From “The Whole in the Part” in Celebrate Yourself! by Eric Butterworth:
“You live in the universe and you are a part within the whole. . . . the whole of things is also within you, and there can never be a separation.’”
“Wherever Spirit is at all, the whole of Spirit must be. And because God or Spirit is omnipresent, the whole of Spirit (Holy Spirit) must be present in its entirety at every point in space and time.
This is a fantastic concept! . . . . It means . . . that God in [us] is the Holy Spirit or the whole of Spirit. The whole of Divine Mind, the whole of divine love, the whole of infinite substance is in you and in focus as you at every moment in time, wherever you may be.”
“There is always that part of you that transcends any experience of illness, lack, or inharmony.” “Human potential is divine potential.” “Your potential . . . is a reality even before you begin to work for it. It is the whole of you which you may be expressing only in part. . . .
The health you want is now yours, because you are now a limitless expression of divine love. The wisdom you seek is within the depths of your mind now, for you are now an expression of Divine Mind . . . . Singing or saying, ‘Holy, Holy, Holy’ . . . is a commitment to see wholeness everywhere—in persons, relationships, the economy, world affairs—and in oneself.”
Responsive Reading for Sunday, September 9
Responses from lyrics to “Living in the Heart of God” by Jan Garrett & JD Martin
Jesus affirmed for His followers “that they may all be one, as you, Father, are in me and in you, that they also may be in us . . . So that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may be brought to perfection as one, that the world may know that you sent me, and that you loved them even as you loved me” (Jn. 17: 21-3).
“Nothing is ever lost and we are not forgotten. We are living in the heart of God.”
“The LORD comforts his people . . . I will never forget you. See, upon the palms of my hands I have written your name . . . . I am the LORD, and those who hope in me shall never be disappointed” (Isaiah 49:15-23).
“Nothing is ever lost and we are not forgotten. We are living in the heart of God.”
Let the people “understand with their heart . . . . The seed sown on rich soil is the one who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and yields a hundred or sixty or thirtyfold . . . . The kingdom of heaven is like a mustard seed that a person took and sowed in a field. It is the smallest of all the seeds, yet when full-grown it is the largest of plants. It becomes a large bush, and the ‘birds of the sky come and dwell in its branches’” (Mt., 13:15-23).
“Nothing is ever lost and we are not forgotten. We are living in the heart of God.”
“The holy Spirit . . . will teach you everything and remind you of all that (I) told you” (Jn. 14:26).
“Nothing is ever lost and we are not forgotten. We are living in the heart of God.”