peacemaker

"The followers of Jesus have been called to peace. When he called them, they found their peace, for he is their peace. But now they are told that they must not only HAVE peace, but MAKE it." -Bonhoeffer


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I really found Bonhoeffer explanation of this beautitude to be really meaningful, at least in the way that it's reminder of what it really means to be a "peacemaker". Being a gun nut, I sometimes associate the gun with the name "peacemaker", but thinking about the idea of "peace", I realize more and more that the reason our world lacks peace is because it lacks faith and it lacks Christ. Peace comes first from having it within ourselves, and only once we have it within ourselves, can we truly "make it" through showing God's love and compassion. Without having it within ourselves, we're powerless to really "make peace".