Sunday Service

Are You the Bulb, or Are You the Light Within the Bulb?
Sometimes we forget who we truly are.
We can begin to believe that we are only the “bulb”—our body, our
circumstances, our roles, our mistakes, and even the stories other
people tell about us. When something happens that hurts us,
disappoints us, or challenges how we see ourselves, it can feel as
though our very being has been affected.

But what if we are more than the bulb?

What if the deeper truth of who we are is the light within it—the
Divine Presence, the consciousness, the spark of God that lives and
moves through us?

The bulb can be shaken. It can be scratched. It can even break. We are
human, and we still feel hurt, anger, disappointment, grief, and fear.

Our spiritual work is not to pretend those feelings do not exist. Rather, it is to remember that they do not define the deepest truth of
who we are.

So how do we respond when someone else's words, actions, or stories
hurt us? How do we honor our human feelings while remembering that
there is something within us that remains whole?
This Sunday, I invite you to join me as we explore the difference
between the bulb and the light—and what can happen when we begin
living from the light within us rather than from the stories
surrounding us.

I hope you'll join us.

In loving service,

Rev. Michael Small
Associate Minister – Pastoral Care
Unity Spiritual Center Albuquerque