"Wouldn't It Be Neat If" as a Neighborhood Strategy

Wouldn't it be neat if ...
... the broken and wounded around me were healed;
... my friends who are estranged were reconciled;
... racism targets in my city were celebrated for their differences;
... racist hearts were opened;
... the poor of our communities emerged into stability;
... the outcast around us were included among us;
... the secretly low-esteemed undeniably saw their worth;
... the hopeless found faith?

Wouldn't it be neat if all these came true?
Neat, indeed. And tidy. Without spot or stain spoiling the neatness of my own illusion.
Wouldn't that be neat?
But what if ... ?

What if ...
... the broken and wounded are healed only by us being broken, too;
... reconciliation comes only after we bother to listen;
... differences are celebrated only if we throw the party;
... racist hearts are opened only when we stand with the "other";
... the poor emerge only if we fight for their jobs;
... "us" is created only by paying less homage to "me";
... worth is communicated only by loving without condition;
... invisible faith blossoms only after seeing faith at work?

What if all these are true?
What if "wouldn't it be neat if" was never neat?