I Am Unlimited - Dr. Frank Richelieu

I work in the consciousness of Truth and I work with love.
I am unlimited in my spiritual nature.
My mind is unlimited.
The life within me is unlimited.
My creativity is unlimited.
My ideas are unlimited.
The beauty around me and within me is unlimited.I am unlimited in every respect.
I work in the consciousness of Truth and I work with love.
And So It Is!

* Written by Dr. Frank Richelieu (modified)


Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Love & Security - Dr. Ernest Holmes

Today I bestow the essence of love upon everything. Everyone I meet shall be lovely to me. My soul meets the soul of the Universe in everyone. This love is a healing power touching everything into wholeness.
The Law of Good is flowing through me. I am one with the rhythm of Life. There is nothing to be afraid of. There is nothing to be uncertain about. God is over all, in all, and through all. God is right where I am. I am at peace with the world in which I live. I am at home with the Divine Spirit in which I am immersed.
And so it is.
Amen.

I'm So Thankful

I rejoice and give thanks for this day and for knowing that as I recognize the Presence of the Spirit in my life that everything is in perfect Divine Law and Order. My mind is relaxed as I accept the ideas that Spirit has for me today. I am never anxious or frustrated as I know that there is always and answer and a solution to every seeming problem. I give thanks for the opportunities that come to me to reveal my faith and awareness of G-d's infinite good expressing for me, through me. I have a deep conviction that I will always have plenty and some to spare. I give generously of that which I receive, knowing that I am giving from an infinite Source which always meets my every need. All that I do, I do with joy and enthusiasm, for I know that it is mine to do. I give thanks for my realization of these truths as they express effortlessly in my life now. And so it is. Amen.

My Health Is G-d Expressing As Me, For Me

As I recognize the All-ness of G-d, Infinite Spirit, I recognize that all that is of value; health, happiness, love, joy, peace, wisdom and beauty ... are of G-d. I know that all these gifts of the Spirit are within me. It is natural and beautiful to let the expression of the Divine flow through my mind, my heart and my soul. I am never without the gifts of the Spirit for they are always available to me, immediately as I recognize and claim them as mine. My health is the Spirit's Health sustaining and maintaining my physical being in perfect order and synchronicity. The Life of the Spirit lives within me, physically, mentally and emotionally. I am a part of this Health of G-d, a part of this Perfection, Completeness and Wholeness. The Creator has expressed Itself in me, as me, and for me. All the Health that I will ever realize is G-d expressing Itself through me; physical health, mental well-being, emotional balance. All these and more create within me the capacity and the ability to expand this life of mine into a greater expression of the One Life that is G-d. My health, success, wealth, loving companionship ... are all the gifts that I have accepted from the One Source of All-Good, G-d. I am immensely blessed because I accept all the Good that is mine to experience. Each and every day I give thanks for G-d, for the Good, and for this gift of life, eternal. I know that Health is Life and Life is G-d ... there is no separation, only G-d expressing Its Life infinitely individualized as me and as every living thing. I am grateful for this awareness, thankful for this understanding ... and blessed for knowing that besides G-d, there is none other. One G-d, One Good, available to All, right now, right where I am and right where you are. And so it is. Amen.

My Own Shall Come To Me

Credit to Dr. Ernest Holmes, The Science of Mind:

My Own Shall Come To Me

From far and near my own shall come to me. Even now it is coming to me and I receive it.
My own is now manifesting itself to me, and I see and know its presence. My own shall know and respond to me.
My own cannot be kept from me, neither can I keep my good away from me. I receive my good NOW.
My own shall find me. No matter where I go, it will follow and claim me.
I cannot hide myself from my own.
My own shall come to me, even though I deny it; for there is nothing in me that can hinder it from entering and taking possession of my Soul.
My own is now expressed.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

I Welcome New Opportunities Into My Life With Love

Credit to Dr. Domenic A. Polifrone:

Knowing my oneness with GOD, I experience true healing of mind and body. I appreciate the statement that says, Principle is not governed by precedent. I affirm that every part or atom of my being is cooperating so that absolute healing takes place. Love, peace and wisdom are drawn to me through the Law of Attraction.
I Welcome New Opportunities Into My Life With Love.

My celebration of life is about sharing my inner joy with those who are open to it. I enjoy the laughter and fun times shared in the company of those near and dear to me. Now, I AM ready to go with a new routine or accept new responsibilities. I move forward following GOD'S direction for a new plan or a new experience. Hallelujah!
I Welcome New Opportunities Into My Life With Love.

I have faith that there is nothing beyond GOD'S Power to heal, comfort, strengthen, soothe, provide and guide me forward into this glorious life. As it says in Psalm 43:3, I send out your light and your truth; let them lead me. Spirit works through all experiences, and I AM led to make the right choices for my own wonderful life. I AM so thankful for all the demonstrations that take place for me.
I Welcome New Opportunities Into My Life With Love.

And so it is!


Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

"God's Perfect Idea Of Me" - Dr. Ernest Holmes

This word I speak is for me, about me, is the truth of me.
There is nothing in my mind, or the mind of another, that can deny it.
Its action and fulfillment cannot be delayed, deferred, or hindered.
I know, affirm, and declare that Divine Intelligence, the Mind of God,
now guides and directs my every thought, my every action.
I know what to do, when to do it, and how to do it.
Every good idea I have carries with it the knowledge of the ways and
means for its achievement. I am vigorous and whole.
I possess the vitality of the Infinite. I am strong and well.
God's Life is my life, now. His strength is my strength.
His power is my power. My whole being is renewed, invigorated, made alive.
There is peace, a Divine harmonious, dynamic, creative action at the center
of my being. Every breath I draw, every beat of my heart,
is the perfect rhythmic action of Life Itself.
The expression of the One Perfect Life in me as me is now perfectly
maintaining every atom, cell, and organ of my body.
My body is a Divine idea in the Mind of God and no thing, no situation
or condition can prevent Its full and complete expression in and as me.
God created my body, knows how to maintain it, to remove what doesn't
belong, and to rebuild it. This is occurring right now.
Without reservation I know I now manifest and experience in all fullness
and completeness God's perfect idea of me, and in all respects, every action,
function, and structure of my body now conforms to it.
There is perfect assimilation, circulation, and elimination.
All that I am is one with the One Perfect Life.
All the joy there is, all the happiness, all the beauty are now mine.
I am born of the Spirit. I am in the Spirit. I am the Spirit made manifest.

And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Dr. Frank E. Richelieu - Unlimited In My Spiritual Power

From Dr. Frank Richelieu, "The Art Of Being Yourself": Realize that "I am that I am" and the power of that "I am" is your power also. It takes effort to convert your consciousness and turn in a new direction, but the effort is infinitely worthwhile. Life is a growing, unfolding process. Embrace the Truth and grow in beauty and compassion today and every day.
Say to yourself:
"I am unlimited in my spiritual power. Right now, this moment, I relate to the perfect pattern, the Christ consciousness within me. I increase in love, in wisdom, and in strength. I am now in harmony with all that I do and undertake, for perfect love makes everything clear and beautiful to me."


Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Rev. Ike - Success and Prosperity Prayer Treatment

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Rev Bates

Today Is The Day

Gratefully I recognize the Presence of G-d today, in all things and in all people. I know that this One Life which sustains and maintains the Universe in perfect law and order, is everywhere present. I acknowledge G-d as Intelligence, as Power, as Love, and all things good. I believe and accept that this Power in-dwells me and all of life as we know it.

I identify with the presence of this Infinite Spirit within me for I know that It is the Source of my every good desire, my hopes and my dreams. It is the way, the truth and the life, within me.

I declare in this moment that I use this Power and this Intelligence as I open my mind to new ideas that bring forth into my experience a greater happiness, a greater joy, and a greater success in all that I do. I know that as I depend on this Principle: All Is G-d and All Is Good, there is nothing beyond my reach or the capacity of my consciousness to embody.

My consciousness of success and prosperity contains the perfect mental equivalent, the perfect images, and the perfect likeness, of the good life that I accept for myself now, right now, in this moment. Today is the day. Today is the day in which my consciousness reveals in the physical that which I hold within my mind. Today is the day. And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

My Eyes Are Open, Now I See

Credit to Dr. Ernest Holmes:

My eyes are opened more widely, and I look out upon a broader horizon. Across all the experiences I may have had which were limited or unpleasant, I now see the rosy hue of a new dawn.

Letting go of that which is little, I now enter into a larger concept of life. Dropping all fear, I entertain faith.

Realizing that every form of uncertainty is seeing only in part, I open my spiritual eyes to that which is wholeness. As I do this, the limitation, the fear, and the doubt slip away from my experience, taking their departure in quietness and in peace.

I turn to that which is greater and better and fuller ... the eternal life of happiness and of peace. My eyes are open to the breadth and the height and depth of that life which is God, that life which is good.

And so it is.

Keep the faith!

Rev Bates

God's Perfection Within Me - Dr. Ernest Holmes Affirmation

The Master Mind Jesus: "Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven [within you] is perfect."

There is one Life, that Life is God, that Life is my life now. This Life circulates through me. It animates my whole being.

Whatever may seem to be to the contrary in my body is now made whole as I identify it with pure Spirit.

I open my mind as a channel for the realization of the Divine Presence and I affirm and accept it. Nothing within me can deny or reject it.

Because God is perfect, I am perfect.

I accept the wholeness of Spirit with complete conviction, identifying myself and everything that I am with the harmony, the perfection, and the wholeness of the life of God.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Affirmation Treatment by Eric Butterworth

From "Spiritual Economics" by Eric Butterworth: Speak this aloud, going through it several times until you feel that you have grasped its essence in your consiousness. And, finally, close your eyes and let the Truth of the words sink into your inmost and deeper-than-conscious level of mind:

"I am secure, for I know who I am: a richly endowed child of God. I am secure in all I do, for I know my oneness with the divine process. I am secure in all I have, for I know my treasure is in my mind, not in my things. I live my life from day to day as if God's supportive substance were as exhaustless and dependable as the air I breathe, which it most certainly is."


Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Affirmative Prayer Special - Rev Bates on the Radio

Special Announcement: Rev Bates will be presenting a special radio broadcast, Wednesday, September 9th at 5:30 p.m. Pacific Time/ 7:30 p.m. Central Time/8:30 p.m. Eastern Time/6:30 p.m. Mountain Time.

This will be a full half-hour devoted to: "4-Steps To A Wonderful Life" - the essential practice of affirmative prayer; what it is - what it does - and how to use it effectively, to experience that which you desire to do, to be, or to have. Please tune in at KTYM AM 1460 Radio in Los Angeles, Hollywood and surrounding cities and worldwide at www.ktym.com ... this will be a "Live" broadcast from Palm Springs, California.

"Rev Bates on the Radio"

God's Grace Is Unlimited by Dr. Robert H. Bitzer

Whatever attention or help I may need is always forthcoming when I need it. God always maintains Its unity of being. Its creation forever lives and has its being in the One Presence. Its creative interest always sustains Its creation. It protects, guards, guides and nurtures it. Whatever is necessary is provided.

Spirit, as Its own creation, can never deteriorate nor disintegrate. My consciousness, my body and my finances are creations of Spirit. Spirit sustains Its own ideas by becoming the ideas It creates.

I am not subject to neglect. I cannot be misinformed nor misled. Infinite Intelligence provides me with the right information and knowledge. It reveals all I need to know about health and the maintenance of my body. It keeps me informed about finances. Mind is infinite in Its awareness and unlimited in Its ability to act. One with Its knowledge, I act from this limitless Being.
And so it is!
Dr. Robert H. Bitzer

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Rev Bates

Lifting Up My Soul To A Greater Life Expression

I rejoice and give thanks for my awareness of G-d's Presence in all things and in all people. I know that this Presence is peace, joy, happiness, harmony, love and Intelligence. This Intelligence is revealed in all things throughout the universe. I know that this Intelligence is within me. It is this Intelligence that creates peace within me in the face of discord. It is this Intelligence that creates joy within me by filling my mind with hope and faith. I am a willing inlet and outlet for this Intelligence to express more and more of Itself through me, as me, and for me. I embrace the infinite possibilities that this life has to offer. I share the good that I have received willingly and lovingly, whether it be money, love, peace, joy or wisdom. I do not withhold anything that the Infinite has gifted me with, knowing and accepting that there is an infinite Source of Good always flowing to me and through me. I believe and accept that these words have created in me a perfect vessel to contain more and more of the good that G-d desires to give to the world, through me ... and I give it forth generously knowing that the more I give, the more I receive ... of every good thing. In this moment and always, I lift up my soul to a greater life expression, now.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

The Peace At The Heart Of God Is The Peace At The Heart Of Me

Credit to: Dr. Robert H. Bitzer, "The Creative Word"
". . . the work of the righteousness shall be peace." - Isaiah 32:17

My Reliance upon the presence of God gives me poise and power. My relationship with God cannot vary because I am in God and God is in me. Nothing can disturb this relationship. I maintain perfect equilibrium. Regardless of storms around me, or opinions of others, the presence of God in me keeps me stabilized. This conviction keeps me true to my course.

This balance is maintained between my desire and my expression, my thought and its creation. This Presence permits no trouble to come into my life. Nothing of confusion can enter my atmosphere. This peace would automatically repel any approaching disturbance. Wherever I go, harmony is established before I arrive. This same law causes whatever I do, to work out harmoniously. This peace at the center keeps me conscious of the depth of my spiritual power. My awareness of the One Presence sustains my unified being in its right expression. This peace coordinates all action and brings complete harmony on every plane of activity.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

I Depend Upon Divine Principle For My Limitless Abundance

Credit to: Dr. Robert H. Bitzer, "The Creative Word"

". . . I am become rich, I have found me out substance." - Hosea 12:8

I know that money has no power over me because I am that which creates money. I have the power to give myself wealth or to withhold wealth. I am opulent, abundant. This awareness is my true prosperity and my never failing security. I am one with limitless substance which is God.

Substance which is God cannot be denied, because God could never be poor nor limited. I know that I, too, am the consciousness of that which God is. There is nothing in me that could cause me to be aware of limitation or permit any condition of lack. I am conscious of the limitless abundance which is God.

I live opulently because I know that all that the Father hath belongs to me. I am the prosperous life which God is. I live in that conviction of prosperous being. My consciousness is quickened so that the awareness of opulence and wealth is vitalized. I know my prosperous, abundant self finds its complete fulfillment.
And so it is.


Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Seeing With The Mind's Eye - Rev. Ike

"God has given man the power to create his experience by means of his imagination; therefore whatever he can see himself being, doing, and having in his imagination, he can be, do, and have in his experience." - Rev. Ike
Special Note: Rev. Ike made his transition on Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Affirmative Treatment by Rev. Ike:

God-in-me has given me the power to create my experience by means of my imagination.
I AM using my imagination to see all the good I desire in my experience.
I AM visualizing positive, happy, loving, successful experiences.
I see myself being, doing, and having all the good I desire, right here and right now.
Thank you Father.
Thank you God-in-me.


Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Money Is An Idea In Mind by Dr. Carleton Whitehead

The Creative Mind of God is the unlimited Source of all. It is always saying "yes" to my consciousness. Around me and within me, It is continually honoring my decisions, filling the mold of my acceptance and living up to my expectations. This is no less true where money is concerned. Money is a spiritual idea. It is one of the means by which the creations of Mind circulate. As a spiritual idea, it is intelligent, power-filled and alive.

In my open and receptive thought, this truth of money erases and permanently clears away any and all beliefs that are not in total accord with prosperity. I am in tune with money, and money is in tune with me. Its purpose is fulfilled as it flows intelligently, powerfully and vitally throughout my life and my experience. Mind is the mint of my money. I honor the Source as it honors my prosperous decisions. The opulence of my consciousness overflows as the spirit of money flows through. God in me has a rich outlet for good, by means of me. My whole world is prospered.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Power Within My Word - Dr. Robert H. Bitzer

My religious experience included the First Baptist Church of Paris, Missouri and then conversion to Catholicism. After many years of experiencing the limitations of religion, my first visit to the Hollywood Church of Religious Science on Sunset Boulevard, was life-changing. Dr. Bitzer's lecture that day seemed like it was directed to me personally ... I was enraptured and felt the bliss within of knowing that I had finally found "the truth that sets man free." Below is one of my favorite spiritual treatments written by the great Dr. Robert H. Bitzer:

My word is my consciousness of specific action. It has intention, purpose and meaning. It is the intelligence of the One Mind moving in a prescribed direction for a definite accomplishment. My word is the movement of Spirit knowing where it is going and what it shall do. It draws to itself its own receptivity and entails perfect cooperation. It knows how to get its greatest response and creates its own recognition as it proceeds.

The power within my word is inexhaustible because it is impelled by infinite energy. It creates its own allies and contributors. I act in complete confidence knowing that my word is self-contained in Intelligence, understanding and power.

My word completes its cycle of perfect expression. I recognize its power and accept its fulfillment. It brings inevitable change and expansion, all of which I accept. I have the consciousness of being its expression. I adjust instantly to the new experience which my word produces, for it is the forward movement of my true being. I have the new ideas that match the new experiences. I am completely oriented in its higher unfoldment.

My word creates the larger expression of that which I am already in consciousness now.
And so it is!

Keep the faith!

Rev Bates

Divine Activity by Dr. Robert H. Bitzer

Special Note: Dr. Robert H. Bitzer was the Founding Minister of the Hollywood Church of Religious Science, in Hollywood, California. He established his church on the famous Sunset Boulevard and paid for it, in full, within 8 years. He was a Master Teacher of Absolute Principle, which is the foundation of the Science of Mind philosophy.

Please study this spiritual treatment written by the great, Dr. Robert H. Bitzer:

I am part of the movement of the Divine. I do not waste my energy in needless or useless activity. All activity in my life is directed toward my goal; therefore, it has meaning. Everything I do is related to the achievement of my desire. In this way my energy is utilized in its fullest power. I do not spend unnecessary time contemplating details. I know the direction of Divine Activity takes care of all details.

At all times I am at my best and give my utmost to every endeavor. My work is completed on time. I give the right attention each experience merits. I am up to date in my thinking and up to date in every phase of my living. All activity in my life is divinely coordinated, directed, and fulfilled.

This consciousness of right activity dissolves any belief in inaction. My life cannot stand still, for its expression is the constant un-foldment of Divine Activity fulfilling Its goal. Every thought and every feeling bears witness to this progress.

And so it is.

Keep the faith!

Rev Bates

Treatment For Money

I found this treatment in my files, but, the author is unknown to me:

I now subconsciously accept this treatment. There is only one Creative Cause, God. There is only one Mind, God. There is only one Life, God. There is only one Substance, God. This present universe is the Glory of God. It is moving, flexible, fluidic creation, it is alive with the Life, the Abundance, and the Richness of God. I abide in prosperity. Mind created me in order that It might act through me. Therefore, I am receptive to Its abundance. I am receptive to Its circulation in my life in the form of money. Money is God's Idea of circulation in my world of finance. I accept this Idea completely. I appreciate this Idea; I like it. Money being God in Action, is absolute good, it is wholesome. It is a blessing to me, and I am now prospered with it. I have no fear of lack for I believe that I have plenty of money. It is God's Activity in my world. It is God's Activity in my bank account. It is God's Activity in my investments. It is God's Activity in everything to which I lay my hands. This money is flowing, this money is free. I do not attempt to lock it up. I do not put a fence around it. It is God's money, I let it flow in, I let it flow out. As I release it, I know that it comes back to me, pressed down, shaken together and running over. "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." I am now free in money. I rejoice in it. I appreciate it, and I thank God for it. I have money forevermore. Amen.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Making Good Use of the Power Within Me

As I recognize, G-d, Infinite Spirit, I recognize Power, All-Power. And I recognize All-Love, All-Joy and All-Good. I know this Power seeks to express Itself though me, for that is Its Nature. It is Present with me now, in me, through me, surrounding me, pressing against me. It is calling me to keep faith with It, to worship It by giving It my absolute faith and trust. I know that there is nothing but this Power ... nothing to oppose It ... nothing to block Its flow into my experience as peace, harmony and love. In this moment, I identify with It, knowing that It is the Presence that lives through me, as me, and for me. It indwells me as Creative Mind, revealing to me desires for Good and more Good for me now. I accept that the Good that I seek is mine now, for this Power brings it forth into my experience with grace and ease. I have no time for worry, doubt, or fear ... for these things are but shadows of past thinking that can no longer be sustained and maintained in my mind. My thoughts are on G-d, the Good ... and they fill me up with enthusiasm, with joy, with knowing and realizing that the more Good I embody, the more Good I embrace, the more Good I accept ... the more of G-d that is revealed in my every experience. I embrace this Truth mentally, emotionally and spiritually, now.
And so it is!

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

"I Tune My Consciousness to God" by Dr. Carleton Whitehead

God is where I am. The One Presence surrounds me. The divine qualities of Life, Love, and Light encompass me. This is not a blind affirmation; it is a statement of truth, for separation from the Infinite is impossible.

I am not deluded by belief in any power other than Good. Negatives are less than nothing, and I waste no thought and emotion on minus quantities. Only the positive, the good, the whole, and the harmonious are worthy of my attention.

Using my inalienable right of choice, I tune my consciousness to Reality. With marvelous response, the cells of my body vibrate with Life. They unite in actions that flow in the pattern of wholeness. Every string of my emotional being throbs with overtones of the fundamental Love. The harmony in my heart hears its echo in all my relationships. Light radiates in my mind, and my illuminated awareness perceives creation's order and beauty. Attunement has set me on the path that leads from glory to glory.

And so it is.

Amen.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

"I Am Free" by Dr. Carleton Whitehead

In the unity of God, there is no bondage. I am a free spirit in God's universe, and I declare my freedom from all ties that have held me from my true Self-expression. I am the Light of the world. I let this light of truth flood every nook and cranny of my consciousness, and the shadows of error, doubt, and fear evaporate into their own nothingness. I am Divine Love. Joyously I let this Love dissolve all resentment, criticism, and self-pity, and the fetters of negativity fall away.

What a relief to be rid of those burdens! I now move ahead easily. Light of heart and confident of step, I delight in each new adventure on the path of my true Self-unfoldment. I allow nothing to violate the integrity of my own soul. The light shines before me, illuminating the way. Love powers my every thought and carries me on to new victories. God rejoices in the free and radiant expression of Spirit which I am.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

My Vision Expands by Dr. Carleton Whitehead

God is the infinite potential of my life, the inexhaustible essence of my being, the unlimited intelligence of my mind, the unquenchable light of my spirit. The promise of greatness is implicit in the image and likeness created by God as me. I was born not of the flesh but of spirit, not to bondage but to freedom. I am intended not for mediocrity but for the radiant expression of God's glory.

Knowing, then, that limitations are none other than the boundaries of my own vision, I loose the bonds of captivity. I lift my eyes above human bondage to the high peaks of Divine Potential. In every area of my life - health, finance, vocation, relationships, service to mankind - old boundaries are breached by the released inner light. I behold all things new.

I trust the purpose for which I was born. God's wisdom, love, and power guide, sustain, and support me. On the wings of my expanded vision I rise to greet the golden opportunities of the years ahead.
And so it is.


Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

An Effective Prosperity Prayer by Dr. Joseph Murphy

I know there is only one Source, the Life-Principle, from which all things flow. It created the universe and all things therein contained. I am a focal point of the Divine presence. My mind is open and receptive. I am a free-flowing channel for harmony, beauty, guidance, wealth, and the riches of the Infinite. I know that health, wealth, and success are released from within and appear without. I am now in harmony with the infinite riches within and without, and I know these thoughts are sinking into my subconscious mind and will be reflected on the screen of space. I wish for everyone all the blessings of life. I am open and receptive to God's riches - spiritual, mental, and material - and they flow to me in avalances of abundance.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

The Prospering Power Prospers Me

Credit to Dr. Carleton Whitehead, "Creative Imagination":

God, the Infinite Giver, is forever giving through all creation. The prospering power of Life is continually prospering Its expressions. As a seed is multiplied by the vital activity within it, so are my creative ideas carried to fruition by the power of life within them. God in me as me is always giving through me. My expanding awareness of this truth assures prosperity in all my affairs.

The illusion of good coming to me from outside myself is permanently dispelled. I look not to fortune, chance, or a hoped-for change in externals to bring me fulfillment. I look to God, the one prospering action, moving in my consciousness as intuition, guidance, love, and creative power.

My crystal-clear perception of wholeness pulses with vitality, and my health blooms. I abide in the fundamental harmony of Life, and my relationships reward me with rich understanding. I know Mind as the unlimited source of money, and my financial activities thrive. Creative power flowing through my God-centered consciousness prospers whatsoever I do.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Dr. Joseph Murphy - Special Prayer for Eyes and Ears

I am the Lord that healeth me. My vision is spiritual, eternal, and a quality of my consciousness. My eyes are Divine ideas, and they are always functioning perfectly.

My perception of spiritual Truth is clear and powerful. The light of understanding dawns in me; I see more and more of God's Truth every day. I see spiritually; I see mentally; I see physically. I see images of Truth and Beauty everywhere.

The infinite Healing Presence is now, this moment, rebuilding my eyes. They are perfect, Divine instruments, enabling me to receive messages from the world within and the world without. The glory of God is revealed in my eyes.

I hear the Truth; I love the Truth; I know the Truth. My ears are God's perfect ideas, functioning perfectly at all times. My ears are the perfect instruments which reveal God's harmony to me. The love, beauty, and harmony of God flow through my eyes and ears; I am in tune with the Infinite. I hear the still, small voice of God within me. The Holy Spirit quickens my hearing, and my ears are open and free. Amen.

Keep the faith!

Rev. Bates

Prosperity Promises Kept

Recognizing that G-d, Infinite Spirit, is All-Knowing and All-Present, I feel the deepest and highest level of trust in turning to the Presence, always. Infinite Intelligence is always available, accessible and personal to me and to everyone, now.
Knowing that Intelligence reigns Supreme in the Universe, I know this Intelligence guides and directs me in all things and in all ways. This Intelligence is within me, and is the guiding light that inspires me with ideas, images and thoughts that prosper me. This Intelligence is within, pressing against me, and surrounds me, now.
In this moment I declare that all that I need is mine when I need it. This is the true prosperity that is always present in my life experience. I realize that all my hopes and desires are made manifest in the right and perfect time and in the right and perfect way. I let the Spirit create for me that which is always for my highest and greatest good, knowing that Infinite Mind always fills in the pieces that I might not conceive. I let the prosperity thoughts and ideas fill my mind with faith and confidence that as I align my mind with the One Mind, the All-Good that is G-d, becomes my ever-present experience.
Today, I accept a greater and greater good in all things; success, prosperity, happiness, health, peace, joy and the beauty of the Spirit as It is made manifest through my action of thought and my activity of faith. I accept my blessings today and share these blessings with all in my world of experience. It is a joy to realize the deeply-felt gratitude that is mine today as the Infinite's prosperity promises are kept and realized in my experience.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

Spirit Responds To Me Now

As I recognize G-d, Infinite Spirit, in all things and in all people, there is nothing in me to deny my good or the good for anyone. My faith in the Good keeps my mind focused on G-d's perfect Presence and Power as it is revealed in my life. I am never without the confidence and the faith to demonstrate the good desires of my heart or to see the glorious reflection of the Spirit in all people and all conditions. "Besides me there is none other," the scripture reads, and in faith and hope, I declare this as the Truth in all things that concern me.

Consciously, I identify with the Spirit knowing that Its peace is my peace, Its joy is my joy, and Its love is my love. Within me is all that G-d has created me to be; strength, confidence, harmony, success, and faith. There is nothing in me that rejects the Truth that I am in the image and the likeness of G-d and that It has imparted a part of Itself in me, to express as me, for me, and through me, to be and to do and to have that which It desires for me to express.

In this awareness, I declare that I am free to be the me that G-d has created me to be. I am free to be successful, to be prosperous, to be generous and to be loving and loved. I declare that there is nothing that can obstruct the perfect flow of Spirit's expression as me. I live in the joyous confidence of knowing that all that I do shall succeed and prosper. There is only success and happiness for me, now and always. I live fully in the Spirit and I know and I know that I know that Spirit enlivens my heart with enthusiasm and joy. I accept this as the Truth for me now and for all people. I accept that my soul is satisfied with the life that G-d has given me through my consciousness of trust and faith in Its Divine giving-ness and unconditional love. Life in the Spirit is marvelous indeed.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

I Believe In My Prayer And The Answer To It

In the book, “A New Design For Living,” written by Dr. Holmes and Willis Kinnear, Dr. Holmes defines 4-Steps of spiritual mind treatment. Please read these carefully and focus on the words used in each “defined process” of the treatment:

Recognition: I know that there is One Presence, One Power, One Life, One Intelligence, One Substance. It is perfect, whole, complete, and harmonious. It is the source of all things and is in and through all things. There is nothing separate from It. There is nothing that can limit Its action, there is nothing that can be separate from Its action. It always knows what to do, how to do it, and when to do it. It is the limitless source of every good thing. It is all joy, all happiness, love, harmony, and perfection in all that It is and does.

Identification: There is One life , that Life is God, that Life is perfect, that Life is my life, now. There is nothing in me or in my experience separate from God. "I am that which Thou art, Thou art that which I am." What I am is God in me as me. I now rid my mind of any and all ideas of isolation and separation from God, and know that as I now turn to Him I permit and Partake of an increased flow and influx of the Divine nature as what I am. I am one with God--all that is. My mind is a focal point, an individualization, of the Mind of God, the One Creative Power. The word I speak, the declaration I make is the word of God going forth through me into new tangible creation. In accord with the Law of Mind my word is its own fulfillment.

Declaration: This word I speak is for me, about me, is the truth of me. There is nothing in my mind, or the mind of another, that can deny it. Its action and fulfillment cannot be delayed, deferred, or hindered. I know, affirm, and declare that Divine Intelligence, the Mind of God, now guides and directs my every thought, my every action. I know what to do, when to do it, and how to do it. Every good idea I have carries with it the knowledge of the ways and means for its achievement. I am vigorous and whole. I possess the vitality of the Infinite. I am strong and well. God's Life is my life, now. His strength is my strength. His power is my power. My whole being is renewed, invigorated, made alive. There is peace, a Divine harmonious, dynamic, creative action at the center of my being. Every breath I draw, every beat of my heart, is the perfect rhythmic action of Life Itself. The expression of the One Perfect Life in me as me is now perfectly maintaining every atom, cell, and organ of my body. My body is a Divine idea in the Mind of God and no thing, no situation or condition can prevent Its full and complete expression in and as me. God created my body, knows how to maintain it, to remove what doesn't belong, and to rebuild it. This is occurring right now. Without reservation I know I now manifest and experience in all fullness and completeness God's perfect idea of me, and in all respects, every action, function, and structure of my body now conforms to it. There is perfect assimilation, circulation, and elimination. All that I am is one with the One Perfect Life. All the joy there is, all the happiness, all the beauty are now mine. I am born of the Spirit. I am in the Spirit. I am the Spirit made manifest.

Acceptance: I now accept the creative action of the words I have spoken as the law and the thing whereunto they are directed. They go forth into immediate fulfillment. Right now are they fully manifest. There is no delay, there is nothing that can prevent them from now being fully and completely fulfilled in my experience. They are words of power and of good. I accept them, I know they are the truth of that which I am. In and through them God goes forth anew into creation. It is now done, it is now complete. For this knowledge, for this understanding, I am grateful. I give thanks that all this is so. I know and accept that there is One Life, that Life is God, that Life is perfect, and that Life is my life now. Right now.
And so it is.

Special Note: Everyone can learn to write, speak, think, spiritual treatment. Use words that are specific, definite, affirmative and describe the result as being real, now.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Love Is The Answer To Every Problem

From "The Art of Being Yourself" by Dr. Frank Richelieu:

I know love is the answer to every problem or discomfort that exists or appears to exist. Therefore, I use love, not a sentimental, concerned love, but the love that stems from the center of my being and radiates out to make right my world and the world of those I love. I feel this love welling up within me. I see it penetrating and absorbing everything unlike itself. I can always depend upon this love, for it is a quality of Divine Mind. It is an ingredient of the universe. I breathe love in. I exhale love. I see love in every person and thing in my life. I recognize that harmony, peace and love are the very substance of my life and beingness.

And so it is!

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

The Spirit Is Moving Me To Accept ...

The Spirit is moving me to accept that Its Power, Its Presence, and Its Intelligence, is guiding me and directing me to a greater and greater experience of Good in All things. I know that this spark of the Divine within me is the very Life of me and this Life lives in me, as me, and through me eternally. There is not one moment that this Spirit is not moving me to accept the Good in everything that comes into my experience. I accept that Good is always present, always available and always recognized by me. Never am I without that which is required for me to express this Life of Spirit gloriously and dynamically in my life experience. I use the Power of the Infinite to choose, to create, and to live to the highest and best that I can imagine for myself. I live and express love, peace, joy, happiness, abundance and all things Good, freely and with grace and ease. I let the Spirit be revealed in all that I do, all that I am, and in all that I say ... always, in recognition that my Good comes from an infinite Source desiring to express more of Itself through me, as me, and for me. And in this recognition, this realization, I feel that deep sense of gratitude that moves me forever onward and upward into the highest realm of spiritual expression.
And so it is!

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

G-d's Plan Is Abundance

Credit to Dr. Ernest Holmes:

I am endowed with absolute control over my thinking. I know my thoughts are productive and do produce actual experiences in my life. I have no fear of lack or limitation in any form, because I know God's plan is abundance. That abundance is my supply. I cannot be deprived of God's supply. No person, place or thing can interfere with the flow of Divine Substance manifesting in my life as my own wealth. Omnipresent Substance is everywhere, evenly present. It is the source of everything which is. The Source of this Substance is MY Source and I am now directing my thought only to THAT Source. I see myself receiving ALL the Supply I shall ever need or want. I identify myself with this Supply and give thanks for it.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

Living in the Spirit of Good and More Good

As I recognize G-d, Infinite Presence, my mind is open to Its Power, Intelligence and Love. Knowing that G-d has created me in Its image and likeness, I unify with the attributes of G-d that give me the greatest sense of Its Presence in my life; Love, Joy, Happiness, Harmony and Peace. I realize that in G-d, I live and move and have my being ... and in this awareness I am filled with love, joy, happiness, harmony and peace. It can be no other way, for the Presence permeates All of Life and I am a part of It. Knowing that all these things are present for me, I readily accept good and more good in my life experience today. I accept an ever increasing good in all things that concern me. Taking my cue from Dr. Holmes, I know that I am surrounded by good, it presses against me, flows through and is always present with me. I accept this for me and for anyone who accepts this with me. It gives me great joy to know that this is the truth for all of us and that we can turn to G-d and accept more and more of the good that is available to us at any time, in any situation, for anything. I feel a great sense of gratitude smoothly caressing my heart and soul as I accept this now. And so it is!

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

I Believe In The Best

I rejoice and give thanks for the best of times and the best of everything ... and I let these words be my contract with G-d, Infinite Spirit. As I know that G-d only desires the very best of everything for me, I accept the best without hesitation. My mind is in tune with the Infinite Good and I imagine my life filled with the best of health, the best of friends, and the best of everything. I have divorced myself from my old ways of thinking and I truly and forever embrace only that in my mind which appeals to me and gives me a greater sense of enthusiasm and joy for living. In embracing the best, my mind is vitalized with an energy and faith that consistently demonstrates only Good in my experiences. In this consciousness, I love my life and I share this love with all those who I come into contact with, knowing that as I affirm the love in everyone and all things, I am expanding the capacity within myself to accept and believe in only the very best that G-d has prepared for me.
And so it is.

Keeping My Mind On The Prize

Today and every day I recognize my conscious union with G-d, Infinite Spirit. And in this putting G-d first, I am putting the focus on good and more good in my life experience. I know that as I unify in my mind, with G-d, I guarantee that my health, success, and prosperity are assured. I realize that the good that I desire is mine to accept, and so in the silence of my mind I choose the good that I accept for myself today; health, happiness, success, financial ease, and peace. I know that this good and so much more is unfolding in my life experience now from the infinite abundance of good that is available in the Universe. I accept these things and more for everyone who desires to experience them. Feeling this at-one-ment with G-d and the good, I stir up the spirit within me and feel a greater vitality and enthusiasm for life, now and always. I believe in the good as I believe in G-d's eternal Presence in my life. I accept these words as my truth, and I feel blessed by them as I open my mind to the magnificence and bliss that is mine now. And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

My Faith Is Un-obstructed

As I shift my thoughts in recognition of G-d, Infinite Spirit, I begin to stir up the faith within me to consciously sense my union with G-d. I know and have faith in my ability to use the Power of the Infinite at any point in time to demonstrate the good that I desire to unfold in my experience. I realize and accept that the desires of my heart lead me to a greater and greater good in all things. I believe and accept that G-d desires to express this good through me, and so I expect to experience this good as it unfolds each and every day. I live in a state of positive expectancy that my good always manifests in the right and perfect time to fulfill every need and desire that comes to me. I believe and accept that the loving essence of Spirit forever expresses in all situations and conditions in my life as peace, as joy, as harmony, and as prosperous living. I trust implicitly in Spirit to always respond to my thoughts and words that affirm the fullness and the glory of Its Presence in my life. I am always on the right path for my thoughts are always on G-d, and my faith is un-obstructed. And in this consciousness of One-ness with the Divine, I am forever grateful.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

I Discover A New Freedom

Credit to Dr. Ernest Holmes:

Today I practice being myself, and seek to reveal more fully the miracle of Life.
I discover a fuller delight in living, and in the wonder of Being that continually wells up within me.
I think simply and directly from the center of my being, which is G-d, the living Spirit.
I enter into the faith of believing, the joy of knowing and the act of living - which proclaim the one Power and the one Presence in all things.
Today, as a child would, I accept this Presence that responds to me in a personal, warm and colorful way. It fills me with vitality, opens my mind to greater vistas, and imbues me with a love for all life.
As I now accept my partnership with the Infinite I discover a new freedom.
My thoughts soar, my experiences expand and unbounded joy fills my being.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Prosperity Is My Result

I rejoice and give thanks for knowing and accepting that there is only One Mind, and that this Mind is G-d, Infinite Spirit. And in the awareness that this Mind is Life, I know and accept that I am a part of this One Life. In loving trust and faith, I am guided and directed to a greater consciousness of prosperity as I turn to Spirit in all things. I know that the only power I will ever know must be the power that flows through my mind from the One Power, G-d. And in this realization, I can cause that which I choose to experience to be made manifest in my life. I think only of prosperity, of opulence, of financial freedom, and prosperity is my resulting experience. Money and all things necessary for me to do that which I choose to do, to have that which I choose to have, to be that which I choose to be .. is mine now. I am never without that which is necessary for me to move forward with an ever-increasing success in all things that concern me. Knowing that Spirit is always my Source, I expect and receive all that is mine, for I know and believe that "the Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want." And in this consciousness, I want for nothing, as I am a believing and receiving expression of the One. My mind is always open to the expected and the unexpected, and I act on every good idea that comes to my awareness that is part of my increase in prosperity and success. I feel the joy that is part of this awareness as I live in a state of happiness and enthusiasm each and every day. I pause and give thanks that this is so for me ... and in gratitude I generously share my good with all those in my world of experience. I release these words as I mentally thank G-d for expressing Its Greatness as a part of me and filling every space and every circumstance of my life with the Good.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Claim Your Wholeness

Credit to Dr. Ernest Holmes:

I now affirm that every organ, action and function of my physical body is animated by the living Spirit.
There is one perfect Mind directing my thoughts, one complete Wholeness sustaining my being, one Divine circulation flowing through me.
By day and by night I realize that the Divine Life flowing through me is renewing every cell of my body after the image of Its own perfection. I give thanks for this silent Power which sustains me, and I say to my own mind: "You are to believe in this Power. You are to accept It. You are to let It flow through you, for you are one with It. There is no other power, no other presence and no other life; therefore, all the Power there is, all the Presence there is, and all the Life there is, is sustaining you now and will continue to sustain you."
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Greater Possibilities Are Yours Now!

From Dr. Ernest Holmes: There is always a greater possibility available to you. There is a Divine Strength and an infinite Wisdom at the center of your being, ever waiting to be released. It will enable you to put more into life and living and to take more out, also. A limitless Creativity expresses through all that is, and It is always seeking a fuller channel of expression through you. Recognize that It exists and accept Its action in your life.
SAY:
I now lift up my whole thought to the inflow of Divine Strength and infinite Wisdom.
I know that I am in a silent partnership with God-today, tomorrow and every day.
I accept the creative action and direction of the Spirit within me.
I know that new doorways are opened, that new opportunities for self-expression are now presenting themselves.
New ideas are coming into my mind.
I am meeting new situations.
I expect to accomplish and achieve.
Divine Intelligence flows through me, inspiring me, directing me into ever more worthwhile goals of creative endeavor.
God guides me in every way and new horizons of joyous living continually open up before me.
I accept the fullness of Life this moment.
And so it is!

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

Renewal

Today, as I recognize the Power and Presence of the Infinite surrounding me, pressing against me, and flowing through me, I renew my decision to express that part of the Infinite Spirit that dwells within me. I choose peace this day and am at peace with all things that concern me. Today, I choose health and know that the Principle of Health is always the true nature of my physical and mental being. I am choosing love and cooperation as I let the Spirit of unity and love be expressed through each and every contact I make today. Today, I choose prosperity and freedom, knowing that all things necessary for me to do the thing that is mine to do, to have, or to be, is mine now. I am a part of this great Power and Presence that permeates the Universe and I never lose sight of this in my mind. And I know that all the power that I need is already given to me to use to make all things marvelous and wonderful in my life, now. And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

"I Have A Dream"

Today, I am posting a part of this historical speech by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ... it is truly an affirmation. If you would like to hear the audio version go to: www.theclubmantra.com

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. ...

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day, down in Alabama, with its vicious racists, with its governor having his lips dripping with the words of "interposition" and "nullification" -- one day right there in Alabama little black boys and black girls will be able to join hands with little white boys and white girls as sisters and brothers.

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; "and the glory of the Lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together."²

This is our hope, and this is the faith that I go back to the South with.

With this faith, we will be able to hew out of the mountain of despair a stone of hope. With this faith, we will be able to transform the jangling discords of our nation into a beautiful symphony of brotherhood. With this faith, we will be able to work together, to pray together, to struggle together, to go to jail together, to stand up for freedom together, knowing that we will be free one day.

And this will be the day -- this will be the day when all of God's children will be able to sing with new meaning:

My country 'tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing.

Land where my fathers died, land of the Pilgrim's pride,

From every mountainside, let freedom ring!

And if America is to be a great nation, this must become true.

And so let freedom ring from the prodigious hilltops of New Hampshire.

Let freedom ring from the mighty mountains of New York.

Let freedom ring from the heightening Alleghenies of Pennsylvania.

Let freedom ring from the snow-capped Rockies of Colorado.

Let freedom ring from the curvaceous slopes of California.

But not only that:

Let freedom ring from Stone Mountain of Georgia.

Let freedom ring from Lookout Mountain of Tennessee.

Let freedom ring from every hill and molehill of Mississippi.

From every mountainside, let freedom ring.

And when this happens, when we allow freedom ring, when we let it ring from every village and every hamlet, from every state and every city, we will be able to speed up that day when all of God's children, black men and white men, Jews and Gentiles, Protestants and Catholics, will be able to join hands and sing in the words of the old Negro spiritual:

Free at last! Free at last!

Thank God Almighty, we are free at last!

Living in an Atmosphere of Gratitude

As I recognize G-d, Infinite Spirit, I recognize that G-d is doing Its perfect through me. I realize that there is only One Life, that Life Is G-d … and that Life is my Life now and always. In this understanding that G-d lives-in-me, I know and I declare the Truth that my every Good desire is G-d’s desire for me … and as I mentally contemplate and see the Good results in my Life, I realize that my Life is abundant with love, happiness, peace and every Good thing that is necessary for my continued fulfillment of my purpose on this Earth and beyond. My life is a marvelous expression of G-d’s ever-lasting Love and I freely accept and share all the Good that comes to me. I am more than thankful … more than appreciative … I live a blessed Life that is forever grateful at all times to G-d … to those in my Life experience and for All things. I recognize that Gratitude connects me with G-d at all times and I surrender my heart, mind and soul to the Infinite ... letting this be so, now.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates

G-d Gives The Increase

Credit to Dr. Joseph Murphy, "The Amazing Laws Of Cosmic Mind Power" 1965:

I believe in my heart that I can predict for myself harmony, health, peace, prosperity, and success in business. I enthrone the concepts of peace, harmony, guidance, success, and prosperity in my mind now. I know and believe these thoughts (seeds) will grow and manifest themselves in my experience. I am a gardener; as I sow, so shall I reap. I sow God-like thoughts (seeds), and these wonderful seeds of success, harmony, prosperity, peace, and good will, automatically will bring forth a wonderful harvest. I nourish and sustain these seeds regularly and systematically by thinking with interest on them. I know my subconscious mind is a bank which multiplies and magnifies whatever I deposit. I will draw out the fruit of the wonderful seeds I am depositing now. I make these thoughts real by feeling the reality of them. I believe in the law of increase in the same manner that seeds deposited in the soil come forth multiplied 30-fold, 60-fold, and 100-fold. Like seeds, my thoughts dwell in the darkness of my subconscious mind, and , like the seeds, they come above ground (become objectified) as conditions, experiences, and events. I think frequently on these things, and God's power is with my thoughts of good. God giveth the increase. ... and so it is!

Keep the faith!
Rev. Bates

Revealing The Divine in 2009

Recognizing that G-d is my all-in-all, I feel a deep sense of Its Presence surrounding me, pressing against me, and filling me with Its divinity. My spirit is always one of unity with the Divine and I am always conscious of Its Presence in my life. Intuitively, I recognize that I am divinely guided and directed in all things that concern me. And in this consciousness I realize that right action permeates my experiences. I always know what to do, how, and where to do it, as I move ever forward in success and prosperity. I know and I know that I know, that as I reveal the Divine, my every experience is filled with love, happiness and all good things. I accept my role in Divine Order and my place in the Universe, as I express my divine nature every day and in every way. And for this I am profoundly grateful.
And so it is.

Keep the faith!
Rev Bates