The story...
It seems that people would want to be at peace with themselves and with others - some tried in the anti-war peace movement in the 1960s. Yet: people disappoint or hurt us; resources are limited; suffering occurs; our decisions have consequences; we hear of daily acts of violence; God's will is different from ours...
I decided to make a concerted effort to promote peace within my family by giving every member a "Peace Frog" t-shirt for Christmas. The picture one below, was one of my two shirts that I really didn't wear. I don't think that my family members wore theirs either. Actually, I merely wore my peace shirt underneath a sweater. It felt good to sport it without blaring the message towards others.
We don't seem to be a peaceful people by nature. Efforts toward an imagined ideal seem good; yet, reality seems to be the better place to live. Scripture says that God provides the way for us to have peace with Him, our Creator. When we creatures are at peace with our Holy Creator, He indwells us in the person of the Holy Spirit. Through Him, we're able to bear peace like an apple tree bears apples.
I 'm often surprised when I witness community peace worked out under the light of day. People would witness and enjoy that kind of peace within the only church in town. I want to hang out in a place like that - "Right On!"
Just for today...
"My unexpected situation turned into a pleasure-filled gift, once I was willing to look at it differently." Hope for Today (p. 131)
"He that is in perfect peace suspects no one, but he that is discontented and disturbed is tossed about with various suspicions..." Thomas à Kempis
"Peace a real; Lovin still - Livin together; This we will." Am I a Poet?
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