To conclude your scripture reflection, read together the following resolutions adapted from the Pax Christi Vow of Nonviolence. If you can, commit to one resolution for this week.
I will strive for peace within myself.
I will seek to be a peacemaker in my daily life.
I will accept suffering rather than afflict it.
I will refuse to retaliate in the face of provocation and violence.
I will persevere in nonviolence of tongue and heart.
I will live simply, so I do not deprive others of the means to live.
I will actively work to abolish war and the causes of war from my own heart and from the face of the earth.
Turn turns sharing any commitments group members wish to make.
LEADER: Compassionate God, we trust your sustaining love. You give us the desire to make these promises.
ALL: In your goodness and mercy give us also the grace to act on them. Amen.