This Statement is issued at the conclusion of the United Nations’ International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World and the World Council of Churches’ Decade to Overcome Violence. Key goals have been the promotion of fundamental human rights, addressing wide varieties of violence – direct and structural – in homes, communities and in the international arenas, and learning from local and regional ways of overcoming violence.
In the Statement examples are given of men and women who are making their contribution to peace as individuals, in their communities, and in response to issues of national and global importance. There are countless others who work tirelessly, and often without recognition, to bring peace where discord or violence would otherwise prevail. As we celebrate Social Justice Sunday, let us remember that every effort we take to overcome violence is a response to Christ’s call to go into the world and bring a peace that the world alone cannot give.
http://www.socialjustice.catholic.org.au/
Ten Steps towards being a Peacemaker:-
- Acknowledge the dignity of every human being
- Engage with others non-violently
- Forgive
- Reject violence
- Support and celebrate cultural diversity
- Provide a meeting place
- Give help and seek support
- Cultivate an attitude of gratitude
- Attend to prayer and your spiritual development
- Reflect on your day as a peacemaker
