You are as close to us as a heartbeat, as we are to you. Is that not a wonderful thing?
You are a collective. All of you are part of the same Soul. How that Soul looks and behaves depends on how all the parts of it participate in the wonder of it. If you wish the Creation to be more loving and peaceful, you must look to the universe within.
The world is you—all of you—projected outward. Heal what is not Light within you and the outside picture of you will heal as well.
Love for yourself, in the Highest sense, comes first, always, and then the rest will unfold naturally, without question or examination, for it will be the inside of you shining outward.