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