09 August 2010
Give the Gift of Peace
Christians are being encouraged to share a little peace with
their neighbours, in the form of a new booklet from the Methodist
Church.
Lavishly illustrated, A Gift of Peace features encouraging words
from the Bible as well as reflections on peace from a variety of
authors including Lao Tzu, Benjamin Franklin and Mother Theresa of
Calcutta.
Revd Alison Tomlin, President of the Methodist Conference, said:
"In the midst of an increasingly chaotic and unsettled world, we
all need God's peace more than ever. We hope that this booklet will
enrich the way we think and pray about peace and will help people
to make a little more space in their lives for reflection."
Churches are encouraged to share the reflections as well as using
them for personal or small group study.
A Gift of Peace is available as a PowerPoint presentation, which
is free to download from the Methodist website here: www.methodist.org.uk/powerpoint.
The booklet heralds the re-launch of the popular In Your Pocket
series under the new title A Gift of.... This completely revised
edition contains brand new images and quotations on peace, but
retains the look and feel of its predecessor.
Other planned titles in the series include A Gift of Love, A Gift
of Easter and A Gift of Christmas.