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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

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

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

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

The Healing Work of the I AM
An Address for the Spiritual Healing Service 16th April 2009 Rev Heather
John 20:19-28

Drawing Together the Heavens and the Earth
An Address for the Spiritual Healing Service 21st May 2009 Rev Kate
Acts 1:6-11; Mark 1:9-11

The Gift of Compassion
An Address for the Spiritual Healing Service 16th July 2009 Rev Kate
Luke 7:11-17; Matthew 14:12-14; Matthew 9:36; Matthew 23:37

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