Verse of the Day
A verse from an earlier day, with its reflection and prayer.
Blessed are the peacemakers
“Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.”
Today's insight
Jesus does not say blessed are the peace-lovers, or those who simply keep out of trouble. He says peacemakers — people who actively make peace. That is harder work: a quiet word in a quarrel, refusing to pass on a hurtful story, going first to someone you have fallen out with. And notice what is promised. Not that the peacemaking will be easy or quickly successful, but that such people "shall be called the children of God." The family likeness shows in the making of peace.
Reflect
Where in your home, your work or your church is there a small piece of peace you could make today — and what is holding you back from it?
Prayer
Father, make me a peacemaker today, not only a peacekeeper. Show me the one place where I can step in and quiet a quarrel or mend a break, and give me the humility to go first. Let my life show plainly that I am your child. Amen.
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