PRAYING FOR PEACE FOR ALL

PRAYING FOR PEACE FOR ALL There used to be a RALLY CRY That said: GIVE PEACE A CHANCE- Following our recent PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION That has left our country fractured And our world- That IS even more fractured I echo that sentiment yet again GIVE PEACE a chance “BLESSED are they Who OBSERVE his decrees Who SEEK him With all their heart” Psalm 119:2 Yesterday was the ANNIVERSARY Of our VETERANS=originally called ARMISTICE DAY=the day that marked The end of world war I (the war to END all wars=”at the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th........ month”) I am SURE they were thinking Even back then Give PEACE a chance But of course-World War II came= FOLLOWED by the Korean war And the Vietnam war-and TROUBLE All over the world So I SALUTE all of our veterans That have given so much for my/our Safety and our freedoms YES-I really WISH the world And our country Could give peace a chance That we could LIVE as one nation Under ONE GOD Regardless of our religious faith For the TRUTH IS=all 3 Monotheistic religions Can be TRACED back to Abraham We ALL BELONG to one God The God of LOVE and PEACE PRAYING for peace for all GIVE PEACE a chance “The Lord gives strength To his people The Lord BLESSES his people With peace” Psalm 29:11 “Deceit is in the heart Of those who plot evil But those who PROMOTE peace Have JOY” Proverbs 12:20 And then-of course-there was Jesus- THE KING of peace-who lived- And died for it He said: “SALT is good-but if it Loses its saltiness How can you make it Salty again? Have salt among yourselves And BE AT PEACE With each other” Mark 9:50 Ironically enough-today we also HONOR the first Saint-who Was a conscientious objector Saint Martin of TOURS Saint Martin was a ROMAN soldier Who became a conscientious objector Because he felt soldiering Was incompatible with his Christian faith So let me CONCLUDE On this day that we HONOR all our VETERANS To plead With OUR newly elected leaders To: Give PEACE a chance And the same message GOES to my fellow citizens GIVE peace a chance And SUPPORT our Newly elected leaders PRAYING FOR PEACE FOR ALL And LETTING it begin with me Robert P. Wallman 11-11-16 Ps INSPIRED by articles in LIVING FAITH MAGAZINE by Paul Pennick and Gail Goleas