Kingdom of God

As a counter-note to my last post, I wanted to share a response I posted on another blog. The Afterthought had shared a post titled The Big Picture, where he speaks of the steps humanity is taking to get to the Kingdom of God.

I suggest you read it, if you are so inclined, but here I want to share my understanding of the Kingdom of God will be, to the best of my ability.

- Not only is there a connection/partnership with Christ, there is one with all of humanity, past, present and future. We are reaching the end of time, per se, in that we understand that God / Christ actually exist beyond time and space, and that we (our spirits) do as well.

- We see Christ in others, as well as feel Christ within ourselves. When another is hurt or hindered, we seek not to direct our attention to the darkness of another (also within ourselves) but seek the Light and help it to shine instead.

 - We understand that all we see in others exists within ourselves. When we focus on darkness in others, we are often projecting something within ourselves that we are trying to hide. We are also not Forgiving another, as Christ has asked that we do. If we are still bearing a grudge, we are still playing the Judge. That is not our role. When we see goodness, Light, God working in and through others, our own eyes are opening too. When we reach the true Kingdom, we will see only Light and Love in others.

- We understand that we achieve far more than the sum of our individual efforts. We work together in joint harmony for the good of all. We no longer divide, segregate, list, label, or pigeon-hole. There is no yours/mine. There is no "I" but "we." We are one -- humanity.

- We understand that we are all children of God. We do not place restrictions on our brothers and sisters, that they have to do as we do, believe as we believe. We accept them as brothers and sisters, erasing the dividing lines, even when they do not yet do the same.

- We understand we can accept Christ for others. In doing so, we learn to see the Light of Christ in them, even when they do not accept it there themselves. We help that which is of God to shine in them. Positive reinforcement, rather than focus on the negative.

- We understand that God is still beyond our understanding, even within the Kingdom of God. The lines that humanity often divides itself do not apply to God, as God is outside/beyond these lines as well as outside/beyond space and time. Such lines include male/female, among many others...

- We understand that God is beyond/outside all of Creation (even far-flung universes), and at the same time exists within every breath we take, and dwells within the space between electrons in every atom. Thus, God is, indeed, within every fiber of our being.

- As we come to understand that both God and ourselves are beyond time, our perception will begin to change. The past is truly no more, as is the future. All that exists - as has always existed - is the present moment ("now"). We understand that God exists in the "now" and that is where we truly meet. To hold on to the past, we fail to Forgive. To hold on to the future (including our plans) we fail to have Trust/Faith.

And the biggest and most profound component of the Kingdom of God... 

- We no longer see the past nor the future in the person before us. There is nothing to forgive, as there is no past. There is nothing to push them toward, as there is no future. There is "now" only, as there has always been. We cannot change the past. We cannot directly affect the future except by our actions in the "now". God is in the "now," and guides us toward what we will be through the present moment in our hands. So we take our sibling's hand and join with God's thoughts and intentions, trusting our joint future to God's Will.

That is what I see as the Kingdom of God. 

What are your thoughts?

~ ESA