Knowing God's Will (3rd edition)

SYNOPSIS: Peace-full Actions are personal and bring a sense of inner
calm while they are being performed … They are individually performed,
ultimately soothing to the Self, and always accepting of others.
DETERMINING FACTOR: During decision-making, ask your Self --
“Does this particular option cause strife or does it inspire Peace? Does it require
external assistance to be effective or can it be actualized directly by myself?”
ADDITIONAL SCRIPTURE:
“There was a great wind … but the Lord was not in the wind; and after
the wind was an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake; and after
the earthquake a fire, but the Lord was not in the fire; and after the fire the
sound of sheer silence. When Elijah heard [that silence], he went out and
stood at the entrance to the cave. Then there came a Voice to him …”
~ 1 Kings 19:11-13
“I desire Mercy, not sacrifice.” ~ God (Matthew 9:13)
“If a brother sins against me, how often should I forgive -- as many as
seven times? Jesus said to him: [Forgive him] not seven merely times, but
seventy times seven times.” ~ Matthew 18:21-22
“[God] is Kind to both the ungrateful and the sinful. Be merciful, just as
your Father is merciful. Do not judge and you will not be judged; do not
condemn and you will not be condemned. Forgive and you will be Forgiven
…” ~ Jesus Christ (Luke 6:36-37)
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