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A publication of
Winter 2011
Volume 3 | Issue 1Display until February 28, 2011
www.CenersOfLigh.org
Consciousness. Integrity. Love.
dazed and confused?The Solution for Confusion
attitude of gratitudeRecognizing Grace in Our Lives
tHe reaL WorLdLife as a Novice
PeacefullyLive
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CO-DIRECTORSOFTHE
ORDEROFCHRISTSOPHIA
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The Light is published four times annually
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The Centers of Light are Mystical Christian schools and communities
dedicated to consciousness, spiritual growth, and empowerment.
Much like the spiritual communities that mystics such as St. Francis
of Assisi and Paramahansa Yogananda created, the Centers of
Light are shining, warm places for people searching for inner truth,
meaning, and direct relationship with God. In each of our 14 Centers
across the country, we teach, share, and cultivate spirituality through
sacraments, meditation, seminars, classes, and practical instruction in
order to bring people into real, deep experiences of God. We also bring
these teachings weekly to Satellite Centers which are located near
established Centers of Light around the country.
C ofLg
ow, discipline always seems painful
rather than pleasant at the time, but
later it yields the peaceful fruit of
righteousness to those who have been
trained by it. herefore lift your droopin
hands and strenthen your weak knees,
and make straight paths for your
feet, so that what is lame may not be put
out of joint, but rather be healed.
~ ebrews 12:11-12
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What dO yOu dO when you cant
ure out what to do? veryone has
experienced a time when you dont know
which road to choose or what course of
action to take. A dilemma presents itself
and you cant decide. hat is the cause of
confusion. here are too many options,
and you cant be sure which option is
the best one to choose. When you are
confused, there is an overload of choices.
As you weih the value of each choice,
many possibilities ood your mind, and
you start to feel overwhelmed. n this
swirl of possibilities, you feel unable to
decide.
f this persists for a while, you will
et a cold or the snifes because you
are feelin sorry for yourself. You cant
decide, so youre confused, and the cold
symptoms are a plea for someone to
rescue you from the problem. f you et a
headache alon with the cold symptoms,
then you are experiencin resentment
because the burden of decidin is placed
squarely on your shoulders and you dont
know what to do.
Makin a decision will solve theproblem, and the symptoms will clear up
immediately. t is that simple. owever,
makin a decision about somethin can
be the hardest thin in the world. ow
do you decide somethin when there are
obviously a few ood choices and there
is no way to tell how they will work out?
You have to take the risk and weih the
choices usin your reason.
Write down the alternatives and
put them on a list in order of their
importance. Make two columns beside
them and write out the pros and cons to
makin that particular choice. Do this
with each possible choice, and then weih
them all to see which one you are leanin
towards as a decision. You cant know for
sure in each case, so you have to make
a choice. Dont leave yourself hanin
make a choice. he worst thin that can
happen is that you have to chane that
down the road. What is the problem with
chanin somethin if it is not riht or
if it is not workin out? Decide, and live
with it for a while, and see how it ts
you. f it is really not a ood t, chane
your mind and do somethin different or
choose somethin different.
call that practicin. Practicin
is learnin to make choices and ne-
tunin those choices until they really t
who you are and what you really want.
With practice, you et to understand
what matters to you so you can be fully
committed to what you want and not let
other options et in your way or confuse
you. Confusion is solved if you makea decision and put your heart into it.
Lettin the confusin problem sit out
in the rain to et soy will result in
symptoms that make matters worse than
they are. Decide.
For over 25 years,
Fth Pt Bw
has devoted his life in service to
God as an ordained Priest and
Master Teacher. As Co-Director
of the Order of Christ Sophia, he
teaches the ministers and guides
the Centers of Light around the
country. Known for his charisma
and sense of humor, Father Peter
is also an accomplished musician
and author who has composed
twelve albums and four books abo
Mystical Christian teachings. He
holds a Masters and a Doctorate
degree in Educational Psychology
Father Peter lives at the Center of
Light, Chicago.
Confused? Decide.How to Handle an Overload of Choices
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are yOu LOnging for a deeperconnection and a stroner devotional life? t
beins with ratefulness. Devotion is born
in a rateful heart. t rows throuh love,
faith and prayer. god is pourin out ifts
and blessins upon us but most people are
too stuck and sad to turn their eyes to the
sun and see the races that are movin in
their lives.
he ruth, known by people who live
in peace and connection with god, is that
all thins come for ood. t is the ultimate
promise of the universe. ven when thins
seem broken and hard, if you shift your
perspective just a bit you may start to see
blessins where before you saw pain. o
often people focus on what is bad or hard
and riht there in the center of their situation
is a blessin smilin upon them; somethinto be learned, some way they were protected
that they couldnt see. What if the trafc
jam you were in prevented you from a serious
accident? What if the house you were tryin
to buy fell throuh because there was a better
home that god knew you would be happier
in? We cant see with our limited human
perspective that is jammed up with concepts
and projections. f you o throuh your day
focusin on what you are rateful for instead
of what is hard, thins will bein to look and
feel differently.
We live lives that are full of material
abundance and activity, yet so many people
are troubled and sad. People have forotten
about god, about the life and love that is at
the core, at the center of their beins. Life
can be a bold adventure if you et out of theway of yourself and embrace your life and
your experiences. When you live turned
inward worryin about yourself and your
insecurities, feelin sorry for yourself, you
are like a vacuous drain pullin enery from
everyone and everythin around you. here
is brihter possibility when you open your
heart, when you pray and look outside of
yourself to see all the ways you are blessed.
Look into the eyes and hearts of those around
you and care about them, learn their story.
You will feel better when you open your heart
and ive. As you shift your perspective
and thouhts to reconize and see how very
blessed you are, your faith will row.
n this season of ratefulness and liht,
the eneries and races of Mother Mary and
Jesus are pourin in to support and hold usin the deeper devotional work and spiritual
practices. Durin this season you can make
a major shift simply by beinnin each
day ivin thanks to god, for bein alive,
for the day ahead, for all of the lessons and
experiences comin your way. hen at the
end of the day you can reect over your day
and see all that you experienced and learned
and aain express your ratitude. Ask
yourself: Did live with my heart wide open?
Are there places where could have iven
more? hen pray that tomorrow you may see
and live more clearly.
god has loved you your entire existence.
Pray to see how this is true and then live in
freedom with an open heart.
vd Cth
hPhd began her trainin
with the Order of Christ Sophia in
November of 1999 and was ordain
a Priest in August of 2003. For
the past seven years Rev. Cynthia
has served at The Center of Light
in Atlanta, GA ministering to the
community there. This Decemb
she and her family will be moving
to Ann Arbor, Michigan where she
will serve in the Center there. Re
Cynthia is the mother of 2 young
sons and holds a Bachelors Degre
in Elementary Education. She
recently closed her home daycare
begin pursuing a degree in Nursin
ow Very Blessed We AreDevotion is Born in a Grateful Heart
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Many indiCatOrs pOint to the
condition of human life on earth havin an
increasin level of corruption, exploitation
and violence on the part of the wealthy
and powerful aainst those who have little
or no means of defendin themselves.
n return, those who feel abused by the
powerful, reedy and immensely wealthy
are becomin increasinly anry. ome of
these people are retaliatin in words, somein political actions and a few are actin
their aner out in violence. Unless some
completely unforeseen events chane the
course of these developments, it is hihly
likely that the extremely rich will continue
to rob the rest of the world and amass
more wealth, and the rest of the people
will have proressively less material
wealth and benets while deepenin their
feelins of despair and aner. What can we
who want to live consciously and in a state
of peace do in such times?
wo thousand years ao when Jesus
walked the earth, there was a similar
situation in the Middle ast. he omans
occupied srael and all the lands around
it. hey held all the power and most of
the wealth. hey were proud of rulinthe world and brutal in their reedy
rabbin of all the lands they could take,
subjuatin all the peoples of those
lands to their tyranny. he people in the
occupied territories resisted the omans to
various derees, but none resisted as much
as the Jews. hey hated the occupyin
forces with a veneance and frequently
some of their most anry roups rose up
and attacked the soldiers in suicidal yet
bold actions. he people of srael could
hardly bear the burden of omes heavy
taxation and their poor were ettin
poorer as the decadence and corruption
of ome rew to previously unheard of
proportions.
t was into this world scene that Jesus
stepped. e was keenly aware of all thatwas oin on around him. e saw the
injustices, the corruption, and the resulta
poverty and despair. ow did he choose
live and teach and be in this environmen
of tyranny, decadence, hatred, corruption
and aner? e was known as the One wh
walked in peace and tauht peace to the
people of all the nations that athered
to hear him. e resisted takin the role
of political leader when it was offered
to him by those who hoped he could
be their kin and as such would rid the
nation of oman rule. e said there was
somethin of reater importance than
who is runnin the overnment and how
they were doin it. e spoke of a kindo
of heaven which is present and available
to anyone who prepares themselves to
live in it, even while they are still onearth. e tauht about lovin our fellow
human beins and lovin god above all
and not expectin to et happiness and
satisfaction from material thins and fro
personal relationships. e did not condo
the corruption and reed that was eviden
all around him. e certainly tauht that
we are to live in enerosity of spirit and
wealth, full of compassion for those who
Livin Peacefully in a
Corrupt and Anry World
Mth Cl wtt
s a mystic, ordained Priest,
Master Teacher, and Co-Director
the Order o Christ Sophia.
he has her Masters Degree
n Counseling Psychology and
racticed as a Jungian-trained
sychotherapist. Continually
rawing rom her education
nd her experience, including 17
ears working as a proessional
midwie, Mother Clare has
arnered a reputation or
er clarity o vision. She
ectures nationally on Mystical
Christianity. She has our grown
hildren and lives in Dolores,
Colorado where she oversees
he the eforts
o expand and grow the
ophia Peace Center.
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have less than us and happy to be able to ive to others of our
possessions, our time and our love. And e walked in peace in the
midst of all the chaos.
What can we learn from Jesus example? We also are in a timewhere banks and reulators and overnment have all joined
forces to rob the poorer and middle class people of many of
their assets and benets. As a nation, we Americans invade
other countries that have resources we want and lie about our
intentions. Business ethics have deteriorated to where most
businesses are only lookin out for the nancial ain of their
top manaement team and hold no concern for the well-bein
of anyone else. Many people are rain mad at the overnment
but have still not ured out how to rid it of corruption or build a
better society. ow can we live in consciousness and peace like
Jesus did in these tumultuous times?
We need to expand our vision to remind ourselves that at
any iven time throuhout history, wars and corruption were
dominant, occurrin in many places worldwide. While doin
what we can to support a more just and peaceful world, we also
need to heed Jesus reminder that there is more. o matter what
is occurrin outside of us, we can learn to be in a state of inner
peace that is unimainable to those cauht up in the furor. hat
inner peace is so powerful that it rocks the world around the
one who holds it. hat one lives in the kindom of god whic
Jesus spoke of. his one walks in a state of race and sees t
transient worlds of politics and wealth as minor issues compa
to the opportunities all people have to enter into the place golives inside their bein, which is the kindom of god. he om
empire fell apart, and many other empires have come and on
since then, but the earth-shakin examples of those who have
walked in peace, in truth, and in justice in the midst of the sto
of earthly affairs have never lost their power and ability to mo
hearts and minds to entirely new and elevated levels of bein
We can, in these times of unrest and darkness, learn to row i
our peacefulness and in the liht that we carry. he darker it i
a room, the brihter and more necessary it is to have a shinin
liht. ow is a perfect time to row in inner peace and develo
the liht within us, which can liht the world around us. Be n
discouraed, Jesus said, for have overcome all the world.
We, too, can learn to overcome the world and be a liht to all
around us. Lets take on that challene. Lets let the darkness a
corruption around us spur us on to carry more liht and purif
our hearts of all meanness and reed. hen we, too, will bein
overcome the world.
ConsciousnessForPeace.or
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CLAintrOduCtiOn tO MeditatiOn &
Christian MystiCisM
Understandin the laws of the universe isnt easy, which is
why the Centers of Liht offer six sessions that explore the
foundations of Christian Mysticism. Open to all, this class ive
an overview of what Christian Mysticism is and what mystics
do, and, most importantly, it offers participants a chance to
experience the spiritual world rst-hand. here is no restrictio
on faith. You only have to believe that there is most likely a
power and intellience that is hiher than human intellience
Free of chare.
bibLe COnteMpLatiOn
t is a fairly common experience to read a passae from the
ew estament and ask, wonder what that means? Bible
Contemplation at the Centers of Liht helps unravel the deepe
meanin in Jesus teachins by explorin our inner and outer
life experiences and how they relate to the parables Jesus
tauht. As a result, class members discover how these teachin
relate directly to their own lives and experiences. his class isopen to raduates of ntroduction to Meditation and Christian
Mysticism.
tree Of Life
he ree of Life lessons are written for the purpose of unfoldin
the soul alchemically and openin up spiritual consciousness
to the wisdom of god. opics such as What is liht?, What
is love?, or What is the Creator? are presented in a simple,
practical way that allows students to understand, discuss, and
contemplate their meanin. hese ancient teachins are paired
with powerful hands-on experiences, ivin students a tanibl
way to connect to the reality of gods spirit and power. his
class is open to raduates of ntroduction to Meditation and
Christian Mysticism.
VCsunday serviCe
Open to All Followed by Brunch
ot your averae unday ervice! xperience spirit movin
hrouh sons, prayers, and powerful sermons that brin you
nto closer connection to god the god inside your heart,
nside your soul, to the god within. ach ervice beins with
silent meditation followed by a sermon relatin directly to
he spiritual needs of the community, nally culminatin in a
ransformative Communion and personal blessin.
daiLy MeditatiOn & COMMuniOn
he beauty of gods race can be experienced with meditation
nd Communion every mornin of the week. We offer a 30
minute meditation followed by a readin and Communion
ervice, which is a wonderful way to develop and deepen your
meditation practice. here is no better way to start your day
han to receive the love, liht and peace of Jesus and Mary. All
re welcome.
evening prayers
All are welcome to join us in endin the day with evenin
rayers and sons. Community members from the Center
f Liht come toether to thank god, Jesus and Mary for
he blessins of the day and offer sons of ratitude and
hanksivin. Join us in spreadin liht into the world with this
orm of joyful devotion.
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gAgMACOnsCiOus MOvie nights
ave you ever walked out of a theater affected by a powerfu
lm and wished for a forum to discuss it? f your answer is
then movie nihts at the Centers of Liht are for you! hese
monthly events provide the perfect way for people to connedeeply after watchin inspirin movies and share how our li
attitudes, and perceptions are challened and chaned. A
the Centers of Liht we dedicate the followin lms to non-
prots that support causes related to the theme of the lm.
quarter, our offerins include:
deCeMber Beyond Belief
Supporting Beyond the 11th
JanuaryNuclear Tipping Point
Supporting Nuclear Tipping Point*
february End of the Line
Supporting Greenpeace
Our intention for showin these lms is to brin awareness
to the challenes facin our world everyday. With this new
sensitivity, we ain the power to make conscious choices
that help chane the course of world events. Any voluntary
donations will be promptly sent to the oranizations mentio
above. n addition, we dedicate prayers to these causes in or
to support them materially and spiritually. We invite you to
us in any way, helpin to chane our world into one of peace
justice and love.
*Nuclear Tipping Point was produced to raise awareness about nuclear threa
and to help build support for the urgent actions needed to reduce nuclear dan
prayers fOr peaCe
On the rst Wednesday of every month, the members of all
Centers of Liht pray for peace, creatin a sure of positive
enery for people all over the world. Open to all faiths, it is a
chance for hearts and minds to make a real difference in the
world. People pray for the cause of the month: healin, spirit
awakenin, love, solutions to huner crises, war anythin
the world needs in order to become a place of peace. Join us
friday night Lights
ome Centers of Liht hold a uided meditation event at
the end of the week called Friday iht Lihts. Join us for
a wonderful close to your work week and openin to your
weekend. his event varies week to week, however it alwa
beins with uided meditation, followed by an enjoyable
roup activity. Around the country, each Friday iht Li
is different as we move with pirit and enjoy everythin from
drummin around a bonre, to watchin movies, to playin
ames. You can expect to leave this atherin with renewed
enery and an uplifted spirit, which will positively inuence
rest of your weekend.
Master teaCher seMinars
eminars from the Master eachers of the Order of Christ
ophia are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities to receive spiritual
teachins that can move mountains in your life. he old sayin,
one day with a eacher is worth 200 years on your own applies
to these enlihtenin and life-chanin events. xperience it
for yourself by checkin the enclosed chedule of vents or
contactin a Priest at your local Center of Liht.
eXperienCing gOd
emember that it is possible for your heart to inite with love
and liht aain. his is not just feelin a nostalic sense of
peace or happiness or awe. t is experiencin riht now that
gods love for you is real and that anythin healin, joy,
peace, understandin is absolutely possible. Meet those who
have cleared away the distractions of the world, healed the
wounds of the past, foriven all, and iven all to develop a real
relationship in which they can hear and see god. You can have
this experience, too. isk lettin o. Open your heart. Join us for
this special seminar, tauht by one of the Priests at the Center
of Liht.
Creating yOur Life
ome of us travel throuh life knowin we are in chare of our
destiny and that everythin in our life is there by our choice.
We call ourselves co-creators. Co-creators know that when
you take on the responsibility for your life, then you et all the
power to chane itto chane it into exactly what you want it
to be. n this seminar you will learn how to use the laws of the
universe for your hihest ood and how to make a connection to
the Divine that will brin the fulllment you have always been
seekin. Come and learn how to be a conscious co-creatorand
become empowered to chane your life!
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Our spirituaL
COMMunity is a place
where real, meaninful
conversation can happen,
thanks to the hih level of
interity and honesty in
every relationship. piritual
community ives us the
opportunity to learn, row
and support each other in
our individual journeys to
god, no matter how youn
or old you are, whether you
are sinle or married, with
children or not. Activities
such as campin trips, mov
nihts, picnics and cookoutmake spiritual community a
the Centers of Liht an eve
more dynamic and vibrant
part of life.
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A little over a year ao, packed everythin owned in my 1992
onda Accord, ready to travel 1,200 miles to my new home
in Milwaukees Center of Liht. t was only a couple months
earlier that my teacher and priest at the Denver Center of Liht
had extended the invitation to enter the ovice Proram in
Milwaukee. remember the joy of that day vividly because my
heart nearly leaped from my chest. ven the sun and all colors
seemed to be shinin more vibrantly as walked from the chapel
after was iven the news. Prior to this, had iven it very little
thouht. here was another student in Denver who was enterin
a novice proram at Chicaos center and briey considered
what it miht be like if could do that. he thouhts were fond
but eetin did not imaine it would happen for me.
My family moved around a lot when was youn, and
consequently left a lot of developin friendships behind. As ot older, wanted even more for my friendships to be stron
and reliable, open and honest. o the best of my ability would
share these ideas with my friends and make an effort to live them.
But there was still somethin missin that couldnt put a ner
on. just knew that there was much more that wanted to share
with them. remember a day in my friends car on our way home
from hih school. was readin the Four oble ruths by the
Dalai Lama, and there was somethin read earlier that day that
had moved me deeply. asked them if could read it to them,
and afterward was surprised that it had little to no effect on
them. was hopin it would move them, too, and maybe we
talk about the mystery of who we are, why we are here and wh
is our purpose in life. his was the rst of many efforts to ta
about such questions with my friends. A particular friend w
occasionally take a sincere interest and it was the most cheris
time spent with him. hose times of connection created a b
that still feels close to us both, even thouh we havent conne
in that way for many years.
god knew my lonin and my heart when the uidanc
was iven for me to move to Milwaukee. ere in Milwauke
have six brothers who are dedicated to spiritual rowth. W
want to connect and develop deep and meaninful relationsh
We have the teachers and priests who uide our rowth and hus to deepen in our spiritual practice and our relatin to one
another. We never weary of real conversations and sharin
is in our hearts with each other, sharin what moves us, inspi
us, lifts us up, or motivates us. his is the brotherhood have
always desired and more. ~ Jonah
Life as a ovice: In Their Own Words
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Advent~The Holy Season of Light
A time when nature quiets down and sleeps,
allowing your spiritual senses to awaken.Join with us this Advent and experience the
difference the inner light will show you.
he Advent eason is a powerful time of purin
and preparation as we wait in reat expectation
for the birth of the Liht. Outwardly, the days ro
shorter, the nihts et loner, and it appears that
darkness has taken hold of the earth. But inwardl
in quiet repose, lies the most brilliant of all Liht
the most bold of all Loves, and the most radiant o
all Joys.
A silent and most manicent estation
n order to truly experience the brilliance of this
eason, we must decide to open our hearts to
foriveness. Foriveness uncovers what has stoodbetween us and the Liht, revealin to us what w
have desired to see, know and understand for so
lon that we are seen, known, and loved by god
he Centers of Liht celebrate the Advent easo
durin the entire month precedin Christmas v
very unday ervice durin that time is focused
on facets of the eason and on comin toether i
peace to witness the reat ift iven to us. his is
not a season to understand with our minds; this i
a eason to realize with our hearts. his is a time
delve into the mystery of a Birth that chaned the
planet and the possibility for every livin creatur
to return to an inner peace that is profound, true
and deep.
We welcome you to join us this Advent eason
and invite you to decide that this will be the year
you allow the oly eason to make a mark on youheart and transform you into a new bein that
on this Christmas mornin, you awaken with a
new understandin and profound depth that was
previously unknown to you. Arise! hine! he tim
is now and the Joy awaits you.
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Top 10 Ways to Have a
More Meaningful Christmas
1. Let the Christmas season be a holy process that happens within you and not just
a historical event that happened long ago.
2. Recognize that the Christmas season begins four weeks before Christmas Day,
with the season of Advent.
3. Ponder what was happening as Mother Marys pregnancy progressed and
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6. Take 10 minutes each day in meditation to cultivate the qualities of stillness,
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