We are about to celebrate 250 years of being a country founded on high ideals in our Declaration of Independence– life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all. Though there have been rough roads where we really didn’t mean all - like women, slaves, immigrants, and children - we are now with greater consciousness, knowing that we are One.

Greetings My Beloveds,

Our May Annual Meeting is the hailing of the New Year for UCBA’s Board of Directors and Trustees. We are blessed this year to welcome four new members to the Board, Sharyn Mann, Kathy Breece, Lawrence Schechter and Andie Gauna. We are grateful for you, our congregation, for stepping up and supporting the elections and renewing faith in us as we carry forward our duties and responsibilities with Reverend Patty for our spiritual home.

When we declare the truths upon which we stand, we put them into practice. All are welcome because all are an expression of the One Presence and One Power. Some family members are thrown out of their family of origin because of their choices. They discover at Unity a place to belong where they can be authentically themselves. This is food for the heart and soul. It is coming home.

Rev. Scott Awbrey writes this sweet piece on imagination:

“Imagination is the sacred faculty that allows us to see beyond what is immediately visible and become receptive to what Spirit is seeking to express through us. Imagination is a spiritual power that helps us envision possibility, healing, wholeness, and new life. When we align imagination with faith, wisdom, and love, we begin to picture a greater good – not only for ourselves, but for our relationships, our communities, and the world around us.”

It’s what we do at Unity – we remember that we are an expression of the Divine. We remind one another of this truth and the endless possibilities, and we express these gifts in the world with joy.

Peace is on our minds these days as we watch wars continue and know that in Christ consciousness peace is possible. Rev. Zita shared this piece she wrote and said I could share it with you. It demonstrates that each of us has he power to be a peacemaker in simple moments. May we live as One.

Peace to our world,

Rev. Patty

May’s Unity Power of Power is about the ability to manifest, to choose, and to bring divine ideas into visible form. We can move energy from inspiration to expression, from possibility to embodiment. Power is not about force. It is the spiritual strength that allows us to say, "I am, I can, I choose, I bring this forth."

I must share a bit more about Myrtle Fillmore, because she remains quite an inspiration. She was loving, brilliant, well-read, well-educated and was a deep spiritual thinker. She believed that women could take responsibility for their lives and choose their thoughts and actions. She broke through the boundaries of her day not because she was rebellious, but because she followed her inner wisdom and intuition.  

I discovered this very moving poem this week. We continue to create a place of Beloved Community here at UCBA. This means it is safe to be your authentic self. This requires us all to show up as the love we are and to behold it in one another. We are sharing, teaching, and planting so that we may express the truth within, the Christ presence. We are giving this precious gift week after week to one another.  When we cross the veil, we will