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Namaste Beloveds!
I trust this finds you enJOYing the Divine Order of your life. Trust. We are always in the necessary flow of trust; without it, where would we be? Some might call it taking things for granted ... you know, that the sun rises and sets, that we keep waking up each day and keep breathing in every moment. What separates us from 'taking it for granted' and 'trust' is awareness. It is our conscious connection with the Source of life, the Source of breath, that provides the reverence of trust. I have been mediatating on trust for about a month now. We did Children's Church at Christ Unity in July and Rev Mary's talk was on trust. A great new song came forward that we employed with the "Instant" Youth Choir called "Trust What You Hear" and you can hear it on the site. In putting the song and this theme of Trust together for the site, I discovered that the verse on Pocahontus was false; she never led the explorers. Perhaps that was Sacagewea? Well, she did help lead Lewis and Clark along side her husband. How come I never heard about him before?! In the end, I will be changing the verse to Harriet Tubman who surely led slaves to freedom. I mention all of this because it speaks to the trust process itself. I have always followed my heart and like all of us, it has sometimes steered me "wrong". In the face of the disillusionment and pain that comes when feeling betrayed - by self or others - we have a myriad of "natural" reactions that take us away from the truth of who we are as loving and well loved beings. It is only (mis)judgement of the process! In the case of the song, the gift is seeing how by allowing more time in creation and preparation of the song and lesson, my "mistake" could have been avoided. It doesn't mean there's anything wrong with the song or it's message. On a larger scale, when someone you love lies to you and trust is betrayed, it is still the same process of judgement that feeds our pain. Can we step back, with a compassionate breath and know that everything is either an act of love or a cry for love? We can choose how we react even when it hurts. Forgiveness allows us the freedom to continue relationships or choose healthier ones but always to be free within ourselves to trust and love. There are many voices in my heart and I have learned that I can follow all of them but not always in an obvious way. I'm learning to discern the voice of God and the voice of ego who often cries out for healing and understanding. I remember sometime ago having a horrifying realization that I can be my own worst enemy. I have to watch out for the sneaky voice of sabotage, recognize it, forgive it, and compassionately say, "How can I quiet your fears and answer your cry for love?" Awareness is the foundation and trust is the core. Trust is core to faith, love, life ... it is the invisible breath that feeds us and awareness is our reverent connection to trust and all aspects of Source. It is all in Divine Order.
I absolutely trust that.

Trust In Site

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much." - Mother Teresa

Our New Thought Families web site has has some renewed vision thanks to our time away. I must employ Jeremiah's favorite feather family virtue ... the suprise one. I can say that I am embracing myself compassionately in this moment because of the work in progress ... trying to be impeccable with my word to myself and others and knowing that I am doing my best. And that I always do my best and some days my best is better than other days ...! With that disclaimer over, here's the NEWS, the site is still developing it's ABC's Of Spirit and we will feature 1 per month. In August, it's TRUST. And you'll have to trust me that it will be done SOON! What we have is a format to follow and perhaps this will make it easier for any of you to contribute. So, there is one main topic per month and different categories you can contribute to. The next few themes are: August - Trust, September - Prayer, October - Abundance, November - Gratitude. And here are the categories: Sounds: Song of the month with lyrics, mp3, pictures. Voices in prayer, comment, story; this includes Kidspeak, Minister Moment, or any other voice calling & willing to be heard.
Curriculum: Activities, affirmation, and stories using the song and other resources on the site for home or church use. Words: Monthly affirmation + additional, inspirational words in the form of quotes, poetry, stories. Do you have a story that speaks to any of of themes?! Pictures: Artwork and photographs will be used to help illustrate our inspirational messages. Video: In my dream state, I still hope to offer a monthly "movie" or power point ... not yet but I trust it will be. www.newthoughtfamilies.com is an inspirational SPIRIT place to play and pray and celebrate life's goodness with childlike passion, fun, wonder, and reverence. Join us! 
"Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation.” - St. Thomas Aquinas  

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