Let your hearts open now,” the Grandmothers said. “We understand that to see the suffering in so many places,” they said, shaking their heads, “is painful. And to see the hardened hearts of those you call ‘the haves’…” they laughed ruefully. “Those people are most pitiable of all. In their hearts they have nothing and though they clutch at everything, they end up grasping at emptiness.
“So,” they said “take the challenge and let your hearts open. Feel what you feel.
Let compassion well up in you and then serve wherever you can. Serve with your hands, your voice, and with your listening. But most of all, serve with a loving heart. Such service will bring you joy.
“Cast the Net of Light,” the Grandmothers said. “Hold it and let yourself be held by it. Pray for all the creatures affected by these catastrophes and hold them in the Net. That is your job. The holding, holding, holding of the light.
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