Radical Loving

This lyrical and inspiring book sends out a prophetic call for us to rediscover our spiritual roots and have the courage to become voices for radical transformation representing the subtitle of One God, One World, One People. About 50 short chapters consist of stories, reflections and prayers working together and drawing on the lessons of the past as applied to the present: 'Temporal solutions in the political expediencies of the moment offer little. Not then. Not now.' To Re-Member is to come together, and to overcome fear and demonising of the other represented by fundamentalisms. Many readers will agree that 'these incredibly challenging times call us to nothing less than a radical shift in human consciousness, a radical embrace of a world of Oneness' to which we each need to respond individually and collectively in creative ways. This Oneness reflects our intrinsic essential nature obscured by our cultural sense of separation – also by various 'isms' - but which we are capable of recovering as Messengers of Peace and Warriors for Good. As Russell and Einstein proclaimed in the 1950s: remember your humanity and forget the rest.

Our contribution begins at home and in our local communities, which Rabbi Wayne articulates in potent statements about God and Love (pp. 52, 59). He sees our task as bringing 'God's Love and Light into the world, to be God's Love and Light in the world', spelling out exactly what he means by radical loving (p. 65) and insisting that we can indeed enact this through what he calls 'awesome holiness' and prophetic witness (p. 161). This involves an inner journey to discovery the universal at the heart of the individual, for which we need a set of mystical spiritual tools including silence, listening and courage as well as capacities for kindness and compassion, gratitude and joy, especially in nature. We also need to restore civility, decency and dignity, integrating the Divine Feminine and Masculine in Oneness for the common good. If we don't believe and act as if another world is possible, then our inertia will allow the continuation of our self-destructive business as usual, so we are all invited to 'imagine, envision, create One World, One People United in Love.' This is what Peter Deunov meant when he said that Love is Life for the Whole. Variations of this message are now springing up around the planet as real seeds of hope to be nurtured into a process of worldwide regeneration.