For this Sunday, May 19th, the focus for our meditation will
be on Presence. Lalage Snow is a British photographer and
journalist who served an embedded tour with her country’s military over the
course of four years in Iraq and Afghanistan.
During that time she took individual portraits of several service men
and women before, during and after their deployments. The changes in their appearance are shocking,
even haunting, and provide a vivid illustration of the impact of war on our
young people. [To see her photo
portfolio go to http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/headlines/2011/12/we-are-the-not-dead-soldiers-on-afghan-mission/]. Blank eyes stare out in the photographs,
often sunken and lined with dark shadows.
For me, the post-war images show faces still etched with stress but
equally disturbing is the sense that they are vacant inside. It is as though each individual found their
experiences so painful that they chose to withdraw inside to a remote place where
they could no longer have to be Present
and feel. These images portray the
wounds of the soul that go far beyond any physical injuries. This week let us ask that the hidden, internal
anguish of all military veterans be healed by the light of our prayer and
meditation. May we help fill them with the
light and healing energy that will encourage them to become more Present in their bodies and give them
the strength to fully embrace life once more.
In our efforts this week let us also use the energy of our
prayers and meditation to amplify the light that covers and fills this
nation. As we perform our meditation let
us re-energize the brilliance and power of the light we create. Begin by forming a concentrated ball of light
that is so bright it is almost impossible to look directly at it. Raise this sphere of light up high over the
nation and then let its rays cascade down to create a solid, impenetrable dome
of light that completely covers every inch of our country. From shore to shore and border to border let
the entire continent be filled with this brilliant, dense light that will serve
to magnify the best and highest qualities of our country and the people who
live across its vast lands.
Please follow the same practice as before: Get centered in
your body, ask to bring in your guides and others who are there to assist us,
and connect to the circle of others participating in this project.
Ask yourself how do I feel when I am fully Present and comfortable in my body? How does it feel when my senses are heightened through an awareness of my Presence in the physical world around me? Then send the energy and intention of those feelings to the nation.
Be sure to disconnect from the circle at the end and express thanks for those who have helped us in this effort.
If you have feedback or experiences you would like to share please let me know via e-mail to k_miritello@bellsouth.net or kmiritello@gmail.com
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