They are blessed who work for peace,
for they will be called God’s children.
~ Matthew 5:9 NCV
1. Love has no awareness of merit or demerit; it has no scale... Love loves; this is its nature.
~ Howard Thurman
2. My life [is] to see Jesus in every single human being. . . This is the heart of anything I’ve done, the heart of my peace work.
~ Eileen Egan
3. We plant seeds that will flower as results in our lives, so best to remove the weeds of anger, avarice, envy and doubt, that peace and abundance may manifest for all.
~ Dorothy Day
4. Today, nations put too much effort and money into defending their borders. They know very little about the poverty and the suffering that exist in the countries where those bordering on destitution live. If they would only defend these defenseless people with food, shelter, and clothing, I think the world would be a happier place.
~ Mother Teresa
5. We cannot ignore the suffering of others if we truly seek peace.
~ Adolfo Esquivel
6. This is our cry, this is our prayer, peace in the world.
~ Takashi Nagai
7. If you want peace, you don't talk to your friends. You talk to your enemies.
~ Desmond Tutu
8. We have become sons of peace for the sake of Jesus, who is our leader.
~ Origen Adamantius
9. There can never be peace between nations until there is first known that true peace which is within the souls of men.
~ Black Elk
10. We are not at peace with others because we are not at peace with ourselves, and we are not at peace with ourselves because we are not at peace with God.
~ Thomas Merton
11. Throughout Scripture we read about God’s concern for people who are vulnerable or suffering – the poor, the widows and orphans, the foreigners in the land, and so on. All Christians should feel a sense of calling to where there is pain in our society.
~ John M. Perkins
12. It takes more than one of us to bring about peace—it takes all of us.
~ Rosa Parks
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