VOLUME 16, Number 5                                                                                                       February 4, 1994

Beloved Friends, 

One spiritual discipline, to which we would especially direct your attention during this year, is that of increasing your conscious unity with the Body of Light. It is easy to lose sight of the effect of your daily choices upon the Body of Light. Yet, your every action and reaction moves immediately forth into the Body, affecting every member in some way. This is so important that we will remind you of this from time to time. 

In a Second Ray year, the emphasis is on Understanding and Enlightenment. It is necessary to keep the principle of service in the forefront of your consciousness. Remember that, through your own gifts and evolution of consciousness, you enrich and strengthen the group work and serve the planet well. 

As you continue to discipline yourself to spend time in the Silence each day, utilizing your Journal to anchor the Light into your own life, cultivate the habit of pro­jecting your understanding into the group consciousness. This activity will serve two purposes. First, it will help to keep you aware of your unity with the Body of Light, so this unity can become a motivating factor in your every action and reaction. Secondly, the Body of Light will be enabled to absorb each lesson in its fullness more quickly, thus facilitating the radiation of each understanding into the mass consciousness. 

As the momentum of teaching intensifies, each of you will gain the greatest understanding of the portion of each lesson that pertains to your particular area of service. As you share your understanding with the group, you know that every chela will be doing the same. Thus you receive a great expansion of understanding about the very gift that you gave, immediately and with love! You are already experiencing the truth of this statement, as you share your experiences and lessons with each other. 

I would like to offer a brief decree and visualization, which will help to build your momentum of discipline in this area: 

DECREE OF GRATITUDE & UNITY 

Beloved Presence of God, I AM, I love you!
*I AM GRATEFUL! (*3X) for the Golden Light of Illumination,
Wisdom and Enlightenment, and especially for the Understanding
of my perfect Unity within the Body of Light of the Planet Earth!
In your name, beloved Presence, through my Inner Christ,
I now BLAZE! BLAZE! BLAZE! the Understanding you have given me,
into the Consciousness of the Body of Light,

for the benefit of all Life on our beloved Earth!

SO BE IT, BELOVED I AM! 

As you give this decree, see a Ray of Pure White Light descending from your I AM Presence and entering your Crown Chakra. It gently moves downward and enters your Heart Center, where it blazes forth as the steady, Pure White Flame of Divine Principle. There it is received and intensified by your Holy Christ Self. Now golden in color, this Flame begins to move outward, filling your body with its liquid Light Substance. 

Focusing your attention upon your three upper chakras, you lovingly send a Golden Ray into the Body of Light, which surrounds the planet Earth. As you do this, envision many other chelas entering into this same service, and the Body of Light is now filled with the Golden Light of Illumination, Wisdom and Enlightenment, uniting all chelas and lightworkers everywhere. 

Accept it done, right now with full power. I encourage you to use this decree and visualization often until it becomes an automatic and inseparable part of every step you take on the Path of Illumination. As your understanding of this service develops, you may wish to expand this visualization and then share it in your classes. 

Accept my gratitude for your every service in expanding the Light of God's Love, Wisdom and Power on this planet. Know you are loved! 

I AM John, the Beloved

Next letter