As we prepare to celebrate Christmas at our Sunday, December 22, 2024, service, we invite you to join us in a profound spiritual experience: the Unity Twelve Powers Candle Lighting Service. This beautiful, loving and holy tradition, inspired by Charles Fillmore’s teachings, offers us a pathway to reflect on the divine potential within each of us and embrace the Christ Light in a deeply meaningful way.
Charles Fillmore, Unity’s co-founder, envisioned the Twelve Powers as spiritual attributes inherent in all individuals. These powers—Faith, Strength, Wisdom, Love, Power, Imagination, Understanding, Will, Order, Zeal, Elimination, and Life—represent the divine essence within us, waiting to be awakened and expressed. Each power corresponds to a color, a disciple of Jesus, and a spiritual faculty. Together, they form a framework for living a Christ-centered life, guiding us toward spiritual growth and wholeness.
The Twelve Powers Candle Lighting Service is a symbolic act of acknowledging and activating these divine attributes during the Christmas season. As we light each candle, we affirm the presence of these powers in our lives, inviting the Christ Light to shine more brightly through us.
Christmas is a time of celebrating the birth of Christ—not just the historical birth of Jesus, but the birth of the Christ consciousness within each of us. The Twelve Powers align beautifully with this sacred season, reminding us of the divine qualities that Jesus exemplified and encouraging us to embody them in our daily lives.
As our Prayer Chaplains light each candle during this service, we are reminded that these divine attributes are not abstract concepts—they are living, dynamic powers that we can express in our daily lives. The Twelve Powers offer us a way to deepen our spiritual practice and align more fully with the Christ Light within us.
This Christmas, let the Twelve Powers Candle Lighting Service inspire you to embrace the Christ consciousness within. Let it be a time of reflection, renewal, and recommitment to living as the light of the world. As you participate in this sacred tradition, may you feel the presence of God’s love and light illuminating your heart and guiding your path.
Our Prayer Chaplains look forward to sharing this meaningful celebration with you and your loved ones. Together, let us light the candles of faith, love, and joy, creating a brighter, more harmonious world.
Merry Christmas and many blessings! We look forward to sharing this celebration of the Christ Presence within each of us.
I Love You
Rev. Robert