Loving All the Children

    Look at the faces on these two little boys. Can you love them without knowing who they are? Does it matter if they are naughty or well-behaved? Could they be naughty because they don't feel loved?

    The little boy on the left is Donald Trump, and the boy on the right is Vladimir Putin.  I am trying hard to love and forgive these two people. It is difficult to do, so I have decided to picture them as little boys, before they had the opportunity to create havoc in the world. Now I can pray for them and love their inner child - the part of them that was created in God's image.

    Why am I trying to love these two people? It is because I believe the world is on the cusp of the Era of Peace and we need all of humanity to be a part of this transition. Many modern-day prophets are telling us  there are now more people than ever before who are in alignment with the will of God. Using our free will to choose divine will is the way to free humanity from the fallen state we have lived in for too many millennia. 

    Of course the world is still full of rebellious souls - the ones who keep violence and mayhem in the headlines and make us think that the world will never be at peace. When we let these people fill us with fear and anger we are doing our part to delay the coming of the new golden age. They need our love and forgiveness so that they will realize they are One with every other person in the world. When a man hurts another person he also hurts himself and everyone else. The more we can love those recalcitrant souls, the closer they will come to recognizing they are part of the Divine Oneness. 

    There may be many people in your life or in the News that you fear and hate. I suggest that you try to picture them as children, when they were more loveable, and send love to those little people. 

    Jesus said: "love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you" (Matthew 5:44). To understand the importance of loving your enemies, you might want to listen to this guided meditation: Era of Peace.

    

Without Politics

    

    I have avoided any discussion of politics on this blog because politics are divisive and my posts are about building bridges of oneness. Yesterday I received a letter from Donald Trump and my husband, Mark, received a letter from President Biden. Comparing the two letters caused me to think about the divisiveness of politics and how difficult it is for the people of a country to understand one another and build bridges when leaders and media are doing their best to create conflict. 

    I would like to point out some differences in the two letters and leave it to my readers to consider how we can build bridges between parties in the United States, considering the ideas that are being promoted by politicians. 

    My letter from Trump began, "Dear Patriot," whereas Mark's letter from Biden began, "Dear Mark."

    Both letter writers are requesting money to support their respective political parties. Biden says: "If we want to get more meaningful legislation passed that's going to move this country forward, we need a fully funded DNC working to hold and expand our Democratic majorities in this November's midterm elections."

    Trump writes about Biden's failed leadership and how we are "a laughingstock all over the world." He says: "We can't let this happen! The only way to stop Biden is to elect Trump Republican Majorities to the U.S. House and U.S. Senate in November."

    Biden's letter only refers to Republicans once, to point out that they are trying to make it harder for Americans to vote. He never refers to Trump, whereas Trump's letter makes numerous derogatory remarks about Biden and the Democratic party, referring to "Marxist Democrats," "their allies in the Fake News Media," Biden's "Far-Left puppet masters," and "the radical Socialists/Communists who are hell-bent on ruining our country."

    Biden is asking for an investment in the Democratic National Committee. Trump is requesting funds for "Trump Republican Majorities."

    My thought is that we cannot build bridges between the people of our own country if we listen to leaders who use propaganda and name calling to further their goals. 

    By the way, Mark and I are not sending money to either party. We prefer to support the causes and individuals whose goals we believe in.