- Power of Love
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power, the world will know peace.”
Jimi Hendrix (Johnny Allen Hendrix) (27 Nov. 1942 – 18 Sept. 1970)
American guitarist, singer, songwriter. Not verified he really said this.
Regarded as one of the most influential electric
guitarists in the history of popular music.
“We look forward to the time when the Power of Love will replace the Love of Power. Then will our world know the blessings of peace.”
- William Ewart Gladstone (29 December 1809 – 19 May 1898)
British Liberal politician, Prime Minister. Attributed to him in
“The National Elementary Principal” Vol 28, Page 34 (1948).
“My books, they all have only one message: the heart's Power of Love must replace the mind's Love of Power. If I have the Power of Love, then I shall claim the whole World as my own.
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World Peace can be achieved when the Power of Love replaces the Love of Power.”
- Sri Chinmoy (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007)
spiritual teacher, poet, humanitarian,
musician and athlete. From his book
“My Heart Shall Give A Oneness-Feast” (1993).
“When the power of love replaces the love of power, man will have a new name: God.”
- Sri Chinmoy (27 August 1931 – 11 October 2007) -
spiritual teacher, poet, humanitarian,
musician and athlete. From his book
“My Heart Shall Give A Oneness-Feast” (1993).
“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
- James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987)
American novelist, short story writer, playwright,
essayist, and social critic.
- Draw the Circle Wide
Draw the circle wide, draw it wider still.
Let this be our song: no one stands alone.
Standing side by side, draw the circle wide.
God the still point of the circle.
Round you all creation turns.
Nothing lost but held forever. In God’s gracious arms.
Let our hearts touch far horizons. So encompass great and small.
Let our loving know no borders. Faithful to God’s call.
In your sadness and your grief,
And when pain seems as if there’s no relief.
We will hold you — until the storms subside.
Draw the circle wide.
- adapted from Mark Miller and Gordon Light’s
“Draw the Circle Wide”
- MLK on Power and Love
“Power without love is reckless and abusive, and love without power is sentimental and anemic. Power at its best is love implementing the demands of justice, and justice at its best is power correcting everything that stands against love.”
- Martin Luther King - from his 1967 book
“Where Do We Go from Here: Chaos or Community?”
- “I am the Light of the World”
Chorus:
“I am the light of the world.
You people come and follow me!
If you follow and love, you’ll learn the mystery,
Of what you were meant to do and be.
“When the song of the angels is stilled,
When the star in the sky is gone.
When the sages and the shepherds have found their way home,
The work of Christmas is begun!
“To find the lost and lonely one,
To heal the broken soul with love,
To feed the hungry children with warmth and good food,
To feel the earth below, the sky above.
“To free the prisoner from all chains,
To make the powerful care,
To rebuild the nations with strength and goodwill,
To see all God’s children everywhere.
“To bring hope to every task you do, to dance at a baby’s new birth,
To make music in an old person’s heart, and sing to the colors of the earth!
“To bring hope to every task you do,
To dance at a baby's new birth,
To make music in an old man's heart,
And sing to the colors of the earth!”
