Thoughts for the week:

September 19

Even a partial realization of the spiritual life brings much joy. You feel at home in the world when you are in touch with the Divine Spirit of the universe. Spiritual experience brings a definite satisfaction. Search for the real meaning in life by following spiritual laws... If you live your life as much as possible according to spiritual laws, you can expect your share of joy and peace, satisfaction and success.

24 Hours a Day

September 20  Living To His Glory

If you seem to yourself to be lacking in certain necessary qualities, seek that aspect of God which will meet your lack. If you seem to lack strength, ask God to give you what you need. Remember that you can build any quality into your mentality by meditating upon that quality every day. You have created your limited self by thinking and you can destroy it at any moment by thinking a new pattern.

Around the Year with Emmet Fox  (Excerpt)

September 22

There should be joy in living the spiritual life. A faith without joy is not entirely genuine. If you are not happy as a result of your faith, there is probably something wrong with it... Each new day is another opportunity to serve God and improve your relatonships with other people. This should bring joy. Life should be abundant and outreaching. It should be glowing and outgoing, in ever-widening circles.

 24 Hours a Day

September 23  The Tide Flows In And Out

We do not make our spiritual unfoldment in a steady straight line. Human nature does not work that way. No one moves upward in a path of unbroken progress to the attainment of perfection. What happens is that we move forward steadily for a while, and then we have a little setback. Then we move forward again, and presently we may have another setback. These setbacks are not important as long as the general movement of our lives is forward.

The tide flows in and out... Do not watch the individual waves but keep your attention on the tide, and all will be well.

Around the Year with Emmet Fox (Excerpt)