“Whirled Peace”
As a kid I had no idea why I liked pinwheels. I just loved them.
Perhaps that’s why I find the Pinwheels for Peace initiative so fun and creative.
From 3 to 5 p.m today, Pinwheels for Peace: an International Day of Peace Celebration will take place at the Myriad Gardens, 301 W Reno in downtown Oklahoma City.
The event is sponsored by the Respect Diversity Foundation, headed up by Joan Korenblit.
The free event is to feature all kinds of activities and guest speakers. From the faith community there will be the St. George Greek Orthodox Festival Dancers and the St. Andrew Dung Lac Lion Dancers.
Best of all you can create your own pinwheel for peace.
The students at St. John Episcopal School have already put their creativity to work.
The students in preschool through eighth grade carried their handmade pinwheels out into the community to show their own version of “whirled peace,” a school administrator told me.
Their pinwheels are on display outside the CVS store on the corner of NW 50 and May Avenue today so stop by and take a look.
Covering religion for several years now, I can truly say that most of the faith traditions I’ve written about placed much value on peace.
This reminds me of lyrics from one my favorite songs: “Let there be peace on earth and let it begin with me.”
Sounds like a good place to start.
Carla Hinton
Religion Editor
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