For this Sunday, April 10th, the focus for our
meditation will be on Leavening. Most people think of Leavening in terms of the baking process when a substance is added
to a mixture to initiate a fermentation process that will cause the dough to
rise. However, there is an alternative
definition that means to permeate and modify or transform something for the
better. This reminds us that while
transformation may often be present, it doesn’t necessarily mean it always
leads to an improved result. Whether it
brings us to a higher state may depend on what someone uses for Leavening. In other words, do we allow ourselves to be permeated
with something that benefits us or something that hinders us? This may require us to examine our lifestyle
and environment to determine what we surround ourselves with and how it may
ultimately impact us. For example, if
you find yourself constantly among people who are filled with negative
thinking, or who love to gossip, or are prejudiced, we have to consider that at
some point that frequent exposure may permeate and influence us in an
undesirable fashion. This realization
may drive us to make significant changes in our life in our search to transform
ourselves in a way that allows us to evolve and not devolve. In our prayer and meditation time this week
let us examine the environments we surround ourselves with in our personal and
professional lives. Let us ask to be
given the ability to recognize when those environments may not be filling us
with a Leaven that ultimately
improves us and be gently guided how to make changes that instead help us
progress.
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 what do I feel in my body when I am aware of
what permeates my surroundings and how it serves as Leavening that transforms me for the better? How does it feel in my body when I desire to
be immersed in an environment that Leavens
me in a positive way? 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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