“You will never be able to walk again.” This decree was delivered to our friend by a doctor after she’d survived a terrible car crash. She’d been driving on a narrow road in a remote part of Mexico when a truck coming around a curve crashed into her jeep, leaving her with a crushed pelvis and shattered legs. She knew it would be hours before medical help could reach her. Being a doctor herself, and though in great pain, our friend used all her will power to remain conscious so she could instruct those helping her about how to remove her body from the wreckage without causing further damage.

Many hours passed before medical help arrived, and she was finally airlifted to a hospital. After hours of surgery, she awoke to find herself in a full-body cast with both legs in traction. It was at this point that the doctor delivered his seemingly inescapable verdict that she would be in a wheelchair for the rest of her life.

Our friend was a disciple of Master, however, and refused to accept this as a final decree. For three months as she remained bound in her cast, she constantly prayed and sent energy to her pelvis and leg bones. Using the technique that Yoganandaji taught in his energization exercises, she mentally tensed and relaxed these body parts, even though at first she could feel nothing. Keeping her mind focused throughout the day, every day, on this process, she gradually began to feel a flow of energy in her lower body.

Finally, when the doctor removed the cast, he was amazed to discover that her crushed pelvis and legs had actually healed. Gradually she regained the ability to walk, and now, though she has a slight limp and uses a cane, she has full mobility. She is a living testament to the power of determination and faith to rise above seemingly insurmountable obstacles.

I share this story with you because many people have told me how oppressed they’re feeling now by what’s happening in the world. War, political divisiveness, religious fanaticism, climate change, financial uncertainty—there are many reasons to feel crushed by things that seem out of our control.

Now is the time to remember our innate power to rise above whatever challenges lie before us. Perhaps we can’t change the world, but then again, united in faith in God, perhaps we can. Swami Kriyananda said that those seeking God have chosen to incarnate at this time for a purpose—to balance the downward-flowing energy around us with light and faith in a higher reality.

How do we do this? Just as our friend did, we need to keep our mind constantly focused on sending God’s energy, love, and light to ourselves, to those we know, and to the entire world. Day after day, meditate, pray, and consciously try to draw divine consciousness and grace into the world.

Remember, too, that God and His saints are all very active in helping humanity now. Master said, “Perhaps you have wondered sometimes if great souls such as Jesus are lost to the world. Not at all. The great ones are all active; it is the mission of some to try to strengthen the good in this world. And to the extent that they are able to do so, through receptive minds, the devil’s power weakens and God’s power becomes stronger.

“When a great saint is resurrected in Spirit, and takes a form in responding to sincere, receptive devotees, it means he has some part to play in the world’s destiny. I know that Christ, in flesh and blood, is in communion with Babaji in India. Together they are watching over the destiny of the world.”

We have a battle before us if we want to break free from the downward pull of the events happening around us. Let us become those “sincere, receptive devotees” who draw the grace of the great ones to help the world now. Don’t allow naysayers like that Mexican doctor to crush your spirit. And never lose hope that there will be a new dawn of unity, peace, understanding, love, and compassion for all.

Your friend in God,

Nayaswami Devi

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