
Which one is you right now?
Touch the one.
NOW - where do you want to move to - be - become?
STOP
I ended my first book with this quote from the Bible::
'Seek the
SHALOM
of the city
where I have sent you
because in it's
SHALOM
you will find your own
SHALOM.'
And this is what SHALOM
is all about::
S h a l o m.
Hebrew word usually rendered 'peace' in English versions of the Bible.
a For the individual - a totally intergrated life of health of body,
heart and mind, attuned to nature, open to others, in joy with God.
b Between persons - sharing, mutuality and love.
c In community or society - justice, dignity, independence and
freedom, harmony and reciprocity,
the contentment with 'enough' that all may have 'enough'.
It is the opposite to oppression, violence, and selfishness;
it means man/woman as a caring trustee of creation,
having ended exploitation, indifference and irresponsibility.
This is something of the Shalom of God
'which passes all understanding',
the total well-being he wills for man - woman and the cosmos,
the goal of his mission, the content of his reign.





Greenbelt is supporting the speaking tour by the Israeli campaigner Jeff Halper of ICAHD throughout March. Jeff is in conversation with Dr Ghada Karmi, a leading Palestinian writer and academic, to discuss how boycotts and other sanctions can allow the public to have a direct involvement in a complex situation, and achieve concrete solutions – similar to those achieved by global action against South African apartheid.
They're speaking in Exeter, Birmingham, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Bradford and London, and there are engagements in each that the public can attend. All dates are free entry. See below for dates and locations…
15 March – Exeter
6.30pm – Institute of Arabic & Islamic Studies Dept, University of Exeter – Streatham Campus
16 March – Birmingham
7.30pm – Birmingham Unite Offices, Broad Street
17 March – Glasgow
7.30pm – Boyd Orr Building, University of Glasgow
18 March – Edinburgh
7.30pm – Augustine Church, George IV Bridge, Edinburgh
19 March – Bradford
5.00pm – Bradford University
20 March – London
2.30pm – G2 Main Building, School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS)
It promises to be a fascinating and motivating set of discussions that allow a real insight into this challenging situation. We hope to have some audio and video content from Jeff and Ghada up on the Greenbelt site soon.
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