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Rev. Bella Blackstock

2 messages

• 2022-12-18 Advent Week 4: "Joy Like A Fountain" Rev. Bella Blackstock Rev. Bella Blackstock delivers a radiant message on joy as our natural state of being during the fourth week of Advent, drawing on the angels' announcement of "great joy" at Jesus' birth. She distinguishes between relative happiness - found in external things like a perfect sweater or relationship - and the eternal, divine joy that resides within each of us, inviting the congregation to reclaim their inner Christ through presence, authenticity, and childlike playfulness. Rev. Bella Blackstock encourages spiritual "toys" over "tools," leads the community in laugh therapy, and reminds us that no person or circumstance can ever steal the joy that is our birthright.
• 2022-09-25 Coming Home: The Spiritual Journey to Self Rev. Bella Blackstock Rev. Bella Blackstock shares her powerful personal testimony of spiritual awakening and transformation, tracing her journey from a prison of isolation, illness, and fear to a life of freedom, purpose, and joy. She describes how a spontaneous awakening in 2012 launched a decade-long walkabout that included healing estranged relationships, battling thyroid cancer, and learning to say yes to divine guidance - even when it felt uncomfortable or impossible. Rev. Bella Blackstock reminds us that coming home to ourselves requires releasing old stories, doing the inner work of forgiveness, and trusting that when we say yes to life, life says yes to us.