Tuesday, September 21, 2010

International Day of Peace


THE KINGDOM OF GOD COMES
NOT WITH OBSERVATION,
NEITHER SHALL THEY SAY,
LO HERE! OR LO THERE!
FOR BEHOLD THE KINGDOM
OF GOD IS WITHIN YOU.

~Luke 17:20-21


Of Note: How many times have we heard this quote from the Bible? The kingdom of God is within us. The kingdom of God is within us. Over and over we listened to these words through the years until the meaning was drained. Just for a minute, then, let's revive the meaning by acting AS IF the words were literally true. What would that be like? How would it feel? How would the world be changed if many KNEW this to be literally true? We can give it a try today at noon when a million people or more will say a prayer for peace at exactly noon for one minute as part of A Million Minutes for Peace, the multi-faith movement mobilizing the power of prayer. If at the same time we are saying a prayer for peace, we visualize the kingdom of God and Peace within us, the power released could be off the charts. That could bode well for the global leaders scrutinizing their next moves in regard to the Millennium Development Goals especially if one or two of them join in as well.

Today's Weather Report: The clouds are coming and going this morning with sunshine streaming through every once in awhile. The promise of a beautiful day is there anyway. Interestingly, it is 53 degrees now and feels balmy. During the summer, the same temp would have felt chilly. That shows us how relative is the "feeling" of temperature.