To engage ourselves in an adequate manner, the true nature of peace must be understood: that it is not limited to the mere absence of war, or to a balance between opposing forces, but is at one and the same time a gift from God and a human endeavour to be pursued without ceasing.
Ang sapat na pakikilahok ay nangangailangan ng pag-unawa ng tunay na kahulugan ng kapayapaan. Ito’y hindi lamang kawalan ng digmaan o pagpapantay ng dalawang nagtutunggaling panig, kundi isang biyaya mula sa Diyos at mithiin ng tao na palagiang isinusulong.