I saw a sign on a marquee board in front of a church. It was simple and to the point: “Jesus is Peace.” Two days later, under this sign hung a hastily made banner that said, “Know Peace or No Peace, the choice is yours.”
Think about those sayings. Now, in the desire for harmony,
replace Jesus with whatever deity you believe in and reverse the order with the
Know Peace first line and the Jesus line second.
If all people of all beliefs took this stance and could even
live up to it half the time, this world would be a far better place. We as a
species tend to have the mindset that being nice, being calm, and being
considerate of others is a signs of weakness. Part of this is that we have
always seen bullies and those who look at life from a hard viewpoint get ahead.
What we have never seen is them in their darkest hour
praying and asking forgiveness or seeing their fall when it ultimately comes.
So, because of this sterile view, we tend to believe that this is the only way
forward. All of the Clergy that have fallen get little press until the whole
community is called out on it.
There is only one conclusion in my humble opinion; there is
only peace, peace in the world, peace in the heart, or peace in your soul is through
God. In Christianity, Through Jesus and God.
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