The Unifying Flow
Love flows eternal, an unseen current pulsing through all existence. Its tender gravity draws every particle, every being, into deepening unions of intricacy and oneness. Atoms bond, celestial bodies orbit, ecosystems intertwine in love's ineffable choreography. This primordial energy transcends all boundaries - the Native's path meets the Christian's, the Buddhist's heart beats in rhythm with the Muslim's. In love's domain, there are no minorities or majorities, no orthodoxies or heresies, only the cohesion of souls joined in sacred reciprocity.
A subtle energy permeates existence, an invisible current that draws all things together. It is the force that binds atoms, the pull that guides celestial bodies in their graceful dances. It breathes life into ecosystems, weaving intricate tapestries of interdependence. This energy is the very fabric of the universe, the underlying rhythm that orchestrates the symphony of creation.
In its purest form, this energy is love – a universal language that transcends boundaries and labels. It flows through acts of kindness, moments of connection, and gestures of compassion. It is the warmth that radiates from a shared smile, the embrace that dissolves loneliness, the hand that reaches out to a stranger in need.
When we open ourselves to love's summons, we shed our small, solitary shells. Our separateness melts like the last snowflake of winter, allowing our inner rivers to merge with the endless sea. In that dissolution, we encounter the breath of the divine, inviting us to simply be - to befriend the lonely stranger, to rev the engine of compassion where indifference once idled. These humble awakenings initiate tsunamis of grace that reshape our arid landscapes into lush ecosystems of kindness.
Yet how often we barricade our hearts, our tribes, our civilizations against love's unifying currents. We cling to demarcations that slice humanity into emaciated factions, leaving the children of God to wither in the wasteland of our indifference. Our refusal to dismantle borders and flow together as one impoverishes us all. Only when we submerge our fragmentations into love's great confluence can we become the hands and feet of the Christ - a kaleidoscope of luminous cooperation, advancing the integral destiny that summons every soul.
Love is the force that beckons us to expand beyond our isolated selves, to merge with the vastness of existence. It whispers to us in the stillness, inviting us to shed our armor of separation and surrender to the unity that lies beneath. With each act of love, we become conduits for this sacred flow, allowing it to ripple outward, touching and transforming all it encounters.
In this unifying current, there are no divisions – no creeds, colors, or ideologies that can stem its tide. It is the common thread that binds all beings, the shared heartbeat that echoes through every soul. When we open ourselves to its embrace, we become vessels for a force greater than ourselves, channels for a love that knows no bounds.
May we have the courage to surrender to this flow, to let it carry us beyond the borders that confine us. For in its embrace, we find our true selves – interconnected, interdependent, and infinitely loved.
(adopted from: Pierre Teilhard de Chardin, Sketch of a Personal Universe; Christena Cleveland, Disunity in Christ; Richard Rohr, The Universal Christ)