Pursue Peace
The Psalmist writes,
"Come, my children, listen to me;
I will teach you the fear of the LORD.
Whoever of you loves life and desires to see many good days,
keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies.
Turn from evil and do good;
seek peace and pursue it."
Psalm 34:11-14.
Francis of Assisi wrote,
"Lord, make me an instrument of thy peace.
Where there is hatred, let me sow love,
Where there is injury, pardon;
Where there is doubt, faith;
Where there is despair, hope;
Where there is darkness, light;
And where there is sadness, joy.
O Divine Master, grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled as to console,
to be understood as to understand,
to be loved, as to love.
For it is in giving that we receive,
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
and it is in dying that we are born to eternal life."
Francis of Assisi
As Christians, as believers in Christ Jesus I think we should all do our best to live by the words of the Psalmist and Francis of Assisi. For by doing so we can make the world a better place to live.
Please think about it.
