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Eye on the world: Peace: more than an absence of discord
In “Oregon shooting: Is it time for national peacemaking?” The Christian Science Monitor’s Editorial Board notes, “The desire to eliminate the physical means of violence only begins to touch on the idea of peace in its affirmative meaning, such as harmony, empathy, unity.” The editorial concludes: “Peace can be learned, by both individuals and nations, and not as the opposite of something else. It operates out of a conviction that violence is not inevitable because so many human societies have learned how to supplant it with high ideals.”
Ideas on this subject:
From the Bible:
“The Lord will bless his people with peace.” (Psalms 29:11 )
From the writings of Mary Baker Eddy:
“Let the reign of peace and harmony be supreme and forever yours.” (Miscellaneous Writings 1883–1896, p. 156 )
“Spirit’s senses are without pain, and they are forever at peace. Nothing can hide from them the harmony of all things and the might and permanence of Truth.” (Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, pp. 214–215 )
Related articles from the Christian Science Sentinel:
In “Triumphant Peace”: “The peace of God Jesus gave the world is the dynamic, divine force of Love acting upon and through the human consciousness. This peace does not rest merely on the absence of war but upon the operation of the law of God…. We learn in Christian Science that all men, in reality, are the sons of God and consequently subject to the peace of God….”
In “ ‘He maketh wars to cease’ ”: “Peace is not merely the absence of war or the cessation of fighting. It is not a state of neutrality or anything passive or negative. It is a positive quality of divine Mind, an active attribute of Love. Peace such as this may be realized by anyone through understanding that ‘the kingdom of heaven’—harmony—’is at hand,’ and is within, as Jesus said.”
The articles above and others dealing with this subject can be found on JSH-Online.com or on CSMonitor.com.