Cultivate peace each day this week.
December 12: The Call to Justice
- Scripture: Isaiah 32:17 –– The effect of righteousness will be peace, and the result of righteousness, quietness and trust forever.
- Meditation: Peace in communities and social settings grows out of sustainable justice for all people.
- Spiritual Discipline: Educate yourself on a justice issue affecting your community and consider how you can contribute to positive change.
SONGS:
- Song for Justice by Kim Andre Arnesen: https://youtu.be/0PPswdjI4Cc?si=qLUR8G4ZWTIZQBbp
Blessing for Peace — John O’Donohue
As the fever of day calms towards twilight
May all that is strained in us come to ease.
We pray for all who suffered violence today,
May an unexpected serenity surprise them.
For those who risk their lives each day for peace,
May their hearts glimpse providence at the heart of history.
That those who make riches from violence and war
Might hear in their dreams the cries of the lost.
That we might see through our fear of each other
A new vision to heal our fatal attraction to aggression.
That those who enjoy the privilege of peace
Might not forget their tormented brothers and sisters.
That the wolf might lie down with the lamb,
That our swords be beaten into ploughshares
And no hurt or harm be done
Anywhere along the holy mountain.