ENLIGHTENMENT IS WHEN THE WAVE RECOGNIZES AND KNOWS                       IT IS THE OCEAN.-Thich Nhat Hanh

Dear Friends,

I caught myself this past week being anxious and a bit fearful. My daughter (T) and her partner (G) were in Croatia for one week, and with the world the way it is, I was fearful for their safety so far away.

The other grandparents stayed at their house at night and got them to day care and ESS summer program daily. I was here as backup and to help out with driving them to activities, having a playdate and everyone coordinating dinner one night. The schedule was in detail by my daughter so we all knew the sleep routine, foods they like and schedule for the week. Even with all that prep work, knowing my part in it, I was still a bit fearful. My daily prayer treatments for T and G were for their safe travels and safety while they were there. I checked in with them daily via text.

One Sunday I heard Rev. Michelle Ingalls share the quote by Thich Nhat Hanh, a Buddhist Monk.                                                                                                  ENLIGHTENMENT IS WHEN THE WAVE                                                              RECOGNIZES AND KNOWS IT IS THE OCEAN.                                                            It is also fundamental in our New Thought teachings.We are In, As and Of God. We come from God. The essence of the ocean lives and reigns within every wave. The wave is the ocean. The same idea goes for us. The very essence of God lives and reigns within us. We are God. Such a beautiful picture of ONENESS!.

As I quietly meditated on the quote I could feel myself breathe easier, my body settling down, less anxious, less worry. I knew wherever they were, the reality is they are GOD being God in their human forms, and surrounded by and in the very essence of GOD.I truly believe all my prayers are answered in the highest and best way.

When anxiety took over last week, I believed God surrounded both T and G to love and protect them. I believed my word had power and distance was no object for God. As I spoke my Word, I knew and believed events, experiences can change and alter for the Highest and Best outcome. Was there a situation avoided because of prayer? I will never know, nor do I need to know. What I DO know is my prayers were answered! I love them so much. They are home safe and sound with their two little girls!

Whenever a bit of fear arose, I went back to the TRUTH. Where ever I AM,God is. Where ever T and G are, God is and is ALL is well! I trusted, and had faith in this truth. They are like the wave as the ocean.They are both human and Divine.

“Faith anchors our hearts…reminding us love is the current beneath every changing wave of experience.” Rev. Dr. Soni Cantrell Smith

‘Tawakkul, the Islamic concept of having complete trust, teaches that spiritual peace arises not from knowing the future but from embracing God’s Presence here and now.” Rev. Dr. Soni Cantrell Smith

“The cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the universe to know itself.” Carl Sagan.

Knowing Who We Are.                                                                                                     Abigail and Steve

” I am connected with all beings.                                                                                    We are one in God.                                                                                                           I am enriched when I live in harmony with others.”                                                        (July Daily Word)

Dear Friends,

We just had a beautiful POINT Connections Gathering last week. The outdoors setting at St. Bart’s was beautiful, the walking meditation lovely and the Spiritual Sharing was inspiring and heart warming. It was a beautiful reminder we are all loved by God and our faith practices is something to share, and to understand. We are all CONNECTED in the family of God.

We all joyfully shared and felt the love expressed by everyone. I believe we are becoming a “Beloved Community.” Some of the sacred practices were:

• Songs written and sung by Mitchell Snow and Melynnique Seabrook
• Meditation
• Ho’oponopono -Hawaiian prayer
• Silence, Song and Service.
• Trust, Hope, and Faith knowing God can overcome all problems.
• Walking, hiking, finding God in Wilderness.
• ‘Tikkun olam’ healing the world.
• Centering Prayer
• Pray and Believe prayers are answered.
•  Breathe and know you are ONE with God.
• Writing prayers in a journal everyday for people.
• Ritual of lighting candles and saying prayers.
• Surrendering the day unto God.
• Prayers of Gratitude. Heavenly Father comes to me in turmoil as well as in good times.
• Take all the good and place it in my heart.
•  Pray first then have faith in work. Pray and move your feet. I learn from every person I meet. I get out of my own way.
• Centering Prayer.
• Riding a bike in nature.
• Prayer 5 times a day. Rooted and grounded in service regardless of faith and culture.
• Understanding other faiths brings me closer to them. Patience and compassion.
• We are all unique vessels of God pouring out into the lives of others. Go out, explore and meet new people.

“Everything we perceive – every form, all activity and any other phenomenon seen or unseen is the physical expression of the Divine Presence. The Divine Presence expresses, experiences and knows Itself through us.”

-Rev.Dr. Ernest Holmes

THANK YOU

“Let gratitude be the pillow upon which you kneel to say your nightly prayer. And let faith be the bridge you build to overcome evil and welcome good.”                     -Maya Angelou

Dear Friends,

I volunteer to teach Sunday School at The Unity Center in Mira Mesa on the fifth Sunday of the month. I was there a week ago and we talked about prayer, and how we pray. One of the Bible verses was:“Ask, and God will give to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will open for you.” Yes, everyone who asks will receive. Everyone who searches will find. And everyone who knocks will have the door opened. We did hand motions for Ask, Search and Knock.

One of the most important ideas I shared was the importance of saying THANK YOU in prayers. I told the children the idea and the words ‘Thank you’ are like magic. We pray knowing God within hears our prayers. We do not need to beg and certainly not try to make “deals” with God. Saying Thank you even before we pray shows our faith and belief in the prayer being answered. I told the children I often say Thank you first, Thank you in the middle of the prayer and always Thank you at the end of the prayer. For we know PRAYER changes US, it does not change God. “Before we have called, God has answered.” GOD already knows what we want and most importantly what we need. It is up to us to have FAITH and BELIEVE our prayers will be answered for the highest good of all!

Remember GOD is LOVE and is always pouring forth LOVE in so many ways. Being grateful opens the door to more blessings, goodness, abundance and joy. When our hearts are filled with LOVE and GRATITUDE we are a beacon and magnet for a multitude of blessings and goodness coming into our lives.

“Gratitude shifts our awareness from absence to presence, from lack to abundance from despair to Divine perspective. Our heart opens wider to love’s blessings and to the sacred pulse of life.”-Rev. Dr. Soni Cantrell Smith.

Dear Friends,

The ‘Science of Mind’ magazine has a wonderful article in it on Creating the Beloved Community, based on the book by Rev. Dr. Jim Lockhart. At this time in our world where fear, anger and hatred are voiced more than love and compassion, we as Spiritual Beings need to look within ourselves and ask,”Am I helping to create a Beloved Community in my church, synagogue, mosque, temple, work place, neighborhood, school, family and friends etc.?”

I was profoundly affected by the events of the past two weeks in the San Diego area. First the horrific shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, because of ethnicity and religion. We are friends with Imam Taha and know several members of their mosque and have been there many times for services, meetings and events. It was terribly upsetting and heart breaking. Our hearts go out to all their loved ones.One week later, in Escondido, there was a terrible beating of a man based on political beliefs which ended in his death. I did not know the gentleman. Both were considered hate crimes.

I went to both Prayer Vigils. I was deeply moved by the outpouring of love and support at both, and affected by the heartbreak of so many people at the ICSD and in Escondido. The man killed in Escondido was due to his support of Trump. He had signs, flags and pictures on his front lawn that obviously upset non-Trump supporters. This was a family who lost a husband, a father, a loved one, a God Being here on earth. I hugged and prayed with the wife. I talked with the man’s son and many of their friends. I may not agree with their views, however I felt compassion for this family as fellow human beings.

This brings me back to the idea of forming a BELOVED COMMUNITY where ALL PEOPLE are loved regardless of faith, ethnicity, political persuasion etc. We must be able to shake hands with someone across the table who sees things differently than we do. We must create a place where no one is excluded.

Howard Thurman says, “The beloved community includes all people, races, genders, and beliefs. It is the ultimate experience we seek- that of peace and harmony for all.”

Jim Lockard says, “I see the beloved community as people on a spiritual pathway who seek a closer relationship with God and as people who will take their spiritual awareness into the world to be examples of love and compassion in action, walking the talk. It would exclude no one.”

Beloved Community members share these qualities in relationship with others.

• “Compassion
• Love and Connection
• Deep and radical self-knowledge
• Healing, vision and pioneering
• Evolution and emergence
• Mutual support, contribution, possibility and resiliency.”

Today, wherever you go BE the person creating a Beloved Community.

Be the one to say, everyone has a place to speak freely here with respect for others. When you disagree, listen to their story. find a commonality, even if it is that fact you are both loved and created by God. We must heal our hearts by listening with compassion. Agree or disagree, remember we are all children of God, loved completely. Let us choose to ACT OUT LOVE and COMPASSION today and create a beautiful     BELOVED COMMUNITY.

Love is a Boomerang

Dear Friends,                                                                                                                      We just celebrated Memorial Day, where we honor all our military and their service to our country preserving its Freedom and helping other countries preserve theirs.  FREEDOM – is an integral part of our constitution.                                                           Freedom to gather.                                                                                                  Freedom to speak.                                                                                                          Freedom to pray in our chosen faith.                                                                        Freedom to live safe and secure in our communities regardless of culture, race, ethnicity, faith preference.

Our prayers are needed so much right now in the world, knowing the TRUTH of GOD. God has granted us freedom within to BE who we need to be and do what we need to do. We all have been created by the ONE Mother Father God, Divine Vibration, Energy and Creator of the Universe. That means we are all brothers and sisters in the ONE Family of God. Our thoughts and prayers are needed daily knowing this truth. When our prayers go out, they affect at least 750,000 people ( Researched fact by Rev. Janine Burns). When we pray in a group imagine how far our thoughts and prayers will go. WE DO affect the world. We must remain conscious of this truth. The more we get together to pray for and with others the more we affect the World’s Consciousness and the more we make a difference in the events of the day and the future!

Carl Sagan wrote, “The Cosmos is within us. We are made of star-stuff. We are a way for the Universe to know Itself.” We are all part of this Cosmic Connection. We all have the Presence of God Indwelling within us. When we speak, the Universe listens. Every soul is affected in some way and can continue to make a difference in the world.

Let us not dwell on fear or hatred of those who carry out horrible actions. That only goes out and creates more of what we do not want.

Let us dwell on LOVE, Connections, Compassion, with uplifting prayers. That will go out into the Cosmos and make a difference for GOOD and Divine Right Actions everywhere and even back to us!

Be a blessing, contribute GOOD, Loving, Kind thoughts and prayers to the world. Boomerang it out and watch how it returns even better than you can imagine!!!

May 19, 2026

Dear Friends,

Today, I must address what happened in San Diego yesterday, May 18, at the Islamic Center San Diego. Steve and I are friends with Imam Taha Hassane and have been to his center many times for POINT meetings, sacred services, events and gatherings.   We are horrified and heartbroken about what took place. Two shooters stormed the Islamic Center San Diego. Three adults are deceased, one being a security guard. The two shooters took their own lives as well. See the news for more details.

Let us all pray for Imam Taha Hassane, his family, community and all our Muslim brothers and sisters as they try to restore their lives after this horrendous happening.

THE ALL FAITH CENTER STANDS IN SOLIDARITYwith the ISLAMIC CENTER SAN DIEGO!

All Faith Center Mission and purpose.

We sacredly honor all faith traditions, all races, all cultures, ethnicities, and gender identities. 

We believe All paths lead to God.

We celebrate humanity’s Oneness with God and each other. 

We are here to Awaken Consciousness, and sow the seeds of peace, love, kindness and cooperation throughout the world.

“There is only ONE LIFE, that Life is the Life of GOD, that Life is Perfect and that Life is OUR LIFE now.” – Dr. Ernest Holmes.

We all are intimately entwined with and in God and each other. Let our thoughts of Peace and LOVE spread across the web of life so all hear, feel and abide by it.  We cannot resolve hate with hate. We CAN resolve hate with LOVE.

Statements of Unity & Peace

• “Peace begins with us. Let us choose understanding over aggression and compassion over conflict.”
• “We stand together in the belief that every person deserves to be safe. Everywhere. Always.”
• “There is no path to peace; peace is the only path.” (UN)

Let us pray for the consciousness of those who carry hate in their hearts.They were taught by someone. God Loves and Forgives and so must we.Let us pray for the Islamic Center San Diego and ALL churches, synagogues, temples, centers, mosques. We are all ONE people of God.

Knowing WE are ONE in, as and of God,

Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,
I was reading the ‘Science of Mind’ magazine and a quote from Dr. Ernest Holmes (EH) said: “Prayer is not an act of overcoming God’s reluctance, but should be an active acceptance of His highest WILLINGNESS”
I read that over several times and my eyes kept seeing the word, WILLINGNESS. This statement could be a challenge especially if prayers are not answered right away or seem long to demonstrate. I also hear my friend Rev. Jean Sweet say, “GOD Always say YES.
We are told over and over again by Biblical verses, Spiritual Scriptures and Readings that GOD always hears our prayers. I do know this to be true in my life. EH wrote, “God is ever present, ever-available. All the wisdom , intelligence and power of the universe is right where you are. Your word is power when you know this.”
I also know God answers prayers for what we NEED. God is always WILLING to give us the life of Joy, Love, Acceptance, Abundance, Forgiveness and myriads of Blessings. Sometimes what we NEED is more important than what we WANT. What we need can be a catalyst and a jumpstart to gaining what we want in a very different way.
Since we just had our World Labyrinth Day Walk, I am reminded of a lady some years ago who shared how her labyrinth walk prayers focused on abundance and prosperity. She took the idea of GOD being abundant within her as she began her walk. When she came out, she was in tears and went to write down her experience. When she shared in our Sacred Circle she said “I asked for abundance and what I received was a softening of my heart as my brother came to mind. We have been estranged for years and I knew right then I loved him dearly and have forgiven him. It was time to call him and let him know. It was a wonderful feeling that came over me knowing I have forgiven both him and myself. I could feel the LOVE of God right there with me and in me.”
We have to be open and receptive for God’s Divine Ideas, Answers and Way when we are in prayer. In New Thought, we ask and say Thank you for this or something better. We always want to be open and receptive to what we NEED as well as what we want. I believe Love and Forgiveness is at the top of the list of how we are to BE in this world and what we need the most.
Remember Matthew 7:7-8
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”

And remember to ASK for what the Divine knows is BEST for you.You will always receive an answer to your prayer. It just may not be what you expect, however it will always be what you NEED.

Be WILLING to receive an answer you did not expect.
It will be for your highest good!

                                                      May 5, 2026

Dear Friends,

Happy Mother’s Day coming up this Sunday, May 10th.

Mother’s Day is a beautiful celebration of love, compassion, caring, forgiveness, sadness and many other emotions. Everyone has a special relationship to the mother who raised them, whether it be a biological, adoptive, grandmother, aunt or older sister. A mother’s love can also come from a dad, grandfather, uncle or brother who were instrumental in raising and teaching us. Although we focus on moms and grandmas, many people in our lives have shaped us into who we are today (teachers, neighbors). We acknowledge and appreciate all and we love them for their guidance and nurturing.

Sometimes there is sadness on Mother’s Day for the moms and caregivers we have lost. He honor and remember them on this day. It is also a time for forgiveness for the moms who we feel did not care for us as we needed, or are estranged from us now. We can love and forgive them for maybe they did not know what they did. Does this sound familiar? In pain and on the cross, Jesus asked God to Forgive those who persecuted him. He set the supreme example of forgiveness. Mothers Day is the perfect day to let go of sadness and to love and forgive.

Remember GOD is your Divine Parent, both Mother and Father. GOD’s LOVE surpasses all earthy type LOVE. Remember the LOVE of God, the Divine Mother on this beautiful Mother’s Day.

“The tenderness of mothers’ love shows me the presence of God on earth.”          -May Daily Word

World Labyrinth Day Saturday, May 2.

“World Labyrinth Day (WLD) 2026 takes place on Saturday, May 2, 2026, marking the 18th annual international event hosted by The Labyrinth Society. Participants are invited to join a “rolling wave” of peace by walking a labyrinth at 1:00 p.m. local time, or by participating virtually, using finger labyrinths, or hosting local, in-person events.”

“In preparing your mind and body to walk a labyrinth, remember the three R’s: release, receive and return. Entering a labyrinth is the time to quiet the mind, let go of the details, distractions and extraneous thoughts.”

A Labyrinth is a sacred meditative walk. It leads you to the center of who you are. It is not a maze. You will never be lost. Just as you are never lost in God.

We will walk our labyrinth knowing PEACE is the WAVE that is circulating around the globe in every time zone at 1:00pm. We will have an opening ceremony and a closing ceremony. There will be time for sharing, discussion, art, journaling and sacred silence. Refreshments will be on the table. We ask everyone to bring a snack to share. Steve and I will have water available.

You are also walking the labyrinth for yourself. Be open to Divine insight and Divine ideas as you walk. Many who have walked our labyrinth said they went in with one idea, one prayer, and returned with a sudden jolt of Divine inspiration and direction. PEACE in our hearts and in our minds opens us up to Greater Good and a Greater Life.

Lauren Artress, an icon in Labyrinth knowledge says in her book,                          Walking a Sacred Path, “Labyrinths are powerful blueprints that order chaos, offer a path of prayer, heal deep wounds, serve as a place of solace, and transform human consciousness individually and in community. The labyrinth offers a spiritual exercise that becomes the path of life. It allows the wandering soul to find way to center, to find a way home.”

We will be walking at 1:00pm both individually, and with the world.