The rest is history…
And in spite of the way his physical life ended, his teachings continue to inspire hope, possibility, and miraculous healing all over the world two thousand years later.
Looking out at today’s world, there are still far too many people who are facing the same kinds of challenges as our ancestors did two centuries ago…
In abject poverty, with inadequate food and shelter, repressed and exploited by those in power over them who are often corrupt and cruelly serving their own agendas with no regard for the lives of others.
And there are great tragedies that can befall those we know and those we don’t, every single day.
So even though life as a whole is better in a great many ways compared to the way it was two thousand years back, we haven’t evolved as far as it seems like we should have by now.
Thoughts like these can be deeply disheartening, making us feel powerless, unable to do anything to create real change or help those who are most in need.
And those feelings can cause apathy and inertia.
A few friends of mine have shared with me that they sometimes feel they may be losing hope that humanity can find our way to a better place.
They feel overwhelmed by the signs that things are getting worse, which is causing them to miss all the signs that we are actually making profound progress on the journey to our conscious future.
The truth is that there is more generosity and compassion in the world than ever, as more and more people awaken to the deep, nourishing joy that comes from caring about and feeling connected to other people you will likely never meet who live elsewhere on the planet.
Awareness, support, and services are growing for those who are impoverished, and for the general betterment of humankind.
On a personal level, I want to share with you that my own journey into becoming more conscious has been very palpable.
My relationships with family and friends continue to grow closer as my experience of presence, connection, affection, and love is on a much deeper level than ever before.
I know how much the people in my life mean to me and I can tell how much I mean to them. There is a deep intimacy present in my interactions with them that is not forced. It is the fruit of the relationship we’ve nurtured over the years.
My senses have also become more keen. In my more “unconscious years,” many moons ago, I was purely focused on tasks I had to accomplish and schedules that must be kept, and I missed a whole lot of life, as a result.
Today, the data my senses seem to be taking in is at times almost overwhelming, as I notice every slight shift in the breeze, the scent of every flower, and every individual sound in the symphony of noise that surrounds me wherever I go, even the faint ones, like a squirrel running across the yard or a bird cleaning its beak on a nearby branch.
I notice where the sun is in the sky and the shifting of the cloud formations as they slowly drift across the blue.
I feel held in a place of deep feeling, meaning and clarity, where very little escapes my attention.
Synchronicities seem to be happening in my life more often. I feel I am living in flow, always where I need to be and meeting the people I am meant to meet.
Just as in drift diving, I am carried to wherever I am next meant to be. Things seem to fall into place almost effortlessly.
I understand that all of this—and I do mean ALL of THIS—is being orchestrated by the Divine/One Mind, which is Love.
So I move through my life each day with the understanding that everything is being orchestrated by Love, and that I am in service to Love and Love is in service to me.
This is not a thinking state; it’s a feeling state. Not a getting state, but a giving state. Not a transactional state, but a relational state.
Our journey is of course into conscious evolution, a journey into Oneness.
It is a journey into innocence, peace, and blessing, a journey into love.
Imagine what our relationships with others will look like when we extend this progressive evolution out into the future.
Imagine what education will look like.
Imagine what global society will look like.
Can you imagine it?
I urge you to try!
And then, in moments of overwhelm or challenge, when that hopelessness and powerlessness tries to set in, simply bless its presence in your life and be grateful for the perspective and insight it offers you.
And once you have blessed it, release it from your mind and your body. Release it from your life.
Then choose again, but this time choose your intention and bring your attention to our modern day “ministry,” a ministry of health, healing, and well-being.
Choose the future we are devoted to building together.
Choose Love.
When we do this together, we co-create the planetary awakening, and step into a whole new way of living together in harmonious connection.
Let us bring this dream into form.
In Oneness and appreciation,
Steve
Steve Farrell
Worldwide Executive Director
Humanity’s Team
