Peace Bell Foundation

  Hate has four letters but so does love.  Enemies has seven letters but so does friends.  Lying has five letters but so does truth.  Cry has three letters but so does joy.  Negativity has 10 letters but so does positivity. To move us forward which will you choose?

  The Spirituality of Nonviolence continued: Franciscan peacemakers Rosemary lynch and Alan Richard have identified 10 “commandments” for those seeking to live a spiritual life of nonviolence. They call it “the decalogue for a spirituality of nonviolence”. 1.       To see ourselves as part of the whole creation to which we foster a relationship of love, not of mastery, remembering that the destruction of our planet is a profoundly spiritual problem, not simply a scientific or technological one. We are One. 2.       To be ready to suffer, perhaps even with joy, if we believe this will help liberate the divine in others. This includes the acceptance of our place and moment in history with this trauma, with its ambiguities. 3.       To be capable of celebration, of joy, when the presence of God has been accepted, and when it has not been to help discover and recognize this. 4.       To slow down, to be patient, planting the seeds of love and forgiveness in our own hearts and in

  The Spirituality of Nonviolence continued: Franciscan peacemakers Rosemary lynch and Alan Richard have identified 10 “commandments” for those seeking to live a spiritual life of nonviolence. They call it “the decalogue for a spirituality of nonviolence”. 1.       To renounce dualism, the “we-they” mentality and (Manichaeism ). This divides us into good people/bad people and allows us to demonize the adversary. It is the root of authoritarianism and exclusivist behavior period it generates racism and makes possible conflicts and wars. 2.       To face fear and to deal with it not mainly with courage but with love. 3.       To understand and accept that the new creation, the building up of the beloved community is always carried forward with others. It is never a solo act …