Finding Common Ground: Peace

Is there a path to world peace? Is it possible?

It’s a rough wakeup call each morning when we are met with headlines of ongoing conflict and chaos everywhere. With my first coffee, I’m still looking for more uplifting stories somewhere beneath the rubble. If I persist, I can always find heartwarming stories of ordinary people risking their lives to help others, stories of people sharing their scant food supplies with people they don’t know. This reminds me that not all stories are reported equally. There is still good in our world.

How much longer must this conflict and chaos go on? Millions of people around the world are speaking out for justice and peace. This is what the people want. But how do we find peace? Where do we even start? Is world peace even possible?

Someone reminded me that all the major world religions have taught humanity to expect an age of peace. So, maybe there’s something to this. Let’s come together and look at the path to peace. What might happen if we dare to imagine that peace is possible? If we made justice a priority? If we look at strangers as friends we haven’t met yet? If we move beyond “us” vs. “them” and start to see “Family”?

“The well-being of mankind, its peace and security, are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.” ~ Baha’i Writings

Please join for a thoughtful dialogue on achieving world peace. Let’s explore what we can do now to move us all forward.

Finding Common Ground - Coffee and Conversations

July 19, Saturday 4:00 to 6:00 pm

IKE Box Cafe

299 Cottage Street, Salem, OR

We’ll be in the Community Room on the ground floor, near the Chemeketa Street entrance.