Tuesday 17 October 2017

The Storms of Life



On Monday, Ireland and western parts of the UK experienced ex-hurricane ‘Ophelia’ and our western shores were battered by high seas and winds. The fact that this coincided with the thirty year anniversary of the terrible storm of October 1987 did not go unnoticed by the media. Added to this, much of the country was enveloped in dust from the European continent so the atmosphere took on a strange dark orange hue. My eight year old grandson and his friends were scared that ‘the end of the world’ was coming! Probably not many adults thought this, but our hearts went out, even more than hitherto maybe, for all those in the Americas and Caribbean (and other parts of the world) whose homes were totally swept away by the recent bout of one storm after another.

As our hearts open in greater compassion (and we do what we can to help through our Star prayers and possibly joining in actual relief efforts, or fundraising for these), maybe one other thing to ponder is the image of the Great Healer Jesus stilling the storm. Water is of course symbolic of our emotions and I believe as important as opening our hearts in love and compassion, is keeping still and steady within. We need to re-affirm again and again what White Eagle teaches. His actual words (in The Quiet Mind, p.95) are:
In your daily life you can, by an effort of the will of God within you, instantly attain, under any conditions, tranquillity of mind. Whatever the conditions, you can still the storm and know tranquillity. Be tranquil and serene. A Master is never perturbed.’

By remaining calm within, we can be stronger channels for the angels of peace and healing, and we can be more receptive to inspiration for ways we can help spiritually and practically as well.

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