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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

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

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 leting 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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