UnityPeace Tucson Rev. Nita Strauss

An episode from the archives: We must learn to forgive, let go, and move on. Remembering to stop, breathe, and remind ourselves that there's nothing we can do about it now can help.

We begin our Lenten Practice by grounding ourselves in the Truth of What We Are, which is Divine. We are the Infinite expressing at the point we are. You are the Infinite at the point you are, and I AM the Infinite at the point I Am. We each share this sacred identity, and it is only by claiming this Truth that we will fully express our potential.

Today, we shift from the basics of "what" some of our very foundational teachings are, and begin to look at the "how" of actually creating a spiritual practice that works for us. Lent is the perfect time for us to make the commitment to live the Truth we know.

Now that the annual marketing blitz around Valentine's Day is behind us... let's talk about Love.

Unity was founded on the healing power of prayer, which - for us - also includes time in Silence, or meditation. Today's service is primarily an extended period of community prayer and meditation.

At some point, we must make the commitment to actually practice the tools which will help us to change our lives. Learning about these things is good, but as our fifth Unity principle states: It is not enough to know Truth, we must actually live the Truth we know. It's not a race or a competition, and we'll each learn to work with these things in the ways that work best for us. But we MUST practice. We MUST commit. We MUST be willing to do the work.