United Prayers Across America
A National Prayer Project to Awaken the Sleeping Giant

Conference Call #19

Changing the Level of Consciousness

Marti Snyder

April 24, 2006

Good evening, and thank you all for taking the time to be here to participate in this evening’s prayer session. As I thought about what I would contribute on this evening’s prayer call, I considered what the ASG prayer project means to me. I see it as a blessed opportunity to participate in a great humanitarian cause, led by a humble spiritual man who is also a great humanitarian, willing to dedicate himself for the good of the whole of humanity. I believe Philip’s dedication to effect a change in the level of collective world consciousness will change the course of the world. Surely, the ASG prayer will become a movement reaching the masses.

My quote tonight is from the book "The Philosophy of Civilization: The Decay and Restoration of Civilization," written in 1923 by another great humanitarian and Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965). The passage is as follows:

"Civilization can only survive when there shall come into being in a number of individuals, a new tone of mind, independent of the one prevalent among the crowd, and in opposition to it, a tone of mind which would gradually win influence over the collective one, and in the end determine its character. It is only an ethical movement which can rescue us from the slough of barbarism, and the ethical comes into existence only in individuals."

These words of Albert Schweitzer are an example of how many people throughout the ages have struggled to bring about a change in collective consciousness. I believe the time for this change is urgent and the ASG prayer can and will effect a global shift in consciousness. Participating on a daily basis is such a simple yet profound way for each of us to contribute to answering Jesus’ prayer request.

It is my understanding that Philip has chosen to extend this prayer for the world. His holiness Maharishi Mahesh Yogi was once asked how he dealt with living the life of a guru. His reply was, "I am never alone; the world is my family." That is how I feel. We are all one family on Mother Earth. How perfect to be praying together, as a family, for our family of humankind.

Marti Snyder is a direct descendant of Presidents John Adams and John Quincy Adams. She has always had a deep love for America and the sight of our flag. Marti has a large flagpole and beautiful American Flag in her front yard which she looks upon in gratitude and amazement every day. She has been interested in the course of politics and God since childhood. Marti was a Political Science Major at the University of Oregon and, after leaving college, she found Transcendental Meditation. She was initiated in February of 1976 and has been practicing and studying TM for 30 years.

Currently Marti is a homemaker, in slightly rural California, with her husband Jeff, a man of great spiritual depth. Marti has two step-daughters, Ashley, 20, and Jennifer Rose, 13. She fills her days with her family, and is grateful to have time for spiritual practice, study, and reflection.