Hauerwas: peace in time of rebellion

Thursday, December 20, 2012
Meditation:
    [Jesus:] “Peace I leave with you; my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.”
    —John 14:27 (NIV)
Quotation:
    As Christians, we must maintain day in and day out that peace is not something to be achieved by our power. Rather peace is a gift of God that comes only by our being a community formed around a crucified savior—a savior who teaches us how to be peaceful in a world in rebellion against its true Lord.
    ... Stanley Hauerwas (b. 1940), The Peaceable Kingdom, University of Notre Dame Press, 1983, p. 12 (see the book)
Quiet time reflection:
    Lord, You have ordained peace in Your church. CQOD    Blog    email    RSS
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