The 12 Tenets of Convergence

The 12 Tenets of Convergence

In Praise and Glory of the Resurrection, April 17, 2022 

Painting and Verse by Dr Abe V Rotor

 

The 12 Tenets of Convergence in acrylic (26"x 39") by AV Rotor 2022 

Courtesy of Fr Rebebes, San Vicente Ferrer Parish, San Viceente, Ilocos Sur 

Convergence is akin to treetops merged in the blue sky creating a world of peace and understanding, of bounty and beauty ;

Convergence is people looking up in prayer for intercession and thanksgiving renewing their resolve in life, and faith in the Almighty;

Convergence is union of reason and faith, philosophy and theology, unity and harmony on the highest plane of rationality;

Convergence is the left brain and right brain working in tandem, seeking truth and beauty through reason and imagination;

Convergence is Creation in a state of holism, diversity, interdependence among  living and non-living things, each designed with a role and purpose; 

Convergence is a disease spreading into epidemic, onto a pandemic peak, yet subsiding through human effort and divine intervention;

Convergence is humanity threatened with its own invention intended to give man the gift of The Good Life and comfort of affluence;

Convergence is the ending of the Cold War following two world wars, now rekindled and challenged to prevent another war of the worst magnitude; 

Convergence is cleaning the world of wastes: gases and radiation in the air, garbage on land and sea, ailments as a consequence in the body;

Convergence is the Pierian spring of spirituality that enlightens man and fills up his  shortfall as Homo sapiens, faber, ludens;   

Convergence is the return of the Prodigal Son: forgiveness its call - father, mother, brother - as a family; and the lost faithful back to the Church; 

Convergence is the Tree of Knowledge as epitome of enlightenment and humility, knowledge and wisdom, faith and spirituality, brotherhood and humanity. ~ 

 

The 12 Tenets of Convergence, in details

The 12 Tenets of Convergence dedicated to Peace

in Ukraine, Syria, Pakistan and other war-torn places,

selected quotations

"If You Want to Cultivate Peace, Protect Creation. Peace with the natural environment is the beginning of peace with all of God's creation, including people. - Pope Benedict XVI World Day of Peace 2012 message

“Peace is not something you wish for, it is something you make, something you are, something you do, and something you give away.” - Robert Fulghum

”The day the power of love overrules the love of power, the world will know peace.” - Mahatma Gandhi

“Be the reason someone smiles. Be the reason someone feels loved and believes in the goodness in people.” -Roy Bennette

“Peace is more than the absence of war. Peace is accord. Harmony.” - Laini Taylor

“It is not enough to win a war; it is more important to organize the peace.” - Aristotle

“World peace must develop from inner peace. Peace is not just mere absence of violence. Peace is, I think, the manifestation of human compassion.” - Dalai Lama

“The goal of peace, so desired by everyone, will certainly be achieved through the putting into effect of social and international justice, but also through the practice of virtues which favor togetherness, and which teach us to live in unity.” - Pope John Paul II

         
“Until he extends the circle of his compassion to all living things, man will not himself find peace.” - Albert Schweitzer