Humility or something else?

Some people see those who give sermons and teach as something other than human. Sometimes it seems as if we put ministers and church lay people on a pillar of excellence. While this is great, when real life happens, it can seem like the stones in the foundation of spirituality are shaken. But what if, when life gets real and a minister in training reaches out for authentic help would it make some upset? Even infuriated?

First let's deal with the spiritual principles in play here. There is prosperity and abundance as taught by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore. In their teaching, we are taught to be fiscally responsible and ensure our lives are stable. This is a healthy way to look at finances and personal accountability. So, if this is true, when unforeseen circumstances come through, is it wrong for someone in the Unity movement to seek financial support? While there are surely differing opinions, I choose to think that anyone can seek help at any time. Through mindful prayer and the prosperity teachings we know that when we enter into the silence with clear intentions, life moves, things happen.

Today, I had a situation to which I will elaborate further here. I have been out of full-time work for more than 18 months and out of part time work for the past six months. Thus, I have burned through my savings and was in a situation where tuition was due for my ministerial school. I have been working very hard to get work, to try anything to ensure I can stay on my path. After listening to #JellyRoll and his documentary, and a long meditation and prayer, I was led to put up a GoFundMe for my ministerial tuition. You see, I am in the home stretch of teaching with only 18 months to go before ordination and really wanted to continue, but tuition is due this Monday and I haven't landed any jobs, nor had any income. So I went for it.

Now, right after I put it up, I had mixed reactions. Some were not happy that I put it up as if it negated me using the law of prosperity. Some said it was needy. Some loved the idea and even supported me. What's interesting is the sheer passion people had for their opinions. GoFundMe is just a tool, a computer tool, that can be used by anyone at any time. So, why then would people be upset?

I think it has to do with the idea that only 10 months ago, I taught the prosperity class. During this class I shared many instances in my life where I had experienced great prosperity. I was told that this seems counter productive to my teachings of that class. But is it?

Here's the process I experienced.

I went into prayer this morning with the conscious intention to see my tuition paid for. I used Unity's 5 step prayer and asked for prayers from my cohorts. I then reached out to my school to see if there were any grants or scholarships available. Next I reached out to my church. And, the following text I made was to my cohort class. I asked for affirmative prayer and each of them responded and prayed. I then, put up a GoFundMe and reached out to the people that know me best. To that end, I received mixed emotions.

Within six hours, I had my tuition paid for. That's prosperity in action. I had no idea where it would come from, but was willing to put my ego aside and ask for that which I needed. I am grateful for this teaching and how when you reach a bump in the road you can use the spiritual tools taught in these courses to make a course correction.

Ministers and ministers in training are human and works in progress. It's okay to not be okay.

So, why be upset about a computer software that helps me reach their dreams?