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| An lovely interpretive painting of peace |
What is beautiful about peace... the picture above or the one below?
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| Iraqi Christian kids displaced and disenfranchised by ISIS receiving the help and attention they need and deserve |
Personal Reflection:
Peace is one large vision as in the painting. This is true. In that vision, the beauty of peace appears abstract to the seeking soul. This view of peace is depicted by and in the picture above.
Peace here, in the larger view of our world, is like our Lord Jesus looking over Jerusalem from a distance.
But that vision is made up of many smaller, equally important visions. These smaller visions encapsulate many smaller acts... each act is significant and vital to the synergy of the whole.
Peace here, from the view of the poor of our earth, is in the Gospels seen through the many small acts within our Savior's ministry. The beauty of one such act is depicted by and in the picture below.
Such is peace, I think.
Overall, it is something that can never be won by sheer force of arms. It must be loved. It must be gained by love. To be loved it must first be understood. To be understood it must first be sought. To be sought it must first be desired. To be desired it must first be missed... do we miss it enough these days?
How long till we realize how ugly and how adulterous war is?
How long till we love again our true love as nations?
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