On December 14th on lunch break during the Living in Grace Retreat, someone asked, \u201cWhere do you live now?\u201d When I replied Newtown, CT, I saw shock in my friend\u2019s eyes. She had seen the news on the television in the coffee bar that morning. Twenty young children and six teachers and administrators had been murdered at the Sandy Hook Elementary school where my mom had taught for fourteen years.<\/p>\n
It was a blessing to have the opportunity to call in the Light for Sandy Hook an hour later from Living in Grace with my MSIA family. At our Living in Grace store, a beautiful angel whose wings covered and protected a little boy and girl stood tall over the great hall. A friend was moved to purchase this very special Angel and had her blessed by the Traveler. One of my mom\u2019s friends works at Sandy Hook elementary school and received the angel blessing with gratitude. Our blessing of Light was already in motion.<\/p>\n
When I got home, I witnessed an outpouring of love flowing from people from around the world, neighbors, church communities, families and friends. Flowers, stuffed animals and letters of loving and prayer were piled at temporary memorial sites at major intersections around town. Green signs in store windows and bumper stickers on cars declared, \u201cWe are Sandy Hook. We choose Love.\u201d I even saw this sign on several giant billboards over I-95, 30 miles away. What a sign of loving oneness!<\/p>\n
I was present several times with ministers in Washington, DC and New York City as we planted Light Columns with Traveler John Morton. Each time, I experienced of the splendor of Light that we can bring through this silent ministry. So I was aware of the blessing that can be brought through a Light column ministry and prayed to bring a blessing of a Light to Sandy Hook.<\/p>\n
On May 9th, the day before the Spiritual Exercises retreat, our group gathered together at the Newtown United Methodist Church in Sandy Hook. My mom and I met MSIA friends from Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, and California, as well as a new friend from Australia. MSIA staff members, Roger Wakefield and Julie Lurie, set up their video link. After enthusiastic greetings all around, Cleora Daily and Angel Harper demonstrated the value of preparing the space with quiet spiritual exercises until John Morton and Leigh Taylor-Young Morton arrived.<\/p>\n
As rain poured down outside, I stretched into leading us through our very unscripted heartfelt blessing of Light. Connecticut minister Louisa Holmes called in the Light beautifully. My mom and I then sang \u201cDona Nobis Pacem\u201d, (Latin for \u201cGrant us peace” ) a round sung in my family as grace before meals. Connecticut minister, Leigh Merrihew read about Light columns from Fulfilling your Spiritual Promise\u2026<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a spiritual being, you have inside the ability to call forth and bring forth the Light of God into any environmental situation and to transmute the negativity into a positive gain. You will probably never know directly the benefits that such work has, the ways it touches people, or the positive changes it brings about. It is a silent work, a silent ministry, and a powerful one.<\/em>\u201d \u2013 John-Roger<\/p>\n In his blessing of Light for Sandy Hook, Traveler John Morton asked us to understand that we are walking Light, breathing Light, \u2026the spark of life that allows us to be in this level. John reminded us of the importance of going within to be silent, to listen and ended by claiming the blessings fully going into every need and satisfying what will serve the good purpose that is in us as God\u2019s truth and God\u2019s love.<\/p>\n Afterwards we each had an opportunity to share our blessings of Light for Sandy Hook. Thanks to each of us for showing up and claiming that we are the blessings. And thanks to Julie Lurie and Roger Wakefield, you can watch John Morton\u2019s blessing and the entire event here:
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