November 26, 2024

Dear Friends,

We are all looking forward to celebrating Thanksgiving on Thursday. Giving THANKS is an everyday expression of love for us. Last Saturday we were ‘Grammie and Pop Pop sitting” for our little 4 year old granddaughter Peyton.

Before lunch I asked her if she would like to sit in the dinning room. We had some Thanksgiving table decorations and simple Thanksgiving napkins and plates just to make it festive. She loves to eat in our dinning room and said ‘Yes.’ She also wanted to bring in a favorite toy gorilla to sit with us and we did. As we were about to begin I said, “Let’s say Grace.” I began with a simple “Thank you God for our food.” Peyton said it and then we all said it together. I then said, “Thank you God for our sweet Peyton.” She beamed a big smile and immediately said, “Thank you God for Grammie and Pop Pop! Thank you God for Buns!” That is the name of the gorilla in the room. The name itself is another story 🙂 Soon we began a Thank you to other people and things. It was the sweetest and simplest expression of gratitude with a young child.

Later we danced with stuffed animals and a life size doll to Aria’s CD singing “I am so grateful, and I live in a world of abundance with a heart full of love….”

Being Grateful is an expression of Love and Joy and can be experienced and expressed through words, prayers, song and dance. The three of us were laughing and happy in our gratitude expressions. Love filled the room.

“We are creating heaven on earth by Living in Heart Centered Gratitude.”                       by Patricia Wagner

At your Thanksgiving Table this year go around and express love and gratitude for each person and then expand it to others you know including those who are sandpaper to your soul. LOVE is all there is because God is all there is. Let us express that not only on Thanksgiving Day, but everyday of the year.

PRAY SING DANCE!

Blessings, Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,

My prayer partner, Rev. Dr. Kathleen Johnson and I decided to pray and visualize a gigantic TSUNAMI WAVE of LOVE and LIGHT surrounding our planet earth and moving in and through all people everywhere.

We Declare and Affirm:

The Giant God Force, Tsunami of LOVE and LIGHT flows and moves rapidly in and through the planet and all its people, leaders, political and otherwise. LOVE IS THE ONLY POWER that overcomes fear. LOVE and LIGHT Now Demonstrates over and over with visible evidence! Consciousness is Transformed! We see the Divine Result happening in Great and Wonderful Waves and Ways.

We invite you to join us in this experiment of LOVE and LIGHT.

• See this Tsunami Wave whooshing into and through all beings.
• See the earth people pulsating with goodness and LOVE.
• See the politicians being consumed by LOVE and LIGHT forging ITS way into their decision making process.
• SEE our U.S. leaders, politicians and incoming administration motivated to do and be the highest and best for our country.
• SEE LOVE make a stand, make a demonstration for good, and manifest in situations where LOVE and LIGHT are Heard, Felt and Acted upon for the good of all.

Demonstrations                                                                                                            On my walk one morning I said hello to a man walking his dog. Normally it is just a hello or a wave. This morning the man (who I have never seen before) said, “Have a Blessed Day.” I told him to have a blessed day as well. I felt really good after that encounter. I know blessings just went around the world.

I AM A TSUNAMI OF LOVE

Abigail and Steve

Co- Ministers of the All Faith Center

Dear Friends,

The FEAR

This past election was very difficult for me. I did not vote for Trump and I know those of you who did believed in his philosophy and decided he was the best candidate. I voted for Harris because I believed in her philosophy, policies and that she was the best candidate.  The truth is I went through all kinds of feelings, anger, hurt, confusion as to why Trump won, and then worry and fear set in. Why was I fearful? I was worried he would really follow the paths of Putin and Hitler. I was worried about our immigrants and refugees, our Jewish and Muslim friends, our Black and Brown friends (now being tormented by those wanting to return to slavery) and a possible implementation of

“Project 2025.” Which “opposes abortion and women’s reproductive rights, LGBTQ rights, immigrants’ rights, and racial equity.” And calls for abolishing the teaching of “‘critical race theory’ and ‘gender ideology’” in public schools, and “deleting” terms such as “diversity, equity and inclusion,” “gender equity,” and “reproductive health” from “every federal rule, agency regulation, contract, grant … and piece of legislation that exists.” (www.factcheck.org)

The FAITH

And then I read a beautiful story of FAITH in the book, Works of Heart, written by ministers and practitioners from the Affiliated New Thought Network. One of my friends, Rev. Janine Burns wrote a beautiful story about faith. In a nutshell, Janine is a certified captain and has her own boat in Long Island, N.Y. She was at a Music Festival on the water front along with 1700 boats. While watching the festival, a couple other boats came along side and tied up to her boat. The boaters came aboard and Janine was concerned the number of people would be too heavy for her boat. One lady on board called out, “There is water in the cabin!” Janine immediately told everyone to return to their own boats. She saw 5 inches of water coming in and rising.  She said, “I immediately called out my faith to COATI (Creator of All That is), her word for God. Please get us out of this mess. There is only Divine Order and Divine Right Action taking place on my boat right now!” She said, “The next thing I saw, in the midst of all these anchored boats, was a waste-water pump boat heading in my direction. I was amazed! It just happened to be driving toward my boat. He pumped water out of my boat and I could then head back to shore. On that day I realized FAITH is a Super Power. We have choice. We trust the highest and best will unfold. It doesn’t mean challenges won’t happen, however it does not mean all is lost.”

After reading Janine’s story, my FAITH was restored again. I truly believe what we think about we bring about in our lives. God showed up in Janine’s experience, as the waste-water pump boat, as an answer to her prayer, I know Divine Good/God is always showing up and guiding our country. God as Love is the Source of our good and we can rely only on IT, God, Spirit, COATI, however you wish to call our Creator of Life.

The FEED

I heard Jimmer Bolden at The Unity Center sing “Love Wins.” Let us FEED our FAITH with loving kindness and pour it out into the world. Everyone is a child of God. Everyone has been created from the Divine Source. God as LOVE will always Win! Let us FEED our hearts with LOVE and prayers for our country’s leaders to promote loving kindness, respect for all, and to continue the freedom in our beautiful democracy! Every thought is a prayer so let us keep our thought prayers going for equality, equity, human rights and the strength for all our leaders to uphold life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness and justice for all.

There is only Divine Order and Divine Right Action taking  place!

I AM LOVE FAITHFULLY BELIEVING                                                                              Abigail and Steve  Co- Ministers of the All Faith Center