Getting clear on what I believe and stand for PART 4

I have come to strongly believe in openness and understanding. I believe that the truth is to be found in the Bible, first and foremost in the person of Jesus. But I cannot believe that all other teachings are false. This does not mean that I believe that everyone should believe the same things or that everyone is equally right. But I believe in the importance of unity among those of us that believe in something higher and that want a better world. And I believe that we can and must discuss our differences in an open, respectful manner. 

I know that something very strange is happening on the planet. That the world isn’t what it seems. I know that there are people that run the world from the shadows and that they don’t have our best interests at heart. Ultimately, I believe that these people are as misguided as anyone that does harm to others, albeit in a much more sinister and elaborate way than the average sinner. And I believe that the correct response to this is to build something better, be clear on who we are, live as authentically as possible, do our best to simply avoid what these people have to offer and turning the other cheek if we get attacked.

If we want to do all of this, I believe that it is crucial that those of us that truly want something good for the world an humanity, start setting our differences aside. That we start cooperating and listening to each other with open minds and hearts. Not because we need to change anything unless we want to. And certainly not so that we can find fault with each other’s views, so that we then can set them straight. If we truly believe in the rightness of our beliefs, we don’t convince others of this by talking. We show it through the people that we are, who we are becoming, the lives that we live and the lives that we are creating for ourselves. 

We need unity and not division if we want to be as strong as we need to be in the times ahead.

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