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Thought for Today

“Learning to ignore things is one of the great paths to inner peace.” ~ Robert Sawyer

Mildred Lisette Norman Ryder also known as “Peace Pilgrim” was a pilgrim for peace. After a 15 year spiritual transformation she spend 28 years walking 25,000 miles. She did this with no money and no organization behind her, “fearlessly calling for international as well as personal disarmament.”

Her message was of “overcoming evil with good, hatred with love and falsehood with truth.” This would be accomplished through stages of maturity. First we must find inner peace; “then peace among individuals, the community, the nation and the world” is possible. She also believed in the power of the mind and that we create our world with our thoughts. Does any of this sound familiar?

Are you ready to be a peace pilgrim? You don’t have to actually go out and walk 25,000 miles. Walking through life with your own inner peace is the way we start. We can all become peace pilgrims.

Information from http://www.peacepilgrim.org/ was used to research this post.

Peace Pilgrim handed out copies of her pamphlet Steps Toward Inner Peace on her journey. You can download a copy from the website.

Jesus and politics…

A wonderful, thoughtful post by Derek Maul reminding us of the leadership style of Jesus. One that is very much needed, but still rejected today.

Derek Maul: Words & Photographs for the Journey

After three years of intense teaching, preaching, praying, review, practical application of kingdom principles, talking together, more review, wrangling over the details, questions, more questions, clarifications, crowds, acclamation, rejection, enthusiasm, accusation, light-bulb moments, struggle, triumph, and so much more… Jesus invited his followers to a dinner party, where they broke bread together and God-in-the-flesh spoke extensively about his mission, and what he expected of them – expects of us – after he was gone.

Jesus went over the highlights one more time.

Jesus persisted. The Great Teacher taught, rephrased, told parables, and lived by example. But his style of teaching was so foreign – so radical and so personal – to the way they were used to considering God. It was an approach markedly unusual in a harsh world where life was often dirt-cheap and the last anyone expected of a deity was compassion. – Reaching Toward Easter p 21

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Thought for Today

“There is a place in you where there is perfect peace.” — A Course in Miracles

Thought for Today

“When there is light in the soul, there is beauty in the person.
When there is beauty in the person, there is harmony in the house.
When there is harmony in the house, there is order in the nation.
When there is there is order in the nation, there is peace in the world.”

Chinese Proverb

Thought for Today

If in our daily life we can smile,
if we can be peaceful and happy,
not only we, but everyone will profit from it.
This is the most basic kind of peace work.
– Thich Nhat Hanh

Let it Start in Me

The world is in turmoil. Change is coming and fear is in the air. There are those who are arming themselves and urging others to do likewise. They believe this is the only way to bring the world back to where they believe it should be and used to be. But is this really the way to bring about change? Is going backward really the right thing or do we need to move forward?

One thing I know is that violence only brings about more violence. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi knew this. To bring about peace we must be peace. To create more love in the world we must be love.

Now is the time for those who understand these principles to not only stand up and practice them, but also teach others. The noise and seeming power of the angry throng can be deafening and frightening, but we must not let it overcome us. We give away our power when we cower in fear or believe that the majority will win in spite of anything we might do. Are they really the majority or are the simply louder and angrier than the others?

Change is a comin’. But what kind of change? Will fear, anger and violence win, ultimately destroying our planet? Or will people of faith, peace and courage stand up and show the world that there is another way? It’s up to us. Let is start in us. Let it start in me.