“When everything matters.”

H,

Everything matters but we are not in control of everything. There is a vast difference between empathy and megalomania as much as there is between wisdom and indifference. We are not in charge of everything and in fact we are not in control of anything except that space within our own lives where we choose left or right. This limited view of vision is a blessing not a curse. This untroubled sense of being part of a larger body is vital to the things that are to come.

We will always feel some things deeply but this is curated by the fact that we will be indifferent to other things. The things outside the sphere of our concern may be as deeply in need of attention as the thing within it. This should humble us. Our myopic views of what matters are not truth. They are only as far as we can see.

There is the grating need for a lifelong purpose in all of us and when we find something to latch on to we hold on for dear life. We tie together our value, our ability to love, our bond with God and our light on this earth to this one idea of what matters and build a life around it. This is a mistake. Not that we should not focus but this sort of narrow vision focuses on doing not being and on the specific one-eyed appreciation of something that may need more than one line of vision. There are fires all around. There are issues with humanity that confound learning and wisdom. We should not step back from one way of seeing the world because it is hopeless. We should step back because we need to learn more.

So, what should we do? Remember the need for connection. We connect with God first then we connect with others. There is no one in place of the other. God is not an escape from the world. In fact, you become more alive in it if you let the light in.

We connect with others because this is the church; a group of enlightened despots and tricksters realizing the truth about all of existence and seeking to listen to, learn from and serve each other. Fight against the need to be a lone ranger. There are no enemies but the one. There is a deeper call always underneath the surface of things. It is not a call to do something to preserve the status quo of a world manifestly unjust and prone to decay. We are seeking a better world. A place where everything does matter.