Peacemakers
The Biblical sense of peace is the community of others.
The Risen Lord came to his frightened friends bidding them, ‘Peace’.
He called peacemakers, children of God.
When we practice being peaceful, then we are peacemakers.
Our role as disciples, as ambassadors of the gospel, is to equip ourselves in order to be a peaceful presence.
This does not preclude us from agitating for justice,
or from interceding on behalf of the victim, for Peace and Love are co-joined.
And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace. James 3:18
What could sound more peaceful than Aberdeen, ‘a city of the sea.
A city where ships dock right up against the city-centre streets.
Where urban dolphins leap at the harbour mouth.
Where locals paddle-board and surf off the city beach.
And golden sands stretch for miles.’
Mothers’ Union members here ‘are committed to working
with and through the Church in local mission and community engagement.’