Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice. ~ Baruch Spinoza Peace for an individual is not an absence of war or animosity, feuding, enmity. Instead it […]
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The Peace of Wild Things
I come into the peace of wild things who do not tax their lives with forethought of grief… For a time I rest in the grace of the world, and am free. ~ Wendell Berry Wild animals have plenty of […]
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God does not forgive because He has never condemned. And there must be condemnation before forgiveness is necessary. ~ Schucman, Dr. Helen. A Course in Miracles (Kindle Location 15043). Foundation for Inner Peace. I’ve done enough condemning me to last a […]
Continue reading »Lessons from a Gaggle of Geese
The geese come in the morning or midday or late in the evening, in twos or threes or sevens or tens. They wander into yards, fifty feet or more from the water. They meander, calm, at peace, comfortable with their […]
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I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I now live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for […]
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