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I meant for my previous post to be in reply to JustaLady, I noticed that it didn't show the reply under her original post. Thanks again to Unity and other prayer request sites that are available out there to help pray when you or a loved one are most in need of gods help.

It's so nice to hear your story since I am in a similar situation with a family member that has cancer. It is such a blessing to have prayer communities and support group like Unity provides. I've shared my prayers here and also posted a prayer request on http://www.graceprayer.org and I can only hope that the power of many people praying will have a similar positive result.

It is so refreshing to find, that you can mention Jesus, or the trinity..I have been to excellent Unity Churches, and unfortunately, I went to one, Unity Church that was dishonest in their dealings with others. They did not teach or practice what they taught. It was a sad situation, and people were hurt by the lies and coverups that went on. It was truly a lesson in forgiveness..people became afraid, to speak their truth. Hopefully things have changed at this particular Church Thankfully not all the Unity Churches are this way. I am now attending a wonderful Unity Church in Houston....

Each and everyone of you are already perfect, problem only lies in thinking you are not, who you are will never be able to be defined, you are limitless love and unlimited to this world, you are beyond all attributes, you are the one who knows you have thoughts, you are the one who knows you have a body, if you where the mind and body you would not be able to perceive them, you can not perceive yourself because you are the perceiver itself. Know this beauty that you alrady are, find ways to be silent to just be present for one moment with no thoughts, feel this beauty within you, there is not one living thing on the earth that is not that! there is one supreme and that supreme is living in all forms of life, birds, animals, bugs, people it is complete and whole it is life itself which is not of this world, love thy neighbor as thyself, it is simple to know that you he she and that are one supreme being, open up to this beauty that already is so very there, through my own opening from a complete surrender it was shown to me that I am that!! everyone in this world says I AM....can anyone not speak without using this word I? there is only one anf you are that perfect spotless loving compassionate beauty, the mind can not understand this because the mind is limited, all your doubts, fears and worries arise from the mind and mind only, it is contaminated with words, definitions and labels, on you and on what is seen, the body can do nothing on it's owm yet the mind seems to control everyone and it is the cause of so much chaos pain and suffering, please tell yourself your not the mind, you are the knower of this mind.. Jesus would teach to look inward, or to renew your mind, this is very hard to fight at times but he overcame this mind and he overcame the world, because he knew he was not of this world, so are you...you are perfect love... Love ~janice

I so believe in the power of prayer. A couple of months ago I sent in a prayer request because fluid was found on my Dad's lungs. They had him do an MRI to get a clearer picture after I had made my request and guess what? No more trace of fluid on his lungs! Is this where I should post my comment. I would love to have an area on this site where anyone could read through all the positive things that have happened for people because of the great work Unity does. Would something like that be possible? It inspires me so when I read about the good things that happen to people through the power of prayer.

My frinds and I talk about that kind of deep pain. You're depressed. You need: .counseling .to journal and let all of the feelings inside to come out unscripted. just let yourself write .exercises to channel your emotions We don't feel pain for nothing. So know and trust there is something inside of you that is ready to grow and be fixed and it's letting you know that by allowing you to feel so much pain. You will heal. but you have to stop drinking first. And immediately. You're trying to numb yourself and take the easy non-spiritual road out of something that has to change.

Joyce, Silent Unity is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, to pray with you. For personal prayer support you can use our online prayer request form at www.unity.org/prayer/index.html or call our toll-free number at 1-800-NOW-PRAY (1-800-669-7729). Blessings and support from your friends in Unity.

Sometimes I drink even when I don?t want to or intend to do so. But I justify it because I can hear what I am thinking or what I am not trying to think. Inside I hear myself screaming, hollering, crying, and beating myself up. I don?t know why, not really, but I have an idea. I want to go back home. I am not sure I know where back home is, I just know it is not here. I feel a pain so deep, I just cannot explain it. Here is the irony; I feel it even when I don?t drink. I keep waiting for it to end, but it doesn?t. I wonder, what am I supposed to learn from this experience. How I am supposed to do things differently so that I will not experience this anymore. I guess this is my depression. This is my lesson. I am just not sure how to be a good student. I really need some for real help quickly!

Unity minister Rev. Kelly Isola shared this blog post with us today. It's very compassionate and honest. http://www.kellyisola.com/bin-laden-is-dead-now-what/