Wednesday Evening Service

There is something a wilderness voice tends to do that polished presentations rarely manage: it cuts through. It arrives unexpectedly, from the edges, and says something that touches the center of you. This Wednesday evening, Rev. Russ Legear explores what it means to hear that voice and to recognize it as something more than noise. Where does it come from? What does it ask of us? And what shifts when we actually listen? Wednesday evenings at the Center are small and unhurried. We gather, we sing together, we sit with ideas that matter. There is tea, there are snacks, and more often than not there is freshly baked bread. The atmosphere is casual and the conversation is easy. Come as you are. Wednesday, April 15 at 7:00 PM Center for Spiritual Living, Santa Rosa

  It can be easy to feel overwhelmed by all the problems in our lives. Bills, obligations, emergencies--whether big or small, they can add up and make it seem like we're not getting anywhere. When that happens, it feels like it's all we can do to tread water and stay afloat.  What if there was a way to turn this around, though? We can't erase our obligations, but what if we were able to view them with new eyes so they feel less stressful and more fulfilling?  That's what we are going to explore in our Wednesday Evening Service at 7 pm tonight. It turns out our lifetime is full of accomplishments, and they are the gateway to shifting from treading water to surfing upon the waves of life.  See you soon! -Russ

  No life is 100% stress free. Often, I will find myself off center, feeling pulled down by stress. That can make it difficult to keep up with healthy habits. Sometimes that stress makes me stumble and have to start my habit over.  That's what we are going to talk about in our Wednesday Evening Service at 7 pm. This month we are exploring how we can building a spiritual practice that can bring us healing whenever we need it. Our question this evening is this: when our wholeness train gets derailed, how do we get back on track?  Join me tonight to learn practice tools to reconnect with your inherent wholeness. See you soon! -Russ

  It can sometimes feel like we are dropped into this world without a map. Finding one's way can be challenging, especially because we often grow up with many different influences trying to chart our path in life. And just when we think we have things figured out, life throws us a curveball.  Join Practitioner Lawrence Edwards tonight to explore how we can answer these questions for ourselves in a special Black History Month presentation focusing on how we can discover Spirit's guidance within. This is your chance to discover how to connect with your own inner leader so it might guide you through the trials and tribulations of life.  7 pm, here at the Center. See you soon! -Russ

This Wednesday evening, Rev. Siota Belle offers a contemplative service that invites a return to something quietly essential. Peace is already present within, ready to be remembered and experienced again. Contemplation is the practice at the heart of this evening. It opens a gentle doorway inward, inviting attention to settle and awareness to soften. As the mind grows quieter and the breath becomes a steady companion, a natural sense of ease begins to emerge. When we pause and listen, Spirit meets us there, breathing in and through us. In that shared presence, peace unfolds as a sense of homecoming, familiar and steady. This service is especially welcoming for anyone feeling inwardly busy, stretched thin, or longing for a form of stillness that truly restores. No prior experience with contemplation is needed. A simple willingness to slow down is enough. Come as you are. Leave a little lighter. 7 pm in person at the Center www.cslsr.org  

  It has been said that courage isn't the absence of fear, but rather the ability to act even while feeling it. I believe this to be true, but I know there is more to the conversation than that. For example, I wonder how I can develop this kind of courage? And how can I do this without trying to avoid or suppress my fears?  There is a lot in the world that can trigger fear. I've been triggered myself. That's why it's clear to me that the more courage I am able to cultivate, the more I will have the clarity and motivation to act so that I can work to address the causes of my fears. This Wednesday at 7 pm, we are going to talk about how we can develop courage by looking at fear in a way that that may seem radical--I'm going to share how I've learned to befriend my fears. I invite you to join me in this exploration. We will enjoy music to inspire us, and gentle spiritual practice to open our hearts, with the goal that we find our way to that spiritual source of sta...