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What is Unity?
Unity of Mesa is a part of a worldwide Unity movement dedicated to being the transformative presence of Love in this world. Unity is both practical Christianity and expansive in it's nature. We honor the teachings of Jesus - the foundation of the movement - and encourage the acknowledgement of the golden thread between our spiritual path and the paths of many different world religions.
It is our honor to support you on your personal spiritual journey of being an enlightened, empowered, and energized part of the spiritual community. We do this not only through teaching The Five Principles, but living them out in our engagement with one another and the world.
You and your soul are welcome here.
It is our honor to support you on your personal spiritual journey of being an enlightened, empowered, and energized part of the spiritual community. We do this not only through teaching The Five Principles, but living them out in our engagement with one another and the world.
You and your soul are welcome here.
The Five Principles
The Five Principles are the foundation of our spiritual path. As part denomination and part movement centering Oneness and Wholeness, Unity believes both your personal spiritual journey and our collective well-being are enhanced through action. The first four principles of belief and practice are the foundation from which we take that action. We encourage you to explore and apply Unity teachings based on your own spiritual understanding:
- There is one presence. God (Spirit, Divine Mind, Universal Love, Energy, Source) is the source and creator of all. There is no other enduring power. God is good and present everywhere.
- We are born of original virtue. We are spiritual beings, created in God’s image. The spirit of God lives within each person; therefore, all people are inherently good.
- We are mindful co-creators of our lives and the world around us. We create our life experiences through our way of thinking.
- Through prayer & meditation, we align with God. There is power in aligning our thinking with an expansive, good God, Spirit, and/or Divine Mind.
- We take action. Knowledge of these spiritual principles is not enough. We must live them.
The History of Unity
Myrtle & Charles Fillmore
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Unity was founded on prayer and healing. In the 1880s, Charles and Myrtle Fillmore of Kansas City began to explore methods of spiritual healing with remarkable results. Myrtle Fillmore, who had been given very little time to live, healed herself of tuberculosis through prayer and meditation and lived many more decades. Her husband Charles Fillmore watched in amazement. He then set out to learn how it worked. He wrote as he learned, publishing a magazine first called Modern Thought and later changed to Unity. A monthly booklet of inspirational readings, Daily Word, was first published in 1924 and is now mailed to three-million homes in 10 languages.
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Through their publications, the Fillmores encouraged prayer circles and spiritual study, and they began to receive letters from people asking for special prayers. The Silent Unity prayer ministry now operates 24 hours a day, receiving two-million letters and phone calls from all over the world. Silent Unity is based at the Unity Village campus near Kansas City, along with the Unity Institute, which offers classes and retreats year-round and trains new Unity ministers.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does Unity believe in Jesus Christ?
Unity teaches that the spirit of God lived in Jesus, just as it lives in every person. Every person has the potential to express the divinity of Christ as Jesus did, by acting more like Christ in everyday life.
What is the role of the Bible in Unity?
The Bible is Unity’s basic textbook. Scripture comes alive when it is understood as a clear and helpful guide for today’s experiences.
What does Unity teach about sin, salvation, and hell?
Unity teaches sin is our separation from God, the Good, in consciousness. Sin is often referred to as "error thinking" or "missing the mark." We also believe that salvation is not something that occurs after death. It happens whenever we turn our thoughts from fear, anxiety, worry and doubt to thoughts of love, harmony, joy and peace. The “fall” takes place in consciousness whenever we fall into negative habits of thinking. The Law of Mind Action says thoughts held in mind produce after their kind. We make our own heaven or hell here and now by our thoughts, words and deeds.
What is Unity's relationship with other spiritual paths?
Unity is a vehicle for instruction, inspiration, and prayer support for spiritual seekers, regardless of their religious affiliation. Unity freely shares its teachings with all people.
Unity teaches that the spirit of God lived in Jesus, just as it lives in every person. Every person has the potential to express the divinity of Christ as Jesus did, by acting more like Christ in everyday life.
What is the role of the Bible in Unity?
The Bible is Unity’s basic textbook. Scripture comes alive when it is understood as a clear and helpful guide for today’s experiences.
What does Unity teach about sin, salvation, and hell?
Unity teaches sin is our separation from God, the Good, in consciousness. Sin is often referred to as "error thinking" or "missing the mark." We also believe that salvation is not something that occurs after death. It happens whenever we turn our thoughts from fear, anxiety, worry and doubt to thoughts of love, harmony, joy and peace. The “fall” takes place in consciousness whenever we fall into negative habits of thinking. The Law of Mind Action says thoughts held in mind produce after their kind. We make our own heaven or hell here and now by our thoughts, words and deeds.
What is Unity's relationship with other spiritual paths?
Unity is a vehicle for instruction, inspiration, and prayer support for spiritual seekers, regardless of their religious affiliation. Unity freely shares its teachings with all people.
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