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BIG Problem? No Problem!
Do you think your problems are big? How big? Too big? Are your problems bigger than average or just bigger than some? Do you think there's a solution for a problem so
big? Have you talked about it to all of your friends?
Well, believing your problems are bigger than most, or more than you can handle, or without solutions, is like praying from them not to be solved! With beliefs such as these, talking about them just reinforces your conviction to keep them too big. In fact, there's no faster way to ... << MORE >>
Well, believing your problems are bigger than most, or more than you can handle, or without solutions, is like praying from them not to be solved! With beliefs such as these, talking about them just reinforces your conviction to keep them too big. In fact, there's no faster way to ... << MORE >>
All You Need is Love!
Today is May 20th, the day before my one year wedding anniversary and also the day my son is getting married. What a beautiful day!
Marriage is a sacred commitment. All relationships are sacred, but marriage is an agreement to be committed to each other as exclusive partners throughout the remainder of life.
Let's talk about relationships in general--relationships with each other, with ourselves and with ... << MORE >>
Honor Thy Mother
Mother's Day. How do we honor our
mother? We all have mothers, whether they are living or not, whether we like them, love them or even know them, they're ours. And we are all mothers, too, even if we don't have
children. We are mothers to the child within ourselves. This is true even of men, for by "mother," I mean that part of ourselves which nurtures ...
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Invoking the Healing Response
Medicine doesn't heal. Drugs don't heal. Herbs don't heal. Homeopathy doesn't heal. Neither does food, color, aromatherapy, the hospitals, the medical doctors, the shamans, the naturopaths, the chiropractors, the nurses, the priests. Not even Jesus can heal.
"Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the Father in me? the words that I speak unto you I speak not of myself: but the Father that dwelleth in me, he doeth the works." (John ...<< MORE >>
Keeping It Real
Religion and its practices can often be viewed as "pie in the sky," impractical, goody-goody, out of touch with today's people, ritualistic, irrelevant, hypocritical and a few other not so positive
things. In order for it to be very useful, just like everything else, it needs to "get real."
It's nice to go to church and learn about the way things "should" be, but if we can't apply what we learn to our own lives, which are usually full of things that perhaps "shouldn't" be, but are, then it really doesn't do us ... << MORE >>
It's nice to go to church and learn about the way things "should" be, but if we can't apply what we learn to our own lives, which are usually full of things that perhaps "shouldn't" be, but are, then it really doesn't do us ... << MORE >>
Life is made up of vibrations. God's Scents Make Good Sense!
I go into a gift store. Yuck...synthetic fragrance. I have to leave. I go down the cleaning aisle at the grocery store. I get sick to my stomach and dizzy, and I
have to leave. I go into the restroom at the restaurant at which I am eating. The room freshener is making me ill and my appetite is ruined now. Does no one else notice how offensive
these fragrances are? I try to be polite, but am ...
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Arise!
As an interfaith ministry, we at Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center do not put forth an opinion as to matters of theology. We do refer to scripture, but which
scripture is up to the individual, as is how to interpret the meaning of it. The main focus of the Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center is the enrichment of Life in all its
expressions, i.e., body, spirit and mind.
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So, when we refer ... << MORE >>
Humility and Peace Victorious
Humility and peace victorious...Another way of saying this is, "surrender to win." This is the Palm Sunday lesson.
Palm Sunday is observed in the Christian tradition on the Sunday before Easter, and marks the beginning of what's known as Holy Week. What does this mean to us today in our own lives? How does this relate to each of us now?
I like to read the Bible in ... << MORE >>
The Choice is Yours to be Well
We all have choices, but curious thing is that so often this is denied. People often get caught in the trap of thinking that they
are trapped! To have choice is to have freedom, but freedom always comes with a price. Is it that people really don't realize the choices they have, or is it that they don't want to have
to pay up?
We have choices from the time we ... << MORE >>
We have choices from the time we ... << MORE >>
Color Your World!
Color
Ohhhhhhhhhhhh, how often we forget about color in the quest for healing, and how easy it is to apply! God gave us so many beautiful colors, and each one carries its own special vibrational
pattern. 
Nature is all full of color…green, blue, red, yellow, purple, pink, orange and ...
<< MORE >>Garden of Hope
Last week we talked about the Field of Dreams; this week it's the Garden of Hope!
What are we hoping for? I think we all can agree that we hope to live life to its fullest, in a state of vitality and health!
It seems that we treat this "hope" as something dim...something that chance can just take away, and can only be granted to us by luck. We pray for God to heal us, without even realizing that ... << MORE >>
What are we hoping for? I think we all can agree that we hope to live life to its fullest, in a state of vitality and health!
It seems that we treat this "hope" as something dim...something that chance can just take away, and can only be granted to us by luck. We pray for God to heal us, without even realizing that ... << MORE >>
Field of Dreams...
I don't remember much about the details of the movie, but there is a Field of Dreams is about to sprout in the backyard right here!
There will be corn and sunflowers and tomatoes and strawberries all over the place! There will be thyme underfoot and the sweet smell of lavender all through the air. There will be herbs for the kitchen and herbs for the apothecary, and a colorful garden of veggies and fruit.
What's more, this is just the ... << MORE >>
There will be corn and sunflowers and tomatoes and strawberries all over the place! There will be thyme underfoot and the sweet smell of lavender all through the air. There will be herbs for the kitchen and herbs for the apothecary, and a colorful garden of veggies and fruit.
What's more, this is just the ... << MORE >>
Yes, We Ordain!
Here at Essentials of Life we believe it is an individual calling
between a person and God when that person decides to enter into ministry work. We are here to help that process along in any way that we can, because we believe that anyone acting in the name
of God in the interest of love and peace should be recognized and honored as carrying on divinity work.
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Food for Thought
Food is a topic that is often ignored in spiritual circles, except perhaps for the charitable practice of feeding the poor. I've heard it said that
God doesn't care what we eat, placing the emphasis on the idea that God doesn't care how we look, i.e., too fat or too thin. Well there's a lot more to the purpose of food than just how we
look, and in my mind, there is plenty of evidence that God ...
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The Importance of Vacations...(Go on one everyday!!!)
My husband and I just got back from another wonderful segment of our honeymoon...ahhh! We went to Miami and to Key West, and had a wonderful time!
We've been taking our honeymoon in spurts because we were taking care of my mother when we got married, and there was no time to take a more traditional type of honeymoon. So we took little short trips, and actually it has worked out much better for ... << MORE >>
The Big Question
Essentials of Life is an inter-denominational church. We are formed in the tradition of the Universal Life Church, which recognizes all peaceful and loving
beliefs. We are here to help each other find the Truth which is in each of our hearts.
This week our message was submitted by Rev. James A. Gattuso, Jr., a good friend of mine for many years. Jim is a New Thought minister who has been quite instrumental in my own spiritual development ... << MORE >>
This week our message was submitted by Rev. James A. Gattuso, Jr., a good friend of mine for many years. Jim is a New Thought minister who has been quite instrumental in my own spiritual development ... << MORE >>
Forgiveness - the Key to Healing
At Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center, our goal is to help people to learn how to use God's gifts of healing. Forgiveness is one of these gifts.
As a doctor of naturopathy, people come to me all the time wanting to know how to heal. They are in hopes I can tell them this herb or that and then everything ... << MORE >>
As a doctor of naturopathy, people come to me all the time wanting to know how to heal. They are in hopes I can tell them this herb or that and then everything ... << MORE >>
Holistic De-Clutterization
What in the world is holistic
de-clutterization, you ask? Well, to tell you the truth, I made up that
term...but it's something we could all benefit from!
We all know what cluttering is. It's when we clutter our life up with junk! Oh, some of it might be very valuable stuff and not necessarily junk...but in the end, that's what it just might as well be. It holds us back from our truly valuing and fully experiencing our good.
Holistic de-clutterization is the process of setting priorities and ridding our lives from the burdon of that which is not serving us well. The term holistic implies that I'm speaking from a point of view which addresses body, mind and spirit, all three. To address any one of these areas will positively impact the other two, but without two or more of these being addressed, we are almost sure to slip back.
So when we think of clutter, let's think of it in terms of how order or disorder in one area of life, affects us in so many ways. Then use this same insight to de-clutter your life, by seeing the process through.
The physical clutter we create in our life is obviously the easiest to see. I, personally, just completed the process of cleaning my bedroom out, but it doesn't end there. I still have to clean out the excess that I hauled out of the room, and continue the process of using, storing, giving or throwing away.
When we think of this in terms of the mind, we can think in terms of old thoughts that are cluttering up our ability to think clearly sometimes. We need to take stock of what goes through our minds, and if outdated views are clouding our vision, or if we are holding someone to blame or feeling a bit sorry for ourselves, perhaps, then we need to throw out those types of thoughts and think instead about what we'd like to attract into our life and get about the business of thinking of that! The same holds true for thoughts of sickness, lack,and inferiority, for our mental energy would be much better spent thinking and acting upon solutions rather than just feeling stuck. Clutter always makes us feel stuck!
Spiritual clutter is the same way...are we letting fears stand in our way? Clutter, I say! Fear is only useful when it's saving us from harm, not when we live inside of it's box. Useless fears need to be cleared from our consciousness and replaced with that which is good and useful to us, such as faith, love, charity, hope, strength, courage and other positive connections with the God of our being...with the God of our world.
Becoming aware is the first step, but of course that is ne er enough. We have to put into practice that which we desire in our life. Holistic De-Clutterization is much more than a theory, it is something which demands you take action in order to bring peace, harmony and order into your life.
Remember that God is working through you to create Divine Order in your life and all your affairs. You can say affirmations to this effect to remind yourself that it's true and to help you begin to open up channels within your mind to allow this process to happen in you.
Oh, and believe me, it is a process for some! Pick a room in the house, any room. Each has it's own significance to the rest of your life. The bedroom is oftentimes the last to be cleaned. Is this a reflection of how you value yourself? Or the basement...the foundation. This has symbology, too. If you can't find your tools, how can you effectively work to clean up the rest of the house? How can you store anything if the storage area is too full to hold anything more? Clean it out and organize the foundation, too. What does it mean when we leave the areas until last that others don't see? Are we more worried about appearances than functionality, perhaps?
The kitchen, of course, represents how we nurture ourselves. You may think your kitchen is clean, but is it really? Is there clutter that perhaps could go out? Let me elaborate here.
What is in the cupboard? What is in the fridge? Oh, I'm not talking about outdated cans and leftovers which have since gone bad, although these must be cleaned out as well. I'm talking here about the junk that is actually brought in from the store. Yes, the junk that clutters our intestinal tract, our arteries, our livers, our brains. Yes, I'm talking about taking your de-cluttering efforts into the part of your life where it will matter the most. De-Clutter your body by de-cluttering your food supply! Is the food that you're storing in your kitchen and in your body serving you well?
That is the measure of holistic de-clutterization...removing that which does not serve you well and replacing it with that which does. How else is anyone going to get where they want to in life? How else can you rid yourself of complaints and start living the life that you want?
To hold onto things out of the fear that we may not have what we need in the future is nothing short of blasphemy, really, because it's equivalent to not trusting God to take care of our needs. Any kind of fear is this way. If you don't need it now or have a clear idea of when you will need it or how you will use it, then let it go. If it's good, let it go to someone you know or to someone you don't know who could make good use. If it's no good to anyone, then for goodness sake just throw it out! If you are going to use it in the future but not the immediate future, then find an appropriate place for storage other than your living space.
Living space. Create a space in which you want to live. I don't want to live in a house all filled with clutter, and I don't want to live in a mind filled with nothing but disturbing thoughts, nor do I want to live in a body all cluttered with aches, pains, sickness and fat. I don't want to live in a world full of hatred, so I clear my consciousness of ill-feelings towards others and work to replace these feelings with forgiveness, understanding and love. If we want to experience more good in our lives, then we have to let go of that which does not serve us well and make room for only good.
This is holistic de-clutterization. It's something to practice each day that we live. Get rid of the clutter and create a space for more good to come in! You'll feel lighter, more energetic, healthier and much more at peace and in control of your life.
I've had many struggles with this. You wouldn't believe how many plastic tub-fulls of stuff I pulled from my room! I still have a barn-full of stuff, and quite a bit still in the basement to do, but the process is well underway. Fear kept me trapped for many years, but my needs always were met, as are all of our needs. We just need to clear the clutter away...the clutter of fear and other limiting thoughts along with the rest of our "junk," and then we will see that the good has been there all along. It's a very good feeling to know!
Oh, and just when we think we are through, there is more. Let's all work together to clean up the world!
Many blessings to you on your path,
Vibraceous, ND"
P.S. Thanks to Bruce Price for his talk last Sunday at Unity Chapel of Light, just before my mother's memorial service. He addressed this topic and as it turns out, it was just what I needed to help me get through this past week This project of cleaning my room out gave me something to focus on and keep me active and productive during my grieving time.
We all know what cluttering is. It's when we clutter our life up with junk! Oh, some of it might be very valuable stuff and not necessarily junk...but in the end, that's what it just might as well be. It holds us back from our truly valuing and fully experiencing our good.
Holistic de-clutterization is the process of setting priorities and ridding our lives from the burdon of that which is not serving us well. The term holistic implies that I'm speaking from a point of view which addresses body, mind and spirit, all three. To address any one of these areas will positively impact the other two, but without two or more of these being addressed, we are almost sure to slip back.
So when we think of clutter, let's think of it in terms of how order or disorder in one area of life, affects us in so many ways. Then use this same insight to de-clutter your life, by seeing the process through.
The physical clutter we create in our life is obviously the easiest to see. I, personally, just completed the process of cleaning my bedroom out, but it doesn't end there. I still have to clean out the excess that I hauled out of the room, and continue the process of using, storing, giving or throwing away.
When we think of this in terms of the mind, we can think in terms of old thoughts that are cluttering up our ability to think clearly sometimes. We need to take stock of what goes through our minds, and if outdated views are clouding our vision, or if we are holding someone to blame or feeling a bit sorry for ourselves, perhaps, then we need to throw out those types of thoughts and think instead about what we'd like to attract into our life and get about the business of thinking of that! The same holds true for thoughts of sickness, lack,and inferiority, for our mental energy would be much better spent thinking and acting upon solutions rather than just feeling stuck. Clutter always makes us feel stuck!
Spiritual clutter is the same way...are we letting fears stand in our way? Clutter, I say! Fear is only useful when it's saving us from harm, not when we live inside of it's box. Useless fears need to be cleared from our consciousness and replaced with that which is good and useful to us, such as faith, love, charity, hope, strength, courage and other positive connections with the God of our being...with the God of our world.
Becoming aware is the first step, but of course that is ne er enough. We have to put into practice that which we desire in our life. Holistic De-Clutterization is much more than a theory, it is something which demands you take action in order to bring peace, harmony and order into your life.
Remember that God is working through you to create Divine Order in your life and all your affairs. You can say affirmations to this effect to remind yourself that it's true and to help you begin to open up channels within your mind to allow this process to happen in you.
Oh, and believe me, it is a process for some! Pick a room in the house, any room. Each has it's own significance to the rest of your life. The bedroom is oftentimes the last to be cleaned. Is this a reflection of how you value yourself? Or the basement...the foundation. This has symbology, too. If you can't find your tools, how can you effectively work to clean up the rest of the house? How can you store anything if the storage area is too full to hold anything more? Clean it out and organize the foundation, too. What does it mean when we leave the areas until last that others don't see? Are we more worried about appearances than functionality, perhaps?
The kitchen, of course, represents how we nurture ourselves. You may think your kitchen is clean, but is it really? Is there clutter that perhaps could go out? Let me elaborate here.
What is in the cupboard? What is in the fridge? Oh, I'm not talking about outdated cans and leftovers which have since gone bad, although these must be cleaned out as well. I'm talking here about the junk that is actually brought in from the store. Yes, the junk that clutters our intestinal tract, our arteries, our livers, our brains. Yes, I'm talking about taking your de-cluttering efforts into the part of your life where it will matter the most. De-Clutter your body by de-cluttering your food supply! Is the food that you're storing in your kitchen and in your body serving you well?
That is the measure of holistic de-clutterization...removing that which does not serve you well and replacing it with that which does. How else is anyone going to get where they want to in life? How else can you rid yourself of complaints and start living the life that you want?
To hold onto things out of the fear that we may not have what we need in the future is nothing short of blasphemy, really, because it's equivalent to not trusting God to take care of our needs. Any kind of fear is this way. If you don't need it now or have a clear idea of when you will need it or how you will use it, then let it go. If it's good, let it go to someone you know or to someone you don't know who could make good use. If it's no good to anyone, then for goodness sake just throw it out! If you are going to use it in the future but not the immediate future, then find an appropriate place for storage other than your living space.
Living space. Create a space in which you want to live. I don't want to live in a house all filled with clutter, and I don't want to live in a mind filled with nothing but disturbing thoughts, nor do I want to live in a body all cluttered with aches, pains, sickness and fat. I don't want to live in a world full of hatred, so I clear my consciousness of ill-feelings towards others and work to replace these feelings with forgiveness, understanding and love. If we want to experience more good in our lives, then we have to let go of that which does not serve us well and make room for only good.
This is holistic de-clutterization. It's something to practice each day that we live. Get rid of the clutter and create a space for more good to come in! You'll feel lighter, more energetic, healthier and much more at peace and in control of your life.
I've had many struggles with this. You wouldn't believe how many plastic tub-fulls of stuff I pulled from my room! I still have a barn-full of stuff, and quite a bit still in the basement to do, but the process is well underway. Fear kept me trapped for many years, but my needs always were met, as are all of our needs. We just need to clear the clutter away...the clutter of fear and other limiting thoughts along with the rest of our "junk," and then we will see that the good has been there all along. It's a very good feeling to know!
Oh, and just when we think we are through, there is more. Let's all work together to clean up the world!
Many blessings to you on your path,
Vibraceous, ND"P.S. Thanks to Bruce Price for his talk last Sunday at Unity Chapel of Light, just before my mother's memorial service. He addressed this topic and as it turns out, it was just what I needed to help me get through this past week This project of cleaning my room out gave me something to focus on and keep me active and productive during my grieving time.
Legacy of Healing
My mother was and will forever remain a perfect example of God's love for his children, because she was the absolute embodiment of a parent's unconditional love. She would do anything for us, forever believing in the goodness in each of us, no matter how troubling or rotten we were. In so doing, she helped us to always rise to our best, forever encouraging us to act in accordance with our highest good.
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Hope in Peace
Today's message comes in video form, created by my wonderful friend, Joanne Cooper. The whole idea of Essentials of Life is for everyone to be involved in healing the world...teach people to teach people to teach. Thank you Joanne for sharing your message of peace.
More of Joanne's videos can be viewed at www.youtube.com/jofrelly..
As you may know, my mother, Frances Eshelman, recently passed away. She was a very big part of Essentials of Life. I will be writing a memorial for her next week. This week I'm too filled with grief to write, so thank you, Joanne, for helping me out.
But that's what Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center is all about, though. It should always be more than just me giving the message each week. It's about everyone being a minister and teacher, sharing their own stories of hope and ways to live fuller and more meaningful lives. Everyone is a healer. Everyone has something of value to give!
Joanne's message of peace is so beautiful...so REAL. It's not something that's only needed in times of war, in places far removed from our lives. Peace begins in our hearts...in our minds...in our own family and with our neighbors. Peace is the natural expression of love.
Love and Peace to you all,
~"Vibraceous, ND"
More of Joanne's videos can be viewed at www.youtube.com/jofrelly..
As you may know, my mother, Frances Eshelman, recently passed away. She was a very big part of Essentials of Life. I will be writing a memorial for her next week. This week I'm too filled with grief to write, so thank you, Joanne, for helping me out.
But that's what Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center is all about, though. It should always be more than just me giving the message each week. It's about everyone being a minister and teacher, sharing their own stories of hope and ways to live fuller and more meaningful lives. Everyone is a healer. Everyone has something of value to give!
Joanne's message of peace is so beautiful...so REAL. It's not something that's only needed in times of war, in places far removed from our lives. Peace begins in our hearts...in our minds...in our own family and with our neighbors. Peace is the natural expression of love.
Love and Peace to you all,
~"Vibraceous, ND"
Turn, Turn, Turn
A new year has come, and an old year has passed away. We must leave the past in the past and embrace that which is unfolding now. Sometimes that's joyous, and sometimes that's very hard.
<< MORE >>Ecclesiastes 3
King James Version (KJV)
Ecclesiastes 3
1To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
2A time to be born, and a time to die; ...
Happy XMas (War is Over)
So this is Christmas and what have you done,
Another year over, a new one just begun.
And so this is Christmas, I hope you have fun,
The near and the dear ones, the old and the young.
A very merry Christmas and a happy New Year
Let's hope it's a good one without any fears.
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Give Birth to the Christ Spirit Within
Christmas is, of course, about the birth of Jesus, but it is also about the birth of the Christ Spirit within all of us. This is what makes it so personal to everyone.
Jesus and us are potentially the same. In fact, if you believe that we are all one, and that we are all one with the Father, then you must realize that we are one with Jesus as well.
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God Loveth a Cheerful Giver!
The Spirit of Christmas is upon us! So what is it that makes a holly jolly Christmas for all? Peace on Earth, goodwill toward men...the birth of the Christ Spirit within...mistletoe,
cookies and LOVE!
In preparing for Christmas, our minds are centered upon buying and making gifts. To give is truly the best part of the Christmas cheer!
In preparing for Christmas, our minds are centered upon buying and making gifts. To give is truly the best part of the Christmas cheer!
"Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, so let him give; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver." (2 Corinthians 9:7)The tradition ... << MORE >>
A Passion for Freedom and LIFE!
Last week's message, "Live Well and Help to Live Well," gave a basic overview of who we are as a church, what we believe, and what we can offer to you. If you haven't yet
read it, please do!
But when my husband read it...(and he knows me pretty well)...he said it lacked passion. He said it just sounded so matter of fact. Hmmm....That's where this week's message begins!
Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center...A ... << MORE >>
But when my husband read it...(and he knows me pretty well)...he said it lacked passion. He said it just sounded so matter of fact. Hmmm....That's where this week's message begins!
Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center...A ... << MORE >>
To Live Well and Help to Live Well!
Who we are, what we believe, and what we are offering to you...
Who we are....
We are the Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center...a church in the tradition of the Universal Life Church. You can read more about us at www.essentials-of-life.org.
My name is Dr. Jody Evans. I am the founding minister ... << MORE >>
Happy ThanksGIVING!!!
It is important to recognize all the blessings you have and to make good use of them in your life, but it is equally important to GIVE!
First, we must give thanks. We must recognize the Source of our good and give thanks. God is the Source of All...Everywhere present and Good. Give thanks to God in all things!
"Rejoice evermore. ...
Happy THANKSgiving!
There is so much to say on the topic of Thanksgiving, that I'm going to take three (or four!) weeks to do it. It's such an important topic upon which to dwell. This week I'd like to focus upon the "thanks" part of the word. Are we truly thankful for that which we have?
It seems that Thanksgiving has just become a day to get together and eat a big meal and watch football. It's even called "Turkey Day" by many, completely taking the focus off of the "Thanks."
God gave us, and continues to give us, absolutely everything of which we are in need. We don't always use it, or even recognize it as a gift, but it is always there within reach. Do we appreciate and use what we have for our good, or just keep wishing for more?
We have food, water, air, friendship, sound, touch, healing fragrance, movement, rest and so much more available to us in our natural world. We have direct access to God, through prayer and meditation, and to the answers to all of the questions we have through the mere act of becoming still and going to that quiet all-knowing place that's within.
"Be still and know I am God." (Psalm 46:10)
"And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you." (Luke 17:20-21)We have the power to turn within for guidance, to that perfect place deep within, and through that gift alone we can shape so much of our world. We also have the power (and the responsibility) to act. God will give us the direction if we will ask and then listen, but we have to take action--it's up to us.
Do we give thanks in our life and rejoice? Or do we complain that we don't have enough? Enough money, a car that won't break down, energy or good enough health? Do we complain about our jobs, our families, our friends? The repairs that need done on the house?
We are blessed through our thanksgiving, and if complaining is where we set our mind, then what is wrong is what we will be blessed with. For giving thanks (or attention) intensifies and multiplies that to which we give our attention. What do we wish to multiply? Our blessings or our complaints? Where do we place our faith? Upon that which is not to our liking or to the good that is working through our life no matter how things may appear? To give thanks in faith is to multiply the good in our lives, just as the fishes and loaves became multiplied.
"Then Jesus called his disciples unto him, and said , I have compassion on the multitude, because they continue with me now three days, and have nothing to eat : and I will not send them away fasting, lest they faint in the way. And his disciples say unto him, Whence should we have so much bread in the wilderness, as to fill so great a multitude? And Jesus saith unto them, How many loaves have ye ? And they said , Seven, and a few little fishes. And he commanded the multitude to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves and the fishes, and gave thanks , and brake them, and gave to his disciples, and the disciples to the multitude. And they did all eat , and were filled : and they took up of the broken meat that was left seven baskets full. And they that did eat were four thousand men, beside women and children. "(Matthew 15:32-38)Notice that Jesus gave thanks before the fishes and loaves were multiplied. What would have happened had he agreed with the disciples that there would not be enough food to share? He knew that there would be enough, and through his faith in God's abundance, there was. This same principle applies in our lives.
We are beckoned to give thanks in every thing, and to abstain for all appearance of evil, just as in the passage below:
"See that none render evil for evil unto any man; but ever follow that which is good, both among yourselves, and to all men. Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks : for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings. Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil. And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly..." (1 Thessalonians 5:15-23)Let me give a few examples of this. The car is broken. You might give thanks that you have a car! You could give thanks that it can be fixed, for the means to fix it, or for the opportunity to ask a friend for a ride. Perhaps you might think of what could be being prevented by you not having your car. Perhaps you might have been in a car wreck that day, you don't know. Just trust that a blessing is there. We don't always know what it is.
Another example. Let's say it's your health. Give thanks that God is healing you now. Healing energy is at work in every cell of your being. Just know that it's true, just as surely as a cut finger will heal. Give thanks that God has given you the means with which to heal, and then be still and wait for the answer for you to come clear. Give thanks, and then listen for answers to come, and look for God's answers to come to you in both obvious and mysterious ways.
If we instead focus our attention on the fact we have no car, or no this or no that which we think we should have, or that we are sick, or tired, or too fat, or too poor, or too this or that which we don't want to be...then we are in essence giving thanks for our current situation, and shutting God's good measures out. We keep ourselves stuck through our own thoughts, believing life is somehow unfair. This is limited thinking, and it limits how much good we let into our life. God IS good...and wants to come into our life. Give thanks and simply believe God (good) is at work in our life in spite of appearances. Abstain from all appearance of evil,
Just as it is easier to love the people we like than it is to love our enemies as we are told we should do, it is also much easier to give thanks for the abundance we see in our lives. But give thanks, too, for that which challenges us, for there are many blessings in the lessons adversity brings. Give thanks for the people who annoy us, for they are beckoning us to dig deeper for love. Give thanks for the opportunity to walk in another's shoes when times are harder for us than they usually are. Give thanks for the resourcefulness to pull ourselves up. Give thanks for the opportunity to grow.
Take time to count your blessings. Really count them. Get out a piece of paper and start writing them down! I did this one time when I was in the hospital not expected to live. I wrote and I wrote and I wrote a list of blessings so long that it took my mind off of even the fear of losing my life, because I was so filled with the wonderful feeling of gratitude of all that I had to be thankful for right then and right there in the midst of it all. I'm not saying that this is what kept me alive, but I'm also not saying it's not!
Imagine a new driver getting a brand new beautiful car and letting it sit in the garage, unnoticed, while the new owner keeps taking the bus complaining about having to stand in the rain. If we don't use what has been given to us, then we aren't really showing much gratitude, are we? And we don't get much good out of our gifts!
Stop. Look around. See how much you really do have to be grateful for. If you're having trouble finding it, then go help the less fortunate. Go visit a home for the aged or the developmentally disabled. Go visit a children's or veteran's hospital. Go to a homeless shelter or soup kitchen. Notice under the bridge by the railroad tracks...look at the people who are huddled there, or in the doorway of a building downtown. Go to the funeral of someone you don't know and sit in the back of the room and just watch the people grieving for someone they've lost, and then leave and go hug someone you love. Whatever you have to do to notice your gifts, notice them now, this Thanksgiving, and start enjoying each one!
God blesses us all...every one. Rejoice!
"Vibraceous, ND"
What is God?
I wrote this message at 12 years of age...the age at which I first realized what my life's work was to be, and I accepted the call. It is amazing how much it is like something that I would have written today, more than 40 years later. We think children don't know, but they do!
The following is exactly as typed on my old Royal Typewriter. The pictures are new--electronically cut and pasted instead of taken from magazines, but the ... << MORE >>
Creative Healing
The role of creativity in healing is vast. It is an extremely powerful tool in our healing kit! God gave us this power when we were created in the image and likeness of the
Creator of all.
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." (Genesis 1:27)We have creative power over our lives. That was given to us with free will. We can ... << MORE >>
Put the Mustard Seeds Into the Boat and ROW!
Let me tell you a personal story of healing. I hope it will give insight to you if you're feeling a little bit helpless and hopeless, and inspire you the way I was inspired to do what it takes to get well!
Once upon a time there was a woman (me) who was suffering horribly each day. I had a very painful and debilitating chronic condition, caused by multiple blows to the head. The resulting condition affected every nerve and body response, and various parts of the brain.
Sooooo....I prayed and I prayed and I prayed! I had tried so many things, and prayer was the one thing I stuck with through all.
I had horrible pain. It is hard to describe what this pain did to my life. I had to crawl on my hands and knees to care for my young son, because sometimes I just couldn't walk. Later in life I used a wheelchair to a great extent. Not all the time, but to grocery shop or goo to the mall or the zoo...anywhere with much walking involved. My legs would simply give out.
Through the years, I tried many approaches to dealing with what I was going through. Constant pain every day can easily drive a person insane after awhile, and sometimes that's how I felt. At times, I became desperate. I prayed, yes. And I prayed and I prayed and I prayed. But sometimes I became very weak and I tried ways which were contrary to God...at least in the way that I understand God. To me, God is good, so to do things to harm myself is not doing good, or God's will. But I did the best that I could at any given moment in time.
I had a very young indoctrination into natural health methods, including prayer, meditation, nutrition, herbs, and other holistic ways. Of course I kept using these...
So I kept praying...and praying...and having pain all the time to the point where I thought I would literally go out of my mind and never come back! Why weren't my prayers being answered? I just couldn't understand why I had to go on in this kind of terrible pain.
I was confused. I kept praying and praying but nothing was happening. Then finally I started to become angry with God, and then very, very despondent. Where was MY healing? I had bushel-baskets and barrels full of mustard seed faith!"...If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove ; and nothing shall be impossible unto you. " ~Matthew 17:20
"And the Lord said , If ye had faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye might say unto this sycamine tree, Be thou plucked up by the root , and be thou planted in the sea; and it should obey you." ~Luke 17:6I believed so completely...so deeply within my heart...that there was a healing for me. I continued to pray, and I prayed and I prayed for more years, but the pain just kept holding on. I was heartbroken when I started to think that perhaps I'd been wrong about that all along.
Then a story came to my mind that changed my whole life from that moment on. I thought of a story that I had heard a long time ago, perhaps in Sunday School, I don't know. Here is the way that it goes:
The Big Flood
It had been raining for days and days, and a terrible flood had come over the land. The waters rose so high that one man was forced to climb onto the roof of his house.
As the waters rose higher and higher, a man in a rowboat appeared, and told him to get in. "No," replied the man on the roof. "I have faith in the Lord; the Lord will save me." So the man in the rowboat went away. The man on the roof prayed for God to save him.
The waters rose higher and higher, and suddenly a speedboat appeared. "Climb in!" shouted a man in the boat. "No," replied the man on the roof. "I have faith in the Lord; the Lord will save me." So the man in the speedboat went away. The man on the roof prayed for God to save him.
The waters continued to rise. A helicopter appeared and over the loudspeaker, the pilot announced he would lower a rope to the man on the roof. "No," replied the man on the roof. "I have faith in the Lord; the Lord will save me." So the helicopter went away. The man on the roof prayed for God to save him.
The waters rose higher and higher, and eventually they rose so high that the man on the roof was washed away, and alas, the poor man drowned.
Upon arriving in heaven, the man marched straight over to God. "Heavenly Father," he said, "I had faith in you, I prayed to you to save me, and yet you did nothing. Why?" God gave him a puzzled look, and replied "I sent you two boats and a helicopter, what more did you expect?"
It had been raining for days and days, and a terrible flood had come over the land. The waters rose so high that one man was forced to climb onto the roof of his house.
As the waters rose higher and higher, a man in a rowboat appeared, and told him to get in. "No," replied the man on the roof. "I have faith in the Lord; the Lord will save me." So the man in the rowboat went away. The man on the roof prayed for God to save him.
The waters rose higher and higher, and suddenly a speedboat appeared. "Climb in!" shouted a man in the boat. "No," replied the man on the roof. "I have faith in the Lord; the Lord will save me." So the man in the speedboat went away. The man on the roof prayed for God to save him.
The waters continued to rise. A helicopter appeared and over the loudspeaker, the pilot announced he would lower a rope to the man on the roof. "No," replied the man on the roof. "I have faith in the Lord; the Lord will save me." So the helicopter went away. The man on the roof prayed for God to save him.
The waters rose higher and higher, and eventually they rose so high that the man on the roof was washed away, and alas, the poor man drowned.
Upon arriving in heaven, the man marched straight over to God. "Heavenly Father," he said, "I had faith in you, I prayed to you to save me, and yet you did nothing. Why?" God gave him a puzzled look, and replied "I sent you two boats and a helicopter, what more did you expect?"
It was then that I realized I hadn't been using what God had given to me to use! I couldn't believe it! I knew what to do, but I just assumed that I was doing that which I knew! Well, the road to you know where is paved with good intentions, and believe me, the pain I was in was sheer hell!
I knew to drink water...I knew the importance of this and so I didn't even consider that I was not following my own best advice. I mean, I'm a smart person, so why would I do something like ignore such obviously good measures to take care of my health? (I forgot.) And food! I had spent years studying about nutrition and natural health, so of course I was eating right! (Wrong!) And what about herbs? I learned the value of herbs when I was just young! Surely I was applying those to my woes, was I not? (Only haphazardly at best, I am sorry to say.) And exercise? Oh, well...that hurt so that was the first thing to go.
Yes, I was praying. But a prayer to bless a big bowl of macaroni doesn't add nutrients in! To add nutrients into your diet, you have to add nutrients in!
We are spiritual beings, this much is true. But we have physical bodies and these must be cared for through physical means! Lucky for us, God gave us these means. That is the focus of our study here. We can pray and pray, and this much is good. Prayer and meditation are truly the key to connecting with God and our higher selves. But consider the following verse:
And let's not forget...herbs are food! There is much healing power in herbs!
Every reliegion I know of has references to the importance of taking care of the body and not just relying on spiritual strength to get us through. It's not that God is not strong enough, it is that we, as humans, are weak, and in order to reach our potential we have to take physical measures in order for us to succeed. God already excelled in our design. It is our own actions which determine whether we are healthy or not.
There is a lot to consider when considering healing. It's simple, yes, but there are certainly obstacles along the way. Let's work through them together and find ways that will work. The answers are there in all sacred readings. There's nothing more sacred in our physical life than our health, and so for spirituality to be practical, it surely addresses this most significant aspect of our existence...our health.
Good health is a natural thing! God created us to be healthy and well. But we must do our part through free will. Put down the doughnut, the cigarette, the diet pop and be healed! Faith without works is dead, and so you will be too if you don't do the work it takes to take care of your health! (People often don't like what I have to say, but I am called to tell you the truth as it expresses itself to me!)
And oh! By the way! The woman in the story above (who was me)...I realized that I had slacked off on some of the practices which I hold dear, and was resting on my laurels a bit. I wasn't quite drinking the amount of water I knew that I should be, and I wasn't eating the foods I knew were best to eat, nor was I doing a lot of the things I knew were best. The decline of these practices happened so slowly that I didn't notice them leaving my daily routine, but they did. As soon as I put them back into place, I miraculously started to heal! Not that I don't have a disability any longer, I do. But I suddenly was able to deal with the pain, the excess weight I had gained just seemed to fall off, and I was able to function in day to day life like I hadn't been able in years!
So now on a daily basis I make sure I look at what I'm actually DOING and not just think about all that I know. It's a humbling experience at times, but it's amazing how much better I'm able to keep up with my healing practices when I police myself, so to speak. Otherwise, I just choose to see myself in a good light, whether or not it is true! Little "reality checks" on ourselves from time to time are good things!
I find I need to do a conscious look-see at myself at least once every day, not to be overly critical, but rather to just stand back and take a good honest look. A little constructive criticism can be a good thing if we correct what we're doing wrong. (And believe me, with healing it's always something, because God's plan is perfect health...so if we are manifesting anything less, it is due to human error, not God.)
So put the mustard seeds into the boat and ROW! Have faith, believe you can be healed, put your mind and your body behind it with good positive efforts and you will be healed! It takes a combined approach. With you and God together...it can and will be done.
My health is not perfect today, but I am doing the best that I can every day to try and follow what's best for me. To do this is to love God, because in trusting the natural plan I am showing respect in God's wisdom and I am showing love. To try and follow good healing practices each day is also showing love for myself, which is so much a huge part of the whole point of being alive! We are told to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, so I am sharing these insights with you. I hope you will find them helpful to you!
Many blessings to you for good health...
"Vibraceous, ND"
*Disclaimer - Nothing printed in this message is intended to take the place of a medical doctor's advice, we are just giving you our interpretation of God's healing plan for us all. Be well and have a great day!
I knew to drink water...I knew the importance of this and so I didn't even consider that I was not following my own best advice. I mean, I'm a smart person, so why would I do something like ignore such obviously good measures to take care of my health? (I forgot.) And food! I had spent years studying about nutrition and natural health, so of course I was eating right! (Wrong!) And what about herbs? I learned the value of herbs when I was just young! Surely I was applying those to my woes, was I not? (Only haphazardly at best, I am sorry to say.) And exercise? Oh, well...that hurt so that was the first thing to go.
Yes, I was praying. But a prayer to bless a big bowl of macaroni doesn't add nutrients in! To add nutrients into your diet, you have to add nutrients in!
We are spiritual beings, this much is true. But we have physical bodies and these must be cared for through physical means! Lucky for us, God gave us these means. That is the focus of our study here. We can pray and pray, and this much is good. Prayer and meditation are truly the key to connecting with God and our higher selves. But consider the following verse:
"What doth it profit, my brethren, though a man say he hath faith, and have not works? can faith save him? If a brother or sister be naked, and destitute of daily food, and one of you say unto them, Depart in peace, be ye warmed and filled; notwithstanding ye give them not those things which are needful to the body; what doth it profit? Even so faith, if it hath not works, is dead, being alone."God has the power to heal, but we must realize that part of that power has been given to us in the way of free will. Much of the healing power is in the food, but if we don't eat it, it does us no good.
~James 2:14-17
And let's not forget...herbs are food! There is much healing power in herbs!
"And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat." ~Genesis 1:29There is healing power in all that was provided by God since the beginning. It is important that we make proper use of these gifts if we are to be in harmony with our physical beings, for this is our physical world. We must function as spiritual/emotional/physical beings if we are to be in harmony with our design. That is the focus of our studies here.
Every reliegion I know of has references to the importance of taking care of the body and not just relying on spiritual strength to get us through. It's not that God is not strong enough, it is that we, as humans, are weak, and in order to reach our potential we have to take physical measures in order for us to succeed. God already excelled in our design. It is our own actions which determine whether we are healthy or not.
“Every human being is the author of his own health or disease.” ~BuddhaTrue holistic healing involves healing action in all realms of being. It is not just the spiritual act of praying which makes us physically well, or spiritually well for that matter, but it is also the physical actions we take which account for our physical and spiritual health.
"Those who eat too much or eat too little, who sleep too much or sleep too little, will not succeed in meditation. But those who are temperate in eating and sleeping, work and recreation, will come to the end of sorrow through meditation." ~Krishna from the Bhagavad GitaOf course holistic healing also includes the mental aspect of being along with the spiritual and physical parts, and what we are thinking and feeling plays a huge part in whether or not we get well. We must ask ourselves whether or not we truly believe that we can! It is imperative that we open ourselves up to the possibility in order for it to occur...and it will, if we truly believe. (Back to that mustard seed thought...)
"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." Matthew 21:22So healing occurs when --
- we pray...affirming our connection with God...with the answer to all of our prayers...with the giver of Life and Life itself;
- we invest our emotions and truly believe we can be well, and put our mind to the task;
- we take proper care of our physical selves.
"The only way to keep your health is to eat what you don't want, drink what you don't like, and do what you'd rather not." ~Mark TwainIt's easy to blame the doctors..."They said there was no cure"...or our age..."I guess I'm just getting old"...or the time of the year..."It must be the flu season"...or God..."It must be God's will"...well it's not! God's will is for us to be well, there is a cure for everything if you believe in the power of God, there are plenty of people older than you, without the flu, and what have YOU been doing to follow God's healing plan? Have you been doing your part??? And by your part I am not talking about taking synthetic drugs...I'm talking about following God's natural plan! Have you been exercising? Eating for healing? Drinking plenty of pure water and getting fresh air? Have you been laughing and reaching out a hand of friendship to others? Have you been looking on the positive side? Have you been avoiding exposure to toxic substances? Have you been resting and taking time for reflection? Have you been getting enough hours of sleep?
There is a lot to consider when considering healing. It's simple, yes, but there are certainly obstacles along the way. Let's work through them together and find ways that will work. The answers are there in all sacred readings. There's nothing more sacred in our physical life than our health, and so for spirituality to be practical, it surely addresses this most significant aspect of our existence...our health.
Good health is a natural thing! God created us to be healthy and well. But we must do our part through free will. Put down the doughnut, the cigarette, the diet pop and be healed! Faith without works is dead, and so you will be too if you don't do the work it takes to take care of your health! (People often don't like what I have to say, but I am called to tell you the truth as it expresses itself to me!)
And oh! By the way! The woman in the story above (who was me)...I realized that I had slacked off on some of the practices which I hold dear, and was resting on my laurels a bit. I wasn't quite drinking the amount of water I knew that I should be, and I wasn't eating the foods I knew were best to eat, nor was I doing a lot of the things I knew were best. The decline of these practices happened so slowly that I didn't notice them leaving my daily routine, but they did. As soon as I put them back into place, I miraculously started to heal! Not that I don't have a disability any longer, I do. But I suddenly was able to deal with the pain, the excess weight I had gained just seemed to fall off, and I was able to function in day to day life like I hadn't been able in years!
So now on a daily basis I make sure I look at what I'm actually DOING and not just think about all that I know. It's a humbling experience at times, but it's amazing how much better I'm able to keep up with my healing practices when I police myself, so to speak. Otherwise, I just choose to see myself in a good light, whether or not it is true! Little "reality checks" on ourselves from time to time are good things!
I find I need to do a conscious look-see at myself at least once every day, not to be overly critical, but rather to just stand back and take a good honest look. A little constructive criticism can be a good thing if we correct what we're doing wrong. (And believe me, with healing it's always something, because God's plan is perfect health...so if we are manifesting anything less, it is due to human error, not God.)
My health is not perfect today, but I am doing the best that I can every day to try and follow what's best for me. To do this is to love God, because in trusting the natural plan I am showing respect in God's wisdom and I am showing love. To try and follow good healing practices each day is also showing love for myself, which is so much a huge part of the whole point of being alive! We are told to love our neighbors as we love ourselves, so I am sharing these insights with you. I hope you will find them helpful to you!
Many blessings to you for good health...
"Vibraceous, ND"*Disclaimer - Nothing printed in this message is intended to take the place of a medical doctor's advice, we are just giving you our interpretation of God's healing plan for us all. Be well and have a great day!
Let There Be Light!
"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness. And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day." (Genesis1:1-5)The sun gives life to the earth with it's energizing rays. All plant life draws its energy from the sun, changing light energy to food energy through the process of photosynthesis. Without the sun there could be no life on this planet at all. Even the air that we breathe is dependent upon the sun. Not to mention that the sun gives us our warmth. Without heat, the planet also could not survive, and so obviously, neither could we. This is why the sun had to come first.
There has been much research into the role of sunlight in helping plants and all llfe to grow. With the help of technology developed for the Wisconsin Center for Space Automation and Robotics (WCSAR) at the UW-Madison College of Engineering, doctors at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee have discovered the healing power of light.
Medicine has also found the use of light helpful in treating chronic lung disorders, normalizing blood pressure and blood sugar, preventing and treating cancer and more. It's good for germ killing, for skin problems, for eyesight, improved liver functioning, moods and it's even good for the bones. Actually, the sun is good for every cell of your body! Yes there are problems with overdoing, but everyone should get out in it at LEAST ten minutes a day!
Vitamin D is responsible for many of the health benefits brought to us by the sun. Vitamin D is synthesized by the body from a pro-hormone we already have in our skin, which is activated when regularly exposed to the ultraviolet-B rays of the sun. The liver and kidneys also play a role in synthesizing the precise form of Vitamin D we produce. It's all part of God's.perfect plan for our health.
Color, which is another great healer, also comes from the sun. Color is light of varying wavelengths or frequencies. It is a form of energy that can be used in healing, with each wavelength corresponding to different parts of the body. As with light (and sound), color can also be used to treat the body, spirit and mind.
Again, this goes to the fact that our world was created in such a way as to promote healing and LIFE! But how often do we think of the sun when we think of healing? I dare say, probably not much at all. Before you give up on feeling rested, gaining energy, overcoming blood pressure problems, overcoming osteoporosis, beating inflammation and pain, or just about any health problem you have, I would strongly urge you to go sit in the mild to moderate sun for a 10-20 minutes each day and see! The results may be better than you might think.
The light of the sun enters the eye and sends signals to the brain as to the images we see, the colors, the sizes and shapes of objects, etc. Natural unfiltered sunlight is transmitted from the optic nerve to provide direct stimulation to the pineal gland, where the electromagnetic light energy is converted into electrochemical impulses. These impulses stimulate the hypothalamus gland to signal the pituitary to produce hormones needed for the proper functioning of our entire body. It's quite a system, indeed! Sunlight sends energy throughout!!
"The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light." (Matthew 6:22)There are even people called "sungazers" who claim they receive all of their daily nourishment through sun. Can you believe it? It's true! Sun gazing is an ancient form of healing which originated in India about 2600 or so years ago, although I'm sure someone did it long before that. Healing from light can be applied in many ways, and it has long been in practice for both physical health and matters of spiritual insight and growth.
When light enters into the eye it sends a signal to the pineal gland to release more serotonin. Serotonin is a neuro-transmitter which is derived from the amino acid tryptophan. It influences mood, muscle function including the heart, sexual function, appetite, sleep, memory, learning and temperature regulation. Without enough light we can easily become deficient in this, especially if other factors come into play, such as improper nutrition, certain medications, or not getting the right kind of sleep."Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun." (Ecclesiastes 11:7)
Consider this also. God divided the light from the darkness, and made day and night to be separate and apart from each other. There is good reason for this.is.
When there is darkness, serotonin is transformed into melatonin. Melatonin controls our circadian rhythms and biological clock, which regulates aging. It helps us to sleep, guards against degenerative disease, and has even been found to help in cancer prevention. So let there be light, but let there be darkness, as well. Early to bed and early to rise truly is the healthiest way! Sleep when it's dark. Then in the day, get a full dose of light!
In spiritual terms, the word "light" refers to wisdom and understanding. Just as when we use the term, "I see," to indicate that we understand, the Bible can be interpreted in this way, as well. This is the metaphysical understanding. To add this layer on top of the literal or physical translation makes it easier to understand the holistic meaning contained in the words. Where there is physical, there is always emotional and spiritual, too.
The physical benefits of light to health we have already discussed. Emotionally, the sun makes us feel happy! Just about everyone will agree to that! And in spiritual terms, we are speaking for the need of illumination in order for us to spiritually grow.
The pineal gland has been of great interest to mystics and psychics throughout the ages, being commonly referred to as the "third eye." It is a photosensitive organ, receiving light through the eye and translating it into signals to send 
throughout the body, this much is known. But it is also believed to be receptive to light from beyond the physical rea
lm, giving passageway to and from the spiritual world. You will see this light depicted in spiritual pictures from many religions. It is often associated with what is known as the "crown chakra." The pineal gland is also referred to by some as the "seat of the soul," because it is the connecting link between the physical and spiritual world.
The thing we need to realize is that being a physical gland, it can be harmed in physical ways. The pineal gland is hidden away deep in the brain, tucked in between to bones to give protection to it. But yet it is subject to danger and risk through chemical means. Fluoride in toothpaste and water has been scientifically shown to cause the pineal gland to calcify. Other chemicals, such as aspartame have been called into question, as well, as have antidepressant medications and other drugs.
We must think long and hard before introducing anything artificial into our body. Anything other than natural goes against nature, and the side effects could be very great."What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost which is in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?" (1 Corinthians 6:19)
So let there be light! Go out and play in the sun! Let the light of God shine in your soul! Sleep well when it's dark...very dark...just like the sky when it's late. Turn off your LED's and just sleep! Go along with your body's rhythms, and eat natural pure foods and drink natural pure water. Brushing your teeth with fluoridated toothpaste after drinking a diet pop is not good for your brain! As to the antidepressants, if you follow the above advice and help your body to produce melatonin and serotonin itself by balancing the light of day with the dark of night, you won't be needing any of those!
And this is just light...enough healing power to heal your whole body. God created much more that is healing for us after light! There is healing power in all that was here in the beginning, and is still here for us right now. There is enough healing power in you right now to heal anything that could ever go wrong. Look to the Light and be well...
"Now there is but one God, the author, the creator, the governor of the world; almighty, eternal, and incomprehensible.. The sun is not God, though His noblest image; he enlighteneth the world with his brightness, his warmth givent life to the products of the earth; admire him as the creature, the instrument of God; but worship him not. To the One who is supreme, most wise and beneficent, and to Him alone, belong worship, adoration, thanksgiving, and praise."~Vibraceous, ND(Unto Thee I Grant, Rosicrucian Library, Volume No. V., Book Seven)
Let the Healing Begin!
Let the healing begin! Or more to the point...stop interrupting the healing because it has already begun. We are naturally in a state of perpetual healing. What we need is to become more aware and work to help the process along, rather than hindering it.
What happens when we cut our finger? The healing process immediately begins. Even the bleeding itself helps cleanse the wound. Everything the body naturally does is it's best attempt at being well. God's healing energy is at work in every cell of our being. We were programmed for wellness...for life.
Another example...high cholesterol is the body's attempt at keeping the blood vessels supple when dehydration is drying the body out. Drinking more water (a gift from God) will surely help bring the body back into balance better than side-effect causing drugs. The body knows how to heal. Our job is to give it natural support and stop hindering it with unnatural ways.
Are you in need of a healing? Let it begin! Your healing is waiting for you...are you ready to let it begin?
The first thing is to clear your mind of any idea of sickness or disharmony of any kind. If it's a relationship that needs healed, hold the image of love in your mind. If it's your finances which need healed, then hold the image of plenty. If it is health, then hold the image of radiant health in your mind. Affirm that your needs are abundantly met through the Spirit of Goodness at work in you and the world!
We're used to seeing the problem. We need to see the solution in order to open ourselves up to be healed. If we hold onto the problem so tightly that we can't let it go, then it will surely remain. We need to keep our eye on the goal, and realize that in God's vision...perfect vision...the possibility already exists. The blueprint for our design had no flaws. Perfection is already there. To manifest it, we must believe. Some people say we're only human, but we are also divine, as we were created in the image and likeness of God. Perfection resides within us. It's there.
But do we really expect to be perfect? That's a bit much to believe, so you may say, and you're right. We are perfect in design, but in manifestation, we're not.
We are here, in human form, and we probably are not going to truly believe to the point of manifestation that we are created in perfection, when we're experiencing the same everyday woes of the guy next door. Perfection is for people like Jesus...he could walk on water, not us!
Well, Peter walked on water, too...until he failed in his faith.
So, yes...see and believe in the image of perfect wholeness when you picture the situation you're trying to heal. Have the faith that Peter had when he walked on the sea, and don't lose your faith and fall!"And in the fourth watch of the night Jesus went unto them, walking on the sea. And when the disciples saw him walking on the sea, they were troubled, saying, It is a spirit; and they cried out for fear. But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid. And Peter answered him and said, Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee on the water. And he said, Come. And when Peter was come down out of the ship, he walked on the water, to go to Jesus. But when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid; and beginning to sink, he cried, saying, Lord, save me.And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt" (Matthew 14:25-31)
(Don't be too hard on yourself, though...just keep making progress and be very happy with that!!!)
When you pray for another or for yourself, don't focus on the illness at hand. It doesn't matter that they have cancer, or that they're in bankruptcy court or anything else. See them (or yourself) as having already been healed! See them in their perfect state.
Seeing them in this way will build and demonstrate faith, and lay the pattern for what it is you are praying for.
"And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive." (Matthew 21:22)Hold this thought of perfection in your mind through the day and practice seeing the situation this way instead of as a problem, particularly when speaking to others about what's going on. If all you speak about is what is currently being manifested in the physical world, then that is where you place your belief. This is a very important point!!!
We don't pray to convince God of what we need. God already knows what we need. (Matthew 6:8) We pray to convince ourselves! So affirm the good and affirm it again, contrary to what you may see. Don't fall into the trap of believing that seeing is believing, instead you must realize that it's the other way and the truth is that what you believe you will see! Give thanks that you are now being healed.
Our beliefs are demonstrated in our thoughts and actions, and then these come into being in the physical world, because God grants us our prayers. We get what we believe in, not necessarily what it is that we want.
We also get what we work for. God has no hands but ours! I remember a time when I prayed and prayed, and I started losing my faith because seemingly there were no answers for me. Then I realized I hadn't been using what had been given to me in physical form.
In my case, I needed to apply my knowledge of herbal healing to my own case instead of just practicing on others! I assumed I was already doing that which I knew, but all that I knew had gradually slipped away in daily practice. Well, all the prayers in the world weren't going to heal my physical needs if I didn't use what God had given to me to heal! Faith without works is dead!
"What does it profit, my brethren, if someone says he has faith but does not have works? Can faith save him? If a brother or sister is naked and destitute of daily food, and one of you says to them, “Depart in peace, be warmed and filled,” but you do not give them the things which are needed for the body, what does it profit? Thus also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead." (James 2:14-17)So, in order to "Let the Healing Begin..." you must turn your will over to God, or to goodness...to health...to life...to perfection...and allow yourself to demonstrate the healing which is already yours. Get erroneous thinking out of the way. Toss aside erroneous ways of living in the physical world, too. This is the holistic way...Spirit, Mind and Body...the trinity in action. It works! Believe.
Thank you for allowing The Essentials of Life Holistic Enrichment Center to be a part of your healing by visiting us here at Genesis1.org. Visit www.essentials-of-life.org to see what else we can offer to you! We are a Universal Life Church. You can visit our headquarters at www.ulc.net.
Have a blessed week and know you are healed.
~"Vibraceous, ND"
*Disclaimer: Nothing said on Genesis 1 is meant to be anything more than our offering to you in the name of God. It is not intended to take the place of a medical doctor's advice.
The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
In the Beginning...God created everything and saw it as good. Why can't we do the same? To see other than good is to eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil. God said, "...thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die." (Genesis 2:17) What does this mean to us?
To eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, means to turn our eyes away from God (i.e., good) and imagine that something contrary to this might exist, and actually be better for us.
Please allow me to further explain...Everything was good, as declared, and God is good, so we believe. But we wanted the knowledge of evil. In keeping with the gift of free will, this was so granted to us, and now we know things like hate, greed, fear, lust, envy, and other such things which stem from the belief we are somehow separate from God.
"God hath said," so the story goes on to say in the third chapter of Genesis, "Ye shall not eat of it, neither shall ye touch it, lest ye die." So now we have death and sickness, because we wanted to KNOW evil instead of just goodness alone.
There are all kinds of evil. There are the obvious types, like hatred and murder and mistreatment of people or creatures. There are those who would do anything for profit and gain. Greed is at the root of much evil, but there are other motives as well. Jealousy, for instance, is at the root of much evil, as is lust, envy or fear.
Fear? Evil? Fear isn't evil...hold on!
Well it can certainly lead to evil acts, if a faith in God or the goodness in life isn't enough to keep us from behaving desperately and doing wrong.
All of these transgressions..."sins"...have one thing in common, as do all transgressions, namely the belief in separation from God...the belief that something or someone can take our good from us, no matter how bad circumstances appear.
That's a big concept to grasp. So big that it encompasses everything that appears to be wrong with the world! I say "appears to be wrong," because the truth is that if we believe that God is all good and everywhere present, working in and through us and each other and every situation in life, then how can it not be good? If it was good in the beginning, what changed? Nothing except that we continue to eat of the fruit every time we choose to look at the world as being something other than good.
There is evil going on in the world...yes. People acting out their knowledge of evil. But this is not what is true and lasting. What's true and lasting is that everything's good, and in the end, good will always prevail.
We have been destroying our world since it was given to us as perfect, yet it survives. Life is meant to survive. Relish in the goodness of LIFE!
Okay, so in relation to health, what does this mean? Well, this means many things. Without health, eventually there is no life, first in quality, then in physical form.
What is it that gives us our health? God does, of course, but through what sorts of means? We are spiritually nourished and healed through prayer, meditation, helping others, laughter and cleansing tears. We are emotionally healed through forgiveness and love of others and of ourselves. Physically we are nourished and healed through various means. The first which comes to mind is our food.
God made food which grows from the earth for our nourishment and health, and "evil" made processed foods...Think about it. Which brings health and which brings death and sickness? I think we all know the answer to that! Do we not?
Please refer to the following website for a little insight on this:
http://www.whatsonmyfood.org
The above link will take you to a database listing pesticides used on various foods and their effects. There are also the effects of preservatives, colorings, and other food additives, not to mention the stripping of nutrients, the effects of genetically modified foods, and even food that's been cloned!
Do you want real food and only real food? As designed by God in accordance with perfect design? Or do you just want the convenience and refined taste found in a package of something labeled and sold as food...complete with the risks and the side effects?
The choice is granted to you through the gift of free will, but the results cannot be blamed on God...What God made in the first place was good. We are the ones who have strayed.
To change our very food from the form in which it was given to us is so foolish...thinking we can feed ourselves better, or for less money, or do it in a tastier or more convenient sort of a way. We were provided with plenty! All PERFECTLY nutritious to give us our health!
But people today eat for convenience...and taste...and for what is cheap...why? The result is sickness and death.
"To eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil will surely cause us to die," is a statement to which we should take heed, especially when referenced to God. . When we veer from the perfect vision of good...when we cease to believe in the goodness of God and of the perfect environment in which we were placed...then we begin to turn to other ways, thinking our problems are too big for God, and we cease to believe in all-good.
We turn to chemical drugs, with deadly side effects often associated with them, and we think goodness will come of this. God already created that which was good, and there were no side effects, and no insurance was needed to use! Yet everyday, people pray for a miracle, when miracles are available each day inn the form of what God has given to us for our health.
I pray that those needing a miracle will have their eyes open so they can see that the miracle is already theirs! There is nothing that cannot be healed, with enough faith, and with enough practical application of what we have had since the beginning when all was created as good.
We, as humans, have this knowledge of evil now...knowledge, not just a casual curiosity or interest but actual knowledge...it has become too familiar to us, and we have become accustomed to the idea God is remote. But God is right here with us now, as is our good.
They say we are known by our acquaintances. Don't be familiar with evil...simply don't "know" it! Deny it and affirm the good and let it express in your life if you want to be healthy and well.
Don't vest your belief in the power of sickness, of poverty, of anything less than what the power of goodness would bring.
Don't be afraid when people hurt you. Realize it's just their inability to keep their focus stayed on the good. Don't fall prey to their false beliefs.
And in your habits, your everyday choices...it is best to forget new and improved! Go for old and already created as good. Forget trying to figure out how to isolate nutrients and medicines, and just eat the herbs and the food as they grow. Stop trying to make them grow faster and bigger than nature intended, and grow them in a way that is good for the earth. The food which grows in natural ways is superior to food grown with synthetic nutrients, pesticides, fertilizers, etc. Food was already created as GOOD.
Natural aroma provides good medicine for us. It imparts healing power straight from the plant, and it is very useful in achieving and maintaining good health. It is part of the original plan. But we bombard our senses each day with artificial fragrances. This is contrary to health, for when we are exposed to synthetic scents, we are exposing ourselves to neuro-toxins, endocrine system disruptors, and respiratory irritants. That is not good. It's the result of cheapening the natural aromas that were given by God, created as good, and turning them into something they're not. It is going against the wisdom of God...trying to do one better for personal gain in the face of scientific evidence that by doing so it is harmful to us. That just doesn't make any good sense (scents!) to me!
Yes, mankind has certainly used knowledge of how to "improve" things to do a lot of damage here in our world. The air, the land, the water...we have polluted it horribly in our desire for whatever profit could be gained by the polluters. Greed is the belief we can get more than our share and that we somehow deserve it. It's evil. It always takes more than it gives and it upsets the balance. Free will. God can fix it though, yes.
How? In many ways. Laughter, for instance, is the best medicine, they say. To take life too seriously...thinking it all depends on our own efforts or that of a doctor or that Wall Street decides our fate...is deadly, I tell you! There is too much stress-related illness today!
And what of love? What of prayer? What of the power of a good night's sleep? If we would but live a life according to perfect design and trust in God's power to heal, then I dare to say we would look at the world and realize that it is good.
In the beginning, in an absolute paradise on earth, we trusted that all was good. We trusted in the goodness of God and of life. It was all we could see. Then we looked to find evil, and now we're afraid. To worry is to trust in the appearance of evil...not good. To have faith is to believe that our design is perfect and that we were placed in an environment which can sustain life. Look to what we were given for that and don't worry about whether or not there is a cure. There is ALWAYS a cure when we look to what God created as good!
God is Life. The very life that soars through our being and throughout the entire universe. Live in accordance with Life! Life begets life begets life. Poisons, be they in our foods, in our medicines, in our air, water or mind, beget death. My advice to all is to stick with that which we know is good, as created in the beginning, and let "knowledge" of things contrary to this pass us by. New-fangled is not always best! What we had in the beginning was good.
Love. When we express something other than love, then we express something other than God. How do we expect to be well with hatred, envy, jealousy and greed in our hearts? We need to look at others, and at ourselves, and see GOOD. See God in them and us. Even those we would hate, send them prayers...send them love...believe in the goodness in them or we can't truly believe in the goodness of all. If they are not expressing their good, send them love anyway...that way you'll be expressing YOURS.
Blessings of Naturally Good Health,
"Vibraceous, ND"
***Disclaimer: Nothing I say is intended to take the place of a medical doctor's advice. I speak as a minister and as a Certified Traditional Naturopath here. Nor does anything I say necessarily express the views of any of the other ministers or the members of Essentials of Life or the Universal Life Church. It is just my own personal view. Thank you for allowing me to share this with you!
Please join us next week! Our topic will be "Let the Healing Begin."
In the Beginning...
In the Beginning...God created the heavens and earth...and a whole system of order was put into place. Everything worked as it should, enabling growth, change, development, LIFE.
VERY good. In fact, it was a paradise! We were provided with everything that we need!"God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good." (Genesis 1:31)
There are many versions of the creation story around the world, some of which are listed at the end of this message. But no matter what our belief about how the earth came to be, everyone surely must realize that the Planet Earth was designed in such a way as to support life on Planet Earth! Otherwise, we'd have been doomed long ago! But life goes on...and on...and on! And we are a part of that life.
The earth, the moon, the sun and the stars...the other planets and all of the astral bodies...held together by an invisible force...perfectly floating in an endless sea. There is complete perfection in the design!
Hearts that beat, brains that think, legs that move us around. Our eyes, our ears, all of our body systems...everything about how we work is so intricate and perfect in its design. And on top of all that, we have a mind and emotions, and a spiritual sense about life.
So here we are, with the earth is our home. It provides us with shelter and also with access to all of the elements from which we draw energy and life, like food, water and light. Everything works together in concert to support life on earth. There is an order to things. The tiniest bug...all the birds...everything that creepeth and crawleth has its own perfect place in the world, and its own way to survive. Everything works together for good.
The miracle of birth doesn't end when the baby is born. The miracle continues throughout all of life! A baby growing into a child and then an adult is just as incredible as a baby being formed from conception to birth! Our bodies know what to do...how to grow...how to develop and change through the years. It's all programmed into our perfect design.
Likewise, our bodies know how to heal. Have you ever cut your finger and just let it heal on its own? It knows perfectly well what to do. We were designed in such a way as to live.
Think about that. We are designed in such a way as to LIVE!!!
In the beginning, God created all that is needed to sustain and nourish our lives. Look to those things and realize the power for healing within the simplest things. Perhaps the cut finger needs help in healing...look to what God has given for that. Most likely wrapping the leaf growing there at your feet will do a good job of healing. There is always a way provided to us that has been there since the beginning of time. Creation was good from the start, and our needs have been provided for since that time or we wouldn't be here.
What is it that we really need? It is the air and the sunshine, the water and earth...the colors, the aromas, the sounds. It is the rain and the rainbow, the clouds and the stars, and the herbs of the earth as our food. It is companionship, friendship, laughter and love. It is touching, running, singing, laughing, loving, and enjoying LIFE! It is loving each other and loving our God...God being the good in all things! It is resting and giving thanks.
ALL of these things can be used towards the good of our health when directly applied. We know this deep in our heart, do we not? Science knows it! There is research into each and every one of these things showing scientifically that what God created for healing is good! People believing in God should know it as well. We were given ALL that we need, and it was and is very GOOD!
Do we believe we were created in perfect design, in the image and likeness of God? Do we believe in the order of the universe? Call it Divine Order...call it whatever you will. Mostly I just simply refer to this Perfect Power as God.
We are all free to decide for ourselves what we choose to believe. To me, God is Love, God is Peace, God is Perfect Wisdom and Grace. God is the Creative Force in and through all; the only Power that is.
What do you believe God to be? Is your idea of God compatible with what I'm writing here? If so, then why would God not provide answers for us? Why would a loving God create a people not capable of healing themselves? That just wouldn't make any sense. We were created in the image and likeness of God!
"So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them." (Genesis 1:27)Good health is a nat
ural thing. We don't have to acquire it; we have to let it unfold, as naturally as a flower unfolds. We don't have to force it, or pry it, or beg it to unfold. What a naturally beautiful thing!So to encourage health, we must partake of that which we were given, and avoid that which is contrary to natural design. Fresh air, plenty of water, whole food and herbs, and exercise balanced with rest are natural health inducers. Chemical exposure to synthetic substances is toxic to us, as is a lifestyle which is out of balance and foods that are unnatural to us.
If we believe in the beginning God created the heavens and earth and decreed everything he made as good, then we must believe in that goodness today. We were created in perfect design and placed in an environment perfectly designed to support and sustain us in life. All the secrets to living a long healthy life are contained in that statement alone!
Is there a cure for anything that may go wrong? If we are to believe all was created as good...yes there is. And it can be found in our natural world. Do we believe in the all-powerful, everywhere present, all-knowing power of God? Cures have been with us since the beginning of time, available to all in perfect supply. Just look around you....it's there. Even locked in a jail cell, there are ways we can heal, i.e., prayer, meditation, acupressure, reflexology, Reiki, yoga and more...God always gives ways to heal.
In healing, it is not enough to simply just heal the body, for we are more than simply our body. We also must heal the spirit and mind. If the mind will not accept wellness, then physical measures only do so much good. If the spirit is giving its power to fear, or if it is wallowing in resentment, self-pity or hate, this will be expressed in physical ways.
We are whole beings, and so we can't expect to heal one part of ourselves and leave the other parts unattended if we are to demonstrate the wellness intended for us. It must be body, mind and spirit. We must treat the body as the temple of God, and use our mind to think God-like thoughts of belief and our hearts to guide us with love to our perfect expression of good. Natural health is a result of these things. Wellness in body, spirit and mind, as well as good healthy relationships, finances and an all-around good healthy life, are the natural result of living a holistic lifestyle of natural health! It is living in accordance with our perfect design, as created in the beginning and deemed to be good.
There is plenty in nature. Nature takes care of itself. Learn to recognize your own place in nature. It is within your nature that you should be well. Live in accordance with natural design. We were made to eat food...so don't eat chemicals...eat food! We were made to give love...so don't be hateful and selfish and expect to be well...eventually that kind of "living" will catch up with you. Enjoy real living instead! Look to the goodness in nature and God to provide for your needs. There is enough power to nourish and heal.
The earth cleanses and replenishes itself through rain. We must cleanse our bodies of toxins, our minds of erroneous thoughts and our hearts of everything except love. Then we must nourish ourselves with the good...Keep and partake of the Garden of Eden as it was given to us.
The Garden of Eden represents a place of perfection...find it in how you live, how you think, and that place deep within which is absolute goodness and joy!
Here is a prayer...
"As I sit in the Garden of Eden here in my mind, reflecting on the goodness of all that's been given to us, I come to the Creator in absolute awe. Everything we need is always right here in this place of peace and love. The earth brings forth food and provides us our home. The sky gives us sunshine to heat us and lighten the day, as well as the moon to light up the night and the stars to show us the way...and of course the beautiful rain to replenish and cleanse The air is full of sweet natural aroma, and the sounds of nature are all around, soothing my precious soul. The animals and other people are here to share love, and it's a beautiful, colorful world! In this place, I know peace. In this place I know perfect love. In this place my needs are fulfilled. Wellness and plenty for all abounds. Help me to always remember this place is here for me now, if I but look to what has been given to me. For this I am eternally grateful. And so it is...Amen."
Next week: The Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil
Genesis chapter 1 King James Version
1 In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
2 And the earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters.
3 And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.
4 And God saw the light, that it was good: and God divided the light from the darkness.
The above story of creation is the version most commonly believed in the Christian and Jewish faiths. There are many other creation stories, however. Some of these are listed in Wikipedia.
As for me, I just believe that all was created as GOOD and that Love reigns Supreme. Thank you for visiting us at Essentials of Life!
"Vibraceous, ND"
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5 And God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And the evening and the morning were the first day.
6 And God said, Let there be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the waters.
7 And God made the firmament, and divided the waters which were under the firmament from the waters which were above the firmament: and it was so.
8 And God called the firmament Heaven. And the evening and the morning were the second day.
9 And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land appear: and it was so.
10 And God called the dry land Earth; and the gathering together of the waters called he Seas: and God saw that it was good.
11 And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit after his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth: and it was so.
12 And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yielding seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, whose seed was in itself, after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
14 And
God said, Let there be lights in the firmament of the heaven to divide
the day from the night; and let them be for signs, and for seasons, and
for days, and years:
15 And let them be for lights in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth: and it was so.
16 And God made two great lights; the greater light to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night: he made the stars also.
17 And God set them in the firmament of the heaven to give light upon the earth,
18 And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that it was good.
19 And the evening and the morning were the fourth day.
20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven.
21 And
God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which
the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged
fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
22 And God blessed them, saying, Be fruitful, and multiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl multiply in the earth.
23 And the evening and the morning were the fifth day.
24 And
God said, Let the earth bring forth the living creature after his kind,
cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth after his kind: and
it was so.
25 And
God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle after their
kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his kind: and
God saw that it was good.
26 And
God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them
have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air,
and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping
thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
28 And
God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and
replenish the earth, and subdue it: and have dominion over the fish of
the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over every living thing that
moveth upon the earth.
29 And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.
30 And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat: and it was so.
31 And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, it was very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
The above story of creation is the version most commonly believed in the Christian and Jewish faiths. There are many other creation stories, however. Some of these are listed in Wikipedia.
As for me, I just believe that all was created as GOOD and that Love reigns Supreme. Thank you for visiting us at Essentials of Life!
"Vibraceous, ND"
African
- Fon creation myth
- Kaang creation story (Bushmen)
- Kintu myth (Bugandan)
- Mandé creation myth
- Mbombo (Kuba, Bakuba or Bushongo/Boshongo)
- Ngai (Kamba, Kikuyu and Maasai )
- Unkulunkulu (Zulu)
- Yoruba creation
American
Mesoamerican
- Coatlicue (Aztec)
- Maya creation of the world myth
- Popol Vuh (Quiché Mayan)
Mid North American
- Anishinaabeg creation stories
- Cherokee creation myth
- Choctaw creation
- Creek creation
- Hopi creation
- Kuterastan (Plains Apache)
- Navajo creation story
- Raven in Creation (Tlingit, Haida, and Tsimshian)
- Zuni creation myth
South American
- Legend of Trentren Vilu and Caicai Vilu (Chilean)
- Viracocha (Incan)
Asian
Central Asian
East Asian
- Ainu creation myth (Japan)
- Chinese creation myth
- Dangun creation myth (Korean)
- Izanagi (Japanese)
- Nüwa (Chinese)
- Pangu (Chinese)
- Samseonghyeol legend (Korean)
South Asian
- Hiranyagarbha creation (India)
European
- Greek cosmogonical myth
- Pelasgian creation myth (Greek)
- Väinämöinen (Finnish)
- Völuspá (Norse)
Middle Eastern
- Debate between sheep and grain
- Ancient Egyptian creation myths
- Enûma Eliš (Babylonian)
- Genesis creation narrative (Hebrew)
- Islamic creation belief (Arabic)
- Mashya and Mashyana (Persian)
- Sumerian creation myth
Pacific Islander/Oceanic
- Kumulipo (Hawaiian)
- Māori myths
- Rangi and Papa (Māori)
- Sureq Galigo (Buginese)
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