With the impending actions of the US involvement in Syria looming over all of us, I'd like to spend some time today reflecting on peace, and how we can create peace in our own lives.
If it is possible that each one of us actively created our own lives, is it also possible to think that on a larger scale, our actions are reflected out into the world around us?
I believe it is. I am suggesting here that the world is a mirror of ourselves. As we look at the world around us, what do we see? Is it a peaceful and loving world? Is it a world full of hope and caring individuals that help one another in times of need? Or is it an unkind and violent world?
If the world we see outside of ourselves is not a world we are happy with, perhaps we need to examine ourselves and our own personal lives.
Ask yourself if you are acting peacefully within your own life and in your interactions with others. How could you be more loving or peaceful in your day to day dealings with other people? How do you treat strangers that you come into contact with? Do they receive as much kindness and consideration as people you know well? Is the need to be right or the need for control of a situation more important than perpetuating a world of peace and love?
Perhaps we could spend some time examining how we treat everyone in our lives, and not just people we know well, although in some cases we may actually find that we treat strangers with more respect and kindness than people we see daily. Are we taking our relationships for granted?
If we subscribe to the idea that we are all ONE, and that each and every single being on this planet Earth is a part of ourselves in the wholeness of all that is, we must then ask ourselves how we would like to be treated. The Golden Rule applies here as we realize that by treating each and every person or creature as a part of ourselves, we will also be treated in kind. Do onto others as you would have them do unto you.
Is it possible that by treating every living being with respect and kindness, that that same respect and kindness will be reflected back to us? I believe it IS possible. I also believe that the road to peace begins at home, first within ourselves and then within our families and within our communities.
If a person is a "stranger" does that make them less human than ourselves? Isn't it in fact true that the stranger is not only my brother or sister, but is also me?
Let us reflect today on giving love through our kind actions and words to others. Let us also take a moment to remember that in the bigger picture of spiritual life, we are all pieces of a greater whole...smaller spirits that come together to make the ONE, the ALL that is.
We are all ONE.
Let us now take a moment to quietly reflect, and meditate on peace in our own lives and peace universally for all beings we share the Earth with. Let us send a prayer of love and an energy wave of peace to all peoples struggling to find peace within themselves and within their communities.
May we all walk in love and practice kindness to all living beings today, and from this day forth.
-Rev. Kerry
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