On Tuesday, August 16, in the spirit of the Olympics, more than 250 people from 17 countries around the world\u2014Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Czech Republic, Colombia, France, Mexico, New Zealand, Nigeria, Panama, Sweden, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States and Venezuela\u2014gathered in-person and online with a focus on peace. <\/p>\n
Hosted by MSIA staffers Alethea Lamb and Janeth Jaime, the Peace is Present workshop at Peace Awareness Labyrinth & Gardens was a sweet, interactive event co-sponsored by the Institute for Individual and World Peace (IIWP) and Peace Theological Seminary and College of Philosophy (PTS). <\/p>\n
Facilitators John Morton, Spiritual Director of MSIA, and Leigh Taylor-Young Morton, Global Peace Ambassador, had appropriately just returned from attending the Rio Olympics. John started by saying \u201cThrough spiritual living and higher consciousness, we can make the world a Place of Peace\u201d and shared that the purpose of this event was \u201csharing the principles of peace so we can all live in peace always and in all ways, regardless of conditions and circumstances.\u201d <\/p>\n
Participants heard excerpts about peace from MSIA\u2019s founder John-Roger, explored what peace means to them personally, discussed the deeper issues that tend to disturb their inner peace, and learned several valuable tools to come back into peace after a disturbance. All of these exercises are available as part of the recording of the workshop. <\/p>\n
Near the end of the event, Barbara Wieland and Maria-Jose Maranon performed Barbara\u2019s delightful original song, based on the \u201cnine magic words\u201d of John-Roger\u2019s Peace Prayer:<\/p>\n
Peace Prayer Song <\/p>\n
Verse
\nGod bless you (God bless you)
\nI love you (I love you)
\nPeace be still, Peace be still
\n(repeat) <\/p>\n
Chorus
\nThe mystical travelers are singing to you
\nDeep in your heart they are singing to you
\nAnd all ‘cross the world, the peacemakers hear
\nVoices repeating this message so clear <\/p>\n
Tag
\nAnd all ‘cross the world, the peacemakers hear
\nVoices repeating this message so clear <\/p>\n
(c) 2004 Barbara Wieland <\/p>\n
Barbara graciously shares an inside look at the origins of this song: \u201cDuring the Gathering of Peacemakers at the 2004 MSIA Conference, John said (as I heard it) that the Peace Prayer is a real thing in Spirit, and that when we on the Earth say this prayer, spiritual beings on the other side repeat it back to us and hold the energy for us. When he said that, I saw it. This song came out of that experience. <\/p>\n
\u201cRehearsing this time around, as Maria Jose and I sang it over and over, another seeing opened up for me. It was a deep purple expanse of sky filled above us, with star-like white lights that each seemed to have consciousness. In that sky materialized the faces of beings on the other side. They were radiant, joyful, seeing, knowing, beaming love back to us as we sang the song. And they were singing it back to us. As we rehearsed the song, I got higher and higher. It was wonderful!\u201d<\/p>\n
Join us for our next workshop at PAL&G, \u201cAn Evening of Forgiveness\u201d, on October 11 at 7:30pm. For more info, please visit the Events page at www.peacelabyrinth.org<\/a><\/p>\n VIEW THE PHOTOS<\/strong>
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