Peacemakers

I just got back from a presentation by a wonderful woman Rajalakshmi Ratan (not sure about that spelling) who had just come back from trying to spread peace between the Jews and Palestinians in Gaza.

Her hope in going was to engage them in their similarities. That the same spirit of God dwells within both Jew and Muslim. Their quarrels, skirmishes, fights and wars that have been going on for centuries have hindered their spiritual growth. She tries to get them to reconnect with their spirit inside; reinforcing the path of loving one another, growing in their respective faiths and treating their neighbor with the love of God , or Allah.

I was impressed because this 61 year old Indian woman had the determination of a bulldog, the humor of Bill Cosby, the peace of Ghandi, and the street smarts of an inner-city youth.

I was enthralled by her stories, especially those in which God used humor in her own life to teach her the lessons she needed to learn.

I can only say that if there were more peacemakers in the world it would be a very different place.