weapons of mass distraction

Spiritual resource: our shared heritage

"For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strong holds."

Yesterday I had a serendipitous meeting in my favorite bookstore with Greg - owner, and Richard, another healer from the Anishinaabe tradition.

We talked about the recent community meeting that brought out the desires of so many people to understand and support each other. For all that happened at that meeting, the momentum to heal the hatred and prejudice in our communities and so help our children got a big boost that day.

I was glad to talk with Richard face to face. It was Richard's talk at that potentially divisive community meeting that turned the meeting around. He turned it around to see where the healing was coming from. It was coming from our willingness to step outside of our own comfort zone to connect with others and to keep connecting until we could see that there is no "other," no divisiveness.

Regardless of race, we all share a common heritage of respect and doing good for one another. This heritage goes far beyond one's heritage as an Ojibway, a white, a WASP, etc. It is spiritual. I see it as being from God.

With one Father, even God, the whole family of man would be brethren; and with one Mind and that God, or good, the brotherhood of man would consist of Love and Truth, and have unity of Principle and spiritual power which constitute divine Science.

We kept talking. What would distract us from moving forward? It is the anger, hatred, past hurts. As Richard said, if you bring these into the conversation, we don't go forward. These, Greg added, are the weapons of mass distraction. These weapons of anger, etc. try to derail progress, a natural response to loving motives and unselfish care.

In my own healing work, I rely on my growing understanding of the law of God that states good is not helpless, that God, good, is all powerful, and governs and guides us all. This law is self-enforcing, and so good is all that CAN go forward.

The belief that something else is more powerful, more threatening, more tenacious is a belief that is itself a distraction, not a reality. It is a distraction to what is true: God's law. Removing the distraction uncovers the attraction and operation of God's law.

But all this being said.....a healthy and progressive community is all about love. And love can pull down the strong holds of racism and hate and show that we all share a heritage of love. Coffee finished, connections made, heartfelt conclusions drawn, we said our goodbyes for now and went back into the cold sub-zero with a lingering warmth of soul.

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