“I have a dream”
I dream of a growing consciousness of human brotherhood and sisterhood, which, already noticeable today among millions of people, may increase on earth and become a more widespread, universal real¬ity in the next millennium.
Together with this I dream that wars, conflict, hun¬ger and the many evils of the world will recede.
I dream of a great dialogue of love among the Churches so that the formation of the one Church, which is so close, may become reality.
I dream of the deepening of an active, living dia¬logue amongst people from different religions who are linked by love, “the golden rule” present in all their holy books.
I dream of a coining together in mutual enrichment of the world’s many cultures, so much so that a world culture will arise that will emphasize values, which have always been the true riches of individual peoples, and that these values may then be adopted as global wisdom.
I dream that the Holy Spirit will continue to inun¬date the Churches and highlight the “seeds of the Word” beyond them, so that the world may be en¬gulfed with continual newness of light, of life and of works which only He can bring about. May this hap¬pen so that more and more men and women follow the right road and may meet their Creator, placing their hearts and souls at His service.
I dream of evangelical relationships not only among individuals, but also among groups, move¬ments, religious and secular associations; among peoples and states, so that it becomes logical to love another’s country as one’s own. It is logical to work towards a universal communion of goods, at least as a final goal.
I dream of a world united in its variety of peoples who recognize each other in the alternation of one authority.
I dream therefore of a foretaste of new heavens and new earths, however possible this may be here on earth. I dream a great deal, but we have a millennium to see it fulfilled.
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