What Ever Happened to Divine Love?
by Levi Ben-Shmuel

June 2004
For the last thirty years pundits, scientists, academics and religious leaders have been sounding the warning bell: our world is in crisis and time is running out before we destroy the conditions on the planet that allow life to exist and flourish.

One might think that people would be out on the streets en masse demanding that our leaders do something to mobilize the global community to leap into action to save the planet. Instead, the media reports stories of corporate scandal, record high corporate profits, outsourcing, a questionable war in Iraq, governments acting against their peoples’ best interests, and nations deeply divided along political, social, economic and religious lines.

Why hasn’t a leader emerged who speaks with enough conviction, passion, truth and wisdom to create the unity that is necessary to avoid global disaster? Perhaps we know intuitively that finding one person to do this is not the solution. Perhaps the leadership this world needs is reading this article right now.

The way to lasting unity is to connect with something that we all share. Golden Blossom Projects International was founded on the belief that the thing that we all share which will bring us together is Divine love. It is possible for each and every one of us to reconnect to our Divine birthright. That birthright goes beyond what any nation state has legally codified as its citizens’ fundamental rights of existence. This is true even for the one founded on the unalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.

Divine love is not romantic, sentimental or partial. It is not based on fulfilling a desire nor is it possessive. Divine love is timeless. It exists independently of any conditions or beliefs. It is based on patience, kindness and tolerance for the numerous varieties that is the Creation. It believes that we can reach our highest potential regardless of what happened in the past. Divine love makes room for all paths to God.

Divine love is rooted in unconditional acceptance of who we are. One’s skills, intellect, beliefs, physical ability, social status, financial standing, physical appearance and personality do not matter in the eyes of the Creator. The Creator sees through the particulars to the essence of who we are: loving beings who feel great joy and deep satisfaction serving our fellow brothers and sisters. In New York City, the days after 9/11 showed us that it is possible to cut through the particulars that tend to divide us and return to unity through putting loving service first. That outpouring of good will was a reflection of how deeply people connected to their hearts and the natural urge to help others in need out of love and nothing else.

Divine love is felt in God’s unconditional acceptance. The unconditional acceptance that is part of our birthright is linked to the feminine, or Mother, aspect of God. A mother who loves a child deeply accepts the child regardless of what he or she has done. A mother sees through the behaviors, even very negative ones, and connects to the heart of her child who she knows beyond the actions of a given day. She does not condone bad behavior nor condemn her child for it. A mother thrives on nurturing her child to his or her full potential. The Divine Mother wants to see all of her children reaching their full potential and living in harmony with our many differences.

God accepts each of us with the mix of conflicting thoughts, desires, beliefs and actions that make up a human being. The Divine knows the purity in our hearts that is our birthright. By reconnecting with the knowing that we are accepted as we are, we can be free to live as we were meant to be: living lives of service that reflect our highest potential.

What will it take to reclaim our Divine birthright? It will take the willingness on our part to let go of our own agendas rooted in personal gain to make room for living a Divine agenda rooted in loving service. Most people know the deep satisfaction one feels after helping someone out. That satisfaction is greater than the satisfaction felt when one succeeds for personal gain. That is because helping someone connects you to your heart and to the Divine love that links us together. Imagine living a life where that kind of satisfaction is your normal experience!

Divine love is not owned by any religion or spiritual group. Claiming it does not require special membership or belief in any creed. It is what unifies all of us spiritually on a very deep level. Our world is crying out for leadership based on fundamentals that go beyond any special interests, whether they are personal or collective. That leadership will come from each of us. More and more of us need to take leadership roles that model enhancing life and not destroying it. Are you ready? The stakes could not be much higher.