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We did not leave our Father\u2019s presence and come to Earth in order to impose such horror\u00a0on each other.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m writing only a few hundred yards from the Oslo City Hall, where, each year, the Nobel Peace Prize is handed out. \u00a0It has been given to some very good people, and to some who were utterly unworthy of it. \u00a0However, \u201cBlessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Pray for peace, justice, and freedom for all.<\/p>\n
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Posted from Oslo, Norway<\/p>\n
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