Sunday, March 25, 2018

Path to Liberation

Synopsis: From a metaphysical perspective, Palm Sunday celebrates the experience of ‘arrival’. Unity minister Bil Holton says, “It is our conscious surrender to our innate divinity.” This surrender of self-will is the last step toward embracing our Christ consciousness. This Sunday, we will be blessed by a special musical interpretation of the Palm Sunday experience. 

"...He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you, and will be in you."  John 14: 16-17

Presented by: Linda Michals and Ernie Hawks

With music by: Unity Ensembe

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According to the Gospels (Matt. 21, Mark 11, Luke 19, and John 12), Jesus rode a donkey into Jerusalem as a crowd spread cut palm fronds on the road to welcome him. As he passed, the crowd shouted, “Yea, Jesus. Hosanna to the Son of David!”
 
From a metaphysical perspective, Palm Sunday celebrates the experience that this ‘arrival’ represents. The arrival is our decision to nullify our attachments to temptation. Unity minister Bil Holton says, “It is our conscious surrender to our innate divinity.” This metaphysical awakening to our faith stirs our entire consciousness. It is an inner quickening that leads to a progression of transformation and cleansing. It is a surrender of self-will which is the last step toward embracing our Christ consciousness.
 
This Sunday, we will be blessed by a special musical interpretation of the Palm Sunday experience. The service uses music and sacred text to retrace the final steps that Jesus took on his path to liberation.

"...He will give you another Helper, that He may be with you forever; that is the Spirit of Truth, whom the world cannot receive, because it does not behold Him or know Him, but you know Him because He abides with you, and will be in you."  John 14: 16-17
 
Our special music ensemble features vocalists Debbie Raby, Paul Gathercoal, Mark Wilson, Patsy Cameron, Gwen Gathercoal. They will be joined Gwen Gathercoal on piano; Patsy Cameron on keyboard; Ken Curtiss and Gary Buettner on guitar; Gary Edwards on bass; Todd Neel on Percussion; and Dagan Williamson on drums. Lisa Siri will be our song leader.
 
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