How peaceful is my heart. Resting in gracious repose, steeped in joyful love. The world goes on with the horror and carnage that has always been there but inside me there is peace. This is my decision, right now, this minute, I choose to live nonviolently, with love of creation and a quiet mind.
I cannot stop war or pain or the suffering of a wounded planet. I can only heal the part that I occupy. With music and prayer I create peace, and like a forest reclaiming discarded land, peace will spread wherever it is allowed and encouraged.
In prison cells and hospital wards, in homeless shelters and the dens of the afflicted, peace can survive if it is invited. To that end I vow that today I will live peacefully with love for all that I meet. I am but human and my efforts may not be successful but I will try and with the help of a loving God and an open heart I will be peaceful today.
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