For many people who may be asked to answer the following question: "What does Peace mean to you.?," we all be surprised at the answers. Typically, some of the following answers may be offered: "Peace is the absence of war;" Peace is for geeks and softies; Peace is for the stronghearted and the brave; Peace is unachieveable because war is good business; Peace is a political way of balancing the budget; Peace is for those who live in a serene world devoid of any meaningful activity; and Peace is where no one wants to take a risk because of traditions." Whatever the reasonings regarding the essence of TRUE PEACE, most surveys and polls avoid the underlying reasons why people avoid living in Peace or seeking ways of striving for True Peace.
With all of the customs, traditions, practices, and lifestyles that are promoted worldwide, there are many persons who are afraid to live in Peace because they are unwilling to sit down and to communicate with others their differences as well as their COMMON THREADS. As human beings with a common Creator of this Universe, we owe ourselves the right to rediscover the reasons to achieve INNER PEACE at the 100 percent level of our LADDER OF ACHIEVEMENTS if we are humble enough to say, "We do not have all of the answers of why we are fighting and creating discord among our brothers and sisters who have a COMMON FATHER, GOD!
In 2009, we all can reexamine our motives, our agendas, our "inner wars," our prejudices, our biases, and our reasons for creating a WAR TYPE MENTALITY in our very neighborhoods. Are we afraid to find out that we have a COMMON THREAD and also a UNIQUE IDENTITY that makes us who we are rather than what we are? Are we skeptical of others because we want to hold them back from achieving their ultimate and maximum level in their ACHIEVEMENT LADDER JOURNEY up and down the LADDER OF ACHIEVEMENT? Encouraging others may seem out of the picture for us because we CHOOSE WAR as a way of MONOPOLIZING OUR AGENDA to the detriment of many talented individuals.
To achieve INNER PEACE, we need to meet PEACE ITSELF in the God-man, Jesus Christ, who is the PRINCE OF PEACE, THE LORD OF LORDS, THE KING OF KINGS, AND WHOSE KINGDOM WILL NEVER END. He came as a baby to our earth; he was humbled by our earthly ways; and he was killed by all of us who like to continue the "WARS" rather than search for HIS INNER PEACE IN US. Yet, He rose from the dead and offered His special assurance: "PEACE BE WITH YOU. AS THE FATHER HAS LOVED ME, SO I HAVE LOVED YOU. LIVE ON IN MY PEACE AND MY LOVE....THEY WILL KNOW THAT YOU BELONG TO ME BECAUSE OF YOUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER." If you are looking for CHANGE IN 2009, start with yourself and resolve the "war" that is holding you back from TRUE INNER PEACE.
Today, we remember in a very special way, the Most Humble, the Most Loving Mother of all time, Jesus' Mother, Mary. Her "Yes" to God brought about a new covenant that has been in existence for more than 2000 years. Her first Christmas with Jesus and Joseph, her spouse, was a very special event that is celebrated every year at Christmas as a remembrance of the birth of the PRINCE OF PEACE. Mary found out very soon that peace came with a price. In all man-made wars, there are no winners...only losers. "Let there be PEACE ON EARTH AND LET IT BEGIN WITH ME."
Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ, is our greatest AMBASSADOR FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD. She intercedes for us with her son, Jesus, to achieve that peace which the world will never be able to give. Only a Mother understands what will bring about peaceful settlements and solutions and treaties that will last. Our Spiritual Mother, who is in Heaven for all eternity, understands conflict and misunderstanding that may be healed to bring about lasting peace, TRUE INNER PEACE. "LORD, MAKE US INSTRUMENTS OF YOUR PEACE. WHERE THERE IS HATRED, LET US SOW LOVE, WHERE THERE IS INJURY, PARDON. WHERE THERE IS DOUBT, FAITH. WHERE THERE IS DESPAIR, HOPE. WHERE THERE IS DARKNES, LIGHT. WHERE THERE IS SADNESS, JOY." (Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi)
With all of the customs, traditions, practices, and lifestyles that are promoted worldwide, there are many persons who are afraid to live in Peace because they are unwilling to sit down and to communicate with others their differences as well as their COMMON THREADS. As human beings with a common Creator of this Universe, we owe ourselves the right to rediscover the reasons to achieve INNER PEACE at the 100 percent level of our LADDER OF ACHIEVEMENTS if we are humble enough to say, "We do not have all of the answers of why we are fighting and creating discord among our brothers and sisters who have a COMMON FATHER, GOD!
In 2009, we all can reexamine our motives, our agendas, our "inner wars," our prejudices, our biases, and our reasons for creating a WAR TYPE MENTALITY in our very neighborhoods. Are we afraid to find out that we have a COMMON THREAD and also a UNIQUE IDENTITY that makes us who we are rather than what we are? Are we skeptical of others because we want to hold them back from achieving their ultimate and maximum level in their ACHIEVEMENT LADDER JOURNEY up and down the LADDER OF ACHIEVEMENT? Encouraging others may seem out of the picture for us because we CHOOSE WAR as a way of MONOPOLIZING OUR AGENDA to the detriment of many talented individuals.
To achieve INNER PEACE, we need to meet PEACE ITSELF in the God-man, Jesus Christ, who is the PRINCE OF PEACE, THE LORD OF LORDS, THE KING OF KINGS, AND WHOSE KINGDOM WILL NEVER END. He came as a baby to our earth; he was humbled by our earthly ways; and he was killed by all of us who like to continue the "WARS" rather than search for HIS INNER PEACE IN US. Yet, He rose from the dead and offered His special assurance: "PEACE BE WITH YOU. AS THE FATHER HAS LOVED ME, SO I HAVE LOVED YOU. LIVE ON IN MY PEACE AND MY LOVE....THEY WILL KNOW THAT YOU BELONG TO ME BECAUSE OF YOUR LOVE FOR ONE ANOTHER." If you are looking for CHANGE IN 2009, start with yourself and resolve the "war" that is holding you back from TRUE INNER PEACE.
Today, we remember in a very special way, the Most Humble, the Most Loving Mother of all time, Jesus' Mother, Mary. Her "Yes" to God brought about a new covenant that has been in existence for more than 2000 years. Her first Christmas with Jesus and Joseph, her spouse, was a very special event that is celebrated every year at Christmas as a remembrance of the birth of the PRINCE OF PEACE. Mary found out very soon that peace came with a price. In all man-made wars, there are no winners...only losers. "Let there be PEACE ON EARTH AND LET IT BEGIN WITH ME."
Mary, the Mother of Jesus Christ, is our greatest AMBASSADOR FOR PEACE IN THE WORLD. She intercedes for us with her son, Jesus, to achieve that peace which the world will never be able to give. Only a Mother understands what will bring about peaceful settlements and solutions and treaties that will last. Our Spiritual Mother, who is in Heaven for all eternity, understands conflict and misunderstanding that may be healed to bring about lasting peace, TRUE INNER PEACE. "LORD, MAKE US INSTRUMENTS OF YOUR PEACE. WHERE THERE IS HATRED, LET US SOW LOVE, WHERE THERE IS INJURY, PARDON. WHERE THERE IS DOUBT, FAITH. WHERE THERE IS DESPAIR, HOPE. WHERE THERE IS DARKNES, LIGHT. WHERE THERE IS SADNESS, JOY." (Prayer of St. Francis of Assisi)
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