“Justice, most of us believe, is when we send bad guys to jail. We imagine that we can point out the few who get caught and that then we can think of ourselves as a fair society. But we don’t dare convict the whole system of massive injustice and deceit. Maybe we are refusing to carry both guilt and responsibility? Taking responsibility for the common good is the more important moral mandate. And that is exactly where the [mystics] began. When the common good is the focus, preaching is not about imposing guilt and shame on individuals, but about giving vision and encouragement to society.”
~ Richard Rohr
When things break down, spaces are created behind the wrecking ball. Notice the spaces. Create something, build something, seed something based on Love in those spaces. Give vision and encouragement.
That need not be something big or public or visible. Talk to the trees, treat your animal friend respectfully, fill yourself with light before walking into the grocery store. Energy is real. Seed the world with a seed of peace, of Love, with a seed of awareness that we are all more than our physical bodies. One small seed grows into a plant that can feed many people.
Love this. I’m a tree talker.
Thank you for sharing your creativity and wisdom.
Thank you, Natalie. I appreciate these beautiful words.