For this Sunday, June 28th, the focus for our meditation
will be on Dignity. On June 26, 2015 the U.S. Supreme Court
finally issued a long-awaited ruling that decreed same-sex marriage was legal
in all 50 states. The victory must bring
tremendous relief for those couples who have been walled off from full legal rights
and benefits afforded to other married partners. In the momentous ruling, Justice Anthony
Kennedy wrote, “No union is more profound
than marriage, for it embodies the highest ideals of love, fidelity, devotion,
sacrifice, and family. In forming a
marital union, two people become something greater than once they were. As some of the petitioners in these cases demonstrate,
marriage embodies a love that may endure even past death. It would misunderstand these men and women to
say they disrespect the idea of marriage.
Their plea is that they do respect it, respect it so deeply that they
seek to find its fulfillment for themselves.
Their hope is not to be condemned to live in loneliness, excluded from
one of civilization’s oldest institutions.
They ask for equal Dignity in
the eyes of the law. The Constitution
grants them that right.” While today’s
judgment was a legal decree, the principle of extending equal Dignity to others
would solve so many of our nation’s problems.
If we actively thought about treating others who are different from us
on the basis of race, ethnicity, gender, sexual preference, physical or mental ability,
and age with the same Dignity we
would want to be afforded I’m sure our headlines would be much different than
what we have seen in recent weeks. This
week in our prayer and meditation time let us seek to extend across this great land
the desire to treat others with Dignity. Let us fill this great nation with the light
and energy of equal Dignity by
embracing all despite any differences and offering them the respect we all
deserve.
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 filled with a sense of
honor and respect for others that leads me to treat them with equal Dignity? How does it feel in my body when I recognize I
am worthy of being treated with Dignity
by others who may be different from 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 kmiritello@gmail.com
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