Integrating Our Embodied Oneness
Can Praying Change the World?
Mystical Activism: Part Two
Interestingly, Jesus’ mystical plan for world peace does not depend on everyone in the world becoming a Christian. If you consider the history of Christians clashing with other Christians, that would not seem to bring peace anyway! And besides, getting everyone into the same religion would not be a very mystical plan — and Jesus’ plan is very, very mystical. Let’s look at Jesus’ practice of “activism” for a better world.
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Mystical Activism
Part One
Have you ever cried out to God or the Universe to do something about the horrible wars on earth or the increasing devastation of climate change? Maybe you have earnestly prayed about the starving populations around the world or the craziness of politicians today. Have you ever wondered if your prayer did any good? Maybe you’ve even given up on such types of prayer.
Does the world change when we pray? If so, how does that work? Do we ask God to do something, and then God acts? I believe praying does change the world, but it is not us asking and then God acting. Nor is it, as some have said, us asking, and then we act.
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Part Eight: Whole-Body Mystical Presencing
“Oh God, how can I help? What can we do?”
From the common prayer of “God, help me” we started with in last week’s article, we move from focus on ourselves into care and attention on the world, with our neighbors, in the moment right before us now.
From our inquiries of how we might live in resonance and wisdom from divine presence, we then respond to act with/in spirit consciousness.
For Whole-Body Mystical Presencing is not just about sensing or feeling divine spirit alive in us at any and all times. It is also about transforming how we live in each and every moment.
"My being is God, not by some simple participation but by a true transformation of my being." – Catherine of Genoa
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