For this Sunday, July 25th, the focus for our meditation will be on Results. Many of the positions I’ve held over my career were ones where despite all the effort put into accomplishing a particular task, the actual Results were seldom known. Information might be gathered and sent up the chain for someone else to use. My contribution may have been a small piece of a larger project, and so it was difficult to determine exactly in what way my work made a difference. There is thankfully at least one task in my life that shows immediate Results and that is when I weed the mulched garden beds in my yard. I love to weed. It is almost meditative for me as the simple physical exertion allows much time to think. I feel a great deal of satisfaction when I finish weeding a mulched bed and can instantly see how much better it looks. My weeding enthusiasm has also spread beyond my yard as I have volunteered to maintain certain common areas in my community. It bothers me to walk past these areas and see unsightly weeds that appear to be outgrowing the good plants. Pulling the weeds Results in a sense of pride by making our community more attractive. This week in our prayer and meditation time let us consider what Results do we obtain from our labors? Are we able to appreciate those Results, and do they provide us with a sense of pride or accomplishment? If we feel our efforts are not producing the Results we had hoped for, let us ask for spiritual direction in ways we may better apply our talents and abilities to make a positive impact in the world.
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 able to notice the Results of my efforts? How does it feel in my body when I know my contribution leads to Results that make a positive difference? 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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