July 5, 2025
What IS it about Convocation that makes it so very special?
Our beloved Lord Jesus said, “For where two or three are gathered in my name, there am I in the midst of them…”
Do the math! What do you think happens when literally thousands of devotees—Master’s ever-growing world-wide family—gather in various locations around the world?
For hours at a time, day after day, we love God together. We revel in each other’s company. We pray, meditate, chant, and then consciously send out vibrations of healing peace, light and love to all the world.
It’s a blessed, good way to spend a week.
Greenfield’s Gathering
Again this year Greenfield Retreat Center hosted week-long regional Convocation events at nearby Laurel Ridge Community College in Middletown, Virginia. An ideal venue, the college provides lots of free parking, a comfortable room for dining, and a large auditorium, with a screen for live-streaming so large that you almost feel like you’re in the audience in Los Angeles.
And once again the Greenfield Convocation gathering drew dozens of devotees from states as far away as Texas. We even had visitors from Brazil and Mexico. One of the highlights of every Convocation experience—whether in California or locally—is the opportunity to meet new members of Master’s family.
Healthy, vegetarian lunches, prepared at Greenfield, were brought in every day, providing an ideal opportunity to dine together and get to know each other.
Sacred Times, Shared Together
Every day, we spent time meditating, chanting, praying with like-minded devotees. Many of the events were live-streamed, giving our local gathering the feel of being a part of the Los Angeles (and world-wide!) Convocation.
In fact, many of the presentations (including that of our revered President Brother Chidananda) drew attention to a sacred and blessed special opportunity for service to the world during these troubled times. Together, participating in the ritual of the World-Wide Circle of prayer, we radiated vibrations of healing peace love to all the Earth.
We were also urged to carry that practice forward. May each of us, working together on our own, make praying for world peace a part of our daily spiritual practice.