sustainable peace and the triumph of prayer

On the eve of the Middle East ceasefire, I am reminded of the power of prayer in the release of The Christian Science Monitor free lance correspondent, Jill Carroll. It was an invigorating and refreshing affirmation of our collective prayers -- prayers from all faiths and even those who professed no faith.* It adds to a list of other evidences that prayer has had a major role in making a difference in the world, such as with South Africa’s ending of apartheid, the fall of the Berlin wall, stories of survivors from the Holocaust as well as our own individual triumphs through prayer.

This inspires me to continue to be bold in prayer -- not a zealous, overbearing boldness, but a meek, humble prayer as a current of thought persistent in its insistence of seeing good take the lead in all of our affairs, personal, national and global and especially in the Middle East tonight.

Mary Baker Eddy's seminal work on prayer-based healing, Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures writes: "Evil is not supreme; good is not helpless" and "Love is the liberator.” Prayer’s power comes from its connection to the infinite source of Truth and universal Love.

In Isaiah, it is written: "Wisdom and knowledge shall be the stability of thy times, and strength of salvation." Spirituality.com has an article centered on this and asks:

Where do that wisdom and knowledge come from? Not from a political think tank, a
presidential brain trust, or a dictator's military advisers. Not from any human source at all. Isaiah, characteristically, pointed his listeners to the Almighty, the one divine intelligence or Mind called God. Isaiah spoke out of both divine inspiration and practical experience. He had seen the healing, steadying power of the Almighty's understanding. He knew how reliable turning to God always is. (Finding Stabilility in Times of War)

Turning to God helps us give our consent to larger demonstrations of peaceful reconciliation, non-violent solutions, and seeing humanity reveal its compassionate and healing roots. In growing confidence, we can pray affirming that war dissolves and yields to a powerful and sustainable peace.



*Please note that The Christian Science Monitor is releasing an 11 part series entitled "Hostage: The Jill Carroll Story"

Click here to read her compelling story of survival, her escape plan, the lives of the mujahideen who held her captive, and the details of her final release. The articles are accompanied by video interviews of Ms. Carroll as well as interactive maps and timelines. One story will be published each day for the next two weeks. To receive email notification when a new article is available, sign up here.






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