Dear Friends,

Holy Week is here and Sunday is Easter, the day Jesus the Christ changed the world by rising up from death to show there is no death. Life is eternal.God through Jesus brought a new vision, new commandments and new understanding of God’s Love, Forgiveness and Will for all people.

Three verses come to mind.                                                                                               “I give to you a new commandment…Just as I have loved you, you also should love one another.” John 13:34

 “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no commandment greater than these.”Mark 12: 30-31

“Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.” Luke 23:34

As humans we are here to unfold Spiritually, and learn from our mistakes.Jesus, as a brilliant teacher laid out what we are to do:

• Love and put God first
• Love everyone,
• Love ourselves,
• Forgive those who hurt us,
• Forgive ourselves for past mistakes and wrong doings,

Simply put, GOD LOVES us and we are to Love as GOD Loves. GOD FORGIVES us. We are to Forgive as GOD forgives.

All is meant to bless us. I mean ALL. When we are facing issues and heartaches with health, house, family, friends, let us put a blanket of LOVE around ALL people and situations including us. Call forth LOVE and watch GOD be God in the outcome. Miracles happen when you put God first, Love your neighbor as yourself and forgive all.

Let hurt and anger go. It no longer serves you. Our Master Teacher, Jesus the Christ, loved his torturers, forgave them and surrendered to his Highest Good!

HAPPY EASTER.

May you Rise in Love, Faith, Forgiveness and Peace,                                                        Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,

We are in the Season for the Earth, a seasonal event co- created by the HH the Dalai Lama and the Association for Global New Thought under the guidance of our beloved and late Dr. Barbara Fields. What a wonderful time to focus our attention on Mother Earth and  begin some “sacred sowing,” as Jeffon Seely says in his article in the Science of Mind Magazine. He says,

“While preparing this garden bed, an insight struck me. This soil existed since the dawn of time. It carries the whispers of ancient stars and the essence of creation itself. The energy that enables these elements to exist has always been and always will be. The energy is the same Essence that not only empowers me to exist but also is behind all things. Simply put, in my interaction with this soil, I interact with the Divine.”

As the soil existed from the beginning of time, our ancestors came before us and were essential in creating who we are today.

Wherever we go, whomever we see and talk with, we are interacting with The Divine. The flower you bend down to smell is the Divine. The person you speak with is the Divine. The stars you wonder at, is the Divine. Everything in its essence has been here since the beginning of time.

How can we not be in awe of LIFE itself and everything in it.

• As you work in your home gardens, till the soil, water the seeds, can you take that experience and apply it to your own lives?
• Are you watering the seeds of your talents and gifts you bring into this world?
• Are you weeding out the negative thoughts, especially those instilled by others?
• Are you forgiving yourself, loving yourself and others to spring forth a glorious and splendorous YOU.

YOU are the Divine and your essence has existed since the beginning of time.

•  What seeds of potential will you choose to plant today?
• What will you intentionally and consciously grow?” ( Jeffon Seely)

Sacredly Sowing Seeds of Life,                                                                                         Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,

During this Season of Lent I was guided to read the Beatitudes, the lovely Sermon on the Mount given by Jesus. Spirit through Jesus told us how to live our lives with love, and compassion. Enjoy the reading and the meaning of each verse.

“The main message of the Sermon on the Mount, found in Matthew chapters 5-7, is a call to a higher standard of righteousness and a life of love, compassion, and selflessness, embodying the “Kingdom of God” ethic. “(Bible Gateway)

Take these into your morning meditation and receive the blessings from them.

Blessed are the poor in spirit: theirs is the kingdom of heaven.                                       O how happy are they, who regardless of their circumstances, humbly remain in total alignment with the radiant center of the Holy Breath: they are open in all their capacities for the Great Outshining to pour through them everywhere.

Blessed are they that mourn; they shall be comforted.                                                     O happy are the ones who grieve in their longings and wanderings for whatever is lost, denied, isolated, excluded and hiding in themselves and in their relationships: they will be woven together in a larger whole; they will find new visibility of joy and welcoming: an expansion of ripeness, refreshment – the fulfillment of unifying love.

Blessed are the meek; they shall inherit the earth.                                                           O how attuned to the Holy Source are those who water and soften what is hard-hearted, dry and rigid in themselves: in their gentling they will receive new strength and expansion from the Holy Breath.

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness; they shall be filled.                                                                                                                             How healed are those with starving open mouths, completely dry and burned out, longing into the night for inward, social and universal peace and balance: they will be completely fulfilled and encompassed by feeding and fruitful birthing.

Blessed are the merciful; they shall obtain mercy.                                                            How united with the Holy Presence are those who from within the deep, dark depths of the womb respond by radiating the warmth of mercy, love and caring: they shall feel the warm embrace from the Holy Center.

Blessed are the pure in heart; they shall see God.                                                         How aligned with the Holy One are those who with purposeful persistence radiate love continuously and powerfully from their center: they shall behold like lightning the sudden flashing of the Holy One.

Blessed are the Peacemakers; they shall be called the children of God.                           How unified are the ones who are inwardly woven together and committed continuously to planting peace in the world by greeting others in ways that sound forth tones of harmony and establish mutual wellbeing: they shall be called cleared-out conduits and fountains – expressions of the flow of Divine Goodwill.

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake; theirs is the kingdom of heaven.                                                                                                          Blessed are you, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.                                                                     How blessed are they who are dislocated, disrupted and torn apart, knocked out of their boundaries and comfort zones – shattered for doing their best for the Highest: spurs of adversity can expand them into new directions and light frequencies.

The explanation of the Beatitudes are from the The Holy Bible from Ancient Eastern Manuscripts (commonly called the Lamsa Bible) published by George M. Lamsa in 1933. 

It is SPRING. It is hard to believe we are actually in the SPRING Time of our year and actually our life. Many of us look forward to planting new plants and flowers, watch the seeds bloom and grow. listen to the birds sing, see the nests in the tree. Spring is a wonderful reminder we too can plant new seeds in our life. We can let the old and cold go and repurpose ourselves and our lives right here and now in 2025.

Thoughts for SPRING

S – Sit in Sacred Silence and Surrender to your highest good.                                           P – Plant Prayerful Seeds of Good for yourself and others.                                             R – Realize your Oneness with and of God. Repurpose, Reinvent, Renew.                     I – I AM willing to be USED by God for the highest good.                                                N – New Day, New Experience, New Insight, New Wisdom. Claim it! Affirm it!                 G – GOD is your core being. You are GOD, Goodness, Greatness, and a Gift to the world!

Quotes to Spring into Change

“USE ME LORD                                                                                                          Show me how to take who I am,                                                                                   Who I want to be                                                                                                         What I can do                                                                                                                And use it for a purpose greater than myself.”                                                                      -Dr. Martin Luther King

“I AM WILLING                                                                                                                  I must be willing to give up what I am                                                                                In order to become what I will be.”                                                                                     -Albert Einstein

“HAVE ME GO                                                                                                                    Have me go where you would have me go.                                                                    Have me do what you would have me do.                                                                          Have me say what you would have me say and to whom.                                                  -Marianne Williamson

HAPPY SPRING

Dear Friends,

In the past few weeks, not only have I have physical challenges, my brother in law has as well. He had to be taken by ambulance to the nearest hospital in Omaha. My sister in law let family and friends know what was happening and kept us informed daily. My niece’s and nephew’s family came to his hospital bed and needless to say all were upset and very concerned about his health and well being. Everyone, including Steve and me, began praying for him. We never know what the soul will choose when facing illness. My prayers are only for his health and wholeness.

“I pray for others with care and compassion but without attachment to specific outcomes. I need not force what I think should happen. My part in prayer is to hold each person in unconditional love and support.”(March Daily Word)

In New Thought we know and declare the TRUTH of each person we pray for.

First, I acknowledge GOD as the Omnipotent, Omniscient, Omniaction, Omniloving, and Omnipresence in all, through all and as all.

Second, I affirm my ONENESS with the Almighty GOD, Source and Good of all Creation.

Third, I affirm my brother in law’s Oneness in, as and of God. God within my brother in law is whole, perfect, complete, healthy, and strong. He always has been and always will be. This is the TRUTH of his being regardless of appearance.

Fourth, In deep gratitude I thank God in the name of Jesus the Christ, and the Christ Consciousness of all.

. I release this affirmative Prayer knowing it is demonstrating NOW.

Throughout the prayer I Visioned him walking, laughing, healthy and happy.

We as prayer givers cannot predict the outcome because each soul must make a choice to either come though the challenge and continue life on this side, or continue life on the other side. Everyone has a choice. Our prayers are thought vibrations heard by the “person” of whom we are praying for. These vibrations of goodness, health and joy nestle into the consciousness of the person. He or she knows on a spiritual level there is no disease or ill health in GOD. The person prayed for can feel the change in hi/her body. All we do is know the TRUTH. God is the individualization of my brother in law and having a human experience through him. God is him.

Needless to say my brother in law is back home, healing in human time and happy to continue his journey in this lifetime.

Remember YOU are an individualization of God in human form, whole, perfect and complete,

Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,

For many of our Interfaith friends, March is a month of prayer. Our Muslim brothers and sisters celebrate Holy Ramadan and our Christian brothers and sisters celebrate Holy Lent leading into Easter. Muslims pray 5 times a day and read the Holy Koran and Fast, sunup to sun down. Christians tend to pray more during this time, and some go to church more than once a week and “give up” something ( food, habit, etc.).

It is a time to turn to God more, with hearts filled with love, compassion and adoration. Some New Thought people may choose to observe Lent, however most tend to have a daily spiritual routine that uplifts them as they turn to God. Whatever faith one observes, the root of all is GOD. This is a beautiful time of year to get back to our roots, get back to our NT history (New Thought Day was March 2) and to remind ourselves who we are and why we are here.

“I am ONE with God and I am God in ACTION.”(SoM magazine).

Coming home in mind and heart knowing the truth about ourselves puts us in a prayerful, meditative heart and mind.

“A prayer is a movement of thought within the mind of the one praying.” SoM text pg28

“I affirm all the qualities of God are part of my divine inheritance. At the level of Spirit I have everything I need, no matter what is happening in my life and in the world.” The Daily Word

“Pray without ceasing.” 1 Thessalonians 6:17

This month of March with so many faith traditions praying and glorifying God helps me to be aware, I can pray, affirm and know the Divine Truth of my being ALL THOUGH the Day. I don’t need just the morning to pray. What ever I do, I can say a silent prayer acknowledging Divine Good is mine Now. Wherever I go I can knowledge Divine protection surrounds me. I can whisper a silent THANK YOU GOD in all I do, all I share, and all I have.

Prayer is for everyone, all the time. Keep prayers going for yourself and others.             The Prayer loop will automatically come back to bless you, love you and                      prosper you.

Sending YOU Love and Blessings,

Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,

Book of Job in the Bible

“Job is presented as a good and prosperous family man who is suddenly beset with horrendous disasters that take away all he holds dear—a scenario intended to test Job’s faith in God. Struggling mightily to understand this situation, Job reflects on his despair but consistently remains devout.” Wikipedia

Ya just gotta laugh.

Last Friday I thought I was going through a “Job” scenario. After a month of a hot water leak, demolition to our home and now negotiating with the restoration company I thought we were finally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel. NOPE. Two weeks ago I woke up in excruciating pain in my back and right leg, hip, knee, shin. It was so bad we went to the hospital. Tests done, and I was sent home with medication. The hospital told us to call my primary Doctor.

I called my Chinese Medicine Dr and, saw him and he said it was more an issue with internal organs. Two days later I was again in excruciating pain and Steve called the paramedics. Back to the ER. Tests done thinking it was sciatica. Medication was sent home with me. I called my primary Dr and he was on vacation. All my calls and questions were going from nurse to Dr. while he was on vacation. Meanwhile I was in terrible pain. After a week he finally gave me medication that did some good. I requested an MRI of my lower back and an x-ray of my knee and shin. The MRI said I had many bulging discs and cysts on my narrowing spine.

Steve made sure I was on everyone’s prayer list. After numerous calls to the Dr. office I finally got the name of a spine specialist. Of course I could not get in to see him until the end of March!

Thank God for prayers and thank God for Steve, thank God for Melissa, the Physical Therapist Steve knows from his volunteer work at the hospital, and thank God for Sue and Steve Busch, the other grandparents of our granddaughters. Melissa helped us get a wheelchair, and suggested stretching exercises. She even took a look at the MRI report to help us make sense of it since I could not get in to see my primary Dr for another week. Steve B. also went through what I am going through and uses a TENs muscle stimulator and back pain relief. Sue sent me the link to order one. Steve B. gave us helpful information how he navigates his pain and diagnosis similar to mine. I ordered a TENS.

Friday night reflecting on the house situation, still in demo mode, and not complete, and my back pain, we started watching TV when I noticed a vertical shadow covering about 1/4 of the screen. I said to Steve, this must be our JOB portion of life!!!                    House, Pain, TV. Ya just gotta laugh.

Finally last Saturday I started feeling better. I had a good nights sleep. I am backing off the strong medication slowly and feel like I am coming out of a painful daze. Finally sent the reconstruction company a “GO” to fix and restore our house. I may still have my ups and downs, good days and bad, however like JOB, I put my faith in God. That never wavers.TV? Just have to call a repair man.

House, Pain, TV. Ya just gotta laugh and praise GOD for all the good I have. I am grateful to be alive and I know God is sending all my angels in human form to help me move through this experience.  I remain devout.

God is GOOD, All the Time!                                                                                                Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,

We ALL have had dreams of our future, as a small child, through our teens young adult, middle aged and senior years .

Dreams are wonderful. Dreams help us explore who we are and who we want to be. Sometimes what we think we want, doesn’t happen, however our sweet souls know what is deep inside and what we truly want to do and be. We have our guides and angels to help us on our way. Our God intuition is always there ready to lead us to our right and true place, right and true relationship, right and true purpose. As we go through life, our purposes change because we change. All we did in the past prepares us for today and the future. Everything we learned and did made us who we are today,. NEVER stop dreaming for the highest and best in your life. It just continues forward.

I want to share a couple more poems from Rev. Steve’s book

 DREAM YOUR EVOLUTION.

I Dreamt This Day

When I was young and life felt so inviting,

I fell asleep, and my heart spoke to my Soul.

I dreamt of things my little mind creating.

I dreamt of fun, of places I would go

I looked beyond

The pains, the needs, the hunger,

I visioned past the grieving of my youth.

I had faith, my dreams would show up one day,

A host of rainbows would quickly fill my room.

And so it was, I kept on my believing.

My dreams got bolder

As my heartaches moved away,

Now dreams I wished are part of everyday.

The Clarity of My Dreams

I remember as a toddler;

my world was just so small,

My dreams had no direction, I wished that I was tall.

When dreams arrived, they scared me so,

I was too young to understand,

My Soul’s direction in my life

was nowhere to be found.

I got a little older;

and my dreams became more fun,

I watched myself play ball with kids,

my child’s fears had gone.

And then a teen, and young adult,

life seemed to pass so fast,

The nightmares stopped, my life made sense,

My smiles seemed to last.

I’m taller now, my dreams came true

The clouds have gone away,

I know that I can make it now.

I’m clear for one more day.

Dear Friends,

For some reason I resisted writing this message today. I thought who wants to hear more about our hot water pipe leak fiasco. And then I heard a song from the past with words that said; “I fought the law and the law won…. I fought the law and the law one.”    I had to laugh because I was “fighting” an intuition that would not quit. The poem, “Footprints” entered my mine and so I released, let go and let God win.

Someone reading this today needs to know God is Always either walking with or carrying everyone in all challenges and crisis’s. God is moving through us as decision makers, and problem solvers. Sometimes we ask ‘Why Me God?’ Every experience we go through is a Spiritual Lesson for our Highest Good. Challenges make us stronger, more compassionate and grateful. We are then in a position to help others when they are facing their own challenges.

Some weeks ago I shared how we had a hot water pipe leak. That was fixed, and then the demo happened taking out the toilet, parts of walls, flooring and cupboards in the bathroom, hallway and laundry room. We had to wait until it dried using professional dryers in all three areas as well as the dirt basement. Once that was complete we waited for the insurance check to cover the restoration. It came and I realized not only did Steve and I have to sign the check, our mortgage company did too. So I sent it to our mortgage company and when I called to see if it arrived, I had an unfriendly agent on several occasions. Even my insurance agent said they would not talk to him! On Feb. 12 I called one more time and had a delightful agent who helped me understand the signing process and timing. What a change and relief! On Valentines Day I thought the check would arrive in a week or two, however God had other plans. As a Valentine surprise the check arrived that day!

Throughout this process of dealing with a leak. no hot water, water damage, in the house and dirt basement, the warranty company, insurance company and mortgage company, at times I felt completely alone. Then I looked at my daily prayers written out and realized everyday the prayer was answered in unique and wonderful ways. I am never alone. Sometimes I felt it was only me, then, like the poem said, …”The times when you have seen only one set of footprints, is when I carried you.” So true. Everything was always in God’s hands and arms. We finally felt God’s choice for the Restoration company and at some point they will begin working on our house to put it back together.

In the meantime I will continue to feel blessed because we have a roof over our heads, heat to stay warm and food for nourishment. God is orchestrating this process. God is the mitigator, the desk and field agents, the plumber, the demo crew, the insurance agent the mortgage agents (friendly and unfriendly) and the reconstruction workers! God is in all as all.

Wherever I AM, GOD IS and All is well! I surrender and allow God to carry me through this process and know it is already finished in Divine Mind because God as Divine Law Always Wins, and works for me. Amen!

Lovingly Carried,

Abigail and Steve

Dear Friends,

Rev. Steve is working on his latest book, Dream Your Evolution, and in it he has created the most amazing poems for each chapter. I want to share a couple with you today.

‘No Age Limits Here’                                                                                                          “If you can stop and take a deep breath right now,                                                                   And know you have a peaceful place to rest,                                                         please share your dream with everyone around,                                                           for other folks who may not be as blessed.                                                                      A single prayer from you may do the trick,                                                                        for God knows what is growing in your heart,                                                                  To stop the hate and to dream of peace                                                                            to feed the families whose only world is grief.                                                                    Let’s dream our Soul is linked with heir own,                                                                   And they feel our love as we close our eyes to pray.                                                          Let us believe our dreams can help direct the way,                                                           To humankind embracing what we pray.”

‘A Plea for Peace’                                                                                                              “I fought the teenage bullies,                                                                                               I ignored the many ‘NOs’.                                                                                                   I’ve had my share of ups and downs,                                                                                I couldn’t make them slow.                                                                                               I’m looking for that perfect peace                                                                                          in all my dreams each night,                                                                                             I need your help to dream with me,                                                                                    and make this world seem bright.                                                                                  Let’s see the world evolving,                                                                                           together all as one,                                                                                                            Soul to Soul we’re finding,                                                                                                 the rainbows and the sun.                                                                                                  You think that I’m a dreamer,                                                                                       there’s a bunch of us out here,                                                                                      There’s room for you to join us,                                                                                          and show the world you care”

At this time in our country’s history, peace, freedom, integrity, honesty is out of balance. We, as citizens need to pray for Divine Direction to bring our world back into a state of goodness, and beauty. Right now Ego is leading the pack. Let us pray GOD within takes over and leads the pack.

Bullies no longer need to be feared and give out hatred. An internal realization rises up and floods each body to know living in peace, living in respect of everyone, living in uplifting each person with kind words, physical help and support is the only way. As Steve said, “show the world you care.” Decide how that looks for you and do it.

Love and Peace,                                                                                                                  Abigail and Steve