We renew the belief in the holiness of the earth and the sanctity of all life.
We declare we are at peace with all people of good will.

We affirm that our earth’s security rests not in retaliation, but
In the justice of adequate housing and food,
In the justice of meaningful education and work,
In the justice of an economic order that gives everyone access to the earth’s abundance.
In the justice of right relationships, nourished by cooperation,
In the justice of safe, clean, and renewable energy, instead of in the perils of weapons and war.

We affirm people over property, community over privatism,
Respect for others regardless of race, sexual orientation, religion, or class.
We choose to be friends of the earth and one another, rather than exploiters and destroyers.
We choose to be peacemakers.
We choose a nuclear-free future, a no-war-of-any-kind future,
And we will settle for nothing less.

We unite ourselves with women, men, and children the world over.
To join together in resistance to war and the propaganda of the “axis of evil.”
We unite ourselves with trust in the Spirit of life.
Justice and love can overcome the machines of destruction.

Before us today are set life and death.
We choose life, that we and our children and our children’s children may live.
Amen, Blessed Be. Let it be so.