Jill Jackson Miller, author of "Let
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Written by Sy Miller and Jill Jackson Circa 1955
"And when I attempted suicide
and I didn't succeed, I knew for the first time unconditional
love—which God is. God is unconditional love. You are totally
loved, totally accepted, just the way you are. In that moment I
was not allowed to die, and something happened to me which is
very difficult to explain. I had an eternal moment of truth, in
which I knew I was loved, and knew I was here for a purpose."
—Jill Jackson Miller,
author of "Let There be Peace on Earth," describing events in
her early life that developed her unique philosophy of Peace.
The song "Let There be Peace on Earth" has become a global
anthem for peace. The late Jill Jackson Miller, an actress and
songwriter, wrote "Let There be Peace on Earth" in the summer of
1955. Since that time the song and its message has circulated around
the globe.
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Miller movingly speaks of her early life—how she became an
orphan as a young girl, and her difficult journey through foster
care, that led her into despair and attempted suicide. She
describes that it was then that she realized the presence of a
higher power in her life and how she eventually came to write
the song. It is a song that has rippled and spread around the
world, taking on a life of its own, as people began to live the
message and share the song.
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"The Rotary way works! But Rotary has no patent on it, for it is but the
Golden Rule in action. Any person, any nation, can apply it by
displacing negative hatred and fear with goodwill based upon
understanding. Peace among nations is not impossible of attainment; they can find peace
if they will."
