Let's Fly
The first Sunday in January 2008 Unity Church of Gulf Breeze celebrated it’s 17th anniversary. I sometimes wonder what it
must have been like for the others that came before that I haven’t met or may never have the chance to meet. Some of our
members that were here have shared their experiences with me. I can‘t really know because I didn‘t have the experience, I
have looked through the photos and witnessed the evidence of joy expressing. What I do know very well is what I found in
the Unity movement. Early on it became evident to me that the practical approach and experience of strengthening love
found in Unity is more than a Sunday experience, it is a way of life. When I engaged in the Unity community I found a open,
supportive place where my hopes, dreams, disappointments and accomplishments were welcomed. I found a place where
quality of life is strengthened through spiritual principles. I found solutions. I became empowered. We have these same
qualities right here, right now, this is what we are doing at our church.
The fact that UGB has been around for 17 years says there continues to be a desire for this spiritual community. In the two
years that I have been here many new faces have become involved in our community. I want to know what they are hoping
for and what brings them back, how do you want to be involved in your church. I want to know these things not only about
our new folks, I want to know what those who have been around for a while are hoping for too. You will find a survey in this
edition of the newsletter please fill it out and bring it to church or mail it in. Our new members will have opportunity to have
dinner with me and the board, it will be a time to ask questions laugh and get to know each other better. There is a prayer
that is one of my favorites it starts “ I put my hand in yours and together we can do what we could not do alone” Our
possibilities are endless. We have honored the past plenty, we grow in wisdom from our past we are not attached to it, this
is a new day for us, let’s fly.
In Love and Joy
Beth
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