Our September message from Supreme Father Marshall Davis urges us to “express divine compassion to others and aid them in facing life with the truth, rather than falsehood.” We can help others “to open their minds and hearts to the unadulterated truth. This session also discusses the Ancient Egyptian concept of ma’at (truth) as a philosophy that embraces reciprocity, justice, truth, and moderation in all walks of life. In the words of Father Marshall, “your spiritual growth will emanate from you to bless everything you set your heart and hand to accomplish.”

This session was a review of the twelve lessons between June and August. Topic included folding the eyes during meditation, personal magnetism as a means of harmonizing the Law of Attraction, how proverbs help men to be effective leaders, simple arts that greatly increase faith, the influence of the Haudenosaunee on the U.S. Constitution, using the armor of God to counteract evil, how to quickly remove impurities from your memories, and designing potent blessings, affirmations, and prayers. We also discuss preparing for the High Holy Days of Awe during the month of Elul.

The name of the sixth month of the Hebrew Calendar, ELUL, comes from an Akkadian word that means Harvest. Traditionally, this month is considered a time of introspection and stocktaking, a time to review one’s deeds and spiritual progress over the past year and prepare for the upcoming “Days of Awe,” Rosh HaShanah, and Yom Kippur. It is considered a most opportune time for teshuvah (return to God) through prayer, charity, and increased love for our fellowmen. In this session, we compare the traditions of Elul with Jesus’ instruction to be reconciled with your brother before you take your gift to the altar. We also discussed a home altar.

Small actions can act as mighty miracles to heal us by awakening and empowering the power of faith within us. In the fifth chapter of 2 Kings, we see a little ritual of washing heal Naaman of leprosy. Although he was looking to pay a great price and perform a massive act of repentance Elishia asked that he only wash himself seven times in the Jordan. Small actions are enough to activate our will power. They can move expectations from wishes to will. Wishes are often filled with doubt. To will something is a call for action.

The words of our prayers and affirmations should conform to the meanings of the Greek word logos and the Hebrew word dabar. By logos our words should have a meaning or an intent that supports our requests. By dabar our words should have a formalized mental structure that makes them first real in our minds, so that they may become real in manifested existence. In the life of Jesus the Christ, this type of trust in his word was demonstrated by a centurion who told Jesus to just say the Word and his servant would be healed. Jesus said that this was a greater faith than he had seen in all of Jerusalem. Our words can be busy like a bee (a Hebrew word that is derived from dabar) to manufacture honey blessings in our life experiences.

The Greek word for touch (haptomai) as used in the Bible comes from a root that means to fasten, to kindle, to light, and to set on fire. As we consider the story of Jesus the Christ being aware that a woman seeking healing power had touch the hem of his garment, we learn that healing power is both attracted and enhanced by the receptive faith of those in need of a blessing. In the Book of Matthew, the story of the healing touch comes after the parable of the patches and wineskins. For us, that means that faith can create a new spiritual container for our blessings that will last through growing and expansion like a new wineskin. We should not use old perceptions when we seek a new miracle in our lives.

The Bible contains many examples of people who received blessings through their affirmations and prayers. This session looks at three major patterns for understanding and actually designing your interactions with the blessings of life that are available to us. Based on a message from our Supreme Father Marshall Davis, Sr., we are urged to look at the simple, but effective gateways to blessings that heal. We discuss the healing touch, inspiring words of faith, and simple rituals of obedience that bring forth miracles. According to Father Davis, you should “design your blessings, as the woman with the issue of blood designed her healing, by saying ‘if I just can touch the hem of his garment.”

The astrological sign known as Cancer the Crab teaches us a spiritual lesson about the benefits of a scavenger. Just like its chemical definition a scavenger is a substance that removes impurities when added to a mixture. Our past activities and experiences leave impurities in our bodies, minds, and spirits. We can use a crab-like impurity removal system to cleanse our feelings of dysfunctional memories that plague our future and limit our successful initiatives. Through quick processing and focusing on our affection for success, we can overcome the painful residues of the past.

We have been instructed to “Return Good For Evil,” however to be effective at doing this we need a strategy that uses strong principles that both protects us from evil circumstances and produces an environment that leads to success. This session discusses how to use the principles of the “Whole Armor of God” to squash evil influences and promote an atmosphere of peace that will lead to success and joyful relationships. By following these principles, truth, righteousness, peace, faith, salvation, and the tools of the spirit will stand as a stronghold against evil influences and a foundation for successful endeavors.

The Haudenosaunee Confederacy, a participatory form of democracy developed by native Americans long before European colonization, was a major influence in the development of the United States system of government. Usually, this nation of people is often called the Iroquois, a less than flattering name given to them by their enemies, the Haudenosaunee urged the original colonies to unify like them and with them to become a self-governing nation. Even though this influence was not recognized by the U.S. Congress until 1988, it continues to provide a stellar model of unity, truth, tolerance, and justice as the foundation of sustainable government. We should all remember these examples as we celebrate the U.S. Constitution on the Fourth of July.