Let us turn to the wisdom of our hearts and the intelligence of compassion. Let us meet with each other in neighborhoods, places of prayer, public and private forums, councils, schools, parks, homes, across the Internet, across the miles, across national boundaries. Avoiding blame and without accusing each other, refusing to make enemies, let us take all the time we need to enter into prayerful discussion with each other. Let us, the people of this country, with the people of this planet, discover how, in these unprecedented circumstances, we will find the ways to address these critical issues so that our children will live and foster other generations.

I urge everyone who receives this plea to do everything that she or he can do to influence the government to restrain its actions for as long as may be necessary to come to reasoned understanding. As we move toward restraint, let us all enter into long, deep, contemplative consideration of the current dilemmas that confront us. It is certain that we all want the same thing: that the world survive, that our children will live, that the lives of ourloved ones will not end in a nuclear holocaust.

There is wisdom everywhere. This is not a partisan issue. It is time to meet with each other calmly and generously. Not to find blame and not to accuse and not to make enemies, but rather to relieve each other?s fear and to find faith in each other?s wisdom and thoughtfulness. To discover in dialogue and among each other how to be, how to act, what to do.

We have the wisdom among us. We have the heart among us. We have the intelligence among us. If we look to each other, as we must now, for understanding, something beautiful will come of it that will save all our lives.??

Peace and Blessings,