This past year there have been terrible
shootings in public places. There have been private shootings,
stabbings, beatings, and wars. There are reactive angry actions
happening all over our world.
I sit with tears as I think about the
tiny children in Connecticut.. My first inclination is to condemn the
perpetrators, yet following that comes this question: What kind of
pain creates these kinds of actions? What happened to hurt them so
badly they have to lash out and hurt others?
In the next few days we'll hear lots of
stories. We'll try to figure out why it happened. Yet, we'll never
know anything except that the person, perhaps persons, were in
tremendous pain.
Years ago, I watched a program on TV
where scientists said that in the animal world, fear turns to attack
in 60 seconds. So the bottom line question is "What are we
afraid of?"
Where is your fear, your pain, your
anger? We've all been there. Have we buried it, or dealt with it?
These are the times to deal with it. It's the feelings we've buried.
For far too long we've been told to stifle our feelings. It's not
appropriate to be angry or hurt or sad, especially if you're in a New
Thought tradition. Unfortunately buried things never stay buried -
they erupt in many different ways. We can't hold them in any
longer. It's time to feel.
My heart is being broken open by the
pain I see in our world. In the breaking open, I let Love pour out a
healing balm. I know God is in the midst of all the details.
AFFIRMATIVE PRAYER
God is Love - an unconditional Love
that is the Source, substance and support of all things. Love is the
greatest healing agent there is. This Love is within each of us.
I now declare we are ready and willing
to be the holder of Love for anyone in a tragic situation - both the
victims and the perpetrators. We feel our feelings and move into a
space where Love heals all wounds, and makes the way easier. We open
our hearts to compassion and empathy. We open our minds to knowing
the Truth of all. God is there in the midst of each experience.
Quietly and gratefully I release these
words to Divine Law, and know that they are so. And so It is.
