Editorial March 26, 1984 Issue

Peace when we feel there is no peace

WILLIAM E. MOODY

People the world over cry out for it. In nations like Afghanistan, El Salvador, or Lebanon, where armed confrontation leaves grief and despair; in cities where growing crime rates often foster anxiety; in communities where racial or religious prejudice may stir unrest and bitterness; in homes where personal conflicts keep families in turmoil—in all of these places, people are yearning for peace. Surely there must be a way to find it even when many feel that there is none to be found.

Some people may even question, What is peace? It would certainly include a laying down of arms; a respect for one another's property, individuality, and rights of conscience; a loving affection among brothers and sisters, parents and children, husbands and wives. But peace is more than that.

In its deepest spiritual significance, peace is a quality of God. And the real man—our own true identity—is the pure likeness of God, who is illimitable Spirit, infinite Love, the one Mind. As the reflection of divine Love, man expresses all the qualities that are God's. Real peace, then, is inherent in the very nature of man's being. Consequently it is not a commodity that can be lost or taken away. Peace is an element of who we actually are.

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