WE HUNGER FOR PEACE

                

 

In all the messages for Christmas there is always the mention of peace.  But let us listen to what is actually going on here.

 

If we listen to our souls, we will recognize that there is a strong hunger for peace. Has there ever been a time when there was a not a war going on somewhere in the world? Was there ever a time when there is not some sort of turf war going on between rival gangs (often over control of the illegal drug market) within our big cities? 

 

No matter where we are in the history of humanity or in our world today, we must ask with every war or armed conflict, ‘What actually was accomplished?’ Has war ever made things better for humanity?

 

We experience struggles between the very rich, the middle class and the impoverished workers. There growing inequity of incomes in North America is concern for peace in our society.

 

How many families have scar tissues from divisions and misunderstandings? There are divisions that are so painful that no one has talked to the others for years. The cry for healing and peace is very personal and very close.

 

There is no conflict that does not arise out of the struggles for power over others, greed and non-listening. 

 

In our souls we hear the painful plea to end all this pain, destruction and death. 

 

To hear the cry for peace from the depths of our own souls is to rise to the power of God working within us human beings. If we want to have peace we must work toward justice.

 

The cry for peace within our souls is the voice of God to work towards sharing the wealth of the earth. Those who have wealth, skills and economic power must now work to bring this wealth and skills to others. The cry for peace is the cry for sharing of the economic, cultural and intellectual wealth with others. 

 

The cry for peace is for the powerful to take responsibility for their military take-over of the lands and resources of others. Has there ever been a time when the powerful nations of the world have not captured the poorer nations of the world and mined their resources?  Did not the powerful Europeans countries control the colonies and milk them for all the sugar cane, their minerals and feeds grains that they could grab?  The cry for peace in our own souls is a recognition of who got rich and who remained poor in our recent history.

 

The cry for peace is the pain within our own families to build new bridges, to heal the old wounds and to embrace a new understanding in our future. 

 

The cry for peace that you hear within your soul is such a healthy cry for healing and newness. May your Christmas deepen the desires for peace on all levels. And may you become a person of peace.