June 2008

What would your life be like if you really, really knew that you are the Co-creator of your world in every moment? Whatever you are experiencing right now is an out-picturing of something you have held to be "reality' for you at some time in your recent or not so recent past.

The Good News is that once we become aware of the power of our belief, we can access "the Truth, which sets us free".

Do you want financial freedom? The Universe is a vast sea of abundance. We simply decide at a deep level that we are open to being One with that abundance.

Do you desire freedom from fear? Affirmative Prayer, Meditation , Study of Universal Principles, Spiritual Community and Sacred Service are the tools for grounding us in the deep Awareness of our Oneness with the All Good, all loving, all powerful. Fear and this deep knowing cannot co-exist.

Do you long for relationships that work? Our first relationship is with ourself. When we begin to go within and release old patterns of limitation, lack or not enoughness, our world begins to reflect the fullness of our potential for satisfying, loving relationships in our jobs, our homes and our communities.

We live in a global community.

What we become in Spirit becomes a part of the Universal Web, or Unified Field of Awareness.

When we begin to connect to our True Nature of all good, all love, all abundance at a deep level, we become a part of the healing and wholeness of our entire world.

* At Immanuel we teach the Wisdom Path: the Truths taught by the saints and sages of all religions.

* We combine these deep Truths with the tools of New Thought, which make these Truths practical.

* We integrate the magnificent "discoveries" of Quantum Physics and science, and the study of the foundational texts of the great religions.

* We live this in a community steeped in the practice and appreciation of Artistic Expression through music, dance, fine art, theatre, spoken word, poetry, photography, design.

We are opening to the fullness of our potential, and celebrating our Oneness in Spirit in Long Beach...the most diverse City in the U.S.

Bring your uniqueness, and join us in becoming The Beloved Community one heart at a time.

Peace and blessings,

April 2008

We are living in a time when a real shift in consciousness is happening on this planet. Some of you have seen The Secret or The Moses Code. Others of you have found yourself creating The New Earth with Oprah and Eckhart Tolle. The timeless truths found in these teachings are present in the depth path of all religions.

When we go deeper in to their meanings, we discover that they are all saying the same thing: “The Kingdom of God is Within!” Within you lies infinite power, potential and the ability to co-create with Spirit.

Why have so many people not accessed these Truths?

Many of us have confused the organized outer form of one or another religion for the Truth. In so doing, we have sometimes been worshipping an organizational structure rather than the Spirit of Power,Life, Good, Spirit...of God. Organizational structures are about power and form and managing groups of people. Structures are necessary, but it is the Truth which sets us Free!

At Immanuel we study and endeavor to live the Principles of this deep universal Wisdom Path, and we use the technology of New Thought to bring these truths to life.

Our mission statement is:

“Building community and raising consciousness through teaching Ancient Wisdom/New Thought, and through Sacred Service to our world, both local and global.”

Through shared study, worship, meditation, affirmative prayer, making art, serving our fellows, we create a kind of synergy which takes us deeper both individually and collectively.

We understand that by changing our thinking, we change our lives. When we make this connection to deep creativity in community, we know we are opening the Doorway to making a positive difference in our world for sure.

Welcome to Immanuel.

Peace and abundant blessings,

Rev. Dr. Jane S. Galloway
Spiritual Director
Immanuel- A Center for Conscious Living (UCC)
One Spirit Many Expressions