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Posts: 7 PEACE SCROLL EXPERIENCE AT ANNAPOLIS

It was awesome to be able to be able to show the Peace Scroll here, since most of the peace activist had boycotted Annapolis, and only a few showed up to confront those who were there and want to continue their inequalities between the Israeli's and the Palestinians.

Thank You Holy Spirit for bringing me here to witness for Peace and for the Equal Rights of All.

Maybenow President Bush can be held good for at least a newbeginning towards peace, where the present conflicts with the MiddleEast began, and good for a woman, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice,one of the few women present, to be chairing the discussions.

It'spossible, in the best interpretations of Prophecy, for a "1000 years"of peace to begin, and the choice of more war or peace.

Whoknows whether all the build up hate and revenge, stemming fromthousands of years of man's inhumanity to each other, can finally nowhave a chance to stop?

Doesn'tviolence happen from fear, fear of having what we have, taken away andthen not having enough! The greed of others and those stronger takingmore than their fair share, plunging us into a nuclear disasterthat could send us all back into the Stone Age.

Our actions should and could stem from a kindness like the Dali Lama has said, "My only Religion is Kindness".

Ifwe could all just start with that kind of belief, we would not have toknow war anymore but a life of Peace and Prosperity for all.

What is worth the worship, or following, except a religion of Kindness, Mercy, a Spirit of Holy Love?

Wehave been given only one universal message, that of The Golden Rule,found in all beliefs and even written within the heart of those whostill have their sanity, even those who longer have a belief in a Godwithout, as well as within.

The Golden Rule is the only rule of law, for any civilized society;

"totreat others the way you would most like to be treated", that meanswith equal fairness. Not just for those who think like you do, for justone race or belief, but for all life, even the needed concern for thehumane treatment of animals as well as the trees, that are ours only ascaretakers of.

Women are known to be the best caretakers, and they are traditionally incharge of caring for the weakest, the children, the elderly and feeble.The male as caretaker is equally important when his more aggressivemale nature, is channeled into more constructive activities.

Beliefs can heal and help us build right relationships but too often in ourpast they have been used to alienate and divide our human family. Whatif each day we prayed first for a heart wide enough to embrace ourwhole World!

The Buddhist Thich Nhat Hahn says:

"Wakingup this morning I smile, twenty-four brand new hours are before me. Ivow to live fully in each moment and to look at all beings with eyes ofcompassion".

For the best of all religions is Love, The Spirit of Holy Love.

It is our Spiritual Image of Love, that is expressed in female as well as in the male form. For God is One, One in All.

We get into trouble with only a female or male-only Image of God.

St. Catherine of Sienna gives us a version of

"THE SANTUARY"

"Itcould be said that God's Foot is so vast that this entire earth is buta field on God's Toe... What then is not a Sanctuary? Where then can Inot kneel and pray at a Shrine made Holy by God's Presence."

Rabia, the Sufi in the Muslim Religion, expresses it as:

"IN MY SOUL"

"In my soul there is a Temple, aShrine, a Mosque, a Church where I kneel. Prayer should bring us to analtar where no wall or names exist. In my soul there is a Temple, a Shrine, a Mosque, a Church that dissolves, that dissolves in God”.

The Jewish Rabbi Kushner also sends a prayer for our world.

"Let the rain come and wash away the ancient grudges, the little hatreds held for too long."

Jesus hastold us how we treat others "sums up the laws and the prophets" and "asoften as you do it to the least you do it to me."

Our practice of the universal Golden Rule will be the judge that effects our souls journey.

01:41 AM on 10/23/2009