karma are cleansed, and our darkened consciousness becomes enlightened.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 14th December 2008 Rev Lukas
1 John 1:1-7, John 1:1-5 |
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The Fullness of Time - Christmas Eve Midnight Mass
Tonight is the night when we celebrate the fulfillment of a promise. A promise that is deep within our human consciousness. A promise that one day God would send a saviour, one who would make us whole. That promise is the coming of Christ into our world. Paul wrote of this promise in these words, "In the fullness of time, God sent forth his son."
Advent was the time of yearning, the possibility of newness. Tonight we celebrate this newness; the Bethlehem who child lives in us; a joy that comes as a gift of God and springs up within us.
An address for the Christmas Eve Midnight Mass 24th December 2008 Rev Heather
Luke 2:8-20 |
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An Epiphany Reflection
Epiphany concludes the period of time we know as the twelve days of Christmas. These days, these holy days, are days of mystery and wonder when we feel the closeness of the heavens and the angels.
At Epiphany we see the adoration of the Magi of a babe who was born to be a vessel, a body for a god. Epiphany also marks the baptism of Jesus in the Jordan by John. At Epiphany we move from the the birth to baptism; from birth to a fuller manifestation of the godhead.
And how are we to make ourselves ready to become manifestations of the divine? In Luke's account of John's mission of baptism of repentance for the forgiveness of sins, there are three groups of people who question John. In the answers given by John, the love principle within us, we can discern how our thinking, feeling and willing faculties of our soul life may be strengthened.
An address for the Agape at Epiphany 6th January 2009 Rev Louise
Luke 3: 2b-6, 10-16, 21-26 |
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Prayer as Communion
A powerful and reflective address that focuses primarily on the written words of the fourth evangelist, John, informing us and deepening in us the nature of prayer.
Prayer in John's gospel is about a living relationship with God through Christ. Prayer is an act of communion in which we are aligned with will of God. Prayer is an act of divine communion that permeates and extends through the whole of one's life, expression and action.
Prayer is transformative, not only for the individual who engages in it, but also for the community in which they live and with which they interact.
Prayer is an act of communion which leads to unity - within one's being, between us and the spiritual worlds, and amongst us here in the world.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 8th February 2009 Rev Robert
John 15:1-13, 1John 5:13-15, 19-20 |
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The Shepherd - Restorer of our Souls
An Address for the Cosmic Mass
15th February 2009  Rev Louise
John 10:1-5, 7b-16; Luke 2:8-20; Ezekiel 34:11-12, 14-16;
Psalm 23 |
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The Light of Christ
The story of the healing by Jesus of the man blind from birth can be seen as a story of enlightenment or illumination. It is in this same passage that Christ says, "I am the light of the world".
When we look at the healed man's response to questions put to him about who he is, he says. "I am" (the man who was blind). The Greek says the response is "I AM", a statement about his individuality.
When we recognise the I AM, there are consequences, changes occur in our lives. We may need to stand alone, our relationship to blood ties change as does our relationship to dogma of tradition.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 22nd February 2009 Rev Lukas
John 9:1-7 |
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Beauty for Ashes - Ash Wednesday
At the beginning of his ministry, Jesus went to the synagogue, was invited to read from the prophet Isaiah. In this passage he reads of the purposes of the Christ: ...to give them a garland instead of ashes... Some versions read ... to give beauty for ashes...
The ashes we receive on our foreheads on Ash Wednesday remind us we are beings on earth: ... to dust our body must return. This impermanence, as much of our lives are, often brings grieve and a sense of loss. What then enables us to rise up in times of "ashes" and to move forward to life and newness? It is the Easter mystery that reveals the possibility that something alive and beautiful can be born out the ashes.
An Address for the Cosmic Mass on Ash Wednesday 25th February 2009 Rev Heather
Isaiah 61:1-3, Philippines 4:8 |
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Developing Our Relationship with the Earth - second Sunday in Lent
Psalm 148 gathers us up into the heavens and with the spiritual beings and then connects us with the earth; we are of the heavens and of the earth.
This is a time when the earth is changing and many respond with fear and anxiety. Our response is to not become infected, our thoughts and feelings must be of a Christed understanding. We do, however, know of the grief of what has been done to the earth and Paul's words in Romans places the responsibility with us as sons of God for creation and for the task of seeing it through.
Our longing for the earth to be made whole is also our longing for ourselves to be fully united with Christ. The changes that are happening in an outward form are happening also in an inward way.
An address for the Cosmic Mass 8th March 2009 Rev Kate
Psalm 148, Romans 8:19-23 |
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Following Christ without Reservations - third Sunday in Lent
St Luke tells of three short encounters Christ has with people who wished to follow him. In these encounters Christ shows an unerring ability to see the truth of a person's soul and know the forces at work there - as he does with us.
The reply to the first aspirant for discipleship was "foxes have holes...", indicating that we must think through the consequences of our commitment and this includes not relying on the material aspects of our lives - it is Christ in whom we rely.
The second person is called by Christ to follow him, and the man replies, "Let me bury my father." Here our wiling is wanting and shows another potential weakness in our discipleship; we want to get our lives in order prior to fully committing.
Lastly, the third man replies '.. let me first say farewell..." Our emotions call us to cling to our past; we need to disentangle ourselves from our past ways of thinking, acting, motivations'... to follow him.
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 15th March 2009 Rev Heather
Mark 1:14-20, Luke 9:57-62 |
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You Shall Receive Power
When The Holy Spirit Has Come Upon You
An Address for the Pentecost Meritus Mass 31th May 2009 Rev Robert
John 19:17-18a, 25b-30 (amended); 20:19-23;
Acts 1:6a, 7b-8b; 2:1-6, 12-24, 37-38 |
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Nuturing Our Emergent Christedness
An Address for the Cosmic Mass on the Fourth Sunday in Advent
20th December 2009 Rev Robert
Jeremiah 31:15-17; Matthew 2:13-21 |
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On Us Great Light Shines!
An Address for the Christmas Eve Midnight Mass 24th December 2009 Rev Robert
Isaiah 9:2-7, 2; John 1:1-5, 9-14 amended |
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Imagining the Future
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 7th February 2010 Rev Heather
Genesis 1:1-8; Ezekiel 37:1-14 |
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Developing and Strengthening our Imagination:
Picturing the Christ Within
An Address for an Apage 14th February 2010 Rev Louise
John 1:43-51; Psalm 62:1 |
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Called Out Of Darkness into His Marvelous Light
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 21st February 2010 Rev Max
1 Peter 2:9-10; Hebrews 12:1-2 |
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The Son of Man Has Nowhere to Lay His Head
An Address for the Cosmic Mass 28th February 2010 Rev Grace
Matthew 8:18-22 |
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