Prayer Focus-Peacemakers

JOHN SHIRK – In the Year of Focus, we take a look at the blessing of a peacemaker.

Jesus said in Matthew 5:9, “Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God.”

If we want to be the kind of peacemaker that Jesus described here, we can start by being at peace with God. This happens when we receive the grace that Jesus offers us by His death and resurrection from the grave.

His peace is a powerful light that shines through us to refresh others. St. Francis of Assisi prayed, “Lord, make me an instrument of your peace; where there is hatred, let me sow love; where there is injury, pardon; where there is doubt, faith; where there is despair, hope.”

The blessing of being a Peacemaker is worth examining for a faith-focused life.

John Shirk

john@wjtl.com