Have you noticed that it is a lot easier to spread hate and violence than peace and love?
A peaceful gathering is often marred by violent words or actions. Throughout history there are examples of groups getting together only to be overtaken by a group of people expressing the opposing view. More often than not, it ends in some sort of violence.
There is one place, however, where we are free to gather in peace—in Christ’s church. In Christ’s church we can get together and protest the hate in the world. We can protest the violence in the world. We can come together and pray for peace. We can preach peace and speak peace and pray for peace.
With God we can believe in peace and hope for it. We may not see the peace we hope for in this world, but we will absolutely see it in the world to come! Through our belief we can hope for peace and achieve it in our hearts and minds because we know that one day we will have everlasting peace.
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