Worthy of Peace

You are entitled to fight
But
You are Worthy of Peace.

Imagine how strong you are. Imagine your ability to win a fight. You are smart; you have a handle on the language. No one can out talk you, out wit you. No one can put you to the floor; you can dominate the room, the home, the neighborhood, the community, the city, the state, the nation. You can dominate the world. What now do you do with all of this ability? Do you leave everyone frightened or do you leave them empowered? With all of your strength, will you use it to weaken or to empower? If you believe you are entitled to fight, your option will be to use your ability as a force to be reckoned with. If you engage your truth - which is, ‘you are worthy of peace’ - you will see your ability as the power to make things good, wholesome, and honest and ultimately peaceful.

“…one nation under God with liberty and justice for all…”

I get it, you were offended and you may think the only way out is to present a ready defense. You desire vengeance and you are entitled to do ‘just this’. However, within you, there is everything you need to do ‘justice’. You are due justice and you should do just this. To do justice is to make things equitable and not just for yourself but to use the complete bounty of your power to cultivate equity in every dimension of your sphere of influence. It is to make things equitable so that all injustice is removed and unable to sponsor itself anywhere. Martin Luther King Jr. stated in his letter from the Birmingham Jail, “an injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere.” So do this. Do Just This. Do Justice for ALL, who are due Justice.



“Pursue peace with all men.”
Ancient Hebrew Proverb

And remember…

Where there is peace, no war can exist.
Where there is war, peace is never trusted.