Peace Begins In The Home And The Heart

PEACE BEGINS IN THE HOME
AND THE HEART

by HELEN STEINER RICE



PEACE IS NOT SOMETHING YOU FIGHT FOR
WITH BOMBS AND MISSILES THAT KILL,
NOR CAN IT BE WON IN A "BATTLE OF WORDS"
MAN FASHIONS BY SCHEMING AND SKILL
FOR MEN WHO ARE GREEDY AND WARLIKE,
WHOSE AVARICE FOR POWER CANNOT CEASE,
CAN NEVER CONTRIBUTE IN HELPING
TO BRING THIS WORLD NEARER TO PEACE
FOR IN SEEKING PEACE FOR ALL PEOPLE
THERE IS ONLY ONE PLACE TO BEGIN
AND THAT IS IN EACH HOME AND HEART-
FOR THE FORTRESS OF PEACE IS WITHIN!







HEAR MY VOICE IN ACCORDANCE WITH YOUR LOVE;
PRESERVE MY LIFE, O LORD,
ACCORDING TO YOUR LAWS.



PSALM 119:149
NIV



YOU ARE A HIDING PLACE FOR ME;
YOU PRESERVE ME FROM TROUBLE;
YOU SURROUND ME WITH GLAD CRIES
OF DELIVERANCE.



PSALM 32:7
NRSV



I WILL CALL TO YOU
WHENEVER TROUBLE STRIKES,
AND YOU WILL HELP ME.



PSALM 86:7
TLB



O LORD, KEEP ME ALIVE FOR THE SAKE OF YOUR NAME.
BECAUSE YOU ARE RIGHTEOUS, LEAD ME OUT OF TROUBLE.



PSALM 143:11
GOD'S WORD



GOD IS OUR REFUGE AND STRENGTH,
A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TROUBLE.
THEREFORE WILL NOT WE FEAR, THOUGH THE
EARTH BE REMOVED, AND THOUGH THE MOUNTAINS
BE CARRIED INTO THE MIDST OF THE SEA.



PSALM 46:1-2
KJV



LORD, I AM IN GREAT TROUBLE, SO I CALL OUT TO YOU.
LORD, HEAR MY VOICE; LISTEN TO MY PRAYER FOR HELP.



PSALM 130:1-2
NCV