A Search for God/A.R.E Study Group
Every Thursday Morning at 10:00am
Led by Jim Thornton
The A Search for God Study Groups had their beginning in the early years of the Great Depression when a small group of people interested in Edgar Cayce's psychic gift asked for a psychic reading on how to bring light and truth into those depressing times. So began a series of readings on spiritual laws and their application for individual soul growth and development - twelve simple, yet challenging steps to spiritual advancement - now studied by tens of thousands of people all over the world. We follow the standard format for the Cayce groups:
- We try to start promptly at 10:00 AM ET
- We open with a moment of silence and a short prayer.
- A time for sharing and new business, or activities/events relating to Unity Centre to share.
- Discipline sharing: We individually choose to work on a discipline through the week, for example: meditating, patience, healthy diet, acts of service, or whatever you're spiritually moved to do.
- A short Bible reading and discussion.
- We open up for anyone who has a dream experience to share or are asking for some insight on a dream.
- Book reading and discussion - We have various books we read and discuss - see Rev. Rose or myself for more information.
- We end the meeting with about 15 minutes of silent meditation, an opportunity for individuals to offer up prayers, and then closing with the 23rd psalm.
- We have a 10 minute break about 11:00 AM and end about noon.We take turns leading the meeting (for those who feel comfortable to lead) and the leader's job is mostly keeping the group from going too far astray.
- We take turns reading out loud (no pressure, and you can just 'pass').
We are a pretty laid back group and you're welcome to just drop-in and check us out!
Jim