peace – The Hopeless Devotional

The Simple

The simple frees us.

We can rest from future fears.

We can love what is.

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Hidden Peace

Not from books or songs or sights;

Not from incense, candlelight;

Not from vain, invented words;

Not by pistol, bomb, or sword;

Not from wealth or mansions tall;

No external thing at all

Can grant us lasting peace inside;

Inside’s where hidden peace abides.

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What Foundation

What gives you Life in times of strife?

Where is comfort found when trials abound

And enemies are gathered ’round?

What foundation brings consolation

And helps you stand against temptation?

Seek it. Find it. Know it. Mind it.

To your hand and forehead bind it.

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Your Way Inside

What is your Center,

Your Sacred place?

How do you enter

Such special space?

Do you write or paint or draw?

Affix your gloves and clench your jaw?

Move your feet to song and beat

Or pound the pavement on your street?

Is silence where you find the door,

Just sit and breathe and nothing more?

How do you find

Your way inside

Your peace of mind

Where Soul abides?

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Naught Else

I can be

Naught else but “Me.”

I long to see

A day when we

Can all be free,

And desperately,

And happily,

Pursue with glee

Serenity.

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The Habit

Peace cannot be found.

It cannot be bought, sold, held.

Peace is a practice.

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Mentor

Don’t forsake your Center.

Every space you enter,

Take it with you.

Keep it with you.

Let it be your Mentor.

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Wordless Moments

The wordless moments

Capture best

The essence of our living.

Silent awe,

Contented rest,

No end to Quiet’s giving.

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Sleeping Morn

In the dark, I find my peace.

My mind ignites, my stress released.

In the quiet of the sleeping morn,

I find my spirit is reborn.

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Include Us

Peace and Justice are intertwined

And if one remains undermined

The other will still elude us.

We must be sure to include us.

As we deny one another,

And as we exclude each other,

We, too, leave ourselves behind and

Have no place on which we can stand.

So if you want enjoy Peace,

And want your fears to be released,

Ensure that each has a fair share.

Let Justice be done ev’rywhere.

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