Once again, war, with death, destruction, and the slaughter of innocents as a result. Once again, shock waves of fear, anxiety, anger and alarm vibrating through all who are experiencing it directly or taking in the visuals and info streaming around the world, and attempting to find a place to stand and protect themselves and their loved ones from the unfolding chaos. From my home in the woods, far from eminent danger, I don't know what to do. What's coming up takes me back to the arrival of COVID two years ago. What started in early 2019 as a few red dots in specific locations, according to the John Hopkins report, multiplied until the entire world was covered in red as a different battle took place. Will the blood staining the ground and the power plays currently taking place in one area of the world, once again result in it being covered in red and engulfed in blood shed and profound change?
Below are the words that showed up in my inbox today, which I gratefully received and released as the prayer of my heart as well, for Presence, Peace and life giving change.
God of mercy, by whose grace
in all who suffer is Christ crucified,
we pray for those in danger today,
for all who know oppression, injustice or fear,
whose land is invaded,
or whose home is unsafe.
Be with them and shelter them in your love;
give them courage and hope;
enfold them in your grace.
Touch their wounds; heal their trauma.
May the strength of the earth be theirs,
the freedom of the sky, the peace of the trees.
We bear in our hearts all who are afraid.
May they bear our love in theirs, for we are one.
In the unity of your Holy Spirit
you hold us together as one humanity,
one world, one body, one hope.
May your Peace change the hearts
of those who misuse power.
May the Peace of Christ
be with us all.
Amen.
__________________
Steve Garnaas-Holmes
Unfolding Light
www.unfoldinglight.net
2 comments:
Mama, you are the spirit guide of this digital frat house.
And I'm like Winston Churchill on the night of Pearl Harbor. Things are a lot clearer.
This will work out for the good guys.
This will work out for the good guys.
I hope so. And if this post stirred the waters and prompted you to write yours, then the multilevel work of the Spirit which blows where and as it pleases, may have in part been accomplished!
At one level or another we're involved, whether we want to be or not.
On another note, I have some stories from my supply chain contact, regarding the spring sales forecast for farm and fleet stores. Apparently what's known in the biz a "power equipment" is hard to come by. The Big Box and local stores are having difficulty procuring tractors and lawn mowers to put out for sale. Not only are the manufacturers having difficulty obtaining the needed parts, they're also short welders and assembly workers to put them together to ship. Rumor also has it that DEWALT laid off 3,000 salesmen this week. While 300 seems more likely, whatever the amount ended up being, that's a lot of high energy sales guys out of work. Significant Shift among the working class keeps happening.
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