My mom walked into the hospital nursery on the second day of my life to retrieve me for feeding. Instead of finding me in the little crib, she found a beautiful black woman holding me to her heart as if I were her own. “That’s my baby,” my mom said kindly. “Nope it’s my baby,” the other lady replied. I guess I came into the world with skin a little latte and dark curly hair, so it was an easy mistake. Apparently I could have been twins with this lady’s baby. The tags were read and I was returned to my own mother, but not before I had a sweet taste of beautiful truth. God lives in all colors, in all forms.
My heart broke along with the world’s last week. For months in my meditations I’ve been seeing the face of a black man. I had no idea why, and the angels wouldn’t tell me. I just knew I had to pray every time I saw him. When I saw him on the news crying for breath, I felt physically ill. How have we come to this… again? still? A part of me wanted to leave this earth and its horrid violence behind.
The voice of the Divine began to speak. “The wound is being lanced. The heart break of humanity is being revealed. Now the pain, the anger, the bitterness, the prejudice, the injustice, and the inequality are being revealed so they can heal. Your world will be a better place for this… eventually. Be the change you wish to see. Don’t fall into despair, fear, or anger.
Trust in the truth of My love. It is moving within all. It is pushing everything to the surface. In the spring, the soil of a garden must be tilled so it is softened for the seeds to take root and grow. The soil of human souls is being turned and tilled now, and soon, soon enough; you will see the seeds of change.”
“Yes God.” What else could I say? I began to pray.
Emails started pouring in. People have been feeling irritable, sad, “off,” and without purpose the past few weeks. Now we all knew why. The world is in a state of upheaval and suddenly we are re-examining our own hearts, working desperately to bring a greater love and a higher consciousness into this world.
Even if we, ourselves, have always treated all people as equal, it is time to be impeccable within ourselves, and make sure we are contributing the most loving vibration we possibly can, starting with love for the Divine within ourselves.
Saturday, God took over. I was tired and wanted to rest, but a mighty force woke me up early, pulled me to the computer, and every time I got up to do something else, I was pulled back. Eight hours later I had a 6 minute video channeled and directed by the Divine. As I watched the riots and looting Saturday night I understood why the guidance had been so urgent.
It is easy to fall into sadness, fear, upset, of confusion with so much rage and pain coming to the surface, and yet we all know this – we serve the light better from a place of peace, hope, joy, and ultimately love. If we listen to our hearts we will be guided to find our role in birthing this world into a kinder, more equitable, and more loving vibration.
There is no “one right way” to create change. It must, by vibrational law, begin internally. It begins by loving ourselves, being peaceful in our own hearts, and kind in our own lives. It begins by treating ourselves with dignity so we can treat others with dignity. It begins by having healthy boundaries so we honor the light within others without dignifying, fearing, or hating their darkness. Then and only then can we spiral outward, as guided, from our own loving hearts into our relationships, our communities, and our world.
How to be the peace? How to create more justice, more equality, more human decency? Again, there is no “one right way.” Each of you will be guided by God to play your role. For some it is an active role. For others a vibrational role. Some will write, paint, protest, politic, and the list goes on. You will know what God wants from you and for you when you feel your own heart intimately in a space of love.
I went outside to pray today. “God, what can I do for this world today?” A bee landed on my foot and spent five minutes walking around each toe and my ankles. I heard the voice again. “Be love.” He flew off. A butterfly appeared out of nowhere and flew in circled around my head – transformation. My backyard hummingbird made an appearance and looked me in the eye – one more symbol of “joy and love.” I got the memo from the universe. I am praying for peace and love in human hearts, for justice, equality, and above all an awareness of our Unity.
Here are a few pointers how to handle these times in love and service, with faith and trust that God will guide us all to find our place in the birthing of a greater and kinder reality.
1. Acknowledge your feelings
We can’t possibly help anyone else until we deal with our own feelings. Go back to last week’s newsletter for pointers on feeling and healing.
There is such a thing as collective grief. It IS sad to watch human beings treat one another with hatred, violence, and anger. Cry the tears, hug yourself. Pray to see the bigger picture through God’s eyes, whether it is the bigger picture of someone you can’t understand, or the bigger picture for this earth. Asking to see the greater good emerging from the chaos will help you to see that there is purpose and value to all that is going on, no matter how sad it appears now.
Likewise, there is such a thing as righteous anger. It is swift, powerful, and moves you to do or be something more loving than before. The angels say it is the same force that causes a seed to burst open in spring. It is not meant to be used as a tool for hurting, aiming our anger at, or blaming another. It says – to ourselves – “Time to grow. Time to speak powerfully with love. Time to stop judging. Time to release a petty grievance. Time to stop any violence within ourselves even if it is only self-criticism. Time to grow…”
2. Be the Change
The angels always remind me, vibration first, action second. Get yourself in a space of love and peace before you think of taking action. Anger begets anger. Hate begets hate. Fear begets fear. But love begets love.
Ask yourself, “How can I treat myself better? Take care of myself better? How can I cut out excess busy-ness to be more peaceful? Can I take more time in silence, in nature, or with someone I love? Can I spend more time in prayer and less surfing the Internet? Am I called to watch the news and pray or turn off the news and pray? Your heart will know. Tend your own garden first before trying to change another.
The angels and the masters have always taught that the entire world lives within you as energy. Find peace and love within and you start changing the vibration that affects our entire world.
3. Then Act as Guided – with love
From your vibration of peace, self-love, and self-care, pray. Ask to be guided to know what you can do to make your world, and this whole world, a better place. Peace and love can be expressed many ways – sweetly, passionately, poignantly, or powerfully. One person filled with peace, love, and devotion can start a chain reaction of goodness that spirals to millions.
For example, 12-year old Keedron Bryant, an African American singer who got on instagram to sing a song his mother wrote after praying, has deeply touched and inspired over a million lives.
An elderly white woman stopped in front of a towering black football player in a home goods store and quietly told him with tears in her eyes, “You matter.” They hugged. He posted it on twitter and at the time I read it, it touched over 800,000 lives. He never got her name.
You never know whose life you will touch, of how your inner state of love can spiral outward. Whether you are called to have a peaceful family life and pray, or to go out in peaceful protest, or to be an activist for change. let us all listen to our own hearts and avoid judging one another.
The angels say this very simply. “A bone cell would not say to the heart, toughen up! A heart cell would not say to the bone soften up!” It is in finding unity in our diversity that we become strong and find a higher and more beautiful order.
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