The Embrace Newsletter

Issue No. 85 April 2022Ukraine: An Invitation to Love By Patricia PearceAs I sit down to write this article, the war in Ukraine is in its fourth week. As we witness the horror and brutality being unleashed in that country, many of us are asking ourselves: How can we...

Issue No. 84 March 2022A Hidden Key to Harmony By Elliott RobertsonIn these unsettled times when the world is turbulent, we need to “hold space” for one another. Unfortunately, the mind’s need to cling to its opinions about what’s best can get in the way. Stephen...

Issue No. 83 February 2022My Life, Deconstructed and Reconstructed By Evalyn SorrentinoI now walk the internal road. It’s been a long journey. I tell my story not necessarily according to linear time, but along the lines of my understanding and the lines of my heart’s...

Love Born of Torrential Grief By MaryBeth Scalice [Note: Over 1,000 homes were destroyed just before New Year’s as a fire swept through an area in Colorado that included the home of MaryBeth’s son and family. See the before-and-after aerial photos from his...

"Let Me Be Strong for You" —Healing and Love Are the Same By Lana Carolan This article was inspired by an upcoming surgery for spinal stenosis I've been guided to have in the very near future, and an episode of fear associated with it that came to visit me recently. I...

How to Accept the Unacceptable By Beth Geer Recently I was asked for help by a reader who wanted to know how to handle a difficult relationship situation. In brief, her problem was that her husband was an active church member who often was involved in projects that...

A New Lord's Prayer for Awakening By James Willis and Helen Reynolds The time has come for a new Lord’s Prayer.  A prayer that reminds of what we have forgotten.  A prayer that helps create a relationship so close, so strong, so comforting that harmony becomes normal...

Pain, Patriarchy,and the Divine Feminine By Mary Reed Recently I co-hosted an online series called the “Mystics’ Front Porch,” during which a participant asked a question about grief, rage, and patriarchy. She said that she found it difficult not to be overcome by...

How I Recognize Jesus By Lana Carolan Many have asked me over the years how I recognize Jesus as the true voice delivering A Course in Miracles and also within A Course of Love.  That's an easy one: Jesus has traveled with me since I was a small child. I met him on...