Oprah Winfrey has an Editorial in the magazine with her name, “What I Know For Sure”. Right now, in this world around us, that very question needs some consistent answers. However, the truth has been compromised, systems and structures have been made weak and unstable and trust is only a word not something easily surrendered. So “What Can We Know for Sure? “ 

We can easily, maybe…. categorize our lives into jobs, friends, associates, faith/religion, enemies, desires, dreams-visions, family, finances, fears, successes vs our failures (we all have them), what we love, who we love and even who we or what we use the word HATE to describe our feelings. I have to admit, that there have been so many systems and structures that have failed us all, that attaching surety can be an exercise in disappointment. This of course is the NATURAL world we live and reside in as humans. However, the institutions that have supported us have failed indiscriminately. So…. there is more to this reality.

The natural world, the flesh and blood world are all made real because we are physically alive to experience it. Therefore, we are physical beings present in the natural world who are guided by our Confession of Faith. Our belief in the Holy Spirit that resides in us becomes the pathway to live the 3 ‘P’s. The Peace Purpose and Power of God. This truth creates awareness that all the other stuff, the trials, testing and tribulation we have deal with is bothersome but not fatal. We have Life and that life is held in eternity.

My Sisters and Brothers, I passionately encourage you to be attentive to this relationship we are gifted to have with the HOLY. It goes without saying the more we practice something the better we get. We can ALWAYS assume any effort we make to be a willing vessel of God will be rewarded with the Helper, the Holy Spirit showing up. Some of us don’t risk therefore most likely rely only on ourselves. The Holy Spirit is someone we welcome with relief not, reject. Gods’ ways are higher than our ways. When we allow ourselves to be led by God through our relationship with the Holy Spirit, we get a front row seat to how LOVE looks as warrior, teacher, creator and comforter. Day by Day.



Jesus Loves You, and so do I.                Pr. Orinda