On Sunday, Rev. Lola Wright kicked off our new August series, “Your Body. Your Temple.”
Message Notes
Opening: I am here for my God to reveal what was said in the beginning …
“In the beginning God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness; So God created man in his own image, in the image of God.”
— Genesis 2.26 Lamsa
- Who are you?
- Where is Heaven?
- What is God?
SLIDE: It is my vow to allow the full exposure of my magnificence. I am the confident, beautiful, regal and assured life of God on full display for all to see. #MyVow
Your = You/Yours/ME (Your True Self and Your false self)
Body = Manifest Realm
Temple = House of God (The First Cause/the Great I Am)
Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, which you have from God, and that you are not your own?
— First Corinthians 6.19 NRSV
The Threefold Nature of God:
No one has seen God; no one has seen Life; what we have seen is the manifestation of Life.
— SOM p. 72
Objectives:
- We’re not here to find new techniques, to fix or to change Your Body. Your Temple. We’re here to REALIZE the beloved body of God.
- Distinguish the narrative you have about Your Body. Your Temple. – individually and collectively
- Move from you as a point of personality to a point of soul.
- To Love beyond conditions.
Keywords/Stories:
- Who’s Temple Are You Sitting In? NEW PERSPECTIVE/ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES – From One Temple to Another: “chubby” to “thick”
- What is being spoken in that Temple?
- SLIDE: If the body is to be permanently well, the soul or subjective life must be in poise (balance), the mind peaceful and happy. – The Science of Mind p. 99
- SLIDE: If your relationship with the present moment isn’t high and holy you will experience suffering. – Deepak Chopra
- Mom Walking @ Irving & T-Mobile/Collective Body Temple: SLIDE: The furtherance of evolution depends upon our ability to sense a unity with Nature and her forces. When the knowledge of this unity comes alike to all, the tread of armies will cease and the bugle call will echo the soft notes of brotherly love. – SOM p. 104
- Horny/Fat Chic meets Sexy Mom
- SLIDE: If your alignment with the present moment changes your life changes. – Eckhart Tolle
Summary:
You are the manifest body of God. You are the realization of God as itself. You are the self knowingness of Spirit.
Deep calls unto deep. Beauty calls unto beauty. Broken calls unto broken. The Law is impersonal and yet I and It are deeply personal. It is deeply personal for me to call on the wholeness of you. It is deeply personal for me to call on the glory of you. It is deeply personal for me to call on the beauty of you (Nick, bring the lights up, pls)
Closing:
- Would you be willing to release the past vows/false ideas you’ve held over your body?
- What is the body of God that you want to realize? What is the temple you want to create?
- Mirror Work: Pick up a small mirror, look into your own eyes, and say your name and, “I love and accept you exactly as you are.”
