Pacifism

[Richard Romeo]

>From: "barbara100 at jps.net" <barbara100 at jps.net>
>
>Thank you, Toby.  That was very uplifting.  Check this one out.  I heard it 
>on TV last night of all places. It's like you said, Doug--you don't get rid 
>of it, you just "smother it in love."
>
>
>                                Lord, make me an instrument of your peace;
>                                where there is hatred, let me sow love;
>                                where there is injury, pardon;
>                                where there is doubt, faith;
>                                where there is despair, hope;
>                                where there is darkness, light;
>                                and where there is sadness, joy;
>
>                                Grant that I may not so much seek
>                                to be consoled as to console;
>                                to be understood,
>                                as to understand,
>                                to be loved as to love;
>                                for it is in giving
>                                that we receive,
>                                it is in pardoning
>                                that we are pardoned,
>                                and it is in dying
>                                that we are born to eternal life.
>
>
>Prayer of St. Francis  (www.DrWayneDyer.com)
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(from the beloved recruits of Sgy Hartman in Full Metal Jacket)

RECRUITS
            (in unison)
     This is my rifle. There are many like it, but this one is mine. My 
rifle is my best friend. It is my life. I must master it, as I must master 
my life.

Without me my rifle is useless. Without my rifle, I am useless. I
must fire my rifle true. I must shoot straighter than my enemy who
is trying to kill me. I must shoot him before he shoots me. I
will.

     Before God I swear this creed. My rifle and
     myself are defenders of my country. We are
     the masters of our enemy. We are the
saviours of my life. So be it .. . until there is no enemy
     ...
but peace. Amen.

Rich




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