“Everything I've read about Christians in prison for their non-violent witness to Christ rings true. Whether it's St. Paul, St. Edmund Campion, Dorothy Day or Dr. King, the experience remains the same: God comes close to those in prison. God's spirit is unleashed on the person who suffers imprisonment in a spirit of obedient love. God is a God of prisoners, a God of the poor, a God of the oppressed--but most of all, as the life of Jesus testifies, a God of nonviolent resisters. God is a God of nonviolence and peace.” Peace Author:John Dear
“Jesus calls us to … “hate” money, give it away to the poor, simplify our lives, practice universal love and compassion, and focus our attention, time, and energy on the God of love and peace. Of course,, this either/or teaching can be applied to all the consequences of the idolatry of money. Jesus could just as easily say: “You cannot serve both God and country. You cannot serve both God and war. You cannot serve both God and nuclear weapons. You cannot serve both the God of life and peace and the false gods of death and war. It’s one or the other.” InspirationalPeaceIdolsService To Mankind Book:The Beatitudes of Peace: Meditations on the Beatitudes, Peacemaking & the Spiritual Life Source: The Beatitudes of Peace: Meditations on the Beatitudes, Peacemaking & the Spiritual Life
“The life of "peace" is both an inner journey toward a disarmed heart and a public journey toward a disarmed world. This difficult but beautiful journey gives infinite meaning and fulfillment to life itself because our lives become a gift for the whole human race. With peace as the beginning, middle, and end of life, life makes sense.” WorldGivingHumansHeartEndsWholeBeautifulHumanityPeaceDifficultRaceOur LivesJourneyMiddleInfiniteMake SenseFulfillmentHuman RaceMaking PeaceUbuntuEnd Of LifeInner JourneyBeginning Middle And End Book:Living Peace: A Spirituality of Contemplation and Action Source: Living Peace: A Spirituality of Contemplation and Action
