AWAKEN THE SLEEPING GIANT

Pray for America

A Call to National Prayer from Philip Burley

...if my people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves and pray and seek my face and turn from their wicked ways, then will I hear from heaven and will forgive their sin and will heal their land.

2Chronicles: 7:14 Dear friends and fellow citizens of our nation and world,

There is no question in the minds of awakened and conscientious people that America is in the throes of an internal struggle, and its people are divided. Many question the future of our great land. I am not an alarmist, but there is a serious question: In whose hands does the future of these United States lie?

I write to you with great humility and solemnity because of a recent spiritual visitation that I had. I feel compelled to follow through and do my part, according to the request I was given by spirit. As you will read, I did not take the request lightly; but I did seek and receive verification of this request both from additional spiritual experiences and from within myself before issuing a national call to prayer in December of 2005.

Spiritual Messengers Show the Way

It has now been almost twenty years since I began my work, based upon conclusive spiritual visitations by spiritual master guides, in dreams or while awake. These elevated beings told me clearly, in a dream, that I was to be a bridge between the spiritual and physical worlds for the spirit world to work through, and that I would be successful by being completely obedient to God. Following this revelation, and in the same dream, an angel appeared who said that he was sent by the Father to show me specifically my mission on earth.

I was told by the angel that through my outreach efforts I would touch the lives of many and help them to come to a higher and more expanded understanding of God, life, and life beyond. This prophecy has been fulfilled through thousands of spiritual readings and public meetings since 1986.

I have kept on keeping on all these years to accomplish the assigned task. In spite of my human frailties and failings, and with the ever-flowing grace of heaven, I have tried my best to carry out the initial directive given to me by the Heavenly Father through the visiting masters and the angel.

Such work cannot be sustained for this length of time unless it is real and has the supernatural backing of spirit. I know that I am not the doer. For this reason, I am greatly indebted to God and my spiritual helpers for their constant help resulting in the longevity of my public spiritual service. I am also deeply grateful to many others who—along the way—have given help. No one ever rises to leadership in any area of life without the help and support of others.

Intimate and Direct Guidance from Master Jesus

During my life, Jesus has been extremely instrumental in guiding me. From childhood until now, he continues to wake me sometimes in the morning at bedside to give me personal messages or messages for others. When I had a radio show for three years, this happened periodically, so that I might give his words to listeners.

I have also had a number of visitations in which Jesus spoke very intimately to me. These were not vague spiritual or mental wanderings but direct contact where Jesus shared about God and himself as well as other spiritual topics.

All of my encounters with the master Jesus have been more real than experiences in earthly life. As he speaks, sometimes his piercing blue eyes, with a depth of two thousand years in them, hold me captive to their reality and the love that they convey. His single-minded drive to do God’s will is always in abundant evidence. I say all of this not to impress but to give credence to what I want to share with you concerning my most recent encounter with Jesus, a most willing vessel of God.

Jesus Opens the Door to Heaven Once Again

The door to Heaven has opened once again. And I had no previous awareness that this was coming. I am greatly humbled and in disbelief that I would again be visited by Heaven and requested to carry out a certain directive for America:

Several weeks ago, at 1:30 in the morning, I woke up from a very personal dream with Archangel Michael. We were speaking about admission into the higher realms of the world of spirit. Upon awakening my eyes were filled with tears, so moving was the experience and so potent the spiritual energies in and around me.

Feeling pushed to do so and in a very reverent state of mind, I immediately rose from my bed and went to the sacred space nearby where I usually pray and meditate. I meditated at such a depth with such detachment and spiritual reverie that I lost all track of time. I was at a level and duration of the meditation-trance-state that I had never experienced before.

At about 3:15 AM, as I later estimated the time to be, and while in deep meditation, I perceived a flash of white light piercing my closed eyes. Out of the bright spiritual atmosphere surrounding me, Jesus appeared, and I was immediately suspended in a sphere of pure love. As the beloved master stood there, I could see his eternally youthful face, radiant with golden light. The expression on his face and in his eyes, and the energy coming from him, immediately indicated that his visitation was for a serious purpose.

As I watched carefully, I could see every hair of his well-trimmed short beard and every detail of his dark blonde shoulder length hair. I saw his whole spirit body from head to foot, and he was dressed in a simple white robe. The profusion of white light all around him filled the otherwise darkened room, and great unearthly peace emanated from his being. Around his head, rays of golden light shimmered against the backdrop of the white light. Surrealistic? No—heavenly, and very real. As I said before, it was more real than meeting someone on earth.

Jesus Says to Pray for America

Jesus began immediately to speak about the purpose of his visitation: “We want you to pray for America,” he said with a tone of urgency in his voice. “We are very concerned about Washington, D.C., and we want you to concentrate your prayer energy there especially. But we also want you to pray for the whole nation and its cities.”

I listened intently as he continued. “We also want you to include other conscientious people in this prayer condition. We need at least twenty-one people or more to pray with us.”

“How long should we pray to fulfill this condition?” I asked.

“For three months, though it may be extended,” Jesus responded.

He said, “Have a weekly conference call with all the participants that they may receive your guidance, be inspired, and share their experiences.”

He then gave details about praying in a special way for this condition.

The Dream of America the Sleeping Giant

At the last moment, he asked me a question, “Do you remember the dream you had of America as a sleeping giant?”

“Yes,” I said.

“Well that dream was not just for others; it was for you, also. You are like a single cell in the sleeping giant of America. And that dream was given that you would wake up so that, in turn, you would wake up others who are also a part of the sleeping giant.

I felt ashamed as he spoke, because I knew that I had not done enough to wake up—to allow the sleeping giant within me to fully awaken. I realized more than ever that I am a part of the reality of sleeping America and I needed to do more. After Jesus made some closing personal remarks to me, he faded from my sight.

Abraham Lincoln Comes to Validate Jesus’ Request

Though I did not doubt the reality of Jesus’ appearance or his words, I reflected on this experience very deeply for several days. On the second morning after his appearance, I was kneeling in my room at 4:30 AM, praying for personal guidance and direction and for further validation of Jesus’ request. I was doing as I had been taught by my spiritual teachers—asking for further validation before acting.

That morning, as I earnestly poured out my heart to God, asking for his guidance, I became very aware of Abraham Lincoln, standing to my left. I knew immediately that he had been sent to validate my message from Jesus. I was very touched by Lincoln’s visit, as it was a clear sign to move forward in the execution of the contents of Jesus’ directive. The meaning of Lincoln’s presence unfolded before my inner awareness like the unfolding of a piece of cloth: Lincoln shares a first name with Abraham, the father of faith in the Old Testament. As a former American president, Lincoln represents Washington, D.C., and Lincoln was president when the nation was divided, as it is somewhat now. Lastly, Lincoln was the president who brought freedom to an enslaved people. Lincoln’s appearance was all that was needed for me to get the message. Without speaking, he faded from my spiritual sight.

What is the Future of the United States of America?

The next day, while out driving to do some errands, I heard a voice telling me to go to a certain local mountain to pray. I had not been given this kind of guidance by the spirit world for many, many years. I had no idea why I should go there, but I obeyed.

After climbing up the mountain some distance, I sat down in the shade of a small Palo Verde tree bathed in the 3:00 o’clock sun. From this location, I could see northern Phoenix stretching out far and wide in all directions.

I thought very seriously about what I was looking at as certain questions began to rise in my mind: “These are my people; how much do I really care about them? This is my land; how much do I love it? What would these people do if some catastrophe swept across this valley? What if strategic missiles were zeroed in on these people from other lands or planes came swooping down, blasting neighborhood after neighborhood with bombs? Could this happen to our people?”

The questions continued to stream in: “Are the many people whose existence lies in this valley awakened to future possibilities if our nation does not awaken to its own possible downfall?” Many more questions flashed through my mind, leaving sobering thoughts. In all my years of spiritual work, I have never had such an experience before, and I have overlooked many cities from their surrounding mountains.

I had dreamed of America being invaded in the past. Was this portending the real thing or possibilities? Were the questions posed in my mind pointing to a future reality?

As I’ve said, I am not a fear-oriented person, but I think what happens or does not happen on a large scale anywhere in a country depends upon whether or not it has a spiritually awakened and responsible citizenry. Indifference can be our worst enemy, because it allows the corruption and decline of a nation. As the 19th century English philosopher Edmund Burke is quoted as saying, “All that is necessary for the forces of evil to triumph is for enough good men to do nothing.”

Out of a Blinding Flash of White Light My Spiritual Teacher Appears

I closed my eyes upon the scene below and began praying. I was overcome by an intense, concerned mood—not morose, but solemn. My heart became very serious and heavy, and I lingered somewhere between earth and heaven, removed to another place without definition or limitation.

A flash of blinding white light brought me out of my deep reverie. It took my breath away, so unexpected, so spiritually penetrating it was—down to the very core of my soul. Before my eyes appeared one of my early spiritual teachers, Dr. Kim, who now resides in the spirit world. I had prayed beseechingly for her help the night before, seeking understanding and direction about Jesus’ appearance and request, and personal guidance about the unfolding of my own life.

Suddenly, here she was! She too was in an all-white gown, and her whole being appeared vividly before me as rays of white light shown all around her. She brought a love that pierced to the core of my heart. I was covered with wave after wave of healing, uplifting, unearthly love. There are really no words to describe this experience except to say that it was of a divine nature.

She spoke two sentences: “You will get through this. Trust God!” And as quickly as she came, she left. I sat in deep thought as tears burst forth from somewhere deep inside. I felt a depth of pain unlike I had ever felt before. Dr. Kim’s coming and going had opened up a well of personal and mission-oriented thoughts and feelings. Her appearance was my second confirmation of Jesus’ directive. I lingered on the mountainside for some time, not wanting to leave or disturb the energies in and around me. After a time I walked down the path to my car, some distance below.

Yes, I See Where You are Leading Me, Dear God
I Will Obey Jesus’ Request

Still in a state of grace and in some unearthly realm of feeling, I arrived at my car and just stood there, pondering deeply about what had just happened up on the mountain. I turned to open the car door when my eyes fell upon a new-looking metal hammer lying near my car. “What is that doing here?” I wondered. “Obviously, someone must have dropped it accidentally and unknowingly left it there. But a hammer clear up here?”

I reached down and picked it up, and immediately I was again covered by heavenly energy. Once again, wave after wave of anointing spiritual love came over me. I heard the words “If I had a hammer” to the tune of the popular folk song of the sixties echoing in my head as if a chorus were singing it. I began to hum the tune as the words began flooding back into my mind: “If I had a hammer, I’d hammer in the morning, I’d hammer in the evening all over this land. I’d hammer out danger, I’d hammer out warning, I’d hammer out love between my brothers and my sisters all over this land….” I broke into song as the waves of spiritual love continued to course their way through my being.

“Yes, I see where you are leading me, dear God. Yes, I get the message. I know what you want me to do. I will obey Jesus’ request.” The hammer that I found that day now rests on my altar where I pray each day.

Some days later, I called a dear friend in Sacramento, Marie Wilson, and told her a shortened version of what I had experienced. I wanted her help in executing this prayer plan. Marie immediately told me that she was so grateful for my call and plan because, in her deep concern for America, she had been having great difficulty sleeping.

What more confirmation did I need? None. I was more than satisfied with all the revelation and evidence pouring out from God. I was ready to move. As the weeks passed, many people voiced to me their growing concern for America.

How You Can Help Our Country

Seldom in my work have I asked for help, but I am asking this time for you to please join me in this prayer condition. This is not just my country; it is also your country, and we need to add our positive, praying energies to help bring it out of these times.

I wrote this with a sense of urgency, because Jesus would not have come to give this directive if the Father and he and other masters of the spirit world did not have considerable concern for America. They can see well into the future, and I am sure they can see things that we cannot. Because of this, they seek to mobilize willing Americans in prayer.

If you search the Internet, you will see that there are quite a few groups praying for this country. That is so commendable and comforting. However, Jesus assured me that there can never be too many praying, and that our approach would be different and broad reaching.

It is one thing to do something out of belief or faith. It is another to do something because a great master has appeared and requested it be done. Therefore, because he did appear, I have great conviction as to the authenticity and transcendent meaning of Jesus’ request.

Won’t you please add your loving and caring energies to the protection and spiritual elevation of this great land? Even if you don’t live in America, you can help by praying likewise for your land and America. For as the U.S. goes, so may go the world, including your part of the world.

The task is not arduous, or difficult. It is simple, easy, and deeply meaningful to follow the instructions of Jesus as to how to pray. A weekly conference call will bring all participants together for fellowship and meaningful communication. A web site is also being established to be the visible hub for this endeavor.

Someone in Canada who studies spiritual development with me wrote to say that he had a dream of me sowing many seeds. This letter is the fulfillment of that dream and prophecy….

Thank you for your precious time in reading this letter.

Most sincerely, and straight from my heart,

Philip Burley

Note: You can read my dream of The Sleeping Giant of America by clicking here or on the Dream link at the top of the page.