Very much looking forward to the arrival of your book at my doorstep (should be in the next day or so?). I have a feeling it is going to challenge me in the best of ways. I've always been confident in my active, non-violence stance, which would normally lend me to suggest that I am a "peaceful" person at heart. However, recent events in my life have forced me to humbly challenge assumptions about my life, mainly, that while I might not be physically violent, I can all too easily disrupt peace by the "war of words." I have a violent tongue, one that can (and has) caused damage. Leo's example, which you quote, is the Holy Spirit at work (at least on this guy's soul). Excited to dive into the concept of peace more!
Agreed! Violence can absorb us in so many hidden ways. Not just the words we use, but the ways in which we speak about ourselves and others. I'm often thinking about that, too.
I'm so glad that Pope Leo is continuing his predecessor's tireless opposition to "the Third World War fought piecemeal." Let there be peace on earth... and let it begin with me.
Very much looking forward to the arrival of your book at my doorstep (should be in the next day or so?). I have a feeling it is going to challenge me in the best of ways. I've always been confident in my active, non-violence stance, which would normally lend me to suggest that I am a "peaceful" person at heart. However, recent events in my life have forced me to humbly challenge assumptions about my life, mainly, that while I might not be physically violent, I can all too easily disrupt peace by the "war of words." I have a violent tongue, one that can (and has) caused damage. Leo's example, which you quote, is the Holy Spirit at work (at least on this guy's soul). Excited to dive into the concept of peace more!
Agreed! Violence can absorb us in so many hidden ways. Not just the words we use, but the ways in which we speak about ourselves and others. I'm often thinking about that, too.
I'm so glad that Pope Leo is continuing his predecessor's tireless opposition to "the Third World War fought piecemeal." Let there be peace on earth... and let it begin with me.
Amen!