This is a passage from the book titled The Shack by Willam P. Young. Mack is a human, jesus is jesus, Papa is god and sarayu is the holy spirit.

Mack, "I am talking about who's in charge. Don't you have a chain of command?" "Chain of comman? That sounds ghastly!" Jesus said.

Papa "Mackenzie, we have no concept of final authority among us, only unity. We are a circle of relationship, not a chain of command or 'great chain of being' as your ancestors termed it. What you're seeing here is a relationship without any overlay of power. We dont' need power over the other because we are always looking out for the best. Hierarchy would make no sense among us. Actually, this is your problem, not ours."

Mack "Really? How so?"

Papa "Humans are so lost and damaged that to you it is almost incomprehensible that people could work or live together without someone being in charge."

Mack asserted "But every human institution that I can think of, from political to business, even down to marriage, is governed by this kind of thinking. It is the web of our social fabric."

"Such a waste!" said Papa. "It's one reason why experiencing true relationship is difficult for you, Jesus added. "Once you have a hierarchy you need rules to protect and administer it, and then you need law and enforcement of the rules, and you end up with some kind of chain of command or system of order that destroys relationship rather than promotes it. you rarely see or experience relationship apart from power. Hierarchy imposes laws and rules and you end up missing the wonder of relationship that we intended for you."

i advise those of religous faith and those that have none to read this book. it is a best-selling title this year. for 15 bucks it will open your mind in a number of ways(other than religion).

Peace