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
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