World Peace Starts at Home

Changing the attitudes and behaviors of the world begins within your own heart.

March’s Awakening, Day 8

If there is righteousness in the heart there will be beauty in the character.

If there is beauty in the character, there will be harmony in the home.

If there is harmony in the home, there will be order in the nation.

When there is order in the nation, there will be peace in the world.

 —Author Unknown  

Peace is not an absence of war, it is a virtue, a state of mind, a disposition for benevolence, confidence, justice.

 —Baruch Spinoza 

If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other.

 —Mother Teresa 

Though the mountains be shaken and the hills be removed, yet my unfailing love for you will not be shaken nor my covenant of peace be removed,” says the Lord, who has compassion on you. Isaiah 54:10 NIV 

If it is possible, as far as it depends on you, live at peace with everyone. Romans 12:18 NIV 

Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. Matthew 5:9 NIV 

            We all want world peace and this world we live in to be a better place. What we oftentimes forget is that we are all connected and we are all brothers and sisters stemming from Adam and Eve. We are not on this planet alone, nor can we simply pick and choose our neighbors. While we should always embrace Christianity fully, we should also be understanding of all the diverse cultures and societies that comprise humanity. We are all created in God’s image and are all dearly loved by Him. World peace begins as an attitude and condition of your own heart. If we embrace each other like God sees the potential in each one of us, we could truly make Earth the benevolent and peaceful home of all God’s children.