A.R.E. Meeting for 6/27/16

John, I want to thank you for your healing energy directed toward my foot.  It is 100% better today!

Marsha was our leader all of June.  We need a new leader for July.  But remember, next Monday is a holiday, so we won't meet.

Search for God Book I: In the chapter on Cooperation, we read "Method of Obtaining Cooperation."  Just the one section.

Our experiment is on page 22 of the Experiments book:

Choose and write down a habit pattern that is especially characteristic of your own limited, ego self.  Pray each day that, as your real self, you may let loose of your involvement with that pattern.  Cultivate an attitude of openness to His healing for this part of your life.  At the end of each day, record any situation during the day where you experienced losing this particular limited sense of self.

Blessings and love,

Cindi

A.R.E. Meeting for 6/20/16

Leader: Marsha

After everyone had a chance to discuss how their week went and whether they followed through with an experiment, we began our reading for this week. In the Experiments book, we started with Chapter 2 on page 19, and read to the quote on page 21.

In the Search for God book, we read the second section in the Cooperation chapter titled “Need for Cooperation.”

The chosen experiment is on page 20:

Live with the awareness  that what you are thinking is actually creating and is very real. At the end of each day, review your thought patterns. Record those that you feel were especially constructive or helpful. Without a sense of self-condemnation, record those that you feel were not consistent with your ideals. 

A.R.E. Meeting for 6/13/16

Leader: Marsha

It was a nice turnout, and I enjoyed seeing everyone. Tonight we started with the Experiments book, and read from the top of page 15 until the end of the chapter. Then we read the Introduction in the SFG Book 1 (page numbers vary depending on your book).

There is a choice of two experiments. Choose one or the other or both.

Page 17:

What people in your life do you think the least of? Write down the names. What parts of yourself do you think the least of? Write down those parts. Work each day on treating these people and these parts of yourself as you would treat God. Pray for these individuals and parts of yourself each day.

Page 18:

Choose and write down one attitude, habit or physical condition which could be eliminated by conscious effort and which you feel may be a hindrance in your spiritual search. Then decide on a constructive attitude or way of behaving that could replace that hindering one (and write down the replacement). Work each day on manifesting that replacement attitude or behavior. Record situations in which you are successful in manifesting this replacement attitude or behavior.

A.R.E. Meeting for 6/6/16

Last night we finished the chapter on Meditation.  Next week we'll begin Lesson I, Cooperation.

In the Experiments book, we chose 2 experiments.  We thought they would be good to combine in our daily meditation.

1.  page 13

At the beginning of each meditation period take a few moments to become aware that there is consciousness within each cell of your body.  Suggest or ask your body to join the mind and spirit in this period of seeking.

2.  page 15

Use the prayer of protection given in the readings at the beginning of each meditation period.  Make a special point of experiencing the inner meaning of the prayer as you use it and not just saying it by rote.

"Father, as I open myself to the unseen forces that surround the throne of Grace, Beauty and Might, I throw about myself the protection found in the thought of the Christ."   (paraphrase of 262-3)