"Peace I leave with you;
my peace I give to you.
I do not give to you as the world gives."
Jn 14: 27
"In all our good works
we carefully avoid anything
which might disturb peace and harmony."
Pierre Bienvenu Noailles
In our world today peace is strangely absent. We are beset by wars, terrorism, nation fighting against nation. If we long for peace, it must begin in the heart of each one of us and move out to others and to the whole world.
Change our hearts, O Lord,
so that we may see others as our brothers and sisters
and learn to live side by side with them in peace.