Affirming Unity

I believe in these current tumultuous times we all need to strive to create a more peaceful world. I feel by sharing this extract from my book “The Art Of Peace” it may inspire others on their own journey of creating a more sustainable and peaceful planet.

In “The Art Of Peace” I identify 10 key principles for The Peacemaker Precept, which include Affirming Unity, Managing and Resolving Conflict, Nonviolence, Protecting All Life, Make No Enemies, Living by Truth, Living by Love, Living by Faith, Integrity of Will, and The Creative Process.

I will be sharing various extracts over the coming months, but today I wanted to address the principles of Affirming Unity. I hope you enjoy it!

It reads as follows:

PRECEPT ONE

Affirming Unity

A Peacemaker creates no separation

s but seeks always the unity,

the common ground,

the common heart,

the common purpose of life itself;

of survival and sustenance

of preserving and nurturing life’s

sacred seed

from the source of creation’s miracle

to the flowering of its fulfillment,

through the continuance of life’s eternal attempt.

A Peacemaker sees that the universe in its myriad diverse forms and patterns

is unity,

an orchestrated, choreographed whole

in which there is nothing so great or small

that does not in some ways interact

with the parts of itself:

that all life is in a symbiotic relationship

within the ecosystem of itself;

that happens everywhere

so that whatever we choose

affects the whole world.

Knowing this

a Peacemaker affirms this unity

inwardly

as wholeness, as spiritual unity,

as oneness with God,

and outwardly

as unity with all nature and people.

As a citizen of the community of the planet Earth,

a member of the human family

united in one common spirit,

a Peacemaker affirms unity

as the foundation of peace.

You can purchase “The Art Of Peace” HERE.