Ardy Reed is a Practitioner at the Rio Grande Center For Spiritual Living, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Infinite Divine Life, Mother-Father God, dear, dear Spirit.  Right here and right now I take this moment and feel the presence of the One Life that is the all in all, the absolute Realty of my life.  I breathe in this Presence and feel and experience the calming center of my very being.  I close my eyes and see with my inner vision the wholeness and perfection that is my birthright.  Allowing this calmness to settle over me, around me, and through me, I release any sense of struggle that I might be undergoing in my human experience. 

I acknowledge that although the effects of my life might appear to be unsettled, or clouded with fear, doubt or worry, I choose now to simply put my trust in the greater expression of the One Life.  In so doing, I surrender my fear, I relinquish my doubt, and I set aside any sense of anxiety, and look instead at the bigger picture of God’s wholeness and perfection. 

Through this perspective I know that all is well in God’s absolute reality of Wholeness, Perfection, and Goodness.  Armed with the knowledge of the innate perfection of the central core of Life Itself, I proceed through life’s bumps as mere anthills –  and stay focused on the idea of this goodness as my central element.  In this place of calmness I am filled with a sense of peace.  I live, move, and breathe through the grace of God and it fills me with joy. 

Now is the time to rejoice in life.  Now is the time to see through the eyes of God to the beauty of each and every day – to find some good in each situation, to look at each person and feel our connection one to another through our experience of the One Life. 

Thank you dear Spirit, for this picture of wholeness, and this experience of the greater life.  And so it is.

Alicia K. Hanlen, RScP

Taos, New Mexico

Alicia K. Hanlen is a Practitioner at the Taos Center For Spiritual Living which is affiliated with  the

Rio Grande Center For Spiritual Living, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Love is the central flame of the universe, nay, the very fire itself – Ernest Holmes

When I think of February and what it means to me, Love is the obvious answer. In practicing Science of Mind, I have come to understand that Love is truly all there is. This love permeates everything – it is like a current following in and through all of life, every aspect of life. If you look for it you can see it in the majestic beauty that surrounds us. This beautiful planet Earth that was created by God for us while we are having this human experience of living here; all around us we see the evidence of this Love. Everywhere and in all things; in everybody we meet it is Love that energizes, Love that heals, Love that gives us comfort and ease in all of our experiences; Love that gives us pleasure, Love that is fun, and invigorating, Love that is inspiring and effervescent. Everywhere – Love is.

I feel this Love wrapping me in its familiarity, allowing me to feel safe and secure. For that love that comes from God is always there, comforting me, healing me and helping me to feel all that I feel. Love indeed. I allow myself to fully experience this thing called love, and to allow the great healing that it brings, love, love, love. As for the human experience for those that are in a relationship I claim for you happiness and all that your heart desires. For those of you that are not in a relationship I ask you to imagine what it feels like to be loved. I want you to fully experience in your thoughts how it feels to have someone share a tender moment with you – feel that feeling – that feeling of reaching out and touching someone – that spark that happens when you connect. Feel that feeling, and when you feel that look past the physical and what you experience is God in its purest form – God there always with an endless supply of that feeling. The safety in knowing that your love is returned and is used to help you, the security in knowing that no matter how vulnerable you become you are always comforted always loved. There is a never ending supply of love and the more that you put out the more you receive back. What you focus on happens. That relationship manifests.

I give thanks for knowing that this manifestation has already occurred, knowing that it cannot come back to me void. I give thanks for knowing these principles and the tools for using them in my life. I give thanks for knowing that by changing my thinking I can change my life, for it is the affirmative prayer that I use to co-create my very existence, to create my reality, to bring into my realm of experience everything that I wish to experience. I give thanks for each and every gift that my experience brings into my life and I RELEASE any experience that no longer serves me knowing that it can never come back. I know that I move forward and experience the life that I choose. How cool is that! 

Thank you God in me, as me through me; thank you God for the many opportunities I have had to get this right; thank you, thank you, thank you; love, love, love.
I release my Word to the law of Mind knowing that it cannot come back to me void. I anchor this prayer into place by saying – AND SO IT IS!

Liza Kerr is a Practioner at the Rio Grande Center For Spiritual Living, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“God is the highest wisdom that belongs to man [sic]; and just as man knows himself, he knows God; and man knows no God except that Wisdom that governs and directs his acts. We have been taught to believe that God is a being independent of man……”
The Complete Collected Works
Dr.Phineas P. Quimby
“Fragments,” 1864

“There is such thing as your mind, my mind and God’s Mind. There is only Mind.”
Dr. Ernest S. Holmes
The Science of Mind

These two quotes make it crystal clear that all life is One with the Creator. Each, individualized, but One nonetheless! We may look different, be shaped differently, speak different languages, observe different customs, we may have different beliefs, however the Truth is, we share the same Highest form of Wisdom. We might even call this Wisdom by different names; it matters not, as there is Only One! The names we use for this Highest form of Widsom is insignificant. This “nameless” Essence is, in fact, Divine Intelligence, the Substance of all Supply, the Source of All Knowledge, Wholeness, Unconditional Love, Perfection, Beauty, Peace, Harmony, is Everywhere Present, All Power and in microcosm lives, moves and has Its being in each one of us! It is available at all times, and simply awaiting our recognition! I believe that this is the lesson of the ages! All we need to do is go within, in consciousness, and acknowledge that the same Power that created the Cosmos, lives within each of us. Therefore, as we “seek” the Kingdom of God, which is within, we are to rest in quite assurance and calm expectancy and know that “all else shall be added unto you.” And so it is 

Lovater H. Jones, MSW, RScP

Lovater H. Jones is a Practioner at the Rio Grande Center For Spiritual Living, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

“Let us choose to be identified with power, with love and beauty, with peace and happiness. Let us identify ourselves with abundance and with success.” – Ernest Holmes

There is One Life.  That Life is God’s Life.  That Life is Perfect.  I accept that Life as My Life Now.

I choose to identify and recognize myself as GOOD, TRUTH, POWER, LOVE, BEAUTY, PEACE and HAPPINESS.  Each realization of my creative potential brings forth a knowing within me of the Infinite Power available to me at all times.  I immerse myself in the good, power, love, beauty, peace and happiness that Spirit so generously bestows upon me, discerning it through all events and people as an expression of Divine Love.  I experience the flow of peace and happiness that results from being present to Spirit, which creates this joyous state of heart and mind.  I identify with, and am receptive to, goodness, abundance and success just because I AM.

And so, in this exact moment in time I remember only Good. I expect only Good. I accept only Good, for Good is flowing in ever-increasing volume in through and around me.  What I know for sure is that there is Good enough to go around. I do not withhold Good from myself or others.  I proclaim free-flowing Good as my birthright.  As I know this for myself I know this for you as well.

I give up control and surrender to the will of Divine Right Action in my life.  In this moment of utter conviction I celebrate the perfect manifestation of Good in my life.  I am reminded that we are all God and therefore we are all Good in action.

My heart is filled to overflowing with love and gratitude in the knowing that I am not alone; that Good is my birthright and I accept it now; that we are connected through Spirit by Oneness of mind and thought; and that you choose to be here with me.

I release my Word into the Law knowing it cannot come back to me void. 

IT IS DONE!  IT IS COMPLETE!  AND SO IT IS…

Joy Lynn Hertz is a Practioner at the Rio Grande Center For Spiritual Living, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

I recognize the One Loving Source, the All-That-Is, expressing Itself in all variations and possibilities. The diversity in nature and in people speaks to the infinite expressions of the Divine. And God is the Divine Vibration of all things, of all beings, of all places, of all times. God is creative and powerful, manifesting infinitely.

And I am an expression of the Divine. My life is an out-picturing of Source. I am filled with the love and energy of the Divine. There is no separation between God and me. I am one with the I AM.

From this place of alignment, I speak the truth for myself. I am in the flow of the Divine, which is expressing as my life. So I have access to the Infinite Warehouse of intelligence, creativity, possibilities, and abundance. All my needs and desires are met by the Divine. So I release my sense of control and constriction and allow the Spirit to take over. I welcome Divine Guidance and Right Action and step forward confidently into the life I am meant to have. I surrender all to the Divine.. I release the need to know how and rather focus on my trust in the Divine. I free-fall into the arms of the Divine knowing that all my needs and desires are manifesting now.

I am so grateful for the Infinite Abundance of the Divine. I’m grateful to lay my burden down and receive the loving support of God. I am thankful for the peace of mind and abundance that are already mine.

So, I trust the Divine to do Its business. I am done with mine. So I release this prayer into the Law, knowing that I have spoken my word and it is done. And so it is.

Rev Martha Quintana is Senior Minister at the Rio Grande Center For Spiritual Living, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Father of All, Source of All Love, Spirit of All Life and Holy of Holies, called by many names, recognized in the hearts of children…God/Spirit/Goddess IS. Without beginning, without end, without boundaries of any kind. Spirit is timeless, ever present, always available, forever loving and accepting of all Her forms. God inspires all life, all choices, all things of Her children’s making – like a proud parent with a refrigerator door full of “art”, God experiences through these creations with love.

I am a child of God creating consciously by using the Principles of Life. I am Spirit manifesting, perfect in God’s image, in a body I have created in order to experience Life. I am love. I am received. I am timeless, ever present, available and accepting of Life in all It’s forms.

I paint this life and march to my own music created by my ever-growing consciousness and presence. I carry God within. I see for God. I am Her hologram and therefor perfect. I can be nothing else. I am strong and open to life’s experiences, surrounded inside and out by the Holy Spirit who does not make mistakes. I know that my art hangs on God’s proverbial “door”. I am loved completely, without exception whether it’s my best work or just my best attempt. I am the colors God sees though my uniqueness. The music of my life is ever building to a beautiful symphony as I experience new things and bring it back with God. I am creating my own, unique, and beautiful life without fear of failure or being “less-than”. I am ME. I AM. I am a part of the Glory and can never be separated from it no matter what I do or am. My intention is to give God a great experience as me. I do not judge myself. I have nothing to fear. I approve of myself knowing God makes no mistakes and I am One with Her. I declare that our palette is One of perfection and goodness blended into a unique being that is me and Holy Spirit.

I am so grateful to know that I am exactly as I am meant to be right now. I am grateful that I have the power to make changes, experiment and still be a part of God’s perfect plan. Thank you, thank you Holy Spirit for loving, as me, now in this minute, unconditionally with an open heart. I am so happy to be aligned with what I know to be the Truth of Life. Thank you for the freedom to be, to learn, and to grow and to know that the whole process is perfect.

I release this prayer. With these words I sing them out into the ether, through time and space and straight to God’s “ear”. I anchor these words of self love and acceptance into the Law where they are safe, strong, and cannot be dismissed. And so it is.

Laura Maness is a Practitioner I Student at the Rio Grande Center For Spiritual Living, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

I take time to remember there is only one life, one power, one creative intelligence.  It is omnipresent, all-knowing and all-powerful.  This life is the infinite creator of all that is.  This life is the presence of love, balance, joy, beauty and so much more—beyond my most expansive idea of limitless supply.  Everything is made of Spirit.

I am one with it and there is no place where I end and it begins.  It is all one.  All that Spirit is I am and that is the same truth for each being.  All that Spirit is resides in each one—just waiting to be recognized and to be called forth.

Let abundant supply be multiplied! Let wholeness and well-being breath through every cell.  Let beauty and joy radiate through eyes of love.  Let magnificence shine! God is more powerful than any ideas of smallness I might have.

I am grateful to know the power of my words.  My heart sings in eager anticipation of the Good that is unfolding in my life.  I am filled with gratitude as I more deeply understand my connection with Spirit. I entrust my prayer to the Law that always says, “Yes!”  I simply let it be and so it is.  Amen.

Rev Jennie Goff is a Minister at the Rio Grande Center For Spiritual Living, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Snow falls gently and God is there is the quiet, in the hush, in the peace blanketing the earth. Our desert soaks up the moisture like a parched beggar asking to be slaked. We drink it is with gratitude. This is how we step into it.  This is where I find God.

So, in this moment, right here, right now, I lift myself into the awareness of the Power and Presence of the One Divine Source.  It is the Snow.  It is the Peace.  It is the Quenched Thirst and the Satiation that comes from drinking in the blanketed goodness.  It is Supreme Goodness.  It is Peace Everlasting.  It is the Joyousness that is birthed by entering the moment and recognizing the Presence that was and is always there.  I feel the warmth of it, even in the cold snow.  I sense the serenity of it that cannot be eradicated.  I know the Givingness of it as it takes me to a place where I enter Heaven and know Love as the only Truth there really is.

And I know that is my inheritance.  I know that is what God has blessed me with.  I know that the gifts of the Father are mine, and they are yours.  For God so loved the world that He included everyone – each man, woman and child; each animal, each tree, each plant, everything and everyone – all are His creations; all are his precious, precious beloveds.  I am created in that likeness and image.  I am my own unique expression of love, of peace, of joy, of goodness.  And so are you.  So are you.

So in this knowingness, I claim for myself that constant awareness of who and what you are and who and what I am.  I claim for myself the willingness to reach into each and every moment and find God in every face I see.  I seek love and I find it always.  I look past the miscreations of fear that try to tempt me into forgetfulness.  I know the truth of who I am.  I know the truth of who you are.  We are both God’s darlings.  We are here playing, showing God what delight looks like as us. 

And thus I lean into the gratitude born in that remembrance.  I courageously allow myself to embrace my vulnerability.  I let go of what anyone else might think of me as I expose my heart and embrace my joy.  This is the moment God has made.  Right here, right now.  It’s the only moment there is.  The birthplace of Peace.  The birthplace of Love.  Here Joy is born and I enter it fully as I recognize God everywhere I look. 

So there is nothing to hold onto.  In this eternal now, there is only everything and everything is as it should be.  My prayers are answered.  The moment they are spoken, they have been birthed into existence.  How delicious it is to be able to settle into this knowingness.  I snuggle into it as I watch the snow fall.  I practice the presence.  How good it is to recognize God!  And So It Is!  Amen.  

Nancy Bowers is a Practitioner at the Rio Grande Center For Spiritual Living, Albuquerque, New Mexico.

In The Art of Life, Ernest Holmes writes about the use of thought.  He likens it to an engineer, who when wishing to convert the energy of coal, wood, wind, etc, is not using will power.  Rather: “He is using conscious decision coupled with the definite knowledge of the energy with which he is dealing.”  He goes on to say:  “…thoughts and ideas… are mechanical instruments of the mind, which generate and distribute and Power that already exists.  The statements you make are not made for the purpose of convincing the Power.  They are made for the purpose of distributing It.  The only thing you have to convince is your own thought.  The only thing you have to convert is your own unbelief.  The only obstruction you will meet is in your own imagination.  There is nothing that can keep you from using this Power but yourself.”

It can be said that we are all Authorized Distributors of Thought!  Why not put that on your business card!

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There is only one Power, one Presence, and I call it God.  God is in, around and through everything in existence.  It is the creative force that is in back of everything. It is the Mother-Father God, it is the loving Presence which fosters, encourages, and creates all things, all places and all times.  And this Force, this Presence is so powerful.  It is self-creating, and everything that it creates is created from that great Love that it is.  This Love is woven into the fabric of all beings as Harmony, Prosperity, Focus, Vibrant Life, Peace and Joy.  

I gratefully acknowledge the presence of Love in all things, and I unify with that Love.  As I am a part of all that is, I know that Love is the substance that is the foundation of who I am.  How could it be any different?  Love vibrates through every part of my being.  That God-vibration in me is the Life, the Harmony, the Wisdom, the Focus, the Peace and the Prosperity of God and I align in this moment with those qualities.  And just as I align with those qualities, I know that each person reading these words is unified with Divine Harmony and Wisdom, Peace of Mind, Focused Intent, Vibrant Health and Prosperity.  

I affirm and declare that everything unfolds in a magical way.  I trust the guidance of Spirit always and in all ways. I am clear and focused, devoted to my intentions for this year.  I am a loving, harmonious presence.  I am aligned with my vision and propelled into creating that vision with magnificent focus.  Every action I take, and every interaction I have is in integrity with the pure focus that I have created.  And I know this for each person reading this treatment.  The manifestations we wish to realize, whether they be vibrant health, improved relationships, greater supply, deeper spiritual connection, are making their way right now.  Nothing can derail or distract me, for I am clear in my faith.  I know the Truth:  my intentions are manifested and my good is attracted to me for I am in harmony with my good!  I see it, I know it, I feel it and I accept it!

I am so grateful to know the truth.  I am grateful for the opportunity to explore and teach Science of Mind.  I give great thanks for the Rio Grande Center for Spiritual Living, for our loving, ever-expanding community.  I am grateful for the action of the Law upon my words, for it is as though I speak into a canyon, and the Law echoes back the perfect manifestation, in a way grander and more beautiful than I could have imagined.  

I now release this word, knowing that it is complete and done.

And so it is!

“Through faith in the Invisible we may claim the good we desire for ourselves or others, and when our whole inner being is in harmony with that good, then it is that we shall kiss the lips of our desire.”  Ernest Holmes, The Art of Life

Maria Dion is a Practitioner at the Rio Grande Center For Spiritual Living, Albuquerque, New Mexico.