Love and Peace is the ultimate goal of humanity.
Since ancient times, Chinese is a race that seek love and peace. At least four emperors in Chinese history have “Peace” as the reign principle. Chinese phrases like "National peace and prosperity", “Unity of all Human" and “The pursuit of harmony between Heaven and Human" are different ways to express "Peace”.
The Book of Changes, “The sages influence the minds of men, and the result is harmony and peace under all the sky."
Discourse of Zhou, “Man that has the voice of peace shall have capacity for good fortune.”
The Analects, “Harmony is the essential part of ritual.”
We also acknowledge there are many religious references to Peace.
The original meaning of “Islam” is “Peace”.
In the Bible, Jesus is known as "Prince of Peace". "Peace I leave with you; My peace I give you” - John 14:27. There are at least 65 references to Peace in the Bible.
In many religious beliefs, Peace is described as the as harmony between Man and God, harmony between Man and Earth, harmony between Man and Man, and harmony within Man ourself.
Amare Foundation is a non-profit organization that welcome anyone, regardless of religion belief, irrespective of political alignment, nationality and culture background, to come together to pray for World Peace and to bring universal love.
"Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall be called sons of God" - Matthew 5:9
We would like to come together as "Brothers" in the name of Peace. We invite our fellow Christian, Buddhists, Muslim, Taoists, Confucianists, people of different beliefs and philosophies to come together to share and experience Peace and Love.
Amare is the Latin word for “Love”. Peace ultimately is achieve through love. Our group is a Fellowship of Love, praying for peace, in our actions and our beliefs, to bring love to our neighbour.
Although humanity has a history of violence, and there are dark and evil times, we continue to hold the belief of Peace. We believe Peace is beyond any civilization, races and national conflicts. In fact, these histories are reminders that we need to review our culture, our moral principles, and review how we as a society handle such conflicts. Let's all pray together, and work together towards Peace.
珍爱和平,是人类共同的希望。
中华民族自古就是一个珍爱和平的民族,历代以“和平”为名的皇帝年号有四个以上。对国泰民安、人类大同、天人合一的追求,就是对“和平”的执着和诠释。
《易经》说,“圣人感人心而天下和平。”
《国语·周语下》:“夫有和平之声,则有蕃殖之财。”
《论语·学而》:“礼之用,和为贵。”
同时,我们也注意到在宗教领域对和平的诠释。
伊斯兰的原意,就是“和平”。
耶稣被《圣经》称为“和平的君”,他说:“我留下平安给你们。”仅在《圣经》新约部分就提到和平一词65次以上。
不同的宗教信仰,把和平放大到了人与上帝的和平,人与世界的和平,人与人甚至是人与自己的和平。
珍爱和平基金会是针对任何人,超越宗派、超越政治立场和不同的国家文化背景,以诉求世界和平、传递人类大爱为主旨的非盈利组织。
"使人和睦的人有福了,因为他们必称为神的儿子" - 马太福音 5:9
我们更愿意成为一个因和平而聚集的“光之兄弟”。我们愿意邀请身边的基督教徒,佛教徒、伊斯兰教徒、道教、儒家等不同信仰、哲学背景的人群一同分享、领受和平之爱。
Amare,在拉丁文中是永恒之爱的意思。和平的终极价值,以及达成和平的手段就是爱。我们的团契是爱的团契,祈祷和平的团契,用生命和信仰祝福身边人的团契。
虽然,人类经历各种爆炸、伤害、黑暗的事件,但是我们仍然持有和平的信念。我们的和平,不会被文明断裂、宗教战争、民族冲突、国家对峙的黑暗所吞没。相反,这些强烈的警讯更让我们重新审视文化与道德价值,重新审视社会对解决这个时代各种冲突的办法手段,更让我们一起起来祷告并为和平奔走相告。