The Peace of God
March 8, 2015

In its fullest sense, the peace of God is far greater than simply the absence of hostility and violence, a truce between combatants.  The best definition of the Hebrew "shalom" and the Greek "eirene" in Scripture is "everything as God intends," and the peace that obtains from that.  These words describe the original, pristine beauty God creates and the harmony God calls forth in all creation. 

When Jesus says, "Blessed are the peacemakers," he reveals that peace is more than just the absence of war.  He tells us frankly that making peace is every bit as intentional and active as making war.  In a world that is fallen from its original beauty and harmony, God is calling forth people to work, to strive, even to sacrifice for peace.  In the season of Lent we will focus on the peace that God intends for all creation and our calling as peacemakers in a broken and often violent world.

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