Bringing Peace & Harmony to our Families

Do you remember that song “let there be peace on earth”?

“Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me,… with God as our Father, family all are we, let us walk with each other, in perfect harmony, let peace begin with me, let this be the moment now, with every step I take, let this be my solemn vow. To take each moment, and live each moment,in peace eternally, let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me. “ taken from the song written by Sy Miller

Here lies an insight and secret to peace and harmony in our world today. Charity begins at home and so in order to have some degree of peace externally, we need to begin from within. There is no perfect family on this side of the universe. So how do we even begin to restore some semblance of peace to our families? Well we should first list what our symptoms are so that we can ask the divine healer to come and heal what is wounded and broken so as to restore peace once again. Here are just a few issues that may need healing:

Family rivalries

Sibling rivalries

Spousal infidelities

Lack of respect for each other

Foul language, yelling and screaming

Lack of communication

Lack of shared vision

Financial problems

Lack of boundaries among family members

Drugs

This is not an exhaustive list, you can add your own. What is important is recognizing that we all have issues, and by ourselves we cannot restore harmony to ourselves and home. When harmony is found in our homes, then our societies will also have and live in harmony.

What is at the root of factions in our homes is that we want our way, we have stopped considering the needs of the other person, my brother, my sister, mother, father, my neighbor. If the Lord does not build the house, in vain do its builders labor. A house divided against itself cannot stand.

Prayer restores peace and harmony. The family that prays together, stays together.

Let there be peace on earth, and let it begin with me

Amen