Hello Dear Peacemakers,
I participated in the peace prayer for me and the World. For me,
it is a chance to check back in. To take that moment when I can go
inside and let myself receive that profound peace. Let it wash over
me. For the World, it is a nourishing process for me to see myself
above the Earth and radiating peace with other peacemakers in an
effort to spill the fruits of peace upon everyone as they work their
process so it is non-inflictive, just supportive.
So, for me, it's not so much the process of the peace prayer as it
is a reminder that peace is present always. Even if I'm working
through something that may seem unpleasant, I can know that somewhere
back in there, peace is just waiting for me to receive it, whenever I
want. What a gift! (DW, USA)
Since I began participating in this Worldwide Peace Prayer process, whenever I open up an e-mail I can feel how my whole being, my body, my soul, my mind flow and converge to one point, which is Peace. That was, and still is, what I seek. Being able to enjoy peace, to be able to share it with other people around me. I make this practice a true and simple ritual of surrender and a harmonious experience, where what is important is simply to breathe, and be there, in that breath. Thank you for allowing me this space!!! (ECN, Argentina)
1. What was your intention for participating in the peace prayers?
To be a part of a whole force of individuals that bring peace to the
planet by focusing on their inner and outer peace, therefore work
intensely and constantly with my inner peace. (PT, USA)
To gain more inner peace and to assist with all of us together in
making the world a more peaceful place to live in. (LL, United
Kingdom)
I think it is a beautiful way to support myself in focusing on peace,
and to contribute towards my wellbeing and the wellbeing of those
around me. (AS, Venezuela)
I am extremely grateful to God and Spirit for bringing us safely into
the New Year; the inner/outer peace and loving we experienced
throughout the past year (2009) have practically demonstrated the
efficacy of our individual involvement and participation in the Peace
Prayer Process. It is this profound experience that has always
prompted me to participate in the exercise, and the unique experience
of peace and calmness, like never before, have always served as my
intention. (UI, United Kingdom)
To be reminded of who I am, so that I can attune myself to spirit more
consciously. (DC, USA)
Be a link in the chain of those of us who want a world in which all
human beings can express our true Self, and peace and love overflow
from our hearts. Each day became a super experience of intertwining
with the Travelers, my MSIA companions and the Light beings, and
experience the planet covered in the Light of peace. (MLH, Spain)
To join with this group is sending focused prayers for peace to our
planet and all on it. (RM, Australia)
Simply be sustained in the energy that adds to and increases the
discipline of being one with everybody who chooses peace. (CR,
Argentina)
2. How did the prayers make a difference in your life? Please share what you learned or discovered about your own process toward peace and what assisted you in choosing peace.
I do the peace process every day, however when it is going on
through the world it is more powerful (PA, Mexico)
The simple fact of taking a moment to focus on peace brings me a
feeling of wellbeing that I like, and it helps me to sustain a loving
relationship with myself and with the people around me and who I care
for. (AS, Venezuela)
Life is nuts. Anything I can do to quiet the noise and get still is an
asset for me. (CS, USA)
I did not feel so alone in my stuff, my sadness for the worlds wars
and killing and peoples againstness towards each other so brusquely
pushed in our faces through media - I knew I was sharing something
simply beautiful with more than just my immediate nearest and dearest
and that all the other mostly unknown people doing this process also
became my nearest and dearest. That made my heart happy and I felt
more open to the loving within me. (LL, United Kingdom)
The Peace Prayers provided for me a road map through the holiday
season. Wherever I was through each day, I discovered the PEACE of
Christ awaiting me. I discovered road signs along each day's journey
pointing the way to inner peace. (RMcC, USA)
We are really in tumultuous times, but through my participation and
active involvement in the Peace Prayer Process, I've realized that
"peace is something we can always have, like God, because it is always
available all we need do is to reach out, or really, 'reach inside to
that place where it resides.'" I am saying this categorically because
I've personally had very trying situations that would have
destabilized me psychologically but each time I had the urge to think
negatively, I've always followed the simple approach as led out in the
Peace Prayer and each time I do that, I've always experienced an inner
calm and peace that I can not explain in words. Often times my friends
and close associates ask me what I do that makes me so robust and
lively at all times, and I tell them "just focus on your breathing and
send thoughts of love and peace to all and you'll experienced peace
and love like never before." (UI, United Kingdom)
Some curiosity about the process and what was included accompanies by
the deep, long held feeling that the more peaceful ones life, the
longer and more productively one lives. (SK, USA)
The reason I joined this wonderful group was to ensure me that there
were many people in the world who would love to live a life of peace
and contentment. As the horrors grow in the world the more we need all
of us to pray and to pray some more. I also meditate. This I do often
during the day when I find myself turning off the news of the horror
and just turn inward to find the peace within and then send that
feeling out to the world. I have been signing off my emails with love
and peace but now I am adding with love and peace and hope. (JH USA) -
in my 88th year of life.
It was/is a calming experience I appreciate, and helps remind me to be
grateful for who I am and what I have. (DC, USA)
I found that I was using the prayer regularly each day to bring myself
into balance and peace. Whenever I find myself moving into any form of
negative thinking or feeling, any "againstness", I say the prayer and
immediately move back into loving balance, peace and calm. What has
happened for me during this round is that I am able to stay in the
loving and caring by affirming this loving to myself - my physical
self - from my God-centered self. Sending out this love then became
even more powerful. (RM, Australia)
I have learnt in these peacemaker sharings that if I use my
creativity, talent, abilities and resources serving myself and serving
others, instead of complaining and grumbling, I fill up with joy and I
can transmit this. Thank you, thank you, loved volunteers. I love you
very much, God bless you, I love you, Peace be still. (ED, Argentina)
I love the PEACE PRAYER process; it's so sweet and so simple to
do/experience. It continually brings forward the Spirit of Peace in me
and, through the days/weeks, ignites the presence of the Christ in my
life! (RMcC, USA)
Our next round of our Worldwide Peace Prayer begins on Sunday
February 14 and continues for 50 days through April 4, 2010. We ask
you to share the Peace Prayer with others and invite them to
participate with us by subscribing to the IIWP Peace Prayer at:
Subscribe to the IIWP Peace Prayer
We love you,
God bless you.
Peace, be still.
