Saturday Message March 6, 2010

The homily delivered by Bishop Gene Savoy Jr on March 6, 2010 dealt with some recent unfortunate occurrences as well as upcoming events, and held suggestions for approaching them. The transcript of his message follows:
 
 

 

 

Good morning!

Well, it’s been an interesting week for all of us; a week in which, I hope, we have learned to love and see one another in a better light. And I would like to address a few points this morning, if I may.

I have heard the phrase in this Community for many years; in fact, for most of my life. And I think it’s time to say a few words regarding it. The phrase is, “Well, it’s just the body.” Now, we all understand the philosophy of our Teaching and the theological aspects of the Third Dimension, where we came from as spiritual and human beings. We understand the concepts of generated existence and how matter was created in relation to spirit, and we are all well aware of the imperfections of this state in which we find ourselves. However, I believe that this particular mindset is one that should be shed, because it really goes contrary to The System of Cosolargy and the Teachings of Light. The great spiritual masters and teachers who have lived in this world, in all parts of this world, in all epochs of time, were not reckless or careless by any stretch of the imagination. So I would simply like to say that our physical bodies, the body that naturally ages and passes away in time is the earthly vessel by which we are able to do our work here on earth. And I would like to use my father as a prime example. Most of you knew him, most of you knew him for many years, and quite well. And I would like you to recall to mind how he maintained his positive attitude on a daily basis and was able, as a discipline, to extract the goodness and the beauty and the life of spirit in everything, which is to be found in all living things, which he was able to recognize. No doubt he learned this from the Child Jamil, who was a friend to all living things, and it is something that they were able to pass down to us. But what they were able to do was to recognize on a constant basis these attributes in Creation.

I am not here to lecture you, but what I would like us to do is to make a renewed commitment, in keeping with our Teaching, to take care—especially to take care of ourselves. And that is a lesson that we all, all of us, can learn. This week we have seen how the powers opposed to us have tried to do us harm; however, they can only do us harm if we allow them to. And we know these cycles work in threes, and we experienced that this week. So let us look at the good side, and allow me to recount a story to you, which may sound a little strange to those of you whom I didn’t speak to the night of Fr. Reano’s passing. As we mentioned earlier, Rev. Ted had an accident at the Sanctuary on Monday and was seriously injured—his eye. Evidently, there was little hope and nothing that the medical professionals could do here in Reno. So they made arrangements for him to go to the University of California at Davis, where they have specialists and perhaps something positive could take place. He went on Tuesday, and, again, the prognosis was not good. In fact, it was very bad, that most likely they were going to have to remove the eye. Later that day we learned that our dear Fr. Reano had passed into the Light. And as I was trying to make sense of all this that evening, a thought, like a bolt of lightning, came to me. And I called many of you with this thought.  And this was the thought: to envision Reano’s life force and direct it to Ted for a healing. And that’s what I asked some of you to do. And I believe it worked. I believe it was real. The next day the prognosis changed, and it appears that Rev. Ted will not lose his eye. In fact, they rather remarked at how well he’s doing. Now, some will say that this is absurd, how can it be, but I will leave it for each of you to determine, but I do believe that this is the power that we possess when we work together. And Reano also had something to do with this, because perhaps he chose Tuesday to pass into the Worlds of Light so that something beautiful, something full of life and spirit could impact and affect his Brother in Light. Something to think about.

Now, let me talk about a few other things this morning. We had announced a couple of weeks ago, and we have friends, guests from Satya-chetana—thank you for being here this morning—we, as many of you know, were going to collaborate on the next intervention, or intercession, this evening, and we have decided to postpone that collaborative ceremony for peace in the world. And that date has been moved to Monday March 29 here in the Chapel. This second joint intercession will be part of a two-day seminar that our Community is hosting for members of the Satya-chetana Movement who are interested in learning more about Cosolargy and what we teach and the International Community of Cosolargy. The seminar is to be held on Saturday March 27 and Sunday March 28, and it will focus on some of the basics of our System. We’ll also discuss the importance of our collaboration and will give certain techniques of ours in relation to the sun that they can begin applying before going on to some higher solar techniques and concepts. We will make the details of the seminar available to you, and while most of you will not be directly participating in the sessions, I do ask that you all make an effort to attend services that weekend and to participate in the intercession on Monday evening and to, if you are asked, to volunteer for certain aspects of the two-day seminar. And let me briefly explain the importance of what we’re doing—and the importance of your participation. I believe that we have arrived at the point in the history of this Community where as individuals we can no longer afford to look at The Community or its activities—not only its activities here in Reno, but its activities which are taking place around the world— in a merely personal or individualistic manner. We must now take on the role of ambassadors and delegates of the Light, representing the Community of Light. And so I encourage you to look at these events as functions of your office and as obligations and duties of your ministries. We are Cosolargists first and foremost. We are Second Advent Christians second. As Cosolargists, we are universal, and we are universalist. We can go anywhere, be with anyone, and that only adds to what we are doing in the world; indeed, it enhances it. As we affect, through our beauty and our light, others, in the exact same manner as we influence the Sun of Righteousness.

So I encourage you, to a large degree, to put aside your personal wants and needs, your likes and dislikes, and put on the mantle of doctors of Cosolargy, ministers of the Ministry of Light, and teachers of righteousness.

Now, I will be traveling to India with Companions of the Way from April 22 to May 20, and I will be visiting with our Brother Swami Sri, but also to visit various other ancient and solar sites and to prepare the way for The Community’s next visit. We hope to establish the Teachings of Light in India with the help and the collaboration of Swami Sri, and I hope to meet also with other spiritual leaders and masters. And as more information becomes available to us on this, I will relay that to you, and of course ask for your positive thoughts and prayers.

So that is my message for today, and I look forward to our sacred meal this evening, and I thank you for your attention, and we will now have the blessings.