R. White writes,” Walking the labyrinth supposedly promotes spiritual awakening and deeper inner knowledge. Followers testify to arousal of feelings (good and bad), renewed creativity, brain re-mapping and energy production. Labyrinths have taken their place next to sacred circle dances and sweet-grass ceremonies taught as rediscovered ancient practices to enhance spiritual growth” Dear Friends, HEALING, what is the secret? We all have had our physical and emotional challenges, and when our bodies and minds  begin to FEEL better there is such a sense of relief!  I keep going back to the Master Jesus’s words, “What I do you can do also, and even greater things.”  He was a Master healer.  Today in our world I know we have Masters walking the earth healing and doing “even greater things.”  Some are known to the public and others are not.  Each person I have met who has “the gift” has told me everyone has the potential. I read in the “Creative Thought” magazine a prayer by J. Alison Hiber, RScP, who said, “I declare my freedom in knowing there is nothing broken, nothing to fix , nothing to save, and nothing to improve….There is no improvement, there is only evolution; God guides the way.” The Holy Zohar, The book of Avraham states, “For the manifestation of complete fulfillment to take place, we need to evolve into our truest, greatest selves. In our thoughts, our feelings, and our action, we need to erase negativity and replace darkness with Light.” To me HEALING is an Evolution of Consciousness. As we begin to explore the potential within us and acknowledge our Divinity, our Light, we can begin to accept the amazing spiritual masters we really are!

Come join us this Saturday to explore and evolve into your personal mastery and Discover Your Secret to Healing !

Saturday, December 6th 1:30-4pm Love Offering Bring a Prayer Bear

Steve and Abigail will deliver the bears to the patients at Palomar Hospital                     in Escondido.

All Faith Center, 17762 St. Andrews Dr. Poway, CA 92064

Thanksgiving For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. –

Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882)

This is the time of year we are most focused on our blessings and all we are thankful for.  It is a wonderful time of raising our Consciousness and consequently raising others as well.   We hear so often what is wrong with this world, when in actuality so much is RIGHT!  People are good. People are helpful.  Just last week Steve and I were on our way to a memorial service when we heard our tire make the  “I am SO flat” sound.  That may have been a tragic circumstance and we could have gotten upset. However, I believe we are always in the Divine Bubble of Light and I always say that prayer before we go anywhere. As we felt the flat tire bumping us along, we noticed we were right next to an exit where we could get off.  Our tire was able to take us to the bottom of the exit and yet out of the way of all traffic. I counted my blessings!  We called AAA and they sent a wonderful man out quickly who put on our spare tire easily and made sure Steve was not standing in the way of traffic. I counted my blessings!  We then proceeded to 2 exits away to a Discount Tire store where they easily and quickly put on a new tire. I counted my blessings! We proceeded to the memorial and even arrived in time to hear the last 15 minutes of the service. I counted my blessings! We met and talked with so many lovely people sharing beautiful memories and making new friends. I counted my blessings! A day that could have gone array, came and went with grace and ease. It doesn’t really matter what circumstances happen to you, it matters how you view them and the attitude you take. I counted my blessings because IT’S  ALL GOOD!

We wish you all a very Happy Thanksgiving!

I was reading an article by Rev. Sally Robbins in the November Creative Thought magazine and I wanted to share a story she told.
“At a conference a few years ago, author Beth Moore told the story of a family whom she knows.  This family has a son named Gabriel who is developmentally disabled. Gabriel can’t really read or write, but he knows how to spell his name. As she continued the story, she held up a piece of paper and said, “I know you can’t see this, but Gabriel wrote his name on this paper. The first letter, ‘G’ is perfect.  For the second letter, ‘a’ he writes a circle, but he always forgets to put the little tail on it.  For the third letter, instead of writing a ‘b’ he inverts it and writes it backwards, which now looks like a ‘d’.  Then, for emphasis, he puts a period.
G-o-d.
She closed by saying, ‘When you find yourself focusing on a problem, turn away from it and focus on God, period!’ Wise words indeed. Our thinking can expand beyond the box of limited thinking such as worry. We can move into the realm of possibility, knowing that we are always in tune with the brilliant unfoldment of the Infinite.”
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What a beautiful story, which reminded me GOD is always our only answer to all our challenges!  That is no accident, this beautiful child, Gabriel writes his name as God.  It may be his soul’s purpose is to remind everyone he knows GOD is within him. God is his name. God is his nature. God is his true essence and being.  Knowing that for himself, he is a perfect reminder God is in YOU and Me and ALL there is.

Peace and Blessngs Always,

Rev. Dr. Abigail Albert
Rev. Dr. Stephen Albert

We are here to support you on your  Spiritual Journey

I recently received this lovely inspiration from a minister friend of mine and I would like to share it with you.  I do not know the author.  In the past month we have had several of our friends and parents of friends “step off the train.”  We are saddened by the loss of these beautiful souls and yet we know LIFE is eternal.  At this time of year the veil between earth and the other side is thin so we can now, and always, send love and prayers to those who have made their transition, knowing they hear us and continue to love us.

Train of Life

“At birth we board the train and meet our parents, and we believe they will always travel by our side. However, at some station our parents will step down from the train, leaving us on this journey alone. As time goes by, other people will board the train; and they will be significant; i.e. our siblings, friends, children, and maybe even the love of your life. Many will step down and leave a permanent vacuum. Others will go so unnoticed that we don’t realize that they vacated their seats.This train ride will be full of joy, sorrow, fantasy, expectations, hellos, goodbyes, and farewells. Success consists of having a good relationship with all passengers requiring that we give the best of ourselves.The mystery to everyone is: we do not know at which station we ourselves will step down. So, we must live in the best way, love, forgive, and offer the best of who we are. It is important to do this because when the time comes for us to step down and leave our seat empty we should leave behind beautiful memories for those who will continue to travel on the train of life.
I wish you a joyful journey on the train of life. Reap success and give lots of love. More importantly, thank God for the journey. Lastly, I thank you for being one of the passengers on my train.”
-Anonymous

In the morning we very often hear the beautiful songs of the Mockingbird. It is as if it is trying to sing out to the world, in as many bird (insect, amphibian) songs  as possible  to all who will listen and hear.
God calls us too, in many different ways, in many different cultures, languages  and in many different faith traditions. One of our minister friends, Hal Lingerman, says there are over 7 billion faiths in the world because each person resonates uniquely in their faith. Even those sharing  the same religion don’t see eye to eye on various tenets, dogmas and/or creeds.  It is all Consciousness and we take in what we need to hear and believe.
God is ALL GOOD and created ALL from Its God-Self, so in essence we are all made GOOD! As the mockingbird sings for joy to the other birds and animals, God’s Goodness speaks with love and joy to all people everywhere from all cultures, languages and faith traditions in ways each person can understand.
Only man can twist and turn the message of Good out of context  from our Creator’s original intent.
Today, let us honor all faith paths, honor all religions, and all the Masters, Teachers, Saviors, and Avatars  that came singing God’s song to the people, culture and consciousness of the time.

Steve and I celebrated the International Day of Peace in Escondido on Sunday, September 21st .  It was a lovely celebration with many faiths and children participating.  We had beautiful cool weather with a light breeze and we all were seated in the shade.  About 50 people were in attendance. As part of the program Steve and I lit candles representing 12 faiths while saying the Kinship Prayer as a responsive reading with the audience. I would like to share this prayer with you.

A Kinship Prayer

In striving to recognize the primacy of Fire and Light,                                                        I feel kinship with my Zoroastrian brothers and sisters.

In striving to obey the Ten Commandments,                                                                      I feel kinship with my Jewish brothers and sisters.

In striving to be kind to neighbors and the needy,                                                               I feel kinship with my Christian brothers and sisters.

In striving to surrender myself completely to God almighty,                                                I feel kinship with my Muslim brothers and sisters.

In the recognition that wisdom flows from enlightened masters,                                        I feel kinship with my Sikh brothers and sisters.

In remembering that serving people should be the goal of religion,                                    I feel kinship with my Baha’i brothers and sisters.

In knowing the power of our mind and heart to create our life,                                           I feel kinship with my New Thought brothers and sisters.

In my respect and reverence fro Nature that sustains us,                                                   I feel kinship with my Native American brothers and sisters.

In feeling that these and more are all paths to the same Divinity,                                        I feel kinship with my Hindu brothers and sisters.

In my love and laughter, joy and pain,                                                                                I feel kinship with all my fellow humans.

In my need for nourishment and instinct to live on,                                                             I feel kinship with all beings on the planet.

In my spiritual ecstasy with this wondrous world,                                                                I feel kinship with the Cosmic Whole.

*** Inspired by the Parliament of World Religions , South Africa in 1999                    Composed by Dr. V.V. Raman.                                                                                          New Thought Kinship addition composed by Rev. Dr. Abigail & Rev. Dr. Stephen Albert after the 2009 Parliament of World Religions in Melbourne, Australia.

There are no mistakes; none have ever been made and none ever will be made. Nothing ever happened in the past to hinder or hurt. There is no past, and I know, and can see, that there is no belief in any past to rise against me. I live in the Now, free from any yesterdays or to-morrows.* Now, I am Happy, Free and Complete. My Word erases any and all beliefs in mistakes and sets me free. I Am Free!                                             I am free from any beliefs in the past.
– Ernest Holmes

In New Thought we generally say, “There are no mistakes made.”  And yet, there are times we truly feel we made a mistake! I had that feeling after purchasing a new Apple Iphone! I originally upgraded to a new Droid, when a friend said, “Oh no, you really need to get an Apple.”  So I returned the Droid for the Apple.  Then the annoying journey began….  With my new iPhone, my emails were  DISAPPEARING faster than a speeding bullet (actually after an hour or so.)  One minute they were there and the next minute they were gone. I watched it happen over and over again.  I felt like Dorothy (Wizard of Oz) when she said, “Things come and go so quickly around here.”  We have poor cell phone reception in our house anyway and to add this disappearing act on top of it was disconcerting and frustrating.  So I called the store where I purchased the iPhone and explained my dilemma. They told me to go to the Apple Store.  After 3 visits to the Apple Store and their techies restoring the cell phone system twice, the phone would still NOT KEEP the emails that came in. The lady at the Apple Store said she couldn’t do anymore and  suggested  I call  Time Warner, our internet provider.  I called  TW 3 X and was disconnected twice before I finally connected to a TW techie. He couldn’t figure out why my phone was not keeping my emails so he handed me off to his supervisor. At this point I was about ready to throw my phone against the wall!   
Throughout this entire scenario I was praying for the right direction and was about to pay the price and return the Apple and re-purchase the Droid!!!
However, God is Good, and his name is Sheldon.  Did you know God lives in Sacramento?  🙂 Bless the Time Warner Apple Techie!  He walked me through my computer (not phone) and helped me make the account adjustments which were somehow not connecting to the phone.  God as Sheldon said, if you still have trouble email or call me.  Here is my personal contact information.  I love my personal connection with God! Well, with bated breath I kept checking my phone emails every hour.  So far so good.  The next morning I checked my emails and guess what, THEY WERE STILL ON!    Yeah!   I think we have COMPLETION here!
So, did I make a mistake?  Here is what I believe.
All “Mistakes” are lessons needed to be learned, re-learned, remembered with new opportunities to engage in.
• Even when we listen to people trying to be helpful, we need to listen to ourselves more.               Lesson re-learned and remembered.
• Even on a journey that is not where we need/want to be, God is there and can turn everything around for our highest good!        Lesson re-learned and remembered!
• Don’t give up. Do all the human footsteps necessary, then surrender to the Highest Good.     Lesson re-learned and remembered!
• So I am about to make lemons into lemonade by taking an Apple Class next week so I can learn more about my new phone!       New opportunity to engage in.

It is September!  Kids are going back to school, and our centers and churches, and temples are beginning new classes. It is that time of year where we quest and thirst for new learning. We take what we have learned from the past and move forward being open and receptive to new knowledge and understanding of who we are, why we are, and where we are going.  We read books, maybe even do the same papers, but eventually we realize we can be creative and not necessarily follow the crowd. We begin to add that something “extra,” a new idea, a new concept, a new way of expression.
The quote above really exemplifies the idea of choosing our own way, our own path.  We have a choice to follow the crowd or to be a trailblazer.  How do you think NEW  inventions became household words and experiences?  Someone stepped off the common way of thinking and had  a NEW IDEA or a new way of looking at an old idea.  It takes courage to step away from the crowd and pursue a calling, a desire, a purpose uniquely your own.  And yet, when you do, it is so rewarding, fulfilling and joyful!  You are Gods Unique, Creative Expression, unlike any other being on earth or elsewhere. Use it, love it, be it.
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