Blessed are
the peacemakers

Light a candle and pray for world peace

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Peace in the world begins at home.
Speak with care. Listen. Forgive one another.

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Christianity · Matthew 5:9

They shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.

Judaism · Isaiah 2:4

And if they incline to peace, then incline thou also to it, and trust in Allah.

Islam · Qur’an 8:61

Hatred is never appeased by hatred in this world. By non-hatred alone is hatred appeased.

Buddhism · Dhammapada 5

The world is one family.

Hinduism · Maha Upanishad

We will be peacemakers
in our homes and in the world.