The Lord has placed the sun in the sky like an altar of life to rule the day. The healing rays of sunlight are a daily supply of blessings to for us and all of God’s creation. In this session, we discuss a message written by our Supreme Father Marshall L. Davis, Sr. We discuss attracting and absorbing God’s blessing into our hearts, minds, and souls like rays of sunlight. Through God’s divine blessings we gain strength, health, and successful ideas.

To complete the Ten High Holy Days, we discuss the Day of Atonement. Our late founder, the Illuminated Supreme Mother Mildred Davis Miller, would often break the word atonement into the phrase “At One Ment.” The closing of the High Holy Days is a time when we seek to tune ourselves to divine will, love, and health.

The Bible tells us that the seventh lunar month is a time for a holy convocation. It is ten days when mankind should reflect on our humanity, and rejoice for the spiritual blessings that we want for another year. Rosh Hashana is the beginning for these 10 days. This discussion looks at the symbols used for this celebration, and the spiritual theory about how we are blessed when we begin our endeavors with the right living principles.

Self-analysis can help us cleanse and purify our deeds, desires, and character. The 24th Psalm says that this cleansing will help us to open up the gates of the spiritual realm to more blessings in our life. Like an African proverb says, when you climb a good tree, others will help give you a push.

Although the parables of Jesus the Christ teach us to help the hungry, the sick, those imprisoned, and the less of humanity, the story of the ten virgins gives us a very different action in dealing with selfishness and foolishness. Our discussion talks about how we should rather give them instructions on how to help themselves, but not to reduce our resources for those who are selfish and foolish. This discussion also looks at the parable of the separation of the sheep and the goats.

We learn from the parables of Jesus the Christ that the blind should not lead the blind. Our discussion considers how to teach others without being judgmental. Attacking and condemning a student usually leads to rejection by both the teacher and the student. On the teacher’s side, the rejection becomes like a beam. From the standpoint of the student, the rejection becomes like a speck. It is better to teach through examples than through condemnation.

The Hebrew month called Elul is a time for introspection and taking stock of our lives. In the Bible, Jesus mentions being reconciled with others before going to the altar with your gift. This discussion looks at the harvest time (Elul means harvest) as a lesson for dealing with unintentional transgressions that have occurred, especially those that a result of our bad habits.

Before he joined the ancestors, John Lewis left a message to the world to actively, yet compassionately strive towards a beautiful community for all. Looking at the meaning of his name (John means the Lord is gracious and Lewis relates to victory) we can take his life as an icon for a more beautiful nation and life.

Destiny is a share experience that impacts all living things. Through divine laws, we can become masters of destiny, and thus improve the lives of ourselves and others. This discussion looks at the power of doing good unto others with all your wisdom and strength to help uplift fallen humanity. Although “wisdom is better than strength,” we must use them both to ensure the greatest good.

Our deeds are remembered and are revisited to us for correction at a time that we can master our shortcomings. This is often a disciplining action known as the law of karma. Our congregation engaged in a lengthy discussion on how discipline is used to nurture our understanding of life. The discussion focuses on a message from Supreme Father Marshall L. Davis Sr.