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“And I am no longer in the world, but they are in the world, and I am coming to
you. Holy Father, keep them in your name, which you have given me, that they
may be one, even as we are one.
 
I in them and you in me, that they may become perfectly one so that the world
may know that you sent me and loved them even as you loved me.”
John 17:11, 23 ESV
https://www.bible.com/59/jhn.17.11,23.esv
 
I think what attracts me to Hawaiian culture is the strong sense of Unity or
oneness. Oneness was the theme in what Jesus was praying for with His
Heavenly Father. What gets me confused is when we become perfectly one,
everyone will know the Father sent the Son. I suppose one thought, one spirit, and one
harmony result in one belief. Although I can only reflect in a mortal,
three-dimensional world, I cannot see a oneness globally ever being achieved
without complete divine intervention. I guess the best I can do is keep my world
small and unified to set an example.
 
Imagine a world with complete ’Ohana. Living on some islands that are remote
is the greatest blessing one can achieve. It really forces one to think beyond
themselves. The boat is small so those in it need to get along or the boat tips
and everyone drowns. Can the same thing be achieved on a continent(s)? I pray
one day it happens as then we achieve complete peace, harmony, and love
through Christ.

by Kent Brosh a Kawaiaha’o Blog Contributor

Alberta, Canada

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