We’ll share a conversation together this week about “The Abuse of Power, We’re on the same side for goodness sake!”
The idea of seeing ourselves as part of a whole rather than separate individuals has many implications if we would follow Jesus’ teaching about loving our neighbors, ourselves, and our enemies. If we Westerners would love our enemies, what does this mean to our view of the Muslim states? If we see them as a “them,” and us as an “us,” how does a loss for one or the other actually harm both? Consider the same between upper class and lower class, or in group vs out group. What kind of stress and depression is created by inequities or us vs them mentalities? When we see the whole of which we are part, how does it change our instincts or inform our actions? If we instead see them as part of a whole, of which we are a part, can we see how supporting improving the social gaps in a Muslim state can improve the interests of all of us?
What role can community play in this? What can quiet space, or meditation do to help?
Let’s share a spiritual conversation on this subject, and hear your stories of your walk with God this week. What is stirring in your heart?
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