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Welcome
Welcome, and thank you for visiting the Love & Understanding Institute website. We teach and practice a positive and practical approach to spirituality, honoring universal truths in all religions and respecting each individual's right to choose a spiritual path that fulfills their unique lifestyle. We provide you with the tools to learn and grow on your life journey.
We are an Independent Church recognized by the US Government as a Nonprofit Religious Organization under the IRS 501C3.
Our Mission
Our mission is to teach Truth Principles and ancient wisdom to assist in transforming our lives. We provide a space where people can be heard and supported as well as the ability to share their gifts and talents.
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Our Vision
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Our vision is to establish a spiritual community of loving, compassionate leaders who are examples of healthy, abundant, conscious, peaceful and joy-filled living.
Five Basic Beliefs
1) God is good and everywhere present
2) The spirit of God lives within each and every person.
3) We create our life experiences through our way of thinking.
4) There is a power in affirmative prayer which we believe increases our connection to God
5) Knowledge of these principles is not enough. We must live them.
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Next ZOOM VISIONING
Please Join Us the Sunday of January 4, 2026 at 11:30AM Pacific Time directly following our Sunday service
To Vision for Our Ministry
You are an essential part of this Vision so please join us and add your consciousness to the grounding of our Church Vision.
We are coming together to Catch God’s Vision for our Sunday Services and the Direction of our Ministry!
The Link for our Visioning is:
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​https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88509050967
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WATCH OUR LATEST SUNDAY SERVICE ON YOUTUBE
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11-30-25 "In The Moment"
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YouTube Link:​
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THIS SUNDAY
December 7, 2025
Live Zoom Service
Meditation begins promptly at 9:50AM Pacific Time
Service begins at 10AM Pacific Time
Topic for Sunday December 7, 2025
Be Kind
Human nature drives people to seek being right while spiritual guidance tells us to be Kind.
Please join us this Sunday as we discuss Kindness.
The Zoom link for our Sunday Service is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88509050967
Each Sunday you will be admitted from a waiting room
This is being REQUIRED by Zoom
Please click on the link and join the Service at least 10 minutes before we start at 10am Pacific time for a short meditation.
You will be muted when joining. Please stay muted during the service unless you are having a problem.
We are recording the service and will stop the recording after the Prayer of Protection and a Final Prayer. We will unmute you at that time.
We can then have our usual “Sharing” amongst our group only live.
We look forward to hearing your input about the topic and your feedback about the service.
We appreciate your support so that we can provide you with Live Zoom meetings.
You can make a donation by going to our website: www.loveandu.org
And make a secure online donation
Or
Venmo - James Daly @revjames69
Or
Zelle – reverendjamesdaly@gmail.com
Or
You can mail a check to our office:
Love & Understanding
14013 Old Harbor Lane Unit #105
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Thank you for your support
You are in my prayers
Peace & Richest Blessings Always,
Rev James Daly
Love & Understanding Newsletter
December 3, 2025 Issue #1210
Quote of the Week
Whenever you have a choice between being right or being kind, be kind. No exceptions.
Kevin Kelly from “Excellent Advice for Living: Wisdom I Wish I’d Known Earlier”
Weekly Newsletter Article
Be Kind
Modern society pushes humans toward being successful. Many cultures feel that business and financial success is the ultimate goal. Power and control also signify success to many around this globe.
This search for success has set up a battle between being “right” or being “kind”. I have watched as people have steamrolled over people in their way on their supposed pathway to success. I have also seen some of those same people crashing and burning as their success falls apart.
I like to look at the investor Warren Buffet as the example of how to be “right” and “kind” at the same time. He is a highly successful Billionaire that has donated over $60 Billion to philanthropic organizations around the world. He has committed 95% of his welfare to those organizations after his death and over 50% right now.
You & I may not have the same financial resources as Warren Buffet but we have an equal opportunity to spread peace, love and joy around our personal world. Kindness can be as simple as saying good morning to a passerby during your busy day. That authentic Thank you to the person who handed you a cup of coffee is a bright spot in their day.
This Holiday Season provides an abundance of prospects to be kind. Just think before you speak or act. You could be in a crowded store and you let someone who looks flustered ahead of you in line. You could possibly let that relative win the argument at the dinner table and just smile.
Let me leave you with a quote that one of our congregants includes at the end of every one of his emails.
“People will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” -- Maya Angelou
Peace & Richest Blessings Always,
Reverend James Daly
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This Week's Topic
THIS SUNDAY
December 7, 2025
Live Zoom Service
Meditation begins promptly at 9:50AM Pacific Time
Service begins at 10AM Pacific Time
Topic for Sunday December 7, 2025
Be Kind
Human nature drives people to seek being right while spiritual guidance tells us to be Kind.
Please join us this Sunday as we discuss Kindness.
The Zoom link for our Sunday Service is:
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88509050967
Each Sunday you will be admitted from a waiting room
This is being REQUIRED by Zoom
Please click on the link and join the Service at least 10 minutes before we start at 10am Pacific time for a short meditation.
You will be muted when joining. Please stay muted during the service unless you are having a problem.
We are recording the service and will stop the recording after the Prayer of Protection and a Final Prayer. We will unmute you at that time.
We can then have our usual “Sharing” amongst our group only live.
We look forward to hearing your input about the topic and your feedback about the service.
We appreciate your support so that we can provide you with Live Zoom meetings.
You can make a donation by going to our website: www.loveandu.org
And make a secure online donation
Or
Venmo - James Daly @revjames69
Or
Zelle – reverendjamesdaly@gmail.com
Or
You can mail a check to our office:
Love & Understanding
14013 Old Harbor Lane Unit #105
Marina Del Rey, CA 90292
Thank you for your support
You are in my prayers
Peace & Richest Blessings Always,
Rev James Daly