If you have read the about developmental stages of the spiritual evolutionary journey described on Level Praying Field, you have probably read about the significance of the words, “I Am.”

Moses resonated with the words, “I Am That I Am” at the burning bush when he experienced his true, innate nature and recognized consciously his alignment with the Divine and his mission to free the Jewish slaves.

This same developmental stage awaits all human beings. If they are dedicated to growth, each in their own way, at their own time, every human being may come to a point where they, too, say, “I Am” (see Stage 3). It is a decisive, pivotal moment when they defy restriction and expectations, and when they assert — accepting all costs that may come from their boldness — their true nature.

Ukraine is having such a moment, right now. In the face of Russian oppression which asserts that Ukraine is really part of the Russian “family,” Ukraine is saying, “Sorry, absolutely not, we are Ukrainians.”

They are willingly putting everything on the line to back up their claim (one of the requirements of the true “I Am” moment).

Their fierce leader in this, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, made this assertion very clear. When, in the face of Russian’s imminent invasion, he was asked by Western powers if he wanted help evacuating, he replied, “I don’t need a ride, I need ammunition.” This was his declaration of independence unto death — accepting the ultimate consequence. And in his personal declaration, he is leading his people on a national version of the same. Due to his leadership, coupled with Ukrainians’ own developmental readiness and scrappy, strong character, Ukrainians are steadfast and unified. “We Are Ukrainians.”

The astonishing, wondrous, powerful, and momentous thing is… the Ukraine spirit is so strong that it is not just unifying the Ukrainian people; it is motivating the world to take their own ride of “I Am” along with them. Putin’s oppression is so strong and so dark that it is rousing compassionate, self-assertive forces around the world. In Paris, Berlin, New York, Rome, London and across the globe, people are saying, “Ukraine, we are with you.”

Ukraine is leading us into a global “I Am.”