Unity Church of Clearwater

The Sanskrit word “yoga” has the literal meaning of "yoke," from a root word meaning “to join,” “to unite,” or “to attach.” In a way, “Unity” has the same sort of meaning. We might even think of Jesus as the great “Yoga Master,” for He taught: “Come to me, all you who labor and are burdened, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you and learn from me, for I am meek and humble of heart; and y...

I am a Child of God and God is Love. God cannot fail, so I cannot fail. Suffering and pain are not God’s will. God’s will is good and only good, for God is Love. God is my Healer, God is my Savior, God is Love – mighty in the midst of me. Getting “even” is not the way to win. The way to win is by loving more, for God is Love.

Throughout the Bible, we read of the subtle power of small things. In I Kings, the prophet Elijah sent his servant to look for a rain cloud seven times. At last, the servant said he saw a little cloud as small as a man’s hand coming up from the sea. Elijah told him to hurry, because the rain was coming. Sure enough in only a moment, “the sky grew dark with clouds and wind, and a heavy rain fell.”...

Jesus, our Wayshower, taught us how to pray with and for one another. He said: “This is how you are to pray: Our Father in heaven” (Matthew 6:9). Therefore, whatever we affirm for others, we also claim for ourselves. Whatever we claim for others, we also affirm for ourselves, for we are all children of the same Father – the same Sustainer-Creator, Source. We are one in Spirit. Jesus said, concerni...

On the journey of Life, Jesus – the Great Example – goes before me and shows me the way. When the road seems long and winding, steep and rough – Christ, the Wayshower, makes my way straight and smooth. The I Am – the Christ indwelling each and all – is the only way, the truth, and the life. The Christ – the I Am within me – is my Wayshower, my saving grace.

The Book of Jonah is a classic example of a soul trying to escape following through with divine guidance. God told him to go to Nineveh and preach the word of God, and he got on a ship and went in another direction, instead.  I learn from the story of Jonah and resolve instead to follow God’s guidance.  In the words of Daniel Nahmod’s beautiful song (“Inside (to Find My God”): “I will leave this w...

Even if a “flood” of seeming troubles appears in my life, I call it a “cleansing.” When I “go with the flow,” challenges always bring me to a higher place. When I pray for a sign, God sends me a sign – the promise of inner peace. I give thanks for the rainbows that can only come through the blessing of the rain.

This lesson speaks to the heart: it is taken from the Book of Psalms and from the lyrics to a song by Tom Kimmel. The title says it all: “No One Gets to Heaven If Anybody Else Is Left Behind.” “How many say of me, ‘God will not save that one,’ But you, LORD, are a shield around me; my glory, you keep my head high” (Ps. 3). “No one gets to heaven if anybody else is left behind.” “You, LORD, give li...

At the core of Jesus’ ministry in the gospels is the goal of “getting free.” Imagine the impact of His words when He read from scripture with unmistakable conviction: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me . . . . He has sent me to proclaim liberty to captives . . . to let the oppressed go free” (Luke 4:18). His words help me to get free as I accept His timeless teachings. The Christ Spirit indwelling...

Jesus taught about spirituality as an “inside job.” It’s not what I eat that makes me pure; what’s “eating me” must be purified. My spirituality is an inside job. It’s not rituals and religious practices that make me holy. My spirituality is an inside job. Jesus said, “people do not pick figs from thornbushes, nor do they gather grapes from brambles . . . . from the fullness of the heart the mouth...

Who does the dishes? I do! Here are some useful rules for true “spiritual housekeeping:” I wash the dishes by washing the inside first: as I hold cleansing thoughts of purity and harmony, my outward “house” is also in order. When mending is to be done, I release outworn thinking; I think wholeness and renewal, and the healing work is lasting and complete. Meals are prepared with love and served wi...

“Those who go forth . . . carrying sacks of seed, will return with cries of joy, carrying their bundled sheaves” (Psalms 126:6). I am like Johnnie Appleseed: I sow good intentions everywhere I go, trusting that the good I freely share always comes home to me multiplied. Jesus reminds us, “One sows and another reaps.” I enjoy the roses blooming along my Path that were planted by others who walked t...

There is something about the old preaching style that rings true, that brings a lesson home, and fills the heart with faith and joy. We read in scripture that when the prophets of old would speak Truth, all the people answered, “Amen!” – expressing together their enthusiastic agreement. “Amen” is not just a concluding word, grammatically well-placed at the end of a prayer. It means: “I agree! That...

I am made in the divine image and likeness of my Father-Mother God. The divine masculine and the divine feminine express in all creation. “Mankind” is really humankind – divine beings who image like God images. Everybody is somebody’s child, and everybody is a Child of God, Who loves us with an everlasting love .

My every notion is energy in motion! As I hold to the Truth I love, my thoughts become things, and my dreams become manifest. If my dreams seem undoable, I cheer up and try again. Head up, I carry on and my dreams become visible. My dreams are destined for fulfillment for they are inspired by God, the Able-To-Do-All-Things! I am unstoppable! Anything is possible, for I believe!

I accept my healing – through whatever means, whether it happens instantly or takes however long it takes. I am in the healing mode, right now! No matter how long I have suffered, I know that I have enough faith to reach out and accept my healing. No matter how helpless I feel or long I have felt this way, I am ready to be set free. No more waiting for permission. It is time for me to claim my hea...