Service Recordings
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Empowered Faith
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 11/29 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Margo LeDuc & Russell Norman on piano. Live-streamed at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
I am empowered to overcome any fears about the conditions of my life or the possibilities for my future. As a spiritual being, I remember that I am expressing my divine qualities through all my life’s circumstances.
Theme for December: Empowered Living – Breathing deeply, I affirm divine life, love, and wisdom flows within me. I am empowered and energized with the Spirit of Life.
Cultivate a Grateful Heart
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 11/22 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters & Russell Norman on piano. Live-streamed at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Releasing unforgiveness, I make space for intentional gratitude. I regard each person as a unique expression of the Divine and I honor the sacredness in all beings. I recognize and respect the divine in myself. I acknowledge God’s indwelling love as the source of my joy. Deep gratitude fills my heart and mind.
Theme for November: Grateful Heart -A grateful heart keeps me consciously united with God. In this realization of my Oneness with Divine Life, Love, and Wisdom, I live in a world filled with bountiful blessings and I am a blessing to the world.
Gratitude as a Spiritual Practice
with Rev. Dr. Martha Creek
Sunday, 11/15 @ 10:00 am
With guest Rev. Dr. Martha Creek and music by Margo LeDuc & Russell Norman on piano. Live-streamed at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Thanksgiving provides us an opportunity to evaluate our own gratitude practice, to attempt gratitude even when we feel hurt or heartbroken, and to try and tilt our heads, skew our perspective, and look at the world through a lens of abundance. Gratitude has been a spiritual practice of mine since age 3. My gratitude for this practice is inexpressible.
Theme for November: Grateful Heart -A grateful heart keeps me consciously united with God. In this realization of my Oneness with Divine Life, Love, and Wisdom, I live in a world filled with bountiful blessings and I am a blessing to the world.
Change Your Thinking, Change Your LIfe
with Rusty Gaillard
Sunday, 11/8 @ 10:00 am
With Rusty Gaillard and music by Deborah Winters & Russell Norman on piano. Live-streamed at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
There are many confusing passages in the Bible. Consider Exodus 3:14: God said to Moses, “I am who I am”. Using the core Unity principles, you know that you are an expression of God. As an expression of God that simple phrase “I am” applies to you. How will you complete the sentence, “I am ____”?
Theme for November: Grateful Heart -A grateful heart keeps me consciously united with God. In this realization of my Oneness with Divine Life, Love, and Wisdom, I live in a world filled with bountiful blessings and I am a blessing to the world.
A Grateful Past
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 11/1 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Margo LeDuc & Russell Norman on piano. Live-streamed at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
A Grateful Past: With gratitude in my heart, I relax in the Infinite Stream of Love. Love heals, frees me from suffering, and restores me. I experience a world of bountiful blessings and I am a blessing to the world!
Theme for November: Grateful Heart -A grateful heart keeps me consciously united with God. In this realization of my Oneness with Divine Life, Love, and Wisdom, I live in a world filled with bountiful blessings and I am a blessing to the world.
Living IN God
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 10/25 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters & Russell Norman on piano. Live-streamed at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Living in God: When I realize that each part of my life is infused with divine energy, I am filled with awe and wonder. The light of Truth dawns upon the horizon of my consciousness and I perceive and understand the truth that I am in God. I behold each moment as holy.
Theme for October: Authentic – I am a spiritual being in tune with the Infinite Source of Life, Love, and Wisdom. Welcoming what is, I am refreshed, revitalized, and renewed in the substance of Spirit.
Cultivate Don’t Know Mind
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 10/18 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Sharon D. Henderson and Reflection, featuring Mark Rickey on keyboard and Lee Henderson on bass. Live-streamed at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Cultivate Don’t Know Mind: I enthusiastically greet each day with receptivity and wonder, ready to meet whatever shows up as it is. Divine ideas and solutions arrive in surprising and wonderful ways. With an open heart and an open mind, I experience life with awe and wonder, as if for the first time.
This is part 6 of our 6-week Fall Enrichment Program based on the book “The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully” by Frank Ostaseski.
Theme for October: Authentic – I am a spiritual being in tune with the Infinite Source of Life, Love, and Wisdom. Welcoming what is, I am refreshed, revitalized, and renewed in the substance of Spirit.
Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 10/11 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Margo LeDuc and Russell Norman, live-streamed at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Find a Place of Rest in the Middle of Things: Resting in the consciousness that I am in God, I am relaxed and refreshed. Nothing on the outer can affect my inner spiritual life. The substance of God refreshed, revitalizes, and renews me. I am a peaceful, beneficial presence in the world.
This is part 5 of our 6-week Fall Enrichment Program based on the book “The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully” by Frank Ostaseski.
Theme for October: Authentic – I am a spiritual being in tune with the Infinite Source of Life, Love, and Wisdom. Welcoming what is, I am refreshed, revitalized, and renewed in the substance of Spirit.
Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 10/4 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters and Russell Norman, live-streamed at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Bring Your Whole Self to the Experience: Aligning my evolving consciousness with its divine pattern of expression, I bring my whole self to life. With self-compassion and self-forgiveness the separation falls away and I know my Oneness with the Allness of Life. This is part 4 of our 6-week Fall Enrichment Program based on the book “The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully” by Frank Ostaseski.
Theme for October: Authentic – I am a spiritual being in tune with the Infinite Source of Life, Love, and Wisdom. Welcoming what is, I am refreshed, revitalized, and renewed in the substance of Spirit.
Welcome Everything, Push Nothing Away
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 9/27 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Margo LeDuc and Russell Norman, live-streamed at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Welcome Everything, Push Away Nothing: Open and receptive to what is, I welcome what shows up and allow love to heal and harmonize my life. This is part 3 of our 6-week Fall Enrichment Program based on the book “The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully” by Frank Ostaseski.
Theme for September: Intention – I affirm and start each day with light and love in my heart.
Don’t Wait
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 9/20 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Sharon D Henderson & Reflection, featuring Mark Rickey on keyboard and Lee Henderson on bass. on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Don’t Wait: Embracing what is, I open the door of forgiveness to endless possibilities. I step out authentically in grace to make my world a brighter place. This is part 2 of our 6-week Fall Enrichment Program based on the book “The Five Invitations: Discovering What Death Can Teach Us About Living Fully” by Frank Ostaseski.
Theme for September: Intention – I affirm and start each day with light and love in my heart.
Dive Into the Deep End
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 9/13 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
There is a source of love within you that is deeper and more expansive than your personality. It is a beingness that has certain attributes and essential qualities that live as potentials with you. Tap into those innate qualities and utilize them in the service of greater freedom and transformation.
Theme for September: Intention – I affirm and start each day with light and love in my heart.
Living With Purpose – The Outer
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 9/6 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Margo LeDuc and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Let your heart and soul take flight on wings of love, wings of light.
Theme for September: Intention – I affirm and start each day with light and love in my heart.
Image by Luemen Carlson
Living With Purpose – The Inner
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 8/30 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
In times of darkness, when the formless void clouds your vision, become still and know there is only One. One Presence, One Power, One Intelligence, One Light. It is everywhere present, expressing as you.
Theme for August: Wisdom – I call upon divine guidance to help me navigate through and make decisions in my life.
Image by Luemen Carlson
I Am Who I Am
with Rusty Gaillard
Sunday, 8/23 @ 10:00 am
With guest speaker Rusty Gaillard and music by Margo LeDuc and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
There are many confusing passages in the Bible. Consider Exodus 3:14: God said to Moses, “I am who I am”. Using the core Unity principles, you know that you are an expression of God. As an expression of God that simple phrase “I am” applies to you. How will you complete the sentence, “I am ____”?
Theme for August: Wisdom – I call upon divine guidance to help me navigate through and make decisions in my life.
Metaphysics for Abnormal Times
with guest speaker Paul Hasselbeck
Sunday, 8/16 @ 10:00 am
With guest speaker Rev. Dr. Paul Hasselbeck and music by Margo LeDuc and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Putting practical feet on Unity metaphysics in our new abnormal lives as we meet the local challenges of a global pandemic. Handling fear as we manage this long pause – holding onto our DIVINITY in the midst of our humanity.
Theme for August: Wisdom – I call upon divine guidance to help me navigate through and make decisions in my life.
Walking in Wisdom
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 8/9 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Knowing my union with Spirit and with clarity of purpose, I courageously walk my path, guided every step of the way by divine intelligence.
Theme for August: Wisdom – I call upon divine guidance to help me navigate through and make decisions in my life.
Empowered Acceptance
with Rev. John Riley
Sunday, 8/2 @ 10:00 am
With Rev. John Riley and music by Deborah Winters and Russell Norman on live-stream at www.UnityPaloAlto.org/live
Instead of getting frustrated and upset by situations, conditions, and experiences, I remember the power inherent in my spiritual nature. With wisdom, relax into the flow of divine inspiration.
Theme for August: Wisdom – I call upon divine guidance to help me navigate through and make decisions in my life.