It's incredible what happens when we trust our unseen
helpers in spirit. I was invited to give
the message (aka the "sermon") at the Sunday service at Unity of Mills River
yesterday. In the past, when asked to
give a talk, the former Navy officer in me would write out much of what I
planned to say. Then I would practice it
aloud for several days leading up to the event.
I would time each trial run to make sure I came within a few minutes of
the allotted limit.

Last December as I prepared to speak at Unity of St.
Petersburg, my guides (Sanaya) asked me to trust them. They told me it was okay to plan a bit, but
to let them guide me during the service.
With utmost trust I did just that.
The result was the message I gave about Christ Consciousness that many
of you have viewed online: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5jnnwOpfhY
This week the old programming kicked in and I planned to
prepare and practice as thoroughly as I used to. I chose the topic of "Faith, Hope, and Love,"
focusing on the evidence from a couple of select readings I have given that
took people from faith and hope in life after death to full knowing that love
is eternal. I had been asked to speak
for 20 minutes. I wrote out a few ideas,
and then I clearly heard my guides say, "What did we tell you in Poem #1?" What they told me was: "Yes, prepare, but speak with confidence if
you dare. Ours is to leave you without
care." I laughed, relaxed, and thanked
them. Instead of timing my message, I
simply passed along to my guides that I needed 20 minutes of inspiring
words. With that, I surrendered any
concerns and didn't practice the talk a single time.
Sunday morning came and I stepped to the platform in front
of a full sanctuary with no notes in hand.
There was no clock on the wall. The
words flowed effortlessly, and I knew I was not standing there alone. When I returned to my seat I asked Ty, "Was
that about 20 minutes?" I had no idea,
because time had seemed to stop while I was sharing. He replied, "I think so."
As I left the church, one of the staff members handed me a
copy of a DVD with the entire church service on it. This afternoon I had a chance to view the
recording. My greatest curiosity
involved the timing of my talk. The
little voice inside said, "Trust us," and I pressed the play button. As I watched the video and saw myself step
onto the platform, I noticed the elapsed time when I said my first word. It read 46:16. With a feeling of knowing something magical had
happened, I fast forwarded to the last word in my talk and looked at the ending
time. The timer read 1:06:16.
I had asked Spirit to help me share a message of faith,
hope, and love that lasted twenty minutes.
They asked me to have faith in them as I shared my messages of
hope. I did so, and they lovingly guided
me to speak exactly 20 minutes and 00 seconds.
This is yet another of those ever-increasing moments when I am simply
awed and overcome with delight at how Love manifests in our lives when we trust. May you also come to know that we never face
our challenges alone.