{"id":111808,"date":"2024-01-09T12:27:42","date_gmt":"2024-01-09T20:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/?p=111808"},"modified":"2024-01-09T16:40:12","modified_gmt":"2024-01-10T00:40:12","slug":"msia-presidency-update-january-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/111808-msia-presidency-update-january-2024","title":{"rendered":"MSIA Presidency Update — January 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"

Thanks to your generosity and participation (and a lot of help from our boss, the Lord Jesus Christ), MSIA had a solid and stable 2023.\u00a0The successful PTS Travelers Holy Land Tour of Israel was one of the highlights of the year, along with online offerings like Blessing this Day<\/a><\/span>, PTS\u2019s flagship monthly MSS, DSS and Harmonic Self Programs, and the abundant availability of weekly courses and self-paced workshops. Find all this and more on the fabulous PTS web site<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n

THAT WHICH IS<\/a> just keeps getting better. We now have over 1,000 monthly subscribers and our goal is to double that. In addition to work done to improve the TWI app\u2019s technical performance, several features were added this year. For example, you are now able to see the history of what you have watched.\u00a0 You can also change the order of play for the selections within your customized playlists through a simple drag-and-drop function. And there are now eight titles in the Audiobooks playlist, with more on the way.\u00a0 <\/span><\/p>\n

Living in Grace at Asilomar<\/a> was the perfect cap to the year.\u00a0 The new meeting room for the retreat was comfortable, intimate and perfect for the size of our group. The retreat\u2019s location at Asilomar on the Monterey Peninsula is the ideal place for folks to take time to reflect, share with the Traveler, make new friends, and deepen their connection with God through Grace.\u00a0 We encourage everyone to attend Living in Grace.\u00a0There will be no Traveler\u2019s tour in 2024, so please consider starting saving for December\u2019s Living in Grace.\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

We are super excited to announce our brand new Self-paced program, Walking in the Light<\/i><\/a> is now available. It\u2019s the first time that recordings of this sacred journey of initiation into the Christ has been offered. \u00a0It\u2019s a very deep dive into this course, one of our most popular, over nine months. (You can find other great self-paced courses by visiting Soultranscendence.online)<\/a><\/span>. <\/span><\/p>\n

At the December ministers meeting, Paul Kaye shared the idea of Grace tithing.\u00a0\u00a0Folks who tithe know the blessings that come with being a joyful giver, putting God first in our lives over the materiality of this world.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 We tithe to the source of our spiritual connection, and, as J-R tells us, it is done in the Spirit in which dwells MSIA.\u00a0 Grace tithing is a way to tithe on blessings that happen in our world for which we cannot attribute a monetary value (for example, an accident that was narrowly avoided). We give to Spirit in gratitude for the grace bestowed upon us, as a way to say from our hearts, \u201cThank you.\u201d Other examples could be finding an important lost item, arriving safely home in a storm, getting a positive health checkup.\u00a0\u00a0 Since there is no tangible increase to tithe on, the amount of a Grace tithe is whatever you get inside is the right amount. <\/span><\/p>\n

Paul shared that he and his wife, Shelley, write their grace moments in a journal tracking the blessings that come forward.\u00a0 And in a creative way for the basic self to acknowledge and focus on the grace received, they put a small gold colored card in a jar. It\u2019s a meaningful and fun way to watch the abundance of grace grow in their lives.\u00a0 Focusing on grace begets more grace.\u00a0 The more we focus on grace, the more it is present. \u00a0\u00a0Grace tithing is another great way to bring in and celebrate abundance. <\/span><\/p>\n

Last year was a terrific one for HeartFelt with so much new activity. In particular, expanding into a global network of HeartReach coordinators and volunteers to serve our MSIA community, expanding online offerings, maintaining core offerings in HeartReach like the HeartReach Bulletin and Circle of Light.\u00a0\u00a0There is more to come this year. This year we plan to build on this momentum by adding service workshops through PTS and monthly HeartFelt service opportunities in the LA area and globally through monthly service focus areas. Stay tuned!<\/span><\/p>\n

God Bless you and thank you for participating in MSIA, and for all that you give in so many ways. As J-R would constantly remind us, \u201cIt is the loving that makes all this work.\u201d We love and appreciate you!<\/span><\/p>\n

The MSIA Presidency \u2013 Paul, Vincent, and Mark
\n<\/span>MSIA Presidency Succession \u2013 David, Jeffrey, and Sherie\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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