Given In The Temple, by Eleanor L. Shumway, Guardian in Chief,  June 9, 2013

Many of us have computers, IPads, smart phones and email, Twitter, YouTube, and endless other social sites. 
Through all of these we regularly get inspirational, thought-provoking material sent by friends, as well as commercial sales pitches and other kinds of junk mail that can clog our devices.  However, I have recently gotten some of the former, thought-provoking variety that made me stop and think about the message in conjunction with our teachings.  I want to share them with you and then, using these messages as a springboard, explore some of our teachings, perhaps from  a different perspective. Continue reading →

Given In The Temple, by Eleanor L. Shumway, Guardian in Chief, April 14, 2013

About one hundred fifteen years ago the founding of The Temple took place in Syracuse, New York. The Master tells us it took many incarnations to gather together in one place the particular souls necessary to commence the work, which was, and still is, the 24/7 living of the Golden Rule. In 1903, He directed Dr. Dower and Francia LaDue to move the headquarters to a selected spot on the West Coast, Halcyon, where the residents could develop a model of harmonious living that integrates the Golden Rule and the Unity of all life into daily, hourly practice. For one hundred ten years members and friends continue to strive toward that goal. Continue reading →

Given in The Temple by Eleanor L. Shumway, Guardian in Chief, on January 13, 2013

The New Year begins.  Many of us turn to making resolutions to guide us through the time ahead.  We have such guidelines in our teachings in great abundance and I want to share some of these this morning. Continue reading →

Given in the Temple by  Eleanor L. Shumway, Guardian in Chief,  Sunday December 9, 2012
THE WAR PRAYER

Mark Twain is arguably one of the  greatest  American  writers.
His Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is deemed the great American novel. His wit and insight are legendary.  Twain’s last work was his autobiography, which he dictated and thought would be most entertaining if he went off on whims and tangents in non-chronological order. Some archivists and compilers have rearranged the biography into more conventional forms, thereby eliminating some of Twain’s humor and the flow of the book. The first volume of autobiography, over 736 pages, was published by the University of California in November 2010, 100 years after his death as Twain wished. It soon became an unexpected best seller, making Twain one of very few authors publishing new best-selling volumes in all three of the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries. Continue reading →

Given in the Temple by Eleanor L. Shumway, Guardian in Chief, Sunday November 11, 2012

 The Temple will be 114 years old on Thursday.  But what EXACTLY do these numbers really  mean?  If we are not alert, we can fall into self-satisfied complacency over how long the organization has been in manifestation, and therefore we can float along forever. Continue reading →

Given in the Temple by  Eleanor L Shumway, Guardian in Chief, Sunday, October 14, 2012

I have spoken before about  The Healing Meditation and The Words of Force.  We hear them so often that I think we need to examine them at regular intervals, putting the Light of consciousness on them, each time investing these powerful tools with new awareness of their authority and majesty. Continue reading →