Thought for Today - PEACE -

It may seem almost useless to talk about peace when around us we see a continued state of ‘peacelessness’. Peacelessness makes it necessary for us to draw upon our own source of peace.

Consider the flowers.. They too live in this peaceless environment. They too have to endure the pollution and decay of the world of nature. Yet, wherever they are found, be it by the congested roadside, near the swamps, in the desert, or amid the thorns.. they are eternally beautiful and fragrant. It is not by chance that flowers are given for every occasion. Flowers call forth the images of peace and tranquility. It is their nature..

We are also like flowers. We are the flowers of the garden of God. In this worldwide garden, we too are threatened by polluted and degraded circumstances. But when we realize that the original nature of our soul is peace, then we can combine with God who is the Ocean of Peace, and so become the embodiment of peace, the living, thinking flowers..