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“Letting Go” during this Lenten Season

March 23, 2013 by admin

Dear Friends,

“See the former things have come to pass, and new things I now declare.” (Isaiah 42:9)

As I write this, we are entering the Lenten Season –the blessed time to “let go” and prepare for Easter. It is an opportunity to change our thinking, to raise our consciousness.

Why do we have to “let go” of the beliefs we may hold about life in general and our individual lives with their seeming challenges, those “ups & downs” we sometimes experience?

The answer is because life is calling us to grow spiritually, to come up higher, to “know” in our hearts that “It is the Father’s
good pleasure to give you the kingdom.” (Luke 12-32).

As you expand your consciousness, it will allow you to receive all that good that God has in Mind for you!  What is holding us back from “raising up” to this New Life? The answer is our ego. It is limited and limiting. Whereas, God knows no lack or limitations. And, that’s the reason we, as a spiritual community, are focusing on “Letting Go” during this Lenten Season. Letting go of old thoughts that hold you back from Easter Transformation which was not only a “rising up” of Jesus but for you and me. You, see, nothing can change in your life until you do.

I love the hymn “Be not afraid, I go before you, come follow me and I will give you rest,” Let us together, as the One we are, rise up with acceptance of where we are in consciousness but praying for an ever-expanding consciousness which will allow us to receive the good that God wants for us.

This is Resurrection!

May you all have a blessed Easter Experience!
Rev. Joanne

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