building unity

As you know, our emphasis this year and in the coming years is on building strong communities of the spirit around the world. This too cannot become a reality where there is division or discord, where we feel alienated or alone. Our byword must be those ringing words from The Song of Hiawatha: “All your strength is in your union, All your danger is in discord; therefore be at peace hence-forward. And as brothers live together.” So today we are going to do a meditation together for the resolution of disunity both within the circle of our own lives and within the world. Unity is the hallmark of community—the place where we truly achieve lasting communion with each other. Mark Prophet taught that the inner meaning of “communion” is “come ye into union.” That is what we want to accomplish in our meditation today: Come ye into union with the flame of God in your heart; come ye into union with your Mighty I AM Presence and with your God; come ye into union with each other. Before we begin please take out the following decrees and songs that we will be giving. First of all, “I AM Light,” 7.10A; then “I AM the Light of the Heart,” 0.07A; decree 8.00, “O Mighty Light” and decree 20.15, “Decree for Brotherhood.” We will be singing song 29, “Introit to the Holy Christ Flame,” song 286, “Micah, Angel of Unity,” to the angel who united the peoples of this hemisphere and finally, song 285, “The Sweetest Psalm.” Micah, the Sponsor of Our Meditation The sponsor of our meditation on unity is Micah, the angel of unity. As you know, he is the son of Archangel Michael and his job is to amplify the peace and harmony of unity throughout the world. Micah overshadowed the children of Israel throughout their desert wanderings. You can picture Micah in that white-fire cloud that accompanied the children of Israel—the “pillar of cloud by day” and the “pillar of fire by night.”... Micah once said that every individual must “stand guard every moment at his own doorstep to keep his house sweet and his heart a gateway for praise wherein the glory of unity is preferred above all else.” <4> -Messenger Elizabeth Clare Prophet on September 6, 1998 at Ottawa .................