Dreaming the World

First, a Joyous Easter to all who celebrate the day!

Today dawned warmish and grumpy, with a fierce blow out of the northwest. Now the sky has cleared and stiff breeze that moves branches around.

Lately I notice myself having next administration revenge fantasies which reminds me that trauma always begets trauma, and that what we see unfolding here and around the world is the playing out of multi-generational hurt and harm. Of course, as much as we hope or believe otherwise, the push for wealth and power contains within itself the roots of its demise and the rise of more suffering. Trauma begets trauma; acts of cruelty assure more cruelty.

Perhaps the most revolutionary words that Jesus spoke are those he issued from the cross: “Father forgive them for they know not what they do.” This radical idea of forgiveness has been echoed across cultures and around the world by spiritual visionaries, Indigenous and non, through the ages.

On this day, Easter, we acknowledge and celebrate the ancient knowing that the only way to break the cycle of violence and trauma is to forgive and work for peace and justice.

Of course, those revenge fantasies will continue to arise, pointing us toward what must be healed.