For this Sunday, March 6th, the focus for our meditation will be on Sacrifice. Each year many Christians enter this Lenten period by taking up the practice of Sacrifice to commemorate the 40 days Christ was praying in solitude in the desert. We mirror his Sacrifice in a very small way by giving up something we enjoy or may feel we can’t do without. At the end of our 40-day abstinence we emerge with a sense of satisfaction knowing we have found the discipline to maintain our Lenten Sacrifice. Now imagine that two years ago you were told you were about to enter a period of Sacrifice whose length would make the 40 days of Lent seem trivial. I’m certain most of us would not have thought we could manage a two-year Sacrifice unexpectedly imposed by a pandemic. Yet, here we are, finally emerging into the light after two years of life-altering changes that include an inconceivable loss of life, loss of health, loss of income, loss of education, loss of business, and so on. So much loss and so much Sacrifice that none of us ever would have thought possible to endure. As restrictions continue to ease and the virus becomes more manageable let us all look back over the past two years with a sense of pride at our ability to Sacrifice much that was meaningful to us. Let us give thanks for coming through this trial by fire with appreciation for a strength we never knew we had. There is still much sadness surrounding all that was missed over the past two years, but let us also bring a sense of gratitude for having proven to ourselves we have the resilience to see us through any future challenges.
In our efforts this month 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 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 summoned the discipline to Sacrifice something that I thought I could not do without? How does it feel in my body when I appreciate the resilience that being able to make Sacrifice brings? 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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Urgent Special Petition: Please add prayers for all the
people of the Ukraine. May they be given the strength needed to see them
through this ordeal, and may they be enveloped in a shield of protection that
keeps them safe from harm.
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