We are told to let our light shine, and if it does, we won't need to tell anybody it does. Lighthouses don't fire cannons to call attention to their shining- they just shine.
Dwight L. MoodyRead
A great many people are trying to make peace, but that has already been done. God has not left it for us to do; all we have to do is to enter into it.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Finding peace is not about creating it, but rather engaging with the peace that already exists.
In this quote, Dwight L. Moody emphasizes that peace is a state that already exists, and it is our responsibility to recognize and embrace it rather than attempt to create it from scratch. He suggests that the effort should not be on striving for peace, but on entering into it and allowing it to manifest in our lives.
Themes
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In practice
Example use cases
During a speech on conflict resolution, one might say, 'As Dwight L. Moody once expressed, peace is not something we need to create, but rather something we must enter into.'
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