And some of us Aussies are honoured to have joined in prayer with you over this time.
http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2002/08/20020831-2.html Garth At 08:32 10/09/02, you wrote: >Dear Friends, > >There are likely to be more than a few of these going around this week. I >thought both the Omega letter and links below and the tribute to heroes >were important ways to reflect on the memory of 9/11 and the tasks for the >future. > >I offer this hoping it DOES NOT start a long thread about pros and cons of >these or other ways of dealing with Wednesday > > >Dan Stein > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >http://www.americanspirit.inetu.net > >American Spirit is an uplifting, compassionate, unifying and >emotionally-evocative video and musical presentation that will enable >personal recollection and reflection. > > >------ Forwarded Message >From: Omega Institute <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Date: Mon, 9 Sep 2002 12:19 -0400 >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: Message of peace and hope from Omega > >September 2002 Dear Friend, > >Greetings from Omega Institute. We want to take this time, as we draw near >to the anniversary of the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center >and the Pentagon, to send out a message of hope and peace. > >Omega's mission is to generate peace, integration, hope, and healing in >the world. It is clear to us we all need to focus our thoughts and prayers >toward creating peace in the world. In her book Peace Pilgrim, the author >writes, "One little person, giving all of her time to peace, makes news. >Many people, giving some of their time, can make history." >We've gathered several inspirational quotes about peace from many of the >world's peacemakers, old and new. Below these, we've also listed several >websites you can click on to learn more about how you can get involved on >a more global level in helping make the world a more peaceful place. >--With blessings of Peace from the Omega Staff ********** > >If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten >that we belong to each other. >--Mother Teresa > >The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend. >--Abraham Lincoln > >While you are proclaiming peace with your lips, be careful >to have it even more fully in your heart. >--St. Francis of Assisi > >There is no way to peace. Peace is the way. >--A.J. Muste > >You must be the change you wish to see in the world. >--Mohandas K. Gandhi > >click here for more quotes <http://www.eomega.org/popups/peaceQuotes.html> > >********** > >Want to get involved? >If you'd like to take socially active steps for world peace, please pass >this on. For further steps, Omega recommends these websites: > >International Day of Peace and Cease-Fire, September 21, 2002 >In a unanimous vote, the United Nations General Assembly has declared an >International Day of Peace and Cease-Fire, to be celebrated every year on >September 21, beginning in 2002, this year. We at the Omega Institute >wholeheartedly endorse this International Day of Peace and Cease-Fire. We >encourage you to join in this great celebration of world peace on >September 21, in whatever ways you can. Many events are being organized >worldwide, ranging from 24-hour vigils to one minute of silence at noon >local time. >http://www.worldpeaceforaday.org/ > >World Peace Prayer Society >The World Peace Prayer Society is a nonprofit, non-sectarian, >member-supported organization dedicated to spreading the message and >prayer "May Peace Prevail on Earth" all over the world. The society has >offices in New York, Japan, Munich, and San Francisco, as well as the >beautiful World Peace Sanctuary in Wassaic, New York, home of the Annual >World Peace Festival. Volunteer peace representatives in many countries >organize activities such as Peace Pole plantings and World Peace Prayer >Ceremonies. >http://www.worldpeace.org/ > >Congressman Dennis Kucinich's proposed Department of Peace >On July 11, 2001 Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH-10) introduced >legislation to create a cabinet level agency dedicated to peacemaking and >the study of conditions that are conducive to peace. Congressman Kucinich >said, "At the dawn of a new millennium, there is no better time to review >age-old challenges with new thinking that peace is not only the absence of >violence, but the presence of a higher evolution of human awareness with >respect, trust and integrity toward humankind. Our founding fathers >recognized that peace was one of the highest duties of the newly organized >free and independent states. But too often, we have overlooked the >long-term solution of peace for instant gratification of war. This >continued downward spiral of violence must stop to ensure that future >generations will live in peace and harmony." >http://www.house.gov/kucinich/action/peace.htm > >www.eomega.org <http://www.eomega.org> 800-944-1001 >Click here ><http://www.eomega.org/omega/mail/?action=modify&command=unsubscribe&[EMAIL PROTECTED]&id=172493> > >to unsubscribe from our mailing list > > > >------ End of Forwarded Message ________________________________________________________________________ TO UNSUBSCRIBE: send a plain text/US ASCII email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with unsubscribe witango-talk in the message body
