Monday, August 31, 2009

Making Peace In The World

By Liz Thompson

James Twyman, the Peace Troubadour, is called such because of his peacemaking efforts around the world. He unites people of all faiths for the cause of peace through his bestselling books, films, and especially his music.

James music has been enjoyed at the Pentagon, the United Nations, the US Capitol, and at projects like The Cloth of Many Colors. James has also ventured into hostile territories to spread his musical peace. Millions have heard him in Iraq, Ireland, South Africa, Bosnia, and Serbia.

Of his writings, James Twymans three most popular are books Emissary of Light, Emissary of Love, and The Moses Code. He has been working on a film version of The Moses Code, which is set for release soon. His film Indigo has won awards in the past.

James Twyman is president of the Beloved Community. The Beloved Community is an interreligious organization, and it has 400 peace ministers from all over the world. James is also the founder of the Seminary of Spiritual Peacemaking.

James was raised Catholic. When he was 18, he made the decision to become a Franciscan. A spiritual meeting in Assisi occurred in 1986. Religious leaders from around the world came together to pray for peace. Represented were Catholicism by the Pope, Buddhism by Dalai Lama, and ten others.

The meeting in Assisi was a pivotal point in the life of James Twyman. He saw that people of different backgrounds can come together for a single cause showing their similarities rather than their differences.

In 1994, a friend gave James a copy of the twelve prayers from that day in 1986. The page sat in his drawer for over a week before he finally took it out to read it. After reading the first prayer, James was so overcome with music that he wondered if it was in his head or in the next room.

Within an hour of reading the twelve prayers, James had set all of them to music. James has many talents, but it was on that day that he realized his musical talent was the passion that would be able to reach the most people. Hes been spreading his message of peace ever since! - 14130

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