For this Sunday, February 21st, the focus for our meditation will be on Perseverance. The robotic rover that successfully landed on Mars this week was aptly named Perseverance when you consider the launch took place last July in the middle of a pandemic. The NASA team had to take advantage of a window of time that is only present about every two years, and COVID required them to re-engineer much of the process involved in making a launch happen. When we consider the benefit of Perseverance in our own life it is important to realize this is a trait that does not mean blind or stubborn rigidity in trying to overcome an obstacle. Rather than repeatedly bang our head against a wall, Perseverance involves self-reflection to determine why the current approach isn’t working. We then have to use creativity to come up with an alternate method. There is no guarantee the second attempt will succeed, so we also have to be willing to fail but without giving up. It may require courage on our part to give it another try in the face of disappointment. Our present global circumstances certainly are testing our ability to Persevere. As vaccinations continue to slowly roll out and case numbers gradually come under control, we are still a long way off from any return to normality. We are still going to be tested, and I’m not referring to a nasal swab, for quite some time. Despite our fatigue with pandemic restrictions, we will only emerge on the other side of this by exercising patience and Perseverance. Many of us have had to adapt to work, school, and social routines that are very different from pre-COVID times. Some of these may prove beneficial in the long-run, such as businesses that were able to find a way to operate virtually without the need for a physical office and the overhead it demands. I am certainly hoping the more rigorous hand-washing phenomenon continues long after COVID goes away. Just as the Perseverance rover achieved success, we too can land safely on the other side of this struggle. This week in our prayer and meditation time let us consider how we may need to exercise Perseverance in our life. What obstacles have we encountered that may require a more novel approach? What lessons can we learn from the failures our normal procedures have brought? Let us ask to be gently shown how to Persevere with creativity and flexibility so we may ultimately succeed in reaching our goals.
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 Persevered in the face of disappointment? How does it feel in my body when I find an alternate approach to a problem that allows me to eventually Persevere? 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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