For this Sunday, August 13th, the focus for
our meditation will be on Love. I have spent the better part of the day
following the news regarding the terrible events in Charlottesville, Virginia,
and trying to decide how to best address the situation. The particular challenge, as I see it, is how
do you Love people who seem so clearly filled with hate, with arrogance,
and with utter disregard for those they wish to see eliminated? For me, step one is to not direct the same hatred
and anger toward them that they direct toward others. Step two is to go instead to an emotional
state of neutrality. Step three is to
try and see the bigger picture. Step
four is to somehow find the ability to recognize all parties on all sides as
human beings. Step five is to project Love
to them no matter who they are. It is
only with the power of Love that such evil hatred can be won over. It is only with Love that hearts
hardened with anger can be softened. As
trite and as challenging as it may seem, Love is truly the only solution
to the desire for violent conflict that repeatedly wants to erupt across our
cities. This week in our prayer and meditation
time let us please direct the powerful energy of Love to the city of
Charlottesville to help ease the tensions that have flared up there. Let us ask that the soothing balm of Love
bring peace to all areas of the country where evil seeks to rise up against
others. Through the power of our prayers
may the people of this nation choose to embrace Love that leaves no room
for hatred.
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 have been
completely consumed with a Love that
leave no room for negative emotions? How does it feel in my body when I
am able to extend Love even to those
I find difficult to understand and accept? 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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