Human Evolution

 

We cannot define a human because a human extends---beyond any words that could be spoken---outward, toward, and perhaps already at one with infinity. Anything that happens to that human happens within the context of this infinity; this eternity. And once we get beyond our fear of it ever ending, we can get on with the important work of Love. As we accept deeply that this journey was not meant to be easy, we relax into it peacefully, becoming much better students of the lessons our sufferings teach. We realize that we are being transformed by these blessed lessons into everything that we truly want to be.  Every death, every betrayal, every rejection, every abuse has within it a precious diamond, ruby, emerald or pearl of wisdom, enlightenment and strength. And we become true warriors. We do not often look like warriors. As Goliath mocked and scorned David, the world mocks and scorns. We do not have the power that they covet, so they don’t respect us. But we are not seeking the respect of man---we are working for his healing. We know that he does not know---as Christ proclaimed from the Cross, praying for their forgiveness (our forgiveness). But we are indeed warriors because we have the fire of Christ’s Divine Love burning within us; and it will never be quenched. And we see the desperate need of the world for it. But we are not desperate. Because we have been to the mountaintop, we are peaceful. We know now, as Moses knew, as MLK Jr. knew that the dream will be fulfilled. And it IS being fulfilled, one generation to the next. We recreate the same sequences, but we learn something new (and ancient) each time. Something new and farther along gets wired into our DNA and passed down to the next generation. They start farther along than we did. We get collectively wiser. And we progress in Loving each other, which is the fruit of wisdom.  

Our human evolution may appear, at some angles, as a repeating circle. We do repeat some history. But it is actually an upward spiral---something that is starkly evident in the material world. But the final frontier---that which will get us to the top of the mountain and somehow redeem all these messes we have made---that frontier is Love. The primary challenge that humans face---the primary question we must answer by the way we live our lives---is can we love each other? All other endeavors are secondary and meaningless without that one, because we are facing global, not just tribal or national challenges. And we must not fear them.  As we become unified in Love, those problems will cease to exist---at least those that we create, which is most of them. And the others---those we did not create—will be handled compassionately and effectively without ego entanglements. The Love that will unify and liberate us can only be pure, which means free from the desire to impress people or to control them. Many people already know this (thank God!) and many are awakening to it. We seek to peacefully facilitate this awakening. This might be called “evangelism”, but the word has taken a bad rap. There’s really no need to label it. We just want people to be free in this Love—which is the only true freedom. Our lives become a wonderful process of allowing this Light to shine through us. We become who we truly are. And we experience inwardly, palpably, the blessings that Jesus promised: Peace, Joy, Abundant and Eternal Life.

 

 

 

 

 

 We only become as loud as is necessary to expose evil and to protect the powerless and (to the world) unattractive. The rest of the time we live peacefully and quietly in our tribes, like macrophages prepared to attack the bacteria and viruses that invade and destroy life.