I wish there were peace on earth, and good will among all men and women. I wish that all people realized the truth that is within them, which would enable them to see that peace and good will are the only things that will enable us to cooperate, collaborate and work together to save this world, and save humanity itself.

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I wish that all Christians would realize that Yeshuah ben Yoseph, also known as Jesus of Nazareth, prophesied about the day when all the nations would acknowledge the Holy One, the Great Spirit-Parent of us all -- and therefore strive to get along with their world neighbors and bring peace and justice to the world.

I wish that all Jews would realize that the Jewish prophets preceding Jesus prophesied the same thing, when "all nations" shall recognize God's glory and truth -- truth that we are all children of God, and Children of Light.

I wish that all Muslims would realize that the prophet Muhammad recognized the wisdom and truth of the Jewish prophets, and of Issa or Isha (Jesus), and wrote in the Qur'an that Jews, Christians and Muslims all believe in "the same God."

I wish that all rich people would realize that their wealth does not entitle them to rule, nor does it make them virtuous. In fact, vast wealth can and does corrupt even those who had been good, and it can cause their ego to use its powers of rationalization to the utmost -- even to the point where they come to believe that evil is good because they deem it so.

I wish there would be a spiritual awakening, and a New Enlightenment.

And those are not merely my wishes. Those are my prayers.

Authors Bio:

E.J. is a progressive activist serving to help promote an initiative based on Jeffersonian principles regarding government and religion -- principles which Abraham Lincoln said are "the axioms of a free society."

E.J. has closely examined how and why America has changed, especially since 1984 when he saw the ominous signs of the terrible things to come. Now he understands why evil has triumphed over good and enabled the greediest of the richest few to now own 95 percent of the nation's wealth.

He understands that it was because Reaganism was sold as being "patriotic and religious" even though it was and is neither. In fact, Reaganism created a Plutocratic anideology that serves "Mammon," not God. But the American people didn't realize how or why the wool was being pulled over their eyes.

That is why he promotes an Interfaith initiative reflecting universal truths common to all religions. He understand that what we need is religious pluralism, religious tolerance, and real religious freedom, with freedom from theocratic imposition into the operations of government. As Jefferson said, we must have a "wall of separation between church and state."

E.J. promotes the message here on OEN (even though he vehemently disagrees with some of the articles published here) because too many Americans are divided, polarized and in conflict because they have been cunningly misled and misguided regarding the intent of America's Founders and the spirit of the U.S. Constitution.

And yet, ironically, the worst, most proud and aggressively militant leaders proudly an persistently claim they are "patriotic and religious." They cling to and try to perpetuate Reaganism, which means they do not believe that politics and government should promote the general welfare and use the common wealth for the common good.

Even worse, they do not understand that religion should be a unifying influence that creates a feeling of kinship. Instead they believe it justifies them in feeling "holier than thou" and believing that they are entitled to rule the world, which of course creates more conflict and division -- and that has impacted the nation and world in very negative and even disastrous ways.

Everyone needs to learn that we are one family of nations, religions, races and cultures, and only when we act like it, celebrate our diversity, and use the common wealth for the common good, will we have lasting peace. -- see messenger.cjcmp.org