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11th April 2012 – Prayer for Peace

All human beings, whatever their cultural or historical background, suffer when they are intimidated, imprisoned or tortured . . . We must, therefore, insist on a global consensus, not only on the need to respect human rights worldwide, but also on the definition of these rights . . . for it is the inherent natureContinue reading “11th April 2012 – Prayer for Peace”

10th April 2012 – Prayer for Peace

Not to forgive is to be imprisoned by the past, by old grievances that do not permit life to proceed with new business. Not to forgive is to yield oneself to another’s control… to be locked into a sequence of act and response, of outrage and revenge, tit for tat, escalating always. The present isContinue reading “10th April 2012 – Prayer for Peace”

9th April 2012 – Prayer for Peace

Until the philosophy which holds one race superior and another inferior is finally and permanently discredited and abandoned, everywhere is war and until there are no longer first-class and second-class citizens of any nation, until the color of a man’s skin is of no more significance than the color of his eyes. And until theContinue reading “9th April 2012 – Prayer for Peace”