Here is our Sunday Spirit message.

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"Be yourself. The world worships the original."

~ Ingrid Bergman

"Meeting people unlike oneself does not enlarge one's outlook, it only confirms
one's idea that one is unique."
~ Elizabeth Bowen
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JUST BECAUSE

Just because no one has been fortunate enough to realise what a gold mine you are,
Doesn't mean you shine any less.

Just because no one has been smart enough to figure out that you can't be topped,
Doesn't stop you from being the best.

Just because no one has come along to share your life,

Doesn't mean that day isn't coming.

Just because no one has made this race worth while,

Doesn't give you permission to stop running.

Just because no one has come to take the loneliness away,

Doesn't mean you have to settle for a lower quality.

Just because no one has shown up who can love you on your level,
Doesn't mean you have to sink to theirs.

Just because you deserve the very best there is,

Doesn't mean that life is always fair.

Just because God is still preparing your king or queen,

Doesn't mean that you're not already royalty.

Just because your situation doesn't seem to be progressing right now,

Doesn't mean you need to change a thing.

Keep shining,

Keep running,

Keep hoping,

Keep praying,

Keep being exactly what you are already -

COMPLETE!
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Who Are You?

Minus the good and minus the bad; Minus the happy and minus the sad; Minus those
who love you, minus those who love you back and minus those who
do not love, or even like you; Minus your social standing and minus your financial
position; Minus the image you portray and minus the way that image
is perceived - Who are you?

In the first light of dawn, before you put on your worldly clothes; In the last
light of dusk, when you take them off - Who are you?

Do you stand in awe of yourself as an incredible creation and view your life from
that point?

You have the miraculous ability to breathe, see, feel, hear, move, smell, touch and
love. Is that not wonderful, or have you forgotten who you are beneath
your earthly cloak?

Young children know who they are. Their mere existence is cause for celebration.
They run and jump and yell and sing and dance with a passion that rises
from the joy of being alive. You had that same sense of awesome wonder - once.

Struggles and disappointments didn't destroy it. You simply put it away and forgot
about it. There are flashes now and then, little reminders. A thought you
can't quite grasp. A feeling that slips through your fingers. A yearning that never
completely goes away.

In the twinkling of a moment, you are here. In the twinkling of another you are
gone. Everything in between is the completeness of your life, not the separate
compartments that push and pull and stretch you thin.

God gave you the whole and equal gift of life, and created you as its miracle. You
are never anything less, and no one can ever take it away from you.

Living in love and loving life,

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Rod and Pauline Hyatt

~ with some help from Terri McPherson and Philippians 3:13,14 - "Forgetting what is
behind and straining toward what is ahead, I press on toward the target to win the
prize."
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"The essence of all religions is love, compassion, and tolerance. Kindness is my

true religion. The clear proof of a person's love of God is if that person
genuinely shows love to fellow human beings" - The Dalai Lama

We are not pushing any particular religious barrow. We believe that we are
spiritual beings having a human experience. While there are many different
religions, they are in our opinion, merely differing opinions and ideas, at best
they are man's feeble attempts to explain the grandeur of a force or power that is
at the same time greater than us but dependent on us. We do believe that there is a
spiritual dimension to a well balanced life, but how you express that is your
personal choice.
- R&P