Seasonal Affirmation—Spring
Ernest Holmes

I know there is a Presence that came with me when I entered this life, and I know this same Presence will go with me when I leave this physical form, for It is the Presence of eternal Life, the Life that cannot die. And because God cannot fail, and because the Divine Presence within me is God as my real self, I know there is a Power flowing through my word of faith which makes straight the way before me.

I have no fear of the past, the present, or the future. Each and every day, I am living in the knowledge that God is over all and through all. I feel this Presence as perfection, love, and goodness making my life whole and complete.

Excerpted from A Holmes Reader for All Seasons by Ernest Holmes, compiled and edited by Rev. Carol Sheffield and Kenneth Lind, Science of Mind Publishing.

Let’s Celebrate Father’s Day Sunday, June 16!

Although Mother’s Day was officially adopted by Presidential Proclamation in 1914, it was not until 1966 that President Lyndon B. Johnson issued the first Presidential Proclamation honoring fathers, designating the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Father’s Day was not officially a permanent national holiday in the United States until President Richard Nixon signed it into law in 1972.

In May, readers enjoyed an excerpt “On Mothers,” by Margaret Stortz. In this newsletter, we offer our readers her essay “On Fathers.” Both essays are from Dr. Stortz’s newly published book Essays on Everything—From the Sublime to the Ridiculous with a Little in Between.

On Fathers
Margaret Stortz

Here’s to fathers, to those who waited anxiously while we were being born, to those who indulged in some distant fling and didn’t even know they were fathers. Here’s to them all anyway. Whether or not they were good and thoughtful parents, they made it possible for us to come into life, and for that alone they deserve some credit. I’ve known a few dads, my own specifically, and the one who made it possible for me to become a mother. On the whole, I’d say they were a pretty good lot.

To read the entire essay “On Fathers,” click here.

Bob Sima’s Music Touches the Soul

Singer, songwriter, and musician, Bob Sima’s music touches the heart and soothes the soul. Sima has received acclaim for his positive, transformational music. Recently, Sima was honored with a Positive Music Award through emPower Music and Arts, and received the Positive Music Association’s Seal of Excellence for his album Thin Little Veil, which infuses pop, gospel, folk, and blues with infectious lyrics and transformational energy. Sima’s performances have been hailed as a doorway to awakening. Rev. Michelle Wadleigh, Center for Spiritual Living North Jersey says, “My community has never responded so enthusiastically before to a new musician.” Rev. Sally Robbins, Columbia Center for Spiritual Living exclaims, “Bob Sima is making a difference in this world—one song at a time....His ability to weave his music into our spiritual community’s celebration service was amazing.”

Click here to listen to selections from Thin Little Veil.