Center for Spiritual Living Midtown

Cinco Verdades Espirituales Rev. David Barrett

Since Sunday is Cinco de Mayo, I thought we could celebrate that day reminding ourselves of our Five Spiritual Truths. We are wealthier, healthier, more successful, and more loved than we think we are. We seem to measure these four aspects of our lives by outside circumstances, but the Truth about ourselves is that these four aspects are already ours beyond imaginable limits. It’s just that our imagined limits keep us seemingly locked up in a bound world. When we realize these four spiritual Truths that we are wealthier, healthier, more successful, and loving, a long with a fifth spiritual Truth that will be discussed Sunday, do we then unlock the imagined limits placed on ourselves

Our Gift to The World - Rev. Dr. John Waterhouse

Rev. Dr. John Waterhouse, president, Centers for Spiritual Living, is our guest speaker this Sunday.

He has inspired thousands of people around the world with his unique, humorous, heartfelt approach to the teaching.  Here is a personal description of himself:

I describe myself as a teacher, guide, mentor, and leader. My life has long been about revealing the power that dwells within each person I meet. With this as my foundation, I have created a variety of expressions through which I contribute to the human experience. Today, the central focus of my life is serving with my wife Barbara as co-minister of our Science of Mind spiritual community, the Center for Spiritual Living. Barbara and I founded the Center in our home in January 1995. Today, we occupy a ten thousand square foot teaching facility, which was designed and built largely with the support of volunteer friends and members of the Center. We are located at Two Science of Mind Way in Asheville,  North Carolina and have a growing community of more than 300 members. Providing clear guidance and strong, yet flexible leadership to individuals and organizations is what my life is about. I bring these skills and abilities along with a passion for the full expression of all ideas and possibilities to every endeavor in which I embark."

Are the Rich Really Different?- Rev. Paul Gonyea

Like any other tool, some people are able to use money much better than others. It’s not because they’re special. It’s just because of what they’ve learned, and how they have chosen to apply it. No one is ever born knowing how to make incredible amounts of money, just like no one is born knowing how to use a screwdriver. Making money is simply a skill that must be learned, combined with a consciousness of prosperity that needs to be developed. And every single one of us is born with the ability to do both. How we apply that ability is what determines whether or not we end up with enough money in our bank account to live the way we want to live.

The True Meaning of Easter- Rev. Paul Gonyea

It’s really too bad that the great teacher Jesus, who taught us so much about the power of Life, would be remembered forever by the symbol of his physical death --- the cross. The significance of the Easter story, whether or not it happened exactly the way we are told it happened, shouldn’t be that pain and suffering brings salvation. The truth is, we’re all already saved, because we were never lost. Easter really symbolizes the ultimate spiritual experience, which is the regeneration of our consciousness. No matter what darkness or pain or difficulty we may put ourselves through by our own mistaken thinking, we are always able to emerge stronger, clearer, and more aware of how to use the power of Life in our life.

Passion: Something in You - Rev. David Barrett

This week is Passion Week and a vast majority of the world will be in observance of this holiday week. While the rest of the world is looking at the Passion in one way, I choose to look at it in another way. I choose to look at the Passion of Life itself, and how it is always at the rush to come through each of us. The only problem is, is that we are too busy with our human lives to allow the Divine Life to come through. So what needs to fall away for the new passionate Life to come through? Believe it or not, the choice is ours.