Blessed Are the Peacemakers by Lynette Kittle "Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God" - Matthew 5:9 When it comes to conflicts on Social Media or in the office, home, or family events, how are you at bringing peace to situations? Do you jump in and take sides or do you look for ways to promote harmony? As a kid, I remember sitting in the backseat of my parents' car on a dark rainy night, lost in a questionable area in Chicago with my Mom and Dad upset at the situation, and at each other. After Dad called a man standing hidden in the dark street over to ask directions, my backseat praying for God's turned me to action. With little to no map reading experience of my own, I grabbed it and started giving my Dad directions to the church we were trying to find. Although I'm not really sure how much it helped, it did seem to turn the tide of the angry car atmosphere and de-escalate the situation. In my family's traveling nightmare, it diffused the anger and helped my parents to get on the right path to our destination. Like James 3:18 explains, "Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness." |
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