I hope you were able to enjoy our beautiful service last evening led by our powerful Prayer Chaplains. Tonight is the end of Unity’s World Day of Prayer 2026, yet we all have prayer every day and night. Our thoughts are prayers, and we are always praying as the song says.
One of the deep joys in life is being heard, having someone bear witness to the thoughts and emotions that we are experiencing. It could be joy or anger, celebration or a broken heart, frustration, or fulfilment. I am thinking more deeply about how I am present to that which is happening within me.
Our cofounder, Charles Sherlock Fillmore (1854–1948) was born on Aug. 22 near St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Fillmores started the Unity movement in 1889 in Kansas City. With a deep conviction in the indwelling presence of God, they taught that spiritual growth comes from awakening the divine potential within.
“Prayer in its simplest form is any conscious attempt to experience the presence of God. Prayer is a deliberate activity-one of seeking to recognize our oneness with God, of opening ourselves to the power of God as it moves through us in new and wonderful ways.
Joy to us as we celebrate our dear Myrtle Fillmore, who was born August 6, 1845. She left the planet on October 6, 1931, after 86 years of praying, loving and teaching. Her own experience of healing through affirmative prayer became the foundation of her life’s work.
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.”
