Gloria to God:
Dear God, I saw a movie about Gandhi yesterday. It was about the English thinking they wre superior. And then there was strife between the Muslims and Hindus. And I thought of Protestants against Catholics, the Irish against the British, the Nazis against the Jews, etc. and it seems endless, dear God, the sides that people take. I am not sure what I am asking here. I suppose my questions is: Will people always find something to be for and therefore against something else?
God:
Opposition will find something to oppose. If something has to be better than something else, it will find something to make inferior. Superiority cannot exist without inferiority.
Neither is true.
The white man thought he was superior to the red man.
And you, dear Gloria, you are thinking that the American Indian was superior to the white invader, that their way of life was better, and you yearn for it, that closeness with Mother Earth.
Better not judge societies any more than individuals, for there is much you do not know.
Certainly you have preferences. But they are your preferences. Of course, fighting over a simple preference is nonsense. So long as you have to uphold your preference as right, there will be battles. So long as you have to win, there will be those that lose.
You know that all this is non-God. I play no favorites. Nor am I in dismay as you are, Gloria.
Seeking justice is playing God.
Justice in the world depends upon judgment.
Justice makes sides.
Justice takes sides.
Weighing in after the fact is also judgment, dear Gloria.
Just as you have to let go of things in your personal life, so are there history matters that you have to let go of and not be attached to. Do not put more attention on them. Perhaps do not study history, for that discourages you. Study that which encourages you. What has encouraged you?
Gloria:
Great literature. Before I knew You, I think I saw You in great literature.
God:
And yet you would not require everyone to study literature, would you?
Gloria:
No. Well —
God:
Not anymore than you would want a physicist who finds Me in his work to demand that all study physics, would you?
Gloria:
No. I wouldn't want to be forced to take physics, but I did take a physics course once and enjoyed it very much. It was taught in a way that I could love it.
Yet in schools, literature is certainly required. And science too.
God:
But they live side by side. No wars are fought over them. That is my point.
Gloria:
Is there something innate in the nationality or race one is? I know there are those who believe that is so.
God:
Certainly there are differences between races. Dark hair, light hair etc. All those are physical.
Physical and national attributes do not mean much.
Here is what you need to remember. This is only one lifetime. In another lifetime, you could have been the opposite of what you are now. The genes and chromosomes are a temporary thing. You who now protest against slavery could have been the slaveholder that you protest against.
Instead of so much attention on the physical realm, switch your attention to heart and to Me. Despite what the world thinks, physical is not where it's at.
The physical will never satisfy. It cannot. Somewhere within you, this is known. The physical is like a palliative. Its effect only lasts for a little while. It is a drop in the bucket compared to the real life that goes on behind the scenes.
And how do you find the real life?
Come with Me, and you will see and know more and expansion will be your name.
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Diane to God:
Dear God, thank you so much for the wisdom-filled response to my question about illness in the November 3 Heavenletter. I know that my challenge is to become aware of All-That-There-Is. I remember, as I am writing this, to ask You for help in opening my awareness.
God to Diane:
You have My help.
Abby to Heavenletters:
I loved November 5's Heavenletter.
As I was reading it, I remembered an experience I had last week that I wanted to tell you about. I consider it a truly Heavenly experience, and it was absolutely earth-shattering!
I was coming back from a field trip to a Catholic Worker house and heading for the theatre for a rehearsal. All the way down there on the el, I felt I could be finished with my earthly life right then. I had this wonderful detachment from all things physical and earthly. None of it mattered, but not in a depressing way; in a way that made me feel free as if I could float off to Heaven right then. It was beautiful while it lasted, but I had to return to the physical when I entered the theatre. Now I believe I have some idea of what Heaven is!
God to Abby:
Yes, Abby, yes.