Hundreds of
thousands of people from nearly every country in the world have
contributed small swatches of cloth to be sewn into a peace quilt
that is nearly a mile long. The project, called "Cloth of
Many Colors," is a living prayer, and this September it will
be presented at the United Nations in New York, and then wrapped
around the US Capitol in Washington, DC, then finally the Pentagon.
This is one of the most powerful opportunities we have to create
a world based upon the laws of love rather than the rules of fear.
Please join millions of people for a twenty-four hour peace vigil
beginning 10 am New York time on September 19th continuing to
the same time on September 20th.
The project
began when James Twyman, renowned musician and author of the best-selling
book Emissary of Light, was performing at a refugee camp on the
border of Kosovo and Macedonia during the Kosovo war two years
ago. Thirty thousand displaced people were present when Twyman
helped lead a worldwide prayer vigil to bringing an end to the
conflict. That night, in a dream, he saw those prayers being made
into tangible realities, forming an enormous quilt that would
someday be presented at the United Nations building. That dream
is about to become a reality, and we invite you to be part of
this amazing event. Hundreds of people have taken the small swatches
of fabric and sewn them together into the Cloth of Many Colors.
And yet there has still been no real marketing or exposure for
the project, only the excitement and energy of people all over
the world.
The Details:
On September
19 at approximately 11:00 am the mile long quilt will be presented
during a ceremony at the UN, part of Millennial Peace Day. Children
from around the world will hold the cloth inside the UN, then
walk with it outside to the UN Rose Garden where hundreds or even
thousands of people will gather to pray. The World Peace Prayer
Society will then present the flags of every nation of the world
using the prayer "May Peace Prevail on Earth" as each
country is named. A Prayer Shawl from the quilt will then be presented
to the wife of Kofi Annan, Secretary General of the UN, a Nobel
Peace Prize Laureate, and a special shawl to honor John Denver.
The next day,
September 20, at approximately 8:30 am, the same cloth will be
wrapped around the United States Capitol building in Washington,
DC. Thousands of people will gather there to hold the quilt as
it symbolically embraces the nation, and all nations. The Cloth
of Many Colors will thence wrapped around members of Congress
who will join in a ceremony of peace and forgiveness during a
special breakfast in their honor.
Two days later,
on September 22, the Cloth of Many Colors will be presented at
the Pentagon in Washington, DC by both James Twyman and elders
from many Native American Nations. One of these elders will be
Chief Looking Horse who was present at the UN during the famed
prophecy James Twyman recounted in several books. It was on April
23rd, 1998 when Twyman, Gregg Braden and Doreen Virtue sponsored
"The Great Experiment," a prayer vigil that brought
millions from around the world together in prayer.
http://www.emissaryoflight.com
for
info on a new book called Praying Peace by James Twyman with Gregg
Braden and Doreen Virtue)
Mr. Twyman
was at the UN with forty ambassadors when the prophesy was recounted
by Betsy Stang: "Four years, four months, four weeks and
four days ago, a group of native elders came to the UN to give
their vision of the New World. One of the things they said was
that four years, four months, four weeks and four days later something
would happen at the UN that would change the world. This is the
day these great men saw in their dreams." We believe that
the Cloth of Many Colors is part of the fulfillment of this prophecy.
How you can
be involved:
1. Spend this
24-hour period focusing on peace and committing yourself to creating
a world based upon compassion and love. There is no format for
this, only your own passion and desire.
2. Pass this
message to everyone you know. If millions of people participate
in this amazing event then peace will certainly prevail.
3. Join us
in New York or Washington for the events that will unfold. If
you are in the New York area on September 19 join us at the United
Nations Plaza in the Rose Garden around 11am. If you are in the
Washington DC Area on September 20 meet us on the west side of
the US Capitol at 8 am. (for updated information go to: http://clothofmanycolors.com
4. This is
only the beginning of the Cloth of Many Colors Project. To add
your own piece of cloth or to make your own quilt please go to
http://clothofmanycolors.com
for
information.
Please pass
this email onto to everyone on your list. This will be a powerful
moment for the whole world, and we invite you to participate.
May Peace
Prevail on Earth!!!
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