Journal of Sacred Work

3 responses to “Day 262 – When Peace Matters”

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   Karen York

   September 21, 2009

   Peace comes from resting in the wisdom of love. You said it when we let fear fall away, there is peace. It’s letting go of any idea of control over circumstances or someone else’s opinion. We fight so hard to change everything and everyone. Just let it be… Not that I’m a master at this.

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   ~liz Wessel

   September 21, 2009

   I have not had an opportunity to see this film, although I did try to rent it at the video store… one of these days.
   I really admire the Ancient Greeks who recognized four distinct words and meaning for love:
   • Agape: selfless love of one person for another that is unconditional and spiritual in nature.
   • Eros: is passionate love, with sensual desire and longing, romantic love, and helps the soul recall knowledge of beauty.
   • Philia: Freindship-includes loyalty to friends, family, and community, and requires virtue, equality and familiarity.
   • Storgē: Affection- is fondness through familiarity, especially between family members, natural, emotive, and widely diffused of loves: natural in that it is present without coercion is able to transcend most discriminating factors.
   I think Agape Love is the love you speak of and I believe that when we are not at peace it is because we are not feeling connected to our heart center and what is needed a change of heart or a turning around so to speak. I wish to share this wonderful passage from the Rosaries of Divine Union, by Father Michael Adams
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   “In the Gospels are several stories of Christ bringing someone back from the dead. Yet today many people live each day dead: dead to the life inside of themselves, dead to the life present in all of creation, and dead to the feelings of their own hearts. Life flows from our connectedness to the deepest expression of God within ourselves and in all things—from the grass to the rocks to the light of the sun and the blue of the sky. To be dead is to be unaware of this constantly flowing, constantly abundant heritage that is ours for the claiming. We get it by giving of ourselves so totally that there is nothing left to block its flow. We give of ourselves in surrender, compassion and love and what we get in return is life. The Love of the Divine can raise the dead to life if we but ask.”
   For me, the peace you describe can be tapped into through spiritual discipline. It is not easily achieved unless we set the right conditions and are attuned, meditation, prayer help me move towards balance it is a continuous process.
   I think Love offers is a simple way of being, that is close to the ground,or grounded,and notice the ache in our heart, and focus on what matters. So that we are aware and giving, sharing and receiving of love with those around us.

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   Diana Gallaher

   September 21, 2009

   At a core level, I believe, know even “All will be well” as Julian of Norwich said. But at the day to day, peace is often elusive. I agree with both Karen and Liz – it takes recognizing and letting go of fear, attempting to control and it takes spiritual discipline of resting in love to cultivate the peace that passeth all understanding.

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