We’re so grateful you’re here. Each Sunday—and sometimes midweek—we share our sermons with the help of our friends at Cave News Times, as we walk together in truth, healing, and open-minded faith.
Just a note: Everything shared here—from thoughts and teachings to news and reflections—comes from the heart of the Cannabis Church of Science and Faith. These views are our own and may not reflect those of Cave News Times. We’re thankful for the space to speak freely and grow together.
🌅 Opening Reflection
What if the thing pulling your family apart… isn’t as real as you think?
What if it’s not the argument, the betrayal, or the silence that did the most damage…
but the pride that came after it?
Ego tells us to be right. Spirit tells us to be kind.
Ego demands apologies. Spirit offers peace.
Ego builds walls. Spirit opens doors.
Family is a gift. But it is also a test.
A test of patience. A test of love. A test of growth.
And more than anything, it’s a place where we must learn the sacred practice of forgiveness—especially when it’s hardest.
✨ A Personal Word
I wasn’t raised in the best way.
I didn’t feel loved, or needed, or respected as a child.
Instead, I felt fear. I carried guilt—guilt that maybe I somehow deserved the way I was treated.
And the worst part?
The one who caused much of that pain… passed away before I ever told him how deeply he had affected me. I never got to say it. Never got to ask why. Never got the closure I thought I needed.
That grief sat in me like a knot.
A tangle of shame, anger, and sorrow.
But here’s what I learned:
That knot was never mine to carry.
Forgiveness didn’t mean excusing him.
It meant releasing me.
When I finally let go—not out of weakness, but out of strength—the knots unraveled.
And I reclaimed a piece of myself I thought was gone forever.
🔬 Faith Segment: Science and Faith
God may be real. Ego is definitely real.
Science tells us what scripture often forgets:
Anger and resentment are toxic to the body.
They disrupt sleep. Raise blood pressure. Fuel disease.
Forgiveness, on the other hand, heals—literally.
It calms the nervous system. Restores emotional balance. Invites peace into the body and soul.
But most religion taught us to forgive strangers before we ever learned to forgive family.
We were told to “turn the other cheek,” but never told how to face the pain inside our own home.
Jesus forgave his enemies.
But many of us can’t forgive our parents, our siblings, our children—or even ourselves.
And that’s why we suffer. That’s why we stay stuck.
Because we mistake ego for strength and silence for healing.
Cannabis, our sacrament, teaches another path.
In its calm embrace, we see more clearly.
We feel more deeply.
And sometimes, just sometimes, we find the courage to say:
“I’m ready to let this go.”
🧠 Philosophy Segment: On Human Nature and Becoming Better
Every human being is broken and beautiful.
We are shaped by imperfect people.
And we, in turn, shape others—sometimes in ways we don’t even realize.
The philosopher Epictetus once said, “It’s not what happens to you, but how you react to it that matters.”
That’s not to dismiss pain.
It’s to reclaim power.
The world is filled with suffering—but healing starts in the home.
Healing starts with a conversation, a letter, a whispered prayer.
Healing starts when you choose peace over pride.
Let go of what they did.
Let go of what they didn’t do.
Let go of the story that says, “I’ll never be whole because of them.”
You already are whole.
You’ve just been carrying their wounds as your own.
🙏 Closing Challenge
This week, forgive someone who never asked to be forgiven.
Even if they’re no longer here.
Even if they never will.
Write their name on a piece of paper. Burn it. Bury it. Bless it.
Then say to yourself:
“I am not their pain. I am not my past. I am free.”
Mantra for the Week
“I forgive the past. I honor the lesson. I choose to love anyway.”
Parting Blessing
Be kind.
Show charity.
Help others.
Heal yourself.
Forgive without needing permission.
Because this life is fleeting.
This family is once.
And this love?
It’s everything.
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