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Finding Home

Home is a place, the writer Thomas Wolfe said, where you cannot return to find solace. Jesus spoke of being a stranger in his own home. And Dorothy of Oz found that home was a place within her, and there was no other place quite like it! All speak of the idea in our minds of how we perceive home. More than a concrete brick and mortar dwelling, home is defined as a place in our hearts, and it can and should be a place to find solace and comfort. The theme for Unity this September is Home. Home is…

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Accepting things as they are; Hoping for things that may be

  The month of August for Unity of Tampa means we are thinking about the theme of Acceptance. The idea of Acceptance is not a mere passive act. It is the idea that we may face reality and accept things as they are, but not as they may be. The theme of acceptance brings to mind the inspiration that is found in the Serenity Prayer by the theologian Reinhold Niebuhr.  My father loved this prayer, and kept a copy on his desk. Niebuhr wrote:  Lord, grant me the Serenity to accept the things I cannot change, The Courage to try and…

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Thank you to everyone-from the Board of Unity of Tampa

Thank you to everyone who was able to participate in the call on Monday. Your questions were constructive and the outpouring of compassion was generous and strengthening. Unity of Unity Tampa has wandered long enough. It is our time to restore our foundation as a spiritual center to serve others as we thrive spiritually in today’s environment and for decades to come. Namaste  The Board of Unity of Tampa

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