WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?

At the time souls were first introduced and our ancestors began migrating out of East Africa, Homo sapiens numbered less than 100,000. But by the year 2000 C.E., earth's population was approximately 6 billion. It reached 7 billion in late 2015, and is projected to grow to 8 billion by 2025. Earth does not have unlimited resources and can only support a finite number of hummans, especially when people of certain nations consume far more than their proportionate shares. As we approach the maximum number, mass starvations will inevitably occur, and there will likely be wars over food and water resources. That maximum number is unknown, but the Truth is that we would have reached it long ago if not for all of the wars, genocides, plagues and disease epidemics, natural disasters and other bad things that have befallen humankind throughout our history.

This illustrates another reason for God's "hands-off" policy. She knew that saving one child from the Black Death in 1350 C.E. could result in twenty-five or more starving in 2050. And saving a city like Pompeii or Nagasaki from destruction would have only accelerated the overpopulation of our world. Although sexual pleasure is an element of Grace and children are blessings, God never intended for us to screw ourselves into extinction. Nevertheless, some religions still remain opposed to contraception or encourage their followers to "be fruitful and multiply." Genesis 1:28.

We could feed the world. It would not be an easy task, but we have the technology, the plant and animal science, the transportation and commuication capabilities, and still sufficient arable land to do it. The task would require a level of cooperation heretofore unseen in the world, some sacrifice by those who already have plenty, and the likely use of force against those who would interfere. But humankind could do it, if we wanted to. Similarly, we could put an end to all wars if everyone simply embraced God's First Law - love your neighbor as yourself. To quote a previous messenger, "Imagine all the people living life in peace." You can call us dreamers, just as John Lennon was, but making such dreams into realities will be essential to the survival of our species, or at least a substantial portion of it.

We should strive to eliminate world hunger, prevent or cure diseases, and end war. Those are the things that God expects of people blessed with Grace. However, as we do them, or even whether we do them, we must also institue reasonable population control. It does us little good to save a village from starvation, or develop an effective malaria vaccine, if it only means that we will have many more mouths to feed within a few years. Reasonable population control does not have to include such measures as forced sterilization, or China's "one-child" policy that has resulted in a disproportionate male-to-female ratio among young adults and other unintended consequences. But it does include education, contraception and abortion.

Consistent with Her policy, God did not provide any specific solution for population control. Rather, this message should be taken as a warning. The tide (of population) is rising, but we have a window of opportunity to stop it before it inundates us. There is still time. We believe that God would not have bothered with sending this meassage if it was already too late. Yet the impetus is going to have to come from us - not from political leaders who are more interested in gaining or keeping power than in facing the world's critical problems.

We each have a bit of divinity in us due to our souls. Utilizing swarm intelligence, or simply working for the common good, we can make this world a better place for ourselves and generations to come. But we are more often like grasshoppers than ants - fiddling away the earth's resources without regard for the future - all the while singing "Ob-la-di-bla-da." If our selfishness or apathy results in worse things happening, we have no one to blame but ourselves. And that's the Truth!

We have fulfilled our reponsibilities as messengers. The rest is up to you. You can begin by forwarding a link to this site, or otherwise calling it to the attention of all who should be aware of it. Also, feel free to reblog any portions of this message. Moreover, start loving your neighbors a little more each daay.

May the blessing of Grace be upon you,

Desmond & Molly