in concert with the Season for Nonviolence which begins today on the anniversary of Gandhi’s assassination and ends 64 days later on April 4th, the anniversary of King’s assassination,today the pilgrimage begins a season of peace in preparation to walk the Camino of St Francis…

let us invoke the beloved peace prayer of St Francis to begin this saunter – this walk on holy ground…

“….. make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love;
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is discord, union;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
Where there is sadness, joy.”

may we all begin and end each day with a prayer for peace…  when saying goodbye to people, may we say “May Peace Prevail on Earth…”  may we create space in our lives dedicated to praying for, meditating, singing, dancing, contemplating  and being peace… in this way, creating a cosmos of beauty all around…