Voices from the Community
What’s New in March 2023
Latest Issue
Previous Issues
The Embrace #86: Learning to Be 100 Percent
Many on the spiritual path have mentioned that there are “stepping stones” along the journey. At first, I didn’t understand. Over time I realized that when I am willing, the Holy Spirit provides the exact steps needed to help me find the way home to Love, the natural state of Peace and Joy.
The Embrace #85: Ukraine: An Invitation to Love
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...
The Embrace #84: A Hidden Key to Harmony
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...
The Embrace #83: My Life, Deconstructed and Reconstructed
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...
The Embrace #82: Love Born of Torrential Grief
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...
The Embrace #81: Healing and Love
"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...
The Embrace #80: How to Accept the Unacceptable
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...
The Embrace #79: A New Lord’s Prayer
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...
The Embrace #78: Pain, Patriarchy, and the Divine Feminine
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...