Life is a journey in which you rarely have a say. You were brought here by your parents, and you have grown up in their care or perhaps you grew up without parents. All of this was determined by others, for a child seldom has control of any situation.
This is also true for adults. Control in a situation is very subjective. Who has control, the person with the gun or the person waiting to die? It depends on whether your alliance is with God or with your own fragile ego. The ego often thinks it is in control but without love, there is none.
Without love, there is only false power. Without love, power is powerless. When you exert your will, is love there? No, it is not. When you use force to get what you want, is love there? No, it is not. When you try and try with all your might without love, all is futile. All will come to nought.
Love is the only force in this world that is real, that is lasting, that brings peace. But what about war, you say. How can love stop war? War brings pain and destruction and that is a powerful force. But it is never as powerful as love. If the world would stand up and love together, the wars would cease. The parties in conflict would lay down their arms until no one would be there to carry on the hate.
It seems unimaginable to you now, but it can happen. It will happen and you can be a part of it. Do you participate in any conflicts now with anyone, perhaps when something happens that you don’t like? The correct action when this happens is to breathe first, then love. We must love the world to peace and that cannot be done with hate in the heart.
Each person must purge their heart of the negative emotions and become loving to all, a symbol of love to all. Love cannot be divided; it cannot be withheld. If you give, you must give to all, even your so-called enemies. Love has conquered many a heart, many a country, many an army. Let your heart join in the army of Love.
Give to those who hate the most, who hurt the most. Give your love to them and let go of the hate. Hate cannot solve these problems. Hate only increases the conflict. You do not have to like what they do, but you must send them love. It is the only way. Accept their brokenness and give it love so it will heal. You are the one to do this.
Take this tiny piece of responsibility and love your enemies. It is the only way to bring them around. It is the only way they can stop their hate. You must help them become able to love themselves. This is a great project for the earth. It is a great project for the conflicts are great. Each person has influence on the whole and as you become more loving, so will those around you until there is a miracle and the wars stop, the hating is over, and the world lives in peace.