Sunday 27 September 2015
Audioslave - Be Yourself
Life can be huge! So much going on and everyone wants to say who and what you should be and do!
Be you! Then your story will be told!
October Prayers
BE GOOD TO YOURSELF!!
Whatever you do, be gentle with yourself. You don't just live in this world,
or your home or your skin. You also live in someone's eyes.
Sanober Khan
Why are you trying so hard to fit in when you were born to stand out?
Ian Wallace
This month we are focusing on our relationship with our self!
Love yourself, do something nice for you today! Say something nice to you today!
Accept it when someone says or does something nice for you.
Remember, love is all around, sometimes you need to recognize it.
This month's theme:
October is about being thankful! Be thankful for you, for your life, for your unique attributes that make you to be you!
Your purpose in life is appropriate to your talents and your personality!
This month's prayer:
Pray that those in the LGBTQQI Community not only accept themselves, but be thankful for their talents and gifts, their sexuality
and all that makes them unique! May this bring healing to them and enable them to love and accept those around them.
May they recognize and accept their talents and their purpose in life!
Scriptures:
Why should we love ourselves?
1Corinthians 13:4-8. Love is patient and kind, believes all things good, hopes all things good!
1Corinthians 1:7-9. God invites you into friendship!
Romans 8:26. The Holy Spirit prays for us.
Ephesians 2:10. We are God's workmanship.
Phillipians 1:6. God started the work in you and thinks that you are worth finishing!
If God is for us, we must have somthin' going on!
Why the video this month?
Look at the people with signs in the video. Sometimes we have to look for the blessings in our lives. But focusing on what we do have
gives a better perspective. Even if we don't have friends to call on, we can call on God who will give us inner strength and change the negative to positive
and sometimes do it through others coming into our lives and sometimes through means we never thought possible!
Love yourself! You are worth it!
Thank you for your prayers!
Tuesday 22 September 2015
Gta Prayer Walks goes to the Miss Gay Universe Pageant 2015!
I'm thankful to have witnessed so much talent and so much love. The participants in the pageant have such a message of love and being true to self and they communicate it in such a beautiful way it blows my mind! May they continue to live out their message and express it in creative ways.
Here is the speech I gave at the pageant. Jennete, the co-host helped by doing the prompts italicised. n the photo below you see me with Chris Edwards, the host of the pageant.
2015 Pageant Speech
Hi! I'm James.
Thank you for giving us a chance to share with you
what is happening on the street in the Church and Wellesley Village.
Do you believe in the power of love? I see a lot of love here tonight and I see a lot of love in our community.
Do you believe in the power of prayer?
Prayer? Whad'a ya talkin' about??
Well, we've all heard that prayer is asking for something. Sometimes what we need is just a question away! But, what about a kind thought, a strong desire that someone close to you does well.
It's all heard throughout the universe. Every thought, every desire inside of you is heard. All of us have love, wisdom, truth, a piece of the universe, a piece of God if you will, inside us.
There's a message inside of you that if you listen to and live by,
you will be the truth, the beauty and the power you dreamed of.
The magic is inside of you to know who you are and
what your life is about.
Sooo James, what's your message?
I just want to tell you that every month a few of us go for a walk through the Church and Wellesley Village and we pray as we go.
We pray for those struggling, those who are ill, we pray for the volunteers, and the activists fighting for our rights, and we pray for you, everyone here. We pray for everyone who lives, works and plays in the Village and the surrounding neighbourhood.
We are not trying to convert anyone to any religion. We just want to encourage everyone in their own spiritual awareness. Whatever that means to you and whatever way works for you.
I'm sooo busy, how can I remember all that?
Well, I've brought you some presents!
I've brought wrist bands! They have on one side THE POWER OF LOVE and on the other they have THE POWER OF PRAYER,
so you can turn it to the one you feel the strongest.
And different colours!
There's even one with the colours of the transgendered flag!
The idea is to use it to remind yourself to take care of your spirit,
that message inside of you, the truth for you that brings healing and guides you through your life. Feel free to take one, they're free!!
I love them! How can we keep in touch?
On the inside of the band there is an email address,
gtaprayerwalks@gmail.com, so you can look us up if you want to join us for a walk in the village, or if you just want to know more information as to what we are doing, drop us a line.
Take one of our cards. That has the address to our blog site.
There you can see the monthly prayers and music videos!
And there's more- we ARE working on a new website
and we can send you the link when it's complete. The new website will include other activities we are doing on the street.
Like what activities James?
Well, like promoting - spiritual awareness at the
Halloween Street Party - in full costume! We'll have a fabulous time!
I can't wait!
So feel free to send us your prayer requests! We're here for you!
Send us your comments, what would “Church on the Street”
look like to you? We would love to hear from you!
REMEMBER, nothing is black and white, right or wrong!
Things aren't always the way they appear!
The magic is inside of you to know the truth for your life!
Thank you for your time!
We were well received and many took wrist bands!
Thank you all for your prayers!
I'm thankful to have witnessed so much talent and so much love. The participants in the pageant have such a message of love and being true to self and they communicate it in such a beautiful way it blows my mind! May they continue to live out their message and express it in creative ways.
Here is the speech I gave at the pageant. Jennete, the co-host helped by doing the prompts italicised. n the photo below you see me with Chris Edwards, the host of the pageant.
Hi! I'm James.
Thank you for giving us a chance to share with you
what is happening on the street in the Church and Wellesley Village.
Do you believe in the power of love? I see a lot of love here tonight and I see a lot of love in our community.
Do you believe in the power of prayer?
Prayer? Whad'a ya talkin' about??
Well, we've all heard that prayer is asking for something. Sometimes what we need is just a question away! But, what about a kind thought, a strong desire that someone close to you does well.
It's all heard throughout the universe. Every thought, every desire inside of you is heard. All of us have love, wisdom, truth, a piece of the universe, a piece of God if you will, inside us.
There's a message inside of you that if you listen to and live by,
you will be the truth, the beauty and the power you dreamed of.
The magic is inside of you to know who you are and
what your life is about.
Sooo James, what's your message?
I just want to tell you that every month a few of us go for a walk through the Church and Wellesley Village and we pray as we go.
We pray for those struggling, those who are ill, we pray for the volunteers, and the activists fighting for our rights, and we pray for you, everyone here. We pray for everyone who lives, works and plays in the Village and the surrounding neighbourhood.
We are not trying to convert anyone to any religion. We just want to encourage everyone in their own spiritual awareness. Whatever that means to you and whatever way works for you.
I'm sooo busy, how can I remember all that?
Well, I've brought you some presents!
I've brought wrist bands! They have on one side THE POWER OF LOVE and on the other they have THE POWER OF PRAYER,
so you can turn it to the one you feel the strongest.
And different colours!
There's even one with the colours of the transgendered flag!
The idea is to use it to remind yourself to take care of your spirit,
that message inside of you, the truth for you that brings healing and guides you through your life. Feel free to take one, they're free!!
I love them! How can we keep in touch?
On the inside of the band there is an email address,
gtaprayerwalks@gmail.com, so you can look us up if you want to join us for a walk in the village, or if you just want to know more information as to what we are doing, drop us a line.
Take one of our cards. That has the address to our blog site.
There you can see the monthly prayers and music videos!
And there's more- we ARE working on a new website
and we can send you the link when it's complete. The new website will include other activities we are doing on the street.
Like what activities James?
Well, like promoting - spiritual awareness at the
Halloween Street Party - in full costume! We'll have a fabulous time!
I can't wait!
So feel free to send us your prayer requests! We're here for you!
Send us your comments, what would “Church on the Street”
look like to you? We would love to hear from you!
REMEMBER, nothing is black and white, right or wrong!
Things aren't always the way they appear!
The magic is inside of you to know the truth for your life!
Thank you for your time!
We were well received and many took wrist bands!
Thank you all for your prayers!
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