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Don’t be shy about expressing your faith. Be confident that, for
you, you have found your space, your place in existence. ‘Cause that
is exactly what I have found and I’ve got to talk about it—boldly
but humbly. I’ve got to tell somebody about the place I go to think
freely, the place I go where I can disagree and not be condemned,
the place where I go to fellowship without pomp and circumstance,
the place I go to meditate, pray, or just do nothing at all; the
place where I can preach and play the piano too . I’m at home here,
and I’m going to let others know where I have found my peace.
As, I move toward concluding, we are living in troubling times. And
we know what we hear, read and see is not always the true and full
picture. There is clearly and agenda in our world that wants to keep
society separate and unequal. I like what A. Powell Davies said,
“The whole world is hypnotized.” We believe that there is only one
way to exist and if you do not believe in the “WAY” the “Idea”, then
you need to be excused—put in your place. This is creating such
hatred and violence. We so desperately need in our world an
antithesis to the present systems, philosophies and principles
applied, so that a more lukewarm, inclusive synthesis might
manifest.
America, with its one-sided right-wing ideology, thinks it can solve
the world’s problems; many of which we have created. You know, when
a country’s budget is more than 90% military oriented, that country
is dangerously unbalanced. How can we be a true example in the world
when we haven’t taken care of home? There is still excessive poverty
and mis-education right here! We are BIG hypocrites to the world!
End poverty and mis-education in your own country first! America, be
true to the ideals you created. The words attributed to Jesus come
to mind, “Take the log out of your eye before you take the speck out
of your brothers’.”
So the world needs to be transformed, but how can the hypnotic spell
of the “us against them” mentality be broken?
I don’t believe the world will be changed through some massive
movement. Not any more. The rogue forces in this nation will not
tolerate another type of civil movement. The movement for liberty,
justice and freedom for all, that has already begun in my book, is a
very subtle, steady, & quiet movement. And it involves you and me.
It involves raising the level of consciousness in America and indeed
the world.
And we, the UU’s, play a major role, I believe. It may even be a
staring role! Our still small voice in the world can move mountains.
When we share our open-minded ideas on existence, nature and
reality, we might change a friend who has hateful one-sided
ideology. A kind, humble, rational voice will somehow soothe the
testosterone driven minds that are running this world and destroying
nature. Powerful yet gentle voices will save this planet from its
sure destruction, as people continue to conquer people AND nature.
And this will happen sooner rather than later, if we don’t change
course fast.
Humble, loving voices will change this place; a voice like Chief
Seattle, who tried to show colonialists the interrelatedness of all
things. He tried to show them that what we do directly and
indirectly affects all. As I close, hear his words. Close your eyes,
if you like, and listen deeply. Feel deep inside of you, why the
world now needs to hear the un-shy voice of the Unitarian
Universalist…
Quote can be found in “The Power of Myth”—Joseph Campbell, pg. 43-44
The world needs to hear our voice! Don’t be shy. LET IT BE SO!
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