Meditation Instructions for Sun., November 23, 2014

For this Sunday, November 23rd, the focus for our meditation will be on Union.  As the United States prepared to enter World War II they tried a novel experiment in forming some of the units that would be shipped overseas.  For the men of Easy Company of the 506^th Parachute Infantry Regiment, 101^st Airborne Division, the unit on which the book and miniseries, “Band of Brothers,” was based, they were joined together at the very beginning of their training.  Usually servicemen would go through their basic training followed by advanced training, such as infantry school, as individuals and would not be assigned to a unit until after they had completed all their required training programs.  For Easy Company, the military decided to form them as a unit from the beginning, and the entire group remained together through basic and advanced training.  By the time Easy Company was deployed they had spent months working and living together and had consequently formed a bond or Union that it is thought to have made them one of the best units on the battlefield.  The men spoke of knowing each other so well that they could recognize their fellow soldiers even at night just by the way they walked or from their silhouette.  They knew instinctively how each would react and worked together so effectively that they became one of the most accomplished and decorated units in World War II.  The men who survived credit the unbreakable Union with their fellow soldiers as the reason for their making it through the war.  This week in our prayer and meditation time let us consider the Union we may have with others in our life.  With whom do we have such a bond that we feel almost as a single entity?  Let us recognize the opportunity for Union with others and appreciate how it can so tremendously enrich our life. 

In our efforts this week let us also continue to use the energy of our prayers and meditation to amplify the light that covers and fills this nation.  As we perform our meditation this week let us begin by re-energizing the brilliance and power of the light we create.  Just as before, 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 entire 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 have had a bond or Union with another being that helps me achieve more of my potential?  How does it feel in my body when I am able to recognize the importance of being in Union with others in my life?  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.

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