In the 2nd Book of Corinthians 5:18 it says "God has done it all! God sent Christ to make peace between God and us, and God has given us the work of making peace between God's self and others."
What a responsibility Paul gave to the people of Corinth, and yet, what an opportunity!
"We recognize that this lesson is also for us, yet it comes with a warning. We must first have the promised peace from Christ through an intimacy with him so that we recognize when our helpfulness is appropriate. We must be careful not to get involved with incidents between two people unless we are asked to help. Triangulation may strangle their own process of making peace. (I learned the hard way!)
"As our intimacy with Christ grows, opportunities to be Christ for others will become more natural and pure. Love will be more forthcoming, as Christ's was. Our character will be more generous with others. Our body language will be more Christ-like. Who would not want to be related in this way to the Lover of us all?
And now for Today: As I once prayed, I pray now: "God, I come to you for your blessing of grace and love. I praise you always, for the infinite measure of your love, your grace, and your pure holiness. Amen."
Today, again, as the full measure of our world's situation begins to really take hold in my heart and mind, I want to assure those who may read this that God is still loving the world. I believe He will love this world forever, in spite of the viciousness of some. Martin Luther King once said that only Light can take away the Darkness. This is pure Truth, capitalized because of the word's importance. Truth will remain Truth, just as Love, Peace, and Joy will always remain important in life. These things may not be in abundance here and there, but they are things of the Light and they will ultimately win.
Help us, Lord, to Trust in You, and to remember the beauty of Trust, in case we have to wait for Truth! As the Light shines, may it shine in you and in me. Jo INMN
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