Unity Principle #1: No Spot Where God is Not

These next two weeks, Unity Spiritual Center Georgetown will be conducting new membership classes. In order to become a member of any Unity center it is not necessary to believe any particular dogma or creed. We do this for a specific reason. We teach and appreciate an open mind, and an open heart. We do so because we know that every moment is a new moment, and every day our consciousness expands as a result of the experience of the day.

Unity co-founder, Charles Fillmore, never wrote down anything for the first twenty years of Unity’s existence. His reasoning was: the person I am today, is not the person I will be tomorrow. He knew that to hold a steadfast set of beliefs was, and is, a limitation contrary to life’s unlimited nature.

Eventually, he was persuaded to compile some kind of “theology” for the sake of passing on this new understanding of the relationship between God and Mankind. A number of books were written as a result of this effort. It was part of the birth of the New Thought Movement.

Many years later, Connie Fillmore Bazzy, great-grand daughter of Charles, was asked if she could summarize Unity teachings for a Daily Word article back when she was the president of Unity school in Kansas City. She came up with five principles that since have become the cornerstone of our teachings.

These Five Principles are:

1. God is absolute good, everywhere present.

2. Human beings are created in that image of God and our very essence is divine; therefore, we are inherently good.

3. We create our life experiences through our thoughts and beliefs.

4. Through affirmative prayer and meditation, we connect with God and bring out the good in our lives.

5. I do and give my best by living the Truth I know. I make a difference.