About month ago, D volunteered to be part of the International Day of Peace celebration here in Carmel. He handed out white roses before the service. Here he is with Father Rob, the rector from St. Dunstan's in Carmel Valley.
As an interfaith celebration, there was everything from a haunting kaddish to a Celtic litany and a Gaelic blessing. Father Rob shared thoughts on Dietrick Bonhoeffer's 1934 sermon "The Church and the People of the World"; there was also guided meditation by one of the monks from the Tassajara Zen Mountain Center.
The afternoon was both calming and invigorating. What a lovely, all-encompassing afternoon.
I was inspired to create jewelry this month that represents peace around the world. I selected stones to represent heaven and earth with the brown from Brown Opal, blue from Turquoise and Apatite, and both blue and brown in Amazonite. Each piece also includes a sterling silver dove and hangs from sterling silver earwires.
Peace I leave you. My peace I give you.
Not as the world gives, I give to you.
Peace I give to you.
Let not your heart be troubled and fear not.
In this world you shall have tribulations.
Take heart! I have overcome the world!
Peace I leave you. My peace I give you.
Not as the world gives, I give to you.
Peace I give to you,
Peace, my peace, my peace I give to you.
