Even the best, heroic persons in the Bible made many and some horrifying mistakes by failing to follow the Father's principles of patience, love, forgiveness, making peace, overcoming doubts and all the odds (try checking God's word before and after conflicts).
Dr. King showed how quiet strength can overcome violence, how courage can overcome fear, how peace can overcome the most awful hate.
A peace that overcomes the conflicts of the past in order to give our children a brighter and more boundless future.
Francis warmed up a bit during a picture-taking and gift exchange session after their private talks, speaking to Putin within earshot of reporters of the need for a "peace that overcomes all wars" and "solidarity among peoples".
Everywhere his message to the Irish was the same: though terror will surely return, the will to peace will overcome those who seek to destroy it.
But it often happens that even the deepest commitment to peace cannot overcome all obstacles without the strong and active encouragement of an outside party, an honest broker, a peacemaker, who shares their passion for peace and can help both sides clarify their positions, understand their options, and overcome their doubts.
But, there was no one, no way to say STOP! NO! And, we shouldn't forget that, in the aftermath of 'Woodstock', there was a general euphoria -- more than a feeling -- the sure knowledge that we, the rock & roll, be-in, wear a flower in your hair community had triumphed and could, in anarchy, find peace, and overcome with love any who had an interest in violence.
Only a negotiated peace settlement can overcome the Isil threat.
"If there is a will for peace, it will overcome all other ideas".
As a result, Nepal is grasping for a lasting peace, trying to overcome the legacy of a war that has left it more militarized than ever.
I sat for a few hours, basking in that same sense of peace that had overcome me while sitting inside the Sacristy of the monastery.
