No Verities at Hand

Our societies thrive on exploitation, One reason is that we are human and, as such, limited in all nature. Limited in strength, limited in knowledge, living in a limited world that tells us that in order to survive or thrive, someone else must lose.

With the constant reminder that there's not enough for everyone, even the best of us realize that there might not be a great benefit in setting yourself on fire to keep others warm. Jesus, on the other hand, took a revolutionary standard and used it exceptionally. This perhaps was because, at heart, he was a man of abundance, a king of miracles; there was never a problem Jesus could not solve.

It explains why Jesus always lived at peace and preached that we should not worry about what we are going to eat, drink, the clothes we are going to wear, or even where we are going to sleep. Here is a man who can come from another kingdom whose streets are paved with gold. Lack was not in his vocabulary.

See, Jesus explained to his disciples that "In My Father’s house are many mansions; if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you."

Now explore that thought a bit; you might just glide over it and miss a subtle revelation there. He said, "In My Father’s house are many mansions," not rooms, mansions! Rooms give you the understanding of a small place, but mansions are big and everyone desires a good thing.

So what am I saying?

Our limitation is that we possess no true power in ourselves; all the power we have is borrowed—it is non-latent, never true, never able to actually solve any real problems. Only those that truly have abundance can freely give. We leave in a society riddled with greed and selfishness because of this fear we live by. No one resource is ever enough for two people, so you take the most of what you can and block all who want to take what you believe is rightfully yours.

Greed, Pride, and selfishness are truly the root of all our societal problems.

I end by quoting Dorothy Day

“Love and ever more love is the only solution to every problem that comes up."