About 

"What is Peace?" is from movement 3 of "Tuvayhun - Beatitudes for a Wounded World where it follows Matt 5:9 from the beatitudes, "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God."

Video

View score

Words

Peace is not a silent state

That comes upon us from within—

Serene, detached, oblivious.

Peace is not a force like rain

That comes, unbidden, from above—

Gentle, enfolding, natural.

Peace is fire! Yes, peace is fire!

And peace is passion!

Peace requires a strength of will,

A certain courage, a heart of iron,

A force abiding to fulfill.

Peace is not a foregone fate;

For peace, like war, must be waged—

Mindfully, deliberately,

With arms ever ready,

And eyes wide open.

​

by Charles Anthony Silvestri