It seems that many are searching for [or think they have discovered] the person or group or tribe or party or race that is to blame for all this. And I want to know too. So I asked “Lord...” [when I want to get to the Truth, I don’t ask myself; I’m the one who is asking. I trust the Lord because I know He loves all of us] “Lord, who is to blame for this?” And I think I’ve got it! I’m pretty sure I know now who is really to blame for all this chaotic upheaval. It is that group of people who have allowed hatred or fear to become the dominant motivator of their words and actions. Especially hate. But fear too, because fear fuels a lot of hatred. Some hatred is not fed by fear, however—and that’s worst kind. It’s the cold, mean hatred that usually resides in those whose hearts have been twisted by a lack of Love in their upbringing. They come into adulthood deprived of the “family feeling”. They feel alienated from Love and family. So they band together in the “family” [virtual or real time] of those who also are driven by hate and fear. They exchange one dysfunctional family for another, perhaps more pathological one. These are the ones who are preventing us or slowing us down in the forward movement--- to the ongoing Awakening; the emergence of the Kingdom. We are, of course, tempted to hate or fear them. But, if we are Awake, we know that we must not become like them. So we pray “Father forgive them for they don’t know what they are doing.” And we let what would have been hatred or fear become the fuel for the work of Love, knowing that, ultimately, being the most powerful Force in the universe, it will win. And, even as we fight these spiritual battles, we have an unshakable peace and confidence that is only afforded by knowing that we are fighting the right battles, motivated only by this Love. Soooo, Which side are you on?
Mark Graham
