I don鈥檛 know about you, but my decades-old habit of following local, national and international news is quickly vanishing. Frankly, I鈥檓 just sick of hearing about fighting, wars, and now, at least here in Canada, sniping by politicians as our federal election comes up in October. Wouldn鈥檛 it be lovely if there was a regular broadcast of all things positive, uplifting and encouraging?
I鈥檝e been thinking a lot about what I or we can do to contribute to peace in our world, especially considering there鈥檚 contention everywhere. No matter how lovely and peaceful a community seems to be (and ours is a great example of that!), there are still disagreements and undercurrents. Although it鈥檚 a given that no one person on earth is able to resolve earth鈥檚 conundrums, I believe we鈥檙e all responsible to do what we can, where we can and how we can. Here are some of my thoughts on the matter: when it comes to world peace, probably my ability to influence things depends mostly on prayer. Nationally, I have the privilege and the responsibility to get out and vote. No matter one鈥檚 choice of the issues, the party or the individuals running for office, we need to let our voices be heard. Locally, it鈥檚 easy to stand back and complain when decisions are made with which we don鈥檛 agree but let鈥檚 commit to getting involved where we can and offer support to leadership in more copious amounts than the criticism we offer. Often, however, the hardest part is cultivating positive relationships with those within our circle of individuals and neighbourhoods. It鈥檚 not always easy or even possible but try to live at peace with those around us.
鈥淚f it is possible, as much as depends on you, live peaceably with all mean. Beloved, do not avenge yourselves鈥︹�� Romans 12:18,19
Love y鈥檃ll!
