Here's a summary of how community members are practicing our Community Value of LOVE:



• by supporting my son in a new relationship.

• by softening my "STUFF" ;-)

• by listening to the service live stream while I'm driving to the center.

• I was taught that love is patient so I'm practicing patience with myself and others.

• by practicing self love of looking in the mirror everyday and saying: "I love you , I love you, I love you."

• by trying to vibrant at the highest level I can to transmit loving energy that might be healing to people in my presence.

• by letting go of how I want to see things in our relationship and practicing seeing things from my wife's perspective.

• by forgiving myself and others.

• by going deeper into my relationship with the concept of healing.

The weekly study guide is an additional spiritual practice tool. Click on the green button below to access this week's guide.

If you're unable to access the study guides in a way that works for you, send an email to info@columbiacsl.com requesting which weeks you want and they will be emailed to you as Word Doc and PDF attachments.

A few points of clarification.

• We ask everyone to renew their membership and giving pledge so:
• you have an opportunity to recommit, and
• we know you're choosing to continue as a member of the Columbia CSL Community.
• If you already have a recurring giving set up in Breeze and you're choosing to continue it into 2025, you only need to complete the 2025 Pledge Form.
• If you have ANY additional questions, please reach out to me directly.

Much love,

Rev. Rafe

Becoming Willing ~ Pt. 1

August 3, 2025

Quote of the Week

“What I know is that I am proud of you, for the depth of work you are doing, for the layers you are uncovering, for the changes you made when you learned that what you thought was rock bottom was just a reflection of a sound you were making called need. … How diligent your breath for staying deep. And all the noise that bounces off our lives. How powerful we are when we’re together. … We could change the entire story with what we know. That this is not the bottom, this is life. This is not the floor, this is not even a wall, this is our air.”  

― Alexis Pauline Gumbs, "Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons

From Marine Mammals," page 130