Many people say we are living in peace together. But, I just want to ask you: Are we truly living in peace with each other?

Is it true peace when we don't even say "Hello," to each other in the grocery store?

Can it truly be peace when we hold no real concern for each other's well being?

We may not have gone so far as to lift our hands against one another. But, haven't we all been guilty of lifting our hearts against one another?

Haven't we all sinned against the one God who created the heavens and the earth? Is it not true that each and everyone of us have fallen short of the glory of God? Which of us could stand before Him in our own power?

Christians, Jews, and Muslims believe there is only one God who created the heavens and the earth. We also agree that He created man. If we love the Creator, how can we not also love what He created?

The same God that created me, created you. We are all beings formed by God for His purpose. Each of us were fearfully and wonderfully made by the same Creator.

There is a world full of people out there who don't even believe God exists! We believe that there is one God who created the heavens and the earth. We ought to be loving each other, not judging each other.

We may want others to convert to our own religious beliefs but the reality is that not everyone will. Should we walk around hating those who don't follow our beliefs or should we walk around showing compassion, love, and mercy to the human beings that were created by the same One who created us?

Truly, let us acknowledge that each one of us have been given the right to choose which way we will go.

So, I say to you: You have your religion and I'll have mine. Let me try to love you, my neighbor, just as I love myself. And, may we treat the stranger who dwells among us as though he were "born" among us, for have not those who went before us been strangers in a strange land also?

Let those who tremble before the one true God, that created the heavens and the earth and all it's fullness, be the first to extend their hands and heart to their neighbor in peace, mercy, and compassion - knowing that one day each of us will give an account for how we have treated the very creation of the fearful and awesome God.

- Heather Moreland