James 3:18 And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
Once again evil is abroad in the world, innocents are murdered
with unspeakable weapons, and we are being called to address this injustice
with instruments of war. These are words that could have been spoken at any
time in history.
If we stand by and do nothing we become complicit in the
slaughter of innocents, starry eyed dreamers of peace only allow murderous
tyrants to work their will we are told. Advocates for peace are unrealistic. Force
must be met with force or evil triumphs. We must have “Just War”.
Maybe we should consider waging a “Just Peace”.
When Jesus said “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they shall
be called sons of God.” Mathew 5:9, He
was calling us to action, to make peace, not just passive non-violence. There
are movements growing up around us waging peace and we can add our voices to
them. Start or join prayer groups, Take action. Reap a harvest of
righteousness.
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