Universal Family

Scientific cosmology recognizes what is called the Great Attractor. It is near Saggitarius, and everything in the universe goes around it. If we take relativity physics as our total theory of space, the idea of a centered universe is meaningless. But cosmology might be able to develop a way to honor relativity physics without eclipsing the fact of the Great Attractor--which fits perfectly with the idea of a heavenly Paradise where the Creator has his residence. 

The present civilizational crisis can be understood as an imbalance between (1) material achievement and (2) wisdom and worship (and spiritual experience generally). Religion alone lacks the needed wisdom, and wisdom alone lacks the needed power; but in tandem they light a wonderfully bright torch.

A friend's story of spiritual transformation provides the metaphor. A passage from the Book of Job is reinterpreted. These components join together in an act that yields a new level of liberation. 

Sometimes I allow myself to get caught up in an unbeautiful emotion, which does not fit the truth of the situation and is not dominated by goodness. I am learning to respond to this disorder by the aid of a recent discovery: God is the reality of values.

Values are plural, but the reality of values is singular, a unity. Contemplating this unity brings a quiet, reordering refuge . . . and also a benefit for worship. Come and see. 

With the workers at Wrayco, I offered help to those looking for new jobs. The centerpiece of the help I offer is work with seven principles of decision-action (or prayer--for those who want the religious version). I made a big discovery this morning, leading to a fresh application of these principles.

Believing that God has messages for our world, and that we can achieve better communication with his indwelling spirit, today I started anew. To gain a new level of listening, to get on the same wavelength with the broadcast, I began by imagining what some messages might be. Come and listen.