Let it be known, and entirely transparent in this moment; The Sacred Space is not, nor has it ever been, a physical location, a rented room, a beautiful set of candles, incense or any other trappings seen with the body’s eyes. The Sacred Space we share and revere together is an inner kingdom of the Infinite Essence. It is the space in which we are all one and the same and the words you speak reveal the meditations of my heart. This is the holy spirit we speak of. It is where we receive insight and unconditional love, and the wonders of life can be revealed.
“Tell the truth, have you ever found God in church? I never did. I just
found a bunch of folks hoping for [God] to show. Any God I ever felt in
church I brought in with me. And I think all the other folks did too.
They come to church to share God, not find God.
– Alice Walker’s “The Color Purple”
Indeed, every molecule of creation holds the sacred and, yet, it our awareness of truth, not the revelation, that restores awakening in each of us. It is my contention that this stage of human evolution requires more declaration and awareness of the Sacred Omnipresence rather than a dismissive, mundane nod. Why the resistance? Simplicity is often met with suspicion. Yet, the very creation of our community, the service and intention is so simple, so pure and natural- the sacred is being is all of its nameless grandeur wherever we are.
We bring this majesty and reverence to The Sacred Space community regardless of which physical location we choose to utilize. In this community, the ony requirement is your willingness to enter the nameless, formless Essence within yourself and Be in conscious contact wherever we gather. Why is this necessary? No one of us is an island or a Being unto ourselves. The element of community, of support and being witnessed is simply integral to the human experience.
No man is an island,
Entire of itself.
Each is a piece of the continent,
A part of the main.
If a clod be washed away by the sea,
Europe is the less.
As well as if a promontory were.
As well as if a manner of thine own
Or of thine friend’s were.
Each man’s death diminishes me,
For I am involved in mankind.
Therefore, send not to know
For whom the bell tolls,
It tolls for thee.
John Donne
I was once told that the creed of this community, to return, remember and rejoice in the Sacred, seems childlike. To this I responded with a smile in the heart. If the simplicity of reverence without doctrine or dogma, the power of truth that defies a label, the absence of hierarchy, judgement and socio/political agenda – if theses elements constitute something childlike, it is a job well done. It is a tremendous complement to our community to have expressed our truth with the pure vulnerability, unabashed love and fearless joy that parallels the juvenile.
I look forward to fulfilling the great and honored duty of inviting you to Be in The sacred Space community. In the physical space we utilize for our Sunday service, it is our commitment to hold the pure vibration of the Divine Essence of Love such that you may hear the bell toll in yourself ever more clearly on Sunday morning. Remember that we have moved but we have not changed. The Sacred Space lives within each of us and I am honored to witness you each and every time meet.
Enjoy Cece Winans’ invocation of the Sacred Indwelling!
Holy Spirit Come Fill This Place
Namaste family!
Sala
