Spiritual Wisdom: Learning to Trust the Knowing Within
September 13 | 2026
We live in a time when knowledge is everywhere. With a few taps on a phone, we can find facts, definitions, opinions and answers to almost anything.
But knowledge and wisdom are not the same thing.
Knowledge gives us information. Spiritual wisdom asks us to go deeper—to listen for the intuitive knowing that already exists within us.
In this week’s Sunday for the Soul, Rev. Cynthia Alice Anderson explores Divine Spiritual Wisdom and our ability to reconnect with what Unity co-founder Charles Fillmore described as the “voice of God within.”
The Wisdom Already Within You
Nature seems to understand this kind of knowing instinctively.
A dolphin knows how to move within its environment and communicate with its pod. Salmon somehow know to return from salt water to the freshwater places where they began their lives.
There is an innate rhythm at work.
And what if we have one, too?
Our natural spiritual wisdom isn't necessarily something we need to acquire. It may be something we need to create the right conditions to hear again.
As Rev. Cynthia Alice shares, wisdom moves beyond intellectual knowledge into something deeper: intuition, discernment and an awareness of Divine guidance.
Creating Space to Hear
So how do we reconnect with it?
We begin by quieting our thoughts.
Our lives are filled with scrolling, news, noise, responsibilities and constant input. When the mind is always occupied, it can become difficult to hear anything beneath it.
Meditation, conscious breathing and simply becoming present to what is happening right now can create space for something deeper to emerge.
Another practice is thoughtful self-inquiry.
Instead of immediately trying to change an uncomfortable situation, we can ask:
What is driving this in me?
Where am I in this?
Those questions can lead us into journaling, prayer, conversation with a trusted spiritual friend or simply a period of quiet reflection. They move us beyond reacting to life and invite us to become conscious participants in our own spiritual growth.
Wisdom Becomes Something We Live
Divine wisdom isn't only discovered in silence.
Sacred music, spiritual reading and other practices can help move us out of constant analysis and into a more receptive state of consciousness.
And then there is service.
When the world continually asks, “What can I get?”, spiritual wisdom can invite us to ask a very different question:
“What can I give?”
Service turns spirituality into action. And often, the person offering the gift discovers that they receive a blessing as well.
Ultimately, spiritual wisdom isn't simply something we understand. It becomes something we practice.
Speak the Word
Rev. Cynthia Alice closes this exploration with another important Unity practice: using the creative power of our words.
Rather than wishing circumstances were different, we can ask for Divine Wisdom—and then affirm that the guidance we need is available to us now.
This week, begin with this affirmation:
God’s wisdom flows through me now to make good decisions and right action. I am guided and blessed. And so it is.
And then consider creating an affirmation of your own for an area of your life where you are seeking guidance.
Where might you quiet the noise, listen more deeply and trust the wisdom already within you?
