We are stirred … our world. I am stirred.
I don’t think there is anyone on our planet without some kind of emotion stirred, the result of this weeks news that Osama Bin Laden has been killed. In fact, we probably have had several emotions and thoughts on the subject. A colleague of mine, Dr. Petra Weldes summarized a few when she wrote that she had felt, “grateful he’s been found and “taken care of”; horrified that we are celebrating a killing; proud of our service people and glad they are back safely; fearful of retaliation; wondering when will it end; patriotic toward our country; angry at the seemingly endless amount of twisting that can be done around any piece of political news; and a yearning for us to remember Unity and Oneness, Liberty and Justice.” Could not have said it better myself 🙂
The question – how do I resolve things when I have seemingly contradictory emotional reactions to them. How do I resolve things when I am surrounded by even a broader array of emotions in my community, and in my world. Which of the many emotions do I act upon, if any? How do I find a place of peace, of resolution?
I believe everything in life is a call to anchor more fully in Spiritual Truth. Every time emotions are in conflict, whirling around vying for position in my being, I’ve come to learn to use those moments to call forth a greater commitment to my values, and a greater congruence with the greater Truth of our being.
Today, I’m reminded that there is only One Life, the Life of God, living Itself through each of us. I am called to see the One Life in all things. I am reminded that Love heals, and I am called to allow it to heal me. I am reminded that forgiveness restores Divine Givingness, and I am called to learn to forgive. I am reminded to engage in life, and to take a stand for Freedom, Love, Forgiveness, and Peace. I am called to notice where I have allowed, condoned, or participated in anything unlike these principles, and to strengthen my stand for Truth.
As I am stirred, I am called … until there is nothing to stir us any longer.
You are Precious, You are Awesome
Rev. Kristin
I had my students write a couple summary paragraphs on bin Laden as we learned MLA style. A student yesterday said, "I wish the airplane had hit the White House so that idiot Bush would have been killed". I work with some angry & misinformed teens in South Central Los Angeles, and I’ve been trying to let them have a voice and guide them into "Community and Wholeness Thinking" -it is a challenge. I could have been more supportive of the anger by redirecting an introspective question, but I snapped with anger and sarcasm. In a world where life is grossly disregarded, I must stand in the Truths I Know and speak my truth from Love, Intelligence and Knowingness. I must somehow transfer my Spiritual Beliefs into rightful action in the World of Reality and Politics.