For this Sunday, July 17th, the focus for
our meditation will be on Light. As is our quadrennial tradition we will begin
to focus the Light and energy of our
prayers and meditation on the fall election.
Two cities will soon host the upcoming political conventions, and each
party will formally nominate a candidate to represent them in the bid for the
Presidency. I can’t recall a time when I
have seen a more contentious political field.
No candidate is going to be adored by all, but at least in my history I
find myself questioning if it was ever this bleak in terms of the percentage of
people who dislike both reputed contenders for the national office. This year’s election will require a great
deal of our attention in order to manifest the qualities that will make
possible whatever outcome is in the nation’s highest good. If, indeed, our aim is to serve our nation’s
highest good we must engage in this prayer and meditation work with as much
neutrality as possible. While as
individual citizens we certainly will have to make our choices in order to
ultimately cast our ballot, in our prayer work we are asked to lift up our
intentions in a more selfless manner.
Rather than focus our prayers on the goal of assisting any specific
candidate to attain elected office, our petitions are better directed at
bringing as much Light as possible
to bear on the process. By using Light to foster greater integrity,
honesty, and ethics in our political system we all will be best served in the
end. Let us begin our work this week by
focusing the Light and energy of our
prayers and meditation on the city of Cleveland, Ohio where the Republican
National Convention will be held from this Monday, July 18th through
Thursday, July 21st. May this
Light fill the entire city to keep
it safe and to serve as a calm and thoughtful venue as delegates make their
decisions. May all who attend be
protected, and may they be consumed with the desire to best serve those they
represent. Next week we will shift our
attention to the city of Philadelphia for the Democratic National Convention.
In our efforts this week let us 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 nation 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.
In addition, let us create a sphere of Light centered over the city of
Cleveland. Rather than focus just on the
particular convention hall let us fill the entire city with Light as there will be many meetings
and discussions held throughout the week.
Once we have lifted up our ball of Light
and used it to create a Light-filled
dome over the city let us also add to that Light
the energy of honesty, integrity and ethics.
Let all of Cleveland be filled with the energy that makes for honest and
polite discourse, behavior that is of the utmost integrity, and a desire for
ethical decision-making. Let the Light that rains down on this venue
elevate all thoughts, speech, and action that occur there so that they may be
for the highest good of all.
Ask yourself how do I feel when I am bathed
in a brilliant, liquid Light that
feels so dense that I am completely saturated by it? How does it feel in my body when I am
surrounded by a dome of Light that
fills all the space around me? How do I
feel when I know I am acting with honesty, integrity and ethics? What does it feel like when I recognize
people around me are behaving with honest, integrity, and ethics in how they
conduct themselves with others? Then
send the energy and intention of those feelings to the nation and to the city
of Cleveland.
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.
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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