World Healing Day: December 31, 2022

Nelson Mandela: “Peace is not just the absence of conflict; peace is the creation of an environment where all can flourish regardless of race, color, creed, religion, gender, class, caste or any other social markers of difference.”

Deep within their beings, John Randolph Price and his wife, Jan, understood true Peace. They envisioned millions of people around the planet joining together in a “global mind-link” to heal the world and reveal peace, so they launched the World Healing Day, December 31, 1986. Their concept was clear – a moment in time in which the consciousness of millions would be linked in a single focus:  A worldwide, congruent embodiment of healing and harmonizing Planet Earth.  The power of such clarity in any moment is unstoppable.  Recognizing the challenge of sustainability, they established it as an annual event strategically placed right before the start of each year.  This year is the 37^th annual gathering.  It has grown consistently.  Most people, once they have participated, feel the call to do it again and again.

The Heart of Peace Initiative of Centers for Spiritual Living Global Services took up the challenge to engage a mind-link, as the Prices had envisioned, to transmute moments of Peace into continuities.  The Initiative’s vision sees millions of people diving into the consciousness of peace, healing, and harmony at random times as well as specific events, spontaneously reconnecting with the mind-link.  The Prices believed, and we agree, that the sense of connection is a powerful factor in peace building. 

There is a traditional African concept of humaneness, for caring, sharing and being in harmony with all of creation.  In In Zulu or Xhosa, the term is “ubuntu.”  A friend told me, “The concept is easy: I am because we are.”  Peace arises when we connect with and care for one another.  Whether we call it Amani (Swahili) or Ukuthula (Zulu) or Peace, we are intuitively drawn to it. 

Alas, we humans tend to get distracted by the swirl of worldly circumstances.  Often distractions trigger attitudes that are the antithesis of harmony.  Yet, that innate desire within to connect stirs ever growing numbers of hearts to heal and allow peace to prevail. The undulating, rippling effect of this desire is contagious and lifts the consciousness within everyone, everywhere whether they are conscious of what is happening or not. 

When we look around, the world – even our individual thoughts – seem rife with examples of discord, violence, and disasters.  It can be overwhelming.  The voice of doubt may raise its head, questioning, “What difference can I possibly make.”  The answer is, “You make a world of difference!  Every act of love, of kindness, of compassion ripples out touching and transforming others who consciously or otherwise do the same.”  Just imagine the result if each one of us raised these simple acts to the level of commitment and took responsibility for the influence we have on others. 

One of the things you can do is participate in the annual World Healing Meditation that commences precisely at 12:00 AM GMT (7:00 AM Eastern) on December 31^st.  You can do this individually, or in-person groups or join the Heart of Peace Initiative which provides an hour of inspiration including affirmations, meditation and readings focused on the realization of global peace, healing all aspects of the world, revealing peace at:  facebook.com/events/716551799681145

This blog post is the expressed opinion of its writer and does not necessarily reflect the views of Tysons Interfaith or its members.