Remarks by Jan Peter Balkenende, former Prime Minister of The Netherlands

Recently, our colleague Jan Peter Balkenende, former Prime Minister of The Netherlands, was chosen to give a reflection the night before the king opens the new parliamentary year with a speech on behalf of the government.

Jan Peter’s remarks are a thoughtful – realistic, yet optimistic – assessment of our time.  He graciously mentions the Caux Round Table’s work in seeking to find common threads of belief, meaning and values among our different religions and wisdom traditions.

You may read his reflections here.