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Blessings of peace
In praying for world peace, I find myself frequently turning to these words of Jesus in his Sermon on the Mount: "Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you" (Matt. 5:44). The word bless in that verse struck me as being especially significant, so I looked up the word in a dictionary and found that one of the original meanings is "to sanctify, to pronounce holy." Blessing everyone involved in this present phase of humanity's history is recognizing the real, sacred nature of each person's individuality, and seeing the link that everyone always has had with his or her source.
Every individual's existence is linked to the same Principle, and the link never gets severed.

April 14, 2003 issue
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Prayer points, peace points
Bettie Gray
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letters
with contributions from Rosemary Knight, Roselyn Paul, Bryce Van Syoc, Sharon Jeffrey, Scott Mannakee
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items of interest
with contributions from Pablo Casals, King Hassan, William Blake, Oscar Arias, Abraham Lincoin, Teilhard de Chardin, Helen Keller, Indira Gandhi, William Gladstone, Dag Hammarskjold, Nelson Mandela, Manitonquat, Jawaharlal Nehru
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Blessings of peace
By Heloísa Rivas
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An unstoppable prayer
By Phil Davis
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United in prayer
By Margaret Rogers
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Insights on prayer for a world
By Lyle Young
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Peace through reconciliation
By Elise moore
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Calm during the storm
By Tony Lobl
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Becoming an instrument for peace
By Annu Matthai
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The peace of God
By Thomas Mugera
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To my world family
By Jillie Periton
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Persistent love melts resentment
By Marta Greenwood
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The love that does not take sides
By Chris Rankin
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My prayers for peace
By Gloria Onyuru
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Under fire and praying for life
By Beverly Goldsmith
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Peace by peace
Karim Ajania
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The comforting power of Love
By Earline Shoemake
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And in the midst of turmoil, peace
By Joni Overton-Jung
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Love subdues anger and brings peace
By Subhash Malhotra
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Dear neighbor, I love you
Gloria Onyuru
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Three questions—and a battle plan for peace
By Barbara Vining
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Real peace is permanent
By Dorothy Maubane
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The safety of home
By Annette Kreutziger-Herr
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A good highway to take
By Mark Swinney
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Peace versus war
June Fowler
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The struggle for peace begins at home
By Orlando Trentini