Brother Richard

Be not afraid.

Allowing the words to fade again.

beginning to hold the intention to walk without fear, to recognize that fundamentally at the very center of your being, through the essence of your nature, there is nothing to be afraid of.

And even though fear is necessary as part of our survival process, is necessary as a condition to be able to protect ourselves, we can see it as a useful tool rather than a force of domination.

We can receive it in its usefulness

And we can let it go when it is not useful any longer.

And we can hear the divine invitation beneath all things, all changing circumstances, to be not afraid.

Gently then beginning to move our fingers and our toes,

Gently beginning to recognize the pressure of the chair against us, the floor beneath us.

Stretching a little.

And then allowing the sound of the bell to draw us back to the activity of the day.

Welcome back.

In today's meditation, we're going to speak about generating love.

For most of us, love tends to be a reaction to something.

Perhaps it's because we are being loved in return.

Or perhaps it's a reaction towards something that we find draws love from us.

But there are different kinds of love.

In meditation, we begin to recognize that love is not so much an emotion or a reaction as a deliberate act of will.

I can choose to love, choose to live from a loving perspective, even if I am not meeting much love myself in the midst of my life.

This is very important.