Evolution—the Movement of God
Ernest Holmes

God moves upon God. This is the starting point of Creation. Every time one conceives an idea, it is God expressing Himself. He is eternally knowing, and eternally known, through everyone. It is God’s nature to know, and there is an emotional craving, or desire for expression, inherent in the Universe. There is a Universal Law obeying the Will of Spirit. This is the Law through which that which is involved evolves. We, as conscious Spirit, set a Universal Law in motion which makes things from ideas.

Evolution, then, is not a thing in itself; it is an effect. Behind all objective form, there is a subjective likeness which exactly balances the thing evolving from it. Evolution is the time and the process through which Spirit unfolds! In so far as any individual understands this mental Law, he is able to use it. We must learn how it works and comply with the way it works. It is an obedient servant. As a man sows, so also shall he reap. Involution and evolution, the thought and the thing, the Word and the Law, the purpose and the execution...this is the sequence.

While there is liberty in the evolving principle, it is always in accord with certain fundamental laws of necessity. It seems as though behind evolution there is an irresistible pressure, compelling more, better, higher, and greater things....When we shall have arrived at a sufficient understanding, our thought will take us where we wish to be.

Excerpted from The Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes, Tarcher/Penguin Publishing.

Creating Heaven on Earth

In “The Art of Balancing Your Humanity with Your Divinity,” Rev. Dennis Merritt Jones helps us learn to find the spot where being intersects with doing so that we can create a slice of heaven on earth. Jones explains that writing the article inspired him to expand on the ideas he wrote about and create a retreat where participants could delve into the principles he discusses. The retreat, called “Walking the Middle Path,” will be held May 12 at a beautiful farm in Moorpark, California. Click here for more information.

Dennis Merritt Jones is also a columnist for the Huffington Post. Click here to read more from this inspirational writer who is taking our Science of Mind teaching into a larger community.

News from Global Outreach Ministries
Rev. Barbara Rush

Did you know that this planet has enough resources to feed and nourish everyone living on it, everywhere, all the time? Well, it does!

So why do people go hungry and children die from malnutrition at the rate of five million lives per year? The answer is simple—distribution.

That’s why Global Services is partnering with Outreach, Inc. to create a world that works for everyone. We know that CSL feels the abundance of our individual lives and in our world and desires to participate in our first integrated outreach program to support our global vision of touching 100 million lives NOW.

We are ready, the world is waiting, and we invite you to begin to serve today. Global Services has created this fundraising project that is truly a win/win/win situation for all. Each community blesses its Center with one-fourth of what they raise for either a project within or for supporting a local charity of its choice. One-fourth goes to Global Services of CSL for the expansion of our Science of Mind teaching in the world, and half goes to Outreach, Inc. for the food and distribution of what we package at the end of our fundraising event. We can package one container of food, or 285,000 meals, in a weekend with a sufficient number of volunteers, which will be shipped to Tanzania, Africa for distribution. We have Science of Mind people at a vetted distribution center there. This project is the first step in a much greater vision for our world. We start with food, then move to clean water, medical care, education, sustainability, and microloans, all the while teaching people to change the way they think so they can change their lives, as we do our part in raising the consciousness of the planet.

Click on this 1-minute video and be inspired...
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Together, we can make a difference. Follow this link and on the left-hand side you will see a donate button where you will find your Center or Special Focus Ministry. Have your congregants or sphere of influence donate today. All donations are tax deductible. www.unitedcentersforspiritualliving.org/food_project 

In appreciation for all that your Center, Special Focus Ministry, and Teaching Chapters are accomplishing and involved in, we have created all the information needed to launch this campaign. We sincerely appreciate your participation in co-creating this spiritual journey of love with us. If you have any further questions or would like the "plug and play fundraising package," please contact Rev. Barbara Rush at barbararush@comcast.net.

In gratitude and service, 
Your Global Services Team, Centers for Spiritual Living