Notice Jesus didn’t say ‘Blessed are the peace lovers,” because everyone loves peace. Neither did he say, “Blessed are the peaceable,” who are never disturbed by anything. Jesus said, ‘Blessed are those who work for peace” those who actively seek to resolve conflict. Peacemakers are rare because peacemaking is hard work…Peacemaking is not avoiding conflict. Running from a problem, pretending it doesn’t exist, or being afraid to talk about it is actually cowardice. Jesus, the Prince of Peace, was never afraid of conflict. On occasion he provoked it for the good of everyone. Sometimes we need to avoid conflict, sometimes we need to create it, and sometimes we need to resolve it.
Rick Warren
The Purpose Driven Life pp 153
Rick Warren
The Purpose Driven Life pp 153
