Spring Glen Church

How can we strive for peace with another if we are not in harmony and accord within our own being?

When we are like a swarm of bees, too busy, quarrelsome, distracted, when we are filled with anger, doubts, and fear, with whom can we be at peace?

Awaken! Find a flower-filled field and be still.

Observe the bees following their natural call: pollinating, all the while imbibing the sweet nectar: creation-gifts for other creatures.

Until we learn to live with harmony, hope, and loving balance within our own hearts, how can there be peace among the nations?

~ Nan Merrill

~ image: Harmony; wood engraving; Kreg Yingst