The kingdom is at hand. So, that’s part of the great message of the Christ: Hey, you don’t have to go anywhere. It’s here. You may say, “It wasn’t here until you were here,” and the Christ says: I’ve always been here. I’ve been in your heart. I’ve been in your consciousness, so the physical appearance is less than the one that’s inside. The kingdom is inside. The Master is inside.
-John Morton, DSS
Enjoy our sit-down music!
Our week began with our pillar of Light, Jack Henderson, herding cats (spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle famously wrote, “I have lived with several Zen masters — all of them cats”) into a doable and sold-out service schedule. Jack’s mastership over decades with staff services includes such flexibility and HUmor that he is a joy to behold. Rounding out his team were visiting staff Jackie Travis and Bruce Rosenfeld, along with hosts: Dani Burke-Babinet, Barbara Dobbs, Jennifer Miller and Marti Miller. Thank you all for your sweet service.
Onward and upward to our Friday evening Open MSIA Seminar that welcomed newcomers and many not-so-newcomers. There was palpable joy and sacredness present. And we had little masters-in-the making with us! Ari (age 5) and Rama (age 3), the incredibly adorable cherubs of Leilani and Milo Page. Delicious moments of innocence during John’s sharing with us.
Babies and very young children are masters at choosing connection and oneness. Given a choice, they will almost always choose connection and, in their choosing, they often express a quality of innocence that I have since recognized as being a quality of the Soul.
-John-Roger, DSS
Gratitude to our masterful team that created the space and welcomed the Traveler to our weekend events launch. NOW Productions set-up: Roger Wakefield, Joel Blakeslee, Doug Miller, Barbara Cooper, and Jackson Grace. Setting up with Roger takes a form of mastery! And our stellar Open Seminar registration and in-room teams: Kelly O’Brien, Therese Mahannah, Martha Peck, Martha McWilliams, Anne Peters, Karen Kujawa, Jack Henderson, Amy Munroe Brown, Maria Ugarte, Holly Odneal, and Doug Miller. And to Bryon Boone for delivery of everything we needed to make the space beautiful. Deep thanks! Also on hand to set up for the Saturday workshop was the Colorado Heart Committee members who hold the focus each year our staff visit (see below).
If you look for what is beautiful in everything that happens, you’ll find the secret of the great spiritual Masters, which is that everything is in its right and proper place, even if you cannot see it yet.
-John-Roger, DSS
Saturday morning The Inner Master Calls Workshop began while many were still riding high from the Friday evening seminar (not to mention our highs for having a service or two). Welcoming John and Leigh for a full-day workshop was a gift and deep blessing. So many precious moments of sacredness coupled with laughter. Leigh’s facilitating was Master-full, and sharing with our Traveler was also Master-filled. Your Colorado beloveds thank you, John and Leigh!
And our kudos once again to the Colorado Heart Committee who masterfully guides the staff visit process each year, holding a focus and an intention of following where Spirit leads for the highest good. Madonna Smyth, Dixie Clark, Lisa Boone, Kate Kendrick, Dan Kendrick and Steve Dreher. Rounding out our workshop team was Roger Wakefield (of course), Joel Blakeslee, Aspen Sullivan, Doug Miller, and Jackie Travis.
It is interesting that many of the great Masters and teachers have come to serve mankind. They really are the servants. Their job is to serve.
-John-Roger, DSS
Sunday arrived and it’s time to bask in the Light and Loving at our intimate Q & A Fundraiser Luncheon at the home of Kathleen Naughton and Tom Boyer. The event was delish on all levels! Bolognese sauce ALA Boyer (it’s so heavenly), simple green salads, and cookies. The space was decorated as to be so welcoming and comfortable.
Tom Boyer, Kathleen Naughton, Carol Beau, Grace Meyer, Jackson Grace, Roger Wakefield, Madonna Smyth, Martha Peck, Michael Peck, Lisa Boone, Jackie Travis, and Bruce Rosenfeld all served the event, with a tremendous shout-out to our host and hostess for their generosity (all proceeds to MSIA) these past four years.
If your intention is to have a greater focus with the divine, a greater revelation with the divine, then that which is the divine instrument in you, the master in you, can help refine the focus for you. So your instrument – and by that I mean your physical consciousness – can be refined by the inner master as you come into the Darshan, the Holy Revelation, which comes about by your intention.
-John Morton, DSS
We have a magnificent MSIA community in Colorado. Please consider joining us next year for our Traveler visit!
