{"id":88591,"date":"2017-08-02T05:35:41","date_gmt":"2017-08-02T12:35:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/?p=88591"},"modified":"2017-08-08T14:35:13","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T21:35:13","slug":"light-up-europe-and-the-world","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.msia.org\/newdayherald\/archives\/88591-light-up-europe-and-the-world","title":{"rendered":"Light up Europe and the World"},"content":{"rendered":" \u00a0 \n
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“Years ago, you were taught about placing columns of Light throughout the land. Some of you do that regularly. Some of you do it less regularly. Spirit and the Traveler are asking again that you activate that ability and become more aware of anchoring the Light, specifically and consciously, wherever you are. <\/strong><\/p>\n

“You will probably never know directly the benefit that such work has. You will not know the ways it touches to people or the positive changes it brings about. It is a silent work, a silent ministry, and a powerful one.” John-Roger, DSS<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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When I heard about John Morton and Leigh Taylor Young-Morton being invited to Strasbourg to facilitate two MSIA Seminars I knew that there was a likelihood of a day of planting Light columns. The EU Parliament and Council Buildings are there and with so many changes going on in the 27 European countries – including Britain\u2019s exit – it was a wonderful opportunity to plant Light column\u2019s there and around the centre of the city.<\/p>\n

Once this day \u2013 Sunday, July 23rd – was confirmed, I was on the internet to book my trip – to my surprise nothing came together for the flights. Only one thing for it – do SE\u2019s and ask J-R what\u2019s going on? The answer was to do Light Up London and plant Light column\u2019s at the Houses of Parliament at around the same time as the Light was being planted at the EU Parliament. Now that just made perfect sense to me.<\/p>\n

Then, a few days later, I had the thought to see if ministers in other European Union countries could plant Light columns at their parliaments on the same day. I tracked down contact details and within a short time, Madrid, Rotterdam (only one minister in Holland!) and Sofia (Bulgaria) were on board. I learned that just about all the folks in Paris and Switzerland were heading to Strasbourg. I heard there was a minister in Italy but had no idea who she was. Then, bless her (grace!), she contacted folks in Madrid to say she was going to participate in Rome. And then out of the blue, a minister from Estonia contacted me to say she wanted to be involved. Light Up Europe was born.<\/p>\n

Then I was inspired to invite the rest of the world. Even if people were not living near parliaments, senates or congresses, they could still send Light to Europe and also plant Light columns locally. Folks in Australia, New Zealand, the US and Canada (along with many I have not heard about) joined in to support the Traveler\u2019s trip to Strasbourg.<\/p>\n

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July 23rd, 2017<\/p>\n

Here in London, six of us circled up at Paddington Station and made our way to Westminster to plant Light columns at the Houses of Parliament, the Government offices in Whitehall and Downing Street. A really uplifting day with the added bonus of lots of emails and social media coming in from folks around the world with much joy and enthusiasm and gratitude for being part of this Light action.<\/p>\n