Now the Prayer says, not “My Father,” but “Our Father,” and this indicates beyond the possibility of mistake, the truth of the brotherhood of man. If forces upon our attention at the very beginning the fact that all men are the children of one Father; and that
There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus (Galatians 3:28).
Here Jesus cuts away the illusion that the members of any nation, or race, or territory, or group, or class, or color, are, in the sight of God, superior to any other group.
The final point is the implied command that we are to pray not only for ourselves but for all mankind. None of us lives to himself, however we may try. In a much more literal sense than people are aware we are limbs of one Body.
“Our Father”, a spiritual explosive, that will ultimately destroy every kind of human bondage.
This means all that divides us, all that separates us from each other or pits us against each other is against God’s created order, his will and our very nature as children of God. Further, separation is the illusion, created by Satan and used by some humans to manipulate, exploit and control humankind. The original sin committed by Adam and Eve was to separate themselves from God in order to follow their own will and to expropriate to themselves the role of God. What a long, hard road that decision to accept the illusion and follow that lie has been! What a cost it has exacted on mankind! And it is still the cause of most of our human misery and the vehicle to inflict fear, pain and injustice on our brothers and sisters today all around this tiny globe on which we live.
We followed the lie, left our garden and paid the ultimate price for the illusion of separation. The good news is that illusions are false and only requires “eyes to see and ears to hear” in order to vaporize the illusion and see the true nature of our existence. It is as easy as a decision and only requires a leap of faith. Once that decision is made and the leap taken, the truth shines through the fog and the illusion dissipates like the mist. Then, we can begin to see the forest and the trees and put to flight the lie which Satan has used to blind us, confuse us, pit us against each other and keep us in bondage. Then, we can live in our gardens and make welcome all our brothers and sisters in the Eden God created for us and lovingly kept for us in our long and arduous absence.
Brothers and sisters, it is God’s desire and this writer’s prayer that each of his children will decide and make the leap for joy this day. Amen.
Peace,
Z gardener
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