Resurrection Is an Inside Job
I recently taught Spiritual Economics based on the book by Eric Butterworth. What struck me was how many people struggle with Bible quotes and references.
So as we come to the close of Holy Week, I like to look at the story of the Jewish mystic known as Jesus through a New Thought lens.
What I know to be true is this:
We all experience our own resurrections.
We all experience our own resurrections.
Some are dramatic. Others are quiet, almost invisible—even to ourselves. And every resurrection begins the same way: as an internal transformation.
I had my own.
I started drinking between my freshman and sophomore years of high school. That same year, my best friend passed from leukemia. Years later, on October 19, 2002, after a night of partying, something shifted.
I woke up knowing—I was done.
Done drinking. Done smoking. Done using.
Done drinking. Done smoking. Done using.
Something within me had changed. It was my numinous moment. The desire to self-destruct died… so something greater could live.
Resurrection is an inside job.
And it’s ongoing. I still spend time each day releasing limiting beliefs, fear, and habits that no longer serve me.
So, I ask you:
What are you ready to release so you can experience your own resurrection?
What are you ready to release so you can experience your own resurrection?
Rolling Away the Stone: What Are You Still Guarding?
When I first found this teaching, I was given a simple practice:
Put a stone in your pocket for every person, place, or thing you couldn’t—or wouldn’t—forgive.
Put a stone in your pocket for every person, place, or thing you couldn’t—or wouldn’t—forgive.
You could feel the weight.
Those stones represented resistance, doubt, and emotional protection.
We all do this. We build walls to protect ourselves from past hurt.
But the same walls that protect us… also keep us stuck.
But the same walls that protect us… also keep us stuck.
For me, alcohol and drugs numbed the voice of my inner critic—the “monkey mind” that constantly tore me down.
When I rolled that stone away, I had to learn a new way to live.
I had to quiet that voice.
I had to quiet that voice.
That meant doing forgiveness work—of others, and even more importantly, of myself.
It meant surrendering fear and doubt.
It meant surrendering fear and doubt.
As Joyce Meyer says,
“Don’t tell God you have a big problem—tell your problem you have a big God.”
“Don’t tell God you have a big problem—tell your problem you have a big God.”
And as Ernest Holmes taught,
“Change your thinking, change your life.”
“Change your thinking, change your life.”
I’m living proof.
But let’s be honest—it’s not always easy.
You have to want freedom more than you want to hold onto the pain.
You have to want freedom more than you want to hold onto the pain.
It takes courage to roll away the stone… and step into the light.
You Were Never Meant to Stay in the Tomb
What would your life look like if you truly believed this:
You are a unique, individualized expression of the Divine.
You are loved—unconditionally.
And you have a purpose that only you can fulfill.
You are loved—unconditionally.
And you have a purpose that only you can fulfill.
It’s time to be brave.
Get out of the stands. Step into the arena.
Get out of the stands. Step into the arena.
No one else can live your life for you.
The Christ Consciousness Within You
This isn’t just theology—it’s awareness.
What we call Christ Consciousness is the realization that we are connected—that love, unity, and our divine identity are essential to who we are.
Even our founders pointed to this deeper truth in the United States Declaration of Independence:
“We hold these truths to be self-evident… that all are created equal… endowed with unalienable rights… Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
What if these aren’t just political ideals…but spiritual truths waiting to be embodied?
Easter and the Law of Renewal
So, this Easter, the question isn’t just what happened then—
It’s what is happening within you now.
Are you ready to become more fully present to the life that is seeking to express through you?
Easter reminds us:
We are always being invited to rise.
We are always being invited to rise.
To release.
To renew.
To become.
To renew.
To become.
So, I’ll leave you with this:
What are you ready to rise from… and who are you ready to become?
Blessings on your journey,
Rev. Gayle
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