PRAYER: A QUIET BUT ACTIVE ROAD TOWARD PEACE
Posted by Doug on February 22, 2010
PRAYER
The effect of prayer is union with God; and if someone is with God, he is separated from the enemy. Through prayer we guard our chastity, control our temper, and rid ourselves of vanity. It makes us forget injuries, overcome envy, defeat injustice and makes amends for sin. Through prayer, physical well being, a happy peaceful home, and a strong well-ordered society are obtained. Prayer shields the wayfarer, protects the sleeper and gives courage to those who keep vigil. It will refresh you when you are weary and comforts you when you are sorrowful. Prayer is the delight of the joyous, and the solace of the afflicted. It is intimacy with God and contemplation of the invisible. Prayer is joy in things of the present and the substance of things to come. Gregory of Nyssa
ELEMENTS FOR SEEKING PEACE…..SIMPLICITY
Posted by Doug on February 21, 2010
SIMPLICITY *
The object of life is not to be on the side of the majority, but to escape finding oneself in the ranks of the insane… Remember that there is a God who desires neither praise nor glory from men created in his image, but rather that they are guided by the understanding given them, should in their actions become liked unto Him. The fig tree is true to its purpose, so is the dog, so also are bees. Is it possible, then, that man shall not fulfill his vocation? But, alas, these great and sacred truths vanish from memory. The bustle of daily life, war, unthinking fear, spiritual lameness, and habitual servitude stifle them. Marcus Aurelius
* from Seeking Peace by Johann C. Arnold
RINGING IN THE CHEMISTRY OF PEACE
Posted by Doug on January 31, 2010
Chemistry of Peace
Peace Elements
Love of Self & Love Of Others…. Universal Love are the two Basic Elements for the Peace and the survival of humanity They are the air and water ingredients under which all the other (40 ?) elements flow:
Spaciousness
Justice
Awareness
Understanding
Righteousness
Prudence
Temperance
Patience
non-Judgmental
Compassion
Courage/Fortitude
Beauty
Softness
Bravery
Kindness
Benignity
Mercy
Mindfulness
Purity of Mind
Purity of Heart
Selflessness
Graciousness
Generosity
Gratitude
Altruism
Tolerance
Meditativeness
Quiet
Serenity
Quiet servitude
Joy
Wisdom
Cooperation (Solidarity)
Truth
Freedom
Attitude of Abundance
Cheerfulness
Confident/secure
Though a healthy Mind,
Body &
Spirit
WORLD PEACE DAY MESSAGE 2010
Posted by Doug on January 1, 2010
CLIMATE CHANGE CALLS FOR UNITY
Protecting the natural environment in order to build a wold of peace is thus a duty incumbent upon each and all. It is an urgent challenge, one to be faced with renewed and concerted commitment.; it is also a providential opportunity to hand down to coming generations the prospect of a better future for all. Pope Benedict XVI
How would it be possible to imagine peace and unity in the world without a vision of humanity as one family? Chiara Lubich
An authentic Christian ecology, one that recognizes the special place of the human person, is one that recognizes ” the inviolability of human life at every stage and in every condition, the dignity of persons and the unique mission of the family, where one is trained in love of neighbor and respect for nature.” Pope Benedict XVI
WAKE UP CALL! PEACE IMPERATIVE AS YEAR END EVENTS UNFOLD
Posted by Doug on December 28, 2009
We can bury our heads in the sand or we can understand and view with clarity, that we, the peoples of the world, need to develop a keen awareness that climate change is happening, Iran and North Korea are up to no good, men are being used as pawns to blow up the infidel (us) as the true and evil infidel, those in power against us are continually plotting to destroy all that is good in the name of their distorted image of God.
If al-Qaida is planning 24/7 to harm us we need to work 24/7 daily toward peace by drowning this depraved movement in an abundance of good and by using all just means to eliminate this scourge of mankind.
We can not go against natural moral law on climate change and survive just as these movements which may have many more successes can not go against it and prevail. This is truly a struggle of good against evil and the only way we can be victorious is by being truly holy, sacred and “One” in vision, purpose and action.
CLIMATE CHANGE SITUATION CERTAINLY CALLS FOR UNITY
Posted by Doug on December 26, 2009
This season is a time that we understand and appreciate our most necessary and precious gifts of the earth for food, clean air and water and share these gifts with those who are less fortunate than we. But in doing so solving this problem will require people to live a life of “sobriety and solidarity….. for it is becoming more and more evident that the issues of environmental degradation challenges us to examine our lifestyles and the prevailing models of consumption and production. Protecting the natural environment in order to build a world of peace is a duty incumbent upon each one of us”. Pope Benedict XVI
PEACE ON EARTH, GOOD WILL TO ALL!
Posted by Doug on December 24, 2009
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PEACE POSTS OF THE DAY
Posted by Doug on December 12, 2009
In 2010 we will begin a new daily service called either our “One A Day Post For Peace” or Daily Peace Post.
We hope you will find them fruitfull, meaningful and interesting. The following are two samples
Peace demands the most heroic labor and the most difficult sacrifice. It demands greater heroism than war. It demands greater fidelity to the truth and a much more perfect purity of conscience. Thomas Merton. The more you sweat in peace the less you bleed in war. Admiral Rickover US Navy Retirement Speech 1983
President Obama Noble Prize / Third Anniversary of Billion Bells
Posted by Doug on December 10, 2009
Although we have had a brief hiatus in writing these post we find this day, our third anniversary of Billion Bells For Peace, to be a splendid day to once again begin posting for peace.
On this Universal Declaration of Human Rights Day it was most fitting for President Obama’s address in Oslo, Norway as he accepted the prize and spoke about peace in the context of a "Just War", a necessary war, in order to create world peace, a world more free from terrorists. Also we recently discovered that Church bells are to ring the climate alarm as faith joins science in Denmark.
This crucial United Nations meeting began on Dec. 7 to set the international agenda on climate, so that the city can live with the nickname of "Hopenhagen" that it has been given by one group of campaigners.
Churches will chime in with their main attempt to awaken the world about the need to look after the planet, by sounding their bells or other instruments 350 times at 3 p.m. wherever they are.
The 350 chimes represent the parts per million that mark what many scientists say is the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
World Peace Sanctuary
Posted by Doug on November 8, 2009
Martha and I had the pleasure of performing at the World Peace Sanctuary on a gloriously beautiful day on Sept. 19th.
More info: www.worldpeace.org
