Article Title: ‘The Prince of Peace’…Jesus Christ!
Submitted by: Craig Lock
Category (key words/tags): Jesus, Jesus Christ, Prince of Peace, Peace, “Inspiration, Inspirational Quotes, Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Barack Obama, Spiritual”, Spiritual Laws, Law of Attraction, World Peace, Possibilities for Peace, Pursuit of Peace, Harmony (enough there now, craig)
Web sites: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007E2WXW0and http://www.creativekiwis.com/amazon.html
The submitter’s blogs (with extracts from his various writings: articles, books and new manuscripts) are at www.sharefaith.wordpress.com.wordpress.com
www.buildbridgesofunity.wordpress.com
www.buildbridgesofunderstanding.wordpress.com
www.breakdownwalls.wordpress.com
http://religiousunity.wordpress.com
www.peacepursuit.wordpress.com
http://craigsblogs.wordpress.com + so many others I can’t keep track (obsessive or WHAT!)
Other articles are available at:
http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/user/15565 and http://www.ideamarketers.com/library/profile.cfm?writerid=981
(Personal growth, self help, writing, internet marketing, spiritual, ‘spiritual writings’ (how ‘airey-fairey’), words of inspirationand money management, how boring now, craig)
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‘THE PRINCE OF PEACE’…JESUS CHRIST!
GOOD tidings, peace on earth, goodwill to all mankind. What great words. If only!!.
This scenic and tranquil “little” country, New Zealand and other Western democracies celebrate Christmas and Easter as holy days to honour the birth and death of Jesus Christ.
Jesus in his day spread messages of justice, mercy, hope, love, peace and goodwill to ALL mankind, regardless of status, race, creed, nor religion. He was the “prince of peace” and by his actions was a true advocate of free speech. He spoke against injustice and violence in any form.
Let us for a moment reflect on the words of a leader who stood steadfastly for the values and for the causes of justice and freedom for all…
As Dr Martin Luther-King, Jr said: “All that is necessary for evil to triumph, is that good people do nothing.”
– Dr Martin Luther King, Jr (1929-1968, American Black Leader, Nobel Prize Winner in 1964)
“Through violence you may murder a murderer, but you can’t murder murder. Through violence you may murder a liar, but you can’t establish truth. Through violence you may murder a hater, but you can’t murder hate. Darkness cannot put out darkness. Only light can do that… “
“Peacemakers who sow in peace, will heap a harvest of righteousness.”
– James 2:18
Strive for the mind of Christ (just ASK!) and YOU will have the peace of Christ (within), “a peace that passes all understanding”… and a peace that can resonate outwards, like the ripples of a calm pond, after a stone is thrown
“Let us reach for the world that ought to be, that spark of the divine that still stirs within each of our souls.”
– Barack Obama (in accepting his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway)
When the world is filled with love, people’s hearts are overflowing with hope.”
– craig
The strength of spirit to do that comes from the human heart, God, a Higher Power. With God’s spirit we then have strength for the present and have hope in the future
“And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make (set) you free.”
– John 8:32
And here are some of my collection of quotes on the pursuit of peace (I collect them, rather than stamps and bottle-tops!). Enjoy (and take some small action in your own world, one that spreads like a ripple in a calm pond to the outer world, should you wish)…
“Most of us cannot do great things, so let’s just do the little things in a great way.”
– Mother Teresa
“Those who make a peaceful revolution impossible, will make violent revolution inevitable.”
– rather wise and prophetic words from a great leader, John F Kennedy
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that really matter.”
– Dr Martin Luther King, Jnr
“Those who stand up for justice, will always be on the right side of history.”
– Dr Martin Luther King, Jnr
“Those whom you seek to change, you must first love.”
– Dr Martin Luther King, Jnr
“Wars are poor chisels for carving out a peaceful tomorrow.”
– MLK (again)
“True peace is not merely the absence of tension but is the presence of justice and brotherhood.”
– Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
“Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding.”
– Albert Einstein
“Struggle is a never-ending process. Freedom is never really won — you earn it and win it in every
generation.”
– Coretta Scott King (1927-2006)
“Change can only happen when you change the hearts and minds of those who oppose you.”
– exiled Chinese Muslim leader, Rebiya Kadeer
“If I must choose between righteousness and peace, I choose righteousness.”
– Theodore Roosevelt (1858-1919, Twenty-Sixth President of the United States of America from 1901-1909, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize)
Conquering others requires force. Conquering oneself requires strength.”
– Lao Tzu; Tao Te Ching
Nelson Mandela once said: “To be free is not merely to cast off one’s chains, but to live in a way that respects and enhances the freedom of others.”
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.”
– Mahatma Gandhi (and Lance Armstrong)
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No matter your circumstances, YOU too can have the conquering, the unconquerable spirit of a champion in YOUR own life.
As Gandhi said, ‘in the midst of darkness, light exists’.
However, it’s a darkness that we can and will illuminate with our hearts.
We don’t have to forget the past in order to move forward.
Many small (yet significant) steps by many ‘little people with big hearts” will eventually reach their destination, their destiny.
However, it’s a darkness that we can and will illuminate with our hearts.
Shine your own bright light on humanity.
– craig
“You can cut down the flower, but nothing can stop the coming of the spring.”
God doesn’t require us to succeed; he only requires that you try.”
– Mother Teresa
“All works of love are works of peace.”
– Mother Theresa
“Most of us cannot do great things, so let’s just do the little things in a great way.”
– Mother Teresa (again)
“Let us reach for the world that ought to be, that spark of the divine that still stirs within each of our souls.”
– Barack Obama (in accepting his Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway)
“Lord,
Let me love rather than be loved,
in forgiving we give…
and in dyingwe are given eternal life.”
– Mother Teresa
(the abbreviated words of Mother Teresa in accepting her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
When the world is filled with love, people’s hearts are overflowing with hope.”
– craig
“Peacemakers who sow in peace, will heap a harvest of righteousness.”
– James 2:18
Let me love rather than be loved,
in forgiving we give…
and in dyingwe are given eternal life.”
– Mother Teresa
(the abbreviated words of Mother Teresa in accepting her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo
“Blessed are the Peacemakers,
because they’ll achieve plenty of Frequent Flyer points.”About the submitter:
Craig believes that in spite of world peace being an unachievable, impossible dream, through his writings and ‘little actions in life’ he’ll just tirelelessly keep “‘beavering away’ to try to make some small difference towards a better and more peaceful world. Crazy??
Peace lives within
The various books* that Craig “felt inspired to write” (including Peace Lives Within) are available at
Web sites: http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B005GGMAW4 and http://www.creativekiwis.com/amazon.html
Craig’s book The Spirit of a True Champion: A Look into the Mind of Jesus Christ (The Champion) [Kindle Edition] #is available at http://www.amazon.com/dp/B007E2WXW0
The submitter’s blogs (with extracts from his various writings: articles, books and new manuscripts) are at www.sharefaith.wordpress.com.wordpress.com
www.buildbridgesofunity.wordpress.com
www.buildbridgesofunderstanding.wordpress.com
www.breakdownwalls.wordpress.com
http://religiousunity.wordpress.com
www.peacepursuit.wordpress.com
http://craigsblogs.wordpress.com + so many others I can’t keep track (obsessive or WHAT!)
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As they carry me to my deathbed, I’ll be saying:
“Lord,
Can you just give me one more hour to finish off one last article. PLEASE!”
– craig (as inspired by the quote of singer, Barry Manilow)
PPS
“In the midst of darkness, light exists.”
– Mahatma Gandhi
“Lord, make me a channel of thy peace;
that where there is hatred, I may bring love;
that where there is wrong, I may bring the spirit of forgiveness;
that where there is discord, I may bring harmony;
that where there is error, I may bring truth;
that where there is doubt, I may bring faith;
that where there is despair, I may bring hope;
that where there are shadows, I may bring light;
that where there is sadness, I may bring joy.
Lord, grant that I may seek rather to comfort than to be comforted;
to understand, than to be understood;
to love, than to be loved.
For it is by self-forgetting that one finds.
It is by forgiving that one is forgiven.
It is by dying that one awakens to eternal life.
Amen.”
– St Francis of Assisi
(as well as the full extract of Mother Teresa’s words in accepting her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo)
thanks mom, your generous and free spirit lives on… forever
THESE THOUGHTS MAY BE FREELY PUBLISHED
“Peace. it does not mean to be in a place where there is no noise, trouble or hard work. it means to be in the midst of those things and still be calm in your heart.”
– author unknown
# Strive for the mind of Christ (just ASK!) and you will have the peace of Christ (within), “a peace that passes all understanding.”
“And ye shall know the truth and the truth shall make (set) you free”,
– John 8:32
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