Mark Sturdevant Mark Sturdevant

Minister’s Musings: Dec. 3

During the holiday season, when schedules fill and emotions run high, it’s easy to slip into stress, worry, or frustration without even noticing. True peace begins when we become aware of our inner state - when we can pause long enough to say, “Oh, my vibration is low right now.” That awareness alone is a spiritual victory. It invites us to step out of reactivity and back into our divine center, where peace is not something to chase but something we already are.

Raising our vibration is a practice of returning to Truth: taking a deep conscious breath, speaking a word of gratitude, choosing compassion, or simply sitting in stillness to remember God’s presence. Each mindful shift, no matter how small, lifts us into the peace that surpasses understanding. As we navigate this busy season, may we choose peace from the inside out, again and again.

Affirmation: I am a radiant center of peace. Wherever I go, I bring the calm presence of God.

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Mark Sturdevant Mark Sturdevant

Minister’s Musings: Nov. 30

As we move into this season of Thanksgiving, my heart is especially full. Charles Fillmore reminds us in The Revealing Word that gratitude is “a great magnifying power,” one that increases and expands the good already present in our lives. Gratitude isn’t just a polite response - it is a spiritual energy that lifts our consciousness into a higher awareness of God’s ever-unfolding good.

As I pause and reflect this year, I can feel that magnifying power at work. Every moment I stop and give thanks, something inside opens, softens, and expands. Gratitude turns the ordinary into the sacred and helps us see the Divine lovingly active in all things.

And truly, I am so grateful to be part of this beautiful spiritual family. Serving alongside you, praying with you, growing with you - these are blessings I cherish deeply.

Thank you for the love, the laughter, the willingness to show up authentically, and the way we model Truth.

As we gather with loved ones or keep the holiday quietly in our hearts, may we each feel the warmth of Spirit’s presence and the joy of knowing we are connected in a circle of love and acceptance.

Affirmation: “With every breath, I give thanks, and my gratitude magnifies the good in my life.”

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