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… Have you ever wished there was more peace in your life, in your relationships with friends … looks like. Or how you can get there? MCC’s Peace is more than a wish project can help you navigate these questions and …
Colombia
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… space, and therefore informal community life, became much more difficult to generate. By going back to a place where … with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard … begin with our strengths and what we already have, rather than starting with deficiency. We can let those things that …
Colombia, Canada
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… happened toward what the community most deeply desired: peace. And not simply an absence of violence, but a life of … they gave themselves, emerging from their faith, rather than something they were offering to those who had harmed … choice made freely, can be an opening for agency. And for more than just agency, for love. Because we love ourselves, …
Lao People's Democratic Republic (Laos), Canada
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… if we thought about conflict in a different way? Rather than a space of fear, can we see conflict as a way to … that being a peacemaker started with developing inner peace by being grounded in spiritual practices. That’s … communities. The feature for this month is Laos! Learn more about Khamsa Homsombath and his community in Laos. … … …
Canada, Colombia
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… As pandemic restrictions lift and life settles into more of a normal rhythm, the hurts and hardship of unresolved … things could be different? What would it mean to practice peace, today? How do we follow Jesus in times of conflict, … … 88 … 195 … 27 … Peace & Justice Office … Peace is more than a wish … Peace is more than a wish through grace … story …
Cambodia, Canada
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… The shelves in the meeting room of Women Peace Makers (WPM) are full of colourfully painted cracked … actions. It isn't up to individuals alone. But peace is more than a wish, it is action. And it can be fun! When WPM hosts …
Canada
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… joins with other women who have sat together to sew for more than 30 years. I recently travelled around Manitoba to talk … respond in kind. What does this have to do with building peace? “Yes and” is a powerful practice for our peacebuilding …
Colombia
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… for war. And the FARC ceased to be an armed group. While peace continues to elude Colombia, with smaller armed groups … Colombia could be addressed in a way that involved a lot more dialogue and a lot less death. One of the roots of … where the current armed conflict began. Weapons, rather than words, seemed to be the only way to bring about the …
Canada
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… as holding to empty traditions and rituals, rather than true faith. Catholics often view Evangelicals as … saw an invitation to see something different. The more I talk to peacebuilders, the more I hear that … drawn back to this story these days as I think about peace in my personal life and more broadly here in Canada as …
Colombia
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… of the world, and therefore our engagement, is deeper and more profound. That is something to celebrate and embrace! … fully? Let me know! This blog originally appeared on the Peace is More Than a Wish page. … Questions for reflection: What role do …
Palestine and Israel, Colombia
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… felt very fitting, because it was in Colombia during the peace negotiations between the Colombian government and the … try a new way of solving conflict by using words, rather than weapons; people extending forgiveness and choosing to … disarm our responses to one another and look for something more. It’s a call to look for the butterflies, where we find …