The world has been imagined. We have come together. The sacrifice has been monumental. But we have finally arrived. Rejoice.

The world has been filled with pain, but we are moving towards the end of that pain. Each of us and all that came before is God. God is in all of us. He is everlasting and beautiful, true, and good. He has suffered with us. Oceans of love for all who have fallen.

Jesus Christ fell for all of us. His pain made this world achievement possible. He was beautiful, true, and good like God. Much has been done in his name that is not. Imperfection is a part of life and wellness is something we strive for. God forgives. He has waited patiently for this moment. But humility is in order. The struggle continues and life must go on.

I would like to take a moment to appreciate the other prophets throughout history who made this moment what it is. Muhammad and all his followers throughout history have challenged the incompleteness of Christianity. They are heroes and their courage amazes me. Rejoice for Islam.

The world has existed in tension for many year. We are coming to a great period of history and everyone is part of that. Rejoice. And be thankful for all who sacrifice. God is beautiful, true, and good and the future of the universe is our destiny. Thank you all.

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I wrote this at 7:45am at a Holiday Inn in northern Mississippi. I had driven through the night from Baton Rouge, where my family lived, onwards to God knows where. I left at 4:00am and I had no idea what was in store. The revelation was that I would leave home without a word and drive North until all the people who loved me would feel compelled to read, ‘The Story’. I had no idea that the story was actually happening and it was happening moment by moment. I didn’t realize that the story was [to be continued…] I was just following directions from the Man upstairs, I had no idea where I was going or how I was going to get there. I just knew my eyes were exhausted after skipping a night of sleep. 

Rather than dozing off I asked the cleaning lady for extra coffee capsules and loaded up on caffeine. I took out a notebook and wrote what you can find above. I was in a Holiday Inn at 7:45am, and I wrote a speech that I realized would be delivered to the world five years later. It’s been plus five and I still look back at that piece of writing and think to myself, yes, that could be the speech that celebrates the coming together of the human race. 

The litmus test: urgent / timely / pressing? It is timely to get things in gear so we are on schedule for that speech to be delivered in five years, starting NOW. The starting line begins here, now. It could not be any more urgent or pressing. 

We need to collaborate around WalkforWorld and begin to march against the madness that is tearing us apart. We’ve got an extension, a new road map with much more detail. That should make things easier. But we either take the first step or we fall down the stairs. As much as I like the flattery of being read, I cannot imagine a worse curse to damn the church whose choir I have been preaching to, to simply keep reading without taking action.

Cheap dirty coffee at 7:45am at a Holiday Inn, a speech to deliver to the world in five years time. What do you want me to do? What do you want me to do? Take to the street again? I have played that game so many times it has grown quite dull–for me and for everyone else. 

What is our goal? 

The future of the universe is our destiny.

What is our purpose?

Coming to a great period of history and everyone is part of that.

Who is going to carry it out?

God, He is beautiful, true, and good. Jesus Christ, he fell for all of us. Muhammad, he challenged the incompleteness of Christianity. 

Who do we have to thank for it?

Be thankful for all who sacrifice. Oceans of love for all who have fallen. 

What are we supposed to do?

The struggle continues and life must go on. 

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I spent a lot of time with GOd on my way North, ending up in Louisville where everything unraveled. The car bullshit and the state troopers threw me for a loop and led me to the ledge I jumped off of for the sake of the world. I can say that I have done my piece. 

Most recently, I have spent years and years writing content for this platform in the hope it inspires and inspires intelligently and with love and with faith. It’s not hard to pump out words, relatively easy compared to the things that require real depth and struggle. Perhaps it’s trite to persuade you to take action, I don’t really know how to do that either anymore. 

I feel like I have been writing over and over again at that same time and place, at 7:45am at a Holiday Inn with a heavy dose of black coffee to keep me going. I’m tired and I don’t know where I am going and how I am going to get there…I need help.

I don’t mean that in a dramatic therapeutic sense, I need ALLIES. I need someone to follow! I don’t want to be the charismatic leader of anything. I want to help others, follow the inspiration that they bring to the world. That would be the best therapy for me.

Luke