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BY HALLIE WOODS - The Coloradoan - December 26, 2007
"We start out with the idea about imagining and dreaming about world
peace, then we focus on thoughts and planning, then we go into words,
then into actions," Gardner said. "The action part is the legislation
in creating the U.S. Department of Peace."
Taking a moment for prayer and peace
BY HALLIE WOODS - The Coloradoan
December 26, 2007
When a group of minds comes together in thought, the combination of brain power has the ability to make changes.
That's the idea behind a worldwide event that has been held every New Year's Eve for 26 years called "The International Hour for Peace," said Victoria Gardner, who coordinates the event locally.
"Physicists have studied this phenomenon of group prayer and how it creates energy," Gardner said.
Fort Collins residents will join millions of others at 4:45 a.m. Mountain Time on Dec. 31 to think and pray for peace.
Gardner said the event attempts to bring minds together to focus on moving in a positive direction.
"When you focus on what you don't want, you get more of what you don't want," Gardner said. "We are focusing on the positive, on the peace."
The first International Hour of Peace was launched in 1986 by John Randolph Price and the Quartus Foundation. Fort Collins has been participating in the event since its birth.
This year, the program will focus on the push to create the U.S. Department of Peace. Fort Collins Democratic state Reps. Randy Fischer and John Kefalas will speak about the legislative aspect.
"We start out with the idea about imagining and dreaming about world peace, then we focus on thoughts and planning, then we go into words, then into actions," Gardner said. "The action part is the legislation in creating the U.S. Department of Peace."
International Hour for Peace is a multifaith event, bringing together people of all faiths or non-faiths, Gardner said.
People who can't make the early morning event can participate at home with family, neighbors and friends through thoughts.
"It only takes two or more," Gardner said.
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