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September
29,
2005 – Update: Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
A Healing Prayer Newsletter Update
Dear Ones,
Thank you for
all of your letters regarding the prayer for peace in Iraq experiment.
Unfortunately, in the meantime, the Gulf Coast of the United
States has been hit by the powerful storms, Katrina and Rita.
The same type of visualizations can be applied to this crisis.
If you feel to join us, please pick any of the following ideas
to use in your own prayers. Some of you may feel to pray in broader
strokes, such as seeing the whole geographic area in Light,
while others may feel more healing energy flow through them
as they pray for individuals, such as those responsible for
the rescue and rebuilding efforts. Experiment. See what works
for you.
See the whole
Gulf Coast area in Light. We prayed for the souls of those who have
died, perhaps alone and in fear, that they may be guided into the
Light. Visualize peace being restored in areas of unrest. See all
those who are serving blessed and replenished by the Light.
We visualized
hundreds of busloads of people leaving the affected areas of
the Gulf Coast, surrounded in peace, as they rode off to an uncertain
future. See them strong in their astral spines, full of Light,
all the way down to the root chakra at the tailbone. The root
chakra "feeds" the
survival energy in us for the basics such as food, clothing and
shelter. They have really been "uprooted" by this.
Their jobs, clothes and homes are gone, and some have lost loved
ones. See them filled with inner light and strength, so they
can begin to make grounded choices as they try to rebuild their
lives.
In fact, you
can do this as you watch TV news, or see news photos of refuges
from the storm. Bless them as you view them. Sometimes I have experimented
with this, in pure fun, when my sons are watching live basketball
on TV. If their favorite team is down, I'll just focus very deeply,
as I sit to watch with them for a few minutes, seeing more energy
flow in through their medullas - refreshing the team and filling
them with life energy. Invariably, they begin to make up points
very quickly, for the extra life force helps them use their own
good skills that much better. I don't really care who wins, but
it makes basketball infinitely more interesting for me. I've also
seen that when things are critical in the game, I must stay strongly
committed to the positive view. I tell my sons to stay positive
even if their team misses a shot, "No groaning
allowed! Just see them in the light - Fill their medullas with
energy!" And they just say, "Mom!!!" So, that is all
in fun, but it is very useful as a live experiment.
As a prayer
ministry, we can be a powerful source of hope and blessing in the
world when major events happen. Paramhansa Yogananda said natural
cataclysms are caused by negative vibrations stored up around the
earth. If we can stay positive and bless the world, it helps to
offset these things as well as possibly help prevent future catastrophes.
We continue
to see Iraq in Light and Peace in Iraq. May they all begin to bless
each other and cherish the thought of peace in their land. May the
process be guided. We also prayed for those unfortunate 1000 souls
who died in a fearful stampede during a recent religious festival.
May their souls be lifted in Light.
Joy
to you,
Mary
Kretzmann
Ananda Healing Prayer Ministry |
