The Peacemaker's Path: Multifaith Reflections to Deepen Your Spirituality

Table of Contents:
Dedication Introduction Theme One: Walking the Enlightened Path Day One: Awakening Day Two: Universal Mind Day Three: Respecting Others' Beliefs Day Four: Connecting to Creation Day Five: Faith/Trust Day Six: Wonder Day Seven: Review and Reflection Theme Two: The Power of Prayer Day Eight: The Purpose of Prayer Day Nine: Centering Day Ten: Mindfulness Day Eleven: Gratitude Day Twelve: Connecting to Others Day Thirteen: Patience Day Fourteen: Review and Reflection Theme Three: Loving Yourself Day Fifteen: Created in the Image of God Day Sixteen: Other's Expectations or True to Yourself Day Seventeen: Acceptance or Perfectionism Day Eighteen: Forgiveness or Punishment Day Nineteen: Trust or Worry Day Twenty: Courage or Resistance Day Twenty-One: Review and Reflection Theme Four: Loving Others Day Twenty-Two: Listening Day Twenty-Three: Empathy Day Twenty-Four: Compassion Day Twenty-Five: Generosity Day Twenty-Six: Encouragement Day Twenty-Seven: Forgiveness Day Twenty-Eight: Review and Reflection Theme Five: Actions and Impact Day Twenty-Nine: Desire Day Thirty: Intentionality Day Thirty-One: Interdependence Day Thirty-Two: Character Day Thirty-Three: Perseverance Day Thirty-Four: The Harvest Day Thirty-Five: Review and Reflection Theme Six: Quest for Peace Day Thirty-Six: Peace Within Day Thirty-Seven: Be an Advocate Day Thirty-Eight: Act Justly Day Thirty-Nine: Offer Mercy Day Forty: Initiate Reconciliation Review and Reflection Epilouge Acknowledgments

About the Author :
Jerry Zehr is an ordained minister and has been a leader in interfaith ministries for over thirty years. He has helped create four interfaith organizations, including the Carmel Interfaith Alliance and the Indiana Multifaith Network. Jerry and his wife, Diane, have been married for over thirty-five years. They have two daughters and two grandchildren, and live in Carmel, Indiana.

Review :
"In Pastor Zehr's gorgeous engagement with the fundamental elements of the world's faith traditions we learn how close we all are in our efforts to honor and love God and each other. We owe a debt to Pastor Zehr for providing this road map to spiritual intimacy among the varied religions of our world." --Rabbi Steve Gutow, Visiting Scholar at NYU's Robert F. Wagner Graduate School of Public Service and co-director of the Religious Leadership and Civic Engagement Project "I thank God for the way Jerry Zehr has brought together spiritually inspiring quotations from ten different religious traditions along with many superb illustrations of spiritual truths. If you want to grow deeper spiritually and wider in compassion for all people, I encourage you to ponder the meditations in this book." --Dr. Kent Millard, president of United Theological Seminary, Dayton, Ohio "In this illuminating and spiritually rich book, we are inspired to examine how our shared and common values can transcend differences, divides, and stereotyped thresholds; and together contribute to our collective peace and goodwill as enlightened beings and blessed peacemakers." --Kanwal Prakash "KP" Singh, artist, author, interfaith leader, public speaker "Few books offer such a rich and easily understood examination of the complexity of some of the basic components of the world's major religions and spiritual belief systems. This book accomplishes this, and also provides an informed and practical set of tools to promote peace and a deepened understanding, respect, and common ground between individuals with assumed diverse faiths." --Lawrence H. Gerstein, PhD, George & Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Psychology-Counseling and Director, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Ball State University "Jerry Zehr has produced a book that can promote better understanding of various religions and, thus, contribute to peacemaking in our fractured era. Readers may be surprised at the areas of commonality and have their appreciation for other faiths expanded." --Rev. Dr. Michael Kinnamon, author of The Witness of Religion in an Age of Fear and Unity as Prophetic Witness "The spirit of Jerry Zehr shines throughout this book. Thoughtful, insightful, and immediately and immensely helpful. You'll revisit this book time and again." --Phil Gulley, author of If the Church Were Christian "At a time when our divisions seem to tear us apart, this book offers the secret to the unity and peace we need." --Rob Fuquay, senior pastor, St. Luke's United Methodist Church and author of The God We Can Know; Which Way, Lord?: Exploring Your Life's Purpose in the Journeys of Paul; A New Reformation; and The Passion Play: Living the Story of Christ's Last Days "Illuminating and enlightening, The Peacemaker's Path is an outstanding gem. A beacon of hope where pluralism and religious diversity are sometimes seen as a threat to any singular claim of divine truth. The book is a wonderful introduction to the world's religions with a very pragmatic and accessible format." --Charlie Wiles, executive director, Center for Interfaith Cooperation "Jerry Zehr has brought together immensely powerful insights from the world's great religions that demonstrate that, while we differ in some important religious practices and particulars of theology, we are all children of the Divine, called to live in love and community with each other. I commend this book to every Christian who wishes to live in the way and spirit of Christ." --The Rev. Dr. Dick Hamm, former General Minister and President of the Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in the US and Canada