CHRISTMAS GREETINGS! Jesus said: Blessed are the Peacemakers, for they shall be called Children of the Great Beloving. ~Matthew 5 When the power of Love overcomes thelove of power, the world will know Peace. ~ Jimi Hendrix Imagine all the people living lifein Peace. You say that I’m a dreamer, butI’m not the only one. I hope someday you’ll join us and the worldwill be as one. ~ John Lennon It isn’t enough to talk about Peace. One must believe it. and it isn’t enough to believeit. One must work at it. ~ Eleanor Roosevelt True Peace is not merely the absence ofconflict but the existenceof justice. ~ MartinLuther King, Jr. Peace cannot be kept byforce. It can only be achieved by understanding. ~ AlbertEinstein Peace is the product of justice and love. ~Oscar Romero The essence of religions . . . Peace, compassion,justice, and the interconnection of all life. ~Jo Ann Emerson The only Way to bring Peace to the Earth is to learn to make our own life Peaceful. ~Gautama Budha Our goal must be not Peace in our time but Peace for alltime. ~ Harry S. Truman IN THIS TIME OF UNCERTAINTY AND UNREST, MAY PEACE PREVAIL IN OUR HEARTS. MAY PEACE PREVAIL IN OUR HOMES. MAY PEACE PREVAIL IN OUR COMMUNITIES. MAY PEACE PREVAIL IN OUR NATIONS. MAY PEACE PREVAIL ON EARTH. MAY PEACE PREVAIL WITH EARTH AND ALL THAT IS IN IT THIS CHRISTMAS SEASON AND THROUGHOUT THE NEW YEAR. Grace and Peace ~ Carleton and Ellie Stock IMAGE: Peace Poles were initiated by the Peace Pole Project in Japan after World War II topromote Peace from the personal to the globallevel. They can be found, with the words “May Peace Prevail On Earth” in multiple languages, in front of many publicand private properties. A PeacePole with eight languages will be “planted” at Kendal at Oberlin in the spring of 2026. For more information: www.peacepoleproject.org ~ Join the Movement! STOCKARD
