Oh, Planetary Father and Mothers, Brothers and Sisters of Islam

A Prayer of Peace and Good Will

Oh, Planetary Fathers and Mothers
Brothers and Sisters
Of Islam
God Be with You
Peace Be with You
The Merciful Love of God Be with You

Africa, and the Middle East’s city streets are in Flames
Flames of Anger and Violence

Shouts and Screams

Curses and Taunts

Threats and Obscenities
Sticks and Stones
Broken Glass
Guns and Bullets
Land Missiles and Bombs
Of Frustration and Destruction
Bloody Murder and Mayhem
All Tools and Instruments

Of Anger and Violence

Oh, Planetary Fathers and Mothers
Brothers and Sisters
Of Islam
God Be with You
Peace Be with You
The Merciful Love of God Be with You

Generations of bitter history
Drive a wedge between Islam and the West

We cannot in Good Conscience deny it
But for the Sake and Well-being of this Generation and it’s Children -
Of Future Generations and Their Children
We must Embrace One Another

Islam and the West
With God’s Love, Patience, Compassion and Understanding
We must Educate Ourselves and Our Children
To One Another’s Cultures and Traditions
In order to lessen the stresses and strains

Of MisUnderstandings and MisSteps

Oh, Planetary Fathers and Mothers
Brothers and Sisters
Of Islam
God Be with You
Peace Be with You
The Merciful Love of God Be with You

We are All Children of God
We should Seek within One Another
Our Sage-Fathers and Sage-Mothers
Sage-Brothers and Sage-Sisters

Oh, Planetary Fathers and Mothers
Brothers and Sisters
Of Islam
God Be with You
Peace Be with You
The Merciful Love of God Be with You

Freedom of Speech is a Value
Which called You toward Democratic Freedom
Freedom of Speech, in all of its forms, must be Protected
And Tolerated by the Peoples embracing it
Even if the Free Speech is vile, despicable

Blasphemous and obscene
Whether We like, approve of, accept or reject and hate
What We Hear or See
All Free Speech must be Protected and Tolerated
In order for the True Value of Free Speech to Exist

Oh, Planetary Fathers and Mothers
Brothers and Sisters
Of Islam
God Be with You
Peace Be with You
The Merciful Love of God Be with You

In Giving so much Attention and Energy
To the Vile Film made by Hate-filled, MisGuided and Distorted Souls
And Ancient and Present Personal and Societal Rages
You are possibly undoing and damaging
Your Growth and Opportunities as a Democracy
Democracies depend upon Peaceful and

Reasonable Communication
And the Bridges made by Mutual Respect, Understanding
And haggling Compromise and Moderation
Democracy is an ever moving, ever evolving Balancing Act

Democracy takes Time and long suffering Patience to Create

Please, Stop, Think, Reflect and Pray
Before taking to the Streets in Anger and Violence
Anger and Violence which most certainly will be
Manipulated, Misdirected and Misused
By Others with differing, dangerously limiting
And highly combustible Agendas
Which Benefit the Few and not the Many

Oh, Planetary Fathers and Mothers
Brothers and Sisters
Of Islam
God Be with You
Peace Be with You
The Merciful Love of God Be with You

Please, Seek not to Scapegoat Outsiders
For Your Uncertainties and Fears
Your lack of Jobs
Your lack of Resources
Your Poverty and Hunger
Look to your Leaders
They are in Control of what happens within Your Countries
Not Outsiders
Outsiders can merely knock at Your Door
And ask for Hospitality

Ask for a Business Deal
Offer a Helping Hand to help ease Your dilemmas and discomforts

Share the Benefits and Wealth that they

And Your Resources bring to your Country

And to other Countries with You

Offer Education in the ways and means of Democracy

Of Freedom and Justice for All

Look to Your elected Leaders

Please, remember

We are All flawed Human Beings
We are All Children of God

Oh, Planetary Fathers and Mothers
Brothers and Sisters
Of Islam
God Be with You
Peace Be with You
The Merciful Love of God Be with You

All around the World there are those
Who would and will Benefit from Our Cultures
Going for One Another’s Throats
Out of all consuming Fear, and all consuming Hatred
And trying to Destroy One Another
They Fear the Godly Peaceful Mind, Heart and Soul
They Fear those who Seek to Know and Understand Themselves -
Know and Understand the World around them -
Know and Understand the Great, Good Love of God

And the Mysteries of the Cosmos
Because such Free Thinking Minds, Hearts and Souls
Are more difficult to seduce, manipulate and control

Oh, Planetary Fathers and Mothers
Brothers and Sisters
Of Islam
God Be with You
Peace Be with you
The Love of God Be with You

Please, Liberate Yourselves from this Path of Madness,
Anger and Violence
As We, in the West Pray and Work Our Way
From this same Path of Madness
Anger and Violence
Toward a Path of Loving Grace and Wisdom
And Cooperative Sharing and Building of New Nations
New Opportunities and Potentialities
And New Ties of Understanding and Friendship

Oh, Planetary Fathers and Mothers
Brothers and Sisters
Of Islam
God Be with You - and with Us All
Peace Be with You - and with Us All
The Love of God Be with you - and with Us All
Blessed Be