Claps of thunder, flashes of light and tall angels greet our meditation/prayer group! »
by Ron German
Meditation candle helps focus the mind
Every week our meditation & prayer group, of about 10 or 12 people, strives for that inner silence while gentle music plays in the background and the sweet smell of incence fills the room. The guided meditation, which lasts for about 21 minutes enables the patricipants to share in a time of quiet and inner reflection while following the quiet voice of the group leader. We close our eyes and are guided to – or some other place of the guide’s choosing – the sea where, facing out into the ocean, we feel ourselves carried on the sound of the surf gently lapping the golden sand. Sea birds sing joyfully flying to and fro and while the wind is still we drift higher and higher into the realm of peaceful light. Whoops! Wait a minute! Did I say, “peaceful light?” Clearly someone forgot it was supposed to be peaceful for as we all settled into our mystical inner worlds of peace and tranquility a flash of light and clap of thunder – enough to wake the dead, and even the sleeping, brought us all back to the world of reality. Was it someone’s spirit meeting heavenly forces which reverberated through the group? No such miracle! Even as we met at the front door of our host’s house skies were dark and foreboding and the first rains were already starting to fall. This was not going to be just any meditation night. And so it turned out to be. The meditation did, if fact go very well, but first we had to transcend the mundane world of fidgeting bodies, itchy cheeks and thoughts racing along like wild horses in the early stages as overhead a thunder storm did its very best to shake the quiet of our inner spaces. So, as our meditation quietened the inner storm so the outer storm too was, eventually, quietened by our inner peace.
Our meditation is always followed by some sharing and then some unison prayer as we pour out our hearts for the sake of the world. Although our meditation and prayer were, ultimately, very deep, the sound of the thunder and the flashes of lightning was a stark contrast to our angelic experiences of the week before.
Last week, as we concluded our meditation & prayer evening with a unison prayer, one member of the group happened to look up and saw angels – each about eight feet tall standing next to each person praying.
Deep prayer surrounded by beautiful angels
Each angel was of a specific colour that seemed relevant to the person they were standing next to. As the angels stood they did so with their right arms outstretched and their hands resting on the head of each person praying – one angel to one person. Were they carrying our prayers to God? Were they passing some unseen spiritual energy into our bodies? We couldn’t say for sure but it was such a nice change to end our prayer, not with the usual someone asking who would like tea or coffee but with someone sharing their vision of angels towering above us filling us with light. And then we had our teas and coffees.
What had began almost two months ago as an informal prayer gathering has gained its own momentum now, enhanced by the meditation experience and the sharing of our hearts with one another, there is a real sense of brotherhood and fellowship as we each look forward to our next meeting and time of sharing together.
