{"id":334,"date":"2009-09-21T08:08:45","date_gmt":"2009-09-21T08:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/09\/a-moment-of-peace.html"},"modified":"2009-09-21T08:08:45","modified_gmt":"2009-09-21T08:08:45","slug":"a-moment-of-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2009\/09\/a-moment-of-peace.html","title":{"rendered":"A Moment of Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a United Nations initiative for peace: on Monday September 21, a suggested moment at noon (EST) they&#8217;re calling &#8220;A Million Minutes for Peace.&#8221;&nbsp; The idea is for as many people around the world to gather together for silence or prayer.&nbsp; If you missed it, go ahead and try a minute of peace, anyway.<\/p>\n<p>Also, there&#8217;s an online pledge to sign, if you like, promising to participate in this moment of peace.&nbsp; It&#8217;s at <a href=\"http:\/\/live.faithstreams.com\/site\/prayer_pledges\/register\">http:\/\/live.faithstreams.com\/site\/prayer_pledges\/register<\/a>.&nbsp; They are hoping to get one-million people to pledge and be peaceful.<\/p>\n<p>I love this!&nbsp; I am a believer, and I practice peace every day.&nbsp; I usually have 10 minutes or more, sometimes a hour, of peaceful prayers and meditation every day.&nbsp; I find it makes me feel better, and connected with God.<\/p>\n<p>Want to find out more about the U.N. &#8220;Million Minutes for Peace?&#8221;&nbsp; Here&#8217;s another Beliefnet blog about it, in Fresh Living, from Valerie Reiss and Holly Lebowitz Rossi, <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/09\/sign-on-for-a-minute-of-peace.html\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There&#8217;s a United Nations initiative for peace: on Monday September 21, a suggested moment at noon (EST) they&#8217;re calling &#8220;A Million Minutes for Peace.&#8221;&nbsp; The idea is for as many people around the world to gather together for silence or prayer.&nbsp; If you missed it, go ahead and try a minute of peace, anyway. 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