For this Sunday, April 19th, the focus for our meditation
will be on Listening. It may be apocryphal, but I recently read an
anecdote about Dan Rather, the former CBS anchor, who once asked Mother Teresa
what she said during her prayers. She
answered, “I Listen.” So Dan turned the question around and asked, “Well
then, what does God say?” Mother Teresa
smiled with confidence and answered, “He Listens.”
For a moment, Dan didn't know what to
say. “And if you don't understand that,” Mother Teresa added, “I can’t explain
it to you.” So many times in life prayer
occurs as a last-ditch effort to salvage a situation and becomes a desperate plea
for intervention. When we remember to
pray not just when we are in crisis, as though trying to tune into some
celestial emergency hotline, prayer becomes more of an exchange than merely a
one-way transmission. In Listening during prayer we make
ourselves able to actually feel our connection with Spirit. Prayer becomes less about the words and more
of a physical sensation that makes us realize how integrated we all are with
the Divine. We are asked to quiet
ourselves and Listen with our entire
body which allows us to be totally present in prayer and completely aware of our
union with God. Personally, I am a big
fan of a walking prayer practice. The
physical activity energizes my body, and I especially enjoy feeling more in
tune with nature in all its amazing glory.
This week in our prayer and meditation time let us consider how actively
we Listen while praying. May we ask to be helped to better Listen during prayer so we may physically
feel our eternal connection with Spirit.
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 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 able to still myself
internally and truly Listen during
prayer? How does it feel in my body when
I realize that Listening is an
active process that engages my entire physical presence? 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 kmiritello@gmail.com
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