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Jesus proclaims the Good News of Abundance: "I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." (John 10:10b)
"They feast on the abundance of your house, and you give them drink from the river of your delights." (Psalm 36:8)
"Now to him who by the power at work within us is able to accomplish abundantly far more than all we can ask or imagine, to him be
glory in the church and in Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen." (Ephesians 3:20-21)
Jesus feeds 5000: "After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias. A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. Now the Passover, the festival of the Jews, was near. When he looked up and saw a large crowd coming toward him, Jesus said to Philip, 'Where are we to buy bread for these people to eat?' He said this to test him, for he himself knew what he was going to do. Philip answered him, 'Six months' wages would not buy enough bread for each of them to get a little.' One of his disciples, Andrew, Simon Peter's brother, said to him, 'There is a boy here who has five barley loaves and two fish. But what are they among so many people?' Jesus said, 'Make the people sit down.' Now there was a great deal of grass in the place; so they sat down, about five thousand in all. Then Jesus took the loaves, and when he had given thanks, he distributed them to those who were seated; so also the fish, as much as they wanted. When they were satisfied, he told his disciples, 'Gather up the fragments left over, so that nothing may be lost.' So they gathered them up, and from the fragments of the five barley loaves, left by those who had eaten, they filled twelve baskets. When the people saw the sign that he had done, they began to say, 'This is indeed the prophet who is to come into the world.' (John 6:1-14)
"You do not need to do anything; you do not need to leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. You do not even need to listen; just wait. You do not even need to wait; just become still, quiet and solitary and the world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. It has no choice. It will roll in ecstasy at your feet." -- Franz Kafka
“Too often we believe that if we had "a little more of this" or "a little more of that," our lives would be better. But would they really? Real abundance comes not from without, but from deep within. Recognizing that we are already rich—rich in spirit—is where genuine abundance dwells.” – Laura V. Hyde
"Gratitude places you in the energy field of plentitude. Perceiving life in a consciousness of gratitude is literally stepping into another dimension of living. Suddenly the seeming ordinariness of your days takes on a divine sparkle.” --Michael Beckwith
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There is no way to abundance. Abundance is the way.
God wants us to enjoy the abundance of creation. Most of us don't enjoy it anywhere near fully. Jesus said: I have come to bring you life, and life in its' fullness. We limit ourselves immensely.
Abundance is here now. It is always here now. It can only be appreciated in the here and now moment. The future hasn't come yet. The
past is over. In THE HANDBOOK TO HIGHER CONSCIOUSNESS, Ken Keyes wrote "The Twelve Pathways to Higher Consciousness." Pathway #4 is: "I
always remember that I have everything I need to enjoy my here and now -- unless I am letting my consciousness be dominated by demands and expectations
based on the dead past or the imagined future." Keyes' "Living Love" methods speak directly to the process of transforming scarcity belief into abundance
belief.
We always have it all!
God is Love. The whole creation is filled with Love. There is an abundance of Love and all that Love creates. We are blessed with an abundance of Love and all that Love creates moment after moment after heavenly moment.
God is everywhere. Love is everywhere. There is an abundant supply of Love. We all need Love. We all can give Love. The more we give, the more we receive. There is an endless supply of Love so we can give it away freely. Giving Love freely is the key to opening the door to heaven where abundance is the rule. This is what we need to believe. The more we believe this, the more this becomes real.
SHARED AND SUSTAINABLE ABUNDANCE
Any abundance that is not for every one is a false abundance. We need to develop a shared and sustainable abundance everywhere.
Why did President Bush finally say in the State of the Union address of 2006 that "we are addicted to oil"?
Here's my answer: Because he is becoming more and more aware of the failure of an American foreign policy promoting riches for some and not all. Iran turned against us. Saudi Arabia is no sure thing. Venezuela has turned against us. Iraq may soon turn against us (again) as they elect religious zealots in the so called democracy we have fought for over there. Ecuador has now turned against us, too. Nigeria is no sure thing. I think I have covered most of the known oil reserves in the world with that list.
We either have to be convinced to enlarge our military even more than we already have (now more than half of the total military expenses of the whole planet) or we need to make it a national priority to develop alternative energy and reduce our use of oil by improving mass transit and by regulating the automobile industry so that it is forced to use the technology it already has developed to give us far more efficient automobiles. I am for the latter because I think it will create a cleaner environment, create jobs and, best of all, stop all the killing we have been doing around the planet. Even better, maybe we could get over the selfishness and greed which has dominated our culture in recent decades. (I wrote this in my Journal on 2/8/06 -- revised 9/28/06)
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RESOURCES ON THE WEB:
Here are two websites connected with the teachings of Laurence Boldt: Empower You and The Tao of Abundance. The latter one features information on the supurb book he wrote, The Tao of Abundance. Also, an interesting quote is offered:"The more you learn what to do with yourself, and the more you do for others, the more you will enjoy the abundant life." -- William J. H. Boetcker
Sermon on Abundance preached by Susan Andrews at the 216th General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (USA)
GetMotivation.com offers "Building REAL Abundance" by Laura V. Hyde . Excerpts: "A Course in Miracles teaches us that whenever we are looking outside ourselves for anything, we will only feel more incomplete. This is referred to as "the scarcity principle" which is based upon the common belief that somehow we are incomplete and not whole just the way we are." | "Throughout each day we have numerous opportunities to give, and we grow in abundance as we act on those opportunities. Just a little stretch is all that’s required in order for us to experience a sense of true giving."
Wahiduddin's Web promotes the teachings of a Sufi Master, Hazrat Inayat Khan, one of the best advocates of the Perennial Philosophy, or Mysticism.
Spirituality & Practice offers a book review of Alchemy of Abundance: Using the Energy of Desire to Manifest Your Highest Vision, Power, and Purpose by Rick Jarow. An excerpt deals with faith and the importance of paying attention. Here's an excerpt from the excerpt: "Abundance is learning to trust life. It is reality lived fully — being conscious, present, and whole. Therefore, the quality of your attention is the genuine measure of abundance, and it is your greatest capital asset in any situation." Spirituality & Practice offers a a variety of resources on the spiritual practice of faith.
Spirituality & Practice offers a book review of A SIDEWAYS LOOK AT TIME by Jay Griffiths. An excerpt deals with play which is the wonderful activity which happens because of the abundance God provides. Spirituality & Practice offers a a variety of resources on the spiritual practice of play.
The SAYINGS OF SWAMI OMKARANANDA offer abundant wisdom on the abundance of God's love and beauty and peace and joy. He reminds us that the practice of stillness is the essential path we must take in order to know that we are living in heaven right now, right here.
"The Inevitabity of Abundance" by Joseph R. Giove
The Presbyterian CONFESSION OF 1967: Reconciliation is the main theme but this document leaves no doubt that reconciliation leads to our awakening to the most holy, glorious, fantastic realm of abundance, joy, wisdom, beauty, love, truth, peace, justice and freedom.
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