For this Sunday, February 28th, the focus for our meditation will be on Friendship. One of the positive things to come out of this pandemic is I resurrected the practice of card and letter writing. Yes, I could have relied on email, but there is something so special about receiving an actual hand-written note in the mail. I regularly have sent off notes to neighbors and those in my community who I know are feeling more isolated. The notes aren’t lengthy, but they let the person know someone is thinking of them and they aren’t forgotten. At the end of last year, I sent out Christmas cards which is something I haven’t done in ages. I went through my address book and sent cards with hand-written notes to everyone I could think of, even those I had lost touch with in the hopes their address had not changed and the cards would make their way to them. As a result, I ended up reconnecting with several longtime Friends with whom I had lost touch. It was so heartwarming to hear their voices again by phone after they received my card. Those conversations reminisced over past memories but also got us up-to-date with life events that had occurred over the years (sometimes decades) that had passed. I was struck by how it felt as though we were picking back up exactly where we left off in our relationship. There is something about a longtime Friendship that is definitely to be cherished. You often have been through the best and worst of times with each other. True Friendship accepts who you are without the social media masks we tend to rely on. Nothing gets in the way of a genuine, lasting Friendship; not a pandemic nor geographical distance nor the silence of passing years can extinguish it. Sometime this year we will all be able to once again gather in person, and life will resume the appearance of normality. As we move back into our familiar routines that can often distract us let us be mindful of the value of real Friends in our life. This week in our prayer and meditation time let us recognize those relationships that are deeply rooted in honest Friendship. May our contemplation help us appreciate how real Friendship enriches our life and foster the desire to maintain those important connections to each other.
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 recognize all that genuine Friendship brings to my life? How does it feel in my body when I have been able to make sincere, lasting Friendships with others? 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.
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