Imagine a world where peace prevailed

May the Peace of Christ be with all of us on this holiest of days, Easter Sunday: Imagine a nation where other nations are not demonized to justify our militarism. Imagine a world where differences are solved by force of character rather than force of arms. Imagine a world where the Peace of Christ, with its prophetic honesty and reckless compassion and nonviolent resistance to evil is the rule of the country. Peacemaking is not Christian romanticism. Peacemaking is Christian mission. Violence is gettingus nowhere. Christian spirituality calls us beyond all of that by demanding personal dignity and mutual respect
and listening. Peace is a byproduct of humility - the opposite of pride - and humility is always honest; it is never arrogant, never pushy, never destructive. Authentic peace
is founded on justice, respecting and valuing the other. Christian peacemaking is, simply, a requirement of our faith. (Taken from Wisdom Distilled from the Daily by Sr. Joan Chittister, OSB)

"It isn't enough to talk about peace. One must believe in it. And it isn't enough to believe in it. One must work at it." Eleanor Roosevelt