November 5, 2009A nation that continues year after year to spend more money on military defense than on programs of social uplift is approaching spiritual doom. ~Martin Luther King, Jr.
Change will not come if we wait for some other person or some other time. We are the ones we've been waiting for. We are the change that we seek.
~ President Barack H. ObamaThe only safe way to overcome an enemy
we are victims of the way we see the world.
US Congressperson (Ohio)
2003 recipient of the Gandhi Peace Award
We lose our freedoms at the altar of fear.
~ Kahlil Gibran
Dona Nobis Pacem is Latin for Grant Us Peace. BlogBlast For Peace is the concept of Mimi Lennox at Mimi Writes........
5 comments:
Great post, Judy! I wholeheartedly agree with you. My family and I always participated in demonstrations against the armsrace. I was a member of several peace movements. I am a great admirer of Jesus, Buddha and Gandhi. Three of a kind. Though some followers of Jesus never understood him and were aggressive and disrespectful against other religions.
Wil - Thank you. I had been looking forward to participating in BlogBlast for Peace this year. Here in the USA, the tragedy at Fort Hood, Texas happened on that day, a reminder of the residual effects of violence and war. As Mimi Lennox, the host of BlogBlast for Peace, wrote later, "And still we blog peace".
Good point about Jesus.
Thanks for your comments.
That last quote is particularly significant in these times, when some would use fear as a means to maintain their tenuous hold on power.
Peace to you and yours.
Travis - I agree. Thank you for your comment.
Judi,
Thank you so much for participating in BlogBlast For Peace in November. I have placed your globe in the Official Peace Globe Gallery as #1722.
http://blogblastforpeace.com
I hope you will join us again 11/4/2010. I loved your thoughts, images and especially the beautiful quotes.
Peace,
Mimi
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