August 31, 2009

Making Peace In The World

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.

James Twymans most popular books are Emissary of Light, Emissary of Love, and the most recent one, The Moses Code. The Moses Code is scheduled for release soon in a film version, joining his other films, including the award-winning Indigo.

The Beloved Community is an organization for all religions, and it has 400 peace ministers all over the world. James Twyman is the president. He also founded the Seminary of Spiritual Peacemaking.

Raised Catholic, James decided at the age of 18 to become a Franciscan. It was in 1986 that James learned about a spiritual meeting in Assisi. There, religious leaders like the Pope and the Dalai Lama came together to pray for peace. In all, twelve religions were represented.

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.

It took James Twyman only an hour to set all twelve prayers to music. James has many talents ” film, writing, and even magic ” but it is his passion for music that spreads his message of peace around the world.

Are you curious to hear more about James Twyman and his efforts to unite people of every faith around the world? What can we discover from his teachings about displaying similarities rather than differences? Click on this link now to listen to the James Twyman interview.

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