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Write
my words
Write them as I tell you
Be the Spirit of Peace
Be Peace
There is no need to shout it out from the rooftops
There is no need for mass demonstrations
There is no need for political actions
There is need for Peace within each individual
There is need for Peace between individuals
There is need for Peace within the family and between neighbors
Then global, worldwide Peace will naturally follow
It will have to
It will have no choice
For the cry to war will find no echoing response in anyone’s
heart
And its sound will fade away to nothing
You have heard the saying
If you want Peace, work for Justice
So I tell you
If you want no war, be and live Peace
Be the manifestation of the Spirit of Peace
Live the Spirit of Peace in yourself
And in your conduct with others
Live it actively
May Peace be a palpable presence
On your person
And in your life
May others sense the Spirit of Peace that hovers around
you
May they sense it and may they absorb a bit of it from you
That is the answer
Agitation does not work
Agitation feeds the spirit of war
Anger against those fighting feeds the spirit of war
Hatred of others, of course, mightily feeds the spirit of
war
Discard all these!
They do not serve you well
They do not yield the result you want
If it be that you truly desire Peace
And not just victory
Search your heart
Is your desire for Peace or is it for victory?
If it is for victory, remember Mother Mary’s saying
Do
not be so assured that victory is on your side
Death
surrounds
ALL
sides
If your desire is for victory, then your desire is also
for war
And you will find and meet war
And war will find and meet you
And death surrounds all sides
Search your heart
Is your desire for Peace or is your desire to destroy those
who would wage war
Be they your countrymen or those on the other side of the
globe
Search your heart
Discover what it contains
Discover what truly lies within
And I would beseech you to purify yourself
Of all that is not in keeping with the Spirit of Peace
I beseech you to pray for the Spirit of Peace
It is a gift that you may ask for
Ask for it and you will surely receive it
Pray that it enters you and fills your being
Pray that it radiates outward from you and touches all you
encounter
You do not have to DO anything
You need only BE
Be Peace
Be Peace
Be Peace
If you would have world-wide wars averted
Then Be Peace. Be Peace. Be Peace
And in Peace I leave you
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