“Praise the L-RD, all who share the earth.”
– paraphrase, Psalm 148
In the beginning, mankind was created from the same handful of earth. And, we all share the earth, inasmuch that we are dependent upon its resources. We also share our own humanity with each other, if, indeed we engage with others in a humane way.
Yet, darkness is on the face of the earth, and the minds of many are clouded with ignorance, hatred, and pride. From a psychological perspective, anything below the level of consciousness, could be considered “darkness,” in the sense of scriptural understanding.
Hence, “they wander about in darkness, all the foundations of the earth are shaken” (Psalm 82:5). Truly, on a moral level, the foundations of the earth are shaken, as Western values crumble with the Woke onslaught upon civilization as we knew it.
The sharing of values should be a priority at this point for all people with a conscience, honed by a clear sense of right and wrong, according to transcendent morals. This is important, in consideration of the slippery slope of society into a morass of an almost anything goes melee.
Dissonance and consonance amongst different sets of values and belief systems abound; yet, for the most part, the world has become divisive, regardless of whatever one’s religious, secular, or ethical belief system may have in common with another. The commonalities are overlooked, in favor of division.
The catalyst for this division is the Woke identity-Marxism that posits a view of the world through power dynamics. All peoples are divided into oppressed or oppressor categories. A new definition of sin is propagated by the social justice movement, dependent upon these categories; and condemnation is spewed from their mouths.
Where can harmony be found for all peoples? In acknowledgment of what we have in common: we were created in G-d’s image. Let us uphold that image though the mirroring of His Attributes. And, wait upon the L-RD.
The Tree of Life 