The Spirit of
Assisi
25th anniversary
26 October 1986
– 26 October 2011
PEACE
There is no path to peace,
peace is the path.
Mahatma Gandhi
Our journey towards peace
begins today and every day.
Every sstep is a prayer, every
step is a meditation,
every step will build a bridge
Once again we are journeying.
Moha Ghosananada
Whoever is my friend today,
may he be at peace;
whoever is my enemy, may peace
also be in him.
Veda
The wise one who seeks the
good and has achieved peace,
...loves every living creature.
Suttanipata
And if (your
enemies) incline to peace,
then incline
to it [also] and rely upon Allah.
Q’uran, Sura 8, 61
O great Spirit, I raise my
pipe, a sign of peace, towards you, towards your messengers and towards Mother
Earth
From the 1986 Assisi
prayer of the Native Americans
Almighty God, You are the
cornerstone of Peace.
You spirits and ancestors,
grant us peace.
From the 1986
Assisi prayer of the African tradition
God of goodness, unite all
beings: establish supreme peace.
Bahaullàh of the
Baha’i Faith
DIALOGUE
Be
united; speak in harmony
So
that our minds may learn in a like manner
May
the conclusions of our gathering be accepted by all,
the
solution to our problems be held in common,
our
deliberations be adopted unanimously
May
our sentiments be in line with those of the other beings
May
our hearts be united, our intentions be shared in common
Hindu prayer
taken from the Upanishads
O mankind, indeed We have created you from male and
female and made you peoples and tribes that you may know one another.
Q’uran, Sura
XLIX, v 13
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