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I can’t make the world peaceful I can’t stall tanks from roaring down roads I can’t prevent children from having to hide in bunkers I can’t convince the news to stop turning war into a video game I can’t silence the sound of bombs tearing neighborhoods apart I can’t turn a guided missile into a bouquet of flowers I can’t make a warmonger have an ounce of empathy I can’t convince ambassadors to quit playing truth or dare I can’t deflect a sniper’s bullet from turning a wife into a widow I can’t stave off a country being reduced to ash and rubble I can’t do any of that the only thing I can do is love the next person I encounter without any conditions or strings to love my neighbor so fearlessly that it starts a ripple that stretches from one horizon to the next I can’t force peace on the world but I can become a force of peace in the world because sometimes all it takes is a single lit candle in the darkness to start a movement “Lord, make me a candle of comfort in this world let me burn with peace” ~ John Roedel Too beautiful not to share ♥️♥️♥️
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That was a nice. It has the great meaning fir us all. Worth sharing.
Oh God, how beautiful these words are, why do politicians not read this and do not even think about human souls, we will blow candles and pray for the peace of the world
"I can’t convince the news to stop turning war into a video game." Amen! TURN OFF THE DAMN NEWS!! That's excellent stuff there, Ms. Cavewoman. Thank you so much for introducing us to the wonderful soul known as John Roedel. To say he writes from the heart is an understatement: once upon a time, an angel visited a man who laid broken in a thousand pieces on his bathroom floor the room was so dark and the man was so tired “I’ve come undone,” he said “Yes you have,” the angel replied as she held his head in her shimmering lap “but,” she continued, “don’t be afraid because sometimes when we shatter we get to become a brand new creation" That excerpt was stolen from: https://www.amazon.com/John-Roedel/e/B07FB1DNQJ%3Fref=dbs_a_mng_rwt_scns_share https://www.johnroedel.com/
Indeed, it is a word that conveys a person with a full feeling. I hope that peace will prevail