Church Of The Creator® Ministerial Activity Report, Rev. Stephanie Forbes Kubilius

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: "Reflections On Divinely Guided Service"
: By: Rev. Stephanie Forbes Kubilius; Bradenton, Florida

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Reflections on 2007 Ministerial Activity

The last year and a half, the lesson has been one of attachment and loss. Not attachment to things as much as people. I have experienced loss of friends due to moves, misunderstandings of ego, and physical death. It has brought home the fact that we are so interdependent on each other.

The work of my ministry continues to be through teaching and service. I work as an eco-tour guide, teaching residents and visitors to Florida about our unique ecology. In only a few generations, we have gone from a nation of farmers to an urban nation populated by city folks who are fearful about nature and the natural world. They are separate from it. A child on a tour recently told me “I love nature – it’s so different!” I convinced her SHE was a part of that nature. Since most people who live in Florida did not grow up here, there is no connection to the way Florida used to be. As a tour guide we help people understand how unique and fragile this ecosystem is. The only way to preserve what is unbuilt here is to teach children to save it. Once people are out in the woods, with their cell phones left behind, they become quiet, still and aware. For many, it is their first time ever standing under a tree, with nothing else to see but more trees, nothing to hear but birds and bugs. It becomes a spiritual moment.

I also work in a health food store. I help people take mastery of their physical health. Empowering people to change their diet often brings them in touch with their spiritual side, and they wind up changing their lifestyle altogether. I feel honored to help facilitate that.

I look forward to the coming year and its challenges. I know we are united with one another on multiple levels. It is a continuing evolvement. Knowing I am part of the Spiritual collective of COTC continues to support and empower me and my spiritual walk and evolution.

Instant Divine Gratification - Demonstration of the automatic function of Divine Right Order^®

Sometimes, we need an active demonstration of our faith in action, to keep things fresh and us moving in a positive direction. Here’s what just happened to me this morning. I wasn’t expecting anything, so that’s when it happened :

I’m more than a little bit stressed about my dear daughter’s impending wedding – less than three weeks away. It’s a good stress, but I am plagued by fuzzy thinking among other symptoms.

I am usually able to keep track of my personal ‘stuff’ : glasses, keys, purse – stuff you can’t function without. But yesterday at the bank, I noticed my driver’s license was missing. It didn’t take long to realize the last time I had used it was right there, at the bank. I remembered getting my change and deposit ticket along with my license in the envelope at the drive-through. I realized I needed to put my license away, but instead put it ‘in a safe place’ so I wouldn’t forget to do it, at my next stop, a block away

Well, I (obviously) didn’t put it away and after two hours of searching the car, one last night and one this morning, that ‘safe place’ still eluded me.

I went back outside, affirming “ Divine Right Order^® – I will walk outside and immediately find the stupid place I left my license.”

I sat in the driver’s seat and again lifted up the carpeting. Still nothing there. Then I ran my finger along the carpet where it met the firewall. Way up two layers of carpet, under the accelerator pedal, was a bank envelope with – you guessed it – my driver’s license in it! That does sound pretty stupid. Did I do that?

Talk about Instant Divine Gratification!

It demonstrated to me again that it is the Effortless Effort that reaps Divine results. It’s less about actively searching and more about letting go and allowing the blessings of Divine Right Order^® to wash over us, and push us in the right direction.

Blessings

Rev. Stephanie Forbes Kubilius, May 23, 2008

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